But, this week I've decided to start up a new category of posts (aptly tagged other people's scanlations) to highlight comics that rattled/impressed me or were just simply too strange and interesting to not pass on to you guys. The impetus for this was a 16-page comic I just found when trolling Blog Search for manga gossip, posted on one of those "DUDE, CHECK OUT HOW WEIRD JAPAN IS" forum threads. This one hails from infamous Ero-Guro manga maestro Shintago Kago. Kago's short 'Punctures' is probably his most famous (and least explicit) comic English-speakers know, and was featured in Secret Comics Japan.
I'm gonna keep this short, because ABSTRACTION is a comic you simply have to see to believe. It's distilled surrealism and fourth wall smashing, like Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch meets Animal Man, as filtered through some strange Dali-meets-Scott McCloud formal and experimental impulse. YEAH-- I WAS SCRATCHING MY HEAD TOO. BUT JEEEZ, IS IT GREAT.
Kago caveat: While this strip doesn't include the kind of mutilation/incest/sexual violence junk you might rightfully associate with his manga, this one is definitely NSFW due to some sex/nudity and gore imagery--- on par with a Lynch flick or Un Chien Andalou at worst.
OK, JUST READ THIS THING, AND THANK ME (and Anonymous K, the scanlator who worked on this) LATER!
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(lower-res version hosted on someone's nifty LJ gallery here)
Click HERE for other Shintaro Kago comics on Same Hat!
Holy shit, that was wild.
ReplyDeletevery very nice.
ReplyDeletenow, how 'bout more Same Hat original scanlations!
(and the pamphlet..)
That nets a big freakin 'what'. Reminds me why I love this blog so much.
ReplyDeleteThat was the best thing I've seen in ages
ReplyDeleteMy brain hurts...
ReplyDeleteADAM.
This has restored my faith that the internet is indeed useful. Pure brilliance.
ReplyDeleteHoly mother of God.
ReplyDeleteThat sure was a comic.
ReplyDeletePretty sure this was scanalated by the group Caterpillar
ReplyDeleteThat took me on a ride;
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, WOW! That's just amazing!!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteoh man thank you for posting this.
ReplyDeletealso thank you for introducing me to Yamo House Noodles
holy fuck - will definitely have to read that through again.
ReplyDeleteDaaaaaaaaammn.
ReplyDeleteexcellent.
ReplyDeleteDARK HORSE has licensed GANTZ!!!!
ReplyDeleteGANTZ!!!
My favourite Manga will be published by my favourite publisher!
I'm so exited!
No, Caterpillar didn't translate this. Some dude from Italy did. It was originally posted on 4chan.
ReplyDeletei was the one who translated it. I also did 3 more shorts: Genesis, Blow-Up and Oral Cavity Infectious Syndrome. I suggest you check all of them, expecially blow-up. if you cant find them, i'll send you links to download them.
ReplyDeleteamazing.
ReplyDeleteit's so amazing i want to be a ninja.
Its like a scene from my worst nightmare...
ReplyDeleteHehe my brain works similar to this comic.
ReplyDeletethat was truyly amazing
ReplyDeleteThis. is. awsome.
ReplyDeleteive seen his other work, this is a bit different, im kinda disappointed because i wanted to see the story
ReplyDelete3 things came to mind at the same time-
ReplyDelete1.What the bloody hell was that?
2.That's it, I'll NEVER read manga and take acid.
3.That was weirdly kinda cool.
Very nice Job!
ReplyDeleteI know how old this post is, but I was wondering if anyone knew what Kago collection this was from? I went to TacoChe recently and just grabbed most of the Kago stuff they had, but alas none of them featured his formalist stuff.
ReplyDeleteThanks to Anonymous K for such a great job on this and thanks to you guys for hosting it on your site :D
ReplyDeleteAwesome.... Gonna lookout to own this comic for sure. A different approach, than anything I have seen so far.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, dude.
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man kago aint infamous everyone loves him
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