#glaeolia

[laikagohome]

book three has finished printing and headed off to be shipped.

q and i will be doing promo stuff in the near future on some podcasts and interviews and shit.

i will be hanging out with matt from star fruit books at their first appearance at metrocon in tampa, florida this weekend. matt has some big announcements and stuff lined up.

feel free to ask any questions you might have about the anthology if you need to know more.

as always, if you’re interested in picking a copy up, you can find them here: https://glacierbaybooks.com/product/glaeolia-3/

#glaeolia #manga

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I'm just posting this because I love this character design. From Glaeolia Vol. 3

#glaeolia #alternative manga #manga

[ljaesch]

Glacier Bay Books' Crowdfunding Campaigns Reach Goals

Glacier Bay Books’ Crowdfunding Campaigns Reach Goals

Glacier Bay Books’ crowdfunding campaigns for an English edition of Rei Hagiwara’s Pandora manga and for reprints of the first volume of its Glaeolia indie manga anthology series have both reached their goals. The Pandora campaign has three days left, but the Glaeolia campaign has ended. The company also announced that Glaeolia will be available in stores in the United States, the United Kingdom,…

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#Glacier Bay Books #Glaeolia #manga #Pandora

[jariten]

September + October 2022 roundup!!

There just wasn’t that much happening each of these months, at least that I personally found super noteworthy, so why not splice them together!

First off: I got my first order from Glacier Bay Books! Very happy with what I got (Saving Glaeolia 3 for a slow month). Def one I’d recommend is Dream Another Dream by Shinnosuke Saika. This compiles 3 stories centred around loss and loneliness all from their Sleepy Child series, not included is the story Tonio that you can get separately. Will definitely be coming back for more! Drawn & Quarterly also released another manhwa! Yeong-Shin Ma’s Artist. Moms is already a graphic novel I think everyone should read so I was nervous about how Artist would live up to it and it didn’t disappoint. Once again we’re giving a compelling story of friendship turned rivalries, the weight of living under capitalism, and unbearable jealousy. But unlike Moms and its sympathetic main cast, Artist gives us the worst people you know serving great human drama. You can get the all-in-one english edition from Drawn & Quarterly or read it in korean on Kakao

2022 has finally made me a believer in Yuri manga, I’ve been harsh in the past anymore but that’s not me anymore I finally #respect yuri and lesbian manga bc finally the adult romances in the english market is starting to match the high school ones. She Loves To Cook and She Loves To Eat by Sakaomi Yuzaki is a slow blossoming romance between two women and their love of food with all the excitement of making friends and having a crush as an adult. A live action drama based on the series is also premiering on Nov 29th on NHK!  After a 3 year wait... it finally appeared... the second and final (for now) volume of The Poe Clan by Moto Hagio is finally out and this milestone work in manga history is finally 100% accessible in english. After reading Volume 1 and A Drunken Dream (both of which got reprinted this year!) back to back in 2019 I became a true Hagio believer. I think I’ve read the series twice over now and I’m just always amazed by how thanks to the historical setting it feels so timeless to me. Its her most popular and accessible work for a reason. Since the fantagraphics edition compile the stories in the order they were serialized volume 2 contains the latter part of the serialization where the art was a bit more consistent across chapters and there’s a few more recurring characters. I was going to list my favorite chapters but looking at them again... I can’t really pick. Just know that you’re in for a treat. 

Gradually making progress on the scanning but there’s still a lot to catch up on so unfortunately the return of the queue is not happening anytime soon. Once again thank you for your patience and see you soon!

#recommendation corner #roundup #my scans

[romdocitizen]

https://crowdfundr.com/Glaeolia-1?ref=ab_fBOLt7_ab_eBsJw8

Would strongly rec anyone with an interest in great comics to get in on a pledge for a reprint of the first volume in Glacier Bay Books' indie manga anthology Glaeolia. The first and second volumes contain some of the best comics I've read in the past few years and GB does fantastic work in general - this is work that would prob never see English translation at all if not all for their efforts. They've got one week to go on the campaign and are still at 70% of their funding goal, so if you have aome dollars to kick their way it'll def be worth your while.

