BEA reports, D&Q to do Tatsumi autobiography

BEA was abuzz…. about graphic novels. ICv2 says so, and Deb Aoki has the latest manga news as well as a report on ICv2’s “What’s Hot, What’s Next in Manga panel” and a writeup of the distribution panel.

Tokyopop reactions have slowed down a bit, but here’s a comment from Becky Cloonan, creator of East Coast Rising (which was published by Tokyopop).

Drawn & Quarterly plans to publish the manga autobioraphy of Yoshihio Tatsumi, creator of The Push Man, Abandon the Old in Tokyo, and Good-Bye.

Erica Friedman rounds up the yuri news of the week at Okazu.

At Comicsnob, Matt Blind looks at manga and graphic novels sales in the year 2007, and then he crunches the numbers for the past week.

GoddessCarlie is learning Japanese, and she’s surprised at how easy it is to read manga.

Canned Dogs explodes the myths around Comiket.

And remember that Pop Japan Travel tour that includes translating and printing your own doujinshi? Hinano thinks it’s way expensive, but PJT rep Ben Applegate responds in comments. FWIW, Simon (NSFW and proud of it) Jones thinks their printing costs are pretty standard.

Same Hat’s Ryan Sands reveals his schedule for the 2008 “Con/Expo/Nerdfest circuit.” He’ll be in NYC for MoCCA!

Reviews: Dave White has another insightful, art-oriented post at 741.5 Comics, this one about vols. 1 and 2 of Suppli. Andrew Wheeler looks at three Yen Press titles at ComicMix: vol. 3 of Zombie-Loan, vol. 3 of Black God, and vol. 2 of Sundome. Greg McElhatton reviews vol. 1 of Cat-Eyed Boy at Comic Book Resources. At Comics Worth Reading, Johanna Draper Carlson checks out vol. 5 of Kitchen Princess and enjoys it despite some quibbles. Alex Woolfson hasn’t posted in a while, but he’s back with a review of Say Please at Yaoi911. Johanna Draper Carlson has little patience with vol. 1 of Nephilim at Comics Worth Reading. Michelle goes on a binge at Soliloquy in Blue, with reviews of vols. 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 of Skip Beat! At Active Anime, Sandra Scholes reviews vols. 11 and 12 of Death Note, and Holly Ellingwood checks out vol. 8 of Beauty Pop, vol. 6 of The Gentlemen’s Alliance+, vol. 5 of Yurara, vol. 3 of Wild Ones, and vol. 1 of Rosario + Vampire. Tiamat’s Disciple reads vol. 2 of Sundome and vol. 3 of Black God. Lissa Pattillo takes a look at vol. 2 of Kingdom Hearts II at Kuri-ousity. Mangamaniac Julie reviews The President’s Time at the MangaCast and the BL novel Eternal Love at the Manga Maniac Cafe. Erica Friedman takes a look at a crack-tastic Japanese title, Hakodate Youjin Buraijou Himegami, at Okazu. David Welsh enjoys vol. 3 of Parasyte at Precocious Curmudgeon. The Manga Recon team posts some mini-reviews and a rundown of Shojo Beat titles at PopCultureShock.