Bruce’s thumbnail layout at left, my rough layout at right Back to main article

Bruce Lewis and I collaborated on this portion of the special issue, creating our images and writing our captions separately after agreeing on which scenes we would cover. Bruce’s work is in black and white. I colored my own pieces. Back to main article

Modern Toys and Models Hi-Metal R action figures In March 2024, Bandai released a preassembled Scopedog figure with all the option parts for the classic Red Shoulder custom. They followed up with a Turbo Custom later in 2024 and kept going with more in 2025. See all of them here....

“It seems you’ve recovered, Blue Knight.” The door slid open with a dull thud, and Mima Sencutter appeared. His slicked-back hair was messy and tossed in all directions. “You’re almost like an overman with your recovery ability.” “An overman? How do you know what Sha Bak said?” Mima hesitated for...

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“Well, you’ll just have to stay there and be quiet.” Covarn gently laid me down in the corner of a cramped, dingy room. Only a single, bright lightbulb hung from the ceiling, and the air around me was murky. “Where is this?” I asked in a hoarse voice. “Geographically, it’s...

A conversation between Masanori Hama, author of Blue Knight Berserga Story, and Ryosuke Takahashi, the original author and general director of Armored Trooper Votoms, was held at Takadanobaba, Tokyo. We asked Hama, an up-and-coming novelist, and Takahashi, a veteran director, to share their thoughts on both works from their respective...

These are Bruce’s layouts for each page in issue 9. Here, he indicated the composition of each panel on the page and where text should go. I added numbers that corresponded with lines in his script. I also added codes of my own to reference design art found on certain...

These are my roughs for each page of Star Blazers issue 9. Some items were only drawn as outlines; in these cases, they would be traced directly from original animation designs or there was premade spaceship art to drop in. Continue to finished art Back to main article

Shown here is each page of finished artwork, most of it drawn in pencil, that would be scanned and processed for color in Photoshop. Also included are extra elements that were composited as layers in the digital version. Compare these with the finished comic to see how they fit together....

One more move. If I just squeezed the trigger with my index finger, my objective would be complete. Standing before Berserga was the sworn enemy I’d pursued -— the Shadow Flare. Standing there, looking utterly defenseless. –Shoot! –Shoot it!! My mind raced ahead. But my fingertips stubbornly refused to move,...

Chase 6 Part 2 added December 1, 2025 Author: Masanori Hama Illustrator: Hiroyuki Hataike 1985 Blurb: Before my eyes stood the Shadow Flare I had pursued. Just one more movement. If I just squeezed the trigger, everything would be over. But I couldn’t fire. I was overwhelmed by the terrifying...

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I was taken to the third level of Arg by a military police A.T. After leaving the arena on the second level, we descended to the third level using the elevator in the main tower. The military police A.T. “Wheel Dog” led me down a straight street from the elevator...

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Covarn led the way out of the room and descended the sloping stairs. Seemingly accustomed to the layout, Ronni followed closely behind me, opening the heavy iron door at the bottom of the stairs. It was the A.T. maintenance area. Two iron pillars crossed the ceiling, with pulleys attached. It...

It’s been around for over 48 years as of this writing. Not only is 2000AD NOT slowing down, it’s speeding up. This run of progs in particular demonstrates how a comic can be vital, innovative, and relevant while staying true to its core concepts. Classic characters still led the charge....