CCW: 2.179 Manga Mania! Black Lagoon & Monster

[Drizzlerman]

I just find it funny that such and un-feminist nation as Japan enjoys putting strong female lead characters in their manga, anime, etc. And a feminized nation such as America has strong leading males in the entertainment media. I think the Japanese are playing with fantasies and still making sex objects out of the women through their media, whereas America is just being traditional and narrow.

[scifiwizard99]

No offesive man but you got a lot of things wrong about the plot of Black Lagoon. The Russians are Ex military The army left them a long time ago they are not affiliated with the army any more. I'm just currious how you got the immipresion that there secret ops which they are not. Second Roberta the maid works for a wealthy family not a cartel.

[kurumais]

i loved 20th century boys by urasawa noaki LOVED it cant say enough good thingsand couple of buddies have raved about the anime version of monster so i jumped in but it didnt grab me i dropped it right after his life starts falling apart .  his new manga billy bat hooked me though

[lovelylostlady]

i was looking for a new manga to read and some one on the net informed me of monster. and the book i was referring to was death note. they sound the same as you explained as a plot and character driven manga.

[kurumais]

"unheard of" isnt that a little extreme there are strong female characters in america comics i think american fans just prefer superhero books

[comicculturewarrior]

Which speaks to the culture of manga as opposed to american comics. That's all I was trying to say. Of course there are strong characters in American comics, but not near to the level of manga, hence, the greater number of female manga readers which appears to outnumber female readers of mainstream comics. I mean, this ain't rocket science guys. More girls read manga because they feel better represented in those books than in the US comic market.

Elliott

[comicculturewarrior]

And when you say 'American fans' what you're really saying is MALE comic readers.

;-)

Elliott

[kurumais]

you are correct sir

[saar1707]

Guys you think you could review The nightly new, Transhuman and Pax Romana (when it will come out) trades? I'm really want to know what other people thick about Hickman writing, and it would be a great opportunity to recommand people on a good writing series that arent Marvel's or DC's.

[rzerox21xx]

I recommend Berserk, you will like it if you like battle royale

[kurumais]

holy crap berserk is a whole lot of mayhem and nastiness i can see why ppl are talking

[saar1707]

Holy shit Invincible is next!

[ShadowsHeat]

Yeah, Monster was great. One of the few manga that I liked.

[itsmeMorph]

i like the whole ex military mafia thing going on with the russian's they go at it more as a war than business. i havent read monster from what you discussed about it ill check it out. i just read eyeshield 21 it was fantastic i went into it not wanting to read it and ended up wanting more i was a little disappointed with the ending though wish it was longer. im readng history's strongest diciple kenichi very funny stuff.

[zcorp79]

Another solid episode guys, by the way J. you be happy to know I dropped New Avegers in favor of Detective Comics. Just been feeling that my money would be better spent on a 3.99 book that has more content to one that has less content for the same price.

[comicculturewarrior]

That's good to hear zcorp. Detective was totally worth the price. Way more so than NA. Taat art in Detective was absolutely beautiful. We will probably do a review of it tomorrow.

J.

[zcorp79]

for what I saw from a couple page I completely agree that the art in Detective is by far better than Na could ever hope for(even though I have been reading NA since issue 50)

[agmaster]

Yeh it's Somalia. BL is a blockbuster in manga format. Especially early on. It's good to hear viz isn't censoring the manga as I know Air Gear and Tenjo Tenge had some issues with CMX. I really think the audience IS ready, it's just US distributors don't see it. Then again, I see some good in Dark Avengers so my tastes may be questionable.

[CagedTurkey]

You guys really hyped me up on Monster. There's also an anime version. Should I take the lazy route and watch the anime or read the manga?

[mguy1977]

I will go pick up Monster based on your strong recomendation guys. Thanks for giving something "great" to read beyond DC & Marvel.

Matthew

[comicculturewarrior]

No prob mguy. I really hope you like it.

J.

[SGTAnimeTV]

Like i have said in a previous comment i believe, you guys are the first i see to review comics and manga. you guys have become my favorite reviewers and i look forward to your future videos and seeing some of your older stuff.

[deemar325]

:-)

They the realest dudes on youtube when it comes to comics

[comicculturewarrior]

You know deemar, you are quite the cool cat. Thanks man.

J.

[deemar325]

thanks still hate manga though ;-)