Monthly Archives: April 2007

New manga numbers

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Because some manga sell well in bookstores and others in comics stores, it’s hard to get an overall picture of the market. But ICv2 has probably the best approximation, as they compile sales figures from Bookscan (bookstores) and Diamond (comics … Continue reading →

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Creator Q&A: Bettina Kurkoski

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Bettina Kurkoski is an artist who really loves her art—and her cats. Bettina is the creator of My Cat Loki, and she also does commissions and other art through her own company, Dreamworld Studio. I talked to her at Anime … Continue reading →

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MangaBlogCast is up!

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

This week: Special Eisners edition! Bringing you the world of manga plus the wit and wisdom of Jack—all in less than ten minutes! Links after the cut. Eisners acknowledge manga Eisner awards official site Shaenon Garrity applauds the changes Pata’s … Continue reading →

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New comics, strange priests, and scanlations

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Matt Blind of Comicsnob is the first to put out the list of this week’s new manga. With his picks, of course. ChunHyang72 offers another great Tokyopop Round-Up and winds it up with some love for Black Sun Silver Moon. … Continue reading →

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Review: Canon

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Canon, vol. 1 by Chika Shiomi Rated Teen Plus CMX, $9.99 Canon Himura was an ordinary schoolgirl—well, ordinary except for the fact that she was dying of some unspecified disease—when a mysterious silver-haired vampire killed 39 of her classmates, sucking … Continue reading →

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Monday early roundup

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

In case you missed the most recent Print magazine, David Welsh’s article on manhwa is online, having been picked up by Business Week. I’m not sure how that particular synergy works, but it’s all good. Comipress translates an article that … Continue reading →

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