[takotako-jigoku]

・小町谷 涼花 (Komachiya Suzuka)

ザラザラした質感とヒリヒリした空気感が好きです。

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・2020年 『第2回 トーチ漫画賞』大賞（『9月の友人』）

・2022年 米国の Glacier Bay Books が発行するインディーコミックアンソロジー『Glaeolia 3』に『9月の友人』の英訳版が収録

・2023年 6月：ビッグコミックオリジナル 7月増刊号に読み切り『リビングデッド・バスルーム』掲載

11月：SHUROにて『溶けないでよ蛇ノ目くん』連載開始

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・Twitter（@TAKOTAKO_JIGOKU）

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[quanticat]

haven’t been here in so long... and now i’m just leaving a promo post. sigh. 

check out the new Glaeolia anthology here: https://glacierbaybooks.com/product/glaeolia2-standard/

If you like the cover you can get a (3 color) art print of the complete painting as well (under “bundle”).

#glaeolia #indie manga #glacier bay books

[mystacoceti]

ZHUCHKA: I find it really frustrating-- not for me, personally, because I don't really have a problem with it, but for the general American reading audience, there's so few [manga] that come out that actually are relevant to current events. Because, like, the simul-publishing stuff [i.e. digital distribution simultaneous with Japanese magazine serialization] is all reserved for the most commercial works. It's really depressing to think-- not only for the art comic stuff, but that people don't read anything that matters to the Japanese audience. They've got to wait for like 10 years, or 20 years. It's ridiculous to me.

It's the precarious situation where really the whole perspective of what Japanese comics is, is still largely controlled by market concerns, because it's all based on what western publishers think is salable. And as a result it's a particular mutation of Japanese comics that goes through, and after a while, the tail starts wagging the dog, where it's all [commercial kids' comics] stuff controlling the direction.

ZHUCHKA: Yeah, I would have loved to do something like this a long time ago, but I just am not the type of person to organize it, and so I was really appreciative and grateful for the opportunity that somebody else would have me on, and then also go through the trouble of contacting everybody and making sure that all that could happen.

#this collection looks sooo good #this holds true to some extent for literature too #like there's artists hella popular in Japan who have single English-translated US-published book #or otherwise you get stuff that takes years to appear in English #Convenience Store Woman came out in 2016 in Japan and it only made waves stateside last year #and Murata has two short stories besides published here even though she's been writing two decades #and that's not even a relatively large gap #Glacier Bay Books #Glaeolia

[mangacapsaicin]

that was a great post of yesterday that one with the websites. What manga, underground, would you recommend to buy, to make it easier which ones did you buy from them? i don't know where to start theres a lot there, would appreciate some recs. xx

i’ve bought from all of the stores listed with the exception of the ones that are solely in french or italian, because i don’t speak french/italian (but i am still aware of those stores due to their relative prominence in the international alternative manga scene in general). i honestly don’t think there’s any one place to start, and the books those places are stocking now are different than the ones they were stocking when i bought from them. since you sent this in english and idk what other languages you speak, i’ll recommend you my personal top pics from what they have in english available now.

glaeolia is an anthology of alternative manga with many incredible and unique artists, recently released by glacier bay books (very limited stock), which might be a good place to start if you want to sample a variety of modern underground artists.

hollow press (publishing house that i forgot to add to my original post because i’m an idiot) has also released an english translation of hospital train, one of the few manga by prominent underground ero-guro illustrator daisuke ichiba.

drawn and quarterly:

a single match by oji suzuki (english anthology) -- the first underground manga i ever read (and one of my favorites to this day)

the box man by imiri sakabashira

the sky is blue with a single cloud by kuniko tsurita (english anthology)

good-bye, the pushman, and abandon the old in tokyo, a trifecta of yoshihiro tatsumi english anthologies

trash market by tadao tsuge (english anthology)

red snow by susumu katsumata

red-colored elegy by seiichi hayashi

black hook press:

kemono ki by tadao tsuge

that miyoko asagaya feeling by shinichi abe (english anthology)

breakdown press

fukushima devil fish by susumu katsumata

red red rock and other stories by seiichi hayashi (english anthology) 

outdoors by yuuichi yokoyama

the pits of hell by ebisu yoshikazu

all of these come with my official stamp of approval and are pretty excellent places to start as far as exploring the depth and variety of the alternative manga scene in english.

