A Fresh Look at 20th Century Boys on Manga Out Loud Podcast
Posted in Manga News on April 28, 2011 by Johanna
In the latest episode of Manga Out Loud, Ed and I discuss the turning point of 20th Century Boys, as the series takes a new approach with Volume 13.
Listening to it now, I think I may have been more critical than I intended, because it is a good series, even if it is assembled from elements that would be laughable in lesser hands and requires a good amount of suspension of disbelief. I did get back on board following this discussion with Book 14.
Plus, we discuss briefly the implied contract between customer and publisher when it comes to long, continuing, serialized series; how memory works when you’re a kid; and Ed tells the story of a very young supervillain.
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04/28/2011 at 7:24 AM
I think you’re a good corrective to my unbridled optimism, so the show comes out balanced as a result.