Junji Ito: Dissection

Inbunden, Engelska, 2027

323 kr

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Beauty and ugliness. Terror and humor. The ultimate dissection of the career of horror legend Junji Ito!This ultimate guide to the works and life of Junji Ito is replete with previously uncollected manga, long-form interviews, Ito in conversation with other creators, and also contains an introduction to his hometown of Nakatsugawa and the neighborhood in Nagoya where he lived at the time of his professional debut as a manga artist. Contributors include Hideo Kojima, Daijiro Morohoshi, Rumiko Takahashi, Machiko Kyo, and legions of other passionate Ito fans paying homage to the legend in these pages. This is the definitive guide to manga mastermind Junji Ito, the legendary creator audaciously breaking new ground in horror.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2027-07-29
Mått:146 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:491 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Junji Ito
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
ISBN:9781974766871

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Junji Ito made his professional manga debut in 1987, and he is now recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists in the horror genre. His long-form masterpieces include Gyo, No Longer Human, Tomie, and Uzumaki, and his short stories have been collected into volumes such as Alley, Deserter, Shiver, Smashed, The Liminal Zone, and several more, all available from VIZ Media. Ito’s professional memoir, Uncanny: The Origins of Fear, details the influences and experiences that led to his becoming a horror manga artist.He is a four-time Eisner Award winner. In 2019 his collection Frankenstein won in the “Best Adaptation from Another Medium” category, and in 2021 he was awarded “Best Writer/Artist,” while Remina received the award for “Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Asia).” Lovesickness won “Best U.S. Edition” in 2022. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards Hall of Fame in 2025. His titles have been adapted into live-action films and anime. The Netflix series Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre is based on his short stories, and Uzumaki has inspired an anime miniseries.