DING DONG CIRCUS AND OTHER STORIES 1967-1974 TP (MR)

Finally! A new edition of the long-out of print Ding Dong Circus. This collection re-presents, for the first time in English, the best of Sasaki Maki’s work, mainly from alt-manga super magazine Garo. Drawn between 1967 and 1974, the fifteen stories here follow Sasaki’s groundbreaking exploration of collage methods in comics storytelling, weaving through references to R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, the Vietnam War, Andy Warhol, the Summer of Love, the Beatles, British humour, and the wacky world of Japanese consumerism. Ding Dong Circus demonstrates what manga fans already knew: that in Sasaki Maki, Japan can claim not only a pioneer in experimental comics, but one of the world’s masters of Pop Art and a trenchant avant-garde critic of the Sixties. Published by Breakdown Press.

Who might be interested in reading?

• Fans of avant-garde and experimental comics.
• Readers interested in 1960s pop culture and history.
• Enthusiasts of Japanese manga and Pop Art.
• Those intrigued by collage storytelling techniques.