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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I am too to be honest. The only reason I know about this one is due to the 80’s era remake that appeared on Irish TV at the time. The first Anime I remember watching, and knowing that it was in fact anime :)

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ok, you tried hard, here is the answer: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuji...

en.wikipedia.org

Tetsujin 28-go - Wikipedia

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ooo, much older than that one. (Even the original)

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ooo, I gotta check that one out when I get the chance. However….think *even older* than that!

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

No, but good guess. Think *older* :)

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A trivia challenge for you this week :) The «28» on a robot in the second panel is a reference to a classic anime. Can you name the anime? #robot #28 #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Next up for redraw a page I always enjoyed. It really illustrates Opal’s *rightous indignation*, which is always a joy :) The original Rakkan page was also once featured as an example of manga on Outland’s website :O That was so fun :) #redraw #manga #norskmanga #opal

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Revisiting pages I enjoyed the first time around can be a bit of a challenge. But it is kind of fun to see a change in the drawing in the years since I first drew it :P #eir #redraw #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fairly often I’ll actually inject a version of myself into pages. In this manga we have the foul-mouthed robotic toucan «Two-Two»…who is essentially me if you removed all of my manners and humor. If you could do the same, what part of you would you put onto the pages? #toucan #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Starting up with lineart again, and for the first time in a long while we have Eir and To-To. If you’ve read Last Day Ch4, this is the setup to a scene there, which now gets a renewed version :) #eir #toucan #manga #norskmanga #redraw

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It’s been an exciting couple of weeks, with Raptus last weekend and Kibō 2 launching. It’s good to get some drawing time in as well again :) #manga #norskmanga #naomi

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Coffee Party 14 has arrived in Norway!! For the first time outside of Japan, CP14 will be on sale next Saturday during the Raptus Festival at Åsane Kulturhus! Come find the Fonoma stand to get your copy! #coffeeparty #manga #internationalmanga #raptus

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The calm of summer now at an end…Eir has returned to make life «interesting» :P (I’ve missed drawing her…it’s been a while) #eir #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Naomi is having bad sleep due to nightmares. I’ve been having bad sleep too lately, but that’s entirely due to cat-related reasons. Other cat people will know the feeling :P #naomi #nightmare #sleep #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Although it’s a bit of extra work, redrawing this manga has given me the chance to make some previous ideas a bit “bigger”. Like here for example with Torben’s memories of war. #torben #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Sometimes I think of wierd stuff….like what would it be like if people crashed into eachother like dominos…and how would you draw that? And so I end up having to plan out drawings like this :P #manga #norskmanga #domino

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Sometimes get a little carried away with things like crosshatching (especially that lately) but I also enjoy the vibe that’ll sometimes pop out on the page with it. How about you? Do you prefer screentones, or crosshatching in your shading? #crosshatching #naomi #torben #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Summer’s ending and 3 manga projects and coming to their end at the same time. I hope I’ll look half as contented as Anita here when that happens :P #manga #norskmanga #anita #summersend

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thank you! You are very kind!

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I have a samurai girl guarding this page while I have 3 different manga projects ending at nearly the same time. It’s gonna be a fun week. Planning? What’s that? :P #samurai #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

She’s bit late to support Norway in the football, but this Viking is just in time to maybe support…something else…. Watch this space…. #manga #norskmanga #vikinggirl

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I love a throwing some easter eggs into my work, and this one is from Rakkan! @joozp ‘s Letty was my favorite character in the entire anthology and so I had to find a way to work an homage to her into this story. Hope to do this more in future pages :) #letty #rakkan #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Naomi is being a bit indecisive in this revisit of a Rakkan page. I really enjoyed making this page the first time, and the remake is no different :P Silly little moments like this is why I love making manga. #naomi #manga #norskmanga #choices

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

It’s so warm lately I think I’ve got water on my mind when I finish this cover image for Coffee Party Remember to stay hydrated! #summerheat #croissant #coffeeparty #manga #internationalmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Summer vibes continue while I work on a cover image for Coffee Party! Croissant is late for Midsommar, but with any luck she’ll be in time for the next CP book! #midsommar #croissant #manga #internationalmanga #coffeeparty

