Ian M/Square Comics

YouTube video by FANzine Live FANzine Live - World Zines - The Blossoming City Part 1

The book is drawn in a few different styles, which aren't showcased in these pages. A lovely review was done here if you want to see inside.
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The Blossoming City's first pages. I wasn't going to offer online sales, but I was able to ship one over the border recently, and feel fairly confident it's safe for single issues. 24 pages, full color. $10 US shipping from Japan included. Payable through PayPal. #altcomix

I’m saddened to hear this. He was still making vital music until the very end.

Hot off the press today, the English version of The Blossoming City (part 1)

The English one is a very limited run of 50, before the Japanese edition comes out next year.

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My Neighbours’ Houses

Flower Sisters (from the Blossoming City)
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Page from The Blossoming City

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Ian M Interview Ian M is a cartoonist out of Japan. He makes stories about his experiences in Japan as well as original stories about life in Japan. Hey Ian! Thank you for agreeing to do the interview with me. I m…

I was briefly interviewed on Danny Ferbert’s Electric Transit site
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The Blossoming City, page 21

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The Blossoming City, page 19

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The previously posted panel with a healthy amount of noise. If I’m working digitally, the imitation distortion is really important in humanizing the tone

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Panel from the Blossoming City

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Golden Week in Sapporo

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The new book Ezo Toy has been printed! I’m excited to release these in two weeks at @ZineFest Sapporo on May 11

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Gardening
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That was the one I would have liked

What a day.
I took my kid bowling. In the gacha machines, they had Bowie pins, and I got Low; my second choice, but the coolest one.
I got my second highest ever bowling score, then beat it by a point third game.
Then I had good Hakata ramen.
And I had a great day with my kid.
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The 63 revival book featuring ten pulpy pages of my comics is pre-ordering now
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Hey, I got to script, draw and color the Fury meets Spacehawk story in that. I hope you dig it! Thanks for your generosity in sharing your characters, they deserve to live on!

Got out the brush and ink last weekend to do some Sunday funnies

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Finished a marathon drawing session on this. I love Japanese funeral arrangements
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Alone In Kyoto page 47 of 47
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Alone In Kyoto page 46 of 47
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Did you bring copies of Frog in Fall there? I’ve had a devil of a time finding it for a reasonable price in Japan. I’ve checked Popotame’s site, and no Peow books are on there yet. Wondering if I should bother to e-mail them about it.

Lots of gardening pictures in the foreseeable future.

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Alone In Kyoto page 43 of 47
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