Preview: Inio Asano’s Goodnight Punpun is an ode to life’s awkwardness
Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun is a surreal yet painfully relatable story of a boy who struggles to find love and some decent porn. It's the best known work of the manga artist who's been called "one of the voices of his generation" in Japan. And here's an exclusive preview of the book.
Review: Shuji Sogabe & Atlus’s Persona 4: Vol. 1
By: Nicholas Eskey
Writers: Shuji Sogabe/Atlus Games
Artist: Shuji Sogabe
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Checking into the realm of manga, I’m very excited to talk about Shuji Sogabe’s Persona 4: Volume 1. For those who’ve never played the video game series,...
Review: ‘The Tipping Point’ unites science fiction themes with human psychology
Part of the celebration of 40 years of international publisher Humanoids, this anthology gathers some great talent to explore the idea of forks in the roads, those moments of life discovery that are like Schrodinger’s...
Fruits Basket is coming back from Yen Press, along with lots more from ...
Natsuki Takaya’s Fruits Basket was one of the greatest hits of the First Manga Era, with the English editions from TokyoPop one of the best selling manga of the time. The original was published from 1998 to 2006 in Japan and was turned into a successful anime as well. While ToykoPop's manga have been OP for five years, Yen Press knows a good thing when they see it and they're bringing back Fruits Basket in fully updated collector’s editions AND publishing more from Takaya’s list including her classic Twinkle Stars and her new Liselotte & Witch’s Forest.
RIP Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki, one of the all time great cartoonists of Japan (and the world) has passed away at age 93. Mizuki-sensei popularized the "yokai" monster genre with GeGeGe No Kitaro (to be reprinted early...
Viz launches online Naruto store with Generator
Just in time for some holiday shopping. VIZ Media has teamed with Sony's online commerce platform Generator to launch an official NARUTO online store for the U.S. and Canada. The story will carry a comprehensive line of merchandise, including:
The Beat Podcasts!: More to Come – Supergirl Power
In this week’s podcast, the More to Come Crew - The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald, Calvin Reid and Kate Fitzsimons - discuss the new Supergirl tv show and writing to appeal to female audiences,...
South Park finds yaoi, but Craig and Tweek have been an item for a...
Some may have been perplexed by the "yaoi" element in last night's South Park episode but it's turns out that Trey Parker and Matt Stone were just ripping the lid off a long existing shocking secret about Craig and Tweek. Here's the startling truth!
31 Days of Halloween: Kitaro by Shigeru Mizuki
So many Halloween comics are coming out this season. Here's one that's available as part of Halloween Comic Fest: BIRTH OF KITARO by Shigeru Mizuki, the origin story for Mizuki's most popular character. Kitaro...
NYCC ’15: Attack on Titan gets massive new anthology by diverse creators
by Austin Lanari --
When "The Biggest Attack on Titan Manga Announcement Ever" panel was announced, including the likes of long-time and super-well-connected editor Jeanine Schaefer, the assumption was that some type of western comics homage to the best-selling Japanese manga was in the works. My personal guess was a miniseries or two from a couple of creators.
The reality is much bigger than that.
NYCC 15: Attack on Titan gets big announcement with some familiar names
Kodansha has released a teaser for their NYCC panel with artwork by Tomer Hanuka and it's...awesome. Here's the panel teaser:
The Biggest Attack on Titan Manga Announcement Ever | New York Comic Con 2015:
The...
Weekly Shonen Jump and Kodansha join Comixology
Digital manga—more available than ever before. Both Weekly Shonen Jump and Kodansha have just joined Comixology and the Kindle store.
The digital Weekly Shonen Jump makes such favorites as One Piece, Bleach, Blue...