Breakdown Press is doubling its commitment to underground manga this spring, when two landmark titles were released on April 28, 2025. A long-awaited reprint of Hanawa Kawasaki River and other stories of Sasaki.
First published in Japan in 1985, Red Knight marked the breakout work of Hancheon. This is a brutal and surreal dive to obsessiveness, madness, and divine perversion. Translated by cartoon historian Ryan Holmberg, this expanded English version brings a disturbing yet brilliantly portrayed world to a larger audience. Known for his erotic groteskelly and pioneering works in folk horror, Hanawa made his debut in the influential magazine Garo in the early 1970s, and was a staple of the Japanese alternative manga scene. Red Night is his first major English release since 2006’s Doing Time and a semi-autobiographical account of his incarceration.
Also, on April 28th, there will be a reissue of the sold-out cult classic by Ding Dong Circus and other stories, another Garo alum Sasaki Maki. Edited and translated by Holmberg, this new edition collects 15 of Maki’s most visually impressive works, created between 1967 and 1974. Maki’s comic riffs on global pop culture known for his experimental collage storytelling – from the Beatles and Andy Warhol to the Vietnam War and Japanese consumers. A fusion of avant-garde critique and pop art brilliance, Ding Dong Circus reaffirms Maki’s position in the most original voice in the history of comics.
Breakdown Press reminds readers to check out recent releases, including Swan star Jon Chandler’s Dogbo and Margot Ferrick’s Half Dung/Half Gold.
Both Red Night and Ding Dong Circus are offset print softcovers, shipped directly from the breakdown press and shipped through all “good books and comic shops”. It is recommended that fans of alternative comics order early as they are expected to be in high demand.
To learn more or place an order, visit Breakdown Press.
Source: Breakdown Press
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