Promotion and advertising at the Association of Asian Studies Conference, EcoJustice and Activism Conference, etc.Advertising in program guides, convention bag inserts and prize support with anime conventions (Anime Expo, A-Kon, Otakon, etc.)Pursue endorsements from eco activism organizations and eco activists. Galleys/e-galleys (100+ copies) sent to national media outlets, trade publications and audience-focused websites and reviewers. (The New York Times, The Japan Times, Kyoto Journal, LA Times, National Book Review, Book Forum, Book Riot, Booklist, BookPage, Forword, Kirkus, Library Journal, NPR, Pop Matters, Portland Book Review, City Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Rain Taxi, SF Chronicle, Shelf Awareness, The Guardian, Washington Post, Seattle Times, East Bay Express, AV Club, JQ Magazine, Asian Review of Books and many more. Special outreach for reviews, interviews and excerpts with the author to Japan related and eco justice related outlets. (Japan Times, Eco Warriors, etc.) Author is very active. Pursue features, reviews and interviews in The Japan Times, The New York Times, Animation Magazine, OtakuUSA, Crunchy Roll, KQED San Francisco, NPRDigital review copies on Edelweiss and NetgalleyGiveaways with websites focused on key audience of Japan general interest, eco justice, anime and manga. (100+ copies.)
The true story of how one Japanese village suffered and survived the mercury poisoning of its waters.
AUTHOR PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA
_Michael_Wilson
MARKETING POINTS
Graphic Novels are hot
Statistics on Eco Activism groups
According to Wikipedia there are 150 active Eco Activism groups in the US.
Some of the biggest include:
“"The complicated history of environmental injustice depicted makes this worthy reading." --Publishers Weekly "An important read that can easily be incorporated in the classroom. Wilson shows the resilience of the human spirit, and through Tomi declaring a call to action while giving his report to prevent this from happening again, I sense the passion of Wilson and Shimojima in this book." --Near Mint Condition "Super educational. A solid start to introduce this incident to those who don't know about it." --Graphic Policy”
2022 Skipping Stones Honor Awards Recipient
2021 NCTAsia Freeman Award Honorable Mention
"The complicated history of environmental injustice depicted makes this worthy reading."
—Publishers Weekly
"An important read that can easily be incorporated in the classroom. Wilson shows the resilience of the human spirit, and through Tomi declaring a call to action while giving his report to prevent this from happening again, I sense the passion of Wilson and Shimojima in this book."
—Near Mint Condition
"Super educational. A solid start to introduce this incident to those who don’t know about it."
—Graphic Policy
Sean Michael Wilson is a comic book writer from Scotland. He has had more than 30 books published with a variety of US, UK and Japanese publishers. Working with various Japanese artists he has written a unique line of Japanese history/martial arts books, including The Book of Five Rings, Yakuza Moon and Black Ships. In 2016 his book The Faceless Ghost was nominated for the prestigious Eisner Book Awards and received a medal in the 2016 'Independent Publisher Book Awards'. In 2017, his book Secrets of the Ninja won an International Manga Award from the Japanese government - he is the first British person to receive this award.
Akiko Shimojima is a comic artist from Japan. Her career began when she was in a university in NY. Her comics have been published by several companies in Japan and other countries. She has been working with Sean Michael Wilson, on various projects, including The 47 Ronin, Bushido, and the Satsuma Rebellion. Her book Cold Mountain was the winner of the China Comic and Animation Competition 2015 'Best Overseas Comic' award. She also teaches how to draw digital comics at a college in Tokyo.
Brian Small is an environmental activist and teacher at Minami Kyushu University.
this graphic novel dramatizes the story of "Minamata," famous around the world as one of the most egregious examples of environmental poisoning ; identified in 1956, a final compensation settlement was not reached until 2010; over 2,000 people were affected and over 1,700 have died many people have heard about Minamata, but few know the real story or the human cost the artist is Japanese, the writer a UK citizen residing in Japan, giving the book a great mix of narrative and authentic representation movie connection : a movie titled Minamata starring Johnny Depp is currently being filmed in Japan; release date TBD (2020?); it is based on the life of W. Eugene Smith, whose photoessay on Minamata in the 1970s stunned the world (we do not know the release date and our book is not a direct or licensed tie-in) author Wilson has a solid track record of historical documentation of Japanese history and culture: The Book of Five Rings, Yakuza Moon, Black Ships; note that New Internationalist, a CBSD client, publishes Wilson's recent book The Many Not the Few 9781780264448 appeals to ecowarriors of all ages, but manga presentation makes it a good choice for younger readers (although it is not marketed as a children's title) most recently, the story of Minamata reminds us of the problem of lead-poisoned water in Flint, Michigan, and represents the same kind of governmental bungling and indifference AUTHOR PAGE ON WIKIPEDIA _Michael_Wilson MARKETING POINTS Graphic Novels are hot According to Publishers Weekly re Y2018: . This is a marked difference from the 1.3% increase seen across all print publishing (not just graphic novels) in the U.S. and it indicates healthy growth for the category." According to Publisher's Weekly: ." According to comicbook.com May 2019: with shonen bringing in the bulk of money." "Not only is the sale of manga on a rise in North America, but the report reveals that about 25% of the entire graphic novel market belongs to manga in the United States." Statistics on Eco Activism groups According to Wikipedia there are 150 active Eco Activism groups in the US. Some of the biggest include: The Sierra Club: 1.3 million members World Wildlife Fund: 5 million members Greenpeace: 2.5 million members Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): 1.2 million members
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