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

1. Bleach, Volume 17
2. Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Volume 2
3. Absolute Boyfriend, Volume 3
4. Tsubasa, Volume 12
5. Bone: Rockjaw Master of the Eastern Border.
6. Loveless, Volume 4
7. Astonishing X-Men: Torn, Volume 3
8. Buso Renkin!, Volume 4
9. Full Metal Alchemist, Volume 11
10. Fables: Wolves, Volume 8

According to AoD, several Media Blasters manga, including Apocalypse Zero and Baron Gong, will most likely be discontinued:

From the look of it, Apocalypse Zero, Baron Gong Battle, Pilgrim Jager and Kamunagara all appear to be dead titles with no new movement forward on new volumes. Eiken, which is selling well and getting reprints, is in limbo with no new volumes acquired. Their yaoi titles appear to be where the movement will be going forward but they also indicate to expect news on other non-yaoi titles as well.

RICHMOND, CA ­ March 5, 2007 ­ Infinity Studios, LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement to license acclaimed artist Miyabi Fujieda's highly acclaimed yuri manga IONO-SAMA FANATICS Vol. 1 (ISBN:978-1-59697-015-1) from Mediaworks. Miyabi Fujieda is a highly popular and recognized manga artist who has created numerous hit titles in Japan including NOVA, ALICE QUARTET, KOTONOHA NO MIKO TO KOTODAMA NO MAIO TO and has also been a guest artist for a few chapters in the extremely popular manga hit DI GI CHARAT.

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MangaCast looks at a discussion regarding the correct type-set of "CLAMP" and the importance of an uniform style for manga-related terms. Irresponsible Pictures has an article on the same topic.

Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga 7 People’s Choice Award is now open to public voting. The voting will end on March 12, and the winning entry will be featured in the upcoming volume of Rising Stars of Manga, the winner will be awarded a cash prize of $500.

Anime News Network is looking to hire a full-time Associate News Editor who will be able to take over most of its news reporting. For more information visit ANN's Staff Opening page.

Del Rey will release the English edition of the Train Man (Densha Otoko) novel by Hitori Nakano April 24th. Currently three different versions of the Train Man manga are being released by Del Rey, Viz Media, and CMX.

Source: CMX

MangaBlog reports that Yen Press is planning to publish a new manga anthology sometime in 2008. The new magazine will feature 6 to 8 stories each issues.

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Manga publisher Go! Comi has announced their first original series, "The Masque of the Red Death," written and drawn by Wendy Pini. Ms. Pini is the creator of "ElfQuest," one of the most popular and successful independent comics of all time. The announcement was made at New York Comic Con.

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San Jose, CA – March, 2007 DrMaster Publications Inc. and DGN Production Inc. have announced, Chinese Hero – Tales of the Blood Sword is now shipping! Volume #1 is a massive 280pgs. Twenty of those pages are additional material, introducing the world, character abilities and their motivation.

The wait is over. The sword has been drawn! And now, in a wash of crimson steel, an action-packed epic unfolds.

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