Podcast appearances and mentions of jiro kuwata

We are doin something a little different this time around... no American comics, but Manga! The first time we reviewed a manga and its about silver age Batman (it goes hard), if you've never read it you'll wanna check this one out and grab a copy for yourself!Music [00:00]Buzz Ad [00:14]Intro [01:09.4]Batmanga [03:21.5]Outro [27:28.2]Social Media: Facebook -  https://www.facebook.com/CBJpodcastTwitter -  https://twitter.com/CbJpod  (@CBJpod)Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cbjpod/  (@CBJpod)Youtube - https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCTDcugHYqAbgjwbdGWbZjnA/Buzzsprout - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1206320Please rate, review, or tell a friend!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

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Ben and Hank read all of the Jiro Kuwata Batman manga from 1996. An old manga that's basically only available in english becuase of a 2008 coffee table book. This is a precursor to a dive into Kamen Rider, getting some context on superhero manga. Email: SaltCirclePodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @SaltCirclePod Hank's Twitter: @ComicPanels The Burning Barrel Discord: discord.gg/jBDGW5j Logo Artist: bellamy.world/

Batman has a comically huge cultural footprint, from SNES games, to animated cartoons, Hollywood blockbusters and children's underwear. Did you know that there was even Batmanga? Written and drawn by Jiro Kuwata, the three volumes of Batmanga tell sci-fi themed stories with original villains that have more in common with the Adam West TV show than Frank Miller. Should a curious Bat-fan check them out? I mean, do whatever you want, we're not the boss of you. We can help you make an informed decision though!   Music is by Free Rap Beats. Find us on Twitter at @armyofcrime and @dustin44444 or on the web at www.armyofcrime.com   Topics for this episode are Batmanga volume 1-3 written and drawn by Jiro Kuwata.

At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, Shonen King manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written and illustrated by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan, introduced us to a whole new generation of Batman fans. Angus reviews the first story arc in the series in celebration of Manga Month! Please drop us a message on the anchor app or send us an mp3 or email to kirbyskidspodcast@gmail.com. Please share your impressions once you have read: Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga Vol. 1 https://www.comixology.com/Batman-The-Jiro-Kuwata-Batmanga-Vol-1/digital-comic/167868 Please join us for our reads in celebration of Manga Month: Haikyu!! Vol. 1 https://www.comixology.com/Haikyu-Vol-1/digital-comic/375539 & Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1 https://www.comixology.com/Battle-Angel-Alita-Vol-1/digital-comic/521616 Leave a message via the anchor app at Kirby's Kids. www.anchor.fm/kirbyskids Join the Community Discussions https://mewe.com/join/kirbyskids Please join us down on the Comics Reading Trail in 2021 https://kirbyskidspodcast.blogspot.com/2020/11/holiday-special-kirbys-kids-giving.html For detailed show notes and past episodes please visit www.kirbyskids.com

In the ELEVENTH episode of Gotham Outsiders: A Batman Bookclub, we discuss Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata with illustrator of the Eisner Nominated comic PRINCELESS, EMILY MARTIN! We talk Lord Death Man's yoga hobby, one scary gorilla, and how badly TJ wants to get-get with Go-Go.  Emily: @megamoth on Twitter Chris: @themythofpsyche on Twitter TJ: @troyfin2 on Twitter Gotham Outsiders: @GothamOutsiders Music and edited by: Nick Oyler Logo: Aliza Layne

Apagando as luzes do trágico 2020, a equipe Raio se reúne em luto pelos quadrinistas falecidos no ano da Covid. Com toda deferência, são comentados, entre outros, quadrinhos de Claire Bretécher, Albert Uderzo, Mort Drucker, Juan Giménez, Denny O'Neil, Joe Sinnott, Jiro Kuwata, Quino, Alex Varenne, Francisco Vilachã, Richard Corben, Rubens Cordeiro. Participam do debate: Bruno Porto, Ciro Inácio Marcondes, Márcio Jr., Marcos Maciel de Almeida e Pedro Brandt. Edição: Eder Freire. Visite: https://www.raiolaser.net O que é Raio Laser? https://www.raiolaser.net/home//2011/04/o-que-e-raio-laser.html Equipe Raio Laser: https://www.raiolaser.net/quem-somos Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RaioLaserHQ/videos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raiolaser Instagram: @raiolaser_hq Twitter: @raiolaser_HQ

