Good-Bye manga by Yoshihiro Tatsumi (TPB-2008).cbr

Requirements: CBR reader, 54 MB.
Overview: Drawn in 1971 and 1972, these stories expand Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s vocabulary for characters contextualized by themes of depravity and disorientation in twentieth-century Japan. Some of the tales focus on the devastation the country felt as a result of World War II, and, yet, while American influence does play a role in the disturbing and bizarre stories contained within this volume, as always, it is Tatsumi’s characters that bear his hallmark, muddling through isolated despair and fleeting pleasure to live out their darkly nuanced lives.

"Prepare to be disturbed and blown away. The stuff is remarkable, amazing..." --Los Angeles Times
"Tatsumi's stories have an artistic expressiveness, philosophical coherence and dark, emotional weight that is undeniable." --The Daily Yomiuri (Japan)
"These stories...reveal an artist who was making comics that weren't just adult, but truly mature." --The Village Voice