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Mangaka America
Date: 10/4/2006
Book on Manga-Influenced Artists due out in November
Mangaka America, a new book by Steelriver Studio, will be released on November 1 by Harper Collins.

The book is an artbook/how-to draw manga featuring work from well known North American creators like Tania del Rio and Rivkah. The book features art, how to turorials, discussions about work ethics and stories recounting the artists' experiences.

Husband and wife team William Staehle and Tania del Rio compiled the book and it features a foreword by Adam Warren, creator of the American Dirty Pair comics. The following artists are featured:

Svetlana Chmakova (Dramacon, Tokyopop)
Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges (Peach Fuzz, Tokyopop)
Tania del Rio (Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, Archie Comics)
Amy Kim Ganter (Sorcerors and Secretaries, Tokyopop)
M. Alice LeGrow (Bizenghast, Tokyopop)
Christy Lijewski (Re:Play, Tokyopop)
Jesse Philips
Rivkah (Steady Beat, Tokyopop)
Tavisha Simmons and Ricky Simmons (Reality Check, Tokyopop)
Felipe Smith (MBQ, Tokyopop)
Source: Anime News Network