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Phantom Blood Deluxe #3
Jojo'S Bizarre Adventure - Parte 1 - Phantom Blood Vol. 3
SOLO IN FUMETTERIA A grandissima richiesta, tornano le avventure di Jonathan Joestar e compagni in una nuova edizione interamente riveduta e corretta. Assolutamente irrinunciabile per tutti coloro che hanno amato Jojo nella prima edizione! - Nuovo formato - Nuova grafica - Dialoghi riveduti e corretti - Nuovo adattamento grafico - Volumi di OLTRE 300 PAGINE ciascuno Un’occasione imperdibile per tutti i giovani lettori che non hanno ancora avuto l’opportunità di leggere uno dei manga “generazionali” più epici dell’ultimo ventennio. Questo mese si conclude la prima miniserie, e prossimamente troverete ad aspettarvi in fumetteria la successiva, Battle Tendency! HORAHORAHORAHORA!
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Hirohiko Araki
674 books2,123 followersHirohiko Araki ( 荒木飛呂彦) is a Japanese manga artist. He left school before graduation from Miyagi University of Education.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
He enjoys the baseball manga Kyojin No Hoshii (Star of the Giants); the video games Mario Kart and Bomberman; and likes Prince and other African-American singers, as well as jazz, rock, and rap.
He is a recipient the Tezuka Award for manga.
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October 21, 2019
Finally finished part 1 of Jojo's Bizarre Adventures. Part 1 will never be the best drawn or the best story, but it's where a story for the ages all started even though so many died in the process. I will miss these thicc men and their fantastic story. This is definitely where you should start reading the manga, even if it's not the best part. But it's got heart, friendship and love to trump the betrayal, evil and ambition of Dio.
January 7, 2023
Jonathan and Erina have my whole heart. I’ve already watched Phantom Blood, so I knew to savour all the time time they have together before Dio would ruin everything.
This volume definitely represents the best of part I, with several *bizarre* fights (including, but not limited to): hair that can hold swords, autonomous vampire heads, and undead knights used as puppets for greater evil. Jonathan might not be the most eccentric Jojo, but it’s easy to see why he’s beloved by the fandom for his honourable and gentlemanly nature. A humble start to a great series!!
This volume definitely represents the best of part I, with several *bizarre* fights (including, but not limited to): hair that can hold swords, autonomous vampire heads, and undead knights used as puppets for greater evil. Jonathan might not be the most eccentric Jojo, but it’s easy to see why he’s beloved by the fandom for his honourable and gentlemanly nature. A humble start to a great series!!
July 24, 2021
Finally finished my part 1 re read! Enjoyed it just as much as the first time, the art is so whacky and cool and I’m obsessed with it
December 12, 2019
Excellent product! I got this as part of my Jojo manga collection and the book is so beautiful! (Not to mention Hirohiko Araki is a genius and the story is beyond excellent!) Would highly recommend!
August 5, 2020
*sigh*
forever a tragedy.
forever a tragedy.
October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018: The final book of Phantom Blood cycle. As expected this volume was chock full of epic battles and featured a dramatic finale. There are also lots of references to classic rock music, especially in names, which I really appreciated. Ripple masters Dire and Straights? A quartet of vampires with such monikers as Paige, Jones, Plant, and Bonham? Yes please. I am disappointed that Robert E. O. Speedwagon (get it?) never fully realized his potential as a character. But as a whole, this bizarre adventure was a success.
December 29, 2019
Aquí llega el fin del primer arco de Jojo, donde vemos uno de los enfrentamientos más importantes de toda la saga general: Jonathan contra Dio.
Sublime.
Resulta complejo hablar de este tomo sin spoilers, así que para no estropear nada a nadie tan solo digo que me ha encantado como expresa sentimientos el autor más allá de las peleas. De los sentimientos de Jonathan, e incluso de Dio. Un imprescindible para todo aquel que esté interesado en los clásicos y, sobre todo, los mangas especiales.
Pero eso sí, el fin de una historia es tan solo el comienzo de una nueva...
