Hey, everyone! I haven’t forgotten about you, but a combination of a busy schedule and energy-sapping sultry weather has thrown me a bit behind on things. Here’s a quick roundup of the bigger news, and I’ll be back tomorrow (I hope) with a more comprehensive update.
Publishers Weekly talks to Sean Michael Wilson, the editor of the gekiga manga anthology AX, about some juicy new projects he has in the pipeline, including adaptations of the Japanese prose works In the Shadow of Leaves (a sort of samurai manual) and Yakuza Moon, the bio of a daughter in a Yakuza family.
Brad Rice, Kate Dacey, and David Welsh check out this week’s new releases, and Melinda Beasi presents her first pick of the week. Melinda also devotes her latest Manhwa Monday post to a look ahead at August manhwa releases.
It’s Bad Manga Week at The Manga Critic, where Kate Dacey checks out three manga from the recent Best and Worst Manga panel at SDCC to see if they are bad enough to make her Hall of Shame.
Deb Aoki reports on the Online Piracy Panel at SDCC.
Manga Factory, the new publishing company started by former Aurora employees, has announced its first venture, and it’s not a book: It’s a package tour to Japan, the Escape to Tokyo Tour.
Reviews: Melinda Beasi has Quick Takes on some recent releases at Manga Bookshelf.
Sean Gaffney on vol. 1 of Code: Breaker (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Erica Friedman on vol. 1 of Peepo Choo (The Manga Critic)
Laura on vols. 1 and 2 of Stepping on Roses (Heart of Manga)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 7 of Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Mike on Shinjuku (Anime Diet)