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DC Comics CEO on CMX, Tenjho Tenge Editing

posted on 2006-08-22 18:08 EDT by Jonathan Mays

Part 3 of ICv2's new interview with DC Comics CEO Paul Levitz addresses the company's CMX Manga line and their reasons for editing Tenjho Tenge. Thanks, Heather Ward.

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