September 6, 2009 Johanna PR: What Not to Do 4 comments

PR: What Not to Do: Reading Like a Time Capsule

I got an email about a new anthology of alternative comics from the UK. Reading through it, I started having flashbacks to last decade: Just a short email to let you know that Solipsistic Pop — an anthology that features the very best in alternative UK comics — has launched its website with a manifesto that states the intentions of a new wave of comic artists taking over the UK alternative scene. There was more about the anthology, due in […]

September 6, 2009 Johanna Tokyopop Manga Reviews 2 comments

Kat & Mouse: The Knave of Diamonds

It’s here! It’s here! The conclusion to the Kat & Mouse mystery started two years ago by Alex de Campi and Federica Manfredi! When we left our intrepid heroines, they were at the winter dance, where Chloe, the school princess, was wearing her mother’s diamond necklace without permission. When it was stolen, Chloe turned to Mouse and Kat for help, even though Kat had just been humiliated for wearing Chloe’s dress from last year. Finding the thief will mean catching […]

September 4, 2009 Johanna DCU Original Animation 3 comments

Superman/Batman: Interview With Writer Stan Berkowitz

The next original DC animated film is Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, due out on DVD on September 29. Based on a comic story by Jeph Loeb about Lex Luthor becoming President of the U.S. and declaring the heroes illegal, the movie was written by Stan Berkowitz, who also adapted Justice League: The New Frontier. The following interview text was provided by Warner Home Video. Berkowitz has been actively writing for 30 years, focusing his efforts on animated properties for the past […]

September 2, 2009 Johanna Comic News One comment

Zuda Comic Viewer Analyzed

Sean Kleefeld has a great analysis of the Zuda Comics web viewer. His headline, “Why Flash Makes a Lousy Comic App”, sums up his perspective, but he also discusses cross-browser issues, push vs. pull (or user vs. company needs), and why sharing is so important to building a webcomic audience.

September 2, 2009 Johanna Manga News Leave a comment

Tokyopop News: Insider Webcast September 2

I’m attending the Tokyopop online press conference and sharing my notes with you. (I previously attended a similar presentation in July.) Lillian Diaz-Przybyl again moderated — good to see a friendly face. They opened with this Deadman Wonderland manga trailer. This new title was created by the team behind Eureka Seven, Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou. Volume 1 of 4 is on sale February 2, 2010. Hanako and the Teller of Allegory is an earlier series by Sakae Esuno (Future […]

September 2, 2009 Johanna Comic News 2 comments

Interview With Jamie Rich (You Have Killed Me)

(An edited version of this interview with Jamie Rich was previously published at Publishers Weekly Comics Week. We discussed some things I didn’t have room to cover there, so the following is longer and in question-and-answer format.) Jamie Rich’s most recent graphic novel is You Have Killed Me. Here, we discussed how the noir genre is a departure from his previous romance stories, his influences, how the graphic novel fits in with other detective tales yet could only have been […]

September 1, 2009 Johanna Motion Comics One comment

Darn, That ‘Motion Comic’ Name Is Sticking

Yet another company jumps on the “motion comic” bandwagon… Eagle One Media sent out a press release announcing that they were producing “animated motion comic productions” of Street Fighter (formerly a video game) and Voltron: Defender of the Universe (formerly an anime series) to air on Syfy starting September 28. Since the Eagle One website prominently pushes their cartoon DVDs of the same titles, I guess I know where they’re getting the content. I find it amusing that, although they […]

September 1, 2009 Johanna Manga News One comment

Tokyopop Loses Kodansha Titles

As reported by Brigid at MangaBlog, Tokyopop has announced that its license to print titles from Kodansha has expired and will not be renewed. That means that they will not continue with new volumes or reprint previous volumes (after they have sold out) in the affected series. A full list of Kodansha Tokyopop books can be found at David Welsh’s blog. Some CLAMP series — Cardcaptor Sakura, Chobits, Clover — have already been announced as coming in new omnibus editions […]

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