Category Archives: Mangablog

Here’s why we love manga so much: Creator Madeleine Rosca spotted a famliar face in the latest chapter of Air Gear: Barack Obama. In Air Gear! An alert commenter translates the text in the balloon as “Why is it that … Continue reading →

Bad news from The Beat: Tokyopop has released a list of titles that were scheduled for January 2009 but have been cancelled. Here it is: Beyond the Beyond, Volume 5 Blazin’ Barrels Volume 11 Karma Club Volume 2 Kat & … Continue reading →

Two birthdays are coming up, as a matter of fact: Japanese Shonen Jump is turning 40 and American Shonen Jump, published by Viz, will be five years old in August. Viz is planning all sorts of special events to celebrate—sweepstakes … Continue reading →

At The Comics Reporter, Tom Spurgeon meditates on Kai-Ming Cha’s recent post about the limitations of the manga market. Precocious Curmudgeon’s David Welsh, meanwhile, takes the long view. And Kai-Ming herself follows up with more thoughts on the topic. And … Continue reading →

My friend Dee Dupuy is an artist of many talents. In addition to her own comics, she did the toning for Svetlana Chmakova’s Dramacon and is currently toning Svet’s new book, Nightschool, which will debut in Yen Press’s Yen Plus … Continue reading →

Kai-Ming Cha, my editor at PWCW and someone who knows a lot about manga, says the kids are reading manga as a genre, not a medium. In other words, it’s all about the shonen and the shoujo. The audience now … Continue reading →