Not a big manga fan but this is good news.

by MattBrady

TOKYOPOP, UNIVERSAL PRESS SYNDICATE BRING MANGA TO SUNDAY PAPERS In a move to attract younger readers – a demographic that they are clearly losing (the average age of newpapers readers is 53) – several major North American papers will be debuting original English language (OEL) manga in their Sunday comics sections in January.

According to an AP report appearing in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other outlets, Universal Press Syndicate will begin carrying Van Von Hunter, by Ron Kaulfersch and Mike Schwark; and Peach Fuzz by Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges. Both are original Tokyopop strips, created by winners of the company’s Rising Stars of Manga contest, rather than material licensed from Japanese publishing houses.

Tokyopop’s Stuart Levy is quoted by the AP as saying, "The newspapers want the manga more even than we want the newspapers. Newspapers are looking for new fresh ways to appeal to young people."

Newspapers that will begin carrying the Tokyopop manga in their comics sections include: the Los Angeles Times, Denver Post, Vancouver Sun, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and The Detroit News.

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