web02.fireside.fm Sun, 24 May 2026 22:34:42 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ace Comicals - Episodes Tagged with “Manga” https://www.acecomicals.com/tags/manga Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it. Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/anthonysmith) If you have questions or comments, please reach us at acecomicals@gmail.com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals If you like what we do please considering donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. en-gb episodic We love comics! Greg Driver Every two weeks your host Greg and his co-hosts Leon and Rahul discuss comics in all their forms; monthly issues, collected volumes, graphic novels, newspaper strips, film tie-ins, TV tie-ins, flip-books, pictures scribbled on the backs of napkins... If it tells a story in sequence through art and text, rest assured we'll have something to say about it. Art and logos by the talented and extremely generous Anthony Smith (https://www.acecomicals.com/guests/anthonysmith) If you have questions or comments, please reach us at acecomicals@gmail.com or on twitter at https://twitter.com/AceComicals If you like what we do please considering donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. no comic book day, comic books, comic book, comicbook, comics, graphic novel, graphic novels, graphicnovel, ncbd, new comic book day, new comics day, geek, nerd, movies, films, movie, film, superhero, super hero, ace comicals, marvel, dc, marvel superheroes, ms marvel, batman, image, image comics, imagecomics Greg Driver acecomicals@gmail.com 105: "TOMIE" https://www.acecomicals.com/105 c5fbc6b6-2da3-4f65-8dfb-254a5cb8e542 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Greg Driver full Greg Driver "NO USE ESCAPING" 2:14:36 no <p>In this episode, <strong>Greg</strong>, <strong>Leon</strong> and <strong>Rahul</strong> are joined by guest <a href="http://acecomicals.fireside.fm/guests/drvickimadden" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Dr Vicki Madden</strong></a>, as they once again dive into the masterworks of <a href="https://www.viz.com/junji-ito" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Junji Ito</strong>!</a></p> <p>This time our discussion is centered specifically on his series, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomie" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>TOMIE</strong></a>. Beginning life in a Shōjo magazine in 1987 this comic won him the Kazuo Umezu award in 1989 and went on to spiral through 20 chapters and 9 film adaptations. <strong>TOMIE</strong> spans the first 13 years of Junji Ito's career and evolves with him! In this episode we dive deep into what makes this book so gripping and unique amongst the numerous other works of the horror master. </p> <p>NO USE ESCAPING...</p> <p><a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Send any questions or feedback to</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.<br> And also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe</a> and leave us a review!</p> <p>If you like what we do please consider <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">donating to us</a> at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals</a>. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.</p> Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guest: Dr Vicki Madden. Tomie, Junji Ito, Manga, Comics, Manga, Mangaka, Junji Ito, Viz, Japan, Japanese, 01.Tomie, 富江, 02.Tomie Part 2, 富江PART.2, 03.Basement, 地下室, 04.Photograph, 写真, 05.Kiss, 屋敷, 06.Mansion, 接吻, 07.Revenge, 復讐, 08.The Basin of the Waterfall, 滝壺, 09.Painter, 画家, Museum of Terror 2, 伊藤潤二恐怖博物館 2, 10.Murder, 暗殺, 11.Hair, 毛髪, 12.Orphan Girl, 養女, 13.Little Finger, 小指, 14.Boy, 少年, 15.Moromi, もろみ, 16.Babysitter, ベビーシッター, 17.Gathering, ある集団, 18.Passing Demon, 通り魔, 19.Top Model, トップモデル, 20.Old and Ugly, 老醜, Asahi Sonorama, Museum of Terror 1, 伊藤潤二恐怖博物館 1, Dark Horse, Tomie Again, Vampire, In An Artists Studio, In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by guest Dr Vicki Madden, as they once again dive into the masterworks of Junji Ito!

This time our discussion is centered specifically on his series, TOMIE. Beginning life in a Shōjo magazine in 1987 this comic won him the Kazuo Umezu award in 1989 and went on to spiral through 20 chapters and 9 film adaptations. TOMIE spans the first 13 years of Junji Ito's career and evolves with him! In this episode we dive deep into what makes this book so gripping and unique amongst the numerous other works of the horror master.

