Category Archives: Mangablog

A week or so ago, this forum comment from former Newtype USA editor Chris Johnston popped up at MangaCast. I don’t think there’s been any announcement of the sort, but ADV Manga’s been shut down for months now even though … Continue reading →

I e-mailed Tokyopop PR Director Susan Hale today to ask if the company had any response to the online criticism of their project (including my own). Here’s their statement, from “the TOKYOPOP Pilot Program Team, Paul Morrissey & Hope Donovan!” … Continue reading →

First things first: Be sure to check out the June Shojo Beat, which in addition to the usual awesome lineup of manga includes an article on Aranzi Aronzo by yours truly. Also, I talked to the Tokyopop folks about Hee … Continue reading →

Jason Thompson pens a delightful article for comiXology about the manga he has edited during his years at Viz. Dave White analyzes Jiro Taniguchi’s choreography of panels and art in a story from The Ice Wanderer. A UCLA professor discusses … Continue reading →

John Thomas talks to the folks at Dark Horse, including uber-editor Carl Horn and director of Asian marketing Michael Gombos, as they celebrate 20 years of publishing manga and muse over how far the American manga market has come. (Dark … Continue reading →

David Welsh looks over this week’s new manga at Precocious Curmudgeon and continues his look at Eisner nominees, including New Engineering, Tekkonkinkreet, and Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms, in his latest Flipped column. Vol. 29 of Naruto … Continue reading →