Manga Edition

PREFACE: It’s not easy to write a preface to something by Mauro Padovani. His work has been censored, attacked and fiercely criticised, but even appreciated by several readers and insiders. Leaving out Mauro’s undoubted talent, it’s hard to put his tales into a genre, to find words that could explain what you should be waiting for. Here you find tons of sex, horror, S & M, decay, black humour, all pervaded with irony and passion for “bears” - fat hairy men engaged in various sexual affairs. He mimics manga (“Tortures’ school”), Carpenter’s movies (“Motor zombi”), but can also create algid S & M backgrounds without losing the distance and the lightness of the author who refuses to be bounded by genres.

En se replongeant dans ses cahiers intimes, notes, croquis, photos prises au Japon lors de ses nombreux voyages, l'idée est venue à Igort de faire un livre sur la culture japonaise. Il faut dire que c'est un domaine qu'il connaît bien. Il est l'un des rares auteurs occidentaux à avoir travaillé directement pour un éditeur japonais, et cela durant onze années. Après avoir fait un tour d'horizon de l'édition manga au Japon vue de l'intérieur, les méthode de travail, les relations avec les éditeurs de Kodansha publishing, il nous entraine tout naturellement dans son sillage à la rencontre d'artistes qu'il a eu la chance de côtoyer comme Jiro Taniguchi, Katsuhiro Otomo…

Based in the adaptation of the 2004 Live-Action Movie and OVA Anime Re: Cutie Honey. The manga volumes did not have a proper ending until the Perfect Edition by Tokuma Shoten.

Kudo Kazehaya's name evokes the wind; given to warn him that one day he, too, might disappear. He almost thought his time had come, lying in the snow–until he was rescued by the dark, handsome and equally mysterious Himura Rikuo. Now they both reside where Rikuo works, the Green Drugstore, a place that dispenses not only medicine but the secret powers of both Rikuo and Kazehaya, as the pair embark on missions into the paranoramal at the bidding of its strange proprietor, Kakei. All three of the original Legal Drug manga are collected into one beautiful Dark Horse omnibus edition!

The legendary Shonen Jump series, now available in English for the first time, in a deluxe edition featuring color pages and newly drawn cover art! JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a groundbreaking manga famous for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. A multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!

AN ALL-NEW ADVENTURE TIME ORGINAL GRAPHIC NOVEL! Join Flame Princess, alongside Finn and Jake, as she leaves the Flame Kingdom and goes on her very first adventure! Written by acclaimed cartoonist Danielle Corsetto (GIRLS WITH SLINGSHOTS) and drawn by rising star Zack Sterling (BRAVEST WARRIORS, ADVENTURE TIME). A black and white edition appealing to fans of SCOTT PILGRIM and Japanese manga!

Par ses illustrations aux couleurs vibrantes et ses textes émouvants, Benjamin, célèbre auteur de BD chinoise, nous livre dans cet album des portraits de jeunes chinoises en pleins tourments amoureux. Des travaux préparatoires en fin d'album offrent une vision nouvelle sur les travaux de l'artiste.