Great article! I hope you punched whomever said the senate hearings didn’t hurt comics, and punched them hard! What idiots!
As an aside, if anyone is interested in that period of comics history, I highly recommend the book 10 Cent Plauge by David Hajdu. It’s an exhaustive look at just how badly the industry was affected by those hearings, and Frederick Weartham, and how it very nearly was destroyed. An incredible - if sobering - read!
I’ll likely give Saga a try at some point, but not from a library, mostly because my ghost town doesn’t even have one.
Man, so sorry you don’t have a library. If you need help securing copies let me know.
Thought folks who are interested in this thread might find this article I wrote in 2018 of interest. It’s still relevant today, especially for collectors.
Also because I would call manga comcis. Here are two of my recommendations.
Initial D- Got me into manga and into car cutlure
Naruto- My first girlfriend and many anime fans found this a good manga to introduce themselves to the genre
Manga are totally comics. I think “manga” is the Japanese word for “comic.” It’s just that they have different ways of presenting their stories than American comics. European comics, too, feel very different than US comics. (Aussie comics tend to be somewhere between US and EU). There is no right or wrong way, just different applications of the medium’s various attributes.
For anyone wanting to experience a proto-superhero team up full of classic comic strip heroes, a brand new Defenders of the Earth comic series begins in August. The first issue can be pre-ordered from your local comic store now!
I took (stole?) the idea of this thread and spun it out into a full article. I only listed eight books as it was getting a little long, but if it does well I might continue to and include some of the stuff mentioned here.
This was made with “NATO beginners” (young people) in mind. Free download of the comic at the bottom of the page.
https://www.ndc.nato.int/nato2099/about.php
Introducing “NATO 2099,” a groundbreaking graphic novel born from the imaginative minds of 35 science fiction authors from across the Alliance. This novel distils their visions, projecting what NATO could look like in the future. We chose 2099 to coincide with NATO’s 75th anniversary, using the reflection on the past 75 years as grounds to envision the next 75. Who better to chart this future than science fiction writers?
I find it an interesting idea, but of course I do not expect it to criticize NATO, so consume with that in mind, since it is a “celebration of 75 years of NATO” and judging by the video I find it a bit suspect how she talks about “personal AI assistants” so positively.
I will check it out in the next few days, would like to hear your opinions about it.
