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Naoki Urusawa is one of the greatest creators of manga right now, creating not only Pluto, a darker, more political retelling of a classic Astro Boy story by Osamu Tezuka, but also classic series like Pineapple Army, Happy!, Yawara, Monster, 20th Century Boys, Billy Bat, and the current ongoing Asadora It made sense that he[...]

This compilation, handpicked from years of Mario comics in Japan, has never been available in English— until now! On Sale Date Price USA Age Rating December 8, 2020, $9.99 All Ages VIZ Signature "20th Century Boys" cover art from Viz Media 20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol 10 Story and Art by Naoki Urasawa A man with a guitar arrives[...]

Oba and Makoto forge a special friendship after hanging out on the beach, culminating in the two of them taking a scenic tour through Oran's memories from another timeline! Too bad it looks like every timeline is the worst timeline… For mature audiences. ISBN 13           978-1-9747-1531-2 On Sale Date   2020-06-16 Price USA        $14.99 Price CAN        $19.99 Dimension       5 3/4 x 8 1/4 Format           [...]

Later, Sakura introduces Rinne to an elementary school girl who can see ghosts, and she leads him to a surprising discovery about his mother's whereabouts! For older teen audiences. ISBN 13           978-1-9747-0660-0 On Sale Date   2020-03-10 Price USA        $9.99 Price CAN        $12.99 Dimension       5 x 7 1/2 Format             TP/192 pages/b&w VIZ Signature 20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol[...]

8 By Kyousuke Motomi Ten years ago, the Great Sickness of the Byakko Gate claimed Kyutaro's parents, and now the ghost of his mother Toko reveals what transpired! What horrifying deal did Toko strike with the White? And will Kyutaro's love for Fumi change when he hears the truth? For teen audiences. ISBN 13           978-1-9747-0959-5 On Sale Date   2019-12-03 Price USA       [...]

Since no one has talked about it in that context, I guess I'll have to do it. The Japanese counterpart to WATCHMEN is Naoki Urusawa's 20th CENTURY BOYS. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W18Kup-eqQA[/youtube] Urusaswa's manga series ran from 1999 to 2006 It has been collected into 22 volumes after serialization and the English translation is currently up to volume 11[...]

Let's talk about the WATCHMEN movie, since nobody is anymore.  And while we're at it, let's talk about the 20th CENTURY BOYS movie trilogy Why?  Because there might be something instructive to be learned here. It's fitting that movies of both WATCHMEN and 20th CENTURY BOYS should come out in the same time period.  Their original[...]