Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Vol. 4

I'll be reviewing this on Bureau42, so the full review is going to be there. However, the short version is that the manga continues to improve dramatically. The Battle of Jaburo is very well done, and Yasuhiko-san does a tremendous job of pulling off scope here, both in terms of big landscapes (the full page tableau of White Base flying over Jaburo is something I'd love to hang on my wall), and action scenes. Volume V came out just this week, and I've already put it on hold from the Tualatin Library. I look forward to finally getting to read it.

Again, the art in this is what keeps me coming back since we recently watched MSG so I'm familiar with the story. It's gorgeous and the essay at the back talks about how the artists doesn't use storyboards, outlines, and barely a colorist which is incredibly impressive. Some of the Jaburo landscape scenes are really wonderful. I do wish they had cut the parts with Char talking to some Amazonian Native peoples because it sort of uncomfortable.