Yearly Archives: 2012

The nominees for the awards given at the international comics festival in Angouleme have been announced, and they include Thermae Romae, SOIL, and I am a Hero, which were all nominated for the Best Comic prize; Chi’s Sweet Home for … Continue reading →

I talked to Viz executive vice president Alvin Lu and the head of Viz Labs, Gagan Singh, at New York Comic Con, and a lot of what they said is particularly relevant this week, as the news came out that … Continue reading →

The big news of the week is something we all knew would happen—Alvin Lu foreshadowed it at NYCC—but now it has come to pass: Shonen Jump Alpha will be eliminating the two-week lag and going to simultaneous release with Japan … Continue reading →

The Manga Bookshelf team, myself included, discuss our picks of the week—and it’s a tough choice, because this is a very good week! Noah Berlatsky gathers up a Twitter conversation with Jason Thompson about Junji Ito’s Tomie stories. Good news … Continue reading →

Yoko Tanigaki of Digital Manga answered a few of my questions about Digital’s print hiatus at Robot 6. I looked at the most recent manga releases at MTV Geek, and the Manga Village team discussed their picks as well. At … Continue reading →

I looked a bit deeper into Digital Manga’s announcement to suspend print publication for six months at Robot 6, and Alex Hoffman has some thoughts at Manga Widget as well. Here’s a treat to kick off the weekend: Shaenon Garrity … Continue reading →