MONTHLY MANGA BIG BANG! AT PATREON

We are finally launching our monthly manga magazine through an online platform Patreon. This is a platform that allows you to be a patron on different tiers to access our monthly comics, the past archives and more rewards such as MP3 download of the manga's soundtrack. 

The great news is it's really inexpensive as you can start from $1 per month while you get a high quality 1 episode of digital manga download and 1 track of its song. For $3 tier you get all that plus exclusive backstage info from the creators and editors of MBB and a chance to have your questions answered by the creator of your choice. The $5 tier takes it even further by adding the privilege to have a sneak peak, a chance to receive product prototypes and possible cameo appearance in one of the series. I mean... Wow!

Furthermore, what's cool is the more people sign up to be a patron, MBB is giving more value to your patronage in the form of additional contents. For example, for every $1000 per month of patronage reach, a new manga series will be released to all patrons on all tiers. It only gets better and better. The only thing is, it is still the best to be one of the first to sign up as you can only get the music download starting from the month you become a Patron so once you miss the boat there's no way of getting that track anymore.

Here's the video that explains a bit about Manga Big Bang! Patreon page. Don't forget to click the link at the end of the video and visit our Patreon page:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sD6adoQBT0g

Manga and Comic Book: Who is it for?

Manga and Comic Book: Who is it for?

                Did you read manga or comic books growing up? Even if you’re not an avid reader chances are you’ve read and enjoyed them at some point of your life, whether it is manga style Japanese comic book, bande dessinée, American superhero comic, newspaper comic strip or any other form. Lately there are many labels created for people, especially older people who read and enjoy comic books such as geek, nerd, weeabo, otaku and so on. These are not the most flattering terms, and before you start defending the title as badge of honor, let’s see why these labels are created in the first place.

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                When I was growing up (I was born in the late 70’s) there was no such labels, kids would read comic book and it is a normal thing. There are a few adults who read them, many more in Japan, but it never crossed my mind that these people are weird or different than any other adult. In fact, I thought they are cool because they seem to be young at heart and is enjoying the good things in life. But can you imagine now in this day, to have an adult person in impeccable business suit sitting in an office lounge (not an entertainment media company!) reading comic book instead of a copy of the economist? I can, in fact I expect that to be the norm, because why shouldn’t it?

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                The problem with comic books these days is the lack of diversity. Take a look at the history of American comic books. The golden era, from late 1930s to early 1950s was triggered by the release of Superman comics. However the glory did not last and soon publishers are forced to diversify genres to keep public interest going. In Japan, the manga industry was started with the rise in popularity of author Osamu Tezuka post World War II who experimented with genres never before touched in comics. Soon the other creators follow suit and various genre of comics are created. Though there is such diversity in the past, the trend we see these days is that major publishers are narrowing down the genre of comic books released in fear of taking a risk. The obsession in pleasing the loyal customers in the niche market (I hate to use the term, but I mean geeks, nerds, otaku, weeabo, and so on) had caused a vicious cycle in which the more geek-pleasing the comics are released. These are the less relatable and intimidating works to newbie comic book readers.

                Wouldn’t it be great if creators can take matters into their own hands and start thinking about the regular people, the majority of people who never picked up a comic book before to start enjoying comic books?

After all, wouldn’t it be better to have 100 times more readers than pleasing only a few who can understand the cryptic language of the otaku?

I wouldn’t go as far as saying kill all the subculture comics or works that focuses on geek issues, but the comic industry can make use of more stories that can resonate with average people.

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