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筋トレ社長 (Muscle-Training President)

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by Yu-Ling Kung I am a small Asian woman in my forties, living in a big city. I joined a gym last year, and it has now been one full year. As an academic and comics nerd, I never imagined that I would spend my time lifting weights. But after years of computer-based work left my posture in poor condition, my partner insisted that I needed to take real action. That is how I began strength training and how I found myself reading comics about fitness. In Japanese fitness-themed comics, sexualized female bodies are often used as visual appeal, inviting… Read More

Stan Lee Presents – The Mighty Marvel Strength and Fitness Book

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by Matt Peters How does Spider-Man keep his legs and core flexible? How does the Human Torch warm up his arms and shoulders before he puts his strength and endurance to the test? Matters like those don’t lend themselves to flashy comic book covers, but they fill the pages of one of Marvel’s more unusual projects from the 1970s, Stan Lee Presents: The Mighty Marvel Strength and Fitness Book. Writer-editor Stan Lee had a knack for finding new ways to connect to readers. In the 1960s, he helped build the Marvel brand by bringing a new take to the superhero… Read More

Middle Distance: A Graphic Memoir

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By Karol Kovalovich Weaver     In Middle Distance: A Graphic Memoir, author Mylo Choy shares the physical and emotional lessons that running taught them. The narrative follows Choy’s running journey from middle school to adulthood. As the book progresses, the reader learns the physical, emotional, and spiritual connections that Choy has to running. Using text, imagery, and section breaks, Choy shares that the middle path was key to navigating physical and emotional challenges and finding comfort in oneself and with one’s identity. The title of Choy’s graphic memoir, Middle Distance, highlights the main themes—balance, the middle path, in-between, and moderation–of the… Read More