Manga
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Yotsuba and... the Manga Moveable Feast
MangaBlog &bull Yesterday
The Manga Moveable Feast continues, hosted by Good Comics for Kids and joined by quality comics blogs everywhere. At the host blog, all of us go at it in a roundtable on reviewing kids' manga, and Robin Brenner discusses who… Full Story »
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Daily OCD: 9/2/10
FLOG! &bull YesterdayReview: "For the most part, Four Color Fear: Forgotten Horror Comics of the 1950s might be viewed as a graphic/comic aficionado's plaything, but there are lots of material that a social historian should find relevant. Yup." Review: "A Drunken Dream… Full Story »
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- Collection
- Horror
- Manga
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Review: Seedless Vol. 1
Newsarama Blogs &bull Sep 2, 2010It was a picture featuring a bunch of little grape warriors, each with a Smurf-like adjective name, distinguishing characteristic and weapons or powers. He also drew mecha-battle suits for the characters, called "Robo-stomps," and made up a bunch of video game-like special moves and special weapons for them. If you look at that picture and think, "Wow, not bad for a 12-year-old," then you and I think alike. If you think you see a little Japanese influence in the art, then I think you're right-it does resemble modern pop Japanese art, as filtered through Nintendo video game design, doesn't… Full Story »
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The State of DC Comics: A Company in Transition
Comics Alliance &bull Sep 2, 2010
When DC Comics reorganized their upper management last year, things got very interesting. Diane Nelson replaced longtime DC Head Honcho Paul Levitz, Jim Lee and Dan Didio became co-publishers, and Geoff Johns was promoted to Chief Creative Officer of DC Entertainment. This is an interesting arrangement for a notoriously conservative comics publisher, in part because it was the first huge shake-up at the company in years. Dan Didio and Jim Lee recently partook in a three-part State of the Union interview (one, two, three) with business-oriented site ICv2. They discussed DC's recent history, their roles within the company, and how… Full Story »
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Borders struggles to readjust
THE BEAT &bull Sep 2, 2010
Earlier this week the Borders bookstore chain announced its earnings for the quarter ending July 31 and the results were weak, as expected. Sales fell 11.5%, to $526.1 million, with a $51.6 million loss. The deep declines in total sales and comp sales at Borders compared to… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Trade
- Graphic Novel
- Manga
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From the stack: A Drunken Dream and Other Stories
Precocious Curmudgeon &bull Sep 2, 2010
A Drunken Dream and Other Stories, the Fantagraphics collection of short stories from across Moto Hagio's career, is one of those books that spoils you. It's so lovingly conceived and beautifully produced, and the material it contains is so strong that it's hard not to envision who might be next to receive this generous treatment. Hagio, one of the founders of modern shojo manga and great contemporary manga in general, certainly deserves as much of… Full Story »
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Finder Vol. #01: Target in the Viewfinder
Mania.com &bull Sep 2, 2010
Finder Vol. #01: Target in the ViewfinderFinder Vol. What They Say While out on assignment trying to document the illegal activities of the Japanese underworld, photographer Takaba crosses paths with the dark and mysterious leader Asami. Asami takes Takaba captive in an attempt to subjugate and possess him. But when the son of the Chinese mafia enters demanding evidence that Takaba may have, will Takaba be able to survive being caught in the crosshairs of a deadly underworld feud?The Review!Content: For those of you who might be looking at this series and thinking, "I've seen this before," well... History lesson… Full Story »
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Copyright, Greater Culture and the ever lovin' Business Model
ink destroyed my brush &bull Sep 2, 2010
After delivering his keynote speech, in which he discussed the issues of copyright and ownership versus contributing to the greater culture, Mark Waid attempted to return to his seat. But he never made it. Because cartoonist Sergio Aragones confronted Waid face to face, right… Full Story »
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New Comics Day 9/1/10
FLOG! &bull Sep 1, 2010One of our most anticipated books of the year is scheduled to hit comic shops this week. Read on to see what comics-blog commentators are saying about our releases this week, click the book links for more info and previews,… Full Story »
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New Library Comics: August 2010
Yet Another Comics Blog &bull Sep 1, 2010