Sublime.
Resulta complejo hablar de este tomo sin spoilers, así que para no estropear nada a nadie tan solo digo que me ha encantado como expresa sentimientos el autor más allá de las peleas. De los sentimientos de Jonathan, e incluso de Dio. Un imprescindible para todo aquel que esté interesado en los clásicos y, sobre todo, los mangas especiales.
Pero eso sí, el fin de una historia es tan solo el comienzo de una nueva...
October 23, 2016
DIO BRANDO is the perfect antagonist. The best is the end of the first part owner this book
May 31, 2024
This was truly wild as hell. It was funny, the action was CRAZY and every few pages I was like WTF. Pretty good start to an epic series and everyone says Part 1 is the “worst” so can’t wait to see where things go from here!
April 25, 2018
Evan and I made a deal — I would read this, and he would read March by John Lewis. He clearly got the better end of the deal. ;)
August 10, 2022
been a minute since I started this and I couldn't remember it all perfectly but I caught on pretty quick and finished it also pretty fast. fun read, still confused as to how I'm supposed to read the pages but whatever lol. anyways yeah it was a fun and quick lil read :)
October 2, 2019
Edición argentina, tercer y último tomo de la primera saga. Versión basada en la "pocket edition" japonesa pero en formato más grande. Este libro de 306 páginas traduce los últimos 15 capítulos de la saga protagonizada por Jonathan Joestar, más dos páginas de reflexiones y dos páginas de bocetos.
Índice
Descansar como un héroe
Restos de caballero
Campo de entrenamiento mortal de caballeros medievales
Heredero del valor del mañana 1
Heredero del valor del mañana 2
Heredero del valor del mañana 3
Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano 1
Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano 2
Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano 3
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 1
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 2
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 3
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 4
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 5
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 6
Reflexiones de Hirohiko Araki *
Bocetos
* reproduzco también las reflexiones de Araki sobre la Part I:
Reflexiones sobre cuando empecé a dibujar “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”
Últimamente no pienso mucho en ellos, pero cuando era joven solía hablar con mis amigos de cosas como: “¿cuál es tu monstruo favorito?”. “En Frankenstein sentís la tristeza de lo que es crear un monstruo”, “el Hombre Lobo es un estallido de los instintos primarios que yacen en lo más profundo del ser humano” y cosas parecidas, con la misma seriedad con la que podría discutirse
si en el futuro habría una guerra nuclear.
En mi caso, el monstruo que me resulta más atrayente es el vampiro. Me parecen geniales, tienen muchísimo estilo y un pasado de nobleza y oscuridad. Y también porque me impacta esa estética intelectual que tienen al ser criaturas que viven de acuerdo a ciertas normas.
Me fascina que crean que, siendo monstruos tan poderosos, no les va a pasar nada malo mientras sigan estrictamente esa serie de reglas y normas (como haría, por ejemplo, alguien que practica kung-fu y corre 10 kilómetros todos los días e ingiere proteínas a base de sasami de pollo).
Por cierto, cuando era chico yo también hacía cosas parecidas.
Desde que un conocido me dijo que la pasta de dientes era abrasiva y blanqueaba los dientes desgastándolos, se me grabó la idea en la cabeza de que si me cepillaba los dientes con dentífrico, terminaría con caries. Incluso al día de hoy sigo la norma de cepillarme solamente con agua. Hablando de reglas, algo que sorprende a propios y extraños es que me encantan los mangas deportivos. El principal motivo es porque siguen estos mismos criterios. Para mí, la historia de un manga debe progresar en base a ciertas normas y reglas preestablecidas. Mientras pensaba en una historia usando los códigos de mis adorados vampiros, se me ocurrió: “sí, son vampiros, podría hacerlos así, muy poderosos, cómo decirlo… como un canto a la vida”.
A lo que mi editor de entonces me dijo:
“Eso no vendería”.
"Es que a mí me gustan las cosas siniestras mucho más", le insistí. Hasta que finalmente recapacitó.
Y así es como empecé a dibujar “Jojo’s”.
