You Should Read This!

This time on You Should Read This, we talked about the first volume of the legendary manga Akira.

Show notes:

* Millennials killing things * Japanese influence on children’s media in the united states in the 80s and 90s* Reading Manga flipped* The perspective of having read a complete series versus coming in fresh* Long-game storytelling in manga* Otomo is a master* THE ART* Every single detail is rendered, it’s totally insane

In this episode of You Should Read This, we jump into the outrageous world of underground spelling bees in the Oni Press book Buzz.

Also discussed:

* “Amerimanga”* Oni Press* Conventions of shonen sports manga and anime* Which Ninja Turtles movies are the best ones* Storytelling techniques unique to comics

In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about the dense world and history that are revealed in the first two volumes of East of West. Also discussed: the history of Image comics, Hickman’s Marvel histories, macro-series like Game of Thrones and Westworld, and the weird alternate history of the East of West series.

In this episode of You Should Read This, we talk about fan-favorite ultra-modern pop music masterpiece, The Wicked + The Divine.

In this episode of You Should Read This! we talk about one of the longest still-running Shonen Jump manga, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure! It’s a hell of a ride.

Our first official episode has Alan and Ryan talking about Andrew MacLean’s Headlopper Vol. 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts.

Our first official episode has Alan and Ryan talking about Andrew MacLean’s Headlopper Vol. 1: The Island or a Plague of Beasts.

For our 0th (zeroth) episode (aka our demo episode), we read and discussed Dustin Harbin’s Diary Comics.

For our 0th (zeroth) episode (aka our demo episode), we read and discussed Dustin Harbin’s Diary Comics.