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NEO Gold Award for Julius Caesar!!!!

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 28 August 2008 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Twelfth Night in Naruto Universe

Fair play to these cosplayers who pull off a scene from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night as... Rock Lee and Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto manga series. I found this clip randomly on YouTube, brilliant:

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 28 August 2008 at 11:08am — No Comments

Hamlet / 300 mash up

This *genius* clearly saw the connection between Hamlet and graphic novels. Here they have done a mash up of Kenneth Brannagh's Hamlet and Frank Miller's comic 300 Good work that man! They have time on their hands, but good work nonetheless:

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 25 August 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

COSPLAY from Romeo X Juliet

When I was on AnimeXX today I noticed some great Romeo X Juliet cosplay. So I thought I'd share it with you. This is Tybalt from Gonzo's Romeo x Juliet, played by Necoras:

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 24 August 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

ICA Sell out

Japanese stuff is cool... apparently. There is a film called Sakuran on later this month (from August 26th) at the Institute of Contemporary Art in London. It is billed as "The Anti-Memoirs of a Geisha... The tale of bad-girl courtesan Kiyoha... a warm-hearted and original tale of one woman snarling, biting and kicking her way to the top." I doubt that the Japanese Ambassador in London could get a ticket! Oh well, maybe next time.

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 22 August 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Pick your own seat at the RSC

If you have the opportunity to see a Shakespeare play at a theatre you can't do much better than seeing a performance by the Royal Shakespeare Company playing at home in Stratford-upon-Avon. They've just made it a bit easier too, as there is nothin… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 21 August 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

One Spanish Omlette? No, Juan's Spanish Hamlet!

These dudes (I think they are Spanish, sorry if you are from somewhere else!) have filmed their own version of Hamlet (in English, with Spanish subtitles). They rock! Their costumes rock! I love the trailer! Check it out:

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 20 August 2008 at 6:59pm — No Comments

God of Manga at the Barbican

Osamu Tezuka is one of Japan’s most influential animators and manga artists. He revolutionised the comic and cartoon industries and continues to influence modern Japanese popular culture, having created literally hundreds of comics and dozens of films and television series. I love him… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 20 August 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Macbeth (alternative pitches)

Have you ever wondered how we decide on the setting of each of the Manga Shakespeares? Well it takes a few different versions and meetings before everyone's happy with how each play is staged. Artist, Editor and the Publisher all have to be fully behind any staging – much like if you were putting on a play, the Director, Actor and Theatre Company would need to agree that it was possible on stage, it was interesting, made sense and people would pay to see it. These are a few of the brilliant id… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 19 August 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Where can I find props for my Manga Shakespeare costume?

JenovaPhobia has helpfully posted a massive list of places where you can get your hands on cosplay props, wigs,material, swords etc: http://www.neomag.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=3875 Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 19 August 2008 at 1:21pm — No Comments

Edinburgh Book Festival - Macbeth Image

As mentioned in the previous post, I was at the Edinburgh Book Festival Promoting Macbeth with Emma Hayley and Paul Gravett and I did a live drawing whilst on stage. Here's a step by step of what I did. I only had half an hour to do this and it was in front of an audience so it's a little looser than I would usually draw but it seemed to go down well on the night. The background was done before the night along with the rough pencils but tight pencils, inks and shading were done live. Enjoy.… Continue

Posted by Robert Deas on 18 August 2008 at 7:58pm — No Comments

Making Macbeth Manga - Edinburgh

SMH have just returned from the Edinburgh Book Festival where Robert Deas (Macbeth artist), Emma Hayley (SMH Publisher) and Paul Gravett (comics legend) took the festival by storm with a talk about how Macbeth went samurai. It even included a live art demo and signing about how Manga Macbeth was made. Paul Gravett has put a great report of the event up on his website, which you can read here.

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 18 August 2008 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Exclusive Othello prep sketches on Ning from Ryuta!

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 10 August 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Panicking! Hahaha!