Hirohiko Arak
Índice
Descansar como un héroe
Restos de caballero
Campo de entrenamiento mortal de caballeros medievales
Heredero del valor del mañana 1
Heredero del valor del mañana 2
Heredero del valor del mañana 3
Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano 1
Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano 2
Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano 3
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 1
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 2
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 3
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 4
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 5
Fuego y hielo, Jonathan y Dio 6
Reflexiones de Hirohiko Araki *
Bocetos
* reproduzco también las reflexiones de Araki sobre la Part I:
Reflexiones sobre cuando empecé a dibujar “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure”
Últimamente no pienso mucho en ellos, pero cuando era joven solía hablar con mis amigos de cosas como: “¿cuál es tu monstruo favorito?”. “En Frankenstein sentís la tristeza de lo que es crear un monstruo”, “el Hombre Lobo es un estallido de los instintos primarios que yacen en lo más profundo del ser humano” y cosas parecidas, con la misma seriedad con la que podría discutirse
si en el futuro habría una guerra nuclear.
En mi caso, el monstruo que me resulta más atrayente es el vampiro. Me parecen geniales, tienen muchísimo estilo y un pasado de nobleza y oscuridad. Y también porque me impacta esa estética intelectual que tienen al ser criaturas que viven de acuerdo a ciertas normas.
Me fascina que crean que, siendo monstruos tan poderosos, no les va a pasar nada malo mientras sigan estrictamente esa serie de reglas y normas (como haría, por ejemplo, alguien que practica kung-fu y corre 10 kilómetros todos los días e ingiere proteínas a base de sasami de pollo).
Por cierto, cuando era chico yo también hacía cosas parecidas.
Desde que un conocido me dijo que la pasta de dientes era abrasiva y blanqueaba los dientes desgastándolos, se me grabó la idea en la cabeza de que si me cepillaba los dientes con dentífrico, terminaría con caries. Incluso al día de hoy sigo la norma de cepillarme solamente con agua. Hablando de reglas, algo que sorprende a propios y extraños es que me encantan los mangas deportivos. El principal motivo es porque siguen estos mismos criterios. Para mí, la historia de un manga debe progresar en base a ciertas normas y reglas preestablecidas. Mientras pensaba en una historia usando los códigos de mis adorados vampiros, se me ocurrió: “sí, son vampiros, podría hacerlos así, muy poderosos, cómo decirlo… como un canto a la vida”.
A lo que mi editor de entonces me dijo:
“Eso no vendería”.
"Es que a mí me gustan las cosas siniestras mucho más", le insistí. Hasta que finalmente recapacitó.
Y así es como empecé a dibujar “Jojo’s”.
Hirohiko Arak
December 9, 2024
One of the weirdest and quite frankly most fun action comics of our time started out with a humble and unassuming start - it involves us, the reader, with the Joestar family and a new adopted brother in the 19th century, in a seeming slice-of-life, romance drama, brotherly spats, and one fucking douchebag little shit as an antagonist.
There's not a whole lot to this earliest stage, in my mind. The story is fairly generic, the artwork still a fair bit blocky and rough with some truly weird-looking monstrosities as humans, most of the characters aren't all too interesting, and the villain really is just a one-note douche, with nothing much to him beyond his ambition and pretty much unrepentant evil. Suddenly shifting out of a period piece drama comic into a vampire action-horror was, I think, something of a twist back in the day - but it didn't have much of an impact on me on account of having been well aware of it before reading.
But there are a few bright spots here that more or less compensate, and help you keep going through these early experimental bits and into the good stuff. Speedwagon is a perfect cinnamon roll, for one, and Jonathan himself a refreshingly good-hearted paragon of kindness - he even makes me feel sort of happy that the antagonist is such an irredeemable asshole, because it helps further demonstrate Jonathan's goodness, by showing mercy and genuine friendship to Dio even as a vampire. The ending for this arc is, for these reasons, a genuine tearjerker.
