Pulp #v2#4
(April 1998)

Viz, 1997 Series
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Volume
2
Price
5.95 USD; 8.00 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Viz Communications Inc.
ISBN
?
Barcode
?
Editing
Annette Roman; Hyoe Narita (managing editor); Satori Fujii (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

The stories in this manga are flipped from the original right to left Japanese editions. No publisher brand on cover. ISSN 1096-0228

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Naoki Yamamoto
Inks
Naoki Yamamoto
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Viz-Shop-By-Mail (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Akimi Yoshida; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Inks
Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Akimi Yoshida; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Indicia, table of contents, story and publishing credits. Five small drawings from the listed artists.

PULPman Profiles (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Taiyo Matsumoto
Inks
Taiyo Matsumoto
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Brief profile and interview with Taiyo Matsumoto. Small cartoon self portrait of his is included.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

skirmish 5: Getting Wilder Now, Getting Stronger Now (Table of Contents: 5)

Black & White / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Taiyo Matsumoto; Annette Roman (English adaptation); Lillian Olsen (translation)
Pencils
Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Inks
Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Letters
Cynthia Bergst
Editing
Jason Thompson

Characters
Black; White
Reprints
  • from ?

skirmish 6: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times (Table of Contents: 6)

Black & White / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Taiyo Matsumoto; Annette Roman (English adaptation); Lillian Olsen (translation)
Pencils
Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Inks
Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Letters
Cynthia Bergst
Editing
Jason Thompson

Characters
Black; White
Reprints
  • from ?

chapter five: Death Sentence (Table of Contents: 7)

Strain / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
Buronson; Yuji Oniki (English adaptation)
Pencils
Ryoichi Ikegami; Cato (touch up art)
Inks
Ryoichi Ikegami; Cato (touch up art)
Letters
Cato

Characters
Mayo; Shion; Yang; Sai
Reprints
  • from ?

Pulp Cult (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Patrick Macias
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
An article on Japanese director Juzo Itami

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

chapter 5: On the Wrong Side of the Camera (Table of Contents: 10)

Banana Fish / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Akimi Yoshida; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Pencils
Akimi Yoshida; Cato (touch up art)
Inks
Akimi Yoshida; Cato (touch up art)
Letters
Cato

Characters
Ash; Skip; Shunichi Ibe; Eiki Okumura; Marvin
Reprints
  • from ?

Japanese RPGs: From Fandom to Big Business (Table of Contents: 11)

j-pop.hard.copy / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Covers the Japanese video game company Square and their game Final Fantasy VII

act eight: A Visit to Great-Grandpa's (Table of Contents: 12)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Naoki Yamamoto; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Pencils
Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Inks
Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Letters
Dan Nakrosis

Characters
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura; Koki Karawarai
Reprints
  • from ?

act nine: Hot and Cold Nights (Table of Contents: 13)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Naoki Yamamoto; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Pencils
Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Inks
Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Letters
Dan Nakrosis

Characters
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura; Koki Karawarai
Reprints
  • from ?

Hi-fi Lo-fi (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Yuji Oniki
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
The column this month covers music from Kahimi Karie and Cornelius

Heartbroken Angels (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Masahiko Kikuni; Ben Joe Wadoko (English adaptation)
Pencils
Masahiko Kikuni; Cato (touch-up art)
Inks
Masahiko Kikuni; Cato (touch-up art)
Letters
Cato

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

Pulp Friction (Table of Contents: 16)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Annette Roman
Letters
Typeset

Comin' Up, Next Month, Get PULPED With... (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Viz-Shop-By-Mail
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. PULPman Profiles
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. skirmish 5: Getting Wilder Now, Getting Stronger Now
    Black & White
  7. 6. skirmish 6: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
    Black & White
  8. 7. chapter five: Death Sentence
    Strain
  9. 8. Pulp Cult
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. chapter 5: On the Wrong Side of the Camera
    Banana Fish
  12. 11. Japanese RPGs: From Fandom to Big Business
    j-pop.hard.copy
  13. 12. act eight: A Visit to Great-Grandpa's
    Dance till Tomorrow
  14. 13. act nine: Hot and Cold Nights
    Dance till Tomorrow
  15. 14. Hi-fi Lo-fi
  16. 15. Heartbroken Angels
  17. 16. Pulp Friction
  18. 17. Comin' Up, Next Month, Get PULPED With...
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steven Samuels