Missed It: Jake Forbes’ Mighty Howl

Longtime fan turned pro and still fan Jake Forbes takes a few moments to scream at manga publishers, North American licensed rights holders and fans, in I believe that order. The organizing principle is the mass of free, on-line translated works that exist: the original publishers don't plan ahead in a way that would reduce their impact, the North American licensed rights holder have failed to create compelling product that might compete with free on-line work, fans take "free" for granted and as a birthright as opposed to an active choice. It's a sensible assault, and for most of us a window into a world of comics reading with which we have no experience. I think the overall message is that you can change a culture with that kind of activity as an expression, but it takes an enormous amount of work. At least that's my takeaway. I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around the other position enough to know if I'm engaging it fairly from my own.
 
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