ANN has more info on Manga Factory, the new manga publisher that has apparently arisen from the ashes of Aurora. Manga Factory rep Miki Ogata clarifies that although the new company is staffed by former Aurora employees, it is a completely separate entity. One thing muddying the water is the fact that Manga Factory is selling books published by Aurora, but Ogata says they were purchased from third parties, and the new company does not own Aurora’s inventory or hold the rights to any Aurora licenses. Manga Factory has no plans to announce new licenses this summer, which is understandable as these things can take time.
Melinda Beasi rounds up some recent manhwa reviews in her latest Manhwa Monday post and also asks her readers to vote on the best manhwa of 2010 (so far).
David Welsh looks at this year’s comics awards, including the Harveys (only four manga were nominated, all in the best edition of foreign works category) and the Eisners, which will be announced at SDCC.
Alex Hoffman has a very interesting article on deconstruction in Bokurano Ours up at Manga Widget.
Lori Henderson explains how to find untranslated manga at Manga Xanadu.
Reviews
Kristin on vol. 35 of Case Closed (Comic Attack)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 1 of Chi’s Sweet Home (ANN)
Sesho on vol. 2 of Culdcept (Sesho’s Anime and Manga Reviews)
Connie on vol. 4 of Fake (Slightly Biased Manga)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 15 of Hayate the Combat Butler (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog)
Susan S. on Loving Gaze (Manga Jouhou)
Erica Friedman on vol. 3 of Manga no Tsukurikata (Okazu)
Michelle Smith on vol. 12 of Nana (Soliloquy in Blue)
Penny Kenny on vol. 3 of Rin-ne (Manga Life)
Connie on vol. 1 of Seiho Boys’ High School (Slightly Biased Manga)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 2 of Stepping on Roses (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Tangognat on vol. 2 of Stolen Hearts (Tangognat)
Grant Goodman on vol. 1 of World of Warcraft: Shadow Wing (Comics Village)
