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Just started reading Vinland Saga. So far ('bout halfway through Ch.1? The kid and Hordaland have just met) it seems like the standard seinen "go on globe-trekking quest for vengeance" plotline, just with a crispy crunchy Viking exterior. But I like Vikings and Norse mythos, so I'll keep on it. Pretty badass imagery, too. Goes down great with some Tyr or Amon Amarth in the background.
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Apotheosis posted:Just started reading Vinland Saga. So far ('bout halfway through Ch.1? The kid and Hordaland have just met) it seems like the standard seinen "go on globe-trekking quest for vengeance" plotline, just with a crispy crunchy Viking exterior. But I like Vikings and Norse mythos, so I'll keep on it. Pretty badass imagery, too. Goes down great with some Tyr or Amon Amarth in the background. If you are finding it badss now, I can't wait for your reaction when you get to the current arc. Absolutely stunning action scenes, and visceral, brutal violence to wheat far exceeding the early chapters when the mangaka was just finding his feet.
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Apr 28, 2011 04:01
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New Vinland Saga!
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May 13, 2011 01:41
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The artwork's starting to remind me of Vagabond a little, anyone else feel that way? Maybe it's just those super-detailed backgrounds.
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May 13, 2011 02:29
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Arrrg that was way too short. How old is Thorfinn now? Like 20 or something? It's hard to be serious about the old man's death when he literally died mid rake.
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May 13, 2011 03:06
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Man Thorfinn and whathisface are loving ripped now. They must hand out protein shakes like candy on that farm.
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May 13, 2011 03:39
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They're on The Viking Workout. Step 1: Push over a forest There is no step 2.
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May 13, 2011 08:44
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Don't forget the diet of pure meat and cheese.
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May 13, 2011 08:52
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"Oh hey, good work guys. You've almost got your freedom, I'm just going to step out for a bit and give it to you when I get back. Shouldn't be an issue." ... Well that guy's never coming back. I'm sure our characters are going to leave the farm one way or another soon, but if they were really going to get their freedom from their benevolent master for their hard work, they'd just get it. They wouldn't be told about it and given time to consider how that would play out if it was actually going to happen that way.
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May 13, 2011 11:11
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Eiba posted:"Oh hey, good work guys. You've almost got your freedom, I'm just going to step out for a bit and give it to you when I get back. Shouldn't be an issue." Yeah, unless he plans to play with it a little to subvert the trope, that guy is fuckin dead. Not to mention, the old man and the master are both going to be gone it looks like, so maybe a less kind slave owner will take over..?
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May 13, 2011 14:22
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Cutting trees, getting jacked as gently caress.
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May 13, 2011 18:06
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DamnGlitch posted:Yeah, unless he plans to play with it a little to subvert the trope, that guy is fuckin dead. Not to mention, the old man and the master are both going to be gone it looks like, so maybe a less kind slave owner will take over..? The master's cruel elder son who just came back from the war, most likely. The one who wanted to cut off the kid's arm for stealing food from their farm.
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May 13, 2011 18:27
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JosephWongKS posted:The master's cruel elder son who just came back from the war, most likely. The one who wanted to cut off the kid's arm for stealing food from their farm. I just know this is going to happen, especially considering how cute this chapter was -- the obvious calm before a storm. Still, it was so heartwarming to see these guys happy for 20 pages. Thorfinn genuinely smiling. 
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May 14, 2011 04:08
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Just think of how many trees there are to cut down in America!
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May 14, 2011 04:21
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New Vinland Saga! http://www.mangareader.net/vinland-saga/74 Escaped Slave, new tragic antagonist/mentor?
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Plutonis posted:New Vinland Saga! http://www.mangareader.net/vinland-saga/74 I think he may end up killing Arneis, the slave girl Einar has a thing for. I hope I'm wrong.
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May 24, 2011 03:08
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That guy rules, whoever he is. Wanna see that dude keep living.
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Yup, the new guy is awesome.
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So the guy's awesome, but lays on the killing thing a Bit Too Much. His motivations for killing are totally understandable, so he's more than sympathetic enough to get a solid redemption story, though this maga's cool enough that he could stay as he is and not need to be explicitly condemned by the story structure. Seems like perfect comrade material. Einar on the one hand offering a more moderate civilian perspective, and this guy on the other hand offering a relatively justifiable extremely bloodthirsty perspective. Even if he's just a one story arc character he's definitely going to test Thorfinn's new found pacifism. The guy was in the exact same situation as Thorfinn and came up with a totally different way of dealing with it. There's going to have to be a confrontation of some sort eventually.
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May 24, 2011 05:10
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tsob posted:I think he may end up killing Arneis, the slave girl Einar has a thing for. I hope I'm wrong. Yeah, I was thinking this too. I fear for any character in this story who talks about being happy and isn't also busy killing things. Especially if there is an unstable guy with a sword introduced at the same time.
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May 24, 2011 05:11
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Yeah this guy isn't really companion material, I think he'll be an antagonist seeing as the guy in charge of making sure he doesn't kill everyone is buds with our farmer-heroes now.
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Dr Subterfuge posted:
That has to include Thorfinn and Einar as well, you realise. They too were smiling and laughing throughout this chapter. But I agree with you that Arneis is the one most likely to end up dead by the end of the arc.
