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Apple removes Digital yaoi from iTunes

Is Apple holding LGBTQ comics to a different standard than others? Melinda Beasi looks at the question from several angles, noting that most publishers of comics with gay content don’t even bother with Apple because they don’t think their comics … Continue reading

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JManga not entirely global—but Yen Plus is!

We have won the war, but not the battle: While it’s true the JManga site was made available worldwide this week, it turns out that individual series are still grayed out because the publishers have not chosen to make them … Continue reading

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JManga goes global

Erica Friedman trumpets the good news at Okazu: After a week of Tweets and Facebook comments from readers and would-be readers, the powers that be at JManga have acceded to the will of the public and gone global. No longer … Continue reading

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More from MangaNEXT, Tezukafest winds up

I’m still processing everything that happened at MangaNEXT. Check out my con report at PWCW and my interview with Tomo Maeda, the creator of Black Sun, Silver Moon and Beyond My Touch, at MTV Geek, and don’t miss Erica Friedman’s … Continue reading

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New licenses from Vertical, Tezuka-fest continues

I’m back from an incredible weekend at MangaNEXT; watch for news, interviews, and all sorts of interesting features in the next couple of days. I posted the big license news at Robot 6 already: Vertical announced two new licenses, The … Continue reading

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Food and feasting

I’m heading out to New Jersey today for MangaNEXT—if you’re going to be there, be sure to say hi! In the meantime, check out my review of Viz manga on the Nook at MTV Geek. And I hope you saw … Continue reading

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