Umezu Kazuo Ron Manga Hiyogen to Sozo Riyoku No Kiyofu

[Machine Translation] Hebi Shoujo", "Orochi", "Iara", "Drifting Classroom", "Baptism", "Makoto-chan", "I am Shingo", "God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand", "14 Years Old".... Kazuo Umezu is a solitary person who has continued to draw masterpieces. This book is a comprehensive reading of Umezu's works, which weave motifs such as children, mother, God, beauty and love, dreams, and time, in addition to horror, through thematics, artwork theory, expression theory, and bibliography, and illuminates the center of their potential. This is a major work that overturns the evaluation of Umezu's works, which are often criticized only in one aspect, and re-evaluates the whole picture of his philosophy and artistry by examining the principles of manga expression, such as panel layout, line drawing, movement, and generation of time, while being called the master of horror manga and respected by many manga artists. Includes an extensive chronology and catalog of his works, as well as an index of names of books, people, and vocabulary.

『へび少女』『おろち』『イアラ』『漂流教室』『洗礼』『まことちゃん』『わたしは真悟』『神の左手悪魔の右手』『14歳』...。名作を描き続けた孤高の人、楳図かずお。本書は、恐怖に加え、子ども、母、神、美と愛、夢、時間といったモチーフを縦横に織り込んで描かれた楳図作品を、主題論・作品論・表現論・文献学を総合して読み解き、その可能性の中心を照らし出す。恐怖マンガの巨匠と称され、多くのマンガ家たちからの尊敬を集めながらも、一面的に批評されがちな作品評価をくつがえし、コマ割りや描線、運動と時間の生成などマンガ表現の原理を検証しながら、その哲学性と芸術性の全貌を再評価する大著。充実した年譜と作品目録、書名・人名・語彙の索引を付す。