Monthly Archives: May 2006

PW Comics Week asks yaoi manga-ka Youka Nitta, creator of Embracing Love, a question that has occasionally occurred to me: What do her parents think of her work? YN: Once I started writing it, I would often leave it lying … Continue reading →

PW Comics Week gets David Taylor to emerge from seclusion and talk to about how he started Love Manga, why he stopped (apparently David has some sort of life outside the blogosphere), and, best of all, what he plans to … Continue reading →

At “あいとゆうきのおとぎばなし” JP Meyer unpacks last month’s MIT symposium on anime and manga (podcast and transcripts at Anime Pulse). Those with a thirst for more knowledge should check out the MIT Anime Club website, which includes a list of MIT … Continue reading →

ICv2 rewrites the press release on the new Tokyopop lines of chapter books and taps into a universal truth: kids love fart jokes It’s worth a click to see the sample cover. Clearly Tokyopop knows what they’re doing here, creating … Continue reading →

From ComicList, here’s what to expect in comic stores this week. A. D. VISION Full Metal Panic Overload, Vol 5, $9.99 ANTARCTIC PRESS NHS Pkt Manga, Vol. 8, $9.99 DARK HORSE COMICS Scary Book, Vol. 2, Insects=, $13.95 Whats Michael, … Continue reading →

The Beat has the latest Tokyopop scoop: They’re expanding into easy readers with Manga Chapters, a line of chapter books aimed at the 6 to 9 age group and Manga Readers, chapter books for the 8 to 12 crowd. As … Continue reading →