Monthly Archives: October 2007

David Welsh lists his picks from this week’s new comics and takes a look at Jason Thompson’s Manga: The Complete Guide, complete with a roundup of interviews and commentary. In his Flipped column, he checks in on several ongoing series … Continue reading →

Comicsnob’s Matt Blind publishes this week’s watch list and makes some recommendations. Christopher Butcher has two interesting articles up at Comics212 that touch on manga’s place in the overall comics world. The first is his observation that this week’s shipment … Continue reading →

News from MangaNEXT: MangaCast has the new title announcements, and covers, from Del Rey and Media Blasters. Ed also posts the latest segment of the Big List of new releases in Japan. The Weekly Recon takes a look at this … Continue reading →

Manga: Coming to a mall near you? Publisher’s Weekly reports that Trans World Entertainment, whose stores include F.Y.E., Coconuts, Sam Goody, Suncoast, and Planet Music, has made a deal with wholesaler Bookazine to put manga sections in its stores. There’s … Continue reading →

Aria is among the nominees for this year’s Japan Media Arts Festival; as far as I can see, it’s the only licensed manga in the bunch. As the September volumes of Naruto reach saturation, they are sliding down the USA … Continue reading →