Required Reading: Oh-God-So-Much-Manga Edition
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Dated: 14 Jul 2008
There has been a LOT of talk about the future of manga in the United States. Here are a few of the latest entrants:
- Ed Chavez at MangaCast
- Kai-Ming Cha at GenuineArticle
- Erica Friedman at Okazu
- Various manga publishers at expo, at manga.about.com
- Newsarama parts one and two
And if you’re tired of that talk, here are a few other items:
- ICv2 talks with VIZ about their new original comics.
- AltJapan has word from the Otaking, who is unhappy with his current subjects.
- Aaand Omonomono offers up Satoshi Kon on a silver platter.
- 4chan makes the Wall Street Journal. Seriously.
- The finale, for the lulz: guy who’s never read yaoi wonders if it’s the future of gay comics. The answer, as anyone who knows the first thing about yaoi understands, is a resounding NO.
I expect a report comparing and contrasting any two of the above on my desk by 3pm Friday!
Tags: western industry
July 14th, 2008 at 11:23 am
I like the story lines in these naughty little things.
I think to myself how some artist go to sitting around thinking up a plot - when someone said with a straight face, “Ok, so the girl asks her brother to inspect her pussy because she thinks it’s weird … Then their teacher opens the door etc. etc.”
July 14th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Slim Daniels been reading too much lolicon? :grin:
July 17th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
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