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Gay Moroccan Poetry Is Not Going To Save Our Publishing Business

Last night, I had dinner with Cyrus Weinstein – President of the Manka Bros. Publishing Group. He informed me that his group is in ‘super-duper danger’ (as opposed to the ‘super danger’ he told me about last year) with books and magazine sales way down year-over-year (a ‘reverse hockey stick’,…

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Manka Bros. Acquires ‘Red Dot’ From Kodansha

This morning, we made a very exciting announcement (Press Release) that will be a huge boost to our Manka Kids and MC Comics divisions. We purchased ‘Red Dot’ – the wildly popular Manga character (now a “Manka” character – ha ha) from Kodansha, Ltd. –…

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Khan Manka, Jr. – Comic-Con 2010 Keynote Address

Before I get started, I just want say that I am not a geek. I am not a freak. I am not a dork. So why am I here today? I’m here because you geeks, freaks and dorks help keep me in private planes and…