Tokyo Comic Attack
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -3 foreign comic artists in Tokyo finding their way through the professional comics landscape.
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Robert & Berit Adventures
August 27, 2021 04:55 - 1 hour - 144 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We review Robert & Berit Adventures by Felipe Kolb Bernardes 00:00 Intro 00:04 Comic Review: Robert & Berit Adventures 00:44 More About The Studio 00:58 The Naming of The Studio 01:09 Chris’ News 01:11 Outro You can get all of Felipe Kolb Bernardes’ comics @conanfelipe through his instagram and at https://www.patreon.com/conanfelipe That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.yo...
The Many Deaths of Laila Starr
July 21, 2021 05:20 - 2 hours - 242 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We review The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 00:00 Intro 00:05 New Studio 00:17 Making Comic Pages 00:32 Social Media Blues 00:46 Newgrounds Flash Animation 01:07 Animating While Drunk 01:18 Comic Review: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 01:50 Recommendations 01:55 Outro That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyo...
Best of The Worst Year Ever!
May 14, 2021 11:18 - 2 hours - 282 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss 2020 and then hit a whole bunch of tangents. 00:00 Intro Then, a whole bunch of nonsense. 02:34 Outro That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.inst...
WW Dead Earth Attack!
January 29, 2021 02:04 - 2 hours - 273 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss Daniel Warren Johnson’s Wonder Woman: Dead Earth. 00:00 Our New Years Holidays 00:16 Oscar’s Koro-Koro Comics and general Japanese comics stuff 00:39 Intro 00:44 Wonder Woman: Dead Earth review (non-spoiler) 00:58 Here be spoilers! 01:30 Intermission 02:09 What we learned from WW: Dead Earth 02:13 Outro That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/U...
The Comics Manifestos
December 11, 2020 00:09 - 2 hours - 234 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss the manifestos of Tinto Press: https://tintopress.com/2020/01/tinto-comics-worksheet/ and Alec Longstreth: https://www.alec-longstreth.com/comics/comics_love/ versus our own methodologies and experiences in comics. Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Foll...
Racial Bias in Comics
November 19, 2020 16:06 - 1 hour - 113 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss the allegations of racial discrimination at DC Comics: https://www.theroot.com/2-former-black-comics-editors-allege-years-of-racial-di-1845522200 As well as our own experiences with racism and bias in comics. Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us...
Chainsaw Man: Part 3
November 12, 2020 11:50 - 37 minutes - 68.5 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We put the, hopefully, final nail in the coffin of comic with Part 3 of our deconstruction of Chainsaw Man. If you’ve made it this far, we love you, too. This week’s recommends focus on healthier alternatives to Chainsaw Man, including: Berserk Hellsing Kyoko Karasuma of the Asakusa Police Department Sen to Chihiro (Spirited Away) That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.yout...
Chainsaw Man: Part 2
November 05, 2020 12:24 - 1 hour - 144 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Part 2 of our deconstruction of Chainsaw Man and a little bump in the road for Oscar on Clip Studio Paint. Hopefully, he can work it out. Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://ww...
Chainsaw Man: Part 1
October 29, 2020 14:56 - 1 hour - 120 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Part 1 of TCA vs. Shonen Jump’s Chainsaw-man. We dive deep and take it apart bit by bit to reveal a much darker book than the art would lead you to believe. And as always, spoilers and profanity abound! That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreo...
The Unfabulous Five
October 22, 2020 11:06 - 1 hour - 106 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We wrestle with The Unfabulous Five for the championship belt but did we win or go home empty handed? Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/mulelere...
Too Cool for Manga School
October 14, 2020 16:01 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Oscar and Mulele take a hard look back at their experiences with manga schools in Japan. What did we learn from them? Are they really worth it? Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patre...
Cancel Every Superhero Comic?
October 10, 2020 08:11 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss Gerry Conway’s rather pithy twitter thread on the comics US industry and how he would right the ship. Here is the thread if you'd like to read along: https://twitter.com/gerryconway/status/1308483121793302533 Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicatt...
