Amidst all the hype generated by Comic Con, it looks like a couple of announcements from the smaller, relatively quieter Otakon might have slipped past our radar. While certain publishers like TOKYOPOP and Del Rey were too busy pulling up their socks and fastening their ties for SDCC, others did make a couple of interesting announcements at the event. Among these are Drama Queen who seem to be adding a few "mainstream" solicitations to their list to balance out their more saucy tendencies.
DramaQueen shared its plans to start an action imprint, starting with the Korean manhwa series, Spam Mail Hunter, which is scheduled for September release. �We needed to set up a separate [non-yaoi] imprint so that people won�t feel squeamish about buying books,� from DramaQueen [which publishes sexually explicit yaoi] said the publisher�s managing director, Tran Nguyen. Nguyen also said that the company will hold a competition for fans to come up with a name for the imprint. The winner will receive a box of the Japanese snack Pocky and a thank-you note.
Yaoi Press and Media Blasters who were also at the event had a couple of announcements to make as well. Hit the link below to check out a Publishers Weekly article that summarizes the event rather nicely.