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses  1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What?  Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:37:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:51:35 - Community Shout Outs! 3:07:36 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses  1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What?  Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:36:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:50:51 - Community Shout Outs! 3:06:42 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

On this episode of Manga Mavericks, Colton & Lum once again tackle more news from the world of manga! We also discuss a lot of new manga from various publishers, including three new doujinshi from Irodori Comics' LGBTQ-focused imprint Irodori Sakura, as well as three new simulpubs! We start off with the manga adaptation of Japan Sinks 2020 exclusively on Mangamo, followed by Ghost Reaper Girl from Shonen Jump, and last but not least, Lockdown Zone: Level X from Denpa! It's a cool collection of new series that we were very excited to talk about and we hope you all check them out!  Unfortunately, we also had to address the arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki, the writer of Act-Age, and the subsequent fallout, such as the cancellation of the series in Shonen Jump and everything else related to it. Our hearts go out to the victims of Matsuki's crimes, as well as Shiro Usazaki, whose artistic talent was responsible for bringing the world and characters of Act-Age to life, and we hope she is able to find more work and success in the future. It goes without saying that we here at Manga Mavericks will NOT be supporting or reviewing any of Matsuki's works in the future and will be dedicating a future episode to our frustrations with the sexist workplace culture at Shonen Jump that has unfortunately festered and harbored multiple predators. For the complete list of links and Shout-Outs featured in this podcast, please visit this episode's webpage at: http://all-comic.com/2020/manga-mavericks-ep-130-irodori-sakura-and-more/ PODCAST BREAKDOWN: 00:00 - The Arrest of Tatsuya Matsuki & Cancellation of Shonen Jump's Act-Age 20:07 - Intro (Rest of the) News: 22:16 - 4 new series to debut in Jump (including Burn The Witch) 29:22 - Mitama Security & Bone Collection(??) ends 33:58 - Yuu Watase working to resume Arata the Legend 38:00 - Captain Tsubasa receives bilingual Japanese-English release 42:26 - Manga Planet licenses classic titles & more! 55:16 - futekiya licenses  1:00:47 - SuBLime licenses Dick Fight Island 1:04:21 - CODA Anti-Piracy Manga now available for free in English 1:06:20 - Tsurukawa Kakio's Zombie Sawanabe one-shot available from Star Fruit Books in October 1:07:49 - Square Enix Licenses Otherside Picnic & I Think Our Son is Gay 1:10:33 - Seven Seas licenses Super Hxeros 1:12:54 - This Year's Eisner Award Winners 1:15:07 - Jiro Kuwata passes away 1:17:10 - Fakku to dispute Shenzhuen Guangcai trying to trademark ahegao 1:19:06 - Trigger unpaid overtime settlement 1:22:05 - Mainichi Weekly publishes abridged Barefoot Gen in English online 1:24:23 - Kinokuniya Sydney removes 7 manga from shelves after ban 1:26:21 - Uzumaki, Blade Runner Black Lotus & Fena: Pirate Princess coming to Toonami in 2021 1:32:21 - Anpanman films coming to TubiTV 1:34:59 - New Knights of Sidonia film coming in 2021 1:36:05 - GKids licenses Earwig and the Witch 1:38:04 - Demon Slayer Mugen Train film to screen in US theaters in 2021 Manga Reviews: 1:40:08 - Irodori Sakura Why Does Love Do This To Me? She Wants to do What?  Mine-kun is Asexual 2:07:38 - Japan Sinks 2020 2:22:24 - Ghost Reaper Girl 2:36:40 - Lockdown Zone: Level X 2:50:51 - Community Shout Outs! 3:06:42 - Wrap-Up Enjoy the show, and follow us on twitter at @manga_mavericks, on tumblr at mangamavericks.tumblr.com, and on Youtube! You can also follow the hosts on Twitter at @sniperking323 and @lumranmayasha. If you’d like to help support the show financially you can pledge to our Patreon and receive some awesome rewards like our Patreon-exclusive Bonus pods! If one-time donations are more your speed you can donate to Colton’s Ko-fi here and LumRanmaYasha’s Ko-fi here, and if you want to support LumRanmaYasha’s art and other projects you can follow them @siddartworks on Instagram and Twitter and donate to their personal Patreon. Don’t forget to also like and subscribe to us on Youtube and iTunes and leave us reviews to help us curate the show and create better content!

