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A close up of one of the volumes of Message to Adolf drawn by Osamu Tezuka where a man is falling, a woman looks on in surprise, and a Nazi German soldier has a cold stare at the viewer

Osamu Tezuka and His Three Adolfs

By Jorge Luis Leal Ramírez • February 18th, 2025

In Adolf ni Tsugu the horrors of World War II are clearly reflected: from the holocaust to the massacres carried out by the Japanese imperial forces.

Always Autumn
An illustration from the manga Chainsaw Man shows a man with shaggy hair pensively reviewing a newspaper, coffee mug in hand.

Hoplophobia

By Autumn Wright • July 17th, 2024

In the great tradition of obscuring the true big bad of its story, the ostensible antagonist of Chainsaw Man is a compelling kaiju.

Eyeing Elsewhere
A silver haired woman in white.

What Happens Next?

By Phillip Russell • April 6th, 2021

Phil’s thinking about the ending of things.

Try Reading...
A man staring forward.

Urasawa’s Biggest Series

By Harry Rabinowitz • March 2nd, 2021

Naoki Urasawa is kind of a big deal.

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A Year at a Comics Store

By Harry Rabinowitz • December 28th, 2020

If you ever encounter a good bookseller, be nice to them. Okay? Okay.

A skull-faced man behind two very excited men who are looking at walls of boys love comics.

The Radical Positivity of Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san

By Kris Ligman • November 19th, 2018

I’ve been thinking a lot about radical positivity. About how, in a world full of objectively horrible things and an even greater volume of subjective nastiness, the most defiant act is to be kind.

Last Week's Comics

Last Week’s Comics – Not So Silent Interlude 2

By Ian Gonzales • April 18th, 2018

Team Unwinnable’s Comics Editor wants your help! Tell us about your favorite manga.

A sullen looking man with long black hair, wearing a strange black future suit. Behind him the text reads "Blame"

Blaming the Unchecked Algorithm

By Levi Rubeck • January 25th, 2018

Nihei synthesizes the aesthetics of precision manufacturing with a cellular improvisation, crafting the humans and the silicon life out of the same inky molecules.

Spilled Ink
Two anime girls sit across from one another on a beach, looking shyly at each other.

Witch Is Not To Say – Flying Witch Vol. 4

By Austin Price • January 24th, 2018

The pleasures in observation are not in merely watching but rather in the opportunities to attune our eyes to a finer appreciation of character.

Spilled Ink
A blue girl with tears streaming down her face stairs into a speckled white abyss.

Trauma Entertainment – Happiness Vol. 6

By Austin Price • January 17th, 2018

“The real horror of trauma is that it is immortal.”

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