Yearly Archives: 2009

I know there has been a lot of speculation about vol. 5 of Aria, so when I got this news I figured I’d pass it along right away: Tokyopop marketing director Marco Pavia e-mailed me today to let me know … Continue reading →

The MangaCast crew picks the best of last week’s new releases, and Red Z. Baylon parses the list for Japanator. I used to describe Fanfare/Ponent Mon as “the best manga you’ll never see,” because they were so rare in bookstores. … Continue reading →

ICv2 talks to Tokyopop chief operating officer John Parker about his company’s overall health and what the future may bring once Fruits Basket comes to a close. Tokyopop editor Lillian Diaz-Przybyl discusses Gakuen Alice and Fruits Basket on the latest … Continue reading →

When is a vol. 2 not a vol. 2? When it’s vol. 2 of a spinoff but looks just like the original series. At Comics212, Christopher Butcher wonders what happened to the graphic designers who can’t seem to get the … Continue reading →

ICv2 lists BookScan’s top 20 graphic novels for May. Naruto dominates, and Vampire Knight, Otomen, and Return to Labyrinth also show up on the list, suggesting a certain concordance with the New York Times Graphic Books best-seller list. At The … Continue reading →

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 →