Yearly Archives: 2008

PR: Dimensional Manga launches new series

There’s a new manga publisher in town. That’s not news, but this one promises something new: Challenging the average comic fan with its never-before-seen concepts and content, Dimensional Manga’s stunning graphics and philosophical “real life” stories bring new ideas to … Continue reading

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Monday early links

It’s been a busy week! Over at Comix Talk, I interrogated Adam Arnold of Seven Seas about his company’s use of free webcomics to promote their print manga. At Digital Strips, I have a short interview with artist Matthew Reidsma … Continue reading

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No Go in SJ, spring training begins, new comics everywhere

An alert Anime on DVD reader spotted this in the American Go Association’s E-Journal: Viz is dropping Hikaru no Go from Shonen Jump and replacing it with Slam Dunk. (Via ComiPress.) Lori Henderson reacts badly to the news… Katherine Dacey … Continue reading

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Manga Competition initial results are up

The folks at Morning 2 have done their initial screening for the 2nd International Manga Competition, and 31 creators and teams have made the cut. They are from all over, too; the only Americans U.S. creators in the group are … Continue reading

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Manga calling!

It’s Wednesday already! David Welsh reveals his picks from this week’s new manga. Canned Dogs has some shots of the Japanese manga Ikoku meiro no croisee, by Takeda Hinata, and it’s worth a click for the lovely art. The comments … Continue reading

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PR: New Naruto story arc begins

Things have gotten kind of quiet since the Naruto blitz ended. After twelve volumes in four months, it seems like the excitement had died down a bit. But now we get to the point of it all: The new story … Continue reading

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