Clock Striker, Volume 1: "I'm Gonna Be a SMITH!" (1) (Saturday AM TANKS / Clock Striker)

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So, having an app that allows me to load in my finished art from REKSE and use it on mobile devices is a huge deal for me. Obviously, the software works and that’s the main thing.

Needham, Joseph (1986). Science and Civilization in China: Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 2, Mechanical Engineering. Taipei: Caves Books Ltd.Can Cast become a new member of the SMITHS? More importantly, can Cast survive the process to become a SMITH? Lastly, if there is ever an issue grammatically I can easily move the files to and from my designer for fast edits thanks to the app’s sync features with cloud storage systems like Dropbox. Again, if you’re in the BUSINESS of creating comics that’s A LOT of capability for the cost. This would make a great introduction to manga for a young person, but also I think there's enough here for a more experienced reader too. Whether we risk him today or not depends on how he pulled up yesterday, but it’ll be touch and go as to whether we see him today. Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast’s mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself.

Cast loves science and engineering and dreams of being an engineer. She particularly dreams of becoming a member of SMITH—a traditionally predominantly male group of engineer warriors who create tools to help people. Casts’ opportunities are limited as she does not have a left hand, attends school in a poor neighborhood where STEM subjects are not taught., and she is not male. Therefore she experiments and builds her own creations. She is less than encouraged by her home economics teacher who says she cannot even apply for the SMITH mentorship contest since nice she is a girl. This girl is not deterred and remains determined to try, and manages to construct herself a prosthetic hand. Same again in goal today - Patterson’s been in good form and in the festive spirit after turning on the Fulwell Christmas tree lights this week! Photo by Robert Smith/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images It feels like a proper shonen manga, but it's read Western style (left to right), is written by an American, and is illustrated by Nigerian artist living in France. Fast and furious, this is an exciting read, which holds the amazingness of shonen manga but intricates a Western style and adds a more diverse world. But, and this is a big one that I think too many young creators miss, is that just because we CAN create and share comics doesn’t mean that we can do it professionally. I needed to find additional and affordable tools for lettering and distributing comics. I knew of Adobe’s products but they were too expensive for a group of creators who may not all have the same computing setups.For this class, make sure you have the Engineer Vest selected. This will remove your lethal equipment in favor of having two gear slots and two tactical equipment, which isn’t completely vital, but you’ll naturally be a little more mobile with an SMG as opposed to posting up and defending one location. However, the biggest perk of the Engineer Vest is the ability to spot enemy equipment through walls, such as Guardians, ACS, and those pesky comms interference devices that stop you from using killstreaks. Shoot those on sight, because they are a right pain.

Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast’s mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself. Frankly, 3 stars feels a little harsh, but I can't bring myself to round it up to 4 precisely because despite its various merits, charm, and my personal affinity for it, it's just not very distinct from other shonen manga. Yes, it's quite fun and I am excited and hopeful for a vol. 2 - I'll buy it right up. But so far at least, it's only done the bare minimum: be good, be distinct. It's still missing something that makes it truly special, but there's no reason to think it couldn't get there. This really worked for me. I loved how they treated topics such as educational differences, hidden potential vs. opportunity, physical disability/ability & the importance of dreams & goals at all ages. A fun read. I’d love to keep reading the series. Cast is at her wit's end. She is beyond determined to enter the upcoming contest to become a striker, the long-honored engineer-warriors, who have saved the world. But her teacher refuses, reminding her that their town is trash and not interested in math or science. Of course, this isn't enough to make her give up, especially since her mother's health and brother's well-being depend on her success. Although she's already convinced she's proven her tinkering and tech skills to her teacher, she takes things one step further and fixes up as well as adapts an old AI hand. Not only will this enable her to do lab work but proves him wrong that a girl with a disability can't handle it. Well, plus she's a girl, and Strikers are never girls.

Apple Black, Volume 3

There was a really fast pace to the story that reminded me of anime that I watched in the TOONAMI days. It was reminiscent of Bleach and Fullmetal Alchemist with the over-the-top characters and fight scenes. There was some worldbuilding dabbled throughout, but you got the sense that there is definitely more to explore, which I'm glad they didn't just try to infodump the whole world in one volume or do a really boring lead up to the action.