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Eike Exner
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アイケ・エクスナ

Striphistoricus writing on Japanese comics and the history of the comics medium.

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- Comics and the Origins of Manga
(Rutgers UP, 2021)

- Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
(Yale UP, 2025)
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i believe the photographer who is taking the photo is Christopher Katsarov of the Canadian Press, and here is his photo
January 11, 2026 at 8:18 PM
All billionaires should just give away their money and demonstrate that they can easily become a billionaire again on pure smarts and hard work
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
He's on the American Enterprise Institute's payroll precisely to say shit like this. No point in taking this guy remotely seriously.
January 11, 2026 at 6:17 AM
You're giving him what he wants most: acquiescence.
January 10, 2026 at 7:44 PM
For people whose top priority is other people's safety they kill an awful lot of other people.
January 10, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I am surprised to read that "cartoonist Imaizumi Ippyō resurrected the term 'manga' to mean exclusively political satire." Many of the cartoons published by Imaizumi as "manga" do not seem to fit that definition. See this 2022 article for examples:

www.tcj.com/laying-the-g...
January 9, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It would be a great research project to compare magazines that featured multiple comic strips across countries during that period.
January 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Just like McKinsey would have never helped Canadian supermarkets fix bread prices if only McKinsey consultants had been trained not to break the law. "The whole POINT of McKinsey is to make companies behave legally and ethically," Buttigieg added.
January 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
This is fascinating, thank you for posting these. I didn't know such an anthology magazine existed this early in the US.
January 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM