Archive for: Tom Gill

January 27, 2012
By Noah Berlatsky
Blog, Top Featured
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Tom Gill on Tsuge and Evaporation

Yes, there is a desire expressed in the Nishibeta story to be like that little fish in the final frame, to swim away, down the river, desination unknown.

The Incident at Nishibeta Village: A Classic Manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge from the <i>Garo</i> Years

January 23, 2012
By Tom Gill
Article, Featured
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The Incident at Nishibeta Village: A Classic Manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge from the Garo Years

A close reading of a Tsuge manga.

July 3, 2011
By Noah Berlatsky
Article, Sequential Erudition
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Tom Gill on Tsuge and Tatsume

Tom Gill responds to comments on his essay about Tsuge, Tatsume, and Fetuses in the Sewer

March 15, 2011
By Tom Gill
Article, Sequential Erudition
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Fetuses in the Sewer

In ‘Sewer’ by Tatsumi, a sewage worker finds a fetus while at work. In ‘Salamander’ by Tsuge, a salamander swimming in the sewers encounters a floating fetus.