Yearly Archives: 2006

I have to be at the polls at 6:15, so this will be very terse: ICv2 has an interview with Rich Johnson about Hachette’s new graphic novel imprint, Yen Press. Johnson and Kurt Hassler will share the duties of director … Continue reading →

In addition to my regular MangaBlog duties, I have just joined the group blog Digital Strips, where I’ll be covering web manga (and anything else interesting that crosses my browser). My first post is up, alerting readers to Tokyopop’s Dramaconathon. … Continue reading →

ICv2 has more on Kurt Hassler’s move from Borders buyer to co-director of Yen Press, a new Hachette imprint focusing on graphic novels. There is a bit of sniping from an anonymous source (something that as a reporter, I would … Continue reading →

There’s a new edition of Manga Curry no Maki up at MangaCast. This one features Ed and Jack talking about Yaoi-Con, Densha Otoko, and the importance of small publishers. At The Beat, Heidi MacDonald gives some perspective to the question … Continue reading →

Active Anime interviews manga-ka Makoto Tateno, creator of Yellow. At A Distant Soil, Colleen Doran gives a creator’s perspective on that yaoi article everyone has been talking about: Why, once I was threatened with being sent to jail for pornography … Continue reading →

Kurt Hassler, who recently topped ICv2’s list of the ten most powerful people in manga, is off to greener pastures: He will be one of the directors of Yen Press, a new graphic novel group formed by Hachette Media, according … Continue reading →