Salt & Honey

a comics podcast with Sloane and Leslie

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Ep. 37: Favorite Manga Bingo

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It’s not about the meme--we just wanted to talk about manga. Make your own bingo here: https://anime-bingo.aikats.us/

Sloane’s Bingo:

Leslie’s Bingo:

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Ep. 36: David Brothers

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This week we’re talking with David Brothers--comics critic turned manga editor at Viz Media--about all his favorite manga, American comics versus Japanese comics, the greatness that is Jojo, and the future of comics. 

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Our guest! David Brothers https://twitter.com/brothersNothers http://iamdavidbrothers.com/ http://instagram.com/davidbrothers 

Mentioned in this episode: Yona of the Dawn Boys Over Flowers/Hana Yori Dango Tokyo Tarareba Girls Banana Fish 

Bakuman, Death Note, Attack on Titan My Hero Academia Hunter x Hunter One Piece D.Gray-Man Hitman Reborn! Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure 

Grappler Baki  High School of the Dead Ah! My Goddess 

Slam Dunk REAL Vagabond Ace of Diamond Yowamushi Pedal Chihayafuru Hikaru no Go All Rounder Meguru Teppu Astro Boy MW Buddha Black Jack Phoenix Berserk Lone Wolf and Cub Drifting Classroom

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Minisalt #2

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This week, we're live at Toronto Comic Arts Festival with a mini episode about our panel with David Brothers and Ananth Hirsh, Inio Asano and Ron Wimberly's panels, and the books we picked up.

Find Sloane http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com http://prismstalker.com Find Leslie http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree

Theme music this week is by Neotenomie http://neotenomie.org Mentioned in this episode

LAAB magazine by Ron Wimberly http://www.beehivebooks.net/shop/preorder-laab-magazine-0-dark-matter Radical Application of Black Aesthetics with Ron Wimberly and David Brothers http://www.thecomicbooks.com/audio.html#TCAF2018 

Four Years part 1 by Kevin Czap http://kevinczap.com/ 

The Return of Love Man by Ben Marcus and David Krueger http://tlpress.bigcartel.com/product/the-return-of-love-man-by-ben-marcus-and-dave-krueger 

Tonci Zonjic http://www.to-zo.com/ 

Lovers Only #2: Love Triangle by Sophia Foster-Dimino, Carta Monir, Mickey Zacchilli http://www.youthindecline.com/product/lovers-only-2-love-triangle 

Dust Pam by Thu Tran https://www.peowstudio.com/ (this book is 3 color offset printed, not riso) 

Yellow Negroes and Other Imaginaryl Creatures by Yvan Alagbé https://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Negroes-Other-Imaginary-Creatures/dp/1681371766 Dark Angels of Darkness by Al Gofa https://www.peowstudio.com/ De Concert by Jimmy Beaulieu, Sophie Bédard, Vincent Giard, Singeon  http://aencre.org/2018/deconcert Terraform by Zack Morrison http://www.paranatural.net/ Pond Scum Royalty by millionfish/Comilla Paddock https://www.millionfish.net/pond-scum-royalty-home-beings-cover/

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Ep 27: Infinity War

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Sloane & Leslie talk about the new Avengers movie, Infinity War. We also discuss other movies in the MCU and movies in general. This episode is VERY spoiler heavy.

Find Sloane

http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com http://prismstalker.com Find Leslie

http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree

Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima

Mentioned in this episode

Fake Future Infinity War post credit https://twitter.com/electrolemon/status/990329584800350208

“On the Design of Escaped Realities” https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/01/16/on-the-design-of-escaped-realities/

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Ep 23: Black Panther (and others)

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This week, in a spoiler-heavy episode, Sloane and Leslie discuss Black Panther. We also talk about a few other superhero movies, movies in general, upcoming releases we're excited or not excited about. It's a bit of a shorter episode, we hope you enjoy!

Mentioned in the episode: King Arthur, Man of Steel, Ingrid Goes West, Call Me By Your Name, Commuter, and a few others

Find Sloane

http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com http://prismstalker.com Find Leslie

http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music this week is by Neotenomie http://neotenomie.org

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Ep 22: Drawing and Mental Health

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This week, Sloane and Leslie talk about their personal histories with depression, how to work, how to deal, and how we try to live our best lives even when we aren't feeling our best. We also answer some of your questions and talk about the ways in which we try to mitigate stress and anxiety. We aren't psychiatrists, just cartoonists.

