VIZ is launching a new self-publishing platform for manga, although all content will be vetted by the company. They are currently asking for creators to prepare portfolio packages to give to VIZ at major anime and manga events in the United States. They will review everything and if they like it, the manga will get turned into a graphic novel that will be available in print and … [Read more...] about VIZ Originals is new self-publishing platform for manga
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Viz Manga Hires Dreamworks’ Brad Woods
Manga distribution company Viz Media announced on Monday that they will be making a big staff change. Brad Woods, previously the Senior Vice President of Dreamworks Animation, has been named as the Chief Marketing Officer at Viz. What this means is Woods will be in charge of marketing all the titles Viz holds. Woods has had experience marketing successful film franchises, … [Read more...] about Viz Manga Hires Dreamworks’ Brad Woods
Viz Media Unveils Digital Manga Starter Bundles
Viz Media is offering digital Manga updates with new series debuts as well as promotional Digital Manga starter bundles this February! Updates will include the launch of several thrilling manga series as well as new volume releases of many continuing titles including several popular series finales will you not want to miss. A new opportunity Viz Media is offering, is for … [Read more...] about Viz Media Unveils Digital Manga Starter Bundles
4 New Manga Series Available via Shonen Jump
On Monday, February 9th, Viz Media's digital magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, announced that it will begin it's next round of “Jump Start” with 4 new series' beginning with Toshiako Iwashiro's ( Psyren, now published in North America) Kagamigami (Mirror God) in issue 11. Based on Iwashiro's one-shot Shikigami Twilight Days, which ran in Shonen Jump last year, will premier in Japan … [Read more...] about 4 New Manga Series Available via Shonen Jump
Viz Media Brings Shonen Jump Back to Print – Sort Of
Two years ago, Viz Media made big news when they converted their manga magazine Shonen Jump from a print monthly to a digital weekly, with new manga chapters running almost simultaneously with their Japanese release. A year later, they went to simultaneous release with Japan. Shonen Jump carries some of the best selling manga in the U.S., including Naruto and One Piece, and the … [Read more...] about Viz Media Brings Shonen Jump Back to Print – Sort Of
Digital Comics Bargains for November 23, 2013—Updated!
It seems like there's a big cross-platform sale every week; this week it's on Geoff Johns's Green Lantern comics, marked down to 99 cents an issue on comiXology, Kindle, and Nook. ComiXology says it's a seven-day sale that kicked off on November 19, so it looks like you'll have till Tuesday night to make your picks. ComiXology also has a sale on comics from the UK publisher … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for November 23, 2013—Updated!
Gagan Singh on Viz’s Expansion to iBooks
Viz Media was not the first manga publisher to turn to digital publishing, but it has been one of the most aggressive. Just three years ago, in November 2010, they launched an iPad app with just five titles; now they have a digital library of over 1,600 volumes, and the app is available for iPhone/iPod Touch and Android devices, the same service syncs with their Vizmanga.com … [Read more...] about Gagan Singh on Viz’s Expansion to iBooks
Viz Brings its Entire Graphic Novel Catalog to Apple iBooks
Viz has just brought its entire graphic novel collection to Apple iBooks and users will now be able to access over 1,600 titles. Over 130 different series will be available and readers will be able to purchase seminal favorites such as; NARUTO, BLEACH, BAKUMAN and ONE PIECE. Each one will run you around $6.00, which is quite respectable, considering most graphic novels by … [Read more...] about Viz Brings its Entire Graphic Novel Catalog to Apple iBooks
What Crunchyroll’s New Manga Service Gets Right
Crunchyroll's new streaming manga service, which will launch on Wednesday, looks like the manga publishers' best bet yet for fighting piracy, for three reasons: 1. It has new manga chapters the same day they are released in Japan. 2. It has a couple of big-name series to anchor it. 3. It's free. OK, it's only partly free, but right now it looks like Crunchyroll is … [Read more...] about What Crunchyroll’s New Manga Service Gets Right
Viz Expands Its Digital Manga Program to Kindle
Viz Media, the largest manga publisher in the U.S., has been aggressive about marketing their titles digitally (which makes sense when you realize that some of their series run to over 50 volumes). They launched with an iPad-only app, then expanded to iPhone, the web, Android, Nook, and Kobo, and today they announced that they are making their entire digital catalog, about … [Read more...] about Viz Expands Its Digital Manga Program to Kindle
Viz VP Explains Digital Manga Price Hike
Viz Media is the largest manga publisher in the U.S., and when they launched their digital manga service, almost three years ago, they instantly became a pioneer in that realm. They quickly ramped up with a cross-platform service that worked on the web, iOS, and Android devices and also made their books available on Nook (and, more recently, Kobo). And their prices were … [Read more...] about Viz VP Explains Digital Manga Price Hike
Digital Comics Bargains for Labor Day Weekend
The long weekend is almost here, so it's time to load up the e-reader with some cheap comics! ComiXology has you covered this week, with a lot of different options. The first deal ends on Sunday evening: An assortment of Dan Slott Spider-Man comics for 99 cents each. Not a Spider-Man fan? How about <a href="Next, they have Wolverine: Japan's Most Wanted #1 for 99 … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains for Labor Day Weekend
Now You Can Buy Back Issues of Shonen Jump
Viz's digital magazine Shonen Jump carries a variety of popular manga series—Naruto, Bleach, One Piece—as well as some lesser-known titles such as Nisekoi and One Punch Man, in weekly (or sometimes monthly) episodes the same week they come out in Japan. Since the collected print volumes lag behind the digital serials, that can make jumping in a bit of a challenge. Until now: … [Read more...] about Now You Can Buy Back Issues of Shonen Jump
Digital Comics Bargains: Last Blast of Summer
Summer's almost over, but there's still time for some comics reading before school starts in earnest. Dark Horse's big sale this weekend is on kids' comics, with 99-cent issues of Axe Cop, Groo, and Usagi Yojimbo and heavily marked-down graphic novels, including Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, and the Eisner-nominated Chimichanga—possibly the best $2.99 … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Bargains: Last Blast of Summer