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Thursday, 24 March 2022

December 1990 Pt. 8 Manga round-up

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in December of 1990, such as:-

#41 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' (End of 1-45)

from First comics,

#24 of Outlanders. (1-33)

from Dark Horse Comics.

#27 AKIRA (1-38)

from Epic.

#5 of Crying Freeman: Part Two (1-9)

#11 of COBRA (1-12)

#1 of Horobi: Book Two (1-7)

from Viz Comics.

#6 of 2001 Nights (1 – 10)

#3 of Lost Continent (1-6)

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS STILL ON SALE IN THIS MONTH FROM THE YEAR PAST:

The Laughing Target (GN)

Shion – Blade of the Minstral (GN) #1

What's Michael? (GN)

What's Michael? (GN) BOOK #2

PINEAPPLE ARMY (GN) #1

The Legend of Kamui – the Island of Sugaru (GN)

LUM (Vol #1) (GN)

Appleseed Book #1 (GN) Promethean Challenge

Appleseed Book #2 (GN) Prometheus Unbound

Dirty Pair – Biohazards (GN)

Hotel Harbour View (GN)

Crying Freeman – Portrait of a Killer Vol #1 (GN)

Crying Freeman – Portrait of a Killer Vol #2 (GN)

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Vol #2 (GN )

from Eclipse Comics, & from Viz Comics.

More details to follow...

Sunday, 11 January 2015

April 1990 Pt.6 Manga Somery.

To some-up.

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books that could be still found “On the racks” in April of 1990, such as:-

[Note: Trying to calculate each issue by there monthly release, until I complete each set of manga.]

{12 comic-book covers randomly placed, just to catch your attention.}

#6 of 'Cyber 7: Book Two',

#4 of Dominion.

from Eclipse Comics.

#3 of Lensman

#5 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

#2 of COBRA

#5 of 'Baoh',

#2 of HOROBI: Part One

from Viz Comics.

#35 of SpeedRacer
from Now Comics.

#16 of Outlanders.

from Dark Horse Comics.

[Note: You still had some of the issues of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' from First comics, and 'AKIRA' from Epic Comics, on the shelves as the printing and overseas delivery were not always every month. I will try and research the dates and update the information as soon as I can!]

#? AKIRA

From Epic Comics.

#34? Lone Wolf and Cub

from First comics.

Thursday, 1 May 2014

February 1990 Pt.5 Manga

As American imports to the UK of Fanzines and magazines on Anime & Manga were erratic at the best of times and adding to this that none at this time had sustained a regular monthly publication, comic-books became our main source of regular information, and links to communication though the 'Letters page' & 'Pen-pals' column.

[Note: Like all printed History it has been selected and approved, even so the 'Letters page' and other articles in the single issues of a comic-book, give us a snap-shot of the enthusiasm of the reader and those involved in its publication. Trade-paper-backs (Graphic-novels) tended to miss this out when you are just after the story in full.]

We still had a few on-going Manga comic-books and Anime based comic-books “On the racks” in February of 1990, such as:-

#32 of 'Lone Wolf and Cub',

from First comics.

#18 of 'AKIRA'

from Epic Comics.

#14 of Outlanders.

from Dark Horse Comics.

#5 of 'Cyber 7 Book Two',

#5 of Dirty Pair II,

#4 of Appleseed: book3,

#3 of 'Dominion'

from Eclipse Comics.

#5 of 'Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock',

#15 of 'Robotech II – The Sentinals Book One'

from Eternity Comics.

#3 of 'Baoh',

from Viz Comics.

GRAPHIC-NOVELS ON SALE IN THIS MONTH:

Appleseed: Promethean Challenge (the complete Book One1-5 ).

Dirty Pair: Biohazards (Issues1-5)

from Eclipse Comics

The Legend of Kamui: the island of Sugaru (part one)

now from Viz Comics

NEW COMICS-BOOKS

#1 of 'Cobra' from Viz Comics

#1 of Lensman from Eternity comics

[Note: Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock'. #1 - 13 issues, from October1989 to December 1990 All 20,000 copies of issue #2 had sold out of that print run!]

[Note: All publication dates are taken from published Comic-books and cross referencing their adverts of the time from my own collection, as well as doing the maths for the issues that I'm missing, as not all comic-book publishers printed the month of issue for each comic-book.]

Monday, 28 October 2013

Manga in the 80's Pt. 13

Outlanders. Written and illustrated by Johji Manabe. Dark Horse Comics with Studio Proteus published 33 issues in a monthly format, from December 1988 to September 1991 . The manga was originally published by Hakusensha in Comicomi magazine in the mid to late 1980's.

A favourite manga of mine with an engrossing story and appealing art with its character design and organic integrated technology all wrapped up in a space opera.

The invasion of Earth by the galaxy spanning Santovasku Empire's immense living battleships and terrifying ground troops and war beasts, our reluctant hero a Tokyo News Photographer by the name of Tetsuya Wakatsuki is taken as a prisoner by the beautiful (but deadly with a sword) Princess Kahm who has such lovely horns befitting one of Royal blood is the daughter to the Santovasku Emperor!

For a start humans are seen as vermin on this sacred planet and battle fleets of star-ships have been given orders to exterminate the infestation! With such a large Empire of many bipedal races (much like inhabitance of moons of the planet Mongo!) some fish-like (Royal Servant Nao ), and some the pinnacle of feline (Lady Battia) and canine (General Geobalai) evolution I think.

Tetsuya persuades Kahm to save the Earth and all its Human inhabitance and she promises to marry him and take on her father, but others are plotting against her, add to this confrontations between Lady Battia and General Geobalai and family of Royal Servants loyal to the princess you have a space opera with style!

[Note. Toren Smith of Studio Proteus sold the translated manga of Outlanders to the fledgling comic-book company Dark Horse, thus gave them their first manga title and a foot-hold in the newfound market. Such was its importance!]

[Note. 8 Volumes were printed by Dark Horse covering the entire series (of 33) & the one-off specials (dates to be confirmed).]