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STEVE OLIFF'S ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDES FOR AKIRA
samehat.blogspot.com - 10/22/2009
STEVE OLIFF'S ORIGINAL COLOR GUIDES FOR AKIRA
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Alternative Press Expo 2009 was a blast, and a great excuse to hang out with a bunch of friends and pick up some cool minicomics. Manga is not really the focus of APE, but this year Viz had a booth to promote their SIGIKKI line (and had a promo copy of Taiyo Matsumoto's GOGO MONSTER in ...
AKIRA, Vol. 1
mangacritic.com - 10/23/2009
AKIRA, Vol. 1
— mangacritic.com — My first exposure to Katsuhiro Otomo came in 1990, when a college boyfriend insisted that we attend... a screening of AKIRA at an art house in the Village. I wish I could say that it had been a transforming experience, one that had awakened me to the ... (more) AKIRA, Vol. 1

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Sick Day Linkblogging
4thletter.net - 10/23/2009
Sick Day Linkblogging
— 4thletter.net — I’ve been sick for the past two days, but I’m almost back in fighting action now. While... I recuperate, you get to enjoy these links to a couple of good posts. -Tim O’Neill on the X-Men and longevity: The weird part is that Marvel as a company aren’t ready to ... (more) Sick Day Linkblogging

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Comics Comics:  Full Circle

Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment:  Your Steve Oliff update of the month

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Full Circle
Comics Comics — ... almost word for word, but that won't stop me. Those of you who aren't color blind should hie thee to Same Hat, like, now to see some of the incredible work that inspired Frank to ...

Your Steve Oliff update of the month
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment — ... I'm not the only one, as Ryan Sands at Same Hat! is a big fan of Oliff's work as well. Apparently, Oliff was at APE last weekend selling the color reproduction pages to interested parties, and Sands shares a few pages on his blog. ...

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