Yearly Archives: 2008

Review: Astral Project, vol. 1

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Astral Project, vol. 1 Written by marginal (Garon Tsuchiya) Art by Syuji Takeya Rated M, Mature CMX, $12.99 Astral Project is a smartly drawn supernatural tale set in the grittier parts of modern-day Japan. If this first volume is any … Continue reading →

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Selling manga the YP way

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

At the Yaoi Press blog, YP publisher Yamila Abraham writes about the realities of global manga publishing and the marketing mix that works for Yaoi Press. This is fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the nitty-gritty of manga … Continue reading →

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PR: Viz goes to the fair!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

The Frankfurt Book Fair, that is. Below the cut is a list of the properties they will be highlighting there, many of which will be familiar to readers of this blog. OK, Kilari is new to me. Read on for … Continue reading →

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New comics and Digital procrastination

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Japanator posts this week’s new manga and anime releases. Hazel looks at October manga releases as well at Anime Infatuation. Diamond listed some Digital comics as cancelled this week, but don’t panic: they are just postponed. ANN has the list. … Continue reading →

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Share your thoughts on yaoi

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

I recently got an e-mail from Mara Blair, a grad student at the University of Colorado in Boulder who is doing a survey of yaoi readers for her thesis. Here’s what she has to say: My name is Mara Blair … Continue reading →

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Tokyopop talk, free online manga, Go Nagai speaks!

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Posting late today after a busy weekend. Fortunately, there’s lots of news going on! Above the fold: ICv2 talks to Tokyopop director of marketing Marco Pavia (part one, part two) about the manga market in general, Tokyopop’s situation in particular, … Continue reading →

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