/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>7134296
It was a monthly series, so compare it to monthly series.

>>7134321
>>7134325
>>7134326
>Originally published in Japan in 1985, Book One Appleseed: The Promethean Challenge was published directly to paperback instead of being serialized, a rarity in the Japanese manga market.[2] This was soon followed by the publication of Book Two, Appleseed: Prometheus Unbound, Book Three Appleseed: The Scales of Prometheus in 1987, and Book Four Appleseed: The Promethean Balance in 1989. The fifth volume was serialized in Seishinsha's Comic Gaia in 1991, but was suspended because, in Masamune Shirow's words, "this form of serialization still did not suit Appleseed".
TL;DR: It wasn't serialized in the first place, the dude put it out straight to book, releasing roughly one a year. For comparison, a weekly series releases FIVE books a year, and a monthly releases around 2 or 3 typically (depending on pagecount of the chapters).

So in other words, you're only surprised because you're an ignorant retard. If you want nice drawings, stop being a retard and read monthly manga. But you won't, because all you want to do is cry about modern manga and jerk off over older stuff. You don't even read manga.