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north and south korea
hey all, after discussions w/ various members I decided to close up shop here and move th show completely over to
halohalomofoko! Most of y'all are already over there anyhow, and it just makes sense not to divide what is a small tribe to begin w/! Thank you for yr muscle + brains.
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excellent, excellent review of Osamu Tezuka's Dororo by a guy named David Welsh whom ah never heard of before now here:
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/flipped_david_welsh_on_dororo/
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osamu tezuka and th human tempura
hey komix_klatch! You/we selected Dr. Osamu Tezuka (3 Nov 1928 - 9 Feb 1989) of Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, to "live" in our "town", by a landslide!
Due mainly to my own special RACISM against manga, I don't know a whole lot about Tezuka, though it's hard not to be aware that he is a TRUE GIANT of comix, someone whose influence in culture is so broad and deep that ( Read more... ) -
chris ware versus john updike who is stronger
interesting but possibly bullshit comparison between John Updike and Chris Ware: nutshell version: both are genius "writers" on th paragraph/panel/page level, but both have failed to create enduring characters and plots/stories.
In other news, are we done w/ Round 3 voting here? Tezuka-san is up 5 to 1 over Eddie Campbell. Other heavies still ( Read more... ) -
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Tezuka!!
One of the most prolific creators ever, Tezuka Osamu created a number of long masterworks that vary greatly in tone and content, including Phoenix, a cross-time-space oddessey, Black Jack, the story of a brilliant rogue doctor, the widely loved Astroboy, historical epics like Buddha, and many, many more. Tezuka constantly experimented ( Read more... )
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