CMX (comics)
Parent company | DC Comics (Warner Bros. Entertainment) |
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Status | defunct (July 1, 2010)[1] |
Founded | 2004[2] |
Country of origin | USA |
Headquarters location | New York City, New York |
Publication types | Comics |
Fiction genres | Manga[2] |
Official website | dccomics.com/cmx/ |
CMX was an imprint of DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It was DC's line of manga translations. CMX was known for its censored release of Tenjho Tenge and the print version of Fred Gallagher's Megatokyo web manga series.[2]
Controversy[]
One of CMX's initial launches was a title variously known as Tenjo Tenge, Tenjho Tenge, and Ten Ten. When CMX released Tenjho Tenge, many fans were livid that title had been edited contentwise and changed graphically to appeal to a "larger demographic"—in other words, edited to be acceptable to bookstores without shrinkwrap.[3][4][5][6] Tenjho Tenge and CMX received a heavy amount of angry backlash for the edits.[7][8]
CMX's announcement that all changes had been overseen and specifically approved by Oh! Great, the manga artist, did nothing to appease the vocal fans who did not want the work censored. Some readers suggested a boycott of all CMX titles.[9]
In the face of complaints, CMX had internal discussions about the possibility of publishing an unedited version of Tenjho Tenge, but decided to complete the current version.[5] At the 2007 Anime Expo, CMX announced that it planned to change Tenjho Tenge's rating to Mature beginning with volume fifteen, but warned that it still would be edited, but more lightly.[10]
On May 18, 2010, DC Comics released a statement announcing its intention to shut the CMX brand down, with no new titles being published after July 1, 2010. At the time of its statement, DC could not state what would happen to all current unfinished volumes affected by the July 1st shutdown date. Megatokyo however continued under the DC Comics imprint.[1]
Megatokyo by 2013 returned to Dark Horse Comics and Tenjho Tenge went to Viz Media.[2]
List of manga titles published by CMX[]
- Apothecarius Argentum (薬師アルジャン, Yakushi Arujan) by (山下 友美, Yamashita Tomomi)
- Crayon Shin-chan by Yoshito Usui
- Canon by (潮見 知佳, Shiomi Chika)
- Chikyu Misaki by Iwahara Yuji
- Cipher by
- Classical Medley by
- Densha Otoko - The Story of the Train Man Who Fell in Love With A Girl by (original creator) and (art)
- The Devil Does Exist (Akuma de Sōrō) by Mitsuba Takanashi
- (Dorothea - Majyo no Tettsui) by Cuvie
- Emma by Kaoru Mori
- (Kara no Teikoku) by
- From Eroica with Love (Eroica yori Ai wo Komete) by Yasuko Aoike
- Gals! by Mihona Fujii
- by Keiko Yamada
- Gon by Masashi Tanaka
- I Hate You More Than Anyone (Sekai de Ichiban Daikirai) by
- Key to the Kingdom (Ohoku no Kagi) by
- Kikaider Code 02 by Shotaro Ishinomori (original creator) and Meimu (story and art)
- King of Cards (Card no Ō-sama) by
- Land of the Blindfolded (Mekakushi no Kuni) by Sakura Tsukuba
- by
- Love for Venus (Venus wa Kataomoi) by
- Madara (full title: Mōryō Senki Madara) by Eiji Otsuka (story) and Shōu Tajima (art)
- Moon Child (Tsuki no Ko) by Reiko Shimizu
- Megatokyo (from Volume 4) by Fred Gallagher
- Monster Collection (full title: Monster Collection Majūtsukai no Shōjo) by (original creator) and Sei Itoh (story and art)
- Musashi Number Nine (Kyūbanme no Musashi) by
- (Ah! Itoshi no Banchousama) by Mayu Fujikata
- (Hana no Namae) by
- Omukae desu by Meca Tanaka
- Orfina (Manga) by
- Oyayubi-hime Infinity by
- Palette of 12 Secret Colors by Nari Kusakawa
- Penguin Revolution (Penguin Kakumei) by Sakura Tsukuba
- Phantom Thief Jeanne by Arina Tanemura (Re-licensed by Viz Media)
- (Rasen no Kakera) by
- by Kanako Inuki
- The Recipe for Gertrude (Gertrude no Recipe) by Nari Kusakawa
- by Yō Higuri
- Steel Fist Riku by
- by
- Swan by Kyoko Ariyoshi
- Sword of the Dark Ones (also Ragnarok) by (story) and Tsukasa Kotobuki (art)
- Tears of a Lamb (Hitsuji no Namida) by
- Tenjho Tenge by Oh! great (Re-licensed by Viz Media)
- by Sanami Matoh
- Testarotho by Kei Sanbe
- by (story) and (art)
- Tower of the Future (Mirai no Utena) by Saki Hiwatari
- Two Flowers of the Dragon (Ryū no Hana Wazurai) by Nari Kusakawa
- Variante by
- Venus Capriccio by
- VS (Versus) by Keiko Yamada
- The Young Magician by Yuri Narushima
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wilbanks, Ashley (2010-05-18). "DC Closes the Door on CMX!". DCCollector.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d McMillan, Graeme (January 8, 2013). "Short-Stint Imprints: A Look Back at DC's Defunct Lines". Newsarama. p. 10. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ Reid, Calvin (2005-03-09). "Fans Ticked Over Manga Censorship". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "Interview with DC CEO Paul Levitz 2006, Part 3". ICv2. 2006-08-22. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CMX on Tenjho Tenge Edits Again". Anime News Network. 2006-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Tenjho Tenge v1". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Dungan, Mike (2005-03-07). "Tenjho Tenge Vol. #01 of 15*". Anime on DVD. Archived from the original on 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ "Tenjho Tenge Manga Heavily Edited". Anime News Network. 2005-03-03. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
- ^ Harris, Franklin. "Censored book not a good start." The Decatur Daily. Retrieved on December 1, 2008.
- ^ Cha, Kai-Ming (2007-07-03). "Fans Mob AnimeExpo 2007". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
External links[]
- CMX Manga at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- CMX (comics)
- Defunct comics and manga publishing companies
- DC Comics imprints