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May 24, 2011 05:35
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JosephWongKS posted:That has to include Thorfinn and Einar as well, you realise. They too were smiling and laughing throughout this chapter. But I agree with you that Arneis is the one most likely to end up dead by the end of the arc. This manga has managed to persuade me that he doesn't have plot armor, and it scares the heck out of me. I just love that guy, and the thought of him dying is just  .Lately it's been pretty easy to see him being a longtime companion, so it's not as bad as it has been, but if ever the plot calls for Thorfinn's faith in the moderate path to be shaken, Einar's life is just hanging there by a thread.
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May 24, 2011 06:00
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JosephWongKS posted:That has to include Thorfinn and Einar as well, you realise. They too were smiling and laughing throughout this chapter. But I agree with you that Arneis is the one most likely to end up dead by the end of the arc. Arneis was the one that mentioned it, though, and she was the main focus of that part of the chapter. But I see your point. We are clearly being lead to believe that something bad is going to happen to our protagonists. The only person with plot armor is Thorfinn.
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May 24, 2011 06:10
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Has VS gone weekly? Last two chapters have been short, but released close together. Not that I'd mind it one bit.
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May 24, 2011 11:59
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I think that if anyone kills Arneis they most likely would also have to kill Einar. My guess is that who exactly the mysterious stranger is hunting down will define whether he will turn out to be an enemy or companion. As far as general disaster is concerned I still think it's more likely to be due to the landholder's overambition as foreshadowed than due to the stranger. As much as I am hoping otherwise I still can't see the Arneis and Einar thing having a happy ending.
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May 24, 2011 20:10
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I thought Einar had history plot armor as well, and was one of the guys who went to Vinland with Thorfinn.
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ShinsoBEAM! posted:I thought Einar had history plot armor as well, and was one of the guys who went to Vinland with Thorfinn. Interestingly, there's a famous sculpture of Thorfinn Karlsefni (in Philadelphia, for some reason) that was sculpted by someone named Einar Jonsson.
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May 25, 2011 23:17
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Eiba posted:Interestingly, there's a famous sculpture of Thorfinn Karlsefni (in Philadelphia, for some reason) that was sculpted by someone named Einar Jonsson. So there is! It looks pretty boss, too.
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May 26, 2011 00:28
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Eiba posted:Not as far as I know, but I haven't read a whole lot on the matter (just Wikipedia and some other stuff). The answer is obvious. Einar is the Highlander, built that statue and then had plastic surgery to become Japanese so he could tell his life story through manga, and the lessons him and his best friend learned through life.
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May 26, 2011 01:50
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Doc Hawkins posted:So there is! It looks pretty boss, too. Looks like it's out on Kelly Drive, next time I'm out there I'll have to take a gander. Apparently there's a copy of the sculpture in Reykjavik as well.
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I've been reading Vinland Saga, and it's great so far. The farm arc is pretty good so far, but I want it to be gory again! Big battles are much more exciting than boring days on a farm, you know? The author's great at pulling off big exciting battles, so he should try to work them back into the story again. (But that's just me!)
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So we're once again having image breaking issues in the OP. I rehosted what was left on my own hosting and replaced other pics from their source, but some I forget what the images were. You should see that there's a missing Vinland Saga pic and I have no idea. Also, could use some images for Cesare and Emma, as well as additional manga for it. Trying to round out this OP since it tends to be one of my fave threads to link to people since it's so quality packed. Also, didn't see anyone mention that a new Historie dropped http://www.mangareader.net/historie/69 Eumenes be TROLLIN
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   Here are some Cesare pictures. I dunnnoooooooooo if they are good. As for other manga... There is Joan, which I read a loooooong time ago and now I can't find a good version of online, but I think it fits in. It's the story of this girl who sort of relives the journey or Joan of Arc ten years after the fact. Memory is a bit hazy. I think the same guy also made a manga about Jesus, but I can't find that, either.  The only other things I can think of don't really seem to match in tone. Like The Ravages of Time, or The Rose of Versailles. There's like a billion god drat things if you start including three kingdoms stuff and shojo, but most of it is kind of bad. (those two are ok) Frankenstein Dad fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Jun 2, 2011 |
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SPACE DAD posted:As for other manga... There is Joan, which I read a loooooong time ago and now I can't find a good version of online, but I think it fits in. It's the story of this girl who sort of relives the journey or Joan of Arc ten years after the fact. Memory is a bit hazy. I think the same guy also made a manga about Jesus, but I can't find that, either. For Joan of Arc, do you mean Mercenary Pierre? Didn't realize I didn't put any images for Cesare. Your suggestions are nice, i'll consider them.
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Nope, it's just called Joan. It's by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, the guy who made Dirty Pair. It's only three volumes and its fullcolour. The only version I can find online has the worrrrrrst scans everrrrrrrrrrr.
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Jun 3, 2011 03:46
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As much as I love farm saga, I'm getting really anxious for some rear end kicking.
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Jun 3, 2011 04:46
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The Pebbler posted:As much as I love farm saga, I'm getting really anxious for some rear end kicking. I'm sure there are plenty of asses on the farm for them to kick, together with other common farm animals like horses, sheep and cows.
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Of course there's no good reason to kick asses given the situation. Thorfinn and Einar want to be free, and kicking livestock would effectively kill their chances of making that goal.
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Unless they were riding the asses off of the farm! But then that would start a whole runaway slave arc. That could be pretty interesting though.
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