MangaCast has discovered two new manga from Viz Media, listed in the Simon & Schuster listings for 2008:

• Tekkon Kinkriito All in One by Matsumoto Taiyou
• High School Debut by Kawara Kazune

According to this AoD post, the latest issue of Faust, a literary magazine published by Kodansha, came with an announcement that "volume seven will be out this summer...And the American edition will start in Spring 08."

Source: AoD

The new comic release list for April 4th 2007 from ComicList, compiled by MangaCast.

Kobato to be serialized in North America's top anime magazine

HOUSTON, April 4, 2007 - Newtype USA, the leading anime magazine in North America, is pleased to announce a special agreement with manga powerhouse CLAMP (Chobits, Tsubasa) to exclusively serialize the creative team's latest effort, Kobato, in the pages of the magazine. This will mark the English-language debut of this highly anticipated new manga, and it will be the only way to read Kobato during the course of its serial run.

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AOI HOUSE: THE MUSIC VIDEO original flash animation on the pack-in DVD of Newtype USA's April issue

LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2007) - Seven Seas Entertainment is pleased to announce the inclusion of its original flash animation, Aoi House: The Music Video, on the pack-in DVD of Newtype USA???s April 2007 issue.

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Simon Jones of Icarus Publishing talks about the current state of the comics market and its effect on small publishers and artists in the article "Ramblings from a shameful publisher". The article touches on the recent CPM/Libre incident, doujinshi artists, as well as some inside information on Icarus Publishing itself.

Go! Comi is currently looking for a new background artist, pin-up artists, digital colorists, and new logo artists. Also according to the announcement: "if you're an artist living in Japan or will be moving there soon, send me a note. We may be looking for an artist who did not grow up in Japan but who lives there for reasons I -- as usual -- can't discuss. ;-)"

Monthly comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.

1. Naruto, Volume 13
2. Death Note, Volume 10
3. Negima, Volume 13
4. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Volume 2
5. The Road to Civil War.
6. Bleach, Volume 17
7. Gentleman's Alliance, Volume 1
8. Justice, Volume 2
9. Black Cat, Volume 7
10. Absolute Boyfriend, Volume 3

From Publishers Weekly's Kai-Ming Cha comes an interview with Alvin Lu, Vice President of Viz Media. The interview touches on Viz's current success, as well as its plans for the future.

DMP has announced that it has acquired Fumi Yoshinaga's shoujo manga Garden Dreams, and plans to release it on 10/24.

Also announced was that volume 1 of Megami DX, "A collection of pin-ups and full-color illustrations from popular anime series," will be released on 10/31.

Via: ANN