It’s the Modern World, the End of Times, the Decline of the West, the Revolt of the Masses. It’s the 1920’s. It’s going to be Very Silly.
I have been in Japan for over a week now, and it’s been terribly inspiring. I have developed so many new ideas that I don’t quite know what’s going on. The amount of cheap and pretty manga available in used book stores (such as Mandarake) is offensive. The postal services will have to carry tons [...]
Found a manga loosely based on the life and works of cult blues guitarist Robert Johnson: Me and the Devil Blues by Akira Hiramoto. It is interesting to view black people’s life in the 1930’s deep south through the eyes of a Japanese mangaka. In spite of the usual cultural collisions, I think it works [...]
A little 4-panel strip (in 3 panels!!) about Mayann’s beloved pet.
It seems that we will have to wait for a definite answer from the experts…
Pidin kerran blogia nimeltä “Fennoskandia”. Säästin siitä pari mielenkiintoista artikkelia, jotka sopivat mainiosti tämän uuden blogini tarkoituksiin. Ensimmäinen artikkeli käsittelee Suomen ja Japanin mielenkiintoista suhdetta.
While collecting source material for my Ph.D., I was bitten by the Twenties bug and became obsessively interested in everything from that period in world history. There are quite a few of interesting, half-forgotten personalities from that era whom I’d like to introduce.