Saturday AM

The OFFICIAL profile for the award-winning Saturday AM manga line. The EXCLUSIVE HOME for APPLE BLACK, CLOCK STRIKER and MORE Diverse, Global manga & manga-ka!

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

After more than 15 years since Saturday AM founder, Frederick L. Jones, left the video game industry, HE'S BACK!

Sort of!

SATURDAY AM BATTLE MANGA
The 1st trailer of the game - now in development from Saturday AM's parent company, MyFutprint Entertainment, LLC & up and up-and-coming indie game studio, @SonStudiosGames

This 2V2 fighting game has ambitious plans to offer a fast-paced experience with aesthetics that capture not only the feel of our award-winning manga experience but the diverse art styles & characters of our popular series ala

-CLOCK STRIKER by Frederick L. Jones x @gladiskstudio -APPLE BLACK by our most popular creator & Saturday AM co-founder @WhytManga
-HAMMER by @JeyOdin
-SOUL BEAT by @SoulBeatManga

With a planned 14 characters, popular & NEW voice actors, and some ambitious features to truly mimic the tic tac toe nature of the most iconic battle manga events of the past 20 years, Saturday AM BATTLE MANGA will continue my mission of helping to bring manga's globally diverse fandom -- closer to the art form by not just reading stories with characters who LOOK like them but PLAYING games with those same heroes.

It's early.

We have tons more to polish. And much more to show, so please be patient -- the plans are exciting and the indie games market is so strong that we're all focused on doing our best!

In private showings at comicons, anime shows, & retailer chats -- the response has been overwhelmingly positive!

So, let's go!

WISH LIST ON STEAM NOW
https://t.co/5W34P321KE

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

MANGA RECS for PRIDE MONTH and JUNETEENTH 2026!

If you've not read MAGILUMIERE MAGICAL GIRLS, KEMONO JIHEN, KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE, and FIREFLY WEDDING -- then you're missing out on some of the strongest female, queer, and/or genderfluid characters in fiction.

Likewise, MANCHURIA OPIUM SQUAD, BILLY BAT, COSMOS, and TOWER DUNGEON showcase some of the most imaginative, intimate, and character driven stories in this format.

And lastly, there ARE black stories in manga

Saturday AM's award-winning CLOCK STRIKER by Frederick L. Jones x @gladiskstudio is a steampunk, battle manga with the 1st black female lead hero in a shonen (also -- a new OFFICIAL FRENCH LANGUAGE VERSION launches next month from @nobi__nobi, HALF IS MORE covers being bi-racial in Japan, DEEP THREE is a basketball manga, and APPLE BLACK ORIGINS is Saturday AM's 1st light novel, and the award-winning title is a prequel to the hit African manga by @WhytManga

ALL
SUMMER
LONG

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READ AWESOME MANGA WITH DIVERSE PROTAGONISTS, SETTINGS, & CREATORS!

BUY FROM YOUR FAVE RETAILERS WORLDWIDE!

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

APPLE BLACK POPULARITY POLL 2026

The juggernaut Saturday AM manga by the megastar African YouTuber, @whytmanga is one of the most dynamic creative series out.

The award-winning title has a large incredible cast, explosive battles, & gorgeous art.

And with main character Sano (and maybe more…. ;) appearing in the upcoming Saturday AM Battle Manga video game - it’s a great time to see who fans think are the most popular characters from the series.

For detailed breakdown - check out the Whyt Manga YouTube Channel.

BUY APPLE BLACK Vol 1 -5 as well as the light novel via stores worldwide!
https://t.co/yTF8NOWkma

And stay tuned for the updated Saturday AM app reboot for new chapters this fall
Via the New BI-WEEKLY SATURDAY AM magazine!

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

MARVEL VIDEOGAMES ARE ON FIRE AND THEY ARE INSPIRING SATURDAY AM!

1ST OF ALL, DID YOU SEE THAT WOLVERINE TRAILER???? GOOD LORD!

MARVEL VIDEOGAMES ARE ON FIRE, AND THEY ARE INSPIRING SATURDAY AM!R DOOM TEAM IN TOKON, & THE INSANELY COOL CYCLOPS & DEVIL DINOSAUR IN MARVEL RIVALS -- SUFFICE TO SAY IT'S BEEN A BIG SOURCE OF EXCITEMENT FOR SATURDAY AM AND GAME DEVELOPERS' @SonStudiosGames ,

In fact, Son Studios head' Jesse Segun-Oside was profiled during the @BVIGaming presentation during @summergamefest via @igndotcom . He not only discussed our upcoming 2v2 Tag fighter, SATURDAY AM BATTLE MANGA but also NETCODE WARRIORS.

