“Dang it, Gohan! This isn’t the Fourth Of July. Or America. Or a version of Earth where either matters!”
Western creators seem to be about their egos and “subverting expectations” as if it’s some big storytelling tool. They ignore that while it can work, subverting the desires of the audience is not in your best interest. An editor at Japan’s famous anthology manga/comic magazine Shonen Jump seems to understand that, as he detailed in a recent Q&A session. If you want to know what US comics can learn from manga, start with the editor’s statements listed in this article.
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