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  • Viz Media Launches Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Digital Magazine

    • 14 Oct 2011
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    At New York Comic-Con, Viz Media announced that they will be publishing a new digital-exclusive manga magazine: Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. The new effort will feature translated chapters of popular series like One Piece, Bleach, and Naruto only two weeks after they are released in Japan's Weekly Shonen Jump.

    The new publication will be accessible via the Viz Manga app and their website. Readers will have the option of purchasing a year-long subscription for $25.99 or can rent issues for a for-week window for $0.99. This announcement is great news for manga fans who have felt left out, and shows the disruptive power of digital distribution to help get content to interested people quicker and cheaper.

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  • NYC Comic-Con: AV Recap

    • 21 Apr 2008
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    Luckily, the New York Comic-Con happened to overlap with my trip to the Big Apple to visit my family and catch up with some old friends. I found a couple of hours on Saturday and rolled over with a fellow geek to witness the con craziness. Here is a video of some people doing a lightsaber stage combat performance. I don't want to think about how many hours of practice went into this...

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  • Viral Video Fridays: NYC Comic-Con Edition

    • 18 Apr 2008
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    This morning I arrived in NYC courtesy of a JetBlue redeye. This weekend is going to be filled with family, friends, and, by a lucky coincidence, comics. That's right, New York Comic-Con happens to fall during the same weekend as Passover, and so I'll get to enjoy both. After the great time I had at the San Diego Comic-Con I am excited to see what this will have in store. I do know that the creator of my favorite web comic, VG Cats, will be there. Enjoy this video featuring Leo and Aeris from his strips.

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