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Comic Book Sushi: Cartoon Bento Boxes from Japan
Comic Book Sushi: Cartoon Bento Boxes from Japan
Comic Book Sushi: Cartoon Bento Boxes from Japan
The "Astro Boy" movie is out, and how better to celebrate the Hollywood debut of one of the most beloved manga characters in history than by eating his face for lunch? There is no better way. This Tezuka treat comes from the pages of "Face Food: The Visual Creativity of Japanese Bento Boxes" by Christopher Salyers, tweetmeme_url = 'http://comicsalliance...
‘Astro Boy’ Director David Bowers Talks Butt Guns, Robot Class Struggles, and Sequel Rumors
‘Astro Boy’ Director David Bowers Talks Butt Guns, Robot Class Struggles, and Sequel Rumors
‘Astro Boy’ Director David Bowers Talks Butt Guns, Robot Class Struggles, and Sequel Rumors
With the new 3-D computer-animated "Astro Boy" movie hitting theaters this week, American audiences will once again be introduced to one of the founding characters of Japanese manga and anime. But will they take the bait this time around? Are the dulcet tones of Kristen Bell, Eugene Levy, Samuel L...
Highway to the YAOI ZONE
Highway to the YAOI ZONE
Highway to the YAOI ZONE
"Questionable Content" has released its newest shirt: YAOI ZONE. While it sounds like one of the lesser-known levels from Sonic the Hedgehog, I somehow get the feeling that it probably involves a lot fewer robots turning into woodland creatures and a lot more nubile young men filled with forbidden longings...
Japanese Game Developer Square Enix Head Hazards A Theory On The Nation’s Manga Sales Supremacy
Japanese Game Developer Square Enix Head Hazards A Theory On The Nation’s Manga Sales Supremacy
Japanese Game Developer Square Enix Head Hazards A Theory On The Nation’s Manga Sales Supremacy
As far as suits were concerned, in the early 2000s manga (and anime) were the next big thing. Aside from the occasional nagging quality issues, most comic fans couldn't complain. The market may have become flooded and bookstore space may have competed with traditional graphic novels, but by golly, stuff was finally widely available...
Tatsumi Remembers When Manga Was for Kids
Tatsumi Remembers When Manga Was for Kids
Tatsumi Remembers When Manga Was for Kids
Indie manga legend Yoshihiro Tatsumi has earned acclaim in the States for his bleak, heartbreaking post-WWII works like "Good-Bye" and "Abandon the Old in Tokyo" that go into some pretty dark, broken places in the human spirit. I'd always seen manga as cross-cultural comics that weren't subject to "aren't they for kids...
Library Comic Strip ‘Unshelved’ Understands Mangaphobes
Library Comic Strip ‘Unshelved’ Understands Mangaphobes
Library Comic Strip ‘Unshelved’ Understands Mangaphobes
Given its main protagonist's affection for all manner of sequential art, Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum's public library-based webcomic "Unshelved" often dips into the world of contemporary comic culture topics with the kind of snark needed to snap a lot of people out of their preconception funks...
Mangaka So Crayzay: A Japanese Comic Artist’s Demanding Schedule
Mangaka So Crayzay: A Japanese Comic Artist’s Demanding Schedule
Mangaka So Crayzay: A Japanese Comic Artist’s Demanding Schedule
The life of a freelancer in any creative field can be challenging, but for comic book writers and artists, it's especially interesting. After all, it's not easy to schedule inspiration when deadlines loom and working from home, as many freelancers do, presents countless distractions and temptations to waste time (personally, I've been watching the ice cream man drive by my window all afternoon)...
Tokyopop Begins Free Serialized Online Manga Campaign
Tokyopop Begins Free Serialized Online Manga Campaign
Tokyopop Begins Free Serialized Online Manga Campaign
Tokyopop has announced that starting today, manga readers could kick it serialized style with 'Psy-Comm,' vol. 3 at the publisher's Web site, which means weekly comic book installments on the free. Several other titles will soon follow this exclusive, online-only format in an effort to bring more manga to more readers without the risk of failing in the direct market...
Marvel Anime Debuts at Comic-Con
Marvel Anime Debuts at Comic-Con
Marvel Anime Debuts at Comic-Con
Japanese versions of Marvel characters aren't entirely new -- their "Wolverine: Prodigal Son" manga (left) is on shelves now and the shoujo "X-Men: Misfits" comes out in a few weeks -- but now they're taking it to the next level: anime. Trailers for Marvel Anime versions of "Wolverine" and "Iron Man" make their debut at Comic-Con, and the good news is that

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