Let's travel through the pages of a good manga, Vagabond by Inoue Takehiko, which I discovered thanks to Monika N. She also pointed me to a great Japanese bookstore, Kinokuniya Books, which is located just across from Bryant Park and which is now part of my favorite lunch break destinations. I got lost more than once in the beauty of the origami papers, they have cute tshirts and gifts with an exotic edge. They even have a little coffee shop upstairs and those credit card size subway and NYC maps.
Cop from central casting
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I grew up "reading" the Chinese manga-style cartoons except I don't know how to read or write in Chinese. It did not matter becaue those graphic cartoons are pretty much self-explanatory.
I didn't know there was a Kinokuniya store by Bryant Park. I've only been to the one by Rockefeller Center, btw. 5th & 6th Avenue.
Alerte, les belges lisent les mangas !!!
Je reste un fan et collectionneurs de BD européennes
Oui, oui bien sûr. La native du pays de la ligne claire ne peut qu'aplaudir des deux mains. J'ai toujours fuis les mangas aux dessins enfantins à l'ordinateur. Ceci, c'est autre chose. C'est en n&b et des dessins d'une très belle qualité artistique. De la veine de nos BDs.
Si tu cliques sur le lien de Monika tu vas voir ce que j'entends par là.
superbe idée de présentation, j'adore. je suis jaloux de n'avoir pas eut cette idée ;o)
A la différence de Bergson, je suis surpris : les belges savent lire ;o))
I've never tried Japanese manga (I do want to be able to read the text too), though I love graphic novels. The clothes of the woman in the upper right-hand corner is the one that caught my eye — those folds are so beautifully drawn, you can almost feel the fabric.
I've never heard of the store before, now I really want to check it out! It sounds like a great place, especially if you have some time to kill in midtown. Thanks for the recommendation!
Yay! We're famous!
I'm glad you liked it, Eliane. He seems to be a cool and down to earth dude. One can enjoy his work even when one isn't interested in the story.
Living with a cartoonist, I ma used to these images. They are so distinctive in style. Love the way you've done this shot.
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