You're safe from any fanservice because I'm not a fan'boy' tho I understand with my pen-name it's a bit confusing. Your safe from any fangirling too in case that worries you also.
And it doesn’t contain any Mary Sue-ism!
I don't claim it to be revolutionary and new because no story can be that,
but it's not a caricature of any manga or indeed any comic I've read.
I wish I could describe the story to you better but firstly I don’t find it easy to do so, although they are simple stories which I could summarize and have done on my website, it's not just about the words and the story but about the atmosphere and the readers own thoughts when they read it. I hope reading an issue is an individual experience for each reader and so I cannot express in words the true feel of each story in the book.
Secondly because of this I don't wish to talk about the stories but would rather a reader makes up their own mind and reads the story as deeply... or not as they want from an unbiased viewpoint.
I can tell you though that despite the title there's very little even to do with ninjas in it other than the characters are martial artists, Tom is closer to a Samurai or a Monk in nature, but those didn't make such catchy sounding titles!
Shishio wrote:There are a lot of fanboys out there that want to make comics about things they like despite the fact they know nothing of them except what little they learned from whatever anime or manga they're infatuated with.
On this matter, well for a start be assured my exploration of any culture goes beyond only experiencing thier pop culture, I'm far more interested in thier history, religions, lifestyles, myths, etc tho I claim to be expert in no culture.
Although Ninja Tom does takes a lot of influence from Japanese culture, I do not profess to be an expert in Japanese culture by any means and I do not claim that anything in Ninja Tom is an accurate depiction of any culture, Japanese or otherwise, it is by it's nature a mix of my many years interest in storytelling, cultures, nature and much more, it is pure fantasy and should not be taken as a comment on any culture or way of life.
I feel no matter what I say here you will not be persuaded, which is natural because as I said before anything I say will be biased so why should you listen to me!?
I hope Steve enjoys the book and can give you an unbiased opinion on which to base your choice to purchase a copy or not
Thank you for your interest in the book!
