HYPE: Check out this upcoming book!

[DarkBlade]

Alright folks! If you're affiliated with an upcoming manga and want folks to know about it, please do your announcing and linking in this thread. :) Thanks!

--The Management

[chojinlocke]

I'll weigh in..
Jason Henderson and I are doing a manga for Tokyopop that should be out later in the year. Psy-Comm is the name of it and we are working with some really talented artists, our penciler, Shane has been with us since the start of the project and he ROCKS! We did an article for CBR about it a while back, and plan on doing more promotion once it gets closer to coming out (still not officially solicited yet).

To check out more:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=4066
and a non-cbr link:
http://newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16692

We're going to try to hit as many cons as we can in the future. I'm a manga fan first and foremost (hence the column here on CBR), and Tokyopop has been cool to us. We are excited to get our manga out and have people read it.

There are also two other teams here in Austin:
Dark Moon Diary
http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=DMD&categorycode=BMG&page=creatorprofile
and
Steady Beat
http://www.rivkah.com/
---Go Austin :) !!
---Tony Salvaggio tony@comicbookresources.com

[Melchior]

Well, not a manga per se, but....

FREE Anime Convention in Atlanta, GA!!

Did that get anyone's attention? :D

Momocon
http://www.onegaistudios.com/momo/
Held at Georgia Tech's Student Center.
March 26-27.

Please come, it's not like they're charging anything to get in! Webcomic artists, companies, dealers room, larping, video game tourneys (Katamari Damacy tournament!), cosplaying galore, cosplay cafe for that matter, panel discussions, computer guys looking for new employees....

Shoot, we have UGA guys on panels, and anyone in Georgia should know how well UGA and GT normally get along.

Please? They're my kohai, and they put a great show together!

[Melchior]

Not exactly the best form, but....

One last heads-up! Free con in Atlanta, GA this weekend at Georgia Tech.

http://www.onegaistudios.com/momo/

[the_poet]

I've got a cool manga called GROUNDED ANGEL that's up to page 12. Its current home is Komikwerks (www.komikwerks.com) but myself and artist Vivi Erlanita are looking for a print deal. I may put together the lengthy submission package for Tokyopop, as they seem receptive to quality American manga creators.

-Steve

[ThomasGerhardt]

The Word Factory is developing a new style of manga over here in Europe, called The Sky Boys – a blend of shojo and shonen, with a bit of European Old School thrown in.

Like "normal" manga, you have to read from right to left, with each double spread serving as the widescreen background for all the scenes (yes, when writing and designing the look, I thought, why not take the widescreen concept to its logical conclusion?)


The complete first chapter can be looked at (and downloaded) at

http://word-factory.com/SkyBoys_Intro2.html

together with modelsheets, concept etc. etc. pp.

[chojinlocke]

NICE!!! I dig steampunk stuff. In fact, Humanoids is still looking for an artist for mine and Jason's other book, Clockwerx. It won't be manga formatted, but the story if definitely manga and anime influenced and set us off on the path to where we are now, with a Tokyopop deal. I hope that it comes out this year, but we are still waiting on the right artist. It might even be out in Europe before the US....
I dig the Sky Boys though, you should be proud!

[ThomasGerhardt]

We're still looking for a print deal on this one :)

LOL

If you like that, check out

http://word-factory.com/Tribe_Main_Intro3.html

That concept fuses manga structure with an American-styled art, and might (or might not LOL) be picked up soonish.

Cheers,
Thomas

www.word-factory.com

[chojinlocke]

UPDATE!! We just got our official Tokyopop Page!! NEATO!
http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?propertycode=PCO&categorycode=BMG

[ptolemy18]

Hello everyone,

So this is the place for shameless plugs, eh? Perfect! ;)

I do a webcomic called "The Stiff", which is a high school romantic comedy-slash-horror comic. Some people tell me it's uncategorizable. I think of it as sort of a cross between VIDEO GIRL AI, Junji Ito and BLACK HOLE.

Anyway, my comic The Stiff (http://www.girlamatic.com/series.php?name=thestiff&view=current) just got nominated for a 2005 Web Cartoonist's Choice Award(http://www.ccawards.com/2005.htm) for "Best Dramatic Comic."

But--! The really good thing is that I managed to convince my site host to make my comic's archives (http://www.girlamatic.com/toc.php?name=thestiff), which you normally have to pay money to look at, free until July 11! So if the idea of a romantic comedy manga with (possible) zombies sounds interesting to you, please check it out. I'm up to page 200 and I think it will be about 800 pages when finished.

Anyway, if you like, please check out The Stiff (http://www.girlamatic.com/series.php?name=thestiff&view=current) at www.girlamatic.com, or The Stiff website.(http://www.sonic.net/~jason/stiff/)

That's all. Thank you for reading!

