Yearly Archives: 2008

In this week’s PWCW, Kai-Ming Cha writes about the Viz/Marvel teamup and interviews Dan Pink about his manga career guide Johnny Bunko and Brigitte Koyama-Richard about her new book One Thousand Years of Manga. The staff also compiles the April … Continue reading →

Found on the Viz blog: Though I think you are the better of the Manga Publishing companies out there, I have to say that the quality of your products has gone done hill. I am talking mostly about Shonen Jump, … Continue reading →

That’s right, Tezuka’s creation was born on April 7, 2003, according to Ryan of Same Hat, and he has the Google.jp logo to prove it. At About.com, Deb Aoki interviews Yuna Kagesaki, the creator of Chibi Vampire. Doujinshi 101: David … Continue reading →

Well, we must have been a pretty intimidating looking jury pool, because 17 defendants pleaded guilty rather than face us! Seriously, this must happen a lot, because we got a lecture beforehand on how even if we don’t serve in … Continue reading →

Udon Entertainment is launching Apple, an anthology of Korean comics and illustration that they explicitly compare to Robot. Details, and a not-entirely-SFW cover illustration, after the cut. COME TAKE A BITE OF APPLE VOLUME 1! UDON Launches Korean Illustration and … Continue reading →

One thing before I head out: ICv2 has begun posting the monthly BookScan top 20 graphic novel chart. Because BookScan covers mostly bookstores, we can have lots of fun comparing it to the monthly Diamond chart, which is based on … Continue reading →