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OUR COLORS, a New PANTHEON Graphic Novel by GENGOROH TAGAME & ANNE ISHII

OUR COLORS, a New PANTHEON Graphic Novel by GENGOROH TAGAME. Translated by Anne Ishii Part of the Pantheon Graphic Library Category: Graphic Novels & Manga Hardcover: $32.50 Release Date: May 24, 2022 ISBN # 9781524748562 OUR COLORS is a mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist of the breakout hit MY BROTHER’S HUSBAND! Set in contemporary suburban Japan, OUR COLORS is the story of Sora Itoda, a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synesthetic hues […]

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NPR Book Review – Gengoroh Tagame’s My Brother’s Husband Vol. 2

Here’s a Link to the NPR BOOK REVIEW Review where Reporter Glen Weldon gave his review on Gengoroh Tagame’s latest Graphic Novel Book titled, “My Brother’s Husband Vol. 2” (Pantheon). ————————————————————————————————————

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PHOTO BOMB – Book Designer Chip Kidd Meets Celebrities!

Frank Miller: Writer, Comic Book Artist, Film Director It was pretty hard to try to figure out what to title this post but I eventually decided on “PHOTO BOMB – Book Designer Chip Kidd Meets Celebrities!” because it’s just a way to share some of these super fun selfie photos that Chip Kidd has taken recently of famous people he gets to meet on an almost monthly, if not weekly, basis. So, Here we go!! Paulina Porizkova: Super-Model & Actress […]

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OCT 11th – Talk and Book Signing with Gengoroh Tagame & Chip Kidd! #Pantheon

OCT 11th – Talk and Book Signing with Gengoroh Tagame & Chip Kidd! Time & Location: Thursday, October 11th, 2018 ( 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm ) Kinokuniya San Francisco Japan Center 1581 Webster Street San Francisco, CA 94115 Come celebrate the release of “My Brother’s Husband, Vol.2” (Pantheon) at this world-famous San Francisco store and meet two world-famous artists! Gengoroh Tagame is the leading manga artist working in the genre of gay erotica and creator of “My Brother’s Husband” […]

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FREE Book Signing Event for Gengoroh Tagame’s “My Brother’s Husband, Vol. 2”

Time & Location: Friday, October 12th, 2018 (8:00pm to 10pm PDT) Strut 470 Castro Street San Francisco, California 94114 If you are a fan of Gengoroh Tagame, you will not want to miss this night! Join us for a wonderful evening where we will celebrate the release of Volume 2 of “My Brother’s Husband” (Pantheon – September 18th, 2018) by Gengoroh Tagame! Essentially the Tom of Finland of Japan, here Tagame wildly switches his highly erotic gears mid-career with […]

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Book Designer Chip Kidd Discusses Designing Haruki Murakami’s Absolutely on Music

Chip Kidd recently did a quick interview with Susanna Baird for SPINE Magazine. You can tell she really had an interest in the subject because her questions were very insightful and thought provoking. The main focus was Haruki Murakami’s latest book titled, “Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa” (Knopf). The cover, and the book itself, were designed by Chip Kidd (cover shown up above). Then, they sort of delve into Chip’s career and new projects coming out soon like Gengoroh Tagame’s […]

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BLACK HOOK Interviews Designer CHIP KIDD

The Art Director and Graphic Designer Chip Kidd recently sat down with the reporters over at the BLACK HOOK Japanese Culture Blog to discuss some of his current design work. Since the website comes from Japan their main focus was what is it like to work the Japanese Author, Haruki Murakami (The Strange Library & Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years of Pilgrimage) and Manga Artist, Gengoroh Tagame (The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame). They also discuss Chip Kidd’s “Batman Book” on the Art […]

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#PantheonBooks to Publish Gengoroh Tagame’s “My Brother’s Husband” Manga!

Massive Goods announced on Monday that Pantheon Books (Maus, Persepolis) will publish Gengoroh Tagame‘s My Brother’s Husband(Otōto no Otto) manga in English. The first two-in-one omnibus volume is slated for June 2017. Massive Goods describes the story: My Brother’s Husband is a family drama that begins with the auspicious arrival of Mike, a Canadian who has come to pay respects to the family of his recently deceased Japanese husband Ryoji, whose only remaining immediate family member is Yaichi—an identical twin […]

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