Category Archives: Mangablog

Over at Publisher’s Weekly Comics Week, I talked to Kurt Hassler of Yen Press and Joe Monti of Little, Brown Books for Young People about their plans for The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, both the manga and the novels. The … Continue reading →

The latest Comic Foundry is out, with the usual fanfare (parties, etc.), and there are many excellent reasons to check it out, not the least of which is the cover story “Why manga is totally f#%ked,” by my PWCW colleague … Continue reading →

ICv2 seems to be working its way around the industry talking to all the honchos. This week’s get is John Ledford of ADV, but don’t expect any insight into when the next volume of Yotsuba&! is coming out. Manga doesn’t … Continue reading →

ICv2 has a four-part interview up with Dark Horse CEO Mike Richardson in which they talk about about all sorts of things, including the state of the manga market, the question of where shoujo readers will go next, and the … Continue reading →

At the Yaoi Press blog, YP publisher Yamila Abraham writes about the realities of global manga publishing and the marketing mix that works for Yaoi Press. This is fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the nitty-gritty of manga … Continue reading →

The Frankfurt Book Fair, that is. Below the cut is a list of the properties they will be highlighting there, many of which will be familiar to readers of this blog. OK, Kilari is new to me. Read on for … Continue reading →