Mangaka America: Manga by America's Hottest Artists Book

Manga, or Japanese comics, have become a part of our culture, with more and more artists growing up learning to draw in the manga style. "Mangaka" is a term for someone who creates manga. The artists in MANGAKA AMERICA represent the newest dynamic talents in the field and are professionally creating it for an American audience, something that was unheard of 20 years ago.

MANGAKA AMERICA showcases a selection of these US-based mangaka, highlighting each artist's unique contibution to the genre. Manga fans are often anxious to learn new skills and techniques, and this book also provides mini-tutorials in which each artist provides instruction on character design, layouts, digital inking, and coloring.

The following artists will be featured in MANGAKA AMERICA:

• Svetlana Chmakova (DRAMACON, Tokyo Pop)
• Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges (PEACH FUZZ, Tokyo Pop)
• Tania del Rio (SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, Archie Comics)
• Amy Kim Ganter (SORCERS AND SECRETARIES, Tokyo Pop)
• M. Alice LeGrow (BIZENGHAST, Tokyo Pop)
• Christy Lijewski (RE:PLAY, Tokyo Pop)
• Jesse Philips Rivkah (STEADY BEAT, Tokyo Pop)
• Tavisha and Ricky Simmons (REALITY CHECK, Tokyo Pop)
• Felipe Smith (MBQ, Tokyo Pop)