Megatokyo Vol 1 Chapter Zero
3 journalers for this copy...
While it's true that all of this comic is available online, the little notes Fred has written up regarding each panel make it well worth the money to buy this. Besides, it's fun to have a comic book to carry around with you.
--
Amazon: Megatokyo began in 2000 as a Web comic (www.megatokyo.com) produced by Gallagher, Caston and Dominic Nguyen, with appearances by friends and significant others, all involved in manga, anime and computer gaming. The online strip quickly attracted a big Internet audience. It's the story of Piro, a manga/anime fan, and Largo, a hardcore gamer, alter egos of the comic's co-creators. They hop a plane to Tokyo, the Mecca of their Japanese pop culture obsessions: computer games, Japanese comics, anime and, of course, cute Japanese girls in school uniforms. The two max out their credit cards and end up stranded. Readers soon learn Piro is vaguely depressed and comically frightened of the cute girls he fantasizes about, while Largo has problems separating reality from virtual reality. Besides being a funny sendup of a new generation of American "Otaku" (Japanese for anime/gaming fanboys), this is also a clever record of the methodical development of a Web comic and the evolution of Gallagher into a formidable American manga-ka, or comics artist. This is a series of deft and sensitive character studies, whimsical portrayals of young people learning about themselves and their emotions. The book collects the original Web comic's square four-panel grid; beneath the originals, Gallagher has added a recurring image of Piro humorously providing a running commentary on the ups and downs of the strip's weekly development. Gallagher's pencil drawings grow in their command of manga style and are impressive for both sensitive linework and his bold depiction of comical action sequences. Megatokyo is a delightful and imaginative work of American manga.
--
Amazon: Megatokyo began in 2000 as a Web comic (www.megatokyo.com) produced by Gallagher, Caston and Dominic Nguyen, with appearances by friends and significant others, all involved in manga, anime and computer gaming. The online strip quickly attracted a big Internet audience. It's the story of Piro, a manga/anime fan, and Largo, a hardcore gamer, alter egos of the comic's co-creators. They hop a plane to Tokyo, the Mecca of their Japanese pop culture obsessions: computer games, Japanese comics, anime and, of course, cute Japanese girls in school uniforms. The two max out their credit cards and end up stranded. Readers soon learn Piro is vaguely depressed and comically frightened of the cute girls he fantasizes about, while Largo has problems separating reality from virtual reality. Besides being a funny sendup of a new generation of American "Otaku" (Japanese for anime/gaming fanboys), this is also a clever record of the methodical development of a Web comic and the evolution of Gallagher into a formidable American manga-ka, or comics artist. This is a series of deft and sensitive character studies, whimsical portrayals of young people learning about themselves and their emotions. The book collects the original Web comic's square four-panel grid; beneath the originals, Gallagher has added a recurring image of Piro humorously providing a running commentary on the ups and downs of the strip's weekly development. Gallagher's pencil drawings grow in their command of manga style and are impressive for both sensitive linework and his bold depiction of comical action sequences. Megatokyo is a delightful and imaginative work of American manga.
I am giving this book to my brother, because he wants it more than I do. :-p
Yay! The first volume of Megatokyo in book form! I remember reading this...uhm, years ago? But it's still ultra cool, Piro still has done the best job of giving cool stuff with his print versions of the webcomic!
Courtesy of PaperbackSwap, this book wound its way from San Jose to my home in Mill Creek, a small little town north of Seattle in Washington state. It will be some time before this book goes out on walkabout again, but in the meantime, it will happily reside in a treasured spot on my shelves. I've followed Megatokyo since its inception in 2000, so reading the book with all of Piro and Largo's notes and sketches is something I've been looking forward to.
CAUGHT IN MILL CREEK WA USA
CAUGHT IN MILL CREEK WA USA
