07/26/12

Osamu Tezuka is a pop cultural icon and as such should not only be studied from a scholarly approach, but also as a storyteller who compares with the greatest writers and film makers of the twentieth century.

07/18/12

The book is actually three short works combined into one. They share a narrative structure and art style which tell a cogent story of young people’s lives as they are affected by the Hiroshima bombing, spread out from 1955 to 2004.

07/08/12

Originally published in Japanese in 1973, Mizuki’s tale of Japanese soldiers on the island of New Britain, east of Papua New Guinea, during World War II was only recently translated into English. In the words of introduction writer Frederick Schodt, “Finally!”

07/08/12

Hi there. I used to run Special Programs for A-Kon, but now I do other stuff. Mainly, my work is in making A-Kon awesome. Now I head up the social media efforts on Facebook and Twitter and such, and try to get info out to folks who ask questions. I also run the Fandom and Neomedia Studies (FANS) Conference. It’s a new effort we’re making to...