Last Gasp Books

  Tank Tankuro is one of the first robots ever to appear in Japanese comics and may be the first manga “superhero.” First published in 1934, Tank Tankuro was one of the most famous manga characters at the time.  The comic by Gajo Sakamoto is famous for its innovative and captivating adventure stories full of [...]

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In order not to repeat tragedy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Gen tells his terrible experiences to young people in the world with Barefoot Gen.  Most of the causes of wars come from misunderstanding and discrimination. Fortunately we live in the era of computers. Technology has developed rapidly. Using contemporary technology, mankind knows how to make [...]

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We are extremely proud to publish Keiji Nakazawa’s Barefoot Gen series. Last Gasp has always championed autobiographical comics because of their emotional honesty. Many of the comics and graphic novels we have published are drawn from authors’ life stories, ranging from Justin Green‘s Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary to Toufic El Rassi’s Arab [...]

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The books will be here in a few weeks!

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Dusty Horn reviews Best Erotic Comics 2009 for Carnal San Francisco: “Just as the world at large is growing to acknowledge the value of comics, the shelves are hit with a cute, unassuming trade paperback overflowing with half-octopus girls, bull-cunnilingus, drunk pistol-whipping, unprotected male sodomy and an abundance of demon fucking, to say nothing of [...]

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Thanks to everyone who came out to see Junko Mizuno and get copies of her new book, Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU! And thanks to New People for hosting the signing! Deb Aoki wrote an article about the signing and did an interview with Junko as well. Same Hat also has some pics and a post [...]

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Junko Mizuno will be signing her new book, Little Fluffy Gigolo PELU Vol. 1, on Saturday, August 22 at 2pm at NEW PEOPLE The Store in San Francisco’s Japan Town. PELU is a cute extraterrestrial critter who travels to Earth to find happiness in the form of a bride. Prepare to be astounded as the [...]

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Tokyo Zombie has been nominated for Best Manga – Comedy by the Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation.  Voting is open, so please give us your vote!  You’ll find Tokyo Zombie in Category 20. Here’s part of the press release: SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF JAPANESE ANIMATION ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE 2009 SPJA INDUSTRY AWARDS Public [...]

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Last Gasp is proud to host a reading and book signing with Chip Kidd for his newest book BAT-MANGA. See you Thursday, November 13 at 6pm at 111 Minna Gallery! In 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its [...]

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Our newest manga is Tokyo Zombie, a hilarious, outrageous horror-comedy manga about two blue-collar factory workers and jiu-jitsu experts who deal with a zombie uprising in Tokyo. We’ve getting some great reviews: Comics Village Comics Reporter Jog Likes Comics Patrick Macias Ain’t It Cool News

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