Inside Manga

Felipe Smith to draw Morning 2 manga

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First, some news without a link: I got an e-mail from Yukari Shiina of Kodansha yesterday, telling me that Felipe Smith, creator of the global manga MBQ, will be drawing a new manga serial for the Japanese magazine…

Sporadic Sequential: Manga Transforms into Giant Mecha Warrior, Decapitates Superheroes with Kinjutsu Flaming Sword Attack in Bookstore Battle

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Today on a rare trip to the nearest Borders, I noticed that they’d expanded their graphic novel section from 15 bookshelves to 18. The expansion was entirely to accommodate the growing number of manga titles: All…

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Sporadic Sequential: (This Post Only Written So There’s A ‘February 2008′ Listing On The Sidebar)

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Hello, and welcome to the apparently now monthly format of Sporadic Sequential! Let’s get right to business, OK? Here’s some stuff I’ve been reading recently (which, for me, means “within the last 30 days”):Gin Tama…

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Sporadic Sequential: Dead Manga Walking

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From Deb Aoki’s coverage of the Dark Horse panel at Sakura-Con ‘08: But what also came out in the lively Q&A with editor Carl Horn was a list of some of Dark Horse's critically-acclaimed titles that are…

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Superhero Sequential: An Important Message From The Publisher

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I’ve been working behind the scenes on some changes that I think will make this blog even more popular and exciting, and I’m finally ready to announce them. Here’s what you can expect at this site in the coming…

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Sporadic Sequential: Comics in the Classroom: Still Controversial?

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The St. Paul Pioneer Press has an interesting twist on the increasingly commonplace story of schools using comics as part of their curriculum: They present the article itself as a comic. The art is a bit crude, but…

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