Manga Artifacts: The Legend of Mother Sarah

Most American manga fans know Katsuhiro Otomo as the creative force behind AKIRA and Domu: A Child’s Dream, but Otomo’s catalog also includes…

Manga Artifacts: Memories

Given the speed with which DC Comics shuttered CMX Manga last year, it’s easy to forget that both DC and…

Manga Artifacts: Domu: A Child’s Dream

Revisiting AKIRA prompted me to re-read Domu: A Child’s Dream, an earlier work that helped cement Katsuhiro Otomo’s reputation as…

AKIRA, Vol. 1

My first exposure to Katsuhiro Otomo came in 1990, when a college boyfriend insisted that we attend a screening of…