Showing posts with label Yasuo Ohtagaki. Show all posts
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Saturday, November 30, 2019

I Reads You Juniors November 2019 - Update #75

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From CBR:  The site recommends 10 manga titles for fans of Disney+/Lucasfilm's "The Mandalorian.

From ICv2:  DC Comics finds itself in the middle of a social media storm because of its social media promotion of the upcoming, "The Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child."

DC TV - From THR:  "Supergirl" star, Melissa Benoist, reveals that she is a survivor of domestic violence.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  Pioneering LGBTQ comic book creator and writer-artist, Howard Cruse, has died at the age of 75, Tuesday, November 26, 2019.  His best known work is probably the original graphic novel, "Stuck Rubber Baby," which DC Comics published in 1995.  Cruse first gained attention with his "Barefootz," series, and he was the founding editor of the gay and lesbian comics anthology magazine, "Gay Comix."

DC CINEMA - From YahooLifestyle:  Actress Zoe Kravitz reveals her new pixie haircut, which seems purr-fect for her role as "Catwoman" in the upcoming "The Batman" (July 2021).

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  This article says that Warner Bros. is plotting the future of DC Comics films and that they have been talking to J.J. Abrams and Michael B. Jordan about "Superman."

DC CINEMA - From CheatSheet:  "Joker" director Todd Phillips adds his tepid two-cents to Martin Scorsese's comments about "Marvel movies."

From Crunchyroll:  The "Demon Slayer" manga is outselling the "Bleach" and "My Hero Academia" manga in volume sales in Japan.

From BleedingCool:  Comic book writer, Leah Moore, talks about how American comics broke her father, legendary comic book writer, Alan Moore.

From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics has struck a partnership with Japanese media company Tsuburaya Productions to create new "Ultraman" comic books for American markets.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  Actor John Turturro will play "Carmine Falcone," a crime boss, in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," which begins filming in January 2020.

MEMORIAM - From TheDailyCartoonist:  The noted and influential cartoonist and author, Gahan Wilson, has died at the age of 89, Wednesday, November 21, 2019.  His cartoons are noted for their horror-fantasy elements and situation.  He may be best known for his cartoons that appeared in "Playboy" magazines.

DC CINEMA - From ComicBook: Dwayne Johnson confirms that the "Justice Society of America" will appear in his "Black Adam" film which is due December 2021.

DC TV - From Newsarama:  Warner Bros. reveals the costume that actor Brenton Thwaites will wear in his transformance to "Nightwing" from "Robin" in the streaming series, "Titans."

From Newsarama:   Heritage Auctions has just sold the highest graded known copy of "Marvel Comics #1," the first comic book published by Timely Comics, the precursor of Marvel Comics.  The sale price was 1.26 million dollars.

From BleedingCool:  Clover Press now holds the license to produce comic books featuring the Will Eisner's character, "The Spirit."  Its first release will be February 2020.

From NewYorkPost:  Legendary comic book writer-artist Frank Miller is apparently going to take legal action against his longtime colorist and ex-wife, Lynn Varley, over allegedly stolen artwork.

DC CINEMA -  From Newsarama:  Actor Henry Cavil, who has played Superman in three films (The Man of Steel, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Justice League) says he is not done with the character.

MEMORIAM - From Newsarama:  Comic book artist Tom Lyle has died at the age of 66, Tuesday, November 19, 2019.  He may be best known for drawing the first miniseries starring Batman's partner, Robin, in 1992 and its two sequels.  Lyle also drew "Starman" comic books for DC and "Spider-Man" comic books for Marvel Comics.

ALAN MOORE - From TheWrap:  An interview Alan Moore gave two years ago to a Brazilian outlet has resurfaced.   Moore skewers superhero films as a "worrying," and saying that D.W. Griffith's legendary and racist silent film, "The Clansman" (now called "The Birth of a Nation") is the first American superhero film.

MARVEL TV - From Newsarama:  Hulu's "Runaways," based on the Marvel Comics titles, will end after its upcoming third season.

DC CINEMA - From CBR:  "Wonder Woman" star, Gal Gadot, becomes the latest to ask for Warner Bros. to release director Zack Snyder's version of the 2017 film, "Justice League."  Joss Whedon finished the film after Snyder exited for personal reasons, and the released version of the film reflects Whedon's reshoots and editing... apparently.

DC CINEMA - From Variety:  "Joker" becomes the first R-rated movie to gross more than one billion dollars in worldwide box office.

From Previews:  Marvel Comics planning New Year's launch parties for new titles.

From ANN:  Through the rest of this year and through 2020, VIZ Media announces that it will add 9 digital manga to the digital edition of Shonen Jump.

From TheSkanner:  TidalWave Comics to detail the history of NBA superstar player, LeBron James, in the comic book, "Fame: LeBron James."

COMICS TV - From Deadline:  Legendary Television has signed a deal with Frank Miller to adapt his comic book, "Sin City," into a TV series.  It was adapted into two films by director Robert Rodriguez, who will executive produce the series with Miller.