Hello all! You can easily imagine the artist (in this case, me) is panicking when the deadline is getting closer. However, when you panic more you want to do something else. I often go to play with my tegaki blog which you should create your blog entry not by typing but by drawing with mouse or pen tablet. This is the one example I did today. I drew my characters, Jaques and Touchstone from As You Like It. ... I was supposed to have… Continue

Posted by Chie on 8 August 2008 at 9:40pm — 3 Comments

Sneak peek of Othello from Ryuta Osada

Here's a sneak peek from Manga Shakespeare artist Ryuta, of some finished pages from Othello, due out in October.

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 8 August 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Some prep sketches from Paul Duffield's The Tempest

I've been meaning to upload these for a while... they are sketches of Caliban from Shakespeare's The Tempest, illustrated by Paul Duffield. Not bad, eh?

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 8 August 2008 at 11:49am — No Comments

Making Manga Macbeth at the Edinburgh Festival

Macbeth artist, Robert Deas, will be discussing and drawing in front of an audience of 230 (eep!) at the Edinbu… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 28 July 2008 at 3:14pm — No Comments

Monkey: Journey to the West

I was invited to the London Premiere of Monkey: Journey to the West a couple of nights ago at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. It is an opera that has been described…

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 25 July 2008 at 10:26am — No Comments

Much ado about a new Shakespeare book! ^_^

Hello all! I though I should drop in here and let the community know that I have now signed up to start work on one of SMH's next super adaptations - Much Ado About Nothing! Something a little more light hearted than my earlier offering and I can't wait to see what wonderful Richard Appignanesi comes up with for the script abridgement. Some character work is already done, so you'll be able to spot snippets as they appear. I will start using the trusty ol' selfmadehero Livejournal progress blog… Continue

Posted by Emma Vieceli on 27 June 2008 at 4:06pm — No Comments

Good luck Sonia!

Not satisfied with taking her existing awards and nominations, Sonia Leong and Romeo & Julet have been nominated for another award in America. R&J is up for a Harvey Award in the weirdly-titled BEST AMERICAN EDITION OF FOREIGN MATERIAL category alongside these folk: Eduardo Risso's Tales of Terror, Dynamite Entertainment Exit Wounds, Drawn & Quarterly… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 26 June 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

New books, new glossaries

Once you've got your fresh copies of Julius Caesar and Macbeth you might like to download a handy glossary for free from www.mangashakespeare.com Here is what they look like:

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 25 June 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The first (and as yet, only) copies of Macbeth and Julius Caesar have arrived!

At long last, here they are!

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 24 June 2008 at 12:35pm — No Comments

King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe

Last night I went to Shakespeare's Globe on London's Southbank to see the play King Lear. I took a picture so you could see what it's like inside if you haven't been. There are loads of standing tickets for £5 every summer season but I would recommend buying a seated ticket as the plays are long and it can mean you don't enjoy the play if your legs hurt. If you have seen King Lear or you know the play, then yo… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 20 June 2008 at 6:09pm — No Comments

Win a set of Manga Shakespeare cough (and a trip to Japan)

The Embassy of Japan is once again launching another major manga-writing competition, MANGA JIMAN 150, with fantastic prizes. This year the competition is open to anyone fourteen (14) years of age or over. Manga Shakespeareans Chie Cutsuwada (As You Like It), Patrick Warren (Richard II… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 19 June 2008 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Macbeth, Coming end of June!

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Posted by Robert Deas on 18 June 2008 at 10:58pm — No Comments

Julius Caesar - Out this months End

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Posted by Mustashrik on 18 June 2008 at 8:48pm — No Comments

Manga T-shirt

Uniqlo rock! Why do they rock? Well, they have such an amazing range of manga-inspired T-shirts. Many of the Ts feature classic manga characters such as Detective Conan from Case Closed, Lum from Urusei Yatsura, and Minami from Touch.

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 18 June 2008 at 2:13pm — No Comments

My first post: the first sneak preview of As You Like It

Hi everyone! I'm Chie and I'm the illustrator of As You Like It (out this Autumn). This is the first ever sneak preview of the story. Please enjoy!

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Posted by Chie on 11 June 2008 at 2:01pm — 1 Comment

The first ever Manga Hamlet cosplay pics!

