http://activeanime.com/delrey DelRey Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:08:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en No, it isn't. The booth may be down and the Del Rey team members are in transit to go home, but the spirit (or exhaustion!) of the Con is still here with all of us. There will still be Con updates that we didn't get the chance to cover in the ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/its-over-already/ So the show is done, its glorious frenzy history, and only now is it that I can take the time to actually blog, despite the kind reminders from my colleagues for days that I really gotta get to bloggin'. So it is that I sit here thinking about the convention, and there's ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/i-love-san-diego/ Did I not say that this is the biggest bag I've ever seen in my entire life? I probably have tablecloths that are smaller than this: Not pictured: My Harry Potter bag (it's back at the hotel) and more free stuff! – SWAG! Run and grab a Warner Bros. Smallville/Superman Bag. Only ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/confessions-mission-1-complete/ We've heard the buzz about the Phoenix Wright manga all over the Internet. And as I am Del Rey Manga's resident Phoenix Wright superfan (the first and second titles are my favorite games for the Nintendo DS), I can't say how incredibly giddy I am about this acquisition. I don't ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/objection/ [youtube 4nbAVeGw3O0 Aventura Trailer] This is one of three new manga trailers presented at the Del Rey Manga panel. NEVER STOP BELIEVING! Aventura Manga Trailer http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/adventura-trailer/ If there's one thing I truly enjoy about being in the manga business, it's the people I meet. Just got back from lunch with William Flanagan and his lovely wife, Megumi. I met Bill back when I started at Viz in 2000 and we've kept in touch ever since. Bill ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/things-i-love-about-comic-con/ The Eisner Awards--the top honor in comics--are held every year at San Diego. Yesterday I was greeted with the awesome news that one of my artists, the mind-blowingly talented David Petersen, won a special award at the Eisners: the Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer. David's the author of ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/the-eisners/ Here's your exclusive first look at art from Nina Matsumoto's new manga, YOKAIDEN, taken from a sample book on display during Comic-Con.           Meet Hamachi and the yokai of YOKAIDEN. Cool, huh? http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/yokaiden-art/ We bring to you today the conclusion of Ali's Tie of the Day! That's your friendly neighborhood manga marketing manager coming across a not-so-friendly fist... And it looks like Ali's back to rockin' a bowtie (but no purple suit). While it's not directly related to comics, the tie holds the words of ... http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/tie-of-the-day-sunday/ Good morning and welcome to the final day of Comic-Con. And just to start the day off right... I saw this furry little guy being followed by a cameraperson and I just had to take a snapshot. Giant squirrel reality TV? Who knew? http://activeanime.com/delrey/2007/07/29/cause-were-nuts/