Here's a list of the comics we added to our library's collection in August: Abel, Jessica. Drawing words & writing pictures : making comics : manga, graphic novels, and beyond / New York : First Second, 2008. Anzai, Nobuyuki. MAR… Full Story »
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Please, Just Kiss Digital Comics On The Mouth Already
Comics Alliance &bull Sep 1, 2010
When 2010 comes to a close, there's no question what the biggest comics news story of the year will be: digital comics. It's the only story that stands a good chance of affecting every publisher; no matter who you are or what you publish from superheroes to manga to art comix, the iPad and the pending flood of affordable tablet computers will let you sell all of it to a brand new audience. This may be the most important, genuinely new and viable development in comics since the advent of the Direct Market, and at the barest minimum, it has… Full Story »
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The Seinen Alphabet: G
Precocious Curmudgeon &bull Sep 1, 2010
Let's start with Gantz (Dark Horse), written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku and originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump. It's about a mysterious super-computer that plucks random people from the moment of their imminent deaths and forces them to weapon up and try and kill aliens. It's packed with gratuitous violence and nudity, which makes it the platonic ideal of one definition of seinen. You can't… Full Story »
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Idea Mumbai Comic Convention
mumbaicomicconvention.com via @BookChums &bull Sep 1, 2010Mumbai Comic Convention will be the biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. The Convention will play host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Screening rooms will feature sneak… Full Story »
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On "Long Form Comics..."
COMIXtalk &bull Sep 1, 2010
My co-guest blogger Scott Story (a pseudonym of some kind, surely) posted yesterday with some tips about long form comics on the web. While his advice has some merit for certain types of webcomics, I'm not at all in agreement that they are general rules or even good rules.… Full Story »
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Crunchyroll and kid stuff
MangaBlog &bull Sep 1, 2010
The Manga Moveable Feast continues with its focus on kids' manga; at the host site, Good Comics for Kids, Snow Wildsmith interviews VIZ Kids editor Traci Todd about the challenges of choosing and editing manga for kids. Tangognat writes about… Full Story »
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Gulf Daily News Sports News Stage set for Gulf's first 'Comic Con'
www.gulf-daily-news.com via @gdnonline &bull Sep 1, 2010International B2B Marketplace including regional business portals: Gulf Business, Europe Business and Africa Business. Comprehenshive Directory of Middle East Companies. THOUSANDS of fans of comic books, anime, manga, science fiction, animation and genre movies from Bahrain and the Middle East… Full Story »
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Fan Expo Canada - The Panels In Audio
Bleeding Cool &bull Sep 1, 2010
Moderated by Kill Shakespeare co-writers Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col, Creators Andy Belanger, Ramon Perez, Cameron Stewart, Willow Dawson and Scott Chantler talk about the Future of Comics. More specifically they talk about print comics, digital comics and piracy, the European market, the Direct Market, Digital… Full Story »
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Gengoroh Tagame has an English blog, and is not averse to English-language publications of his work! (NSFW)
Comics212 &bull Sep 1, 2010
Cover Detail from the September 2010 issue of Japanese Gay Men's Magazine "Badi", a special spotlight issue on Gengoroh Tagame. Art by Gengoroh Tagame. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised this week to discover that the insanely talented gay manga artist Gengoroh… Full Story »
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Hope Larson talks comics
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources &bull Aug 31, 2010
The past 15 years have brought about one of the strongest - and broadest - generations of new comic creators since the medium's inception in the early 1900s. For that you can credit the groundswell acceptance of manga, the opening… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Graphic Novel
- Manga
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Geek Convention heading to Middle East - Arab News
arabnews.com via @stevesilberman &bull Aug 31, 2010DUBAI: Fans of comics, sci-fi and fantasy in the Middle East will now have their own comic convention. In March 2011 Abu Dhabi's National Exhibition Centre will be the first in the region to host its own version of the San Diego Comic-Con International. The event in San Diego started in 1974 as a meeting point for people… Full Story »
