Akira Manga Comic Color Guides - Marvel

AKIRA was first published in English by Marvel's EPIC imprint in 1988, Katsurhiro Otomo (original Japanese manga artist) wanted to reach as many readers as possible. So with this in mind, two things were done to make AKIRA more accessible to western comics readers: the pages were flopped to read from right-to-left, and the pages were colored. The artwork was carefully flipped and in some cases re-drawn by Otomo and his assistants, but as for the color, that was a job for award-winning comics colorist Steve Oliff. The guides were printed at Otomo-san's studio in Japan on 10"X14" heavy-stock artist's paper and then sent to Steve, where he hand-painted them using some combination of airbrush, felt pens, gouache, cel animation paint, colored pencil, Pantone film and more. Oliff was selected by Otomo and introduced to him via Archie Goodwin, who was the editor in chief of Marvel Comics EPIC line at the time. Oliff was one of the first professional creators to use computers to color comics pages. His company, Olyoptics, was a pioneer in this field. AKIRA proved to be a real game-changer, not only for manga's acceptance in North America, but for how it also changed the way that comics were colored and published. Before AKIRA, most western comics were printed on newsprint-like paper and colored with Ben-Day dots, much like newspaper comic strips. After AKIRA, more and more comics were published on slick paper to capture the rich colors and subtle shades made possible by computer coloring and separations. Oliff's work on AKIRA earned him a Wil Eisner Award in 1992, one of the U.S. comics industry's highest honors, and he continues to work in the comics profession today. (from Anime New Network)

There are 1 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.

Switch View to Alphabetically by Title

Akira Manga Comic Color Guide Vol. 1 Pg 336 - Tetsuo, Kaneda and The Colonel
Artist: Steve Oliff (Colorist)
Katsuhiro Otomo (Penciller)
6241 Views

There are 1 Pieces of Art In This Gallery.

Switch View to Alphabetically by Title

Search This Gallery

Art By Artist (within this Gallery)

Steve Oliff

Katsuhiro Otomo

About the Owner

	Tommy S ( 5 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	January 2009
Last Login:	September 2025
Country:	UNITED STATES
On CAF:	Tommy's Want List Artworks Commented On Liked Art Site Activity on CAF

Contact the Owner

Use can use a contact form to send an email to this gallery owner,
but, you must be logged in to use this feature.

All
	Chris Johnson 9/5/2025 9:08:00 PM
	Dave Kopecki 9/5/2025 9:07:00 PM
	Alan E 9/5/2025 8:55:00 PM
	Paul P Spiderversity 9/5/2025 8:26:00 PM
	Aaron O 9/5/2025 8:13:00 PM
View All


	Chris Lutes 9/5/2025 7:43:00 PM
	Andy E 9/5/2025 7:42:00 PM
	Casey A 9/5/2025 7:30:00 PM
	Matt Kennedy 9/5/2025 7:25:00 PM
	James Posey 9/5/2025 7:19:00 PM

Joel Beck - Lenny of Laredo Illustration Original

View Heritage's Current Auctions

MIKE DRINGENBERG SANDMAN #8 PAGE 7 (1989, 1ST DEATH) SOLD FOR $100,500!

Buy, Bid & Sell on ComicLink

Jim Starlin - Warlock #13, Page 7

Visit ComicConnect.com Today!

STAR WARS WEEKLY #8 COMIC BOOK COVER ORIGINAL ART BY GIL KANE.

Consign Now to Hake's Auctions

Subscribe to the YouTube Channel.. FREE!

Featured Art Rep

Japan Comic Art Expo

8 Repped Artists
0 Accepting Commissions

Takaiwa

Sato

Benjamin

Omori

Donato Giancola

Comic Art Auctions
View All

SHANE GLINES VAMPIRELLA PEN AND INK SKETCH...

BATMAN SKETCH COVER ORIGINAL ART SIGNED SCOTT MCDA...

Comic Art Fans may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking any of the links shown.

Artist:	Steve Oliff (Colorist) Katsuhiro Otomo (Penciller)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Color Guide
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	6241
Comments:	0
Added to Site:	6/11/2016

Tommy S
Member Since:	January 2009

Akira Manga Comic Color Guides - Marvel

Search This Gallery

Art By Type (within this Gallery)

Art By Popularity (within this Gallery)

Art By Year (within this Gallery)

Art By Artist (within this Gallery)

About the Owner

Contact the Owner

Latest Updates

All

eBay Auctions ADVERTISEMENT

Heritage Auctions

ComicLink Auctions

Comic Connect Auctions

Hakes Auctions

Commission an Artist

For Sale Updates

Classified Updates

Dealer Updates

Comic Art Auctions View All

Comic Art Auctions
View All