Enough Bullshit for an Episode
October 01, 2020 05:06 - 1 hour - 160 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss The Garth Ennis series of comics, The Boys vs. The Boys TV Show. As well as try on a few rather embarrassing British accents. Sorry… Plus this week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patr...
Post-Modern Moe
September 17, 2020 16:14 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We continue our discussion on Moe Anime Isekai anime Moe vs. pornography Post-modern Moe Điện Biên Phủ comic oyasumi punpun comic This week’s recommends: David Piper: sundayink.com (expired) That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mu...
Post Anime Moe Blop
September 10, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 85 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss Moe Anime and it’s effect on us, our art, and what it was like growing up with it (for some of us, anyway). That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/...
Feeding the beast
September 02, 2020 23:42 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss what little we know about the DC Comics “Bloodbath” How the recent changes in the US comic market affect us as indie comic creators. Mulele’s problem with the word “content” Comic distribution during a pandemic The artist versus social media This week’s recommends. https://www.reddit.com/r/imsorryjon/ https://www.gamesradar.com/garfield-gameboyd-complete/ https://garfieldminusgarfield.net/ Jim Davis is a sti...
Aloofness & Goofness
August 28, 2020 03:54 - 1 hour - 140 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We discuss 3 comics by Benjinate/Caroline Sweater: Hell Phone, Cat Boy and Blood Root. Listener Mail. This week’s recommends. https://www.ynharari.com/book/21-lessons-book/ https://www.youtube.com/user/simonz350 The Cosmic Horror of watching American TV shows while abroad. Fargo: Season 1? That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ch...
The Dorohedoro Exhibition
August 20, 2020 07:27 - 1 hour - 95 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Chris tells us about an “amazing and secret” feature he discovered in clip studio. Oscar tells us about his trip to see the Dorohedoro Exhibit in Osaka. Mulele tries to listen more. We never did get to that pitching and rejection topic. We’ll get to that one soon, I promise. This week’s recommends. Ren and Stimpy Reboot? That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Chan...
Copra, attack!
August 14, 2020 01:43 - 1 hour - 94.8 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Oscar, Chris and Mulele discuss Copra by Michel Fiffe. Mulele’s feelings on Attack on Titan. This week’s recommends. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram: @tokyocomicattack Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/mulele...
The Tide is High... Part 2
August 06, 2020 07:15 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Part 2 of our 2-part discussion on Clip Studio Paint vs. Photoshop. This week’s recommends and another quick dive into the mess that is Star Wars. Here is a link for that Star Wars anime that Oscar mentioned, too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sFbLppuhhs That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] TCA YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA TCA Instagram:...
The Tide is High... Part 1
August 02, 2020 01:10 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Part 1 of our 2-part discussion on Clip Studio Paint vs. Photoshop. All the what and why of these two programs and how we use them in our comicing. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Osca...
A Tale of Two Chrises
July 25, 2020 03:10 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Chris talks about his decision to quit manga while Oscar and Mulele try to talk him down. Mulele announces a new comic project called DTMFB Oscar updates us on his comic projects. This week’s recommends and Amazon woes. That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: ...
Tangent City
July 15, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 63.3 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Like the tile says, we run a few tangents covering Some more thoughts on Stray Bullets Spawn and other Black superheroes in American comics Soul Eater American History X Weasel on deconstructing comics: https://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=7161 Main event: Oscar and Mulele get into it over Dorohedoro. Oscar’s Humble Bundle mention: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/be-the-change-books Questions, Comments? Contact us at tokyocomi...
The Moose is Loose
July 10, 2020 07:46 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We review Stray Bullets #1 That is all. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.instagram.com/bigfatdogcomics Chris: https://www.patreon.com/sketchfro https://www.instagram.com/sk...
The Darkest of Horses
July 01, 2020 22:21 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Last week Shawna Gore accused Dark Horse Editor-in-Chief Scott Allie of sexual assault, harassment and retaliation during her time working for Dark Horse Comics. We discuss the situation and just what Dark Horse’s responsibly is for the environment that allowed this to happen and how they are moving to never allow this to happen again. Mulele also shares his experiences of what it was like for him to work at Dark Horse Comics. This week...
