Category Archives: Mangablog

Publisher’s Weekly has a nice piece on Del Rey Manga that tracks the company’s growth: “We were criticized for starting so slowly,” said Del Rey manga director Dallas Middaugh, “but it’s worked well for us. We launched with books by … Continue reading →

Remember that manga article I wrote last summer? This weekend, the New England Press Association awarded it a third prize for Arts and Entertainment Reporting, Alternative Weekly category. I also received a third prize in the Social Issues Feature Story … Continue reading →

After the cut, Tokyopop’s press release about Gravitation EX, the sequel to the BL fave Gravitation, which will hit the street on the same day in the U.S. and Japan—a first for a new Japanese manga, according to the release. … Continue reading →

ComiPress translates an interview with manga-ka Leiji Matsumoto on the importance of copyright: Manga artists are eternally “ronin” (freelance samurai), holding only pens instead of swords. It is extremely hard, almost impossible to become independent as a creator. There are … Continue reading →

After the cut: The Christian fiction publisher WestBow will be publishing the Christian manga of Realbuzz studios. WestBow will relaunch Serenity and publish a new title, Goofyfoot Gurl. So what, you say? I wasn’t too impressed with the first volume … Continue reading →

LJ’er halifax_slasher, who works in a comics store, has a very articulate dissertation on why manga is succeeding where superheroes have failed. It’s not a “superheroes are crap” article, just a thoughtful examination of why manga is picking up new … Continue reading →