Go out, Jerboa!
It's the real-life inspiration for Pikachu and almost as cute! The very rare and mysterious long-eared jerboa of the Gobi desert has been caught...
Speaking of DDGB…
Long, long ago it was announced that DDGB (aka Gerard Butler) would be starring in an adaptation of the manga PRIEST. At NYAF we...
NYAF Photo Parade Part 2
This may have been a con too far for The Beat...we're too tuckered to post anything, but we will run some photos by you,...
Marvel and Del Rey announce manga pact
Yep, it was true, Marvel and Del Rey announced a small -- four book -- but brainy venture. A shojo manga version of the...
What you need to know about NYAF
We'll have our own detailed anthropological observations when we're not feeling under the weather. However here are facts and figures.
§ ICv2 interviews the...
New York Anime Festival — Day 1
The first day of the inaugural New York Anime Festival was a busy one. Crowds were good for a brand new show on a...
ICv2 Anime and Manga conference news and notes
The day began with a tediously long crosstown jaunt over to the Javits Center that took 30 minutes to go 10 blocks. WHY do...
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...