The action is also pretty good, on its own. It can't begin to hold a candle for what's coming, but it can hold its own on the usual manga level. Jonathan powers through more by willpower than anything else, and occasionally by turning a villain around with just how pure and kind he is, which isn't great but it's not terrible either.
Also, it's the shortest arc and a fairly quick read, so there's not a whole lot to fight through. It'll be worth it, in the end - and this is, even after all that, but the beginning.
There's not a whole lot to this earliest stage, in my mind. The story is fairly generic, the artwork still a fair bit blocky and rough with some truly weird-looking monstrosities as humans, most of the characters aren't all too interesting, and the villain really is just a one-note douche, with nothing much to him beyond his ambition and pretty much unrepentant evil. Suddenly shifting out of a period piece drama comic into a vampire action-horror was, I think, something of a twist back in the day - but it didn't have much of an impact on me on account of having been well aware of it before reading.
But there are a few bright spots here that more or less compensate, and help you keep going through these early experimental bits and into the good stuff. Speedwagon is a perfect cinnamon roll, for one, and Jonathan himself a refreshingly good-hearted paragon of kindness - he even makes me feel sort of happy that the antagonist is such an irredeemable asshole, because it helps further demonstrate Jonathan's goodness, by showing mercy and genuine friendship to Dio even as a vampire. The ending for this arc is, for these reasons, a genuine tearjerker.
The action is also pretty good, on its own. It can't begin to hold a candle for what's coming, but it can hold its own on the usual manga level. Jonathan powers through more by willpower than anything else, and occasionally by turning a villain around with just how pure and kind he is, which isn't great but it's not terrible either.
Also, it's the shortest arc and a fairly quick read, so there's not a whole lot to fight through. It'll be worth it, in the end - and this is, even after all that, but the beginning.
June 2, 2024
(3.5⭐️) End of Part 1
They could never make me hate you Dio. Your swag too different, your pants too tight, your boyfriend too buff, they will try to kill you.
They could never make me hate you Dio. Your swag too different, your pants too tight, your boyfriend too buff, they will try to kill you.
July 2, 2023
one star because one of the characters that appeared at the very end introduced himself as "Straights" and i cackled a bit lol
Overall this is disappointing. No character work, cheesy villain, hero suddenly gains superpowers and ends villains with lots of telling (from Speedwagon) and very little showing, stupid flashbacks ect. Also female characters (which we only have two of) reduced to being saved by the male heroes and with often so little lines; the mangaka really said "i dont want you speaking unless it's to profess love (erina) or to talk back with empty words only to be clapped by Dio (the big sister).
I hated this part.
Overall this is disappointing. No character work, cheesy villain, hero suddenly gains superpowers and ends villains with lots of telling (from Speedwagon) and very little showing, stupid flashbacks ect. Also female characters (which we only have two of) reduced to being saved by the male heroes and with often so little lines; the mangaka really said "i dont want you speaking unless it's to profess love (erina) or to talk back with empty words only to be clapped by Dio (the big sister).
I hated this part.
April 8, 2023
4.5
They should title this "Jojo's preposterous science" but I'm not going to lie, it was actually such a fun and entertaining (and yes bizarre) end to the first part that I'm actually so happy I have continued on
They should title this "Jojo's preposterous science" but I'm not going to lie, it was actually such a fun and entertaining (and yes bizarre) end to the first part that I'm actually so happy I have continued on
December 16, 2019
serie che ha fatto la storia, bellissima, ma è solo l'inizio!
October 29, 2024
i can't believe i finished the first part this quickly.
- these are... interesting fighting techniques
- first vampires and now zombies.
- zeppeli's interesting past adds to the story
- almost all male characters are stallone/schwarzingger types, so the fights look really elaborate and ridicolus at times, while all females are damsels in distress who look and act the same, so they're not very memorable. (I applaud them their slaps at least)
- these are... interesting fighting techniques
- first vampires and now zombies.
