Colleen Doran

In the top 10 for every major category of Comics Buyer's Guide's fan poll, Doran gives better instruction than anyone because she knows both Japanese and American manga better than anyone, having worked in all aspects of the industry. She has consulted with many Japanese companies for US marketing such as Bandai (properties include popular TV shows and manga like Sailor Moon and presently hot Naruto on Cartoon Network). She has 100s of credits with all the major American comics publishers—Marvel, DC, Image, etc. She is the author of IMPACT's Girl to Grrrl Manga that has been well received by buyers. Her artwork has appeared in some of Watson-Guptill's bestselling art instruction books.