Mangaka America by SteelRiver Studio. - Neatorama

Mangaka America is an art, interview plus tutorial book on American Manga artists. Now I profess that I don't know much about comics, much less Manga: but the artworks (many never-before-seen) are fantastic!

This one above is by Jesse Philips, who specializes in drawing giant robots. And I don't understand what he means by "Bean Jam Ball Feeling Being Good!" but that's my new motto!

Mangaka America at Harper Collins | SteelRiver Studio | Jesse Philips' website - Book courtesy of Harper Collins - Thanks Felicia! Please contact us if you want your book reviewed in Neatorama.

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Oh, yeah, that makes much more sense...

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I does sound like something out of an 80s after-school show.

BEAN!
JAM!
BALL!

Feelin', Bein', GOOD!

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"Bean Jam Ball Feeling Being Good" is a prime example of Japanese pop culture. Often times, designers and artists in Japan use English because it looks cool, not because of any meaning, in art, on t-shirts, etc.

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Words to live by, though. Words to live by.

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Sounds a little risquÃ©.

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Vegans!

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Bad grammar is funny!

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Epic Sale!!!

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I can't leaf these guys behind!

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All they got is Earl Grey.

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Kitteh: Running Forrest?

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mexican this time? i'm bringing toilet paper.

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I haz got some foilage. I May apply U 4 leave now.

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"Don't forget your bed Sam!"

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who knew putting your nest egg into sub prime mortgages would be a bad idea?!

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Don't worry, friend, I have a plan. Pretty soon we'll be rolling in it!

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I'm a dung beetle!

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I'm going to turn over a new leaf in Spain. I'm going to turn over several new leaves.

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Mai savings. Let me show you them.

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They burnin' teh leafs! Halp me save them!

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"Naaa nanananananaaa na na Cat-amari Damacy!"

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Don't leaf yet. Thers still space in teh bindle!

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OMW!

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I went to the riverside but the Banks are closed on Sunday.

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I almost left mah wallet!!1!

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I dint' ask for no releaf.

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A cornucopia of leafs: I has one.

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I woold just keep 1 or 2 but they'r a famly & I cant break them up.

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I'm gonna need a bigger bindle

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These leafs are comin with us. They iz not wanted heer.

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I thought this new cat food was supposed to PREVENT hairballs!

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They have to come with us togethr!

Theyz from teh same famly tree!

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Run! I dint know it was a Ent!

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thay want to uh-kum-pa-knee us.

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one in tha hand is wirth it, but I haz paws.

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donut frget ur frends!

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Looksee! I mayd a baskitbawl.

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U frgot ur frenz!

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Look! I maid you teh birfday przent!

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Cuz road lss traveled gots no coveenesez!

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mah new bed!

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Tumblin' Tumbleweed is tired. I help him Tumble.

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Now we can jump in teh leaves wherever!

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I saved them from teh rake.

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I hate fall. Gimme glue!

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Hey! Don't leaf me behind!

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Well government work at its best. Here's your stimulus payment.

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I waz jus' gonna bring a few, but teh asked their relatives along.

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Don't eat hunny before playing with leafs!

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Halp! Iz saving them from wildfires!

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I has the loose leaf u wanted!

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Couldn't leaf them. Teh kidz were jumpin' on them!

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"Wait! You forgot your bed!"

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Oops...

"Wate. U fergut ur bd!"

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"Lets cover the pot-holes with these." Ok, I got nothing.

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Here's yer Gideon Bible!

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Teh bindel's getting a bit empty.

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Iz killed ur invisbl tree whilz u wer gone-will glue leeves on it

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Teh bindle iz lopsidud! Iz fix

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There iz nothing in teh world moar hartwarm'n than seein Pip stuff the kittehs bindle

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I has a posse.

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Mai Leafs! U forgot to put them in teh bindle!

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"ur not gonna ball leaf dis!"

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My glaucomaz been acting up.

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I can haz moar catnip?

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"U sed U pakd theez!"

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Iz not autm yet!
I has moar l8r.

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You won't go far with US dollars. Take these instead!

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Hai you dropped this out of your mouth!

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Off to Michigan to turn these leaves in!

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"U still haz room in ur bindl, rite? K, I'll come back wiht last load, den onto next antiqe leaf shop!"

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Stuff it with these ... your date will go CRAZY!

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Wait! The meeting waznt ovar!

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paking lite not in mah vocab'lry

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Momma wantz u to throw out the trash b4 u run away

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Pip: Teh waters is rizing! Save teh leafs!

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"supply lines are getting longer and harder to maintain"

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Dat tree doz not want deez anymore. See, I show u.

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I wish you had explained earlier what you meant by,
"We're 'leaving' today."

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Wait! You're gonna need this extra toilet paper in Mexico! Trust me...

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No I hazn't collected them all yet!

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Love the LOL cats!

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hey before youse leafs! eez called mariwana or sumtin! peepal will pay a lot of fish for it.....

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I has a lifesavins.

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Help! I needs a bindle!

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My friends, they join. Leavins too hard.

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"This time next year, Kitteh, we'll be millionaires"

/British comedy reference

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But, dese are my best leafs!

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"I think itz tyme i had mah own bindl"

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don't forget your emotional baggage

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I has needs!

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If u glue on thez feathers u can fly!

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You spelled "these" right.

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You spelled “these” right.

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