The Federal Communications Commission requires that The Nose cover each and every new Taylor Swift release*. Folklore is Swift's seventh number-one album, and it's become, in just two weeks, the highest-selling album of 2020 so far. But rather than just spending a segment talking about the album... We came across a term that's new to us: cottagecore. Folklore is, apparently, cottagecore. We're not entirely convinced that cottagecore is a thing, but we're covering it anyway, and we'll get to Folklore that way. And: When You Finish Saving the World is an audiobook/podcast/radio play/thing written by and co-directed by and starring Jesse Eisenberg. It's a five-hour, three-act, three-monologue, audio-only Audible original that also stars Kaitlyn Dever and Finn Wolfhard as the wife and son of Eisenberg's character, respectively. *No, it doesn't. Some other stuff that happened this week, give or take: Will White People Forget About George Floyd?A parable embedded in The Maltese Falcon offers a cautionary tale. The Reconciliation Must Be TelevisedWhat is the next step as America confronts its racism? A broadcast spectacle, our critic writes, that could look like court, a telethon, therapy, an Oprah show -- and more. Wilford Brimley, 'Cocoon' Star and Quaker Oats Pitchman, Is Dead at 85 The Mind Behind Japan's Legendary Batmanga, Jiro Kuwata, Has Passed Away The End of the Fictional CopTelevision and film helped naturalize police violence. Noir offers a way out. Brad Garrett, Lea Thompson declare Ellen staff mistreatment "common knowledge" Hollywood Is Finally Admitting That the U.S. Is a Lost CauseThe country's sluggish pandemic response has forced movie studios to release big movies, such as Christopher Nolan's Tenet, abroad first -- a highly unusual move for the industry. Netflix is rolling out video speed controls Zelda recipe appears in serious novel by serious author after rushed Google searchA bad day for literature, a great day for Polygon's SEO GUESTS: Lucy Gellman - Editor of The Arts Paper and host of WNHH radio's Kitchen Sync Bill Yousman - Professor of Media Studies at Sacred Heart University Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hoy recordamos el trabajo de Jiro Kuwata, el dibujante del primer Batman japonés, o el "Batmanga". ¿Qué estilo utilizó? ¿En que Batman se inspiró? ¿Por qué crearon un Batman en Japón? Conocé todo de la vida del autor y de esta original obra. ¡Clic para leer!

