Monthly Archives: August 2006

At Crocodile Caucus, Lyle contributes the most literary post yet to the ongoing discussion of yaoi and formula fiction. At Love Manga, David Taylor has the business angle covered with a discussion of yaoi and the direct market. David also … Continue reading →

Let’s get to the best news first, from the ANN account of the ADV panel: When questioned about the release of the next volume of Yotsuba@!, Williams replied that it is tentatively scheduled for the first quarter of 2007. The … Continue reading →

The Japanese manga illustration magazine SS is looking for submissions with the theme of “costume.” ComiPress has the guidelines. Asahi.com looks at two new magazines with otaku appeal, Mechabi and Phantom. Mechabi editor Yuichi Matsushita, 26, says his biggest competition … Continue reading →

Newsarama interviews Jake Forbes about his new Tokyopop title, Return to Labyrinth, based on the Jim Henson film Labyrinth. Naruto takes the train: ICv2 tells us that Viz is doing a major promotion with San Francisco’s Bay Area Rapid Transit, … Continue reading →

… but not mine. I’m kind of burned out on it, actually. David Taylor really didn’t like the article I linked to yesterday, and his critique has some merit: The author hasn’t read much yaoi. This is because the number … Continue reading →

In a post cleverly titled “Even a Gaijin Can Draw Manga,” Bento Physics takes on the question of global manga. Here’s the key quote: I believe that OEL manga should be an aspirational ideal and not a marketing/publishing conceit, that … Continue reading →