Category Archives: Mangablog

2008: The year of mangettes and light novels?

The Dark Horse folks came a Powell’s Bookstore in Seattle recently to meet the people, and Gia Manry was there. She alerts us to watch for their 20th anniversary in April, the first volume of the CLAMP “mangette” sometime in … Continue reading

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PR: Yaoi Magazine makes its debut

BL Twist may have met an untimely end, but it looks like Yaoi Magazine is making a go of it. The first issue is available now, but you have to order it online. According to the press release, it’s selling … Continue reading

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Lunch with Levy; vintage Bat-manga

This mildly entertaining article about the popularity of Japanese culture in southern California includes a peep at the Tokyopop offices and an interview with Stu Levy, who suggests some good places for lunch and reveals that Tpop has “a few … Continue reading

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Secret Cloverfield manga unveiled

The crack team of investigators at Comic Book Resources has found an online manga (click “open” to read it) tie-in for the upcoming movie Cloverfield. The manga is in Japanese, but the CBR folks summarize it a bit, and they’re … Continue reading

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PR: Return of The Four Constables

Here’s the latest from DrMaster: Three more volumes of The Four Constables, a Hong Kong comic that sounds like an interesting ensemble detective story. I haven’t read the first set, but it sounds like it might be worth picking up. … Continue reading

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Translating Takemiya

The Weekly Recon is back: Katherine Dacey checks out this week’s new titles and throws in a couple of brief reviews at PopCultureShock’s Manga Recon blog. Also at PCS, although completely hidden from view  prominently displayed on their front page, is … Continue reading

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