SD09: Fanfare/Ponent Mon — #2102
Publisher Stephen Robson describes the doings of the literary manga publisher:
Showcasing will be this year's Eisner nominee The Quest For The Missing Girl by Jiro Taniguchi in which a mountaineer comes to Tokyo to...
SD09: Marvel Anime toons preview with Warren Ellis
We'd heard rumors that Warren Ellis would be at San Diego, turns out he's there to host the presentation of Marvel's new anime Iron Man and Wolverine.
UPDATE: on his blog, the notoriously con-shy Ellis...
TWILIGHT graphic novel due from Yen Press
EW's new book blog, SHELF LIFE, has the news that TWILIGHT, the insanely popular vampire series, is being adapted into a graphic novel. The book will be published through Yen Press, and Young Kim...
FREE: Honey and Clover
FREE cool things! FREE!
VIZ Media is offering the popular anime HONEY AND CLOVER on iTunes and until August 31, 2009 it's a free download. Plus, every purchase of the complete first season of HONEY...
When Worlds Collide, Part II
As we write, Anime Expo '09 is taking place at the LA Convention Center (not Anaheim as we stupidly wrote) which is right next door to the Staples Center, which is where...something is going...
Must read: The Summit of the Gods Vol 1
Wow, here is a book we can't wait to get our hands on, the story of early Everest explorer George Mallory by Yumemakura Baku and Jiro Taniguchi. The very real mystery of Mallory --...
Viz launches new online magaizne
Hm, what were we just saying about the print/online shift? Even as they cancelled SHOJO BEAT, Viz has announced the launch of a new online seinen (young men's) manga anthology, Ikki, which you can...
SHOJO BEAT cancellation CONFIRMED
Evelyn Dubocq at Viz is sending out the following statement regarding SHOJO BEAT, confirming that it is ending with the July 2009 issue.
Yes, the final issue of Shojo Beat magazine will be the July...
The coming of Kodansha?
Over the last couple of years, many rumors have circulated about Japanese publishing giant Kodansha entering the US manga market. Anime Vice digs up some evidence that the time may be now:
Keen-eyed reader paploo...
Central Park Media files Chapter 7
A key piece of Manga/Anime history slides into the sunset, as ICv2 reports that Central Park Media has filed Chapter 7. Many will remember CPM as one of the trailblazers of the anime (Patlabor,...
2009 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize winners
The 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize winners have been announced, and for the first time...there was a tie! Fumi Yoshinaga's Ōoku: The Inner Chamber, and Yoshihiro Tatsumi's A Drifting Life. Yoshinaga's science fiction examination...
Tezuka/Urasawa comparison
Xavier Guilbert makes the chart you all wanted , showing the original Tezuka characters from ASTRO BOY side-by-side with the Urasawa remakes from PLUTO. It's mind-boggling the degree to which Urasawa has imbued Tezuka's...