Jason

[samuraizero]

I got an ton of ideas to wrte but i suck at drawing "actiony" pictures so im looking for an artist taht would like to hook up
samuraizero@hotmail.co.uk
yes im on msn messenger

[Kain]

Hi, I'm new here but I was hoping someone could give me some advice. I,ve written the first two issues of a sci-fi/action comic/manga series that I'm hoping to submit to darkhorse. I'm in dire need of a good artist and realywould like some tips on submitting material to publishers.

thanks

[DarkBlade]

Kain, you might ask on the Indie or Neverending Board. However, I also see that you're in Savannah, GA. Try hooking up with one of the students at the Savannah College for Art and Design. They have a sequential art program.

[Vetrox]

I'll weigh in..
Jason Henderson and I are doing a manga for Tokyopop that should be out later in the year. Psy-Comm is the name of it and we are working with some really talented artists, our penciler, Shane has been with us since the start of the project and he ROCKS! We did an article for CBR about it a while back, and plan on doing more promotion once it gets closer to coming out (still not officially solicited yet).

The style seems alot like Katsuhiro Ôtomo, in a good way. Interesting.
Do you think I'll be able get a copy here In Sweden?

[chojinlocke]

The style seems alot like Katsuhiro Ôtomo, in a good way. Interesting.
Do you think I'll be able get a copy here In Sweden?


Thanks so much for your interest! As far as I know, there isn't a distributor that is based in Sweden, but I have seen it listed on Amazon for many countries around the world. If you dig it, we are hard at work on book 2 and it should be out early next year (I think March is the plan right now).

If you want to preview more of the book the new Tpop site for previews is here:
http://www.tokyopop.com/P-18/

Hope you dig it! I am a huge fan (hence the column) and We put a lot of hard work into the book. Book 2 should rock even harder!

Take care,
-TS

BTW, cool avatar Vetrox. I am a Berserk fan as well.

[Vetrox]

Thanks so much for your interest! As far as I know, there isn't a distributor that is based in Sweden, but I have seen it listed on Amazon for many countries around the world. If you dig it, we are hard at work on book 2 and it should be out early next year (I think March is the plan right now).

If you want to preview more of the book the new Tpop site for previews is here:
http://www.tokyopop.com/P-18/

Hope you dig it! I am a huge fan (hence the column) and We put a lot of hard work into the book. Book 2 should rock even harder!

Take care,
-TS

BTW, cool avatar Vetrox. I am a Berserk fan as well.

No, thank you. Creating a comic is so cool...

I've searched around alittle and so far I've only found copies with shipping costs more than double the price of the actual comic... guess thats to be reconed with when buying overseas. I'll probably get it together with something else at a later time.

And yeah, Berserk is awesome!

Cheers
Vetrox

[Ontir]

We're still looking for a print deal on this one :)

LOL

If you like that, check out

http://word-factory.com/Tribe_Main_Intro3.html

That concept fuses manga structure with an American-styled art, and might (or might not LOL) be picked up soonish.

Cheers,
Thomas

www.word-factory.com

WOW! Best of luck, I really liked what I saw!

[the_poet]

Here's the cover and some art for Strongarm, the upcoming Image Comics series by myself, Dave Ahn and Johnny Lowe. It comes out in early 2007.

http://green.sashbox.net/~smashou/strongarm/STRARM_01_inks.JPG

http://green.sashbox.net/~smashou/strongarm/pg1FINAL.jpg
http://green.sashbox.net/~smashou/strongarm/pg2FINAL.jpg
http://green.sashbox.net/~smashou/strongarm/page3FINAL.jpg

What do you think?

[adamthered]

Hello,

We have a webcomic coming out toward the end of summer. It's called WRECKS, the Worldwide Robotic Combat Syndicate. Featuring a group of six pilots who control WRECKS units; they battle in the WRCS, the premiere robotic combat syndicate in the world. They fight for sponsorship deals, fame, and the chance to become WRCS World Champion.

Wrecks features pencils by Greg "Robotech/Robo Dojo" Lane, inks by Jason "Dead Men Tell no Tales Vol 2" Roth, colors by Josh "Transformers" Burcham, and letters by Thomas "Starship Troopers" Mauer.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/adamthered/tyro.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/adamthered/jacob.jpg

Stop by our sites and join up. Official website and message board coming soon!

www.comicspace.com/wreckssyndicate

www.myspace.com/wreckscomic

Thanks!

Adam Vermillion
Creator/Writer of WRECKS

[La Vive]

Does anyone know of an art school here in NC? I'm an old doodler who needs some direction--so would you guys mind pointing me in the right direction? I have TONS of ideas but I need to hone my craft before hand.

[jay220]

A new manga that has come out for full release this month is Yoshitaka Amano's Mateki: The Magic Flute. I just finished reading it and I thought it was absolutely fantastic. It is based on a classical opera by Mozart called, Die Zauberflöte. It tells the story in full color illustrations, some of the best I have seen. I did a little research on Amano and as it turns out he is also the author of Final Fantasy, another favorite of mine. I DEFINITELY recommend it to anyone who is looking for a book that I believe will be a classic.