Yearly Archives: 2009

New manga, Fantitlement, Felipe Smith, Astro Boy!

Friends of Lulu nominations are up, and now you, the general public, can vote for your favorites. I was honored to be asked to be a judge this year, so I supplied a nomination in each category. However, so many … Continue reading

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Publisher’s statement

The FTC has just released new guidelines for bloggers that require reviewers to reveal any compensation they get from the maker of the product being reviewed. This has been interpreted to include review copies themselves. Although talk of $11,000 fines … Continue reading

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As promised

As I mentioned this morning, Calvin Reid interviewed Yoichi Irie of Kodansha Comics about his company’s plans to take over the world release manga in the U.S. Also, here’s a review I wrote of Paradigm Shift for Robot 6. Enjoy!

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Quick morning roundup

The big news today is yesterday’s revelation that Kodansha is setting up shop in the U.S. Calvin Reid promises to have a full interview with Kodansha vp Yochio Irie in this week’s Publishers Weekly Comics Week; stay tuned, and I’ll … Continue reading

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Kodansha sets up shop—for real this time

Calvin Reid has the scoop at Publishers Weekly: Kodansha, the largest publisher in Japan, is setting up a New York office to publish and sell manga in the U.S. under the name Kodansha Comics. Apparently they plan to start slow, … Continue reading

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Ratings, con reports, and more online manga

Lori Henderson rounds up a week’s worth of manga news in her handy digest at Manga Xanadu, and Erica Friedman brings us the latest edition of Yuri Network News. Deb Aoki checks out this week’s new manga at About.com. Ed … Continue reading

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