Yearly Archives: 2010

Can’t say I’ll miss ’em, but I doubt he’s right: Negima creator Ken Akamatsu says moe and harem manga are dead. Akamatsu briefly toys with the idea that yuri could be the next trend but decides it’s not popular enough. … Continue reading →

The judges in Kodansha’s fourth Morning International Comics Competition have announced the winners, and the top prize goes to Korean creator Kim DaeJin for his rather surrealistic tale The Unreverberating Echo. As I observed at Robot 6, the judges seem … Continue reading →

Melinda Beasi takes a look at what’s hot and what’s not in her latest Manhwa Mondaymang column at Manga Bookshelf. At Manga Xanadu, Lori Henderson is enjoying the world of Ai Yazawa, whose books share a common universe, and she … Continue reading →

At Robot 6, Sean Michael Wilson discusses Ax, the alt-manga anthology he edited for Top Shelf, as well as his future projects, with Christopher Mautner. David Brothers talks to Ed Chavez of Vertical, Michael Gombos of Dark Horse, and Marco … Continue reading →

Nominations for the Ignatz Awards, which recognize the best independent comics of the year, have been announced, and there are two manga on the list: Susumu Katsumata’s Red Snow was nominated in the Outstanding Anthology or Collection category, and the … Continue reading →

At About.com, Deb Aoki has a lengthy, wide-ranging interview with Felipe Smith about his inspirations for Peepo Choo and the experience of creating manga for a Japanese magazine. Jason Thompson writes about the Spider-Man manga for the latest edition of … Continue reading →