This is LainShadow, who came up to our stand at the May MCM Expo to let us know that she would be cosplaying Hamlet the following day. We didn't get to see it, but she's very kindly sent us some pictures. This one's my favourite: great props and pose!

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 10 June 2008 at 6:34pm — 3 Comments

The First Annual Manga Shakespeare cosplay and performance competition

Here's the first info about the cosplay competition... all the updates will be published on this blog, so you'll here things here first. If you have any questions – message me on Ning or email me. We'll be adding more images and helpful hints here all the way through to th… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 23 May 2008 at 6:30pm — 8 Comments

OneShotHero

And I quote... "What started out as a solo interview with Emma Vieceli, turned into a selfless promo for the publishing group SelfMadeHero!" And there is no harm in that! Jimmy from Comic News Insider got more than he bargained for when he met Hamlet artist Emma Vieceli at the Bristol Comic Expo earlier this month. See Emma V's blog for the full story, but needless to say that the SMH collective descended upon the defenceless podcaster like vlutures on a carcass. Sonia L (Romeo & Juliet), E… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 22 May 2008 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Bristol International Comic Expo - limited edition prints

There will be more Manga Shakespeare artists in Bristol this weekend than you can shake a stick at. Mustashrik, Robert Deas, Kate Brown, Paul Duffield, Emma Vieceli, Sonia Leong and Chie Kutsuwada (artist for As You Like It)… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 6 May 2008 at 2:40pm — No Comments

Manga Shakespeare competition winners (Malaysia) and thanks to Letraset!

When SelfMadeHero's Emma and The Tempest artist Paul Duffield when to Malaysia in January this year they launched a competition to find the best local amateur manga arti… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 1 May 2008 at 4:25pm — No Comments

Manga in URBIS

If you live near Manchester then do check out the Manga Shakespeare section of the manga exhibit… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 1 May 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Fyredrake.net now has a new feature - an RSS feed, so that you can be notified of any new artwork, r…

Fyredrake.net now has a new feature - an RSS feed, so that you can be notified of any new artwork, recent publications, awards and updates to the website. Please subscribe to it at http://fyredrake.net/feed.xml! I finally finished work on the first two collaborations between Sweatdrop Studios and Infinite Ideas - the Self Help series of Manga, called "Manga Life"! The official product page is here: Manga Life Series, please note that the first two titles are Be Creative and Find True Love, the… Continue

Posted by Sonia Leong on 26 February 2008 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Slipping through the net...

Just done my first batch of amends for Macbeth. All in all there was very little to change and most were speech bubble placements and continuity things. However one was a bit more major. Basically I got mixed up with who the two sleepy looking charatcres should be in the pages below. I found a source on the internet (Never trust the internet) that said they were Malcolm and Donaldbain, the kings sons, where as really they are the kings guards. This got missed at the t…

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Posted by Robert Deas on 11 February 2008 at 11:03pm — No Comments

manga tutorials

links of manga tutorials and the books

the names of the books and the pictures

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Posted by Abhiroop Bhattacharya on 14 January 2008 at 10:26pm — No Comments

Macbeth, first peek!

Hi everyone!

Okay, so first post. As you may have gathered, I'm currently working on the Manga Shakespeare version of Macbeth. Things are coming along really well. I've done a total of 109 pages so far and I've got 93 left. I've enjoyed every second of it and I can't wait to see the book in print. Over the next couple of months I'll be posting concept art and thumbnails for pages, as well as a few finished pieces like the one below to g…

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Posted by Robert Deas on 6 January 2008 at 10:35pm — 3 Comments

hi

Being a young illustrator is quite fun, I also get do awards in art and in graphics at

school , also have interest in science ,engilsh ,modern forigen languages and graphics

if do'nt comment you for the next 1 week then i am sorry because ibe visiting the south of France a geographical and scientific trip .

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Posted by Abhiroop Bhattacharya on 5 January 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments

MCM on the Sci Fi channel

I don't know why this clip isn't onYouTube (like everything else) but if you follow this link and then you can watch a really good thing about the last MCM Expo with interviews.

The thing is you actually have to follow that link and then select 'MCM Expo' in the News section as it isn't really news anymore.

