comicsreporter.com - 11/23/2009
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By David P. Welsh
I enjoy any holiday centered almost entirely on eating, so I like Thanksgiving. I can't say that it makes me particularly contemplative in the intended way, and I'm relieved that there's no tradition in my family of going around the table and expressing individual gratitude ...
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Flipped! David Welsh On Osamu Tezuka's Swallowing The
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opinion that there should be a constant influx of translated comics by Osamu Tezuka. He's so essential to the history and evolution of manga, redefining ...
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Compounded gratitude
The Manga Curmudgeon —
... I’m clearly in sync with Kate Dacey, which is always reassuring. Here’s her opening line from this week’s Shipping News post:
“I’m not one for gratitude journals or other exercises in forced thanksgiving…”
And here’s an early sentence from this week’s Flipped column:
“I can’t say that it makes me particularly contemplative in the intended way, and I’m relieved that there’s no tradition in my family of going around the table and ...
Nov. 24, 2009: Torn on this
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... 21st century
Link: Michele Mason
“This article addresses the struggles of two manga artists, [Fumiyo Kouno and Yuka Nishioka], who attempt to portray the unprecedented tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for a contemporary audience, and how they come to terms with their authority to write this history as non-hibakusha.”
(Link via Brigid Alverson.)
[Commentary] Thanksgiving
Link: David Welsh
And now, a few reasons for otaku to be cheerful. ...
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