Tag Archives: Osamu Tezuka
THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (4/10/13 – The Pathos of Things)
The saddest lil’ unicorn in the whole wide world, and other comics to pluck those strings. 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
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
Pluto and Doubling
In this column I’m looking for art in other genres, and I’ll begin with one of the most artistically accomplished genre comics of the last ten years, Naoki Urasawa’s Pluto (2003-2009). Continue reading
Charting the Beginnings
An ongoing look at the history of alternative manga. First, an overview—and a statement of purpose. Continue reading
