MBQ (manga)

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MBQ
A book cover. At the top is text reading "MBQ". Further down is a picture of a superhero, a catgirl, and two other creatures crowding and tugging at an annoyed man trying to draw and finish his fast food; text at the bottom notes that the author is Felipe Smith and that it is the first volume.
Cover of MBQ vol. 1 (2005), art by Felipe Smith
AuthorFelipe Smith
PublisherTokyopop (U.S.)
SoftBank Creative (Japan)
Original run20052007
Volumes3

MBQ is an original English-language manga created by Tokyopop's Rising Stars of Manga second-place winner Felipe Smith.

MBQ is an expansion of his second-place winning entry in the third Rising Stars competition. It is the story of a young man named Omario who is trying to earn a living making comics in the City of Angels.

Release[edit]

Written and illustrated by Felipe Smith, MBQ was published in North America by Tokyopop in three volumes from July 12, 2005, to October 9, 2007.[1]

Volume list[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
01 July 12, 2005[1]978-1-59182-067-3
  • Chapters 1—9
02 April 11, 2006[1]978-1-59816-412-1
  • Chapters 10—16
03 October 9, 2007[1]978-1-4278-0193-7
  • Japanese version
MBQ ~What's up? 転・落・人・生!!!~ (distributed by eBOOK Initiative Japan Co,. Ltd. on PC and cell phone June 15, 2007)
MBQ-テイルズ・オブ・LA- 1. ISBN 978-4-7973-5431-7 (published by SoftBank Creative April 23, 2009)

Reception[edit]

Publishers Weekly named MBQ as one of the Best Comics of 2005.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Manga+Comics: Book Catalog". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  2. ^ Reid, Calvin; Heidi MacDonald & Douglas Wolk (7 November 2005). "Best Comics of 2005". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.

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