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Takao Saitō

Manga

Remembering Two Titans of Manga: Shirato Sanpei and Saitō Takao

Natsume Fusanosuke | December 2, 2021

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō, 1936-2021

Joe McCulloch | October 6, 2021

Articles

Takao Saitō

Kazuo Koike, 1936-2019

Remembering the writer of Lone Wolf and Cub, Crying Freeman, Lady Snowblood, and many more things than were deemed fit for our local eyes.

Joe McCulloch | April 23, 2019

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/22/17 – Welcome to the “real” world.)

Pestilence and survival, AT THEIR BEST!

Joe McCulloch | March 21, 2017

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (1/27/16 – Imagine a Blank Page)

A single word balloon rises.

Joe McCulloch | January 26, 2016

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (3/4/15 – The Hits Stop Coming)

Arithmetic on the passing of an era.

Joe McCulloch | March 3, 2015

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (7/23/14 – Hoarder’s Delite)

Get ready to spend some money on paper, then more on digital! Your family doesn’t need shoes.

Joe McCulloch | July 22, 2014

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (11/14/12 – I Can Still Feel Shame)

These are the eyes that judge me when I buy comics from a foreign land! Pity me not, but learn from my tragic example!

Joe McCulloch | November 13, 2012

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (10/24/12 – Limited Edition)

Several beautiful tributes to the silver screen, and as many promising comics as I can cram into a teeny-tiny space!

Joe McCulloch | October 23, 2012

THIS WEEK IN COMICS! (5/2/12 – My HP Printer/Scanner is About to Explode)

On one hand, I do not have Jonathan Lethem in this column. But on the other, I’ve got an explosion of Japanese comics from New York City! Wait, why is my hand exploding? That’s terrible.

Joe McCulloch | May 1, 2012

Charting the Beginnings

An ongoing look at the history of alternative manga. First, an overview—and a statement of purpose.

Ryan Holmberg | March 6, 2011

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