SHOJO BEAT cancellation reax
Predictably, the demise of SHOJO BEAT, Viz's girl-focused magazine of serialized manga, is being discussed far and wide:
Alexander Hoffman:
The strange thing is though, that...
Publishing news: FBI kids comics, death, cancellation
In news that must have many people standing around looking blank and confused, Fantagraphics has announced plans to publish a series of GNs...
These times we live in
Heard via AIM:
Agent Wolfenstein: But even so, is still short-sighted and fixated on a model that's not going to work for much longer.
The...
Call for entries: BEA and MoCCA
Hey kids, next week is BookExpo America, the big book show of the year. As we've been reporting, there will be a diminished presence...
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...
Business Briefs: SHOJO BEAT ending?
A lot of sources today are picking up a distributor's note that Viz's SHOJO BEAT is ending publication in July. Anime News Networkrounds...
Coming home
We're in transit today, so totally normal service will resume tomorrow.
In the meantime, check out our vacation photos!
Simonson art now benefits Save Whiskers
Via an email from Nick Barrucci, artwork that was purchased at a benefit for the late Mike Wieringo is now being auctioned on eBay...
Toy/internet people sought
Beat Pal Frank Patz at The Eternal Collector is looking for some people to help him upgrade his site:
Are you interested in the Toy...
Internet vacation
We're taking a little R&R for the next few days, and maybe even taking a much needed internet/Twitter-cation. Check back daily for special features...
Media Apocalypse Monday
We usually start off our day with Media Bistro's news roundup -- as goes advertising and circ, so goes entertainment -- and today's state...
2009 Doug Wright Award Winners
Saturday night, the Doug Wright Awards, honoring the best in Canadian comics, were given out and the winners are:
Best Book: Skim, by Jillian &...
