Category Archives: Mangablog

Naughty and nice

Erica Friedman counts down the top ten yuri manga of 2007, five in English and five in Japanese, at Okazu. ANN reports that the Japanese publisher Kodansha has apologized for unwittingly publishing a manga with images plagiarized from Death Note, … Continue reading

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NYAF: ICv2’s Marketing to Girls panel

ICv2 kicked off NYAF with a really interesting afternoon of panel discussions. Al Kahn stole the show with his comment that “Japan is over,” but there was plenty more to hear. Below the cut is my summary of the panel … Continue reading

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Challenges and competitions

OK, MangaBlog readers, here’s an opportunity to use your extensive knowledge of all things manga to make the world a better place: Laura Hale of Fanhistory.com, a Wiki about the history of fan communities, would like your help in cleaning … Continue reading

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PR: DrMaster to publisher King of Fighters art book

The folks at DrMaster sure have been busy lately. Here’s the latest on their newest art book. WANT MORE OF YOUR FAVORITE FIGHTERS? DRMASTER & SNK PLAYMORE DELIVER THE ULTIMATE ART COMPILATION! San Jose, CA – December 2007 DrMaster Publications … Continue reading

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The year in webcomics

My year-in-review column on web manga is up at Comix Talk. Enjoy!

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What’s up, DC?

Newsarama has their annual interview with DC prez Paul Levitz. I’ll spare you the blinky interface and reams of superhero stuff and excerpt the only part we care about here on MangaBlog: NRAMA: Somewhat connected to WildStorm – CMX. As … Continue reading

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