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In this episode,

Frederick chats with REGGIE BYERS, an early pioneer of the indie American manga scene aka OEL back in the 1980's.

His comic SHURIKEN was not only one of the 1st manga-inspired comics but was a successful self-published comic by a black artist. As a kid in the 80's the EXISTENCE of SHURIKEN inspired Frederick to create the brand, anthology, and culture of DIVERSE MANGA via Saturday AM.

Check out this wildly informative trip down memory lane with so many big names, big reveals, and twists that we're going to have to do a part 2!

This is it folks!

The FINAL EPISODE of our mini-series...

In this issue, our new short stories are:

-MAZUKU (Ghana)

-HONEY TRAP (Trinidad and Tobago)

-REACH!! (USA)

-CORSAIR BLUE (Bahamas)

and HAPPILY(USA)

This episode the one and only JEYODIN guest hosts for Saturday AM Publisher, Frederick Jones, to INTERVIEW the young artists behind our 3rd issue of the 2021 #summerofmanga class.

They include:

-DEVIL TONGUE (USA) 

-BEH’HA ED (Canada)

-MORGANA’S PROTECTOR (Bahamas)

and PROTECT, MARRY, KILL(Australia)

This episode we profile and INTERVIEW the second issue in our four-part annual new artist event, #SUMMEROFMANGA. Issue 137 of Saturday AM features BROKEN WATCH by Lithuanian creator @aruunas_art, The LONGEST NIGHT by Brazilian creator @natasha_nightmare, CLOVENTYME by American creator @swaddlestea and APOCALYPSE BOY by American artist @rachelnurmiart. 

Read and VOTE on these short stories at app.saturday-am.com

NOTE: This was recorded from a TWITTER SPACES conversation and thus has some poor audio quality. We apologize and working to get a better feed for future episodes.

SATURDAY FM RETURNS with a new SEASON of conversations on the ups and downs of the indie manga revolution started by SATURDAY AM in 2013.

HOST and PUBLISHER, Frederick L. Jones, takes you on a journey each episode of an UNVARNISHED VIEW of the wins and losses experienced by most independent comic creators and publishers. We explore the impact of digital resources as well as the vagaries of the "mainstream" market of brick and mortar retail stores.

Saturday AM's MISSION is to bring much-needed DIVERSITY to the manga industry. Our #SUMMEROFMANGA annual event is a highlight of our efforts as each year, we discover, develop, and distribute up and coming artists from around the world.

This 2021 class is one of the best we've ever had and you can meet the 1st five of them in this installment.