I know it’s hard to imagine, but there was a time when manga and anime were not popular in America. As a matter of fact, there was a time when they were unheard of.
When I was in Jr. High, manga was just about to take off. There was a comic book store near my house where I could pick up copies of early translated imports from Eclipse, Studio Proteus, and Dark Horse, such as Bubblegum Crisis, Ghost In The Shell, Dominion, and Venus Wars for as little as 25 cents a book.
As I’m sure you’re all aware by now, the good people at McSweeney’s Quarterly handed over the reins to Chris Ware for the most recent issue #13. Beautifully designed, as are all their issues, Chris Ware has opened the doors to fellow artists such as Adrian Tomine, Art Spiegelman, Lynda Barry, Dan Clowes, R. Crumb, and more of your favorite indie comic artists.
As I’m sure you’re all aware by now, the good people at McSweeney’s Quarterly handed over the reins to Chris Ware for the most recent issue #13. Beautifully designed, as are all their issues, Chris Ware has opened the doors to fellow artists such as Adrian Tomine, Art Spiegelman, Lynda Barry, Dan Clowes, R. Crumb, and more of your favorite indie comic artists.
Not only is the issue all comics, but interspersed among them are wonderful articles on the deep, deep history of comics and the greater implications of the sensual tango words and images do in just 28 pages.
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