Yearly Archives: 2006

ICv2 has the scoop: FMA vol. 7 topped the BookScan graphic novels chart for the week ending May 7 as well as making number 100 in the USA Today Top 150. Death Note also made it to number 126 on … Continue reading →

We’re having major flooding in my city, so I’m heading to the mayor’s office this morning to help handle the phones. In the meantime, there’s plenty of good stuff to read on the web: In this week’s Flipped column, David … Continue reading →

It’s all rain, all the time here on the East Coast, so it’s a perfect day to stay in and work on the stack. Here’s some recent commentary on new and older titles: Digital Manga announced two new titles last … Continue reading →

At BUZZSCOPE, Tania del Rio gives her take on the Victorville library controversy. See the comments thread for an excellent example of people who can disgree without getting out the flamethrowers. More dancing bunnies, please! By the way, what is … Continue reading →

In the Star of Malaysia, an aspiring artist writes about his dream of becoming a manga-ka, proving once more that not all “global manga” is American. Actually, this artist, Cikucina, seems to have considered moving to Japan as necessary to … Continue reading →

It seems to be awards season in mangaworld. The Tezuka Cultural Awards have been announced, and Ed at Mangacast explains that this year’s grand prize winner is unusually interesting: Shissou Nikki by Aduma Hideo won the 9th edition of the … Continue reading →