I’m off to register voters today, but here’s the latest to tide you over.
It’s Wednesday! Don’t head out to the comics store without checking out the MangaCast list, complete with picks of the week.
PW Comics Week is out, and although it’s light on manga-specific content, there are some articles of more general interest: Little, Brown is the latest publisher to make plans for a graphic novel line, which will include manga; a new publisher, MG, rolls out its line with two sudoku manga, but next up is a manga adaptation of Lafacadio Hearn’s Kwaidan; and an article on the Sony Reader. They also introduced a monthly bestseller list, which combines data from comics stores and bookstores. David Welsh has a much more thorough overview and commentary, and David Taylor critiques the chart, noting that it comprises new releases only, but volume 1 of Naruto has been outselling some of these titles in the direct market. As for Ed Chavez, the chart only makes him thirst for more.
Yaoi Suki unveils its publisher awards, and they’re looking for readers’ nominations in other categories.
Back at Love Manga, David Taylor likes what Colleen Doran says but isn’t so sure about her book.
New title watch: CMX picks up GON.
At Anime on DVD, Jarred Pine reviews Bus Gamer.
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Fixed! Thanks!
Just wanted to say a quick “Yay for registring voters!”
Thanks, Lyle! The bad news is that we sat there for two hours and only registered three people. The good news is that the reason for that is most of the people we talked to had already registered.
I was interested in Bus Gamer — but knowing Jarred is my siamise manga twin from across the country, i don’t think i’ll bother with it.