Introductory Manga
Young Bill Young here. David P. Welsh at Precocious Curmudgeon wants to know if anyone is teaching introductory Manga courses at the college level. He’s not looking for those how-to-create-Manga classes, but rather a survey course that would provide an overview and history of the art form.
And in case you’re contemplating such a course, Welsh thinks he has the perfect textbook: Paul Gravett’s Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics. Commenters on his site have their own ideas for reading materials in such a course, ranging from Manga! Manga!: The World of Japanese Comics to samples of classic and groundbreaking titles.
All of this is exciting to me because I’m such a newbie to Manga. Sadie’s influence has inspired me to check out Gantz and MW, and I think I’m ready to move on to some other titles. Astro Boy and Pluto sound like the ticket right now. But I’ll definitely have to check out one of these overview titles to learn more.
So fans, what titles would be on your reading list for a Manga survey class?
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