Author: James

In response to the growing popularity of manga int he U.S., a group of small manga publishers have joined together to form the Independent Manga Alliance, in the hopes of competing with well-established industry giants. The association’s founding members are Manga Mavericks Books, Mahjong Pros, Strict Algorithm, Red String Manga, and Curation Entertainment—and they say…

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At some point in the late 1980s or early ‘90s, when I was working to establish cred withThe Comics Journal,I told an editor that I consideredWatchmenthe best novel of the last decade. Oops, I later thought. I should have saidLove and Rockets.

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Global artist and five-time Latin Grammy winner J Balvin and Populart, the original entertainment IP company founded by internationally acclaimed artist Gal Yosef, unveils Galy x J Balvin, a limited-edition collectible that reimagines Populart’s original character, Galy, through Balvin’s unmistakable creative identity and Yosef’s signature artistic vision. Limited to just 100 pieces worldwide, every collectible…

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