Earlier this morning Ryan Holmberg, an award-winning manga translator, historian, translator, and editor, revealed on Instagram that they’ve launched a model new manga imprint, SMUDGE, alongside writer, Living The Line. SMUDGE is described as “a line of classic pulp, horror, and dark fantasy manga” which will likely be curated and translated by Holmberg.
As a part of this announcement got here the reveal of the primary manga license for SMUDGE, Her Frankenstein by Kawashima Norikazu, a horror basic initially printed in Japan in 1986. Her Frankenstein (フランケンシュタインの男, Frankenstein no Otoko) is taken into account a part of the Nineteen Eighties period of pulpy, wildly ingenious tales in Japanese horror comics, and was as soon as described as a ‘frightening but moving story about an unfortunate individual who, lost in search of his true self, finds his own annihilation instead’ by horror manga legend, Junji Ito.
Little Tetsuo is a wimpy mess. His mother and father don’t love him. He meets the gorgeous Kimiko, a sickly teenage lady obsessive about films and mayhem. She doesn’t love Tetsuo both, or anybody else for that matter. But she wants him. So Tetsuo turns into the person she needs—the monster she needs. He turns into HER FRANKENSTEIN!
Additionally, this quantity will embrace essays by mangaka Kawakatsu Tokushige, in addition to collector, Midori no Gosunkugi. The print launch for this one-shot manga is at present slated for Spring 2024. Additional particulars together with preorder and future titles will likely be introduced sooner or later, so keep tuned!
So, horror manga followers, are you excited for this new imprint and sequence announcement? As all the time, be at liberty to tell us!
You can comply with Ryan Holmberg on X/Twitter at @mangaberg, and see extra of his essays and a listing of the numerous books and graphic novels he has translated for Drawn & Quarterly, Fantagraphics and extra at mangaberg.com.
You may also discover previous licensing bulletins, manga information, and critiques I’ve accomplished right here.
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