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Extra Issues – Osamu Tezuka pt. 2: Kimba the White Lion, Dororo, and Princess Knight

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HyZackimaru , who only has one real body part (wink), and his feisty sidekick DorCharlotte continue our six part series on the works of Osamu Tezuka.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo

Topics discussed:
– What new techniques do we see Tezuka employ as his career progressed?
– Is Princess Knight feminist? Sexist? Both? Neither?!
– Does Tezuka work well in a serialized style or would self-contained works suit him better?

Next up, we’re continuing our six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:

3. Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Extra Issues – Osamu Tezuka pt. 1: Metropolis & Astro Boy

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TeZacka, the godfather of comic book podcasts, and Astro Charlotte begin six two part series on the works of Osamu Tezuka.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Metropolis & Astro Boy

Topics discussed:
– What formal aspects of Astro Boy do we see trickle into manga today, 60 years later?
– Is Astro the least interesting part of his own comic?
– Will Astro ever make a friend who won’t die a horrific death?

Next up, we’re doing a six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:

2. Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo
3. Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Extra Issues – Juni Ba pt. 2: Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

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Zack, the monster above all monsters, and underwater grouch Charlotte wrap up our two part series on the works of Juni Ba. On this episode we cover the latest works by Ba.

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Comics covered in this episode:
-Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

Topics discussed:
– What themes emerge as artistic preoccupations of Ba’s after having read all his work?
– Does focusing on similar themes with each comic strengthen each or produce diminishing returns?
– Where does Ba’s career go from here?

Next up, we’re doing a six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:

1. Metropolis & Astro Boy
2. Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo
3. Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Extra Issues – Juni Ba pt. 1: Djeliya & Monkey Meat

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Charlotte, the royal podcaster, and the last prince of podcasting, Manzack begin our two part series on the works of Juni Ba. On this episode we cover the first two major works by Ba.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Djeliya
– Monkey Meat

Topics discussed:
– Do all the influences Ba brings together in these comics equal more than the sum of their parts?
– Is Ba successful as an “ambassador” bringing West African folklore to non-African readers?
– Why even ask these questions when the answer is obviously “yes”? (Because I have to write something and I had no good jokes today!)

We’ll wrap up our series covering the work of Juni Ba next month with:
-Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

After that, we’re doing a six month series covering the work of Osuma Tezuka:

1. Metropolis & Astro Boy
2. Kimba the White Lion, Princess Knight, & Dororo
3. Swallowing the Earth, Apollo’s Song, Ode to Kirihito, The Book of Human Insects & MW
4. Ayako & Buddha
5. Black Jack
6. Message To Adolf & Phoenix

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear

Extra Issues – 3 Alison Bechdel Memoirs

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Charlotte Funhomo and The Secret to Superhuman Zack conclude our two part series on the works of Alison Bechdel. On this episode we cover Bechdel’s three major memoirs.

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Comics covered in this episode:
– Fun Home
-Are You My Mother
-The Secret to Superhuman Strength

Topics discussed:
– How can we talk about a work that is so closely tied with its author without casting judgement on the human being?
– Would you smoke a blunt with Alison?
– How do these books examine (without explicitly doing so) the nature of truth in non-fiction?

Our next miniseries will be two episodes covering the work of Juni Ba:
-Djeliya: A West African Fantasy Epic & Monkey Meat
-Robin: Boy Wonder, The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, & Mobilis

You can find Charlotte at twitter.com/mymarvelousyear

You can our other Marvel Comics podcast on Comic Book Herald at mymarvelousyear.com

Music for Extra Issues is credited to FM Skyline.

You can support Extra Issues via Patreon for as little as $1 a month at patreon.com/mymarvelousyear