Author: Kevin Quigley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A Manga Anthology,British and European comic fans are swiftly,embracing Manga, the unique Japanese graphic novel,art form. This new collection selects the best,from the Manga underground presenting material,from the leading artists that is unlikely to be,seen outside of Japan. Outrageous, mind-bending,and 'adult,' this is nihilistic humour at its very,best.
Comics Underground Japan
Author: Kevin Quigley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A Manga Anthology,British and European comic fans are swiftly,embracing Manga, the unique Japanese graphic novel,art form. This new collection selects the best,from the Manga underground presenting material,from the leading artists that is unlikely to be,seen outside of Japan. Outrageous, mind-bending,and 'adult,' this is nihilistic humour at its very,best.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
A Manga Anthology,British and European comic fans are swiftly,embracing Manga, the unique Japanese graphic novel,art form. This new collection selects the best,from the Manga underground presenting material,from the leading artists that is unlikely to be,seen outside of Japan. Outrageous, mind-bending,and 'adult,' this is nihilistic humour at its very,best.
Secret Comics Japan
Author: Chikao Shiratori
Publisher: Viz Media
ISBN: 9781569313725
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the surreally beautiful to the graphically gruesome, the selections in this anthology represent the best of manga fiction. Chosen by the former editor of Garo, Japan's standard-bearer of underground comics, the artists in this collection are the latest generation of manga taboo-breakers from the '80s and '90s.
Publisher: Viz Media
ISBN: 9781569313725
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
From the surreally beautiful to the graphically gruesome, the selections in this anthology represent the best of manga fiction. Chosen by the former editor of Garo, Japan's standard-bearer of underground comics, the artists in this collection are the latest generation of manga taboo-breakers from the '80s and '90s.
Sake Jock
Author: Adam Glickman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560971887
Category : Japanese comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560971887
Category : Japanese comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 71
Book Description
Manga
Author: Paul Gravett
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1856693910
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Japan's output of manga is massive, accounting for a staggering forty percent of everything published each year in the country.Outside Japan, there has been a global boom in sales, with the manga aesthetic spreading from comics into all areas of Western youth culture through film, computer games, advertising, and design. Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics presents an accessible, entertaining, and highly-illustrated introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present. Featuring striking graphics and extracts from a wide range of manga, the book covers such themes as the specific attributes of manga in contrast to American and European comics; the life and career of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and originator of story manga; boys' comics from the 1960s to the present; the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics; the darker, more realistic themes of gekiga -- violent samurai, disturbing horror and apocalyptic science fiction; issues of censorship and protest; and manga's role as a major Japanese export and global influence.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 1856693910
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Japan's output of manga is massive, accounting for a staggering forty percent of everything published each year in the country.Outside Japan, there has been a global boom in sales, with the manga aesthetic spreading from comics into all areas of Western youth culture through film, computer games, advertising, and design. Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics presents an accessible, entertaining, and highly-illustrated introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present. Featuring striking graphics and extracts from a wide range of manga, the book covers such themes as the specific attributes of manga in contrast to American and European comics; the life and career of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and originator of story manga; boys' comics from the 1960s to the present; the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics; the darker, more realistic themes of gekiga -- violent samurai, disturbing horror and apocalyptic science fiction; issues of censorship and protest; and manga's role as a major Japanese export and global influence.
