World Comic Book Review

28th March 2024

Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams (review)

Writer/Artist : Naoki Urasawa Publisher (for the English market) : Viz Media LLC Year : 2018 (Japan/France) – 2020 (English market) The review is based on the Italian edition of 2021, published by Panini Comics – Planet Manga, translated by Mayumi Kobayashi It goes without saying that when asked to name a list of museums, … Read more

Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths (revisited)

Creator: Shigeru Mizuki First published in in Japanese in Kodansha magazine Shukan Gendai, 1973 Published in English by : Drawn & Quarterly Year : 2018 (first publication 2011) There are not many people left who fought in the Second World War. One day (not too far in the future) there will be no one left to tell what … Read more

Trash Market (review)

Creator: Tadao Tsuke Drawn & Quarterly (2015) A market is a place where you can sell your goods. A market is also a place where you can buy stuff. This duality underlies a difference between passive and active roles, a duality which is never crystal clear: those who sell both offer and receive (money, usually), … Read more