Viz publishes not simple
Viz is talking up another one of their intriguing, indie-style manga, this time not simple by Natsume On. It's a done-in-one manga that...
GOSSIP GIRL manga previewed
We reported recently on the upcoming Yen Press manga-daptation of GOSSIP GIRL, the immensely popular TV show and book series. Well, Splash Page has...
Yen Press gets Gossip Girl
Little Brown's manga imprint, Yen Press, has announced they will be publishing manga adaptations of Cecily von Ziegesar's immensely popular Gossip Girl series of...
Publishing news and notes: One Piece is #1; Seven Miles a Second; Comic AG
• The Examiner reports that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece is about to set a record for the biggest first printing ever for a...
The Funnies Business
A few links making the rounds related to the health of various sectors of the comics business.
§ In Boston, while book industry sales...
Spielberg/Smith OLD BOY is no more
Those of you savvy enough to predict that a planned adaptation of the OLD BOY manga by Steven Spielberg and Will Smith ...
Coming soon: Imiri Sakabashira
According to Drawn & Quarterly's blog, the next gekiga artist we need to pay attention to is Imiri Sakabashira. He's also been published in...
Quote of the day on ASTRO BOY
Topless Robot reports that the lackluster new CGI Astro Boy movie tanked in Japan and sticks the knife in a little deeper:
PERHAPS YOU SHOULD...
Just how dirty is DRAGONBALL?
Ever since the manga revolution hit American shores, comics industry observers have been writing for parents to catch on to the fact that their...
Giant Gigantor strikes terrorizing pose
O Japan, you so crazy. Now they are building life size models of the giant robots, Gizmodo reports. This Gigantor stands 60 feet...
Huge news: Kodansha arrives!
The wait is over as Calvin Reid finally confirms Kodansha's entry into the US Market:After years of speculation about its plans, Kodansha, the largest...
Meanwhile at NYAF…Attendance up 16 percent
We're hearing that the New York Anime Fest was a big hit. Lance Fensterman, who runs the show, reports:
Saturday was by far the most...
