Category Archives: Mangablog

ANN has reports from the Del Rey and Vertical panels at MangaNEXT. Part 2 of Telophase’s doujinshi column is up at Tokyopop. At the Manga Jouhou forums, everyone’s talking about e-manga. Dirk Deppey completes his tour of the world of … Continue reading →

Jack and I were busy this weekend, and here are the first fruits. The audio of the Vertical panel and our chat with Del Rey’s Ali Kokmen are up at the MangaCast site. The Vertical panel focused on two upcoming … Continue reading →

There was plenty to look at on the web while I was away. Some of the best bets: American RadioWorks has a great feature on “Japan’s Pop Power” that includes insights into manga and anime. It’s nicely done, too, a … Continue reading →

Well, MangaNEXT is over, the last of the Pocky crumbs have been vacuumed up, and we’re all home again. Now it’s time for the post-mortem: How was the first-ever manga con? It was small, but for me, going to my … Continue reading →

MangaNEXT is my first con, and I wasn’t sure what to expect, other than lots of cosplayers. What it’s turning out to be is a series of good conversations. It started in the dealer’s room, when I was chatting with … Continue reading →

At MangaNEXT, that is. Yes, I’m in beautiful Secaucus, New Jersey (or “East Rutherford,” as the cab driver insisted on calling it), enjoying a view of the Hackensack River. Not much going on except some very enthusiastic cosplayers loitering around … Continue reading →