Yearly Archives: 2008

Check out this week’s PWCW, where I interview Christian manga publishers Buzz Dixon and Marlon Schulman. Yamila Abraham of Yaoi Press fears that Borders’ troubles spell bad news—and a possible acquisition by Barnes & Noble could be even worse: It’s … Continue reading →

Gambling on the fact that there may be someone, somewhere, who is still untouched by the Naruto phenomenon, Viz is buying into Free Comic Book Day big time this year, with a special 32-page issue of Shonen Jump. They have … Continue reading →

At ICv2, comics retailer Steve Bennett ponders the opportunities missed by the direct market when publishers and retailers turned their backs on manga. It’s kind of interesting the way compulsive copycats Marvel and DC have studiously avoided learning anything from … Continue reading →

At PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog, Katherine Dacey talks to Christy Lijewski and Tokyopop editor Tim Beedle about the second volume of RE:Play, artistic and musical influences, and more. And with a slim week ahead, she devotes Manga Recon to the … Continue reading →

I talked to Yamila Abraham, the publisher of Yaoi Press, at Anime Boston and she toldl me that two major Japanese mangaka will be coming to Yaoi Jamboree: Eiki Eiki, creator of Dear Myself, and Mikiyo Tsuada, creator of Princess … Continue reading →

I’ll be back later with more, but here are the highlights of recent news: At Comics 212, Christopher Butcher talks to Viz veep Alvin Lu about the differences between the Japanese and American editions of Kazuo Umezu’s Cat-Eyed Boy. Chris … Continue reading →