Gin's manga / #surreal(3)

The Dream I Had When I Died

Ongoing | Nishioka Kyoudai | 2000 released

The story of a young boy who decides to commit suicide, only to find himself in a strange world after his death, told in the form of a picture book.

Jigoku

Ongoing | nishioka kyoudai | 2000 released

Weird, tripped-out Japanese comics. Subtly twisted, delicately detailed but with a strong line, with elongated bodies and shades of Art Deco. Somewhat reminiscent of both Gorey and Dali by way of Edvard Munch, but the style is unique and distinctive and very much the artist's own. About as far as you can get from manga and still be in the same country.