- zeppeli's interesting past adds to the story
- almost all male characters are stallone/schwarzingger types, so the fights look really elaborate and ridicolus at times, while all females are damsels in distress who look and act the same, so they're not very memorable. (I applaud them their slaps at least)
December 19, 2019
I'll be honest, I don't give a shit about Tarkus. These build up fights got too much runtime.
That said, the chain gimmick was pretty interesting. and for my gripes about the 80's manga aesthetic, Araki draws violence and gore with a shocking level of detail. I'm amazed by what he got away with in Shonen Jump. It's pretty shocking seeing such a flamboyant character die so gruesomely.
I liked the battle with Dio well enough. I liked seeing Jojo use a sword, his spinning shoryuken move was pretty cool, and the amount of abuse he takes is impressive. The dude just tanks damage throughout his story.
And the conclusion was a very brave storytelling decision. I wish Jojo's death hadn't been spoiled for me, as I think I would have loved the shock ending. We get the typical good guy wins ending, then during the Jojo's ride off into the sunset, the baddie returns and Jojo has to sacrifice himself.
I can't give Araki enough credit for basically throwing out the majority of his cast at the end of each part. Even something like One Piece at least has the core of the Straw Hat crew to fall back on. But Jojo's is confident enough to ask readers to grow attached to a brand new cast of characters, what, 8 times? I really respect that confidence in one's writing. Things reach the level of mad genius when you realize Araki did all of this, without taking a single week off, for NINE YEARS. That is as much a condemnation of the manga industry as it is a testament to Araki as an artist.
But I'm still not enamored with Jojo's. Not yet, anyway. Phantom Blood is fine on it's own today. I like a lot of the ideas, but the execution has been limited. Especially since it influenced so much that would come after. I know things get better from here. I'm confident I'll only grow fonder of Phantom Blood as it becomes the bedrock of a decades long, generation-spanning saga, rather than a self-contained story. As it is, Phatom Blood is influential, while at the same time not feeling like a 30 year old manga. It's fine, but shows potential to become so much more.
That said, the chain gimmick was pretty interesting. and for my gripes about the 80's manga aesthetic, Araki draws violence and gore with a shocking level of detail. I'm amazed by what he got away with in Shonen Jump. It's pretty shocking seeing such a flamboyant character die so gruesomely.
I liked the battle with Dio well enough. I liked seeing Jojo use a sword, his spinning shoryuken move was pretty cool, and the amount of abuse he takes is impressive. The dude just tanks damage throughout his story.
And the conclusion was a very brave storytelling decision. I wish Jojo's death hadn't been spoiled for me, as I think I would have loved the shock ending. We get the typical good guy wins ending, then during the Jojo's ride off into the sunset, the baddie returns and Jojo has to sacrifice himself.
I can't give Araki enough credit for basically throwing out the majority of his cast at the end of each part. Even something like One Piece at least has the core of the Straw Hat crew to fall back on. But Jojo's is confident enough to ask readers to grow attached to a brand new cast of characters, what, 8 times? I really respect that confidence in one's writing. Things reach the level of mad genius when you realize Araki did all of this, without taking a single week off, for NINE YEARS. That is as much a condemnation of the manga industry as it is a testament to Araki as an artist.
But I'm still not enamored with Jojo's. Not yet, anyway. Phantom Blood is fine on it's own today. I like a lot of the ideas, but the execution has been limited. Especially since it influenced so much that would come after. I know things get better from here. I'm confident I'll only grow fonder of Phantom Blood as it becomes the bedrock of a decades long, generation-spanning saga, rather than a self-contained story. As it is, Phatom Blood is influential, while at the same time not feeling like a 30 year old manga. It's fine, but shows potential to become so much more.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 28, 2021
Content warnings: Body horror, dismemberment, gore, arson
The final volume takes us from one action set piece to another. The number of overdrives become hard to keep track of, and the rules around Hamon change a bit to fit the specific fight, but it works because it’s so earnest and sincere.
This volume also runs a little long, mostly because of the number of threads to tie together. The ominous energy permeating from the final frames, which I won’t spoil, definitely foreshadows more epic battles to come.
