I had had his book in my hands many times before and drooled over its gorgeous art but for some reason I had never took it home with me. So with that in mind I was really curious to read Just So Happens, Obata’s latest graphic novel, specially after I had the chance to meet him a few days ago during the Jornadas del Comic in Avilés. They have a huge comics industry there that publishes all kinds of stories so it makes sense that no artist there needs to go to American or French publishers to get published and make a living. Fumio Obata, a Japanese comic book artist living in London since 1991, is a bit of an exception in this business, as very few comic book artists from Japan live and work outside of their country.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |