Gon Color Spectacular

by Masashi Tanaka

Published under DC Comics Paradox Press imprint

Genres: Manga

52 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Masashi Tanaka (田中政志) is a Japanese manga artist best known for Gon, his silent manga starring a miniature dinosaur. He began publishing Gon in 1991. He later worked on the game Street Fighter EX.

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

While Gon is technically a dinosaur, he is only slightly larger than a rabbit. Yet, he has the fearlessness of the mightiest of the predators. There are six short stories featuring Gon, and he gets himself into some humorous situations. There is no dialog or text beyond the titles, the stories are told using only the visual. Even there are some many places where a “Splat” or “Zap!” could have been used, the author chose not to.
The stories are entertaining show several aspects of Gon. In some he is fierce and unyielding, and in others he is does what he can to aid a baby bear that is in distress over a treat. The artwork is impressive, for it is hard to tell a story with images only. In this case, Tanaka succeeds.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was amazed by how much story and emotion Tanaka conveyed in this volume with such little dialogue! The facial expressions and body language was very poignant as it told some cool little stories. I wouldn't say that the stories contained great depth, but I did find them enjoyable.

[Soobie is expired · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favoloso!!! Adoro Gon. Belli i disegni, belle le sotire. E il dinosauretto è stupendo!!

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