[Updated] 5 Ways Manga Stories Beat Marvel & DC
Comic Reviews for week ending 4/7/2024
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We hear the phrase “Manga is better than Western comics” a lot. Manga’s superiority may be true on several fronts, but after reading thousands of Western comics and thousands more Manga chapters, we noticed a simple pattern emerging that separates the two.
Instead of looking at the publishing and business aspects, today’s article speaks directly to the common story elements of popular Manga stories (Shonen variety) and calls out 5 key things those popular titles do that are nearly impossible to find in Western publishers like Marvel, and DC.
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5 Ways Manga Stories Beat Marvel & DC
What do you think? Do you see other ways Manga beats Western comics or is Manga dominant in the eye of the beholder?
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SYMON SAYZ #5 – New Comic Review
ICE CANYON MONSTER #3 – New Comic Review
KING KONG: THE GREAT WAR #5 – New Comic Review
RED SONJA: EMPIRE OF THE DAMNED #1 – New Comic Review
BITE-SIZED TALES OF TERROR (ONE-SHOT) – New Comic Review
ROOK: EXODUS #1 – New Comic Review
[Pick of the Week] THE SACRIFICERS #7 – New Comic Review
VOID RIVALS #8 – New Comic Review
ROBOTECH: RICK HUNTER #4 – New Comic Review
MACHINE GIRL & THE SPACE HELL ENGELS #2 - New Comic Review
ANTARCTICA #10 - New Comic Review
GUMAA: THE BEGINNING OF HER #5 - New Comic Review
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Haunted House: A Love Story #6 (Blood Moon Comics)
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Transformers #7 (Image Comics/Skybound)
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