What Was Alternative Manga?
Tezuka Osamu Outwits the Phantom Blot: The Case of New Treasure Island cont’d
Osamu Tezuka, Sakai Shichima and the complicated history of a manga classic. Continue reading
Manga Finds Pirate Gold: The Case of New Treasure Island
One history of postwar manga might begin in Burbank in the late 1930s and early 40s, amidst the trials and tribulations of the Disney Studio after the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Continue reading
The Aomushi Showa Manga Library
The best place in all of Manga Land: A spacious and atmospheric treasure trove of postwar comics. Continue reading
Tezuka Osamu and American Comics
Tezuka was a comic book artist, first and foremost, his dreams and later successes with animation notwithstanding. And as a comic book artist it would only make sense if comic books were his strongest influence, which indeed they were. Continue reading
Tezuka Osamu & The Rectification of Mickey
Tezuka, Disney, and languages of cartooning and reproduction. Continue reading
Guns & Butter
Now, it is time to reset this column. It’s not about alternative manga. It started out thinking it was but now it’s changing. Continue reading
The Bottom of a Bottomless Barrel: Introducing Akahon Manga
A new discovery and a shit-eating grin. Continue reading
