Monthly Archives: April 2008

Kate Dacey runs through this week’s new comics and reviews three new titles from Yen Press in her Weekly Recon post at PopCultureShock. David Welsh looks at new releases as well. John Jakala presents the short course in yaoi, courtesy … Continue reading →

Here’s the latest round of new titles from DrMaster. Details below. BLOODY WOUNDS & NOSE BLEEDS!!! THE KING OF FIGHTERS ART BOOK, DARK EDGE VOL. 7 & PURI PURI VOL. 5 AVAILABLE NOW!   SAN JOSE, CA – April, 2008 … Continue reading →

The most recent preview on the Morning 2 site gives away the winner of their second international manga competition, Meng-Lin Yu of Taiwan, whose entry is entitled Fairy Tail. ANN has this scoop as well as the news that the … Continue reading →

Christopher Butcher gets the scoop of the day, as he follows up with Viz’s Marc Weidenbaum on his strategy for publishing original manga. At MangaCast, Ed Chavez finds the new manga in the latest Diamond Previews. Precocious Curmudgeon David Welsh … Continue reading →

The newest ICv2 Guide to Anime and Manga is out, and there are no surprises for anyone who has been paying attention: Naruto is still the top seller, retailers are not in the best of shape, and this: Publishers are … Continue reading →

First, some news without a link: I got an e-mail from Yukari Shiina of Kodansha yesterday, telling me that Felipe Smith, creator of the global manga MBQ, will be drawing a new manga serial for the Japanese magazine Morning 2. … Continue reading →