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Speed Racer

Aldric Chang — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:40:56 +0000

Speed Racer is an English adaptation of the Japanese manga and anime, Mach GoGoGo which centered on automobile racing. Mach GoGoGo was originally serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Book, and was released in tankobon form by Sun Wide Comics, re-released in Japan by Fusosha.

Selected chapters of the manga were released by NOW Comics under the title Speed Racer Classics, later released by the DC Comics division, Wildstorm Productions under the title Speed Racer: The Original Manga. Under the name of its Americanized title, Speed Racer, Mach GoGoGo, in its entirety, was re-published in the United States by Digital Manga Publishing and was released as a box set in commemoration of the franchise’s 40th anniversary. It was published under the title Speed Racer: Mach Go Go Go as part of the company’s DMP Platinum imprint. The series is an early example of an anime becoming a successful franchise in the United States.

Woodstock

Aldric Chang — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:52:13 +0000

Woodstock is the smallest of the Peanuts characters but has a big presence for a little bird. He’s a little inept, his flying and logic are erratic, but he can type and take shorthand and usually is game for anything Snoopy wants to do. Although he’s the butt of many of Snoopy’s practical jokes, he’s the beagle’s closest friend and confidant- and has made attempts at retaliation. Because of his size and the company he keeps, Woodstock is an accident waiting to happen. Being a bird and tiny, he gets a little insecure around Thanksgiving and big moving objects. He’s the only baseball player who gets an automatic walk if the ball rolls over him. Woodstock talks birdspeak only, and finds an alphabet made up entirely of exclamation points quite adequate to express such emotions as distress, frustration and a real temper. His flocking friends are Bill, Harriet, Olivier and Conrad.