Anti-Semetic comic withdrawn in South Korea
Rhie Won-bok's controversial manhwa has been withdrawn after complaints:
A South Korean publisher agreed Thursday to withdraw a best-selling children's book from stores after meeting...
2007 Shuster Award nominees
Honoring the best in Canadian comics, this year's Shuster Awards have just been announced:
Canada's first national award recognizing outstanding achievements by Canadian creators in...
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...
TINTIN movie at last?
A steven Speilberg-driven adaptation of Tintin for the big screen has been rattling around for quite a while; now, it seems, trigger has been...
Updates: WonderCon, Virgin
Blog@ has coverage of Day 1 of WonderCon. So does the Mercury News. In the above photo, Ian Brill, Matt Brady and Graeme McMillan,...
Pow! Sock! No comics for adults!
Hey now! THIS is ironic! An article in a Korean newspaper laments the dearth of manhwa for ADULTS. Damn it! Can you believe it?...
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...
News briefs: Marvel’s rent, Bratz evil, etc.
§ Will Marvel have to move office again? According to this piece in the New York Observer, their office building has just been purchased...
Rebellion acquires Clickwheel
A year or two ago, some noise was being made by Clickwheel, a UK venture which hoped to develop comics content directly for iPods,...
What are they reading in Singapore?
David Welsh has a list of the manga best sellers in Singapore:
The Straits Times apparently ran a big package of articles in Sunday’s edition,...
Really Stupid British Comics
Mister Kitty looks at some very unfortunate English Christmas comics for girls:
As a special Christmas treat for you, Mister Kitty takes a look at...
World comics: Angoulême and Corto
Just a few more Angoulême links. Comic Book Resources has a thorough write up with a more complete list of prize winners than we've...
