Tag: manga

Tokyopop and the Future of Comics

At Robot 6, Brigid Alverson writes about “The Comics that Changed the World” and Tokyopop’s US manga line: “Ten years ago, “comics” meant superheroes, newspaper strips, and a handful of artsy graphic novels. Comics were a niche medium, and they were hard to find outside comics stores. Manga […]

Arrgh, Comic Piracy!

Turns out that piracy might help out comics in the same way that it can help out musicians. Indie creator Steve Lieber’s sales were boosted after a 4chan user uploaded scans of his book, Underground. Comics Alliance has some thoughts.

AX: An Edged Collection

There are reasons I left alternative comics for superheroes and there are reasons I keep going back. They each have their wonder and joy; they each have their irritating and sadly heartbreaking points. Nothing’s perfect, not Superman, not Jimmy Corrigan. But there is a way to find comics […]