DRAWN & QUARTERLY
NIGHT BUS SC GN
(W) Zuo Ma (A) Zuo Ma (CA) Zuo Ma
Night Bus blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world that shows a distinct talent surveying his past. Nature infringes upon the man-made world via gigantism and explosive abundance - the images in Night Bus are often unsettling, not aimed to horrify, but to upset the balance of modern life.
RED FLOWERS HC
(W) Yoshiharu Tsuge (A) Yoshiharu Tsuge (CA) Yoshiharu Tsuge
Yoshiharu Tsuge leaves early genre trappings behind, taking a light, humorous approach in these stories based on his own travels. Red Flowers ranges from deep character studies to personal reflections to ensemble comedies set in the hotels and bathhouses of rural Japan. These vital comics inspired a wealth of fictionalized memoir from Tsuge's peers and a desire within the postwar generation to document and understand the diversity of Japan's cultures.