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As if creating the manga blockbusters Love, Hina and Negima weren't enough, manga-kaKen Akamatsu is launching a new manga this summer according to Japanese news reports. No details on the contents -- his previous hits were harem manga but in 2010 he declared that genre passé, so maybe we'll see something more genre busting from him. Akamatsu is notable for (in translation at least) being a little more focused on the business aspects of manga:

Time Warner has found its magazine division all too quittable: after an unsuccessful attempt to sell off the print division which puts out Time, People, Sports Illustrated, it has decided to just split it off into its own business, and hope stock investors come along who like to look at glossy magazine. It's a similar to the move Mr. Burns Rupert Murdoch pulled recently, splitting Fox into two divisions: The Fox Group, which includes movies and TV, and News Corp., which includes the newspaper division.

§ Well, THIS is obscure and mysterious. A mere 34 miles north of San Diego lies the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, a...

This is an announcement of vital import and historic significance!

This is all just breaking! Marvel are at South By Southwest right now, announcing some new digital projects. The first is 'Marvel Infinite' comics, Marvel's...

The end of the ROT WORLD crossover arc raises the question that Umberto Eco posed in his famous essay on Superman in 1972: can...

I suspect this is going to be an epic night so get there early!  The Society of Illustrators invites you to attend the 
Opening Reception...

(8) "Check-Marks" Opening at Open Space Gallery Running March 8th through April 15th Opening March 8th from 7 to 10pm Curated by Austin English Featuring works on paper...

On January 23rd, Columbia University Library acquired a double-bill of Golden Age related comics materials, including the research materials Larry Tye compiled to write...

Marvel topped both units and dollars in February, while DC reclaimed the top comics spot with Justice League of America #1 by Johns and...

With comics having reached a hitherto unseen level of respectability, that's the cue for the comics literati to go back to the begining and argue about how the whole thing works...or doesn't.

Sharing your favorite superheroes with your kids is one of the most reward parts of the fan experience, and DC has just launched a Fan Family mini site to promote their family friendly offerings.