Comments on: Archie #565: Wrong About Manga

By: Sabrina Manga Ends » Comics Worth Reading

Sabrina Manga Ends » Comics Worth Reading — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:35:40 +0000

[...] than just one slim reprint collection. They also never seemed quite comfortable with either the idea of manga or doing something so different for [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 21:44:31 +0000

They took manga stereotypes and stretched them out like a tarp (eye size? are you kidding me?) instead of learning and using the facts in the comic. I am astounded by this shamefully bad attempt to fit in with contemporary pop culture.

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:22:19 +0000

Reading it aloud to someone else, it occurs to me that this reads like it was culled from Manga! Manga! by Fred Schodt.
Which is a very good book that is -nearly twenty-five years old- now, and things have changed since it was written.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:33:49 +0000

Tania, I’m sorry to hear that. I have no idea how much editing goes on with Archie stories, but I think a lot of opportunities were missed here.

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Clueless in Riverdale

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Clueless in Riverdale — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:29:04 +0000

[...] If the Manga Association paid for this month’s Archie, they should be asking for their money back. Johanna reads it so we don’t have to. The first question that jumped to my mind appeared almost immediately in the comments: Why didn’t they pick up the phone and talk to Sabrina artist Tania del Rio? She’s an articulate and knowledgeable manga artist that works for the same company, but I guess that was too obvious for them. Sigh. [...]

By: ~chris

~chris — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:53:33 +0000

Ed and Lea beat me to it.

By: Lea

Lea — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 16:03:58 +0000

Ed beat me to it. Holy Cow.

By: Tania

Tania — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 14:20:01 +0000

Man…. I had no idea about this…. That’s all I’ll say. :(

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 13:52:37 +0000

Johanna, Didn’t anyone think to call Tania Del Rio and ask her how to describe manga in 50 words or less? They have a subject matter expert right there on staff.