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 4 January 2008 at 12:10pm — No Comments

HI EVERYONE

HOWDIHOO PATNER !!!

I AM BACK MINNA( EVERYONE) FORM SOUTH OF F
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Posted by Abhiroop Bhattacharya on 3 January 2008 at 9:31pm — No Comments

Heyz Evry1!

Today was excrushiatingly boring as always. TT-TT

My friend forgot to bring the second book of Vampire Knight so I am sad. :3

Well not really, but anyway I finally got a job! (well, this and another) My friend and I were at IGA eating a parfait (very slowly mind you). We always go to IGA for our after school snack, since its across the street from where we live. We were sitting at our small table, and one of the supervisors came and offerd us a job. Well, now we work there. Just…

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Posted by Celina on 29 November 2007 at 9:03pm — No Comments

Heyz Evry1!

Today was excrushiatingly boring as always. TT-TT

My friend forgot to bring the second book of Vampire Knight so I am sad. :3

Well not really, but anyway I finally got a job! (well, this and another) My friend and I were at IGA eating a parfait (very slowly mind you). We always go to IGA for our after school snack, since its across the street from where we live. We were sitting at our small table, and one of the supervisors came and offerd us a job. Well, now we work there. Just…

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Posted by Celina on 29 November 2007 at 9:03pm — No Comments

Interactive Comic Book Workshops

The creative juices were flowing at the Manga Shakespeare Interactive Comic Book Workshops at the Globe Theatre, London, on 24-26th October 2007. Illustrators of the Manga Shakespeare series spoke about their work and then visitors had the chance to create their own manga characters. Some of their fantastic drawings will be posted up on the Manga Shakespeare website soon so have a look- and why not have a go yourself and send us your Manga Shakespeare creations?? visit http://www.selfmadehero.c… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 30 October 2007 at 4:24pm — No Comments

My first Entry ^^

hey folks!

I got those Shakespeare Mangas (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, Tempest) 2 days ago and I love them! I hope in this community we will be able to chat about new Shakespeare Mangas - we're lucky he wrote so many plays, aren't we? =^.^=

I hope that the tragedy of Macbeth will be among the next published books. I just love the story of Macbeth and I can imagine the scenes with those witches could be quite interesting... ^_^
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Posted by Galadwen on 30 October 2007 at 5:29am — 2 Comments

Shakespeare on Film - by Carolyn Jess-Cooke

Ok, so I started with the Introduction and I must admit, I was beginning to think this was a book purely for Film Studies students or at least Shakespeare enthusiasts. The language style is what I would call 'academic'. However...I read on and, depite my apprehensions, the first chapter, on Performance, is an interesting disscussion of different interpretations of Hamlet on film. I read on........will let you know how it goes! Continue

Posted by catriona goss on 6 September 2007 at 12:38pm — No Comments

LATEST ARRIVALS

Just had a flick through the latest books, THE TEMPEST & RICHARD III and they look great!!! CHECK THEM OUT!!!… Continue

Posted by catriona goss on 29 August 2007 at 10:36am — No Comments

manga tutorials

Being new to Manga, I'm surprised by just how many sites there are with Manga tutorials, I may actually have a go myself one of these days!! Continue

Posted by catriona goss on 24 August 2007 at 11:37am — No Comments

Globe

The Globe are touring the country with Romeo and Juliet, me thinks perhaps I should go when they're in london - at Lords Cricket Ground of all places!

As i was browsing their educational resource site, globelink, I was intrigued and amused to find that you can 'ADOPT AN ACTOR' - yes, really. Now I have seen it all!

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Posted by catriona goss on 10 August 2007 at 8:30am — No Comments

Manga Anne Frank

Thought this was quite cool, the diary of Anne Frank in Manga form! You can get it at Amazon for under a fiver! What a great way of bringing it to life!!

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Posted by catriona goss on 9 August 2007 at 12:00pm — No Comments

www.ratemydrawings.com

Hey, this site is really cool! Its like a huge online drawing competition. You can view posted pics and rate them. You can even post some yourself. And they have a Manga/Anime section.

