Go, Read: NYT Obit On Shigeru Mizuki



I hope you'll take a few moments to read Jonathan Soble's obituary for Shigeru Mizuki in the New York Times.

Like many people that consume writing about art, I am occasionally driven a bit bonkers by arts coverage in the Times. That includes some of the writing they publish about comics. That said, most of their obituaries for major figures in the arts are respectful and to the point. That tends to include the comics figures they cover. It's a great thing that comics has achieved that matter-of-fact status with the self-proclaimed paper of record. One thing I like about this obituary is that it doesn't feel like it has to stress how Mizuki's comics had an influence on US art-making or on world film.
 
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