Hoy recordamos el trabajo de Jiro Kuwata, el dibujante del primer Batman japonés, o el "Batmanga". ¿Qué estilo utilizó? ¿En que Batman se inspiró? ¿Por qué crearon un Batman en Japón? Conocé todo de la vida del autor y de esta original obra. ¡Clic para leer! La entrada 232 – Batmanga, el Batman japonés se publicó primero en Gcomics.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Batmanga! Plus we talk Dan Scott and the Amazing Spider-Man, and review Blue Beetle #17, Avengers #676, and The Harcourt Legacy #3. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Dan Slott to leave Amazing Spider-Man with issue #801 http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/dan-slott-leaving-amazing-spider-man-will-write-iron-man.html REVIEWS STEPHEN BLUE BEETLE #17 Writer: Chris Sebela Artist: Scott Kollins Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 “Road TO NOWHERE” finale! Blue Beetle faces off against the deadly Stopwatch, a man who uses time as a weapon to pull threats from the future and age the Scarab into dust. While Jaime fights for his life, his friends are left to fight for their own against Stopwatch's unhinged minions, the Short Timers. [rating:3/5] MATTHEW AVENGERS #676 Writer: Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub Artist: Pepe Larraz Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price:$3.99 The Black Order. The Lethal Legion. Two teams of powerful villains bent on destroying each other have arrived on Earth, and they don't care who gets caught in the crossfire. But who's pulling their strings? And what is the secret of the lost Avenger? [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO THE HARCOURT LEGACY #3 Writer: Brendan Cahill Artist: Jason Federhenn Publisher: Action Lab: Danger Zone Cover Price: 3.99 Edwina's attempt to control Edward's legacy leaves Violet with a difficult decision to make. But even with the help of some unlikely allies, can she find the strength to do the right thing—or even figure out what the right thing is? The conclusion of the three-issue occult family drama! [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2018/01/14/major-spoilers-poll-week-favorite-cover-edition-eighth-series/ DISCUSSION BATMANGA Jiro Kuwata At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1, see The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball! DC Comics is proud to publish the complete Jiro Kuwata penned Batman Manga adventures in three painstakingly restored and translated volumes. This collection is not to be missed by both Batman and Manga fans alike! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Batmanga! Plus we talk Dan Scott and the Amazing Spider-Man, and review Blue Beetle #17, Avengers #676, and The Harcourt Legacy #3. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Dan Slott to leave Amazing Spider-Man with issue #801 http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/dan-slott-leaving-amazing-spider-man-will-write-iron-man.html REVIEWS STEPHEN BLUE BEETLE #17 Writer: Chris Sebela Artist: Scott Kollins Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 “Road TO NOWHERE” finale! Blue Beetle faces off against the deadly Stopwatch, a man who uses time as a weapon to pull threats from the future and age the Scarab into dust. While Jaime fights for his life, his friends are left to fight for their own against Stopwatch’s unhinged minions, the Short Timers. [rating:3/5] MATTHEW AVENGERS #676 Writer: Mark Waid, Al Ewing, Jim Zub Artist: Pepe Larraz Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price:$3.99 The Black Order. The Lethal Legion. Two teams of powerful villains bent on destroying each other have arrived on Earth, and they don't care who gets caught in the crossfire. But who's pulling their strings? And what is the secret of the lost Avenger? [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO THE HARCOURT LEGACY #3 Writer: Brendan Cahill Artist: Jason Federhenn Publisher: Action Lab: Danger Zone Cover Price: 3.99 Edwina’s attempt to control Edward’s legacy leaves Violet with a difficult decision to make. But even with the help of some unlikely allies, can she find the strength to do the right thing—or even figure out what the right thing is? The conclusion of the three-issue occult family drama! [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2018/01/14/major-spoilers-poll-week-favorite-cover-edition-eighth-series/ DISCUSSION BATMANGA Jiro Kuwata At the height the 1960's Batman television shows popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters, starring The Dark Knight, which were all written by Jiro Kuwata. These rare Batman tales were known by relatively few outside of Japan until award-winning designer Chipp Kidd's 2008 book, Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan (Pantheon Books), introduced them to a whole new generation of Batman fans. In BATMAN: THE JIRO KUWATA BATMANGA VOL. 1, see The Dark Knight and his sidekick Robin fight against some of his strangest villains, including Dr. Faceless and the Human Ball! DC Comics is proud to publish the complete Jiro Kuwata penned Batman Manga adventures in three painstakingly restored and translated volumes. This collection is not to be missed by both Batman and Manga fans alike! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok

This month, with Zach and Walter unavailable, Brian and Vince from the DC3cast sit in with Emily. The sixth book club choice is "Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga" Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata.. We also discuss the previous month in some of our favorite (and least favorite) Weekly Shonen Jump series. Join us next month as we talk "A Silent Voice" Vol. 1-2 by Yoshitoki Ōima/

In 1966, the Batman TV show was big in numerous countries, including Tim’s adopted home of Japan, where it led to the licensed creation of a series of Japanese Batman comics. While the purpose of the comics (written and drawn by Jiro Kuwata) was to cash in on the show’s popularity, the stories are based on Batman comics of the early ‘60s and before, though often greatly decompressed, with added elements, and sometimes just freeform weirdness. In this episode, manga translator Kumar Sivasubramanian joins Tim and Paul to dig into the series — its influences, how it compares to the show and to the source-material comics, and a comparison of the 2008 Chip Kidd art book on the topic vs. the subsequent full publication of the ‘60s series in English — which is more worth your time? ALSO: The Sheena and the Rokkets version of the theme, a plot glitch in “Batman’s Satisfaction” that we somehow missed, and your mail! Which Batman scripts should we get to talk about?

Our fifth book club choice is "Haikyū!!" by Haruichi Furudatea. We also discuss the previous month in some of our favorite (and least favorite) Weekly Shonen Jump series. Join us next month as we talk "Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga" Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata.

