Monthly Archives: December 2006

Vertical has made everybody’s day by announcing that they are licensing yet another Osamu Tezuka classic, Apollo’s Song. If you liked Ode to Kirihito, you’ll love this one as they are publishing it as a single 500-page volume in a … Continue reading →

Mickle at The True Confessions of an Hourly Bookseller posts on a Tokyopop rep’s talk at a local library meeting. (Background is here. It may sound vaguely familiar.) There are some interesting nuggets, like this: Tokyopop is in the early … Continue reading →

With the release of volume 15, there are 2 million copies of Fruits Basket in print. Manga-ka Natsuki Takaya’s response is typically noncommital: That definitely flatters and pleases me. Thank you very much. As for a reason, I can’t clearly … Continue reading →

The Tintin Pantoja lovefest continues at the Newsarama blog. And it just might be working. David Welsh checks out this week’s comics and warns us: volume 12 of Naruto comes out today. (But my daughter’s friend already picked it up … Continue reading →

This is not manga, but it’s relevant to our lives: Newsarama has an interview with Josh Blaylock, who has just unveiled a comics download service called Pullbox Online. What impresses me is his attitude: “simple simple simple.” Everyone’s trying to … Continue reading →