DC Boss Jim Lee Says Genre Diversity Gives Manga Major "Advantage" Over Western Comics: "It's Not Just Superhero Stories"

DC Boss Jim Lee Says Genre Diversity Gives Manga Major "Advantage" Over Western Comics: "It's Not Just Superhero Stories"

Though many a discussion have been held in service of understanding the exact reasons behind the recent readership surge in Japanese manga compared to Western comic books, DC president Jim Lee believes that this divide ultimately boils down to the simple fact that the rival medium far greater genre diversity than its superhero-centric counterpart. The Man of Steel plays around of fetch with Krypto on Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair’s …

DC Comics boss knows why anime and manga has an "advantage" over American comics: "I'm very happy that manga has been so successful, because it gives me a 'goal' to aim for"

DC Comics President Jim Lee thinks American comics have a lot to learn from manga

DC Comics President Explains Why Manga Is Beating Western Comics

DC Comics President Jim Lee shared his perspective on the global popularity of Japanese manga, citing differences in storytelling range, readership, and cultural positioning compared to Western comics. Lee made the comments in an interview with Nikkei XTrend while discussing the overseas success of Japanese titles such as Demon Slayer and Chainsaw Man, which have seen strong performance in the U.S. through theatrical releases and anime adaptatio…

DC Boss Admits Manga Is Better than American Comics (& What the Big Two Can Learn from It)

DC Comics president Jim Lee knows that manga is wining the sales war and has his own ideas about how American comics can adapt to the new paradigm.