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Too Much https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mwPuEd9O5xOl3yk2zE3Dx

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Ep 21: Becky Cloonan

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This week, we're joined by the amazing Becky Cloonan, to talk about her work in comics, going from drawing to writing comics, audiences and critics reacting to writers versus artists, the difficulties of monthly comics, and future merchandise ideas. Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com     Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima

Our guest! Becky Cloonan http://www.beckycloonan.net/ https://www.instagram.com/beckycloonan/ https://twitter.com/beckycloonan Gotham Academy https://www.amazon.com/Gotham-Academy-Vol-Welcome-New/dp/1401254721 Southern Cross https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/southern-cross-vol.-1-tp By Chance or Providence https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/by-chance-or-providence-tp

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Ep 20: New Comics Roast

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This week, we read 4 single current monthly issues from four different publishers! We go in blind and review Marvel Legacy Doctor Strange #384, Fence #3, Rumble #2, Doom Patrol #9 and finish out talking about Shade the Changing Girl! Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme for this episode by Neotenomie https://soundcloud.com/neotenomie

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Ep 19: Horror Comics w/ Emily Carroll

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This week, we talk with Emily Carroll (Through the Woods, Speak: The Graphic Novel) about her affinity for horror and decadence, and her love for all things horror. Talking points: childhood dreams/nightmares, teen fashion research, interpreting comics. Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Too Much https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mwPuEd9O5xOl3yk2zE3Dx Our guest! Emily Carroll http://emcarroll.com https://twitter.com/emilyterrible Through the Woods by Emily Carroll https://www.amazon.com/Through-Woods-Emily-Carroll/dp/1442465964 Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson & Emily Carroll https://www.amazon.com/Speak-Graphic-Laurie-Halse-Anderson/dp/0374300283 Mentioned in the episode: Mark of the Bat by Josh Simmons http://studygroupcomics.com/main/mark-of-the-bat-by-josh-simmons/ His Face All Red by Emily Carroll http://emcarroll.com/comics/faceallred/01.html Drifting Classroom by Kazuo Umezu Takashi Miike

Shiver by Junji Ito https://www.amazon.com/Shiver-Junji-Ito-Selected-Stories/dp/1421596938

Tomie by Junji Ito https://www.amazon.com/Tomie-Complete-Deluxe-Junji-Ito/dp/1421590565

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Ep 18: Fashion in Comics

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This week we talk about fashion, from the way it works in comics to our philosophies about how it relates to character design and our favorite comic artists and illustrators that love fashion. Talking points: fashion as a character, the fashion in Snotgirl, clothing revealing things about characters, superhero costumes. Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com      Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima Mentioned in this episode:  J.C. Leyendecker Range Murata Mindy Lee (Bounty) Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell, Appleseed) Katsuhiro Otomo Yoshitaka Amano Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) - Antonio Lopez 

- Tony Viramontes 

Paradise Kiss, Neighborhood Story (Ai Yazawa) - Vivienne Westwood Princess Jellyfish (Akiko Higashimura) Akihiro Yamada (Record of Lodoss War, Twelve Kingdoms) - Mucha

Erte

George Barbier Kay Nielsen René Gruau

Leon Bakst Mamoru Nagano (Five Star Stories, Schell Bullet) 

Shinichi Sakamoto (Innocent, Innocent Rouge) Kaoru Mori (A Bride’s Story, Emma) Fashion designers and costume designers: - Iris van Herpen 

- Manish Arora - Jean Paul Gaultier (The Fifth Element) - EIko Ishioka (Bram Stoker’s Dracula, The Cell, The Fall) - Gareth Pugh 

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Ep 17: Character Development

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In this episode, Sloane and Leslie talk about their personal philosophies with regard to character design and developing characters. We talk about our first original characters, teen roleplaying, developing stories and characters simultaneously, and our take on the importance of character design. We also answer questions from Twitter!

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme for this episode by Neotenomie https://soundcloud.com/neotenomie

Mentioned in this episode

Angel Sanctuary by Kaori Yuki

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Ep 16: Battle Angel Alita (Deluxe Edition vol. 1)

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Sloane and Leslie talk about one of their favorite manga, Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita/GUNNM. This episode features spoilers for Battle Angel Alita and Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, but we also get very in-depth as to why it's such an important title for both of us, and how science fiction can tap into feelings about what it means to have consciousness. Talking points: localization of manga in the '90s, cyborg autonomy, robots with feelings.

The first deluxe edition volume of Battle Angel Alita is out through Kodansha Comics.

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Too Much https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mwPuEd9O5xOl3yk2zE3Dx

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Ep 15: End of Year Wrap-Up

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In the last episode of the year, Sloane and Leslie talk about their favorite movies, television, and comics of the year. Features spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi. We end with our thoughts about the past year and our hopes for 2018. To all our listeners, we hope you have a safe and happy start to the new year. 

