The psychedelic work of an award-winning mangaka gets its first English translation.
The psychedelic work of an award-winning mangaka gets its first English translation.
A sci-fi manga collection of psychedelic short stories by Keiichi Koike. A drug in paper form! This is his first full-length book published in English. Contains these stories: 'Knockin' On Heaven's Door', '3,000 Leagues in Search of Mother', 'Lazarus Franco's 4 A.M.', 'The Ronin and the Sea', 'Looper', 'Kenbo's Diary', 'Sponge Generation' and more.
“"a magnificent ronin, a warrior without a master, one of the few authors who resist the cynical formatting of the current manga industry" --Mobius”
"A magnificent ronin, a warrior without a master, one of the few authors to resist the cynical formatting of the current manga industry..." --Mobius
Born in Tokyo, Koike won the prestigious Tezuka Award in 1976, when he was 16.His style, similar to Katsuhiro Otomo and Moebius, is marked by vivid representations of psychedelic experiences.Drugs are an important part of his inspiration: "Except peyotl, I have tried almost everything: hashish, heroin, cocain, acid, magic mushrooms... From a strictly graphical point of view, however, LSD is most important by far..."
A sci-fi manga collection of psychedelic short stories by Keiichi Koike. A drug in paper form! This is his first full-length book published in English. Contains these stories:KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR3,000 Leagues in Search of MotherLazarus Franco's 4 A.M.The Ronin and the SeaLooperKenbo's DiarySponge GenerationAirwayStereo ScopeHorizonLanded
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