Category Archives: Mangablog

Junko Mizuno, NaRae Lee, and a Jiro Taniguchi preview

Junko Mizuno talks to Sean T. Collins about her Spider-Man story for Marvel’s Strange Tales series. No, you’re not hallucinating, she’s really doing it—there’s a panel from the story right there. Deb Aoki interviews Maximum Ride artist NaRae Lee at … Continue reading

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PR: Tokyopop to publish original manga online

Here’s the full PR on Tokyopop’s move to put some of their global manga properties online. I’m really happy to see Earthlight, Undertown, and Kat and Mouse, in particular, coming back to finish the stories, but I’m curious as to … Continue reading

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New releases and more online manga

Husband-and-wife team Dave Roman and Raina Telgemeier note that X-Men: Misfits, which they co-wrote, comes out this week, and they have the details on the release party and other promotional events. Red Baylon lists this week’s new releases at Japanator, … Continue reading

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New Tokyopop titles; manga that sings

Kate Dacey posts this week’s new manga along with her recommendations at The Manga Critic. David Welsh lists five comics that should be adapted into Broadway musicals. Tokyopop staffers discussed 17 upcoming titles at their recent webinar and Deb Aoki … Continue reading

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News and updates

The MangaCast crew are doing a bit of catching up, making their picks of the best manga from the week of July 29. Better late than never! They also think ahead, though, with a list of the manga in the … Continue reading

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License rescue, Viz blitz, and more

Over at Publishers Weekly Comics Week, I talk to Kurt Hassler about Cirque du Freak, the American edition of the Japanese manga adaptation of an Irish novel. The latest news around here is that I’m one of the judges for … Continue reading

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