Archie Manga?
Dang it,
Dirk
Deppey beat me to the story about Sabrina's "manga makeover."
I had a post ready last night (the story appeared earlier on
Comics
Continuum) but my home PC crashed before I could publish it.
Dirk got in one of the cracks I wanted to make (about
Archie Comics craving a slice
of that manga magic), but I was also wondering if the audience for
Sabrina will be as resistant to changes in art style as superhero fans
often are. My guess would be that Sabrina's readers (who I'm
assuming are mainly young girls) might actually like the new look,
since it would combine two of their favorite things (Sabrina and
shoujo) in one package.
In any event, it's a shrewd (or is that cynical?) move on Archie's
part, and I'm happy to see that
Tokyopop's
Rising Stars
of Manga contest is leading to work in the American comic book
industry for winners such as
Tania
del Rio.
