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Just wanted to share some news that Saundra Mitchell–who just happens to be the supercool debutante author for next Monday–sent me about a week ago.

This should perk up anyone’s ears who was disappointed by the demise of Minx. And while it doesn’t solve the manga v. American style comics conundrum, it’s certainly still a positive step.

Anyway, down to business:

Cartoon Network and Del Ray will be partnering to launch their new Manga Publishing Partnership! In December, we’ll see the debut of Bakugan Battle Brawlers: The Battle Begins. So get excited for that. I know I’ll be checking it out. The books in this series will be aimed at boys ages 6-11 and is adapted from the animated show.

I actually haven’t been that aware of the popularity of manga with boys, but I’m glad to hear it.

 

A lot of people wonder what mainstream publishers put out graphic novels. Well, the easy answer is–a lot, but I wanted to give a quick (but not comprehensive) rundown of a few that I know and love. If you have any to add, let me know.

Aaaaand…for your edification I’ll add a few books I think you (yeah, I mean you) should check out:

Scholastic Graphix (Bone)

Random House Pantheon (Persepolis)

Simon Pulse (100 Girls)

Hyperion (W.I.T.C.H)

Del Ray (soon to be publishing the first Outlander book in graphic novel form!)

Simon & Schuster Atheneum (To Dance)

Puffin Graphics (Dracula)

HarperCollins (Coraline)

 

Alright. So y’all get to reading those and I’ll get back to writing SCOUT.

K, Break.

 

Status: Well, I’ve become a chunker. No, I’m not tipping the scales at four hundo or anything, I’ve just realized that I am much more productive when I write big hunks of the script and then link together. Fine, it’s not a recent discovery. I’ve known for awhile, but have always felt guilty about it. I mean, there is something incredibly satisfying about going in order and saying I am on page #337. But too bad. Because I am doing so much better writing then linking. Right now, my script looks a little bit like separate sausages, but pretty soon I’m going to link them together, so that it will look like intestines instead. Just in time for Halloween.

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