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Maynk's avatar

This is awesome. Growing up, I didn't get much exposure to comics. They were hard to get in my dimension. In the recent years, I started reading graphic novels, especially mangas. (Occasionally I hide easter eggs in my articles, too) I am currently reading the new Ultimate Marvel comics.

So, basically I am the target audience for your articles.

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Joe Douglas's avatar

I’ve never really been grabbed by manga, but I have read some of the classics such as Ghost in the Shell, Domu and Akira. I’m reading some of the new Ultimate books as well; both Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimates. They are great reads.

Glad you liked the articles. Thanks so much for checking them out! ✌️

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Ollie Redfern's avatar

Really interesting article, Joe. Had no idea how prevalent this was in the comics world! It reminds me of the music industry, before streaming, when they'd release different presses of a band's single, because collectors would buy all variants (like myself) and thus up the chances of the single hitting the top 10.

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Joe Douglas's avatar

I remember when singles were a thing. I only ever bought them if they had cool b-sides though

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