More emphasis on manga at Bristol International Comic Expo

Sonia Leong’s web comic AyaTakeo will receive the tankobon treatment. The webcomic started in 2007 and is set to run until 2010, each year is being compiled into beautifully printed full-colour, larger format (B5), 64 pgs, gloss cover and silk inners, published by Sweatdrop Studios. UK£8.99 or US$12.99 Official launch is London MCM Expo, 23-24 … Continued

Rhoda “Voxie” Villegas is giving away (free) copies of her (now in-active) fanzine ‘MAMEzine‘. Along side magazine regulars like (old) news, features and reviews, it contains a number of rare comics drawn by several well-known UK comic artists, including Sweatdrop Studios regular Sonia Leong. If you’re interested in taking advantage and picking up a free … Continued

Sweatdrop Studios have hooked up with Infinite Ideas to produce four manga-style “life-enhancing” books; the “Manga Life” series includes “Beauty secrets for babes”, “Sort out your money” and “Find true love”, all of which feature “manga drawings enhancing and illustrating the ideas featured”. If you’re interested, you can read more about “Manga Life” in the … Continued

A brand new convention, CamCon, is to be held in Cambridge on 12th May, 2012. It will cover anime and manga, as well as comics, sci-fi and games. The event, to be held at The Junction, Clifton Way, between 10am and 1am, is open to all ages. Prices for tickets are £10, going down to … Continued

Fans of the UK manga movement will be pleased to hear that Sonia Leong‘s global manga adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (“Manga Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet“) has been nominated for a 2008 Harvey Award in the Best American Edition of Foreign Material category. The nominations and winners are selected by US comic book professionals and … Continued