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August 10, 2012 9:37 pm I'm interested too, though I've never been a big fan of giving the Hulk shorter hair like Yu does.

July 25, 2012 8:40 pm As someone who has read almost all of Astro Boy (including the storyline that Pluto is mostly based, The Greatest Robot in the World), you don't need to know anything about Astro Boy to enjoy Pluto. Pluto does follow the original storyline pretty closely, but Urasawa reimagines aspects to how things happened originally, adds some political intrigue, make the story more of a thriller/mystery instead of an action/adventure, etc. I don't think most people would make the connection between Astro Boy and Pluto, unless they read the essays or writer/artist comments in the back. Even Astro is called by what he traditionally called in Japan, Atom (from "Tetsuwan Atomu" meaning "Mighty Atom" or "Iron Arm Atom"). Also, I do have to echo TheAdventurer in that if you are a comic fan, you should check out the of work of Osamu Tezuka. He's one of my favorite comic storytellers and I consider him one of the best. If anyone out there wants to check out his stuff I'd suggest Ode to Kirihito, Buddha, and Black Jack would be the best place to start. Phoenix, the series most people (including Tezuka himself) consider his magnum opus can be read in any order since there isn't must continuity between books. Though, if you need someplace to start, I'd recommend the volumes Future, Sun, and Karma.

July 20, 2012 10:39 pm The Orion piece by Paul Pope is my favorite of the week. I love how detailed it is. I actually thought that that was the Losers in the GI Robot and Suicide Squad piece. Though, I realized it wasn't the Losers when the solider in the cap didn't have an eyepatch like the Loser's team leader, Captain Storm. Also, the obvious fact that there was a woman on the team and the Losers don't have any women on their team.

July 20, 2012 10:25 pm I'm just shocked at this terrible event that happened today. It's especielly bad that this happened when all the victims of the shooting just wanted to go have a fun time and see a movie. RIP to the lifes lost and I hope that the families and friends of the victims pull thourgh.

July 15, 2012 10:42 pm Great job, Heroville! My birthday is tomorrow, so I guess this is my gift from you. Thanks!

July 9, 2012 7:36 pm I had heard there were only going to be four books. After this one, would be the last book, Slayground.

July 2, 2012 7:00 pm Flat iron steak. You can't beat meat.

May 3, 2012 9:05 pm "How much is this art, Mr. Baru?" (Holds out hand) "500 Zeus."

May 3, 2012 7:04 pm That picture by By Baru looks like it was drawn by Naoki Urasawa, the creator of Pluto and Monster.

April 30, 2012 10:37 pm Answer: Maybe...it's been awhile since my hair was really short. So, it'd be nice to try and win some money.