Yearly Archives: 2007

Wow, this is ambitious: ComiPress translator John Gallagher is translating (with the author’s consent) Udagawa Takeo’s Manga Zombie, a book about “outsider” manga artists in Japan. At PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog, Katherine Dacey-Tsuei looks at this week’s new manga. The … Continue reading →

Although Manga: The Complete Guide has already started making the rounds, the big launch party is tonight. To celebrate, former housemate Patrick Macias revisits a 2006 article about Thompson and Shaenon Garrity turns the Overlooked Manga Festival over to him … Continue reading →

The Naruto wave continues to break over the USA Today Booklist, with vol. 21 debuting at number 69, vol. 20 at number 77, and vol. 19 at number 82. Vol. 21 of Bleach also hits the charts at number 109. … Continue reading →

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 →