Brain Damage Kelley Eskridge "Rituals is a fun

"Rituals is a fun

By Michael Abels

Pictures at a revolution: acclaimed graphic novelist James Albon (Her Bark and Her Bite) explores the role of the artist in a frighteningly familiar near-future of tyrannical regimes and popular revolts

her past habit of talking to the girls' mother as if she were still on the mortal plane takes on a new and chilling significance

Brain Damage Kelley Eskridge "Rituals is a funBy Shintaro Kago, published by Fantagraphics. Hardcover, 200 pages, black and white, 2025. From the brilliant and twisted mind of manga artist Shintaro Kago, a new collection of short stories rife with skin crawling suspense, visceral body horror, and pitch dark humor. In 2018, manga artist Shintaro Kago made his English debut with Dementia 21, a collection of absurdist manga short stories. Readers found themselves delighted and disgusted by his