Its really cool, you get to see the pics being drawn too. And they even have drawing Tutorials, including a Manga one! I could spend hours messing around on this site, mind you the drawing tools aren't that easy to use, at least not for amateurs like me! Continue

Posted by catriona goss on 9 August 2007 at 9:30am — No Comments

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is on until the end of August. Performances are every evening at 7.30 (except Sundays) and the tickets are £14 or £10 concession, which aint too painful!

http://www.cambridgeshakespeare.com/
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Posted by catriona goss on 8 August 2007 at 11:20am — No Comments

THE BRITISH LIBRARY - SHAKESPEARE ONLINE!

http://www.bl.uk/treasures/shakespeare/homepage.html

The British Library’s 93 copies of the 21 plays by William Shakespeare printed in quarto before the theatres were closed in 1642 are now available online!!

Its basically photos of the books' pages, so you can literally 'read the books' online! Pretty cool! Continue

Posted by catriona goss on 8 August 2007 at 11:15am — No Comments

Hamlet <3

Man oh man, my first blog. That's kind of sad, because I'm 17 and.. well anyways. I just bought Manga Hamlet yesterday, read the whole thing, and loved it VERY much! I even suggested it to my literature teacher who had introduced me to Hamlet in the first place.
I love Hamlet's character design, in fact I think I might dress up as him next year for an anime convention, that would be awesome! This Hamlet I must say is much more attractive than the Hamlet I drew for an assignment (my profile… Continue

Posted by Paula Wilkinson on 5 August 2007 at 3:49am — 3 Comments

TV's new Ariel (and Prospero)

I was walking from SMH HQ to Oxford Circus this morning along Portland Place, past the BBC's Broadcasting House. I looked across the road at the cranes and the big hole directly behind the BBC building and noticed that my view was blocked by a huge hoarding covered in tiny cartoon faces.

It has been there for a while, I just hadn't realised what was drawn on it - hundreds of characters from… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 26 July 2007 at 8:37pm — No Comments

MSND...sneak peek

Manga Shakespearean Kate B is racing through A Midsummer Night's Dream. Here is a spread that she posted on DeviantArt. Even SMH hadn't seen this one yet!

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 24 July 2007 at 10:39am — No Comments

It's Shakespeare season

The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 2007 is in full swing and expects to invite around 25,000 visitors during the summer season. The Festival has a policy of stripping away 'unnecessary theatrical artifice and gimmickry', so say their website, and are performed outdoors in 'full period costume with live Elizabethan music'. Many of the plays plays below have already been turned into Manga Shakespeares and perhaps more of these will follow... If you go to the festival keep an eye out for Manga S… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 23 July 2007 at 7:49pm — No Comments

Hello ^_^

I should say hi really...wish I had more time to play with this shiny network...

Welcome all ye shakespeare and manga enthusiasts ^_^
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Posted by Emma Vieceli on 16 July 2007 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Tiny Ninja Macbeth

The Washington Shakespeare Company performed a nude production of Shakespeare's Macbeth throughout at the John F…

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 15 July 2007 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Darth Vader skeleton on display at Wellcome, London

I went to see what was happening at the newly refurbished Wellcome Museum in London last week for two reasons.

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Posted by SelfMadeHero on 13 July 2007 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Wolverhampton Wandering

Before the graphic novels day at Wolverhampton I had an hour to kill and found Wolverhampton Art Gallery wrapped up like Christmas. What do they does the council do to make Christmas… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 12 July 2007 at 12:43pm — No Comments

Mel: My advice? Make it manga!

SMH enjoyed a trip to Wolverhampton on Tuesday for a day of learning called 'Creating an impact with graphic novels' with sixty-odd librarians (NB sixty and odd are hyphenated) who want to build a collection of manga and graphic novels in their libraries or use manga and GNs for powers of good! Great news, eh?

Mel Gibson lead the day (not that Mel Gibson, this was Dr Mel Gibson who knows everything there is to know about the history of British girls' comics, GNs and manga). Dr Mel was… Continue

Posted by SelfMadeHero on 12 July 2007 at 11:30am — No Comments