Yearly Archives: 2007

I’m posting a bit late today. I’d love to say it’s because of the ice storm hitting our area, but that’s actually making me more efficient—didn’t have to get the kids out to school, don’t have to do my volunteer … Continue reading →

This week’s MangaBlogCast is up at the MangaCast, bringing you a quick audio summary of all the week’s manga news—or at least the most entertaining bits—with commentary from your host, Jack Tse. Here are the links: Listmania PWCW top manga … Continue reading →

Publisher’s Weekly has a nice piece on Del Rey Manga that tracks the company’s growth: “We were criticized for starting so slowly,” said Del Rey manga director Dallas Middaugh, “but it’s worked well for us. We launched with books by … Continue reading →

Remember that manga article I wrote last summer? This weekend, the New England Press Association awarded it a third prize for Arts and Entertainment Reporting, Alternative Weekly category. I also received a third prize in the Social Issues Feature Story … Continue reading →

After the cut, Tokyopop’s press release about Gravitation EX, the sequel to the BL fave Gravitation, which will hit the street on the same day in the U.S. and Japan—a first for a new Japanese manga, according to the release. … Continue reading →

ComiPress translates an interview with manga-ka Leiji Matsumoto on the importance of copyright: Manga artists are eternally “ronin” (freelance samurai), holding only pens instead of swords. It is extremely hard, almost impossible to become independent as a creator. There are … Continue reading →