Editor’s note: This is the second of a three-part series on “Hadashi no Gen” (Barefoot Gen), Keiji Nakazawa’s manga series themed ... the world in his bare feet (thanks to foreign-language ...

“Koichi walked so Deku could run, but Spider-Man web-zipped so Koichi could slide.” This comparison often comes with edited manga panels or fan art placing Koichi in a Spider-Man suit or referencing ...