COMICS CINEMA - From Deadline:  Spike Lee will direct and co-write a film adaptation of Ron Wimberly's graphic novel, "Prince of Cats."

DC CINEMA - From Newsarama:  Actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tweets out concept art for his film "Black Adam" (based on the Shazam character), and says that the film is due December 22, 2021 from New Line Pictures.

MEMORIAM -  From BleedingCool:  The comic book historian and journalist, Tom Spurgeon, has reportedly died at the age of 51.  Since 2004, he had operated the site, "The Comics Reporter" (http://www.comicsreporter.com/), which won three Eisner Awards for "Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism."  With Jordan Raphael, Spurgeon wrote the book, "Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book.

DC CINEMA - From IndependentUK:  It seems that Joaquin Phoenix is entirely against the idea of a sequel to the worldwide, smash hit film, "Joker."

COMICS-STREAMING - From Newsarama:  "Avengers" super-directors, Joe and Anthony Russo, are producing a documentary based on "Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC," a non-ficiton book by Reed Tucker.  The documentary would be produced for the streaming service, Quibi. Former DC President Diane Nelson is Head of Operations & Content for Quibi.

From Newsarama:  Beloved cartoon canine, Snoopy, of the beloved comics strip, "Peanuts," will see his original graphic novel, "Snoopy: A Beagle of Mars," debut on Dec. 18th.  Newsarama has a 5-page preview.

From BleedingCool:  Writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bemerjo have produced popular and critically acclaimed projects for DC Comics.  But their next project may be not be at DC, in the wake of their controversy surrounding their "Batman: Damned" miniseries.

From ANN:  Yasuo Ohtagaki, the creator of the excellent "Mobile Suit Gundam" Thunderbolt" manga, has announced that his new manga, "Diana and Artemis," will debut in the December 17th issue of the Japanese magazine, "Manga Action."

DC TV - From Newsarama:  DC Universe's "Titans" will get a third season beginning Fall 2020.

DC CINEMA - From Collider:  "Fresh Julliard grad" Jayme Lawson has been cast in an unspecified role in "The Batman."

DC TV - From DCBlog:  Actor Cress Williams, "Agent Odell" of The CW's "Black Lightning," talks to DC about his character.

DC TV - From Deadline:  Kevin Smith will host, "Crisis Aftermath," an after-episode show focusing on The CW's "Crisis on Infinite Earths" TV series crossover event.

DC TV - From ComicBook:  Netflix has ordered a second season of its TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Sandman," although the first season has not gone into production.

ARCHIE COMICS TV - From Deadline:  The CW's "Katy Keene" television series, based on the long-running Archie Comics' title, will debut Feb. 6th, 2020 as a mid-season replacement show.

From ComicsBeat:   Here is so love for "Love & Rockets'" "Locas."

COMICS-FILM - From Deadline:  "Shazam" director David F. Sandberg will direct an adaptation of "The Unsound," a graphic novel from BOOM! Studios for Netflix.

From Newsarama:  Comic book artist John Paul Leon talks about fighting cancer and finishing the miniseries, "Batman: Creature of the Night."

From ChimeraObscura:  Here is a podcast interview of the incredible Canadian comic book artist and comics creator, Ho Che Anderson.

DC CINEMA - From TheWrap:  Andy Serkis will reportedly play "Alfred Pennyworth" in Matt Reeves' "The Batman."

DC CINEMA - From Deadline:  Actor Colin Farrell is in talks to play "The Penguin" in Matt Reeves' "That Batman" film project.  Already casts in villian roles is Paul Dano as "The Riddler" and Zoe Kravtiz as "Catwoman."

From Juxtapoz:  The art and culture site talks to legendary artist Robert Williams about his new museum retrospective of his work and a companion catalog to the retrospective from Fantagraphics Books.

From Newsarama:  A new "Ant-Man" comic book series will launch Feb. 2020.  It will star Scott Lang as Ant-Man and his daughter Cassie as the hero, "Stinger."

From Simplemost:  Was Elvis Presley influenced by classic Fawcett Comics hero, Captain Marvel, Jr.

MANGA TV/TRAILER - From MashableIndia:  Here is some kind of trailer for Cartoon Network's upcoming anime adaptation of Junji Ito's Uzumaki manga.

From PalmBeachPost:  Professional tennis' greatest female player of all time, Serena Williams, will be part of the web comics project, "Real-Life Superwomen Project."

From BleedingCool:  In the first issue of the upcoming "Hellblazer" relaunch, entitled "John Constantine: Hellblazer," there will be a depiction of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson naked.

From Decanter:  The cult, wine-theme manga, "The Drops of God," was just released in English by Kodansha and comiXology.

DC CINEMA - From YahooEntertainment:  Actor Robert Pattinson said that he is reading as many comics as possible for "assimilation" ahead of his starring role in Matt Reeves "The Batman."

