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THE PASSION OF GENGOROH TAGAME: THE MASTER OF GAY EROTIC MANGA
(TAGAME, GENGOROH). Ishii Anne, Chip Kidd & Graham Kolbeins. Introduction by Edmund White. Brooklyn, NY: PictureBox, 2013. First Edition. Small 4to. Pictorial Self-Wrappers. Artist Monograph. Fine.. 64pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. Text in English and German. Designed by F. Valentine Hooven, III. "Gengoroh Tagame is a legend in gay comics throughout the world, where loyal fans have quietly shared Japanese language editions of his groundbreaking work on the outermost edges of bondage and pornography. Violent, visceral and provocative - to say the least, Tagame's unquestionable talent for story and illustration is already the stuff of legend. His gay BDSM stories are now widely celebrated for both their virtuosic drawing and their unparalleled passion. Produced by veteran Japanist Anne Ishii, "The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame" is a project that began some years ago when Ishii was translating Chip Kidd's personal Tagame collection and decided to reach out to the artist. Inspired by filmmaker Graham Kolbeins' online work with gay comics, the project took on new ambitious proportions, materializing in this exciting celebration of one of the world's most poignant erotic artists. This hefty omnibus includes ten English editions of short stories dating from the late 1990s to 2012. The newest work is an original story commissioned by Kidd himself - Tagame's very first foray into writing directly for an American reader. Celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White contributes an introduction to the volume". A brand new, most handsome example of this already unavailable, wildly transgressive anthology in the publisher's obi, as issued. PLEASE NOTE: Due to the explicit nature of some of the content here, you must be at least eighteen years of age to order this item. 0-9845892-4-4 Inventory Number: 024509