Rush looking for new publisher

According to editor A. Neculai (quoted at Boys Next Door) and writer Tina Anderson, who was a contributor, the global BL anthology Rush is looking for a new publisher. The anthology was originally published by DramaQueen, but little has been heard from that quarter lately. Tina:

All of us at Team RUSH have waited a very long time but our patience with DQ has run out; no one has been contacted on the RUSH staff, including our editor–so we’re now seeking a publisher willing to pick the seasonal anthology up where it left off. We were a self-contained group that met our deadlines, worked for peanuts [most often for nothing] and believed in RUSH and were rewarded for it by fans!

As of this writing, there is nothing about it on the DQ site or forums. Lissa Pattillo, who was a subscriber, notes at Kuriousity that she spent $30 on the subscription and has little to show for it. (Image by Laura “Zel” Carboni from the story “Roulette,” written by Anderson.)

ICv2 posts the Bookscan top 20 graphic novels for July. Interestingly, manga claims only half the slots, although of course three of them are Naruto. Congratulations to Queenie Chan, whose In Odd We Trust is the only global manga title on the list. Vols. 1 and 2 of Death Note also make the list, which is interesting evidence that this series has legs.

ICv2 also has more info on the VizKids line.

David Welsh looks over this week’s new manga, including vol. 7 of Kitchen Princess, which is a taste both he and I have acquired.

Bluewater Comics is starting a global manga line based on its properties; Johanna Draper Carlson is not impressed.

Changes are afoot at Manga Village, where Editor-in-Chief Lori Henderson announced this week that they are starting a manga of the month feature. They have also started posting reviews every day, rather than once a week, so check in more often. And if you have always wanted to be a pundit, here’s your big chance: They are looking for a BL manga reviewer.

News from Japan: The September issue of Monthly Comic Ace has previews of new Gurren Lagann and When They Cry—Higurashi manga. ANN has details and kindly reminds me that Higurashi was one of the comics in the debut issue of Yen+ magazine.

Reviews: Ed Sizemore reads a title I really enjoyed, vol. 2 of Kiichi and the Magic Books, at Comics Worth Reading. Micole has brief and spoilery commentary on vol. 18 of Tsubasa at Coffeeandink, and she and others expand on it a bit in comments. Michelle reviews vols. 5 and 6 of Nana, and vol. 34 of InuYasha at Soliloquy in Blue. Tiamat’s Disciple checks out vols. 1 and 2 of Brigadoon, vols. 1-6 of Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, and vols. 1-2 of Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit’s Tale.