I received my copy of Best New Manga 2 yesterday morning. It both looks and feels well produced. There’s quite a lot of great pieces in this one too. I rather enjoyed reading ‘Another Summer Day’ by Nana Li and ‘Strum’ by Ben Ang, not to mention the silent comic piece ‘Sojourn’ by Paul Duffield.

There are certainly quite a few gems in this volume. And of course, let’s not forget that there’s a piece by Shari and me in there too!

The book is not yet available for order online, but check here at the end of the month when it’s officially released. There’ll be copies floating around at London Expo for those who can’t wait. I’ll be selling limited stock of the book behind the Sweatdrop table and I’m sure this book will sell fast, so come by early!

London Expo is coming up fast. I’ve been invited to do a talk on stage on Sunday at 12pm on the “When I grow up I want to make comics” panel. It’s described as ‘A guide to getting into the comics/manga industry’. I’ll be joining other guests from the industry such as:

Tony Lee (Writer) – Starship Troopers/Midnight Kiss
Mark Sparacio (Artist) – Green Lantern
Billy Tucci (Artist) – Shi
Lee Townsend – Judge Dredd
Emma Vieceli (Artist) – Hamlet

Should be fun.