WATCH THE VIDEO HERE:
https://t.co/anD7tBGEib

WISHLIST BOTH GAMES ON STEAM!

And STAY TUNED FOR the FIRST SATURDAY AM BATTLE MANGA PUBLIC DEMO DETAILS!

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

In 2013, we began our mission to NORMALIZE DIVERSITY within the manga market by crafting original stories with unique characters & creators from Nigeria to France, Brazil to Denmark, USA to UK, & more!

Saturday AM manga is now available for purchase worldwide, including New Zealand, via @paperplusnz!

Get the latest volume of our award-winning CLOCK STRIKER manga by Frederick Jones x @gladiskstudio (soon to arrive in FRANCE via nobi nobi!).

More exciting news to come!
https://t.co/5ufJHR8aUr

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

Saw this earlier in the week -

Super excited for this movie!!

#spiderman

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

JUNETEENTH WILL BE A BLAST IN FLORIDA!

Why?

Because Saturday AM will be at our 1st anime con in FLORIDA!!

Our fans have asked for us to come down for YEARS, and now it's happening!

@OtakuFest will bring CLOCK STRIKER, YELLOW STRINGER, & SOUL BEAT artists TOGETHER!

That's:

-Frederick Jones x @gladiskstudio (Clock Striker)
- @SoulBeatManga (Soul Beat)
- & @detectiveweeb (Yellow Stringer / Saturday PLAYDATE)

Get:
-Books
-Prints
-Autographs
& a panel with NEW MANGA and VIDEOGAME NEWS!

Get tickets now!
https://t.co/kVGpRKCN4M

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

OUR WORLD CUP STARTS IN A FEW DAYS

And our GALACTIC TITAN KING TOURNAMENT WILL RETURN THIS SUMMER!

WORLD CUP INVOLVES COUNTRIES -- but TITAN KING INVOLVES PLANETS.

ATHLETES USE SOCCER BALLS -- but TITAN KING TOURNAMENT USES GIANT MONSTERS CALLED TITANS.

And the stakes are not just bragging rights -- but full galactic domination.

The final rounds and epic conclusion begins this summer in BI-WEEKLY SATURDAY AM.

TITAN KING VOL 1 - 3 NOW AVAILABLE via Saturday AM

ALL NEW CHAPTERS LAUNCHING SOON via creator Tony Dawkins (Honduras / USA).

Learn more:
https://t.co/yTF8NOWkma

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

Our founder was there.

Snuck into the theatre to see this when it debuted.

Before the internet -- so it was strictly word of mouth and the occasional magazine like Starlog that discussed how much people disliked the casting.

Trailer was clearly rushed and YET -- it was INCREDIBLE.

The rest is history.

[Darknight Archivist ✌🏽💙🦇 @HistoftheBatman]

After fans and critics alike were concerned about the casting choices of both Michael Keaton as Batman and Jack Nicholson as The Joker for Tim Burton’s “Batman” (1989), Warner Bros. in late 1988 rushed a trailer which played in theaters giving audiences a peek at the new #Batman.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

OUR FIRST TIME IN ATLANTA AT A BIG CON AND THE LOVE WAS INSANE!!

This is a very small sample of photos from the support and engagement we received at MOMOCON May 21-24th, but it captures the affection we have for our fans. I can tell you something simple -- while a lot of folks use social media better than we do, you can't pay people to take photos like this.

The number of times we've heard (at every show we do) -
"THANK YOU!"

"HAVE HEARD ABOUT YOU GUYS!"

"WE CAME SPECIFICALLY TO SEE YOU!"

"CANNOT BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE!"

- is never NOT heartwarming and hype inducing for the struggle and slog of taking an independent comics/manga/entertainment brand far in this hypercompetitive, not always fair industry.

Once again, @MomoCon was a FANTASTIC SHOW and definitely one that we were proud to be a part of.

Our founder & CLOCK STRIKER creator, Frederick L. Jones, spoke about this in the past and will do so soon via INK & PANELS Vol 2 virtual comic fest dedicated to black geekdom - but we're heading into a very complicated future where black engagement will be both maligned, attacked, and needed, and to have a show that supports this demo is crucial.

While Saturday AM was one of the biggest publishers there - certainly black-owned - we loved being part of a diverse show as our company, manga, and fans are certainly very diverse and hit every age, race, & orientation.

