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By the time I’d finished the script for the first volume of Return to Labyrinth, some of the characters had fleshed out backstories and multi-volume arcs, while other characters were, admittedly, sketchy. Moppet, for example, is developed to the point where I could tell a series about her even without Toby and crew. Mizumi had […]

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My friend Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, recently invited me over for a unique (to say the least) evening of manga smelling, tasting and snobbish silliness. The event is captured in his article for OtakuUSA. Check it out for a rare glimpse at at the madness that goes into reviewing manga […]

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Coraline Trailer Debuts!Wow, this looks amazing. Very Mirrormask-esque — appropriate as both are Neil Gaiman.

Terry Brooks goes “manga.” Labyrinth isn’t the only 80’s fantasy world to get the manga treatment. I read the first Shannara trilogy back in the 5th grade. One time we had this book fair at school where you dress as characters […]

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I can’t believe it — it’s time for Wondercon already! The convention season officially kicks off for me tomorrow, and I’m really looking forward to the show. It’s a great chance to talk to people about Return to Labyrinth, but also to catch up with industry friends from other publishers and developers.
Here’s the full details […]

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A heads up for Labyrinth fans in the Bay Area or those planning attending WonderCon, Tokyopop will be holding a Henson panel on Saturday, Feb. 23rd from 4:30-5:30. I’ll be there to answer questions about Return to Labyrinth and talk about where the series is going, but I’m sure there will be some other surprises […]

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Some nine months ago, when my recently graduated sister found herself in need of freelance work, I suggested she get in touch with my old colleagues at Tokyopop. Sure enough, she landed a few script localization projects which have at long last come to print. When she told me she was working on a […]

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After two weeks away from the internets, we’re back to ring in the new year right (and a week late…) on Gobblin.net! As promised last time, I’ve got new commentary on Return to Labyrinth Vol. 3, as well as a first glimpse of art. Granted, it’s just a thumbnail, but I think Labyrinth Fans […]

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For those of you who enjoyed the first Sgt. Frog holiday poem, here’s the followup that I wrote in 2005 when Fox News was starting its big “War on Christmas” campaign. I prefer the first poem as the verse is tighter, there are less series in-jokes and the themes more traditional and less topical. Still, […]

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I wrote this holiday poem back in 2002 when I was going through my Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunsou) kick at TOKYOPOP. Originally I was planning to create Sgt. Keroro’s personal blog, as seen in volume 1, complete with a regularly updated poetry section. Adam Arnold, who was an old friend from animefringe (now at […]

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All right, Del Rey — You’ve tackled bugs. You’ve relaunched one of the best seinen series ever translated. It’s high time you tackled the next big oddball otaku crossover from Kodansha — Moyashimon: Tales of Agriculture! It’s like House meets Osmosis Jones meets 4-H. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a freshman at an agricultural […]

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