Comics & graphic novels / Manga

Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse

by John Ingulsrud & Kate Allen

The characters, the stories, and the sensibilities coming out of Japanese animation, manga, and video games are together called Japan Cool. The origins of the movement are in manga, the practices of the readers,...

Super Manga Matrix

by Hiroyoshi Tsukamoto

With its stylistic characters and vivid colors, manga has captured the imagination of millions. However, creating it from nothing can be difficult, no matter how inventive an artist is. But now, following the...

Manga and the Representation of Japanese History

by Roman Rosenbaum

This edited collection explores how graphic art and in particular Japanese manga represent Japanese history.

The articles explore the representation of history in manga from disciplines that include such diverse...

Monster Book of Manga: Boys

by Ikari Studio

From the prestigious comic illustration studio Ikari comes the ultimate guide to how to draw manga boys. Each vivid, full-color character illustration is broken down into six stages accompanied by step-by-step...

Basic Anatomy for the Manga Artist

by Christopher Hart

Manga Anatomy Like You've Never Seen It!

You know that manga faces are different from those of regular, American-style comic book characters. But did you know that manga bodies are also different? Well, they...