I'm not overly excited by Japanese Mangas, but I've been collecting the Claymore series for a couple of years, and still like it very much. But I only stopped to wonder how mangas were invented today, so here is some info about that...
     The current manga style, with all those particular facial expressions and big eyes, was created in 1947 by Osamu Tezuka, with the story Shin Takarajima ("The New Treasure Island"), but the origins of this type of comic book go back to the illustrations and caricatures about the Japanese culture made from the year 1814 on, which were called hokusai manga.

~Ally

     But, since he's not my favorite super hero, I didn't notice that until today. Feast yer eyes!
~Ally