#ask #manga recs

[mangabookshelf]

Pick of the Week: On and Off the List

Pick of the Week: On and Off the List

KATE: If you’re looking at this week’s new arrival list and thinking, “been there, read that,” why not check out Glacier Bay Books’ catalog? This indie manga publisher has been putting out a small but steady stream of manga by artists who aren’t writing stories about super-powered boys or boy-crazy teens. Though the catalog is a little hit-or-miss, Popicomi and <i<Glaeolia have some genuinely…

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[recentanimenews]

Pick of the Year: Our Favorite 2020 Manga

KATE: Since this is the final week of 2020, we decided to pick our favorite new manga of 2020 instead of highlighting something from the new arrivals pile. I’m torn between two books: BL Metamorphosis, which is a feel-good series that’s never pat, obvious, or cliche in its portrayal of BL fandom, and Blood on the Tracks, a creepy, atmospheric series from Shuzo Oshimi about the perils of helicopter parenting. Though Oshimi’s manga always explores uncomfortable territory–seriously, this guy must be a joy at cocktail parties–he is one of the most distinctive and expressive artists currently being licensed for the US market. Oh, and he has a killer sense of pacing.

SEAN: There are all sorts of new manga I could talk about, from surprise romantic sweetness Sweat & Soap to the hilarious and sweet thriller Spy x Family to, as Kate said, the fantastic generational series BL Metamorphosis. But for me, the series of 2020 is actually from 1972. The Rose of Versailles was a Holy Grail of manga licensing for so long, and for a while it looked like it was in development forever, but the finished product shows off how it was worth the wait. One of the most iconic manga ever.

ANNA: No question for me, to have The Rose of Versailles released in such a wonderful edition after waiting so long for it to come out is something to be celebrated. To have such an iconic manga available in English is such a treat, and it deserves to be manga of the year.

MICHELLE: Looking back, there were a lot of debuts I loved (Knight of the Ice, Blue Flag, With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day Is Fun, Yoshi no Zuikara…) and some that I’m sure I will love when I actually manage to read them (BL Metamorphosis, The Rose of Versailles, Ping Pong…) but the series that only took a few pages to completely secure my eternal love and devotion was Spy x Family. It’s stylish and clever but doesn’t lack substance, the characters are endearing and interesting, and it also manages to be both funny and heartwarming. I hope to be reading this series for years to come!

ASH: Many of my top manga of the year have already been mentioned – the coveted The Rose of Versailles, the undeniably wonderful BL Metamorphosis, the distinctive Ping Pong. It was also a great year for alternative and indie manga with the release of The Swamp, Magician A, and not one but two volumes of the Glaeolia anthology. But, if I’m to be completely honest, the single volume of manga that left the greatest impact on me this year was the conclusion of Blank Canvas. Akiko Higashimura’s ability to combine humor with brutal honesty is unmatched, making this series both heartwarming and heartwrenching.

MELINDA: It feels too obvious to say, “I’ve had a life-changing year” in 2020, but with so much new going on for me, career-wise, there hasn’t been much time for reading manga. That said, there are a number of series I know I should be reading, and I know I’ll love them when I do. Top of the list is BL Metamorphosis, which has been getting rave reviews from my colleagues, and wow, Michelle’s endorsement of Spy x Family is not something I can ignore. But I’m going to go “obvious” yet again and give my pick of the year to the long-awaited The Rose of Versailles. I can’ count the number of times we’ve chanted the name of that title—first, waiting for it to be licensed, then waiting for it to actually appear. And from what I’ve seen, the wait was more than worthwhile. What a gorgeous release! It has to be my pick.

