One of Japan’s greatest heroes gets a slickly produced, but slightly frustrating American comic debut in The Rise of Ultraman #1 (opens in new tab). Offering readers a crash course in the weird wonder that is the various Ultra Series, a staple of the tokusatsu genre that includes shows like …
Read More »Marvel imagines Japanese hero Ultraman as the inspirational superhero of our time
Marvel Comics has been home to a plethora of superheroes in its 80+ year history, but this week it’s introducing someone quite different: the Japanese superhero Ultraman. For many the face of Japan’s tokusatsu superhero genre that includes the Power Rangers, Ultraman lands at Marvel this week for a unique …
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