{"id":20,"date":"2009-05-29T00:54:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-29T00:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/?p=20"},"modified":"2011-05-12T04:55:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-12T04:55:32","slug":"monster-the-power-of-suspense-in-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/monster-the-power-of-suspense-in-comics\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;Monster&quot; &#8211; the Power of Suspense In Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1ZX8XqPPdSU\/Sh85R_tmOvI\/AAAAAAAAAFM\/7OpVZjL8i4w\/s1600-h\/urasawa_naoki.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_1ZX8XqPPdSU\/Sh85R_tmOvI\/AAAAAAAAAFM\/7OpVZjL8i4w\/s400\/urasawa_naoki.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341050664407939826\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Naoki Urasawa is one of Japan&#8217;s all time great manga artists.  The first real splash his works have had on the states is a series call &#8220;Monster.&#8221;  In its American incarnation, the series was dulled out of 18 volumes.  I&#8217;m currently reading 14.  As a writer who LOVES thrillers, Monster is the prime example of what good comics can do in this field.<\/p>\n<p>This thing is epic.  If you haven&#8217;t read it or heard of it, I highly recommend that you do.  Also, I found a pretty rockin documentary on the creator with English subtitles.  Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/tCF9dliGIqA&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/6x2TjrKlYS0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/8N-TQhDPtZg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uehPgW_UuV0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><object height=\"344\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/XoX8y5yzQzM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naoki Urasawa is one of Japan&#8217;s all time great manga artists. 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