Manga watch: Lu leave Viz; DMI shuts down Digital Manga Direct
§ Viz evp of Publishing Alvin Lu has left the company after 13 years, ICV2 reports.
New director for beloved franchise chosen…and the world will never be the same
Where were you when Challenger blew up? When the towers fell? When Bieber kissed Selena? Just as with these defining moments, millions of nerds experienced a moment yesterday that they will never forget, a galvanizing, life-changing moment. There is before and after, and only those two states.
Interview: Moyoco Anno “I really don’t like women that much!”
by Melinda Beasi
Manga creator Moyoco Anno is best known in North America for her smart commentary on affairs of the heart, both in adult...
Archaia and comiXology show off manga remake of CYBORG 009 with “variant digital cover”
Speaking of manga pioneers, Shotaro Ishinomori created GoRenger (the precursor to Power Rangers), Kamen Rider, Cyborg 009, and Kikaider. The Guinness Book of World...
PictureBox launches Ten-Cent Manga line with Shigeru Sugiura and Osamu Tezuka
Art comix publisher PictureBox has announced a new line: Ten Cent Manga, which will be curated by manga exert Ryan Holmberg (you can read some of his insightful manga writing at The Comics Journal.) We're told the line will include "famous titles by superstars, as well as single-artist volumes and anthologies of comics by forgotten geniuses."
Tokyopop is back
Well, it turns out that Tokyopop wasn't really dead...it was just resting. Since the manga pioneer closed up its LA office nearly two years...
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: Manga 2012
When the New York Times first started their "graphic books" bestseller lists, they included one for manga. Why manga? Why not one for superheroes,...
Analysis: New York Times Bestsellers: Graphic Books: 2012: Overview
As the end of the year approaches, it is commonplace to take a look back at the year, see where we've been, and if...
RIP ‘Barefoot Gen’ creator Keiji Nakazawa
BAREFOOT GEN and I SAW IT creator Keiji Nakazawa died on December 19th at age 73. The cause was lung cancer.
As a...
Scratching the Surface of Thought Bubble 2012
This weekend saw Thought Bubble 2012's convention, and.... phew, it was busy. I did my best to talk to everybody, but don't think I...
Video or it didn’t happen: more footage of real life anime girl Anastasiya Shpagina
The doubters came out for yesterday's story on the Russian girl who makes herself look like a real-life anime character. Some in the comments...
Moyoco Anno to attend NYCC
Holy crap! One of the greatest living manga-ka is coming to NYCC, Moyoco Anno, whose explorations of gender and romance have scandalized her native Japan. Color us excited! Getting out all our HAPPY MANIAs and SUGAR SUGAR RUNEs for autographs!
