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Comment on BUT LET’S FACE IT – COMIC BOOK ARTISTS ARE BECOMING ROCK STARS by Drew Sherbert

Drew Sherbert — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:49:30 +0000

Too bad the end of your piece was truncated. Otherwise, I continue to enjoy your segments

Comment on BUT LET’S FACE IT – ANIME HAS BEEN CO-OPTED BY GIRLS by Nostalgia Googgles

Nostalgia Googgles — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:00:13 +0000

I don’t think that anime has gotten more ‘sexual’ all of sudden. It’s always been that way. Cream Lemon was an erotic OVA that came out in the, early, 1980s and Cutie Honey has always been naked when she changes. Back in your day, there was a filter. Whoever had access to the stuff just brought in whatever they wanted to see. Way back in the day there was a romantic comedy anime about a high school kid and his friend, a transsexual, the manga also ran in Shonen Jump comics. Also, while Lum did roll around in just a tiger striped bikini, but that was as far back as the 70s. So, from a Japanese POV, sexuality it manga and anime is, really, nothing new. Especially when Shunga, 春画, has existed as far back as the Edo period. Since manga is really nothing more than the evolution of Ukiyo-e (woodblock prints) then, in reality, sexuality has always been an integral part of Japanese anime/manga. It didn’t just pop up from ‘nowhere.’

I do agree that genres have become more particular in this day and age, but that’s not only limited to anime and anime fans, but music and a lot of other things. It’s just what’s been going on in this new age. The reason there’s so much categories of hentai is because that’s how the porn industry in Japan, actually is. There’s, literally, something for everyone’s taste. That’s how it STILL is today in anime and manga. There’s, literally, something for everyone. That has never changed. Even though big robots aren’t as popular anymore, there’s still plenty of anime with them. Those dark, apocalyptic sci-fi anime OVAs were just that OVAs. Things like that have never been popular with the Japanese as a whole. They, on a whole, prefer family friendly things. At the end of the day, I would argue that there’s way more choices that we, as fans, have today then yesteryear. There’s still a lot of great stuff being produced (way more than in your time), but due to technology we have just as much access to all of the bad shit too.

As for the conventions, I don’t, necessarily, agree. I see many guys who still ogle and harass girls, but there are also cases of women who harass and ogle men as well. On a whole though, I think that there’s just more respect within the anime con community amongst females and males than there are between the savage uncouth beasts that disguise themselves as male comic fans and the sparse females in the American comic book fandom.

Comment on BUT LET’S FACE IT – ANIME HAS BEEN CO-OPTED BY GIRLS by Drew Sherbert

Drew Sherbert — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:31:10 +0000

Excellent; I couldn’t agree more. You always sum things up so nicely, Tom. A pleasure to listen to you. A

Comment on ABOUT by chris

chris — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:07:51 +0000

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Comment on Angelo Bowers RIP by Dunphy

Dunphy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:19:05 +0000

Ii was good friends with Angelo, i can still hear his voice in my head, “Clouds are Zaney” his approach and his style was something to envy and take notice of, he was humble and pure, just knowing him made you better. God Bless Him, We Love you Angelo

Comment on FRANK MILLER RETURNS by jmachinder

jmachinder — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:43:43 +0000

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Comment on FRANK MILLER RETURNS by asterios kokkinos (@asterios)

asterios kokkinos (@asterios) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:03:34 +0000

Need a hi-res version!

Comment on BUT LET’S FACE IT – COMIC-CON IS STILL AWESOME by cliff

cliff — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:41:49 +0000

Thanks, Tom. I almost felt like I was there.

Comment on BUT LET’S FACE IT – REBOOTING HAS GOTTEN OUT OF CONTROL by Asterios Kokkinos

Asterios Kokkinos — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 01:44:11 +0000

Pretty damn great!

Comment on THE FOURTH SHOGUN WARRIOR by cliff

cliff — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:05:29 +0000

LOL “Hostess Fruit Pies”