![]() In Chapter Four, the precinct captain, Jetman (who was "Jetlad" during World War II) must keep Gograh under control via conversation while his subordinates try to find a way to neutralize him. ![]() The son is basically human sized, but his dad is a Godzilla-esque giant lizard- except his better days are long behind him, and he's more of a careening drunk now. Probably because this is the issue where the dad of a lizard Top 10 has in custody turns up demanding the release of his son. I've just realized I should have got a scan of the Top 10 HQ, which is based on DC's Hall of Justice, which is of course based on Cincinnati's own Union Terminal. But when I hit Chapter Four (there are eight issues collected here), it started to click into place. There are also a lot of ongoing subplots: drug dealers, someone killing prostitutes, suspects committing suicide. ![]() Though there is a new-to-the-precinct viewpoint character, there are still a lot of characters to acclimate to in a pretty short span of time. Set in a city called Neopolis where everyone has a secret identity and a superpower, this book follows the cops that patrol the city. It took me a little bit to warm up to this book. Writer: Alan Moore Finishing Artist: Gene Ha ![]()
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There, he has seen the result of millennia of evolution, with mankind breaking into two distinct sub-species – the peaceful, childlike, vegetarian Eloi and the cruel and evil Morlocks. He has invented a machine that allows him to travel through all four dimensions – a time machine – and has been on a trip to the far distant future. ![]() Once he’s cleaned up and eaten, he tells them why he was late. He soon arrives, dishevelled and grubby, and starving. In Victorian England, a group of friends have gathered for dinner to find that their host is absent. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some time later, he debuted as a professional manga artist in 1974 with his manga Sukeban Arashi, and achieved his first hit three years later when he started writing and drawing Ring ni Kakero, which brought him recognition as a popular manga author, and lasted five years, and he considers it his favorite creation. ![]() Kurumada's first work was Otoko Raku, which earned him an award in a manga contest for aspiring manga artist, and became assistant to professional manga artists. He has won the best success award with Saint Seiya and the best inspiration award with Ring ni Kakero. The male characters in his works often display very masculine qualities and traits, and pursue to achieve courage and manhood perfection through sacrifice, selflessness and true heroism. ![]() His male protagonists are a reflection of the classical and modern society's archetype of the true men. He is famous as the creator/author of popular manga, such as Ring ni Kakero, Fūma no Kojirō, Saint Seiya and B't X. He is the founder of the manga studio Kurumada Productions or Kurumadapro for short. Masami Kurumada ( 車田 正美, Kurumada Masami, born December 6, 1953) is a Japanese manga artist and writer, known for specializing in fighting manga featuring bishōnen and magical boy. ![]() |