Switch magazine's just released 25th anniversary special edition features Takehiko Inoue and a look back at the Vagabond "Last Manga Exhibition".
The feature is aptly titled "Takehiko Inoue: drawing the future of manga" because how many artists can grab a handful of brushes and a bucket of ink and turn galleries into giant walk through comic books? (Not to mention the fact that he had to replan and redraw things each of the 4 times the exhibit moved to fit the given gallery!)
Inoue's awesomeness goes far beyond the stereotypical definition of "mangaka" and he is erasing the superficial lines that tend to separate comic book artists from fine art.
I will be posting parts of this feature and translating bits I think may be of interest to Inoue fans over the next few weeks as I also work on the final three parts of the Inoue/Oda joint interview.
So, please stay tuned 'cause there's lots of good stuff coming!
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