Star Wars Episode IX
June 26, 2020 01:09 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: In what seems like a long time ago in Shinjuku, not so far from where we live, we met up to watch and review a Star War. Star Wars Episode 9: The Rise of Skywalker. Recorded December 20th, 2019, these were our hot takes some 30mins after we came out of the theater. Recorded in an overly crowded and noisy greasy-spoon in Shinjuku 3-chome. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.c...
Will Kirkby’s Grenade
June 17, 2020 04:24 - 1 hour - 89 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We take a hard look at Will Kirkby’s kickstarter comic Grenade. Also, This week’s “what we liked” segment. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.instagram.com/bigfatdogcomics Chris: ...
Lost but not least
June 09, 2020 07:19 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: A lost episode from April 11th 2020. What can I say, we’re not that old of a podcast, yet. We look at working freelance during covid19. The good, bad and hypocrisy of doing commissions. The joys of Cosplay. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.ins...
8.The George Floyd Protests
June 04, 2020 06:58 - 2 hours - 121 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: The George Floyd Protests That TEDtalk Oscar mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Cr64zCc38&feature=youtu.be Rick and Morty Movie review: KIN The Empire Strikes Back at 40 Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.co...
The George Floyd Protests
June 04, 2020 06:58 - 2 hours - 121 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: The George Floyd Protests That TEDtalk Oscar mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0Cr64zCc38&feature=youtu.be Rick and Morty Movie review: KIN The Empire Strikes Back at 40 Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHbap2AACk_pYks1cHBrebA Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.co...
Dave Cooper's Ripple
May 28, 2020 05:06 - 2 hours - 110 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: We review Dave Cooper’s Ripple: A Predilection for Tina Spoilers start at 33:00. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.instagram.com/bigfatdogcomics Chris: https://www.patreon.com/sketchfro https://www.instagram.com/sketchfro RIP Jimmy Cobb
Lighting the bed on fire
May 20, 2020 06:15 - 2 hours - 119 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Project Catch up: Oscar’s editor, Mulele’s grand plan and Chris’s Marathon Continues News: Marvel’s digital shutdown Corona watch Topics The epic Evangelion come-to-Jeebus speech! Clone Wars 7 How bad is Star Wars? Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.instagram...
Mo’ better Comics Part 2
May 12, 2020 14:23 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: The best season of The Game of Thrones. Urasawa Naoki's Pluto vs Tezuka Osamu The Two Theories on Making a Story Making comics the Mulele way. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.instagram.com/bigfatdogcomics Chris: https://www.patreon.com/sketchfro https://w...
Mo' better Comics Part 1
May 05, 2020 11:38 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Oscar, Chris and Mulele offer their thoughts on how best to make comics or at least what works best for them. Questions, Comments? Contact us at [email protected] Follow us on Instagram and Patreon! Mulele: https://www.patreon.com/muleleredux https://www.instagram.com/muleleredux/ Oscar: https://www.instagram.com/bigfatdogcomics Chris: https://www.patreon.com/sketchfro https://www.instagram.com/sketchfro
Eggs, Subs and Secrets
April 28, 2020 01:06 - 1 hour - 78 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack: Final Fantasy 7:Remake (spoiler free) Detail in Comics (Spoilers for The Irishman and Searching) Contact us [email protected] Follow us on Instagram! @muleleredux (Mulele) @bigfatdogcomics (Oscar) @sketchfro (Chris)
Blue pigs and writing comics
April 25, 2020 07:14 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBIn this week’s episode of Tokyo Comic Attack, we discuss creative freedom in comics. From writing styles and plotting to working with others. Plus this weeks’ recommend and inspired picks. Follow us on Instagram! @muleleredux (Mulele) @bigfatdogcomics (Oscar) @sketchfro (Chris)
Evolving American Comics vs Japanese Manga
April 21, 2020 00:55 - 1 hour - 71.8 MB3 foreign comic artists in Tokyo finding their way through the professional comics landscape. The ever-evolving state of American comics during the lock-down and what it might become. Also, we compare the merits of American superhero comic writing-styles and Manga writing styles. Follow us on Instagram! @muleleredux (mulele) @bigfatdogcomics (Oscar) @sketchfro (chris)