This time on the Couch: Mike and James continue their trip through Batman history in their 20th episode. In 1966, Japanese comic book creator Jiro Kuwata got the green light to publish his own series of bizarre Batman manga adventures. His approach? To hell with context or character development or really anything that explains what's going on at any given moment and just deliver a pure dose of crystallized Silver Age madness through a Japanese filter. Are the results batshit insane (in a good way) or just batshit insane (in a bad way)? And is photophysics an actual scientific branch? Find out the answer to only one of these questions as the guys celebrate putting 20 consecutive ass grooves into the Couch. That's as many as two tens!Find out more at http://darkseidscouch.com

On this month's manga episode, Shea and Derek discuss two distinctly different titles. They begin with Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga (DC Comics). The second in this planned three-volume series, collecting all of Kuwata's Batman work, just came out last month, and the Two Guys look at both volumes one and two. These Batmanga stories were originally serialized in Japan between 1966 and 1967, at the height of the Adam West Batman craze, and both Derek and Shea comment on how much Kuwata's stories were informed by that TV series, as well as by the "New Look" of earlier in the decade. At the same time, this manga never comes across as intentionally campy or self-conscious of itself as a pop-cultural product. In fact, one of the guys' first topics of conversation is how much Kuwata's Batman takes from its American version and how much is unique and original to the manga. Surprisingly, there are relatively few American imports into the Batmanga stories -- Jim Gordon is prominent throughout, and both Alfred Pennyworth and Vicki Vale make brief appearances -- and the villains in Kuwata's stories are either street-level thugs or unique to the manga. Indeed, Derek comments on the weirdness of many of Batman's nemeses in these stories -- at least, more weirdly off-beat than those in the American version --  including Lord Death Man, the Human Ball, Professor Gorilla, the Hangman, and, one of his favorites, Go-Go the Magician. (Clayface is the focus of a chapter in the second volume, but it's a different Clayface from the American version.) These are definitely stories of their time, and the guys point out that Kuwata's Batmanga is perhaps best read as a rich cultural artifact. To fully appreciate Batman, you should understand the property's many historical contexts and manifestations. Next, the guys look at the the first volume in Dark Horse Comics' new Oh My Goddess! Omnibus series. Neither Shea nor Derek knew exactly what to expect with Kosuke Fujishima legendary title, except for the fact that it was a widely popular manga series. Derek expected something along the line of josei, and Shea thought that the title might be defined by several of the stereotypes many readers may have regarding manga. But both were pleasantly surprised, especially Derek, who appreciated the episodic, TV-sitcom-like nature of this seinen manga. In fact, as the guys point out, you can gain about everything you need to now about the series' premise in the book's first chapter, "The Number You Have Dailed Is Incorrect." From there, the remaining 22 chapters of this first omnibus follow suit, occasionally introducing new characters and situations that build upon the foundation laid down in the first. Shea is less impressed by Fujishima's meandering storylines, but Derek enjoys the casual, even charming, manner in which we get to know Keiichi, Belldandy, and the rest of the Oh My Goddess! cast. The reader's comfort and enjoyment levels develop as the series unfolds, and, as Shea points out, taking in a chapter of Oh My Goddess! is like eating a favorite food or returning to a reliable friend. However, for some (such as Shea) this is a title that might be best experienced on a regular serialized basis, and not consumed all at once in omnibus form. Regardless, both of the guys are glad that they've discovered Fujishima's recently completed series -- the final chapter was published in April 2014 -- and they'll probably return for the next omnibus volume that comes out late this year.

Today, Graeme McMillan and Jeff Lester are back, and we have the winners of the Oily Comics Summer Bundle giveaway to announce! We also have two hours and twenty minutes of pop culture insanity, with an absurdly long discussion about Paul McCartney, Prince comics, Zero #9, Batman, the Jiro Kuwata batmanga, the pre-SDCC news announcements, Shutter #3 and 4, The Life AFter, Meteor Men, The Wicked and the Divine, and, of course, SpongeBob Comics Annual-Size Super-Giant Swimtacular #2. Semi-hasty show notes are now available at waitwhatpodcast.com, we welcome your comments and questions at WaitWhatPodcast@gmail.com, and we invite you to look out for us on Twitter, Tumblr, and Patreon!