Monthly Archives: February 2007

Well, here’s a surprise: Hachette Book Group USA, the parent company of Kurt Hassler and Rich Johnson’s new imprint, Yen Press, has acquired the French manga publisher PIKA. Exciting synergy is sure to result! I checked the site, and they … Continue reading →

I still have a lot of NYCC material to put up, but I won’t be posting it today as Governor Deval Patrick has chosen this particular moment to complicate my life by giving a Major Speech tonight in my city. … Continue reading →

After the cut, links to all the reviews I could find from the past five days. There are some nice ones here, so take a look. Active Anime vol. 2 of Boogiepop Dual: Losers’ Circus vol. 11 of Dr. Slump … Continue reading →

I’ll post the full panel report in a day or so, but in the meantime, here’s the offical PR on Go!Comi’s newest title announcements. GO! COMI ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW MANGA TITLES Manga publisher Go! Comi announced three new series and … Continue reading →

Del Rey’s panel was relaxed, with a lot of back-and-forth between the panel and the audience. They announced some actual new titles, showed the trailer for “The Bugmaster,” the soon-to-be-retitled movie based on the Mushishi manga, and gave a backstage … Continue reading →

I returned from NYCC last night into the arms of my waiting family (key quote: “What did you bring me?”) and although the Comfort Inn Murray Hill had its charms, including comfortable beds and free wireless internet, it did feel … Continue reading →