Category: Review

GEN Manhwa Issue 4 Review

The post-apocalyptic adventures of monster hunter Nicholas transition into their second story arc in the fourth monthly issue of GEN Manhwa. The 37-page digital issue features a full-color
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Get Your GEN On!

GEN Manhwa issues 2 & 3 contain chapters 3-6 of writer Kevin Han & illustrator Zom-J’s sci-fi/horror/action/western comic story Stone Collector, finishing up the story’s action-packed first adventure.
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Musing on GEN Manhwa Issue 1

Now that the “manga boom” has ended and American readers have become sophisticated and discriminating enough to demand integrity and quality over flashy style and sheer quantity, few
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GEN 15 Review

The 15th issue of doujin manga anthology GEN is now available. This month’s issue introduces Aji-ichi’s serial “Flavor” and includes the latest chapters of ongoing underground manga Psycho,
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GEN Issue 14 Review

Demonstrating a very encouraging evolution, this month’s 14th issue of indie manga anthology magazine GEN is the best issue yet, featuring substantial, fascinating chapters of six ongoing Japanese
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GEN 13 Review

As the English language GEN indie manga anthology moves ahead into its second year of publishing, it starts with a brand new manga from a fresh artist, and
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Gen Issue 12 Review

Exactly a year ago GEN debuted as a new experimental effort to introduce original Japanese doujinshi to English speaking readers. Unlike earlier American publishing efforts that had published
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The Bible Manga Review

Arguably no assemblage of thought, no written collection of ideas, has influenced and impacted the earth and human civilization more than The Bible. Scripture has provided guidance and
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Gen Issue 8 Review

I’m inexcusably a bit behind on reading and reviewing the monthly manga anthology GEN, so I’m going to try to briskly catch up beginning with issue 8. Gen
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Get Gen 7

The seventh issue of GEN Manga continues to evolve from its doujinshi roots into something more like a genuine underground, alternative manga culture anthology that encapsulates upcoming Japanese
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Dive Deep Into Breathe Deeply

Husband and wife creative team “Yamaaki Doton” have won numerous Japanese awards for their original manga yet remained unknown in the English speaking world until the recent publication
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Gen Manga Issue 6 Review

The sixth issue of Gen Manga (pronounced with a hard “G” in reference to the Japanese kanji character for “origin,” although I’m told by editor Robert McGuire that
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Gen Manga Issues 4 & 5 Review

The fourth and fifth issue of Gen Manga continue to evolve and mature, further developing ongoing stories while more obviously stepping closer to becoming the cutting edge alternative
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Gen Issues 2 & 3 Review

The striking, stark and powerful cover images of Gen Manga issues 2 & 3 immediately inform readers that what these books contain is not necessarily the typical mainstream,
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