Red Colored Elegy
Author: Seiichi Hayashi
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A true cornerstone of the Japanese underground scene of the 1960s Seiichi Hayashi produced Red Colored Elegy between 1970 and 1971, in the aftermath of a politically turbulent and culturally vibrant decade that promised but failed to deliver new possibilities. With a combination of sparse line work and visual codes borrowed from animation and film, the quiet, melancholy lives of a young couple struggling to make ends meet are beautifully captured in this poetic masterpiece. Uninvolved with the political movements of the time, Ichiro and Sachiko hope for something better, but they’re no revolutionaries; their spare time is spent drinking, smoking, daydreaming, and sleeping—together and at times with others. While Ichiro attempts to make a living from his comics, Sachiko’s parents are eager to arrange a marriage for her, but Ichiro doesn’t seem interested. Both in their relationship and at work, Ichiro and Sachiko are unable to say the things they need to say, and like any couple, at times say things to each other that they do not mean, ultimately communicating as much with their body language and what remains unsaid as with words. Red Colored Elegy is informed as much by underground Japanese comics of the time as it is by the French nouvelle vague, and its cultural referents range from James Dean to Ken Takakura. Its influence in Japan was so great that Morio Agata, a prominent Japanese folk musician and singer/songwriter, debuted with a love song written and named after it.
Publisher: Drawn and Quarterly
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A true cornerstone of the Japanese underground scene of the 1960s Seiichi Hayashi produced Red Colored Elegy between 1970 and 1971, in the aftermath of a politically turbulent and culturally vibrant decade that promised but failed to deliver new possibilities. With a combination of sparse line work and visual codes borrowed from animation and film, the quiet, melancholy lives of a young couple struggling to make ends meet are beautifully captured in this poetic masterpiece. Uninvolved with the political movements of the time, Ichiro and Sachiko hope for something better, but they’re no revolutionaries; their spare time is spent drinking, smoking, daydreaming, and sleeping—together and at times with others. While Ichiro attempts to make a living from his comics, Sachiko’s parents are eager to arrange a marriage for her, but Ichiro doesn’t seem interested. Both in their relationship and at work, Ichiro and Sachiko are unable to say the things they need to say, and like any couple, at times say things to each other that they do not mean, ultimately communicating as much with their body language and what remains unsaid as with words. Red Colored Elegy is informed as much by underground Japanese comics of the time as it is by the French nouvelle vague, and its cultural referents range from James Dean to Ken Takakura. Its influence in Japan was so great that Morio Agata, a prominent Japanese folk musician and singer/songwriter, debuted with a love song written and named after it.
Monster Men Bureiko Lullaby
Author: Takashi Nemoto
Publisher: Picturebox, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780979415326
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At long last, this Japanese underground classic has been translated into English! A seminal work of manga from the mid-1980s, Monster Man Bureiko Lullaby is a Candid-esque tale; if readers can picture Candide as a mutated sperm brought to life by radioactivity! Direct, honest, insightful, beautiful and grosteque, Nemoto's work has often been compared to the drawings of R. Crumb.
Publisher: Picturebox, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780979415326
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
At long last, this Japanese underground classic has been translated into English! A seminal work of manga from the mid-1980s, Monster Man Bureiko Lullaby is a Candid-esque tale; if readers can picture Candide as a mutated sperm brought to life by radioactivity! Direct, honest, insightful, beautiful and grosteque, Nemoto's work has often been compared to the drawings of R. Crumb.
Glaeolia
Author: Emuh Ruh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953629029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A groundbreaking anthology of contemporary literary indie manga. 332 pages. Perfect bound 7 × 10 inches format book. 1-color risograph printed interiors on a creamy natural paper stock. 4-color risograph covers, with a deluxe soft touch cover lamination. Features work from 13 artists (including the artist for the cover illustration) from the Japanese indie manga scene, almost all of whom have never been published in English before. Like the previous issue, Glaeolia no. 2 includes an essay introducing the participating authors and works to the English literary world, as well as endnotes contextualizing aspects of the stories, and a complete author biography ?section.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781953629029
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A groundbreaking anthology of contemporary literary indie manga. 332 pages. Perfect bound 7 × 10 inches format book. 1-color risograph printed interiors on a creamy natural paper stock. 4-color risograph covers, with a deluxe soft touch cover lamination. Features work from 13 artists (including the artist for the cover illustration) from the Japanese indie manga scene, almost all of whom have never been published in English before. Like the previous issue, Glaeolia no. 2 includes an essay introducing the participating authors and works to the English literary world, as well as endnotes contextualizing aspects of the stories, and a complete author biography ?section.
