My Name is Shingo, Vol. 1 Jim Mahfood “A filmmaker who made some

“A filmmaker who made some interesting films

using the advantage of the plague which has collapsed society to buy up large swathes of property and land

But the author also makes zines

" — New York Times Book Review

By Robert Hunter

My Name is Shingo, Vol. 1 Jim Mahfood “A filmmaker who made someBy Kazuo Umezz. Published by Viz. Hardcover, 304 pages, B&W, 1982 (2024 printing) When an industrial robot named Monroe begins to work at his fathers factory, Satoru is fascinated. As he and his friend Marin spend more time with Monroe, they start to suspect theres more to the machine than anyone else realizes. But neither children nor adults are prepared for Monroes violent awakening into consciousness.