A 136 pg collection of... COMICS, ESSAYS, ILLUSTRATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, INTERVIEWS, & AWESOMENESS. Published and edited by Ryan Sands (Same Hat, Tokyo Zombie, The Strange Tale of Panorama Island)
Features:
TAKING TAKARAZUKA REVUE (BY STRATEGY)
My experience backstage at Japan's unique Takarazuka Revue!
AN INTERVIEW WITH ZEHRA FAZAL
Radical writer/actress/researcher who studied for a summer with the Revue
ANOTHER SIDE OF ME
Exploring the rich world of travestism in Tokyo
WELCOME TO DAS HAUSE
...Or the story of how I was in a gay German horror flick without knowing it
PLANET X RISES! (PART 1)
A jam comic featuring 18 stars of indie comics
THESE BLOODY MOMENTS
Two dozen graphic depictions of violence from film, TV, books, and games
TRAINING FOR GODDESSES
A tale of dominatrix school from within the Holy Mountain
GOLDEN HALVES
Two Tokyo photographers using a plastic half frame camera
FEATURE COMIC: EMPIRE
By Anthony Ha & Anthony Wu. Asian Citizen Kane... in space!
Miscellanea
I WAS MADE TO LOVE YOU
seeing the light after 10 sensual years
BELLY BUTTON
Her belly button is a corporoglyh
THE CAPTION GAME
Minutes to learn, a lifetime to master
4-KOMA CORNER
Gag comic strips for the whole family(!?)
7" x 8.5" 136 page paperback
Color cover inside & out, B&W insides
Cover painting by Hellen Jo
Printed locally at 1984 Printing in Oakland, CA.
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