Two manga titles were announced at the recent Comic-Con
An American manga by Rivkah called Steady Beat
Synopsis:
"Set in the small Southern town of Austin, TX, Steady Beat follows the life of Leah Winters as she comes to terms with her perfectionist sister's homosexuality. Having lived in her sister Sarai's shadow for years, Leah slowly begins to discover her own interests and path in life. Whether through relationships, school, or the simple trials of living, "Steady Beat" takes the reader on the journey of a young girl's discovery of self."
Steady Beat will be available in bookstores and Online everywhere in 11th October 2005.
Another Release confirmed by Tokyopop is a manga called Psy-Comm written by Jason Henderson and Tony Salvaggio (Creators of 'Sword of Dracula').
Synopsis:
"In the not-too-distant future, sovereign nations have been replaced by corporate city-states. War is entertainment and the stars are psychic commandos, known as "Psy-Comms." Trained from an early age, these gifted soldiers have honed their abilities to lethal perfection. In the corp-state of Electromedia, a young man named Mark Leit is destined to become the greatest Psy-Comm of all time. But a tragedy from his past, and a desire for redemption, will cause Mark to abandon everything for which his life has stood. In the eyes of his partner and best friend, Mark’s decision will be the ultimate act of betrayal. "
Psy-Comm will be available at bookstores and online online everywhere on 8th November 2005
Thanks Comic-con
For some more SDCC news, check out Anime Tourist, over here:
wellzy4eva writes: *At the San Diego Comic-Con International Dark Horse Comics announced a number of new manga titles.
The most prominent of the new titles in America is Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor, a series of stories originally serialized as part of Ghost in the Shell 2 but not included by Shirow in the Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface collection. The stories, which include "Fat Cat" from 1991, "Drive Slave" from 1992, "Mines of Mind" from 1995, and "Lost Past" from 1996 will be published by Dark Horse in the spring of 2006.
In January of 2006 Dark Horse will also publish the Gungrave Anime Manga, based on screen captures from the popular gangster/sci fi anime series.
A new review has been submitted, a special thanks to tradedaemon for the submission. Check it out!
wellzy4eva writes: Josh Olson has been signed to adapt the best-selling Japanese manga series Monster for New Line Cinema. He also did the adaptation of the graphic novel A History of Violence for the studio. Monster is a psychological thriller that centers on a young doctor who saves a little boy's life. A few years later, the doctor learns that the boy he saved has turned into a masterful killer. The protagonist must track down the killer and ultimately attempt to solve an even larger conspiracy. A bit of interesting news. I'm definitly a big fan of the series! Let's see where this one goes.
We also have three new reviews! Check them out here!
Dragonball by Wellzy4eva
Devil & Devil by Wellzy4eva
Suzuka by cryptic
Thanks again guys for the great reads!
A special thanks to cryptic for submitting a new review to the database. Check it out!
Update And yet another! Thanks cryptic!
Update And yet again!
Two new reviews thanks to Cinnamon! Check them out!
It appears Tama-Chan Scans is closing down.
From the channel: "I regret to announce that TamaScans will be closings it's doors very soon. It hasn't been settled yet what wil happen to our projects, but it looks like a definite yes that Yawara will continue with our affiliate ZombieScans. Join them now at #Zombie-Zone"
Click on the group name above to see what projects Tama-Chan Scans has which will be affected. It's a shame that they are closing, and we at manga-bu would like to wish each member of their team luck in their future endeavors.
Update 7/6 - Or not?
Their channel topic has been changed to:
"We ARE NOT DEAD YET! We are working to bring you more stuff, just wait and pray!"
Stay tuned.
Update Looks like they're back in action. Guess they decided to stick around!
A quite short review of One Piece by _AsD, but a review none-the-less. Check it out.
I implemented a feature that allows people to add old releases. When you add it, we will approve it as an 'old release' and it will be input into the database with a date of 'Unknown' and basically appear at the end of our database (in the oldest part). That way, the releases will show up in the database, but they won't be treated as new releases when we approve them. So, if you want to add some old releases now, feel free to do so! Please specify that it is an old release in the comments section of the release form, so that we know it is an old release.
