Origami Unicorn

TinTin in Destination Moon

And the rest of the story.

Akira

And the rest of the film, which was developed from the comic book series, but does not follow the same plot line. NB: This is very violent. There is also an English dub.

Scanlations and Other Copyright Problems

An interesting blog posting associated with theBookseller.com, which explores some of the problems of copyright, including for-the-love scanlations: scans and translations of comics posted online.

The Medicine Seller

Japanese horror, using some of the conventions of kabuki.

And the rest of the episode.

Alan Moore on V for Vendetta

The Rocketeer

And the rest of the movie.

Comic-Con Sells Out

At one hundred and twenty-five thousand people, Comic-Con has sold out. Event organizers are uncertain whether the event—huge by almost any standard—can or ought grow any further. San Diego has found the convention so profitable that it is attempting to arrange an expansion of its convention. Already this year some important events, like the Eisner Awards, will be off-site. For further information check the con website.

Manga Collector Faces Possible Jail

A manga collector is facing a possible fifteen-year jail sentence based on a portion of his collection that was of Lolicon. The comics were discovered by officers as they passed through customs. A spokesman for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund expressed dismay at the guilty plea. The defendant's lawyer expressed the hope that sentencing would take into account that that the books in question were part of a collection of all types of manga, not something that reflected a special interest in one type.

Fahrenheit 451, the Comic

A book, and then a movie, and now, a comic from FSG, due out in August and tied to Banned Books Week in September.

LIttle Nemo

A short film about how Little Nemo became an animation, that has Windsor McCay drawing.