Monthly Archives: June 2006

Eclipse at ComiPress has launched an ambitious new feature, Backstage, in which he takes an in-depth look at manga and anime blogs. The first edition is a peek behind the scenes at MangaBlog and my other project, Manga4Kids. Check it … Continue reading →

Ed has posted the final MangaCast award nominations. Now the deliberations begin. I’m one of the judges, so I’ll be taking time to read and reread as much as possible. Here, from Ed, are the others: Jarred Pine (MangaCast/Anime on … Continue reading →

Margaret OConnell’s coverage of the “Brokeback Manga” panel at NYCC in this month’s Sequential Tart goes way beyond your typical con report. This long but well-written article covers a lot of bases, including who reads yaoi, why women like it, … Continue reading →

Tania del Rio’s newest column is up at Buzzscope, and this month she writes about teaching manga classes and what makes manga manga: I remain convinced that what makes manga manga is really 70 percent storytelling and only 30 percent … Continue reading →

The new Comic Foundry is up with a nice article about Vertical Publishing, which publishes Japanese novels and children’s books in addition to classic manga like Tezuka’s Buddha. Here’s Vertical’s marketing director Anne Ishii on a much-anticipated upcoming release: “This … Continue reading →

Volume 10 of Naruto makes its debut at number 67 on the USA Today top 150.