I think it's too early to tell yet whether sales of Swallowing the Earth will be encouraging enough to prompt DMP to consider publishing more Tezuka. Obviously, if we're forced to go back to press, etc., that would be a good sign. I know that our CEO, Hikaru Sasahara, is a major Tezuka fan from his childhood days, and a lot of people in our office are big fans, too. So the willingness is there, if nothing else.
We really appreciated Fred Schodt agreeing to write a foreword for us. His context about the period the story was originally published in is indispensable, I think. Hopefully, Fred likes the copy I sent him!