Gynocrat explains in the RUSH Blog how to make your local comic store carry DramaQueen's yaoi magazine RUSH.

Del Rey manga has announced a giveaway of their SDCC goodies for people who cannot attend the convention:

Just send an e-mail to delreymanga@randomhouse.com with "Active Anime/SDCC giveaway" in the subject line. Include your full name and address in the body of the e-mail (NOTE: Your personal information will not be used for anything other than this contest). Entries must be received by Monday, July 30, 2007.

Read more about Del Rey staff's "SDCC adventures" at the official Del Rey SDCC blog.

Many new titles were announced by several publishers at Comic Con 2007:

Yen Press

• Sundome (sex comedy) by Kazuto Okata
• Kieli
• Kaze no Hana by Mizta Ushio

According to Kurt Hassler, Yen Press will not censor any of their titles.

Seven Seas

• Hayate Cross Blade (yuri) by Shizuru Hayashiya
• Akatsuki-iro no Senpuku Majo (yuri) by Mera Hakamada
• Girls Love (yuri light novel)
• Girls Revolution (yuri light novel)

Also, according to this, Seven Seas' new yaoi line will be called "Bee Line."

CMX

• LEADER'S HIGH by Shindo Arashi

Broccoli Books

• Nui! by Natsumi Mukai

Last but not least, Check here and here for a big list of mostly non-Japanese titles from Tokyopop.

From the online magazine Salon comes an article on the Death Note manga titled "Death Strip." The article looks at how Death Note has become so popular in the U.S. "A controversial graphic novel from Japan -- banned in China -- has inspired a hit movie and much fan fiction. Will thrill-starved U.S. readers get hooked?"

Via: ANN

San Jose, CA, July 2007. DrMaster has just announced the publication of Iron Wok Jan volume 25, the continuation of the popular series by author Shinji Saiyjo, Puri Puri volume 2 by Chiaki Taro, and Junk volume 3 by Kia Asamiya.

Iron Wok Jan v25
While Kou and Kiriko are sweating over their dish, attempting to add personality to the bland ostrich meat, Jan pulls out his secret weapon, the magic box. He hangs the meat inside the box and ... it does nothing! What is this box that turns the ostrich meat into black, then white, and back to red? Find out the secret behind Akiyama's magic!

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ANN reports that Viz has confirmed at SDCC 2007 that Shonen Jump will begin serializing Kubo Tite's Bleach starting this November. Viz also announecd that it will release Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk in 2008, and a preview of the first chapter will appear in Shonen Jump in December:

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HYOGO, Japan--VOICE-BANK(CEO: Yoshihide Kinokawa), Inc. announced at Red Herring 2007 "Insight Japan" that they will start delivering MANGA for iPhone users in the US with Digital Manga Association Japan (Chairman: Monkey Punch).

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The following manga appeared on the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending July 22th:

• #58 - Naruto, Volume 15 - Viz - (Last week: #60)

Some new announcements from manga publishers at Comic-Con International 2007:

• Viz Media announced "Viz Big," a new line of manga that will pack 3 volumes worth of existing Viz titles into on single volume priced $17.99, complete with new covers and colored illustrations.
• New manga licenses from Viz:
  - Vampire Juujikai (Fallen Vampire) by Kimura Yuri
  - Monkey High! by Akira Shouko
  - Death Note: Another Note (Novel) by Ishin Nishio (to be translated by Andrew Cunningham)
• CMX presented its new title Zombie Fairy by Torii Daisuke, a result from their partnership with Flex Comix.
• Tokyopop showed off a list of OEL titles that will be available on cell phones during their GoComics panel.
• Udon Entertainment has announced its schedule at Comic Con.

For more news and reports available from the San Diego Comic-Con 2007 News Round Up.

From THAT Animeblog comes a "chronological history of the anime blogging community", an overview of the anime blogging community's history fro pre-2003 to 2007.