TRASH MARKET

u003cpu003eu003cbu003eDark and funny comics from a u003ciu003eGaro u003c/iu003emagazine manga-kau003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eTadao Tsuge was one of the key contributors to the legendary avant-garde Japanese comics magazine u003ciu003eGarou003c/iu003e during its heyday in the late 1960s and early 1970s, renowned for his unpretentious journalistic storytelling and clear, eloquent cartooning. u003ciu003eTrash Market u003c/iu003ebrings together six of Tsuge's compelling, character-driven stories about life in post–World War II Japan.u003cbru003e "Trash Market" and "Gently Goes the Night" touch on key topics for Tsuge: the charming lowlifes of the Tokyo slums and the veterans who found themselves unable to forget the war. "Song of Showa" is an autobiographical piece about growing up in a Tokyo slum during the occupation with an abusive grandfather and an ailing father, and finding brightness in the joyful people of the neighborhood. u003ciu003eTrash Marketu003c/iu003e blurs the lines between fiction and reportage; it's a moving testament to the grittiness of life in Tokyo during the postwar years.u003cbru003e u003ciu003eTrash Market u003c/iu003efeatures an essay from the collection's editor and translator, Ryan Holmberg, who is a specialist in Japanese art history. He explores Tsuge's early career as a cartoonist and the formative years the artist spent working in Tokyo's notorious for-profit blood banks.u003c/pu003e