San Diego Comic-Con 2022 just wrapped up, and there were some great moments for manga creators. Moto Hagio was finally inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame by the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, and Junji Ito received the Eisner Award for …Read more »
Lil’ Leo (Leo-kun in the original Japanese) is about an endearing talking cat. Leo is two-years-old and lives with a woman he thinks of as his mother, and it’s never questioned how or why he can talk. It’s just taken for granted, and this allows …Read more »
Moto Hagio, a major trailblazer for shojo manga, has published a memoir in Japan called Ichido Kiri no Ōizumi no Hanashi (translated as A One-Time Story About Ōizumi). It’s about her life from 1970-72, when she was living with other manga creators. It also gives …Read more »
Comic-Con International has released its list of nominations for the 2021 Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame. Mangaka Moto Hagio, whose work such as The Heart of Thomas greatly influenced shojo and shonen-ai manga, is the only manga creator nominated. The other nominees are …Read more »
Do you find yourself longing for something else to kill time with and stare at during the day when you should be doing any number of more important things? I know I wrestle with this dilemma on a regular basis, so surely I'm not the …Read more »
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