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Eike Exner
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アイケ・エクスナ

Striphistoricus writing on Japanese comics and the history of the comics medium.

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- Comics and the Origins of Manga
(Rutgers UP, 2021)

- Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics
(Yale UP, 2025)
People keep hate-spreading these articles and their loser authors' names, so it's clearly working well.
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Nice, thank you for sharing.
(I'd quibble with one line obviously: "Distinct visual traditions emerged across the world")
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It depends on the credibility of the review and the content of the other review. In this case, the bad review was so over the top and the other review was so positive that the publisher wanted to get third one as a tie-breaker, which is the usual process. And yes, you do get a chance to explain.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Also means that she lied about what happened
November 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
By all means do take peer review seriously, but sometimes there really are people who just don't know what they're talking about (or are acting in bad faith), so if you ever get a review like this one, know that this happens and that you can safely ignore it
¯\_( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)_/¯
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Just realized this should say 2016 and 2020, whoops
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Have you considered fighting Republicans, like, now?
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
As far as I understand based on my studies of British history and society (watching Downton Abbey), the middle class is that between the working class and the aristocracy, i.e. lawyers and doctors and such.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
When exactly can we expect Democrats to start fighting this "bigger fight" and what exactly is that fight if not fighting the Crimes Party tooth and nail at every turn?
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
(Glad you're alright)
November 10, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The US is one of the most dangerous places for pedestrians: cars are way too big, infrastructure privileges car speed over safety, right turn on red is dangerous, there's little enforcement of traffic and vehicle rules, and a large number of drivers are looking at their phones while driving.
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Best wishes!
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
We're getting rid of Radical Socialist "bread"! We'll be feeding you Trump Cake and we'll be feeding it to you very strongly. I think everyone will be very happy!
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM