Category Archives: Mangablog

This week is the anniversary of the first moon landing, so it seems appropriate that PWCW chose to run my interview with Brian Fies, the creator of Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? Also at PWCW, Kate Fitzsimons talks … Continue reading →

I hosted a lively roundtable at Robot 6 this week, in which the Good Comics for Kids crew (including librarians, moms, and an actual teenager) discussed why genres that cater to girls (Twilight, shoujo manga) don’t get much respect—and how … Continue reading →

Makoto Tateno fans rejoice: The creator of Yellow, Blue Sheep Reverie, Hero Heel, and most recently, Angelic Runes, is coming to Yaoi-Con this October. Read on for all the details. Gardena, CA (July 20, 2009)- Digital Manga Publishing is excited … Continue reading →

Kate Dacey looks forward to this week’s new releases at The Manga Critic. San Diego Comic-Con is this week. We will be following the action from afar, but if you’re going, check out Christopher Mautner’s handy guide to five things … Continue reading →

The New York Times Graphic Books best-seller list is up, and the manga are an interestingly mixed bag: Naruto, Fruits Basket, Negima, Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark-Hunters, Kitchen Princess, Junjo Romantica. Junjo Romantica! Yes, yaoi hits the best-seller list for, I believe, … Continue reading →

ICv2 has a bit more on Yen Press’s Twilight manga, including speculation that it could create a “halo effect” that would boost their other books. Yen Plus Info, Melinda Beasi, and Gia Manry, and the ANN commenters react, and Otaku … Continue reading →