Checking out the Third Round of the VIZ Originals One-Shots Program

Earlier this year, I went to the Viz website to look up when the second volume of Hirayasumi dropped and stumbled upon the news that the manga publisher had launched a new project tiled the VIZ Originals One-Shots program created “for aspiring mangaka,” run by former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hisashi SASAKI! I love manga and adore a good one-shot via manga. A one shot in manga is more commonly known as a single, sometimes standalone story. It is the manga equivalent of a short story and an excellent way for readers to get a feel for a manga creator’s storytelling and art style. The one-shots in this newer project–which are free to read–online and in the app. I wanted to continue this series and share my thoughts on the third round of entries after reading them and give my thoughts below! This roundup is full of (good surprises!) with creators I’m already familiar with and excited to see more of their storytelling via manga and this program! Minor and major spoilers may follow below

Sun Tribe Waffle Shack Index Story, Art, and Created by Alissa Sallah Lettering by Marc McMurray The creative in this batch of one-shots that I may be most familiar with is Alissa as Image Comics’ Sleepless was the first work I remember seeing her name attached to…