Creator: Gengoroh Tagame Translator: Anne Ishii U.S. publisher: Pantheon Books ISBN: 9781101871515 Released: May 2017 Original release: 2015-2016 Awards: Japan Media Arts Award Gengoroh …
Random Musings: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2017
I didn't actually realize it until I started writing up my random musings for the 2017 Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), but this year was actually my five-year TCAF anniversary! For the first two …
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Random Musings: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2015
2015 marks the third time that I've been able to attend the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). I generally don't go to very many conferences, festivals, or conventions unless it's for work, but I had …
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Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make It
Editor: Anne Ishii, Chip Kidd, and Graham Kolbeins Publisher: Fantagraphics Books ISBN: 9781606997857 Released: December 2014 The first major publication of gay manga to be printed in English …
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Random Musings: Two from Tagame
Gengoroh Tagame is an extraordinarily important creator of gay erotic art and manga. He is extremely influential in Japan, but his talent is also recognized worldwide. Tagame's work has been published …
Random Musings: Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2013
© Taiyo Matsumoto I first learned about the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) in 2011 when Usamaru Furuya and Natsume Ono were invited to the event as featured guests. (As a side note: …
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