Forum - View topicNEWS: Kodansha Comics to Publish Original Attack on Titan Anthology Comic Book
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Яeverse
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*yawn* no BL artists no buy. Would have been better if it was jpn artists. Western artstyle has gotten worst and worster every year.
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Lostlorn Forest
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So excited for this honestly, spawning from the fact the announcement ISN'T about a live-action Hollywood movie and also the fact that a lot of these artists are quite well-known.
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smokeyjoey8
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This is pretty cool. I wasn't really expecting anything big - there's no way Kodansha and Isayama would ever let the American publisher announce something big at an American convention - but it's still interesting. They got a lot of great artists working on this, and a lot of them are getting really big in the industry right now. I'll definitely be picking this up.
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AbZeroNow
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I'm not a big American comics reader, but I'm buying this since it's good to see well-known comic artists and writer play around with a popular Japanese comic book. Anything that brings manga into the mainstream of comics is a good thing.
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Shenl742
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That's quite an amazing list of writers and artists they've put together! Definitely something to look forward to.
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noblesse oblige
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This will be the ultimate test to see if Western comics fans will ever be receptive to Japanese comics. I'm interested to see if that gap can ever be bridged in a meaningful way. If it doesn't happen with well-known American artists working on the JP comic with the most mainstream global appeal in decades, then it'll never happen.
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jenny10-11
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I've not kept up with the Attack on Titan manga, but if this does have original stories (without much knowledge of the series required), I'll probably buy it.
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ParaChomp
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residentgrigo
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Cameron Stewart, "Micael" Avon Oeming, Gail Simone, Scott Snyder and Paolo Rivera are gods among men but the selection and the comic´s that are credited to them leave something to be desired. No Mike Mignola? Really? Maybe in Vol. 2 but the Avengers crossover was trash.
His name is is Michael Avon Oeming btw dear ANN... (and Powers is his biggest work). |
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enurtsol
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Well, I was close!
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Seems it's just coming full circle, since Attack on Titan also incorporates some American sensibilities thru a Japanese prism.
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IanC
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Kate Leth? If I was interested, I wouldn't be now. Horrible person.
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KilluaX3
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So has grammar. 
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invalidname
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This could be interesting. A lot of earlier "Ameri-manga" type efforts showed only a superficial understanding of manga, like doing a conventional Wolverine story, but set in Japan and with speed lines. Fully fixating Western creators in the Attack on Titan universe could turn up some interesting efforts. Let's hope for good things.
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Mr. sickVisionz
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Isn't a successful US manga industry and manga doing well on those book sales charts that are posted here like every week proof that the US is already like this? |
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Hawkmonger
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I thought we, as a community, where over this childish notion that the Japanese comic industry is somehow inherently superior to the rest of the globes. This project is to be admired, and I hope it inspires more to come. Let me name you some artists (and writers) who are on par, if not surpass, the Japanese greats. Henry Flint, Simon Davis, Mick Mcmahon, Brian Bolland, Ryan Ottley Paul Grist, M.A.Oeming, Leigh Gallagher, D'Israeli, Steve Yeowell Erik Larsen, Brendan McCarthy, Bret Ewins, Mike Mignola, Eric Powell Hugo Pratt, Moebius, Mike Allred, Dave Sim, Sam Kieth, Fiona Staples Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragones, Simon Coleby, Patrick Goddard, Simon Fraser I could continue but frankly I think your positively offensive (to the readership, publishers, and indeed the hard working creators at large both big and small) post speaks for itself. |
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