Yearly Archives: 2007

Ed Chavez gives his take on Hachette’s purchase of the French publisher PIKA. Manga markdowns at Tokyopop! A South Korean manhwa-ga, Lee Won-Bok is accused of anti-Semitism over an educational manhwa called Monnara Iunnara (Distant Countries and Neighboring Countries) that … Continue reading →

I already mentioned this in my NYCC coverage, and in fact I interviewed Elfquest creator Wendy Pini about this new webcomic at Digital Strips. Pini is really re-imagining Poe’s classic story, setting it in the future and adding new characters … Continue reading →

Pedro Bouca, who understands the French market better than I do, drops in at the Newsarama blog to explain the significance of Hachette’s purchase of the French manga publisher PIKA: It was the last large independent manga publisher left in … Continue reading →

I still have some NYCC panels to write up, and the posts are trickling in from other sources as well. The Comics Reporter has a long list of links, but I’ll probably post a more manga-centric version at the end … Continue reading →

This article on WonderCon does a good job of explaining why most people don’t read superhero comics, but their definition of “comics” as “superhero comics from the Big Two” results in hilarious false generalizations like this: Almost no one talks … Continue reading →

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 →