Monthly Archives: April 2011

Lots going on in the manga-world today! I’m collecting Tokyopop shutdown reactions in a separate post, which I will probably put up later today; feel free to send me links in comments. Lori Henderson has the latest all-ages comics and … Continue reading →

Can this be? Tokyopop announced today that it was shutting down its publishing division. I did a post with the details for Robot 6, and I’ll post more here as the details become clearer.

For this week’s PWCW, I talked to Digital CEO Hikaru Sasahara about how his plans for the Digital Manga Guild are shaping up. David Welsh picks the best of this week’s new manga at The Manga Curmudgeon. David also reaches … Continue reading →

Viz Media announced a slate of new kids’ manga yesterday, and interestingly, several of the titles are not Japanese but global, including a series of graphic novels based on the Mr. Men and Little Miss books. For slightly older readers, … Continue reading →

This year’s Eisner Award nominees have been announced, and Kate Dacey helpfully pulls out the nominated manga for us. Let’s just say it’s a good year for Viz, although the judges did spread the love quite a bit. Jason Thompson … Continue reading →

At The Hooded Utilitarian, Erica Friedman explores “Story A,” the basic story that gets told over and over again in yuri manga. Melinda Beasi rounds up all the Korean-comics news in her latest Manhwa Monday post at Manga Bookshelf. Melinda … Continue reading →