In this week’s PWCW, I talk to Viz editorial manager Leyla Aker about their Signature imprint and the SigIKKI.com website. And in my Unbound column at Robot 6, I take a look at five brand-new webcomics that are worth a click.
Gia Manry and Brad Rice check out this week’s new releases.
Gene Gustines, the New York Times comics writer, talks to Kurt Hassler about the Twilight manga.
Yoshihiro Tatsumi is among the nominees for the Eisner Hall of Fame.
Global manga publisher eigoMANGA is planning a manga based on the band Danity Kane—yeah, I never heard of them either—but Gia thinks the art is not half bad. Check out the preview site.
The Yaoi Review checks out the yaoi webcomics at SmackJeeves.
News from Japan: Gottsu-Iiyan shows off some more artwork from the latest Vagabond at The Eastern Edge. The baseball manga Cross Game is coming to an end.
Reviews: Danielle Leigh embarks upon what she warns is a “spoiler-filled” discussion of vols. 1-7 of Monster at Comics Should Be Good with a discussion of the flaws of the saintly Dr. Tenma.
Tangognat on vol. 2 of Alice in the Country of Hearts (Tangognat)
Matthew J. Brady on vol. 2 of Black Jack (Warren Peace Sings the Blues)
Lori Henderson on vol. 6 of Black Jack (Manga Xanadu)
Connie on vol. 6 of Black Sun, Silver Moon (Slightly Biased Manga)
Noah Berlatsky on vol. 1 of Dinosaur King (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Connie on vol. 1 of Happy Cafe (Manga Recon)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 4 of Love Hina (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog)
Lissa Pattillo on vol. 5 of Otomen (Kuriousity)
Richard Cook on vol. 1 of Parasyte (The Hooded Utilitarian)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 3 of RE:Play (The Comic Book Bin)
Todd Douglass on vol. 3 of Samurai Harem (Anime Maki)
Holly von Winckel on vol. 1 of Ultimo (Sequential Tart)