Volume 9: Don't Look Down On Heroes!

Now for the introduction of the Blizzard Group, and for the beginning of Garou's Hero Hunt! The narrative in the series really started to solidify into an actual story arc at this point, and it was starting to pretty much abandon the more episodic format of the past. I miss the episodic format tbh, but it's also nice to see One-Punch Man become a more mature series too.

In this one we have a lot of scene redraws, where the pacing of entire scenes is altered. This leads to plenty of images, so get ready.

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Garou threatening the other criminals is a bit different, having been extended a couple pages. It shows more of Heavy Tank Loincloth's defeat and a bigger reaction to Garou's threats. I've left the text in for your reading pleasure.

Here's the original version:

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And here's the extended one:

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And then Garou cracks skulls.

Chapter 42

Fubuki meeting up with Eyelashes and Mountain Ape is cut slightly differently, but not a whole lot changes dialogue or story-wise with them.

Here's the original:

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And here's the redrawn version. Fubuki gets her own double-page spread, which is pretty hot cool:

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Next on the list is Genos meeting Speed-o'-Sound Sonic again. Last time they met, one of them was naked, and they don't hit it off well this time either. The volume version expands on their banter a little.

Here's the original one:

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And the extended volume one:

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Chapter 44

The next couple redraws are set in the midst of battles, which is always fun. First up is Genos using Machine Gun Blows on Sonic, in which you'll notice his face gets a lot more intense:

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Then there's Sonic using Ten Shadows Burial against Saitama. I like how in the volume version there are actually ten different Sonics on the page:

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Next up is the aftermath of said battles. You'll notice that the joke is actually different between versions: the original has Genos declaring that Sonic is finally dead but Sonic runs away, while the volume version has Genos naively asking Saitama if he killed Sonic as he lays comatose on the pavement. I think I prefer the original's joke tbh, I just love the idea of Genos declaring "ah yes, he's finally dead."

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And with that we have reached the end of all the changes in Volume 9 of One-Punch Man. Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe.