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I love hearing from readers. I recently received an email asking a very specific manga question: "I know there's ‘symbolism' in Japanese manga regarding various artistic elements or words or word balloons, etc.... As I read Domo the Manga, I wondered why all the characters were constantly ‘sweating.' What's THAT all about?"

As I write this, it’s Will Eisner’s birthday. Or rather, it would have been his 94th birthday if he had lived this long. It is a time to reflect on how much he has given this industry, how great his legacy truly is, and how much we all owe him in terms of storytelling, art, and the overall feeling of this wonderful format…especially in the sense of long-form storytelling in the graphic format.