Chris Mautner has already made the Newsarama Blog much more interesting to us non-Marvel-and-DC types. Now he redeems the newspaper manga-101 genre as well with a well researched and well written primer on yaoi.
If that whetted your appetite, registration for Yaoicon is now open. (Via Yaoi Suki.)
Manganews translates an interview with pseudonymous manga-ka 07th Expansion.
It’s time to vote in the latest Rising Stars of Manga contest. Check out all the entries, then select your favorite by March 12. If you’re not sure who to vote for, Tina Anderson has a suggestion. And if you can’t get enough Tokyopop, Ed has audio of their NYCC panel up at the MangaCast.
Same Hat! has a great NYCC post that includes news, views and pictures (even one of yours truly). They also bring the sad tidings that Dark Horse is discontinuing Museum of Terror after vol. 3. One of the Jones Boys blames it on Joe Quesada.
Tokyopop editor Tim Beedle shares his memories of NYCC.
At Icarus Comics (NSFW!), Simon Jones has some thoughts on Yen’s recent moves.
The Manga Junkie checks out vol. 25 of Sanimuni Go.
Reviews: At Slightly Biased Manga, Connie continues her trip through W Juliet, with reviews of volumes 5, 6, and 7. She also checks out vol. 5 of Dragon Head and gets frustrated with vol. 5 of Reiko the Zombie Shop. At Active Anime, Holly Ellingwood reviews vol. 3 of Suzuka, vol. 3 of Beauty Pop, and vol. 5 of Skip Beat, while Christopher Seaman checks out vol. 18 of Firefighter Daigo of Company M. Manga Punk reads vol. 2 of Juvenile Orion.