Here’s some interesting reading to start your day: MangaNews translates an article about 4-koma manga (four-panel gag strips). Floating_Sakura adds some history in the comments section.
Womanly manga for womanly women? Girly manga for girly girls? Hmmm. Dark Horse is branching out into global shoujo with Red String, and Newsarama’s Benjamin Ong Pang Kean interviews creator Gina Biggs about love and comics.
The MangaCast gang—down to Jack and Ed because of Valentine’s Day duties—run through this week’s new manga. Also: PR on vol. 6 of Kamui and the latest volumes of Princess Princess and Enchanter.
Meanwhile, Tokyopop blogger Andre checks out the Diamond Previews and comes up with at least one nugget: Hoshin Engi, from Viz.
If you’re in DC this weekend, check out Kastucon.
Translator Satsuma has more info on the works of the late manga-ka Emiko Sugi, who died on Feb. 10. Manganews links to scanlations of her work.
At Manga Punk, David Doub talks to Camilla D’Errico about her upcoming title, Nightmares & Fairy Tales.
Wendy Pini will be appearing at NYCC as the guest of Go! Comi. David Welsh posts the press release and speculates about what it means.
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Reviews: At Shuchaku East, Chloe has good things to say about vol. 1 of To Terra. Julie reads vol. 5 of Nana at Mangamaniaccafe. At Active Anime, Holly Ellingwood has an advance review of vol. 1 of Millennium Snow, the new offering from Ouran Host Club manga-ka Bisco Hatori. She also checks out vol. 1 of Bondz, and colleague Scott Campbell reviews vol. 2 of Satsuma Gishiden. Comicsnob’s Matt Blind reviews vol. 1 of E’S. And Death Note claims another victim: the reviewer at SFist.