Tor Books pacts with Seven Seas
Here's that manga publishing pact we were talking about yesterday, as scooped by PW's Calvin Reid: Tor Books has signed up Seven Seas to...
Patterson teams with Yen, Curious Pics
Yet another best selling author James Patterson, is setting up his own toon/graphic novelly/manga deal. Patterson has sold some 140 million books, so that...
Marvel and Del Rey pacting?
You think it was spring the way folks are pacting up. A very big manga business deal is being announced today, but you'll have...
This weekend — NEW YORK ANIME FEST!
We're going to spend much of the next four days at the Javits center for the inaugural New York Anime Fest, kicking off today...
Dear Lord! First Speed Racer pix!
USA Today via Superhero Hype
By the way, isn't it "The Wachowskis"...not "The Wachowski Brothers"?
Takehiko Inoue interview, Part 2
In the world of manga, Takehiko Inoue is a mega-superstar. His basketball manga SLAM DUNK was so successful it made he sport itself more...
Inoue at Kinokuniya
Yesterday we were lucky enough to be invited to a press junket for Viz's new edition of Slam Dunk, and we got to interview...
Dragonball Z movie set
We missed this the other day, but a Dragonball Z movie has been confirmed with Stephen Chow to produce and James Wong (The One)to...
AFRO SAMURAI now big in Japan
AFRO SAMURAI has made the rare reverse commute: the American-produced manag-adaptation anime in now popular in Japan:
Okazaki's strange tale initially failed to attract attention...
NY Anime Fest programming up
The New York Anime Festival is fast approaching (December 7-9) and the programming schedule has just been posted.
Even if you're not a manga or...
Anno’s Hataraki Man continues to make waves
The Times Online (UK) looks at Hataraki Man, a controversial manga by Moyoco Anno that examines gender roles:
For decades the Japanese comic industry has...
