Howdy! It’s MDMRN here filling in for TWWK this week on our journey through Battle Angel Alita. As we arrive at volume six, Alita has now given her time, skills, and freedom to a Zalemite organization. She surrendered her everything to this group, promising to use her considerable set of skills to help them with… Read More Battle Angel Alita, Volume 6: Seeking Freedom
After years in development, Alita: Battle Angel, based on the Battle Angel Alita manga, reaches theaters on Valentine’s Day. It’s been a long process to get the film made—producer James Cameron has had fanboys excited for over a decade due to his attachment to it, but finally turned the property over to a different director… Read More Battle Angel Alita, Volume 1: Out of Control
Kodansha Comics has recently begun reissuing one of my favourite manga, which has long been out of print—Battle Angel Alita. It’s been long enough since I last picked an issue up to make this something of a rediscovery for me, especially with regard to Yukito Kishiro’s art, which feels almost expressionistic in its starkness and… Read More Bodies in Battle Angel Alita
