Monthly Archives: June 2009

BEA, new manga, Yun Kouga coming to Anime Expo

OT, but hopefully interesting: I’m writing a webcomics column, Unbound, at Robot 6. This week, I outline what I learned from reading 120 Zuda comics a year. Over at Publishers Weekly Comics Week, Calvin Reid and Heidi MacDonald report on … Continue reading

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Quick Tuesday roundup

Does Yuricon have something to teach newspaper reporters? Our favorite yuri publisher showed up on the Daily Kos yesterday as an example of how to do niche publishing right—and Erica Friedman is quoted at length. Erica posts her own reaction … Continue reading

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BEA wrapup, classic manga, GTO returns

We heard a lot of buzz over the weekend about the graphic novel presence at Book Expo America. ICv2 has a wrapup report that notes that the big manga players (Tokyopop, Viz) didn’t have booths on the floor, although I … Continue reading

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