Yearly Archives: 2008

Review: Kasumi, vol. 1

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Kasumi, vol. 1 Story by Surt Lim Art by Hirofumi Sugimoto Rated T, ages 13+ Del Rey, $10.95 Kasumi is an interesting hybrid, a global manga written in English by an American writer and illustrated in Japan by a Japanese … Continue reading →

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PR: New titles from Go! Comi

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Go! Comi tends to go with what’s familiar; if they pick up one series by a manga-ka, they will probably publish more. So it’s not too much of a surprise that they would pick up two more series from Ryo … Continue reading →

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PR: Ponent Mon at SPX

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Small Press Expo takes place this weekend in Bethesda, Maryland, and as if there weren’t enough good reasons to go, here’s another: Stephen Robson, the genial editor-in-chief of Fanfare/Ponent Mon, will be there. And he will be raffling off a … Continue reading →

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What's going on at Digital?

Posted on October 3, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

What’s going on at Digital Manga? Deb Aoki talks to DMP’s Michelle Mauk about recent staff and schedule cuts. Mauk confirmed that two production staffers were laid off, another employee “was transitioned to contractor status,” and two more (including the … Continue reading →

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Thursday news roundup

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Manga makes a respectable showing on BookScan’s top 20 graphic novels list for September, brought to us courtesy of ICv2. At the MangaCast, Ed Chavez lists the manga in the October Diamond Previews (shipping in January). Scott VonSchilling posts his … Continue reading →

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In other news…

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Brigid Alverson

Gia reports that Aurora’s LuvLuv comics will be running on the Netcomics site. (Image is of Love for Dessert, a fairly typical LuvLuv offering.) Yaoi-Con seems to have gotten a lot less coverage than NYAF, but Broccoli’s Shizuki Yamashita has … Continue reading →

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