MMF: Kid's Day at Manga Village!
Written by Lori Henderson
"The Manga Movable Feast this month features manga for kids. The Manga Villagers haven't reviewed a lot of kids titles, but on occasion, a few have shown up. Here's a roundup of the reviews of all ages titles that have been posted to the site over the last 2 1/2 years.The featured manga of the Kid's Tabl..."
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Otakon 2010: Felipe Smith Panel Report
Written by Grant Goodman
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To call Felipe Smith's rise to manga-ka
status anything less than an anomaly would be an understatement.
Born in the U.S. and raised in South America, Smith returned to the
states f..."
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Farewell CMX, We Hardly Knew You
Written by Lori Henderson
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On Tuesday, May 18, DC Comics announced that CMX would cease
publishing on July 1, 2010. CMX had a turbulent start, with the
controversy of editing/censoring of Tenjho Tenge, but with the right
staff behind it, it became a company that licensed and released solid
titles that appealed to everyone. But DC has pulled the plug, citing the
"challenges" in the marketplace right now. So now we must say good-bye,
just as CMX was finding its legs and bringing..."
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Movable Manga Feast: Mushishi at Manga Village
Written by Lori Henderson
"The manga series Mushishi has been reviewed by several of our reviewers. Since this week is the Movable
Manga Feast for this series, here's a quick overview of what our reviews
have said about the series.Justin Colussy-Estes ..."
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ROUNDTABLE: FTC Guideline Ruling
Written by Lori Henderson
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On October 5, 2009, the FTC published their final guidelines regarding disclosure between endorsers and advertisers, and more specifically, bloggers. The FTC ..."
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Who Are We?
Written by Lori Henderson
"
It's been a year and a half since manga came to Comics Village, so
it's about time we introduced ourselves! So, we asked our reviewers to
say a little something about themselves and then asked the questions:
What manga/character is most like you?
What manga/character would you like to be/live in?
John Thomas: Has it really been a year and a half? Wow!
I just looked, and I h..."
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ROUNDTABLE: What is Manga?
Written by Lori Henderson
"What is Manga?Ever since Tokyopop created their line of American created titles, dubbed OEL (Original English Language) manga, fans have been debating if they should be called manga. What is manga? Is it a style, or set of drawing conventions? Is it a country/ethnic specific creation? Or is just as the word translates to, funny pictures, or comics?John Thomas: I'll start by saying I consider "man..."
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ROUNDTABLE: Comics vs Manga
Written by Lori Henderson
"The Marvel/Del Rey collaboration will be coming out in March. Will these titles cool or inflame the debate? Can it get manga readers interested in comics and visa versa? Or is the divide between these two groups too great? Or is the whole debate just pointless?Katherine Farmar: This isn't the first time Marvel have tried manga out -- and while this attempt could hardly be worse than the execrable Mangaverse titles (seriou..."
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2008 In Review
Written by Lori Henderson
"With 2008 coming to a close, our Villagers take a look back in the year in manga. We look at the best and worst of the year, as well as look ahead to 2009. What we are looking forward to, as well as what the next 12 months will bring.What was the best title you read this year?John Thomas: New series: Black Jack Continuing series: MPD PsychoJustin Colussy-Estes:..."
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Tokyopop: What Happened?
Written by Lori Henderson
"There has been a lot of talk going around the mangasphere about what
people are calling the "implosion" of Tokyopop. Two weeks ago,
Tokyopop announced it's intentions to restructure the company,
splitting it in two. The new company, Tokyopop Media, LLC will become
the digital and film rights arm of the company, developing comics for
movies. The publishing side would continue on, with a reduction of
books released and staff.A
lot of people..."
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A Peek into Translation (Part 1?)
Written by John Thomas
"Lori mentioned to me she thought people might be interested in some "insider looks" at the manga and publishing industry. Considering I see the inside of my home office more than the "industry", I will attempt to give answer a few of the questions I sometimes get about bringing Japanese titles to English, and I hope at least a couple people's interest.
When people ask me what I do for a living I usually say "translator", though I also write a media column for a local Pacific ..."
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Pondering the Manga Formats
Written by Charles Tan
"Currently, the US has three commercial formats for manga: monthly anthologies like Shonen Jump;
digest-sized "graphic novels"; and thick, sometimes over-sized
"omnibus" editions. What's interesting for me in particular is how
these three formats have evolved over the years and how they are
similar to or different from their Japanese counterparts...."
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Why I Love Sports Manga
Written by Charles Tan
"In Shonen manga, there's one
formula that can get repetitive: training, fighting, some more
training, more fighting afterwards, then even more training and intense
fights afterwards--it all goes on and on. There are some people who are
turned off by Dragonball Z
for this very reason. But there's one genre where that formula makes
perfect sense: sports. Just look at our athletes: just before the start
..."
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What is Manga?
Written by John Thomas
"Manga is what we are...so what is manga?
We embark the beginnings of Manga Village. I couldn’t be more proud to have applied and been accepted to contribute to this co-op of intelligent and well-read readers and lovers of manga and comics. This is an exciting time, but a volatile time, in the manga and anime world. The saturation of the m..."
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Manga in the Philippines
Written by Charles Tan
"The Philippines I think is in a very unique position as far as manga
goes. On one hand, we're located in Southeast Asia and it's
significantly closer to Japan compared to any Western nation. And as
far as colonization goes, Japan did invade the Philippines during World
War II although they were eventually driven off. One would think that a
rich manga culture would develop here such as what happened with other
Southeast Asian countries like Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, or
e..."
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Get Published at Manga Village!
Written by Lori Henderson
"Manga Village@Comics Village, in association with Markosia
Enterprises is sponsoring a manga webcomic competition. The prize: Get your manga published online
and in print through Markosia and distributed to bookstores in the UK and through
Diamond Publishing worldwide!
Here’s how it works:
We’re looking for a creator or team..."
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