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]]> In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by guest Dr Vicki Madden, as they once again dive into the masterworks of Junji Ito!

This time our discussion is centered specifically on his series, TOMIE. Beginning life in a Shōjo magazine in 1987 this comic won him the Kazuo Umezu award in 1989 and went on to spiral through 20 chapters and 9 film adaptations. TOMIE spans the first 13 years of Junji Ito's career and evolves with him! In this episode we dive deep into what makes this book so gripping and unique amongst the numerous other works of the horror master.

NO USE ESCAPING...

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Special Guest: Dr Vicki Madden.

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]]> 069: "I'll Tell You When You're Older" https://www.acecomicals.com/069 5c8d5bae-5160-4eae-9144-56c39270d1c6 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:00:00 +0100 Greg Driver full Greg Driver 1:47:39 yes <p>In this episode, <strong>Leon</strong> is joined by special guests <strong>Marvyn Lafayette</strong> &amp; <strong>Anthony Askew</strong> to discuss the following comics/manga:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/the-promised-neverland" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">THE PROMISED NEVERLAND</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idwpublishing.com/product-category/the-maxx-maxximized/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">THE MAXX</a></li> <li><a href="http://koyamapress.com/projects/when-i-arrived-at-the-castle/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE CASTLE</a></li> </ul> <p>We also briefly talk about Garth Ennis &amp; Darick Robertson’s <a href="https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?CAT=DF-The_Boys" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">THE BOYS</a> and also Amazon Prime’s adaption of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07QMKXRFL/ref=atv_me_ori_c_4R91ir_brws_2_2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">THE BOYS</a></p> <p><a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Send any questions or feedback to</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">acecomicals@gmail.com</a>.<br> And also please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe</a> and leave us a review!</p> <p>If you like what we do please consider <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">donating to us</a> at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals</a>. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.</p> Ace Comicals, over and out!# Special Guests: Anthony Askew and Marvyn Lafayette. Comics, Manga, Emily Carroll, Sam Kieth, Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu, Amazon, Viz, IDW, Koyama Press, Graphic Novels, Vampires In this episode, Leon is joined by special guests Marvyn Lafayette & Anthony Askew to discuss the following comics/manga:

We also briefly talk about Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson’s THE BOYS and also Amazon Prime’s adaption of THE BOYS

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Special Guests: Anthony Askew and Marvyn Lafayette.

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]]> In this episode, Leon is joined by special guests Marvyn Lafayette & Anthony Askew to discuss the following comics/manga:

We also briefly talk about Garth Ennis & Darick Robertson’s THE BOYS and also Amazon Prime’s adaption of THE BOYS

Send any questions or feedback to acecomicals@gmail.com.
And also please subscribe and leave us a review!

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Special Guests: Anthony Askew and Marvyn Lafayette.

