''MBQ'' is an

original English-language manga An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses al ...

created by

Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...

Rising Stars of Manga ''Rising Stars of Manga'' (RSoM) was an English-language comic anthology published by TOKYOPOP from 2002 to 2008, and a contest held by the same company. It was originally semi-annual, but switched to annual beginning with the 6th volume. Each vol ...

second-place winner

Felipe Smith Felipe Smith (born 1978) is an American comic book writer and artist of Jamaican and Argentine descent. He is the creator, co-designer, and writer of Robbie Reyes Ghost Rider, and the author of '' Peepo Choo'', a manga series debuting in 2009 in ...

. ''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

Written and illustrated by Felipe Smith, ''MBQ'' was published in North America by

in three volumes from July 12, 2005, to October 9, 2007.

Volume list

* 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. 　(published by

SoftBank Creative is a Japanese publishing company and a subsidiary of the SoftBank telecommunications company. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Publications ;Young Adult * : Original Japanese language publication of the Math Girls ...

April 23, 2009)

Reception

Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of ...

'' named ''MBQ'' as one of the Best Comics of 2005.

References

External links

''MBQ''
at Tokyopop's website
Felipe Smith's personal website
Tokyopop titles 2005 comics debuts Original English-language manga Manga creation in anime and manga {{comics-stub