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Gunsmith Cats

I'm loving the reissued volumes of Gunsmith Cats by Dark Horse. As much as I LOVE Kenichi Sonoda's art it bothered me that, due to the mirror imaged approach of the previous Trade Paperbacks...all of the 'Cats hometown of Chicago was seen in reverse.Yes, its petty...but it was a bit disorienting seeing classic American muscle cars with the steering wheel incorrectly placed on the right side! It also helps that the new collections are super cheap, have gorgeous covers...and continue with the new Gunsmith Cats Burst series.Gunsmith Cats is every fanboy's dream. Muscle Cars. Gunfights. Hot Chicks. Sonoda is a total perv. The way he plays with his kiddy fetish in Minnie May is a little disturbing...but all is forgiven because his art is super slick and he has great taste in cars and (older) women.Sonoda's one of the few 80's manga artists that still feels fresh and exciting in the 21st century. There's a weird mix of excitement and scientific precision that Sonoda conveys in his linework and it's fun to see him regularly wield his encyclopedic knowledge on things like guns and cars.

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Allan L.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

I've been devouring those "Revised Edition" reissues! I had bought a few issues of Dark Horse's original English releases, but never finished them, so these have been a godsend. I'll start on the "Burst" set after I cop vol. 4.I hear you on the pervy thing...I got to pages 282 and 283 of vol. 3 on the bus and felt kinda dirty.

Muttpop Bob

Sunday, September 30, 2007

allan l:I'm just finished reading the second volume of the revised edition. I'll be sure to check out pp. 282-83 of Volume 3 when I get it to see what you mean.I have the first 2 Burst volumes, but I'm really trying to resist reading them until I also have finished the 4th Revised. Hopefully I'll have enough other stuff to read to ensure I don't give in to the temptation. :-)-MPB

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