35 – Fight Mangas, Dragon Ball Z, American Comics, & Pro Wrestling: A History w/ Aubrey Sitterson

We sit down with comic book writer Aubrey Sitterson to talk about his new comic book "No One Left to Fight" which is a riff on Dragon Ball Z, with the premise of: what do you do when you've already won? Then we go into the weeds about the genre of fight mangas, and if there is an audience for that here in the US, how mangas and American comic books are different, and the process of becoming a comic book writer. Then we dive into his other notable work "The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling" and the challenges of writing a historical non-fiction graphic novel, the importance of visuals for a visual art form, why we like to watch people fight, the strange juxtaposition of liking this stuff while being a Leftist, and also what makes something a "work"? Is it just that the result is predetermined or is it more than that?

And if you're one of our comrades on Patreon, we also have a bonus episode where Aubrey goes into his diet and work out, how he lost 50lbs, and why the body, fitness, and well-being should be important parts of Left politics. You can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-fitness-w-28934423

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