Phantom Blood works as an introduction to the rules and world-building of this manga classic, with its grounding in the real world with some very strange artistic licenses that work together to bring something wonderful.
The final volume takes us from one action set piece to another. The number of overdrives become hard to keep track of, and the rules around Hamon change a bit to fit the specific fight, but it works because it’s so earnest and sincere.
This volume also runs a little long, mostly because of the number of threads to tie together. The ominous energy permeating from the final frames, which I won’t spoil, definitely foreshadows more epic battles to come.
Phantom Blood works as an introduction to the rules and world-building of this manga classic, with its grounding in the real world with some very strange artistic licenses that work together to bring something wonderful.
October 2, 2019
Al fin pude terminar de leer este tomo. Como los otros volúmenes de este manga, hay algunas partes con un ritmo un poco raro, pero en general la historia es muy entretenida, exagerada, va rápido, y no para en casi ningún momento.
Amo los personajes y las incontables referencias a nombres de bandas de rock y otros músicos, me pregunto si habrá algo por detrás, y también me pregunto si Jojo se llamrá así por los Beatles (como el personaje de la canción Get Back, o probablemente John Lennon).
El final de el arco de Phantom Blood es un poco anticlimático, aunque esto es entendible siendo solo el cierre de una parte de la historia.
Amo los personajes y las incontables referencias a nombres de bandas de rock y otros músicos, me pregunto si habrá algo por detrás, y también me pregunto si Jojo se llamrá así por los Beatles (como el personaje de la canción Get Back, o probablemente John Lennon).
El final de el arco de Phantom Blood es un poco anticlimático, aunque esto es entendible siendo solo el cierre de una parte de la historia.
October 30, 2015
There's something delightfully over the top about this series, which is the only place outside of an 18th century Gothic novel where you'll see so many dramatic statements and exclamation marks taken seriously. I understand why Araki felt he had to end this part as he did, but I think I'll always feel a bit of regret at Jonathan's fate.
July 16, 2018
Edición argentina. Tercer tomo de la colección, último de la saga.
Traduce 15 Capítulos:
· Descansar como un héroe
· Restos de caballero
· Campo de entrenamiento mortal de caballeros medievales
· Heredero del valor del mañana, 1-3
· Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano, 1-3
· Fuego y Hielo, Jonathan y Dio, 1-6
Más reflexiones finales a cargo del autor y dos páginas de bocetos.
Traduce 15 Capítulos:
· Descansar como un héroe
· Restos de caballero
· Campo de entrenamiento mortal de caballeros medievales
· Heredero del valor del mañana, 1-3
· Los tres forasteros de un país muy lejano, 1-3
· Fuego y Hielo, Jonathan y Dio, 1-6
Más reflexiones finales a cargo del autor y dos páginas de bocetos.
December 27, 2023
Cosa bonita... Cosa bien hecha.
Después de mucho tiempo me meto a leer mangas, y esta saga en particular, me dejó encantado.
La manera en la que se desarrollan los personajes, además de una trama atrayente que no deja descansar, son cosas, tal cual como en el anime, que dejan un mensaje bastante fuerte y bonito para los que lo terminaron de leer.
Después de mucho tiempo me meto a leer mangas, y esta saga en particular, me dejó encantado.
La manera en la que se desarrollan los personajes, además de una trama atrayente que no deja descansar, son cosas, tal cual como en el anime, que dejan un mensaje bastante fuerte y bonito para los que lo terminaron de leer.
November 14, 2021
Loved the opening act & ending though everything in between dragged a bit for me. Still a fun read & fascinating to see where/how Jojo's started out. Made even better knowing it only gets better from here!
July 24, 2017
Dude best exploding boat in fiction.
October 20, 2020
El melodrama y el homoerotismo? Legend
August 25, 2021
Si conclude così Phantom Blood. Sicuramente quest’ultimo libro è il migliore a livello di trama, scrittura e grafica, ma comunque tutta la serie è molto carina!
September 27, 2021
mozzafiato
January 4, 2023
Cómo te vas a morir así :'(
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