Insights and obervations from someone who has been there and back again
Comixology announced that they entered a digital distribution deal with Ishinomori Production. Through the agreement, Comixology acquired the digital distribution rights to Shotaro Ishinomori’s entire manga catalog. The company began releasing titles yesterday, as the following were added to their service: Cyborg 009 Volumes 1 & 2 Kikaider Volumes 1 & 2 The Skull Man [...]
Through the company’s history, Marvel has been known as an innovator. They brought tales of incredible people and fantastic worlds to the forefront of readers’ minds. They gave the world iconic heroes like Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Captain America, who continue to thrill audiences both young and old. They embraced the paperless future with digital [...]
At this year’s event, I had the privelege of hosting a panel with two fantastic people. A Life In Panels‘s Sam Kusek, Sequential Ink‘s Ken Haley, and I joined together to deliver “East to West: The Superheroes of Japan & America.” The panel was a broad look at the growth of the superhero, from American [...]
In 1975, the Super Sentai genre began to take form with Himitsu Sentai Goranger (Secret Soldier Goranger). The series, which was created by Cyborg-009 mastermind Shotaro Ishinomori, would forge several common genre standards. In particular, Goranger introduced the following concepts: Five-member transforming hero teams with brightly colored uniforms and unique weapons Character-specific vehicles Monster-of-the-Week format [...]
To properly discuss the similarities and differences between heroes of the west and the east, we must first look back to the origins of both. While the two styles began on different ends of the planet, their origins are fascinating, and important to their respective cultural landscapes. While stories of the superhuman and the divine [...]
With convention season starting, and Anime Boston lurching ever-closer, I’d like to begin sharing a bit of preparation. While the details haven’t been nailed out entirely, if all goes well, I’ll be joining Sam Kusek of A Life in Panels & Ken Haley of Sequential Ink on a panel focused on Sentai, and the genre’s [...]
I’ll admit it – Shinesman is one of my “guilty pleasure” shows. It’s a title that I turn to at least three times a year and, unlike most shows, I refuse to watch it subbed.
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