comics

[zhao]

yeah if paul pope is the morrison of comic art tatsuyuki Tanaka must be the hendrix:

 

[droid]

Zhao - I think you'd enjoy 'Witches' from Manga Screener:

Book 3:

 

[scottdisco]

how have i missed this thread before now!

Droid, Japanese food stuff: wonderful!

 

[zhao]

wow. that looks pretty amazing.

 

[droid]

wow. that looks pretty amazing.

It is - and free, all scanlations!

I also read 'A spirit of the sun' in the last few days and am now heartbroken that the translations end at vol.3...

 

[droid]

Droid, Japanese food stuff: wonderful!

Yes! And speaking of Japanese food stuff, Ive wanted to post a sequence from some cooking manga for a while, but am far too lazy/busy to scan them myself, but I found some good ones online from the genius Yaoi manga 'Antique bakery', the demented 'Iron wok jan' and the silly but diverting 'Yakitate Ja-pan'.

Remember - these all read right to left:

Antique Bakery

Yakitate Ja-pan

Iron wok Jan (this is just a drop in ocean of the completely OTT cooking scenes featured over 26 volumes)

All from here: http://shaenon.livejournal.com/26285.html

Oishinbo is far drier than these though... other cooking manga to look out for are 'Addicted to curry' and 'Chuuka Ichiban' (Cooking Master Boy).

 

[matt b]

Oishinbo is far drier than these though...

Vol. 1 was ace, but I can't understand why the publishers didn't just publish everything in order- the 'a la carte' approach means missing out on all sorts of narrative subtleties, which jar a bit (suddenly Shiro and Yuko are married, a work colleague is dating someone we never see and then is immediately pregnant by them etc etc).

I love the dryness of it overall- its hilarious how seriously everything is taken- if it isn't, it's an affront to the spirit of Japan, even down to the length of time you leave the seaweed in the water when preparing dashi .

I'd like to have a go on this too:

 

[droid]

Vol. 1 was ace, but I can't understand why the publishers didn't just publish everything in order- the 'a la carte' approach means missing out on all sorts of narrative subtleties, which jar a bit (suddenly Shiro and Yuko are married, a work colleague is dating someone we never see and then is immediately pregnant by them etc etc).

I love the dryness of it overall- its hilarious how seriously everything is taken- if it isn't, it's an affront to the spirit of Japan, even down to the length of time you leave the seaweed in the water when preparing dashi .

I totally agree Matt. I guess the main reason is that its over 100 volumes and they probably felt it would be easier to market as deluxe 'themed' editions. I would happily have read through the whole thing myself.

I've also been looking for scanlations of the original series to no avail. i have found a few good games and anime though..

 

[matt b]

scanlations

word of the week

 

[matt b]

I totally agree Matt. I guess the main reason is that its over 100 volumes and they probably felt it would be easier to market as deluxe 'themed' editions. I would happily have read through the whole thing myself.

They're bringing out 5 volumes (at least) this year, by the looks of it:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=oishinbo

How many issues are in the first 'a la carte' collection? 6? They should have had the balls to do it chronologically- hardly a huge leap from what they're doing already.

That its been translated at all however, is something to be thankful for- just to read stuff like this:

"the more familiar you are with a certain food, the greater the emotion when you discover its true deliciousness"

(from the extract above- Oishinbo has a similar tone throughout)

 

[droid]

They're bringing out 5 volumes (at least) this year, by the looks of it:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=oishinbo

How many issues are in the first 'a la carte' collection? 6? They should have had the balls to do it chronologically- hardly a huge leap from what they're doing already.

That its been translated at all however, is something to be thankful for- just to read stuff like this:

"the more familiar you are with a certain food, the greater the emotion when you discover its true deliciousness"

(from the extract above- Oishinbo has a similar tone throughout)

True - but Ive never seen such a huge series translated in its entirety... closest we've come is Naruto, which is 40 something volumes so far...

Thanks for the excerpt!

 

[matt b]

True - but Ive never seen such a huge series translated in its entirety... closest we've come is Naruto, which is 40 something volumes so far...

I'm just being selfish

 

[matt b]

here's a cooking manga I'm less interested in reading:

"Project X Challengers: Cup Noodle provides enough detailed information about the ingredients and the preparation required to turn this 3-minute meal from idea to worldwide reality. If you've ever poured hot water on a cup of freeze-dried noodles, you'll be fascinated by the struggles that the Nissin team went through to get everything just right. After you discover how difficult it was to get just the right type of shrimp and the best noodles, you'll have a new appreciation for this instant meal that took years to make."

http://www.dmpbooks.com/titles?n=26&t=60

 

[droid]

LOL. I actually quite like the sound of that!

 

[droid]

Just finished reading 'Hanaotoko' from Manga Screener - its absolutely magical, brilliant stuff. From the same guy who did Tekkonkinkreet/Black & white. Download it now!!!

http://www.mangascreener.com/project.php?id=35

Also - mentioned already, but Yoshihiro Tatsumi's 'Goodbye and other stories' would go down very well in these parts. You can download some previews here.

Good article here about Gekiga in general.

 

[Ness Rowlah]

Superman no 1, the Holy Grail for many collectors

spotted this in the times - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article5818230.ece

"New York A rare copy of the comic book that launched Superman as the first superhero is up for auction on the internet. It originally cost 10 cents in 1938 but bids quickly reached $200,200 (£140,300) when the rare and unrestored first issue of Action Comics began selling, with bidding remaining open until March 13."
​

Metropolis Comic's page on the item is here, http://metropoliscomics.com/load_feature.php?article_id=247&type=feature&action=view
and the auction itself (almost doubled to $377K),
http://www.comicconnect.com/bookDetail.php?id=295930 (this one has some high res photos of pages)

 

[Dunninger]

Good article here about Gekiga in general.

Thanks! I know next to nothing about manga but would love to, it's just that it seems so impenetrable, whenever I scan through what's available in the shops there's this sea of stuff that seems so uninteresting and ugly that I'm put off again. Not different to european or american comics, but there I know where to look.

 

[polystyle]

New List

The nuttiness of those Japanese food manga ...
Thanks Droid.

I see today - The NY Times Graphic Novel Best Sellers list has begun ...
http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2...-books-best-seller-lists/?partner=rss&emc=rss

 

[droid]

Good to see Eden on that list. I heard it was to be pulled due to poor sales.

Tezuka's Black Jack (the superlative surgeon manga) has been reprinted with tons of previously unavailable chapters!

Urasawa's 20th century boys also hit the shelves recently.

Plus a new 80 page 'league of extraordinary gentlemen' next month.

 

[polystyle]

Have come across the animated Black Jack series from time to time , on J TV probably.
Good and moody ...