First of all I have never before read any Manga. I had overheard talk of it being a little backwards but my brain never remembers these things when they are needed to be remembered. So, for the first couple of pages i had no clue what was happening and thought that this Tezuka guy must have been a little backwards himself until it hit me... read left to right not right to left! So, after iI finally figured this out everything became a little more clear. I finally understood what was happening...sort of! What mean to say is this, now that I can read the story, I must figure out what is going on in the image. Tezuka puts so much into one small panel that is can become very confusing. And the lack of color doesn't help to separate things either for he basically uses three values- white, black and gray- in his work. I think that it is interesting that at some points he uses Japanese words to emphasize actin scenes or fill space. I also think that it is interesting that he uses a more angular word bubble in the areas where it is white in white and a more star burst hatched design when he is putting the white on black. he also uses a very dramatic and dynamic light. I think this helps the action seem more dynamic.
I also recently saw the Astro Boy movie. I don't know what fans of the comic would think but looking at the two I think they did a pretty good job. One thing I did notice though was that the Dad is off model in the film. But other than that I think it was pretty good. I'm not sure if it is the same story the comic gives for I did not read how Astro Boy began by Tezuka but it seemed to be a good start.
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