A new edition of comic adaptations of the great American cynic's writings proves as entertainingly bleak as any alt comic.

A popular manga series, Akira Tomiyama's Dragon Ball tells the story of Goku, a monkey-tailed boy who grows into a martial arts master. The dragon balls of the title are mystical artifacts which can be used to summon dragons that will grant the wielder's wishes. The teen-rated manga was initially …

Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto is a popular manga series aimed at a young teen readership. It has also spawned a successful anime series and feature films along with spin-off games and novels. The series follows Uzimaki Naruto, an impulsive and mischievous young boy in the village of Konohagakure, who dreams …

Japanese animation (or anime) has been part of the movie industry since its earliest years, but it wasn’t until the 1960’s that the art form found a worldwide audience. Osama Tezuka‘s 1963 sci-fi children’s television series Astro Boy was the first international success. The first giant robot series, Gigantor (original …

A graphic novel series expands upon the fantasy world of Frank Beddor's Looking Glass Wars.

With the burgeoning popularity of manga among a young comics-reading audience, a growing niche market for teaching would-be artists how to draw manga has similarly grown. Books for young readers (like Katy Cooper's How to Draw Manga) as well as older aspiring manga artists (e.g., John Layman and David Hutchison's …

Two of the former Television front man's early solo albums get much-needed reissues.

Manga is the Japanese version of comic art; its modern form came into prominence in Japan following World War II, when artists like Osama Tezuka created the big-eyed style associated with Japanese comics. Tezuka’s drawing style was influenced by the Disney and Fleischer Studios – and can still be seen …

The newest Radical Comics mini-series is a dark and grisly dystopian sci-fi horror tale.

A new graphic novel combines baseball and prison break yarn.