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MyFutprint published the magazine ''Saturday AM'' with series like ''[[Apple Black]]'' from [[Nigeria]], ''Saigami'' from [[Hungary]], and ''Bully Eater'' and ''Clock Striker'' from the United States, becoming an alternate option to the [[Jump (magazine line)|''Jump'' magazines]] from [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Horne|first=Karama|date=February 22, 2019|title=Indie Comics Spotlight: WhytManga and Saturday AM are introducing a new generation of international fans to manga|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/indie-comics-spotlight-whytmanga-and-saturday-am-are-introducing-a-new-generation-of|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}</ref>
MyFutprint published the magazine ''Saturday AM'' with series like ''[[Apple Black]]'' from [[Nigeria]], ''Saigami'' from [[Hungary]], and ''Bully Eater'' and ''Clock Striker'' from the United States, becoming an alternate option to the [[Jump (magazine line)|''Jump'' magazines]] from [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Horne|first=Karama|date=February 22, 2019|title=Indie Comics Spotlight: WhytManga and Saturday AM are introducing a new generation of international fans to manga|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/indie-comics-spotlight-whytmanga-and-saturday-am-are-introducing-a-new-generation-of|access-date=January 12, 2021|website=SYFY WIRE|language=en}}</ref>


[[Eisner awards|Eisner Award]] winner [[Sanford Greene]] said that "Saturday AM's Commitment to serving as a gateway for talented black and brown creators in the visual style of manga is inspiring, with artists like WhytManga (Odunze Oguguo) and JeyOdin and series like ''Apple Black'' and Clock Striker, I'm eager to see them embark on this new journey of bringing their vision to graphic novels and to readers around the world". French manga artist and creator of the [[Radiant (manfra)|Radiant]] series, [[Tony Valente (artist)|Tony Valente]] also said that "Saturday AM Creators are diverse, and so are the stories they tell! When you look at titles like ''Apple Black'' and Clock Striker--dayum! They're like comfort food, giving you the [[Shōnen manga|shonen]]-type energy you crave when you're a [[Shōnen manga|shonen]] fan!"
[[Eisner awards|Eisner Award]] winner [[Sanford Greene]] said that "Saturday AM's Commitment to serving as a gateway for talented black and brown creators in the visual style of manga is inspiring, with artists like WhytManga (Odunze Oguguo) and JeyOdin and series like ''Apple Black'' and Clock Striker, I'm eager to see them embark on this new journey of bringing their vision to graphic novels and to readers around the world".{{Citation needed}} French manga artist and creator of the [[Radiant (manfra)|Radiant]] series, [[Tony Valente (artist)|Tony Valente]] also said that "Saturday AM Creators are diverse, and so are the stories they tell! When you look at titles like ''Apple Black'' and Clock Striker--dayum! They're like comfort food, giving you the [[Shōnen manga|shonen]]-type energy you crave when you're a [[Shōnen manga|shonen]] fan!"{{Citation needed}}


== Staff ==
== Staff ==

Revision as of 07:32, 21 October 2023

Saturday AM
FrequencyOngoing
PublisherMyFutprint Entertainment
Founder
  • Frederick L. Jones
  • Odunze Oguguo
  • Raymond Brown
  • Seny Doney
Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
CountryUnited States
Based inMorrisville, North Carolina
Websitewww.saturday-am.com

Saturday AM is an ongoing English-written international shōnen manga anthology magazine founded in Morrisville, North Carolina in 2013 by Frederick L. Jones and published by MyFutprint Entertainment.[1] The magazine is presented as "the world's most diverse manga anthology".[2]

Publication history

Frederick L. Jones from the United States, who has been an executive in video game industry, founded MyFutprint Entertainment in 2013 to assist in developing and marketing new manga concepts for creators from around the world.[1][2]

MyFutprint published the magazine Saturday AM with series like Apple Black from Nigeria, Saigami from Hungary, and Bully Eater and Clock Striker from the United States, becoming an alternate option to the Jump magazines from Japan.[3]

Eisner Award winner Sanford Greene said that "Saturday AM's Commitment to serving as a gateway for talented black and brown creators in the visual style of manga is inspiring, with artists like WhytManga (Odunze Oguguo) and JeyOdin and series like Apple Black and Clock Striker, I'm eager to see them embark on this new journey of bringing their vision to graphic novels and to readers around the world".[citation needed] French manga artist and creator of the Radiant series, Tony Valente also said that "Saturday AM Creators are diverse, and so are the stories they tell! When you look at titles like Apple Black and Clock Striker--dayum! They're like comfort food, giving you the shonen-type energy you crave when you're a shonen fan!"[citation needed]

Staff

  • Frederick L. Jones
  • Jey Odin
  • Morgan Walker
  • Odunze Oguguo / Whyt Manga
  • Oscar Fong
  • Rashad Millhouse
  • Raymond Brown

List of titles

Saturday AM (main line)

  • Apple Black
  • Atlas Article
  • Bully Eater
  • Clock Striker
  • Comet Man
  • Crunch Time
  • Hammer
  • The Massively Multiplayer World of Ghosts
  • Metal Souls
  • Orisha
  • Paradise Down
  • Saigami
  • Soul Beat
  • Spoon
  • Titan King

Saturday Afternoon

  • Benedict Nick the Phenomenal Brick
  • Boneyard
  • Dream State
  • Happily Ever After
  • In This Life
  • October Legion
  • Reaper, Inc.

Saturday Brunch

  • Gunhild
  • Grimmheim
  • Killshot
  • Henshin
  • Otherworldly Travel Agency
  • Protect, Marry, Kill
  • Zephyr

Saturday PM

  • 4Strikes
  • Bacassi
  • Deaddie Du Dead
  • Code Name: Villain
  • Oblivion Rouge
  • Outland
  • Revolver Kiss
  • Underground
  • Yellow Stringer

Other magazines

  • Fan Art Friday
  • Saturday Plus
  • Saturday Retro
  • Super Saturday

Super Saturday

  • Saturday Wars[4]

Other media

Podcast

  • Saturday Daily
  • Saturday FM

Video games

  • Flick Solitaire (by Flick Games)
  • Saturday AM: Webcomic Rumble (by Marmot Media)

References

  1. ^ a b "MEET THE CREATOR OF 'SATURDAY AM,' A MANGA MAGAZINE THAT PUTS DIVERSITY FIRST • The Pop Insider". The Pop Insider. September 8, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Infusing Manga with Diversity: Frederick Jones, MyFutprint, and SATURDAY AM". Comicosity. January 9, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ Horne, Karama (February 22, 2019). "Indie Comics Spotlight: WhytManga and Saturday AM are introducing a new generation of international fans to manga". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Saturday Wars Gives an International Manga Site an Avengers-Style Crossover". CBR. September 22, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
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