What this genre is
COM, launched by Tezuka in answer to Garo. Billed as a manga magazine for manga elites, it serialised Phoenix and became a birthplace of manga criticism.
Alternative — about this band: The experimental spirit of Garo and COM, expanding what manga could do from outside the commercial mainstream.
Connections
Three kinds of line: direct evolution, influence, and born in reaction against.
↓ Flowed into this
↑ Grew out of this
Key works
Tezuka's life's work, drawing life and rebirth on a vast scale. Past and future chapters alternate, and the thought of the god of manga is concentrated in it.
Alternative — walk the band
Genres in the same band, in order of year. You are at the highlighted one.
- 1964 Garo↓
- 1967 COM（you are here）↓
- 1979 New Wave↓
- 1993 Subculture↓
- 2002 Comic Essay
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About this entry
Genre boundaries are drawn where the network of manga happens to concentrate, not by decree. Years are approximate. Where opinions differ, this page says so rather than picking a winner.