We are still floored at just how excited fans are for our upcoming videogame - Saturday AM: BATTLE MANGA. Literally am amazed at how many shows I've been at in the past 10 months where this has come up -- we may not get as much manga/comics press, but the videogame crowd has been CHAMPIONING OUR BRAND like crazy!

Big things still to come!

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

Sure.

Western comics in general are irrelevant in Japan (use Oricon to see this). There are some blips -- Walking Dead had one and so does superhero comics adapted by Japanese mangaka...

But, Spiderman's popularity is BIG EVERYWHERE. Use any merchandise tracker stat to see this including Cicada.

Movies, gaming, comics -- Spiderman is big, period. Don't mistake the fact that the game is made in Japan as being a core principle (that's maybe why Peni Parker is in the game) -- as they need it to sell big numbers everywhere.

And therefore, your most popular character and his sidekicks will be in it as much as possible, including most likely DLC (i.e., VENOM).

Movies, gaming, comics -- Spiderman is big, period. Search history is one thing -- sales is THE thing.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

Okay, so we were CLOSE!

We had CARNAGE and MAGNETO in our Marvel Tokon Doom team bingo card.

The GREEN GOBLIN was ABSOLUTELY NOT one we had guessed or would have guessed. We had Thor's evil foe - HELA as the 4th member of Doom's team.

TWO SPIDEY VILLAINS???

Considering Peni Parker is on team Spidey, then yeah, it seems like the SPIDERMAN is Marvel's biggest hero tagline is still secure -- ESPECIALLY with the movie coming out.

Also, a tad surprised that there was NOT a female member of DOOM's team considering we had been lead to believe that Arcsys wanted to have more female fighters in this game and thus far there's been atleast one per team.

But with X-men having THREE WOMEN on one team - then guess it still balances out and achieves their goal.

Still = great trailer, great team -- and what's looking like a GREAT GAME!

And speaking of GAME -- we have news on the 1st playable demo of our videogame, Saturday AM: BATTLE MANGA coming soon!

Stay put and make sure to WISHLIST Satuday AM: BATTLE MANGA on STEAM
https://t.co/UBMzWad5YL

And, comment below on your thoughts on THIS UPDATED MARVEL TOKON ROSTER!

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@G0ffThew @Real_Kilometers Well deserved. One of the few creators on YouTube who really gets anime / manga and works to share it honestly.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@aswordofsoap lol my friend - Spider-Man is Marvel’s Batman - he is vastly more popular than EVERY OTHER MARVEL HERO — EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@PandoMigos I would say CYCLOPS & DAREDEVIL are all
But guaranteed.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@scouthedog1 No complaints here. Marvel and DC know their cash cows and would be insane not to use them.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@ASAPKnerdy Agreed! Maybe DLC?

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@KryZenDesigner @JustBenn1994 As we said earlier, think there will be atleast one more mega popular character and Deadpool would be likely. Or punisher. Also, the interview awhile back called this group outlaws not mystical anything.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

@JustBenn1994 Definitely possible! Tend to think they are going to put one mega popular character on each roster.

[Saturday AM @Saturday_am]

REPRESENTATION IN ANIME / MANGA, COMICS, & GEEK CULTURE MATTERS

And that’s why Saturday AM’s founder and the creator of major titles, CLOCK STRIKER, MMWOG, SATURDAY WARS, and more - Frederick L. Jones - will be at @offblxxkmag upcoming INK & PANELS VOL 2.

This virtual convention brings together established & new creators working in geek culture to discuss the PROCESS OF CREATING YOUR WORK.

Saturday AM will share artists - @whytmanga @soulbeatmanga & @jeyodin and the publisher, Frederick L. Jones, will speak on a panel that was conceived of and recommended many weeks ago before talk of boycotts and such — STATE OF BLACK COMICS to discuss all manner of issues affecting black creators, companies, and fandom.

Frederick not only pitched this panel but has done similar panels at Saturday AM’s past convention appearances and shows such as @MomoCon @animenyc @nccomicon etc.

Furthermore, many of these discussions and the intent to bring a wide variety of professionals into the spaces have been a part of our mission, including our best-selling books HOW TO DRAW DIVERSE MANGA & MAKING MANGA the Saturday AM Way.

GET YOUR TICKETS
https://t.co/07Fem2lsyc

We’ve got a LOT to say.

[OtakuFest | オタク祭り @otakufestfl]

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