What Was Alternative Manga?
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
Manga 3.11: The Tsunami, the Japanese Publishing Industry, Suzuki Miso’s Reportage, and the One Piece Lifeboat
The effects of the tsunami on the business and content of Japanese comics publishing. Continue reading
Saitō Takao and the “Gekiga Factory”
Studios, factories, and the rise of Saitō Takao in Japan. Continue reading
An Introduction to Gekiga, 6970 A.D.
A long buried time capsule contains hints of both a theory of communication and a utopian vision implicit in Gekiga. Continue reading
