We speak with one of the minds behind Fantagraphics' new gay manga compilation.
This is a wrong that Fantagraphics seems determined to right.
In 2013, the Seattle-based publisher released the anthologyNo Straight Lines: Four Decades of Queer Comics.
These stories graphically depict gay sex in candid ways.
We recently had a chance to speak to Graham Kolbeins about his work onMassive.
My involvement inMassivebegan back in 2011.
When did you first discover Japanese erotic manga?
When I first encountered Jiraiyas gorgeous photorealisticG-menillustrations, I was hooked for life.
How did Chip Kidd get involved with this project?
Chip has been a long time fan and collector of Gengoroh Tagames work.
How many were left out?
Is there enough material for a second volume?
We wanted to include a diverse array of artists working in different artistic and narrative styles.
Camp?or his three-volume Meiji Period historical epic,The Silver Flower.
How do you feel about mainstream LBGT characters like Marvels Northstar or Archies Kevin Keller?
Its great to see the mainstream comics publishers beginning to reflect the diversity of their own readership.
You recently started aMassivebook tour, what has the public reaction to the book been so far?
The reaction has been stupendous!
Each event on the tour has been packed full of people excited to see this work in English.
The future is looking bright for gay manga!
Thanks to Graham Kolbeins for his time and Jacquelene Cohen at Fantagraphics for arranging the interview.
