Shintaro Kago’s Latest, ‘Dementia 21,’ Is Hilarious and Surprisingly Accessible
OnFantagraphics recently released ‘Dementia 21’ by ero-guro nansensu artist Shintaro Kago, and the book is an outstanding introduction to Kago’s world.
Tag: Fantagraphics
Review: Nuts
OnI’m not sure what it is, but it seems that Fantagraphics is reading my mind about collections to publish. After reading the excellent Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead by Rick Meyerowitz about the National Lampoon — featuring some of the best work from…
Review: Any Similarity To Persons Living Or Dead is Purely Coincidental
OnI think I’ve mentioned before that Liquid Television was both hugely influential on me and kinda turned out to be an animated version of RAW. And it was Liquid TV where I first saw the work of RAW and, later MAD contributor,…
Review: Skin Deep
OnCover of Skin Deep When I was young, my dad and I were both huge fans of MTV’s Liquid TV. Actually, that’s not quite true — we still are, it’s just not on anymore. Until they finally release it on DVD, we’ll…
Review: Culture Corner
On[Purchase Book] Basil Wolverton is one of the most easily recognized comic artists and one of the most beloved. It’s always interesting to me how his art was often grotesque and vaguely disturbing (in the best of ways!) and that he was…
Comic Review: Ghost World Special Edition
On[Purchase Book] I’m thinking that most of the people who’d be reading this are already familiar with Ghost World, either Dan Clowes‘ comic or the Terry Zwigoff film. If you’re not — well, you should be! And the Special Edition is a…
Comics Review: Tales Designed To Thrizzle #4
On[Purchase Comic] I’ve been a huge fan of Michael Kupperman‘s work when he was known as P. Revess, running “Up All Night” in The Stranger (among other weeklies, of course). His woodcut-and-clipart inspired artwork combined with his absurdist sense of humor is…