Rising Stars of Manga 7 winners
Tokyopop has announced the winners of the 7th Rising Stars of Manga competition. This is our AMERICAN IDOL, people! Give them a hand!
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Is this our future?
ComiPress looks at an article that tracks the decline of the Japanese manga market:
The report says that tankoubon sales have been decreasing for the...
Gay Italians like yaoi?
We've still never come across a completely satisfying explanation for the exploding popularity of yaoi/boy's love manga, but here in the US as in...
Something else to do with octopus
Mongrel Magazine, and Irish culture mag investigates tentacle hentai, with alook at manga-ka Toshio Maeda,
Our second contender for the octoperv crown is Toshio...
Interesting rumor
We've received a few whispers of late that since Kurt Hassler left his position as graphic novel buyer at Borders, his replacement is not...
Quick links: Ponent Mon, Kominsky Crumb, Miller
§ Brigid talks to Stephen Robson of boutique manga publisher Fanfare/Ponent Mon:
Having been frustrated myself by hearing so many great things about books I...
Pini returns with Poe Manga
Here's a story we sort of missed in all the excitement: Elfquest's Wendy Pini turning to the web with a manga/yaoi-esque adaptation of MASUE...
Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 3/2/07
§ Tom Cruise will NOT appear in the WATCHMEN movie, says CHUD:
My source was right. While on the phone with Watchmen director-to-be Zack Snyder...
Hachette acquires French manga publisher PIKA
Hm, take one multinational publishing conglomerate; throw in a hot genre; stir in a mention of a hot new imprint in the first paragraph...
How low can you go
Well, this is disgusting. Basically, a "promoter" set up an anime con, promising the extra profits would go to breast cancer research, and the...
