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About the Author

Manga, or Japanese comics, have become a part of our culture, with more and more artists growing up learning to draw in the manga style. "Mangaka" is a term for someone who creates manga. The artists in Mangaka America represent the newest dynamic talents in the field and are professionally creating it for an American audience, something that was unheard of 20 years ago. The following artists will be featured: Svetlana Chmakova (DRAMACON, Tokyo Pop); Lindsay Cibos and Jared Hodges (PEACH FUZZ, Tokyo Pop); Tania del Rio (SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS, Archie Comics) Amy Kim Ganter (SORCERS AND SECRETARIES, Tokyo Pop) M. Alice LeGrow (BIZENGHAST, Tokyo Pop) Christy Lijewski (RE:PLAY, Tokyo Pop) Jesse Philips Rivkah (STEADY BEAT, Tokyo Pop) Tavisha and Ricky Simmons (REALITY CHECK, Tokyo Pop) Felipe Smith (MBQ, Tokyo Pop) Includes work from Tokyo Pop.