This week’s PWCW is a global affair, as it covers such events as the Saló del Cómic de Barcelona in Spain (Heidi, by the way, has more in-depth coverage here), the third annual China International Cartoon and Animation Festival and the Kids Comic Con in New York City. There’s also an in-depth look at the recent news regarding Viz’s decision to release gobs of Naruto volumes by the end of the year:
“Our main reason [for the accelerated schedule] was to catch up to the Japanese release schedule to give our readers a similar experience to that of our readers in Japan,” Allen said. “We’re also preparing for a significant break in the story arc, which happens between volumes 27 and 28. Two and a half years pass between these volumes and there is also a physical change in Naruto’s and the other characters’ appearance.”