By: Katherine Dacey

#Anime #News #Manga Bookshelf

[laikagohome]

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#glaeolia 1

[ljaesch]

Glacier Bay Books Announces New Licenses

Glacier Bay Books Announces New Licenses

Glacier Bay Books has announced that it will release Shinnosuke Saika’s One Strange Day manga, ohuton’s Seaside Beta manga, Tokushige Kawakatsu’s The Cursed Body manga, and Aoi Mukoubi’s To The Sea manga. One Strange Day will launch in late 2022 or early 2023. The manga is described as: One Strange Day sees Mato and two of their classmates end up back at the health clinic with a case of stomach…

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#Glacier Bay Books #Glaeolia #manga #One Strange Day #Pandora #Seaside Beta #The Cursed Body #To The Sea

[jariten]

where you are from, is it easy to get manga from publishers like Glacier Bay Books? I'm asking because they have an interesting selection of works and I don't think I ever read you mentioning their books because I feel like you will like their selection.

I think I’d like it too! I just haven’t taken time to figure out a way to order that will be convenient for me (there’s a looooot I want to get) so it keeps falling off of my priority list 😭 But I will make it one of my goals for next year

edit: put off figuring out a solution because their shipping calculator wasn’t working for me. But I tried it from another browser now its not nearly as bad as feared, may get myself a little haul sometime

For anyone reading interested you can get their cool selection of indie comics from their website, or from retailers who stock them!

#when they get a precise date for liddel and glaeolia 3 so i can plan

[mangamushi]

Thoughts on š! Baltic Comics Magazine (#32: Japan)

š! Baltic Comics Magazine  is a series of comic anthologies, published in english by Latvian publisher kuš!. The contributors are international and each issue has a different theme. 

  š! #32 had Japan as a theme and thus contains  alternative comics from Japanese mangakas.

(164 page full color, 2018)

List of contributors :  Hironori Kikuchi, Imiri Sakabashira, Jiro Ishikawa, Jun Oson, Kanako Furugori, Katsuo Kawai, Keisei Kanamachi, mississippi, Nerunodaisuki, Nishioka Bro-sis, Nutoguran, Rokudai Tanaka, Takako Ooki, Tana Hiuchi, Tatari Takayama, Tokushige Kawakatsu, Tsuchika Nishimura, Wakana Yamazaki, Yoshie, Yuichi Yokoyama, Yuko Tateyama (all from Japan) and König Lü. Q. (the only one not from Japan).

I was already familiar with some of the names in that list, as some of the mangaka featured are more well known or have already been published overseas (Nishioka kyoudai, Tsuchika Nishimura, Hironori Kikuchi,  Tokushige Kawakatsu, Yuichi yokoyama, Imiri Sakabashira...). There are also many authors I had never heard of until getting my hands on š!.

I ordered my copy from the publisher’s website and I was pleasantly surprised to  get a bonus postcard and stickers. 

š!  is an interesting and fun little book. It is  printed in a cute small size (A6), yet  extremely dense in content, as there are  a lot of different contributors (each story is only a few pages long).  

Some of them are in color, others just in black and white, with art styles ranging from heta-uma (”bad but good”) to extremely detailed and technically impressive.

These very short pieces can be a hit or miss, but at least you never have the time to get bored. You don’t have the time to settle into one style, instead  š! gives an overview of the underground manga scene, with lots of little samples from different authors.

My personal favorite is by far Kikuchi Hironori’s Begin. ↓ 

Some contributions are at the limit of what can even be considered a comic/manga, like Jiro Ishikawa ‘s Black Chinpo / White Chinko, and another is meant to be cut out and folded into it’s own mini-book (...which I didn’t to avoid damaging the book). 

I like the creativity found in  š! #32  and I can recommend it to people who enjoy atypical manga.

 š! #32  is similar to other alternative or indie manga anthologies like Ax Alternative Manga, and Glaeolia. Some authors from  š! #32  have actually also been published in those (Nishioka kyoudai and Imiri Sakabashira in Ax, Kawakatsu Tokushige and Hiuchi Tana in Glaeolia...)

#š! Baltic Comics Magazine #alternative manga #manga review #imiri sakabashira #nishioka kyoudai #hironori kikuchi