Yearly Archives: 2009

Here’s a quick look at some non-NYCC news. Being away from the internet for four days left me pretty backed up, but I’ll be back with more news and a roundup of con reports later today. At Precocious Curmudgeon, David … Continue reading →

The Viz folks announced a series of new licenses this morning, including some new works by tried-and-true creators. The big announcement of the session came right at the end: Viz and Shogakukan will be publishing Rumiko Takahashi’s new series in … Continue reading →

OK, I finally figured out how to tweet. I’ll be updating from the floor at http://twitter.com/BrigidAlverson

Yen Press has just announced that they have picked up the license for volume 6 of Yotsuba&! Volume 6 will be released in September 2009. Check back for more details later. ETA: To be clear, Yen has picked up the … Continue reading →

The manga action doesn’t really start until today, with the Del Rey, Yen Press, and CMX panels, but we did make it to the Vertical panel yesterday and chatted with Steven Padnick of Tor Books, which is Seven Seas’ partner. … Continue reading →

Good news for Rumiko Takahashi fans: She’s working on a new series, which will debut later this year in Shonen Sunday. Words Without Borders, which styles itself as “The Online Magazine for International Literature,” is devoting this month’s issue to … Continue reading →