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   

Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima Sloane’s favorites

Television The Leftovers Twin Peaks: The Return Music Flower Boy - Tyler the Creator Lemon - N.E.R.D. & Rihanna 001: Experiments - Lou Phelps Humanz - Gorillaz (Noodle’s 30 minute mix with Lully, Fatima al Qadiri and Empress Of, Abra) (Out of Body- Kilo Kish) Come to Me (Björk cover) - Moses Sumney Ison- Sevdaliza Take Me Apart- Kelela Arca - Arca  

Comics Farmer Ned’s Comics Barn by Gerald Jablonski Anti-gone by Connor Willumsen Crickets #6 by Sammy Harkham Mis(h)adra by Iasmin Omar Ata Octopus Pie #5 by Meredith Gran Snotgirl by Bryan Lee O’Malley & Leslie Hung 

Movies Get Out Personal Shopper The Foreigner Lady Bird Thor: Ragnarok King Arthur Raw Blade Runner 2049 IT Logan Leslie’s favorites Television The Leftovers Atlanta American Vandal Mr. Robot Dear White People Neo Yokio Riverdale Insecure Chewing Gum Music Perfect Velvet - Red Velvet (Peek-A-Boo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uJf2IT2Zh8) Goosebumps - Travis Scott Comics Otherworld Barbara by Moto Hagio So Pretty/Very Rotten by Jane Mai & An Nguyen My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi Prince of Cats by Ron Wimberley 

Movies Thor: Ragnarok Get Out The Foreigner Lady Bird Girls Trip

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Ep 14: David Murray

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We chatted with our friend David Murray of Seibei and Telegraph Art & Comics about starting a gallery and comic shop with his wife, Kate. David offers a different perspective from our own as a retailer and provides some valuable insight for creators and fans of comics. Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme for this episode by Neotenomie https://soundcloud.com/neotenomie Our guest! David Murray https://seibei.com/ https://telegraphartandcomics.com/ Mentioned in this episode    Delicious in Dungeon by Ryoko Kui https://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Dungeon-Vol-Ryoko-Kui/dp/0316471852 Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Kamuy-Vol-Satoru-Noda/dp/1421594889 Head Lopper by Andrew MacLean https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/head-lopper-1 Southern Bastards by Jason Aaron and Jason Latour https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/southern-bastards Paper Girls by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/paper-girls You & a Bike & a Road by Eleanor Davis http://koyamapress.com/projects/you-a-bike-a-road/ Sex Fantasy by Sophia Foster-Dimino http://koyamapress.com/projects/sex-fantasy/ Language Barrier by Hannah K. Lee http://koyamapress.com/projects/language-barrier/ Jupiter’s Legacy by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/jupiters-legacy Luther Strode by Justin Jordan and Tradd Moore https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/luther-strode  Danger Club by Eric Jones and Landry Q. Walker https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/danger-club

Lady Death by Brian Pulido https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Death

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Minisalt #1

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Today we have a mini episode where we talk about the controversy with Marvel’s EIC, C.B. Cebulski. We have a discussion about cultural appropriation, what diversity really means for the comics industry, and some non-white creators you can support. 

Further reading https://www.cbr.com/marvel-adds-editor-c-b-cebulski-to-their-staff/

Abhay’s dirt http://twiststreet.tumblr.com/post/168000069835

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/11/28/marvel-eic-c-b-cebulski-akira-yoshida/ Recommendations Seven Seas Manga new releases https://twitter.com/gomanga

MariNaomi

Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki

Jason Shiga

Adrian Tomine

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Ep 13: What Pen Do You Use?

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In this episode, we talk about our personal histories with making art, Sloane’s life as a child prodigy, and our first drawing tablets. We also answer questions from Twitter about our favorite materials, basic Clip Studio Paint pointers, and our recommendations for white out. Talking points: making art out of trash, oekaki boards, whether or not comic paper is better than regular bristol board.  

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Brian Fukushima http://twitter.com/brianfukushima   

