Thanks to all the people who commissioned me, I’ve raised $1,300 for Japan Society’s Earthquake Relief Fund! I’ve donated the money and I’m getting an official confirmation in two weeks. I will re-open commissions soon, this time for MSF/Doctors Without Borders. Because I received far more commissions than I had estimated, I’m selling this original [...]
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$1,300 raised for Japan
Posted in articles, charity, news, press on March 17, 2011 |
I was recently phoned interviewed for a couple of articles. Here are the resulting articles: A procession of countless demons: A Daily Yomiuri Shinbun (an English-language newspaper in Japan) article about yokai in popular media. Some talk of Yokaiden in there and quotations from me. This was published on newsprint, too, and the writer was [...]
Bongo Comics blog interview
Posted in interviews, miscellaneous, press, The Simpsons on January 6, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I’ve been interviewed at the Bongo Comics website! It’s short, sweet, and seven questions long. Read it here. The portrait of me was done by yours truly. Can you recognize the two references made?
me in Digital Artist Magazine
Posted in Airbender, articles, comics, miscellaneous, press, Yokaiden on June 3, 2010 |
I’m in Issue 6 of Digital Artist Magazine, in the main article about manga art. There are some quotes, anecdotes and tips by me, accompanied by some of my art. I went to Toronto for a week and signed some books there. For you Torontonians (Torontites?): Chapters @ Spadina holds signed copies of Yokaiden 1 [...]
spotlighted!
Posted in charity, comics, miscellaneous, press, reviews, Uncategorized, Yokaiden, tagged charity, reviews, speedgamers, yokaiden on December 8, 2009 |
Yokaiden 2 spotlighted at Ain’t It Cool News Anime! I wanted to make special mention of this because Scott Green’s manga reviews are unlike any other’s. He does a nice and thorough analytical look — an almost academic approach. See his Yokaiden 1 review too, if you haven’t yet. This holiday, let’s buy less crud [...]
Yokaiden 2 out
Posted in comics, news, press, reviews, Uncategorized, Yokaiden, tagged announcements, reviews, yokaiden on November 24, 2009 |
YOKAIDEN 2 OUT IN STORES TODAY It has three reviews so far and they’re all positive! The first review is by Brigid Alverson at MangaBlog. Spoiler haters beware — it gives away much of the plot from beginning to end. The second review is by Michael C. Lorah at Newsarama, who’s never read the first [...]
Vancouver Comicon appearance
Posted in charity, conventions, interviews, merchandise, miscellaneous, news, press, Uncategorized, tagged announcements, charity, conventions, interviews, patchtogether, updates on August 24, 2009 |
I’m a featured guest at the September 13th Vancouver Comicon! 11 AM to 5 PM at Heritage Hall; admission is no more than 4 bucks. This is my first time ever having a table at a convention. If you’re a local Vancouverite, do drop by. Updates for today: * Put up an interview I did [...]
a couple of things
Posted in comics, interviews, press, Uncategorized, Yokaiden, tagged interviews, yokaiden on March 21, 2009 |
One, the interview I did with Deb Aoki for the manga section at About.com is up: Interview: Nina Matsumoto Two, I know some public libraries carry Yokaiden which is great, but my local library doesn’t. I was wondering if anyone living in Vancouver could suggest it at the VPL website: http://www.vpl.ca/library/details/suggest_a_purchase I would do it [...]
deviantART interview
Posted in interviews, press, Uncategorized, tagged interviews on March 9, 2009 |
It’s International Women’s Week! I did an interview with deviantART to help celebrate, ’cause I’m a woman. My mother is a woman, so I’m at least half-woman. Both my grandmothers were women so I come from a long line of women. Proud to be a Woman-Canadian! IWW Interview with spacecoyote And as the article says, [...]
The Escapist
Posted in articles, interviews, press, Uncategorized, tagged articles, interviews on March 3, 2009 |
I did an interview for the Escapist about “The Art of Fandom,” wherein fanart and creators’ rights are discussed. It’s a nice piece, and thanks to my claim to fame, I’m a big focus in it. Read the article here!