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]]> 005: "Load Bearing Stack" https://www.acecomicals.com/005 3634a654-23c0-448e-9c8e-ca31823522b8 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:00:00 +0100 Greg Driver full Greg Driver Rahul returns! The guys discuss their top picks and current good reads including: God Country, Underwinter, the Spirited Away Film Comics, Ghostbusters 101, Locke & Key- Small World, Darkness Visible, Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) and Good Night World. 1:10:35 no <p>Welcome to episode 005!</p> <p>This episode: <strong>Greg</strong> gets buried alive in an avalanche of comics including <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/underwinter" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Underwinter</a>, <a href="https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/god-country" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">God Country</a>, and <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/ghostbusters-101-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ghostbusters 101!</a><br> <strong>Leon</strong> has been digging through some recent IDW stuff, namely <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/locke-key-small-world/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Locke &amp; Key - Small World</a> and <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/darkness-visible-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Darkness Visible!</a> And <strong>Rahul</strong> Returns from Japan with his thoughts on <a href="https://marvel.com/comics/characters/1017577/ms_marvel_kamala_khan?byZone=marvel_site_zone&amp;offset=0&amp;byType=character&amp;dateStart=&amp;dateEnd=&amp;type=&amp;orderBy=release_date+desc&amp;byId=1017577&amp;limit=24&amp;count=10&amp;totalcount=30" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)</a>, <a href="https://www.viz.com/read/film-comic/spirited-away-film-comics-vol-1/1840" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Spirited Away Film Comic</a>, and <a href="https://comicvine.gamespot.com/good-night-world/4050-97192/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Good Night World</a> </p> <p>All this and a bunch of other stuff we think is totally worth your time! </p> Notes: <p>-During the show we mention that a friend of ours, the brilliant artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wisesnail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>@Wisesnail!</strong></a> has been asked to provide some Variant covers for <br> IDW! </p> <p>-<a href="https://www.instagram.com/wisesnail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>@Wisesnail</strong></a> has provided covers for <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/highlander-american-dream-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Highlander American Dream</a> Issues <a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/964659" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">#1</a> and <a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/967020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">#2</a> and a cool <a href="http://comics.gocollect.com/priceguide/view/966664" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">X-Files/Orphan Black mash up</a> for <a href="http://www.idwpublishing.com/product/x-files-deviations-2017/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">X-Files Deviations 2017 #1</a></p> <p>-You can see some of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wisesnail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>@Wisesnail's</strong></a> other amazing work here on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wisesnail/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a> </p> <p>-The cool <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spirited-Away-1-Hayao-Miyazaki/dp/1569317917" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Spirited Away Film Comics</a> that <strong>Rahul</strong> talks about can be found <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spirited-Away-1-Hayao-Miyazaki/dp/1569317917" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">here!</a></p> <p>Please <a href="http://www.acecomicals.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">subscribe</a> and <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">get in touch at</a> <a href="mailto:acecomicals@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">acecomicals@gmail.com</a></p> <p>If you like what we do please consider <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">donating to us</a> at <a href="https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals</a>. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.</p> Ace Comicals, over and out!# darkness visible, ghostbusters 101, god country, good night world, hayao miyazaki, highlander, highlander american dream, idw, image comics, kamala khan, locke & key- small world, manga, marvel comics, ms. marvel, orphan black, spirited away, studio ghibli, underwinter, x-files, x-files deviations 2017 Welcome to episode 005!

This episode: Greg gets buried alive in an avalanche of comics including Underwinter, God Country, and Ghostbusters 101!
Leon has been digging through some recent IDW stuff, namely Locke & Key - Small World and Darkness Visible! And Rahul Returns from Japan with his thoughts on Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), The Spirited Away Film Comic, and Good Night World

All this and a bunch of other stuff we think is totally worth your time!

Notes:

-During the show we mention that a friend of ours, the brilliant artist @Wisesnail! has been asked to provide some Variant covers for
IDW!

-@Wisesnail has provided covers for Highlander American Dream Issues #1 and #2 and a cool X-Files/Orphan Black mash up for X-Files Deviations 2017 #1

-You can see some of @Wisesnail's other amazing work here on Instagram

-The cool Spirited Away Film Comics that Rahul talks about can be found here!

Please subscribe and get in touch at acecomicals@gmail.com

If you like what we do please consider donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.

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]]> Welcome to episode 005!

This episode: Greg gets buried alive in an avalanche of comics including Underwinter, God Country, and Ghostbusters 101!
Leon has been digging through some recent IDW stuff, namely Locke & Key - Small World and Darkness Visible! And Rahul Returns from Japan with his thoughts on Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan), The Spirited Away Film Comic, and Good Night World

All this and a bunch of other stuff we think is totally worth your time!

Notes:

-During the show we mention that a friend of ours, the brilliant artist @Wisesnail! has been asked to provide some Variant covers for
IDW!

-@Wisesnail has provided covers for Highlander American Dream Issues #1 and #2 and a cool X-Files/Orphan Black mash up for X-Files Deviations 2017 #1

-You can see some of @Wisesnail's other amazing work here on Instagram

-The cool Spirited Away Film Comics that Rahul talks about can be found here!

Please subscribe and get in touch at acecomicals@gmail.com

If you like what we do please consider donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website.

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