Japanese Notebooks: A Journey To the Empire of Signs — Chronicle Books
Issue: #1
In this masterful new book - part graphic memoir, part cultural meditation - Italian graphic novelist and New York Times-bestselling author Igort recounts and draws his personal experiences in Japan, working in the manga industry amid the activities of everyday life, and finding inspiration everywhere: in nature, history, custom, art, and encounters with creators including animation visionary Haya...
First appearances: Matsuo Bashō, Setsuko, Suihō Tagawa, Mario Bongiorno, Kafū Nagai, Masashi Tanaka, Hiro Oolong, Seita, Sada Abe, David Mazzucchelli, Jiro Taniguchi, Seijun Suzuki, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Mitsuyo Seo, Yoshiharu Tsuge, Natsume Sōseki, Yuri, Brillo, Daniele Brolli, Yuka Ando, Sharaku
Creators: Igort
Characters: Gashadokuro, Kitaro, Hokusai, Shigeru Mizuki, Igort, Go Nagai, Matsuo Bashō, Gon, Osamu Tezuka, Art Spiegelman, Astro Boy, Setsuko, Suihō Tagawa, Mario Bongiorno, Kafū Nagai, Norakuro, Masashi Tanaka, Hiro Oolong, Seita, Sada Abe