Category Archives: Mangablog

Global Manga Manifesto

Tintin Pantoja took the rant everyone was linking to yesterday and did something constructive with it: She has written a Global Manga Manifesto. It’s a work in progress, but she’s got it off to a good start. Opinions, everyone? Three … Continue reading

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Aar! Manga!

Ahoy! Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day, not only an important internet holiday in its own right but also a sacred feast for members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. ‘Tis a great day to settle in … Continue reading

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PR: Self Help from Sweatdrop

Remember in Megatokyo, when Piro turns to shoujo manga to solve all his problems? Well, life imitates art, it seems: The Sweatdrop Studios folks have teamed up with UK publisher Infinite Ideas to produce a set of self-help manga, with … Continue reading

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Top manga for August

ICv2 has posted the August sales numbers for graphic novels and manga, and it’s not a bad month for our side. The sales numbers come from Diamond, which distributes mainly to comics stores, so they only show a piece of … Continue reading

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Extra bonus catchup post

Newsarama talks to Tokyopop editor Tim Beedle about the Jim Henson properties he’s working on, Return to Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal. The interview includes lots of art to feast your eyes on. At his new blog, Authentic Mango, Isaac … Continue reading

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Quickies

Katherine Dacey-Tsuei goes over this week’s new manga and throws in a couple of short reviews in her Weekly Recon. This week’s new release list is also up at The Otaku. Comicsnob publishes last week’s online sales figures and the … Continue reading

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