Adam Wescott

1 week ago | comicsbeat.com | Adam Wescott

With more people reading manga and Webtoons (aka vertical scroll comics) than ever before, Beat’s Bizarre Adventure gives three writers an opportunity each week to recommend some of their favorite books and series from Japan, Korea and elsewhere. This week we have talking birds, space samurai, and, of course, suffering.

1 week ago | aniwire.ghost.io | Adam Wescott

Our Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX coverage continues with the fifth episode! There will be spoilers after this point. Last week I wrote about how GQuuuuuuX riffed on scriptwriter Yoji Enokido's earlier work on Revolutionary Girl Utena. But that’s not all this series can do. This week, GQuuuuuuX is operating in at least three registers at once and doing them all pretty well. Let’s break down what these are, and what they could mean for the show going forward.

2 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Adam Wescott

With more people reading manga and Webtoons (aka vertical scroll comics) than ever before, Beat’s Bizarre Adventure gives three writers an opportunity each week to recommend some of their favorite books and series from Japan, Korea and elsewhere.

3 weeks ago | comicsbeat.com | Adam Wescott

With more people reading manga and Webtoons (aka vertical scroll comics) than ever before, Beat’s Bizarre Adventure gives three writers an opportunity each week to recommend some of their favorite books and series from Japan, Korea and elsewhere. This week we have former delinquents, a gory Tezuka comic, and, of course, birds. Writer/Artist: murataTranslation: Amanda HaleyLettering: Bianca PistilloDesign: Wendy ChanPublisher: Yen PressAyako Takebe was a proud teenage delinquent in high school.

1 month ago | comicsbeat.com | Adam Wescott

With more people reading manga and Webtoons (aka vertical scroll comics) than ever before, Beat’s Bizarre Adventure gives three writers an opportunity each week to recommend some of their favorite books and series from Japan, Korea and elsewhere. In this special 50th installment of the column, we have talking lizards, a sexy demon king, and the birth of gekiga. Also, Justin Guerrero wrote about BIONICLE.