The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame: Master of Gay Erotic Manga: Vols. 1 & 2 - Softcover

Gengoroh Tagame

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1683969715 ISBN 13: 9781683969716

Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2024

Synopsis

A slipcased edition of our best-selling two volume series collecting the work of Gengoroh Tagame, the “Tom of Finland of Japan" and modern master of "bara" manga.

The often violent, visceral, and always provocative style of Japanese manga legend Gengoroh Tagame, one of the originators of Japanese bear culture, comes to life like never before in our two volume The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame series — the only English-language collections of Tagame’s erotic work, celebrated around the world for its groundbreaking subject matter, masterfully crafted imagery, and unbridled exploration of bondage, lust, passion, and romance.

Vol. 1 includes ten short stories dating from the late 1990s to the early 2010s, with an introduction by celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White, as well as an essay and jacket design by acclaimed novelist and graphic designer Chip Kidd. In Vol. 2, Tagame serves up what his fans love best: elaborate, sensational, beautifully rendered erotica and BDSM. Kings, monks, cops, athletes: no manly man is safe from the deliciously depraved fantasies within this treasure trove of long and short stories previously unpublished in English, accompanied by original essays and an exclusive new interview with the internationally renowned cartoonist.

Our new two volume slipcased edition is a must-have for Tagame fans, as well as fans of bear cultures in general. (Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga, and reads back to front and right to left.)

About this title

About the Authors

Gengoroh Tagame (b. 1964) is a legend in gay comics throughout the world and in the American underground. Tagame's artwork has been exhibited internationally, and he was the founding Editor and Art Director of Japan's most widely-circulated gay journal, G-Men.

Graham Kolbeins is a Canadian queer filmmaker, writer, and designer living in southern California. He co-founded Massive Goods with Anne Ishii in 2013.

Anne Ishii is a writer and the Executive Director of Asian Arts Initiative in Center City Philadelphia.

Chip Kidd is best known for his iconic book jackets but is also a novelist, archivist, and influencer in the world of cartooning and pop culture. He lives in New York, NY.

Edmund White is a novelist and essayist whose works include The Joy of Gay Sex (1977) and A Saint from Texas (2020).

From the Back Cover

A slipcase edition of our best-selling two volume series
collecting the work of Gengoroh Tagame, the “Tom of Finland of
Japan” and modern master of “bara” manga.
The often violent, visceral, and always provocative style of Japanese manga legend
Gengoroh Tagame, one of the originators of Japanese bear culture, comes to life
like never before in our two volume The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame series ― the
only English-language collections of Tagame’s erotic work, celebrated around
the world for its groundbreaking subject matter, masterfully crafted imagery,
and unbridled exploration of bondage, lust, passion, and romance.
Vol. 1 includes ten short stories dating from the late 1990s to the early
2010s, with an introduction by celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White,
as well as an essay and jacket design by acclaimed novelist and graphic designer
Chip Kidd. In Vol. 2, Tagame serves up what his fans love best: elaborate, sensational,
beautifully rendered erotica and BDSM. Kings, monks, cops, athletes: no manly man
is safe from the deliciously depraved fantasies within this treasure trove of long and
short stories previously unpublished in English, accompanied by original essays and
an exclusive new interview with the internationally renowned cartoonist.
Our new two volume slipcase edition is a must-have for Tagame fans, as well
as fans of bear cultures in general. (Please note: This book is a traditional work of
manga and reads back to front and right to left.)

Edition details

• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1683969715
• ISBN 13: 9781683969716
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 688
• Editor: Graham Kolbeins, Anne Ishii