On Mai, the Psychic Girl
In early 1987, Eclipse introduced American comics readers to manga with three translated series. The first, debuting one week before the other two, was Mai, the Psychic Girl. The following week,...
View ArticleSuper-Powers in Mai, the Psychic Girl
Continued from our introduction of Mai, the Psychic Girl. Ryoichi Ikegami is one of manga’s most talented artists, and he’s certainly one of my own favorites. His cityscapes and vehicles are bafflingly...
View ArticleSuper-Powers in Mai, the Psychic Girl’s Second Act
Continued from our introduction to Mai, the Psychic Girl and part one of our discussion of how super-powers are depicted in the series. As the narrative shifts into its second half, in which the...
View ArticleSuper-Powers in Mai, the Psychic Girl’s Final Act
Continued from our introduction to Mai, the Psychic Girl and parts one and two of our discussion of how super-powers are depicted in the series. In the story’s truncated third and final act, Mai’s life...
View ArticleSequart Releases When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai,...
Sequart Organization is proud to announce the release of When Manga Came to America: Super-Hero Revisionism in Mai, the Psychic Girl, by Julian Darius. The first manga widely available in English, Mai,...
View ArticleTwo Free Sequart Books Available on Kickstarter!
To encourage people to pledge to the new Kickstarter for The Synthetics #1, a fun robot comic, we’re offering two incentives: Everyone who pledges by the end of Tuesday, 23 January, Central U.S. time,...
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