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2 x Eisner and Bram Stoker-winning Writer/Translator/Lecturer. Faculty at NYU. Noted Monster Scholar. Shigeru Mizuki stan. Sabre fencer. Extra fancy. ULTIMATE X-MEN, CONAN, STAR WARS: VISIONS, MtG, ULTIMATE GUIDE TO JAPANESE YOKAI www.zackdavisson.com

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · Jan 23

Who is Zack Davisson?

Writer
Translator
Fencer
Bon vivant

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 38m

At least 8 Japanese films. Then 4 American ones.

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a man stands on a balcony with a sign that says oio on it

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 1h

Yep. Absolutely brilliant.

Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 1h

I always knew you had excellent taste.

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NYPinTA🌻 @nypinta.bsky.social · 2h

I have found my people...

Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 13h

☝️Is there a sci-fi movie that you defend tooth and nail, but you feel a little alone in loving it?

Probably The Last Starfighter, but I think that's because it has mostly been forgotten...

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

Oh they have. Many, many, MANY times.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

The same reason Kikujiro wants to be seen as a samurai.
The same reason they just compared the word use of Wu Tang Clan to Shakespeare.

Every "low" art likes to link to "high" art to give it legitimacy.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

I mean... if you really want to gleam that cube, sure. But realistically, all manga started when Westerners started taking up residence in Japan and brought their comics with them.

Charles Wirgman had more influence on manga than Hokusai.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

Why are we in our current situation? Francisco Goya told us why back in 1797.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

Francisco Goya is the origin of all comics.

Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

People's attempts to legitimize manga by connecting it to Ukiyo-e artists instead of its real origins in Western comic strips reminds me of the scene in Seven Samurai where Kikujiro tries to prove his legitimacy by shoving a stolen lineage scroll at the group.

"See? Hokusai! I am legit!!!"

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 3h

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

"under the brushes of the great masters Edward Hopper, Andrew Wyeth, and Grandma Moses, graphic processes, dream bubbles, ghosts, monsters and a sometimes unbridled humor already appear which will irrigate American comics."

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Eike Exner @eikeexner.com · 2h

"under the brushes of the great masters Kyosai, Hokusai and Utamaro, graphic processes, dream bubbles, ghosts, monsters and a sometimes unbridled humor already appear which will irrigate Japanese comics."

Find yourself someone who loves you as much as museum curators love doing manga disinfo.

Musée Guimet @museeguimet.bsky.social · 3d

⛩️🌸 EXPOSITION
Cet hiver, une vague manga déferle sur le musée Guimet !
Quel que soit votre âge ou votre génération, retrouvez vos héros préférés dans une exposition-événement déployée pour la première fois sur les trois étages du musée.

➕ d'infos : guimet.fr/fr/expositio...

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 2h

Those are cool! I have that flying Marvels around somewhere, but not the rest.

Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 3h

HARROW COUNTY is one of my all-time favorite series. No question.

Mr. Tyler Crook @mrtylercrook.bsky.social · 7d

This year marks 10 years of Harrow County! One of the best things I ever worked on and I'm super proud of what @cullenbunn.bsky.social and I were able to accomplish with this series along with the help of @danielchabon.bsky.social and dozens of other artists contributing along the way!

The creeping hand of the skinless boy reaches from a drawer is blowing eyes within.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 3h

I don't think I could keep my cool for those encounters.

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Boss Fight Studio @bossfightstudio.bsky.social · 3h

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If you’re at NYCC this weekend check out some of our awesome figures at the Diamond Comics booth! Also, on show is our Immortal Champions Spectral Guardian launching exclusively on Walmart soon!

Watch the livestream at 4pm EST today to find out more: tinyurl.com/3jjb76xx

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 3h

Mike Ploog

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Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 18h

Oh shit, ANTIFA is suiting up

From the sound of music. Seven children stand in a line inside a grand house, wearing identical light blue sailor-style uniforms with dark collars, neckties, and knee socks. They are arranged from tallest to shortest, standing at attention on a patterned rug with a staircase and ornate wall paneling behind them.

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 11h

You are in luck! I just translated that book recently!

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 11h

Tell them I love them.

Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 11h

Literally any post on the internet, regardless of subject matter.

Never, ever, EVER correct spelling or grammar on the internet. In any case. At any time. No excuses. Ever.

a man in a black shirt says " don t be that guy "

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 11h

Pointing out spelling or grammar errors on the internet is truly the lowest form of life.

a woman says go feel shame in front of a window with a sign that says willi martin

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Zack Davisson @zackdavisson.com · 12h

Definitely one of the best. It's only possible rival might be Epic Illustrated.

God, I wish we could do something like that nowadays...