A slipcase edition of our best-selling two volume series collecting the work of Gengoroh Tagame, the "Tom of Finland of Japan" and modern master of "bara" manga.

The often violent, visceral, and always provocative style of Japanese manga legend Gengoroh Tagame, one of the originators of Japanese bear culture, comes to life like never before in our two volume The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame series - the only English-language collections of Tagame's erotic work, celebrated around the world for its groundbreaking subject matter, masterfully crafted imagery, and unbridled exploration of bondage, lust, passion, and romance.

Vol. 1 includes ten short stories dating from the late 1990s to the early 2010s, with an introduction by celebrated novelist and biographer Edmund White, as well as an essay and jacket design by acclaimed novelist and graphic designer Chip Kidd. In Vol. 2, Tagame serves up what his fans love best: elaborate, sensational, beautifully rendered erotica and BDSM. Kings, monks, cops, athletes: no manly man is safe from the deliciously depraved fantasies within this treasure trove of long and short stories previously unpublished in English, accompanied by original essays and an exclusive new interview with the internationally renowned cartoonist.

Our new two volume slipcase edition is a must-have for Tagame fans, as well as fans of bear cultures in general. (Please note: This book is a traditional work of manga and reads back to front and right to left.)

GENGOROH TAGAME is a legend in gay comics throughout the world and in the American underground. Tagame's artwork has been exhibited internationally, and he was the founding Editor and Art Director of Japan's most widely circulated gay journal, G-Men.

Artist: Gengoroh Tagame
Editors: Chip Kidd / Graham Kolbeins / Anne Ishii
Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Pages: 688pp
Size: 7 x 10
Notes: ADULTS ONLY, paperback, b/w & color, 2-volume box set
Release Date: June 12, 2024
ISBN: 978-1683969716