Drawn & Quarterly's book from 2008's Free Comic Book Day.
Title: Gekiga! Drawn & Quarterly Free Comic Book Day 2008
Date: 2008
Company: Drawn & Quarterly
Writer: Seiichi Hayashi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Artist: Seiichi Hayashi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi
This book hits a really interesting subgenre that doesn't normally get much attention: Japanese underground comics from the 1960s and 1970s.
Two excerpts are included here, both taken from longer works that Drawn & Quarterly has reprinted and translated.
First up is Seiichi Hayashi's Red Colored Elegy, originally published in the 1960s. The story centers on a comic artist and his girlfriend as they face a time of political and personal turmoil. This excerpt involves the main character's reaction to his father's death. The artwork is haunting and stark, and the dialogue sparse. The whole thing had a very lonely and hopeless feel to it, which left an impression despite the fact that I lost hold of what was going on in the last few pages.
The second excerpt is from Yoshihiro Tatsu's Good-Bye, which tells the story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing through one man's obsession with a photo he took in the ruins. Excellent artwork, with a more traditional look, and a very strong sense of plot. This one really hooked me, and I'm intrigued with where it is heading.
This was a good effective preview book, and a fascinating look at some early manga.
Rating: 7.5/10
Title: Gekiga! Drawn & Quarterly Free Comic Book Day 2008Date: 2008
Company: Drawn & Quarterly
Writer: Seiichi Hayashi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Artist: Seiichi Hayashi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi
This book hits a really interesting subgenre that doesn't normally get much attention: Japanese underground comics from the 1960s and 1970s.
Two excerpts are included here, both taken from longer works that Drawn & Quarterly has reprinted and translated.
First up is Seiichi Hayashi's Red Colored Elegy, originally published in the 1960s. The story centers on a comic artist and his girlfriend as they face a time of political and personal turmoil. This excerpt involves the main character's reaction to his father's death. The artwork is haunting and stark, and the dialogue sparse. The whole thing had a very lonely and hopeless feel to it, which left an impression despite the fact that I lost hold of what was going on in the last few pages.
The second excerpt is from Yoshihiro Tatsu's Good-Bye, which tells the story of the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing through one man's obsession with a photo he took in the ruins. Excellent artwork, with a more traditional look, and a very strong sense of plot. This one really hooked me, and I'm intrigued with where it is heading.
This was a good effective preview book, and a fascinating look at some early manga.
Rating: 7.5/10
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