Manga College

Manga College is back and our Guest today is Ashley woods comic book artist and writer. Ashley has worked on a number of high profile projects including Tomb Raider, Niobe: She is life and many other illustrious comic books and she joins us today to share her story.

Part two of our conversation with Jade Sarson. Today we discuss the inner workings of the Slice of Life genre. Whatever story you're trying to write, you need a bit of slice of life to give it that essential human quality that will make readers relate with your work. For more of Jade Sarson see www.teahermit.co.uk For full shownotes go to www.manga.college

On today's podcast, we welcome Jade Sarson a comic book/manga artist and writer. Jade is best known for her ongoing series Cafe Suada a slice of life manga that follows the exploits of Geraldine, a tea fanatic whose only desire is to spread her love of the golden beverage - But chaos ensues when a new coffee house springs up right next door? This is the first half of our conversation with Jade where we discuss her superhero origin story, her creative process and the many slice of life mangas that influenced her work. For more information about Jade see www.teahermit.co.uk

Today is all about villains as we discuss what makes a good antagonist. We look at Berserk, DC comics and a whole host of examples.

The heroes may take all of the credit but in most cases they can't carry the story by themselves. We need supporting characters to bring our stories to life. Therefore, today we're looking the best supporting characters we've come across in Manga and why they mean so much to the fans.

This next arc of Manga university is all about heroes and protagonists. Why do we love the protagonists of our favourite stories so much? How do you write an epic hero that feel real? These are some of the questions we tackle on today's episode of Manga University.