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Sept '03 Offworld Report: Anime, Manga and Comics
Illustrator Bryan Talbot is interviewed, the Punisher movie picks
up pace, and the re-release of the classic original Flash Gordon Volume
I strips by Alex Raymond gets a well deserved review. We also make
time for Cowboy Bebop and the Dirty Pair.
 September
2003's round-up of all that is worth mentioning offworld the 'Nest
when it comes to matters comicbook, anime and manga.
ANIME & MANGA
Battle
Royale
Battle Royale makes it as Manga of the month.
Anime
Roundup
Fred Patten reviews Brigadoon, Devil Lady, Gate Keepers
and Gate Keepers 21, Read or Die, and Voices of a Distant Star.
Tiny
Manga
Central Park Media – aka CPM - unveil its new trim-size manga line,
starting with the release of ‘Nadesico: Book One’ by Kia Asamiya.
Other titles, including Popcorn Romance, Aquarium, and Dark Angel
to follow
Lessons
from Leach
Interview with Justin Leach, the animator for Titan A.E., Ice Age,
Last Exile and the ‘Ghost in the Shell: Innocence’ movie.
The
Crazy Summer of Manga
Anime guide to all that is good during the Summer of ’03.
Cowboy
Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
No angst-ridden teenagers, no whiny schoolgirls-just four space
cowboys and a data dog looking for their next bounty to the tune
of jazz music.
Those
Dirty Girls
Review of the original TV series of the Dirty Pair (Volume One).
This classic show had science fiction action action, humor, a good
dose of in-jokes and - naturally - two lovely main characters who
ran around in skimpy outfits.
Knowing
Noir
Review of Noir. Take two female assassins, put them up against an
international secret society, sprinkle the background liberally
with exotic European locales and unique music, then set timer for
26 episodes.
When
Fans Go Pro
The perils of turning your anime hobby into a full-time job. You
should be so lucky.
COMICS
Waid
Up
Writer Mark Waid discusses his Superman: Birthright and Empire projects.
Rather
Flash
Alex Raymond's Flash Gordon Volume I by Alex Raymond.
Short
Shrift
Whatever happened to the short story? There used to be a few venues
where standalone comics shorts could see print, but these days such
tales are a rare discovery. Alex Dueben wonders what it might take
to bring the short story to life.
Orbiter
Space
Review of the new SF series Orbiter. Ninth Art boldly goes where
Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran have gone before.
Webcomics
Versus Blogs
Measuring the webcomic audience - is it healthy or not?
Dear
DC
Rich Watson has some suggestions for DC Comics, and he's not afraid
to speak out
Sean
Wang Interview
You've seen his work on the hilarious Tick & Arthur. Now Sean
Wang is back with the sci-fi hit The Runners. Read on.
Carey
Interview
Mike Carey, writer of the popular Vertigo titles Lucifer and Hellblazer
gets well and truly interviewed.
Talking
Talbot
An interview with the master of parallel universe settings ... Bryan
Talbot.
Punisher
Movie: The Punishment Begins Now
Artisan and Marvel kicked off production on 'The Punisher' with
a weekend shoot and a surprising announcement: renowned actor Roy
Scheider has joined the cast of this "intense urban drama."
Getting
Crushed
New imprint Crush launches from Rocket Comics in October 2003.
X-Men
#144
Advance review of the new X-Men #144
Dark
Visions
A Talk With Rex Mundi's Eric J
Elektra
#26
Advance review of the new Elektra
X-Sprites
Enter The Uncanny X-Sprites: Ryan "Mabusrex" Scott is interviewed.
How
Supreme
Supreme - The Story of the Year by Alan Moore (writer); Gil Kane,
Chris Sprouse, Jim Starlin, Rick Veitch (illustrators)
Days
of Infamy
Cartoonists gather to remember the bad old days when critics linked
crime to comic books, and self-imposed restrictions turned into
kryptonite for the industry.
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