Reading Room: Monster

March 24th, 2006

Filed under: Comics, Medicine

MonsterOn the advice of David Welsh, I picked up Monster, a “Viz Signature” manga. Flipping through the comic, there looks to be something for everyone: murder, suspense, politics, and cute girls (and guys). There’s also quite a bit of medicine involved as the lead character, Dr. Kenzo Tenma, is an upwardly mobile neurosurgeon.

Starting next week, I’m going to take a close look at the manga — a chapter or two at a time — and provide medical annotations (and corrections, if necessary). If you enjoy manga, murder, medicine, or just a good story, pick up a copy of this book and follow along.

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8 Responses to “ Reading Room: Monster ”

  1. David Welsh
    March 24th, 2006 at 8:21 am

    I’m so glad you liked it, and I can’t wait to read what you have to say!

  2. Mina
    March 24th, 2006 at 5:00 pm

    Hey, that’s pretty cool; I love Monster, it’s one of my favorite titles.

    Can’t wait to see what you have to say!

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  5. Justus
    March 27th, 2006 at 10:51 am

    Monster is a tremendous manga, although (having read the whole thing when it came out in Japan) I don’t remember much medicine after the first dozen chapters or so.

  6. Meagen
    March 28th, 2006 at 2:18 pm

    Have you heard of Osamu Tezuka’s Black Jack?

  7. Scott
    March 28th, 2006 at 10:46 pm
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    Meagen,
    Yes, I have. In fact, Black Jack is scheduled to be the next medical(-ish) manga I tackle after Monster.

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