Monthly Archives: September 2007

The MangaBlog Interview: Glenn Kardy

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

“We’re a niche within a niche.” That’s how publisher Glenn Kardy describes his company, Japanime, publisher of the Kana de Manga and Kanji de Manga language books and the Manga University how-to-draw series. Up till now, Japanime’s niche has been … Continue reading →

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Aar! Manga!

Posted on September 19, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Ahoy! Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day, not only an important internet holiday in its own right but also a sacred feast for members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. ‘Tis a great day to settle in … Continue reading →

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PR: Self Help from Sweatdrop

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Remember in Megatokyo, when Piro turns to shoujo manga to solve all his problems? Well, life imitates art, it seems: The Sweatdrop Studios folks have teamed up with UK publisher Infinite Ideas to produce a set of self-help manga, with … Continue reading →

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Top manga for August

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

ICv2 has posted the August sales numbers for graphic novels and manga, and it’s not a bad month for our side. The sales numbers come from Diamond, which distributes mainly to comics stores, so they only show a piece of … Continue reading →

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Extra bonus catchup post

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Newsarama talks to Tokyopop editor Tim Beedle about the Jim Henson properties he’s working on, Return to Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. The interview includes lots of art to feast your eyes on. At his new blog, Authentic Mango, Isaac … Continue reading →

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Quickies

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Brigid Alverson

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei goes over this week’s new manga and throws in a couple of short reviews in her Weekly Recon. This week’s new release list is also up at The Otaku. Comicsnob publishes last week’s online sales figures and the … Continue reading →

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