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What Was Alternative Manga?What Was Alternative Manga?

Sugiura Shigeru’s Sense of Humor

BY Ryan Holmberg Jun 7, 2012 11 Comments

Can you identify these early comic strip sources? Continue reading →

 

Tezuka Osamu & The Rectification of Mickey

BY Ryan Holmberg May 15, 2012 16 Comments

Tezuka, Disney, and languages of cartooning and reproduction. Continue reading →

 

Guns & Butter

BY Ryan Holmberg Mar 8, 2012 2 Comments

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

BY Ryan Holmberg Jan 5, 2012 14 Comments

A new discovery and a shit-eating grin. Continue reading →

 

Emonogatari in the Age of Comics, 1948-1957

BY Ryan Holmberg Nov 17, 2011 11 Comments

Influence and industry. Continue reading →

 

Manga 3.11: The Tsunami, the Japanese Publishing Industry, Suzuki Miso’s Reportage, and the One Piece Lifeboat

BY Ryan Holmberg Aug 31, 2011 3 Comments

The effects of the tsunami on the business and content of Japanese comics publishing. Continue reading →

 

Tatsumi Yoshihiro’s “Black Rainbow”

BY Ryan Holmberg Jul 14, 2011 6 Comments

The true roots of Tatsumi’s Black Blizzard. Continue reading →

 

Saitō Takao and the “Gekiga Factory”

BY Ryan Holmberg May 18, 2011 5 Comments

Studios, factories, and the rise of Saitō Takao in Japan. Continue reading →