I emphasized this in other writing, and wanted to bring it up again: if you're in a profession you love, OR want that perfect geeky job, you're going to need to read professional publications. If you're not a pro, you still need to read them – perhaps even moreso.
Go Farther: Old comics and manga
Time for another "Go Farther" – looking at things we want to see in the geekonomy and general fannish and cool stuff.
I've mentioned this several times in the podcast and in the daily posts, but it bears repeating: I think companies with manga and comic properties need to seriously consider releasing older titles and issues online or on print-on-demand.
There's
a lot of properties out there that would interest people for reasons of
history, curiosity, research, retro interests, etc. The problem isgauging interests of people to see if it's worth dropping the cash to do a hard-copy publication.
My solution? Twofold.
Convention Spotlight: Anime USA
Part of our continuing series on how to make conventions more supportive of professional fans and geeky ambitions. The summary of the continuing series is here.
Anime USA is a large convention in Arlington Virginia, taking place in November. I had the pleasure of talking to the head of programming who himself has an interest in profans – he and his wife are doing their own work for release in 2010.
You may have heard of Anime USA as it's built a good reputation for interesting events and ones for career-oriented fans.