Three of the major exhibitions at this year’s Festival International de la Bande Dessinée d’Angoulême in France are accompanied by a substantial, deluxe, limited-edition hardcover catalogues, including the Wallace “Wally” Wood exhibition
Manga
Talking Manga: An Interview with British Museum curator Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere
Holly Rose Swinyard, editor of The Cosplay Journal, recently sat down with Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere, curator of the British Museum’s Manga Exhibition, which runs until 26th August 2019, and has kindly shared part of their interview with downthetubes as a… Read More ›
#HelpKyoAniHeal appeal raises over a million dollars so far after tragic attack on studio
A crowdfunding campaign, #HelpKyoAniHeal, to support those impacted by the tragic attack on award-winning Kyōto Animation in Uji, Japan, has raised over one million dollars in support so far
Japan House London hosts Helen McCarthy’s free talk on Urasawa Naoki next week
Heading to London’s Japan House to see their This is Manga – the Art of Urasawa Naoki exhibition? Why not combine your visit with a free evening lecture on the artist by leading UK anime and manga writer Helen McCarthy… Read More ›
Thirteenth Japan International MANGA Award competition closing date approaches
The call for entries is open to all over the world for the 13th Japan International Manga Award, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The deadline is 14th June 2019. Previous British winners include Sean Michael Wilson,… Read More ›
British Museum’s massive MANGA exhibition opens this week
Author and manga expert Paul Gravett was lucky to be granted an exclusive sneak peek at The British Museum‘s MANGA exhibition, opening this week – and he’s very impressed. Announced last year, the exhibition, which will run until August, explores the… Read More ›
Japan House London Manga Season begins tomorrow
The Japan House London Manga Season begins tomorrow, Monday 20th May, with a series of LGBT+ related events exploring diversity in manga
Silent Manga Audition offers publishing opportunities in Japan for international artists
Russian Silent Manga Audition MasterClass member SIDEBURN004 made recently recently, by being the first SMA MasterClass member to debut in a Japanese manga magazine. A work originally conceived by Japanese manga artist Matsuri Midou (Black Terror) for the first Zenon… Read More ›
Manga Jiman 2018 Winners on display at Embassy of Japan
The winners of the 12th edition of the Manga Jiman competition were revealed at a reception hosted at the Embassy of Japan last month – and an exhibition of the strips is on display until the end of March. The… Read More ›
British Museum announces major Manga exhibition, tie-in MANGA book
The British Museum is to host a major exhibition dedicated to the history of Manga in the New Year, opening in May, along with a tie-in book titled, simply, MANGA. The exhibition, which will run until August, will explore the… Read More ›
Manga in the spotlight at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Chie Kutsuwada, Fumo Obata and Paul Gravett head up “The Manga Phenomenon” at this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival on Friday 5th October 2018. as regular downthetubes readers know, Manga is big business in Japan. Comics make up nearly 40% of… Read More ›
Rare Tank Girl ephemera and more on show in Worthing as Deadline star approaches her 30th anniversary!
In the run up to the 30th anniversary of the hit comic character from Deadline, a new display of Tank Girl and other comics-related ephemera is on view at Worthing Museum and Art Gallery in West Sussex, curated by the founders… Read More ›
Embassy of Japan Manga Jiman Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the 2017 edition of the Embassy of Japan‘s Manga Jiman competition were revealed at a reception hosted at the embassy earlier this month. The contest, now in its 11th year, continues to go from strength to strength,… Read More ›
Sneak Peek: Breaking the 10 Volume Two by Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa
The second volume of Breaking the 10 by Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa debuts in February 2018, published by NBM. When David loses his wife and child in a tragic car accident he decides to turn against God. He… Read More ›
eOneBook, a manga comics ebook reader that looks like a book!
E Ink Holdings, “E Ink”, a leading innovator of electronic ink technology, has announced a partnership with Progress Technologies Inc., a technical service for design development, to bring E Ink’s ePaper modules to a first-of-its-kind E-Manga solution, the eOneBook. Developed… Read More ›
Dreams are made of this: win a trip to Japan in annual “Manga Jiman” comic competition
The Embassy of Japan in the UK has just launched their annual comic-writing competition to find the best creators of comic short-stories, and this year the theme is “Dreams”. Manga Jiman 2017 has two categories; Yonkoma Manga, requiring a comic… Read More ›
Taschen returns to documenting Manga with “100 Manga Artists”
Since the original TASCHEN edition of Manga Design, Japan’s comic phenomenon has produced yet more captivating characters and a whole host of hot new talents. The revised and updated edition edited by Julius Wiedemann – 100 Manga Artists, out later this month… Read More ›
Comicraft Turns Japanese! (with an ambitious new font project, that is…)
Comicraft, the comic-book industry’s leading lettering and design company for over 20 years, is launching a Kickstarter to fund the creation of the first comic book-style lettering font for the Japanese writing system. What started as Wildwords Manga, a limited font… Read More ›
Rising Stars from Japan – manga artists feature in Kendal exhibition, London event next week
Here’s some pictures of two free exhibitions at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, taking place this weekend. The first pictures are from “Making a Scene” by top comics artist Ken Niimura and it’s on at the Brewery Arts… Read More ›
Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa out to Challenge with “Breaking The Ten”
Out today from US publisher NBM in all good comic and books shops if Breaking the Ten, the first of a two-volume story by Sean Michael Wilson and Michiru Morikawa. In troubling times, some people find comfort in religion. But sometimes,… Read More ›