From Newsarama:  DC Comics provides a preview of the first issue of its new "John Constantine: Hellblazer" title.

SONY MARVEL U - From IGN:  The Oscar-winning, 2018 film, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," officially will have a sequel.  "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2" will arrive in 2022.

COMICS FILM - From ThePlaylist:  Todd McFarlane says there is more Hollywood interest in his R-rated "Spawn" reboot (based on his long-running comic book) in the wake of the tremendous success of the Todd Phillips' R-rated "Joker" film.

DC TV:  From Deadline:  The CW is developing a "Superman & Lois" TV series from Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch of The CW's "Supergirl."


NOVEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From BleedingCool:  Ablaze for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Action Lab for Novmeber 2019
From BleedingCool:  Aftershock Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  BOOM Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Dynamite Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Image Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  Titan Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for November 2019
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for November 2019
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for November 2019

NOVEMBER 2019 "ADVANCED" COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  DC Comics advanced solicitations for November 2019 (for acetate covers)
From Newsarama:  "Dawn of X" for November 2019
From BleedingCool:  DC Comics for 2019 with some guessing on the site's part


DECEMBER 2019 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Dark Horse Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  Oni Press for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Red 5 for Comics for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  Storm King Productions for December 2019
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for December 2019
From BleedingCool:  VIZ Media for December 2019

JANUARY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  January 2020 comics solicitations from 26 publishers
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Amigo Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Black Box for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  BOOM! Studios for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Fantagraphics Books for January 2020
From Newsarama:  HarperCollins for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Humanoids for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  IDW Publishing for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Mad Cave Studios for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Red 5 Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Seven Seas Entertainment for January 2020
From BleedingCool:  Source Point Press for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Titans Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Vertical Comics solicitations for January 2020
From Newsarama:  Yen Press for January 2020

FEBRUARY 2020 COMICS SOLICITATIONS:
From Newsarama:  AfterShock Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Ahoy Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Antarctic Press for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Archie Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Black Mask Studios for February 2020
From Newsarama:  BOOM! Studios for February 2020
From BleedingCool:  Dark Horse Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  DC Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Dynamite Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Image Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Lion Forge for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Marvel Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Oni Press for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Scout Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Valiant Entertainment for February 2020
From Newsarama:  Vault Comics for February 2020
From Newsarama:  VIZ Media for February 2020

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Manga Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: THUNDERBOLT Volume 1

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THUNDERBOLT, VOL. 1
VIZ MEDIA – @VIZMedia

STORY/ART: Yasuo Ohtagaki
ORIGINAL CONCEPT: Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino
TRANSLATION: Joe Yamazaki
ENGLISH ADAPTATION: Stan!
LETTERS: Evan Waldinger
ISBN: 978-1-4215-9055-4; paperback (November 2016); Rated “T+” for “Older Teen”
248pp, B&W, $14.99 U.S., $19.99 CAN, £9.99 UK

Mobile Suit Gundam was an anime series that was first broadcast in 1979 and 1980.  It is set in the year 2079, also known as “Universal Century year 0079,” according to the “Gundam Calendar.”  The series chronicled a conflict between the Earth Federation and the Principality of Zeon, which declared independence from the Earth Federation.  The result is Zeon's war of independence, the “One Year War,” which affects every continent on Earth and nearly every space colony and lunar settlement.  The smaller Zeon has a tactical advantage through its use of a new type of humanoid weapon called the “mobile suit.”

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is a manga set in this classic science fiction universe and apparently takes place simultaneously with the events depicted in the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime.  Created by mangaka Yasuo Ohtagaki, this manga focuses on two rival mobile suit pilots bent on destroying each other.

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Vol. 1 (Chapters 1 to 9) opens to find the Earth Federation trying to retake the Thunderbolt Sector, an area of space that is scarred by the wreckage of destroyed colonies.  However, Federation mobile suits are being picked off by a deadly Zeon sniper, Chief Petty Officer Daryl Lorenz.  Someone has to stop Lorenz and Federation ace, Io Fleming, is the man.  When he gets the latest in Federation tech, a Gundam, Io succeeds where other Federation pilots have failed.

I am vaguely familiar with Mobile Suit Gundam, mostly from seeing images and art related to it has a media and merchandising franchise.  I was a little reluctant to read the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga when I received a copy-for-review of the first volume from VIZ Media.  Now, I can say that the manga has made me interested in learning more about Mobile Suit Gundam.

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Volume 1 offers classic mecha action that is as good as any mecha comics that I have read in the past.  Yasuo Ohtagaki puts the reader right into the action with battle and local space area maps.  He shoves the reader inside the mobile suits and all over the debris field that is Thunderbolt Sector.  Troop movement and mobile suit simulations make it easier to understand the position and status of chaotic battles.

Readers do not have to worry about shallow characters.  I am surprised at how deep Ohtagaki gets into the characters' relationships and especially their pasts.  So, especially because this is the beginning, I heartily recommend that readers enter Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt now.  I am willing to say that I think the series is worthy even after only one volume.

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Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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