Swallowing the Earth
Nineteen sixty-eight was a critical year in Osamu Tezuka’s artistic development. Best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Jungle…
Bamboo Blade, Vol. 1
Dangerous Minds, Dead Poets Society, Stand and Deliver, and To Sir, With Love all depict teachers who are heroic in…
The Cat in the Coffin
The year is 1955. Twenty-year-old Masayo, an aspiring painter from Hakodate, apprentices herself to Goro Kawabuko, a handsome widower who…
The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need
Given the current economic climate, any book with the subtitle The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need sounds like a…
Detroit Metal City, Vol. 1
Detroit Metal City is a rude, raunchy comedy that’s both a satire of death metal culture and a loving portrait…