The Pits of Hell
Author: Ebisu Yoshikazu
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911081081
Category : Horror comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A teacher tortured by his students finally explodes in a violent rage. Exhausted Salarymen are pushed beyond the brink. Blood, sweat and screams of 'FUCK YOU!' pour out of the characters within The Pits of Hell, and yet a sense of humour always shines through. Bold, absurd and all too real, Ebisu Yoshikazu's work feels distinctly underground, almost punk. The Pits of Hell collects eight classic stories by Ebisu Yoshikazu, originally published between 1969 and 1981. The collection features a foreword by Minami Shinbo and an essay by Ryan Holmberg placing Ebisu Yoshikazu and his work into context.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781911081081
Category : Horror comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A teacher tortured by his students finally explodes in a violent rage. Exhausted Salarymen are pushed beyond the brink. Blood, sweat and screams of 'FUCK YOU!' pour out of the characters within The Pits of Hell, and yet a sense of humour always shines through. Bold, absurd and all too real, Ebisu Yoshikazu's work feels distinctly underground, almost punk. The Pits of Hell collects eight classic stories by Ebisu Yoshikazu, originally published between 1969 and 1981. The collection features a foreword by Minami Shinbo and an essay by Ryan Holmberg placing Ebisu Yoshikazu and his work into context.
Ultra-gash Inferno
Author: Suehiro Maruo
Publisher: Creation Books
ISBN: 9781840680393
Category : Graphic novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Japanese manga at its most extreme, exciting and innovative. A compendium edition of nine graphic novellas by acclaimed cult manga artist Suehiro Maruo whose 'ero-guro' style (a unique fusion of sex and violence) is unlike anything seen in western comics.
Publisher: Creation Books
ISBN: 9781840680393
Category : Graphic novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Japanese manga at its most extreme, exciting and innovative. A compendium edition of nine graphic novellas by acclaimed cult manga artist Suehiro Maruo whose 'ero-guro' style (a unique fusion of sex and violence) is unlike anything seen in western comics.
Quit Your Band! Musical Notes from the Japanese Underground
Author: Ian F. Martin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937220051
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
From the sugar rush of Tokyo's idol subculture to the discordant polyrhythms of its experimental punk and indie scenes, this book by Japan Times music columnist Ian F. Martin offers a witty and tender look at the wide spectrum of issues that shape Japanese music today. With unique theories about the evolution of J-pop as well as its history, infrastructure and (sub)cultures, Martin deconstructs an industry that operates very differently from counterparts overseas. Based partly on interviews with influential artists, label owners and event organisers, Martin's book combines personal anecdotes with cultural criticism and music history. An accessible and humorous account emerges of why some creative acts manage to overcome institutional pressures, without quitting their bands. Ian Martin's writing about Japanese music has appeared in The Japan Times, CNN Travel and The Guardian among other places. Martin is based in Tokyo, where he also runs Call And Response Records.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781937220051
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
From the sugar rush of Tokyo's idol subculture to the discordant polyrhythms of its experimental punk and indie scenes, this book by Japan Times music columnist Ian F. Martin offers a witty and tender look at the wide spectrum of issues that shape Japanese music today. With unique theories about the evolution of J-pop as well as its history, infrastructure and (sub)cultures, Martin deconstructs an industry that operates very differently from counterparts overseas. Based partly on interviews with influential artists, label owners and event organisers, Martin's book combines personal anecdotes with cultural criticism and music history. An accessible and humorous account emerges of why some creative acts manage to overcome institutional pressures, without quitting their bands. Ian Martin's writing about Japanese music has appeared in The Japan Times, CNN Travel and The Guardian among other places. Martin is based in Tokyo, where he also runs Call And Response Records.