Mentioned in this episode 

Rosemary & Co Pure Kolinsky Pointed https://www.rosemaryandco.com/watercolour-brushes/pure-kolinsky-sable/pure-kolinsky-pointed Pelikan Tusche A Drawing ink https://www.amazon.com/PELIKAN-Drawing-Ink-Black-211862/dp/B004O786KQ Ink Miser Inkwell https://www.jetpens.com/Ink-Miser-Ink-Shot-Inkwell/pd/16379 Pentel Art Brush Pen https://www.jetpens.com/Pentel-Art-Brush-Pen-Black/pd/10977 Winsor & Newton Series 7 Kolinsky Sable Round #2 https://www.amazon.com/Winsor-Newton-Kolinsky-Sable-Watercolor/dp/B000YQG9ZK Yasutomo Black Sumi Ink https://www.amazon.com/Yasutomo-Black-Sumi-Ink-Bokuju/dp/B004O7AIUW Pilot Drafting Pen Ink https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-Drafting-Pen-Ink-Black-30-ml-Bottle/pd/6634 Nikko Comic Pen Nib Holder Model N-20 https://www.jetpens.com/Nikko-Comic-Pen-Nib-Holder-Model-N-20/pd/13211 Canson XL Recycled Bristol https://www.dickblick.com/products/canson-xl-recycled-bristol-pads/ Strathmore 300 Series Bristol Board Pads https://www.dickblick.com/products/strathmore-300-series-bristol-board-pads/ Strathmore Sequential Bristol Board https://www.dickblick.com/products/strathmore-sequential-bristol-board/ Plus Ergo Grip for Wacom Stylus https://www.amazon.com/Plus-Ergo-Grip-Wacom-Stylus/dp/B0111LLPH8/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Frenden’s Clip Studio Paint Brushes https://frenden.myshopify.com Comic Gasenfude Brush Tip Pen https://www.dickblick.com/products/copic-gasenfude-brush-tip-pen/ Pentel Pocket Brush https://www.jetpens.com/Pentel-Pocket-Brush-Pen-XGFKP-A/pd/1793 Zebra Disposable Brush Pen https://www.jetpens.com/Zebra-Disposable-Brush-Pen-Fine/pd/2307 Sailor Dude Nagomi Brush Pen Double Sided https://www.jetpens.com/Sailor-Fude-Nagomi-Brush-Pen-Ryofuka-Model-Double-Sided-Fine-Medium/pd/13533 Thomas Romain https://www.instagram.com/thomasintokyo/ Adam Warren https://www.instagram.com/adam_warren_art/ Faber-Castell Pitt Pen https://www.dickblick.com/products/faber-castell-pitt-artist-pens-and-sets/ Copic Sketch markers https://www.dickblick.com/products/copic-sketch-markers/ UNI Posca white https://www.jetpens.com/Uni-Posca-Paint-Marker-PC-1M-White-Extra-Fine-Point/pd/10608 Uni-ball Signo Broad UM-153 Gel Pen White https://www.jetpens.com/Uni-ball-Signo-Broad-UM-153-Gel-Pen-White-Ink/pd/380 Comic Opaque White Paint with Brush https://www.jetpens.com/Copic-Opaque-White-Paint-with-Brush/pd/12140 Canson XL Mix Media https://www.michaels.com/canson-xl-mix-media-pad/M10145801.html Canson Recycled Sketch https://www.amazon.com/Canson-Recycled-Sketch-Paper-Sheets/dp/B002NQ3UOM Blick Studio Sketch https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-sketch-pads/ Pentalic Nature Sketch Book https://www.dickblick.com/products/pentalic-nature-sketch-book/ Bee Paper Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketchbook https://www.dickblick.com/products/bee-paper-aquabee-super-deluxe-sketchbook/ Rives BFK https://www.dickblick.com/products/bfk-rives-printmaking-papers/ Favorites Mr. Robot seasons 1-3 “What Universal Human Experiences Are You Missing Without Realizing It?” by Scott Alexander http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/03/17/what-universal-human-experiences-are-you-missing-without-realizing-it/ Marks’ Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~kihlstrm/MarksVVIQ.htm

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Ep 12: Storytelling

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This week, we have a conversation about building stories and characters, the subjectivity or what makes a good story, and how we connect to stories. Talking points: preteen roleplaying, self conscious writing, purple prose, the significance of tropes, story structure. 

Find Sloane- http://twitter.com/sloanesloane http://sloanesloane.com   Find Leslie- http://twitter.com/lesliehung http://instagram.com/dairyfree Theme music by Too Much https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mwPuEd9O5xOl3yk2zE3Dx Mentioned in this episode “The Death of Speedy Ortiz” by Jaime Hernandez

One Piece by Eiichiro Oda The Heroine’s Journey by Haley Thurston https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/01/28/the-heroines-journey/ Story Genius by Lisa Cron https://www.amazon.com/Story-Genius-Science-Outlining-Riveting/dp/1607748894 Drawing Words and Writing Pictures: Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond by Jessica Abel and Matt Madden https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Words-Writing-Pictures-Graphic/dp/1596431318 Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Down-Bones-Freeing-Writer/dp/1590302613 Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Like-Writer-Guide-People/dp/0060777052 Archetypes for Writers by Jennifer Van Bergen https://www.amazon.com/Archetypes-Writers-Using-Power-Subconscious/dp/B008SLKT36 Story Favorites Battle Angel Alita/GUNNM by Yukito Kishiro AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo Terrorizers (1986) directed by Edward Yang Rebels of the Neon God (1992) directed by Tsai Ming-liang Lav Diaz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lav_Diaz Man on Fire (2004) directed by Tony Scott All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001) directed by Shunji Iwai Pulp Fiction (1994) Enki Bilal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enki_Bilal Lone Sloane by Philippe Druillet NANA by Ai Yazawa X by CLAMP Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi Domu by Katsuhiro Otomo Satoshi Kon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoshi_Kon