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A little bit late for Midsommar, but this year’s Croissant brings a little bit of Sweden to Coffee Party :) I guess it’s in time for Sankthansaften….which is *kinda* similar? Maybe? :P #midsommar #croissant #manga #internationalmanga #coffeeparty

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Espresso was a surprise favorite to work on in this year’s Coffee Party. She was just going to be a background character, but now I’m tempted to expand her story…if she survives the next chapters of the relay manga :P #espresso #manga #coffeeparty #internationalmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Espresso wants you attention…but for what? Something Coffee related? Surely not…I can’t image Coffee Party having anything to do with that drink :) What do you think she wants to announce? #espresso #coffeeparty #manga #internationalmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

You’re an awesome fan, don’t worry :P Coffee Party is dual-language Japanese and English. You’ll be able to read it.

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I can you links to mail-order the books from Japan if you like :) (Nao-sensei herself posts them out) Opal here is actually from my Norwegian Sci-fi space opera for kids. The original of this is actually on sale across Norway as part of an antology book. Right now I’m remaking it

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Opal is so fun to work with. Her expressions can really lift a page sometimes. In this one, she is judging you….what did you do to annoy her? :P #opal #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Evil Queen Eclair is ready for the next edition of Coffee Party, coming later this summer :) Villains are just more fun to draw, do you agree? #eclair #evilqueen #manga #internationalmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’m slowly trying to learn Japanese again, and one thing I love about working on Coffee Party is having the chance to practice sound effects with kana. It’s just so fun to draw sounds this way. Do you also really enjoy Japanese sound effects in manga? #manga #soundeffects #internationalmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

You’re too kind :) I try! I wanna make it pretty for everyone to enjoy :)

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This Sunday is national day here in Norway. Each year I try to improve my my use of colours by drawing something special for the day. This year’s challenge: evening colours #manga #norskmanga #norway #17mai #bunad

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Onee-tron is one of the silliest joke characters I’ve introduced to Coffee Party, but she is a lot of fun to work with. She’s got more layers than expected for a robotic parody of high-school manga tropes :P #oneechan #manga #internationalmanga #coffeeparty

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Back to drawing Naomi, or in this case a younger version of her before she started wearing her wings. I had to keep forcing myself *not* to draw the wings out of habit :P #naomi #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Or is just a really really really really really really light…..red? :P

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Eclair *demands* you acknowledge her cuteness…or else :O (Finishing up Coffee Party pages) #manga #internationalmanga #eclair #coffeeparty

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Probably the last WIP of this before 17th May. Still experimenting with «sunset» colours. Hopefully have it done in time :) #manga #norskmanga #17mai #bunad

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Kayla is character that I enjoy getting a second chance to work on. In such a heavy story it’s nice to have a more light-hearted attitude come forward, even if the context is alas also tragic. #kayla #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A WIP of my upcoming 17th May special. Experimenting with an evening sky before I work out the character’s colours. #manga #norskmanga #bunad #17mai #sunset

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

A WIP of my upcoming 17th May special. Experimenting with an evening sky before I work out the character’s colours. #manga #norskmanga #bunad #17mai #sunset

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

This year’s 17th of May drawing is coming along. I need to workout the colours for it, which is something I always like to practice when I can. #17mai #bunad #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

During my redraws of this manga I’m trying to build out the relationships between the characters and to give them more time. It’s easy to forget about when you are in a rush to make pages. Short moments like these can be just as important as the plot. #manga #norskmanga #torben #naomi

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I like to start early on my Norway-day special. This needs to be done by May. She’s going to be an update of the one I did in 2023 :) #manga #norskmanga #17mai

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Random wisdom from Kayla this morning. This version of her has a knack of doing that :P #kayla #manga #norskmanga

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The very beginnings of my next 17th May Special. I like to take my time with these and try to improve from previous attempts. #bunad #manga #norskmanga #17mai

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Mark Egan @markegan.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We’re back to drawing Anita. This is from a redraw of a Rakkan page where I’m redesigning some elements and keeping others. I did however want to keep the original emotion of the scene. #anita #manga #norskmanga

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