The Swamp – 50 Watts Books

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The Swamp by Yoshiharu Tsuge, translated by Ryan Holmberg / ISBN 9781770463844 / 256-page hard cover from Drawn & Quarterly *** The essential early work by the modern master of Japanese literary comics "Powerfully strange A gritty and humorous postwar Japan is depicted in these early works by the influential manga cartoonist." ―Rachel Cooke, The Guardian "Exemplary This fine start to a much-anticipated Tsuge retrospective series offers an elucidating glimpse into modern manga’s origins." ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review Yoshiharu Tsuge is one of the most influential and acclaimed practitioners of literary comics in Japan. The Swamp collects work from his early years, showing a major talent coming into his own. Bucking the tradition of mystery and adventure stories, Tsuge’s fiction focused on the lives of the citizens of Japan. These mesmerizing comics, like those of his contemporary Yoshihiro Tatsumi, reveal

, text and illustrations by Jüri Arrak, translated by Adam Cullen, published by 50 Watts Books / ISBN 9781957625034 / 20-page illustrated book, 8