In Front Of The Prison 1 - Kazuichi Hanawa (2003) americancomics and a fold-out poster style

and a fold-out poster style section is included

Collection of real true crime stories from Japan told and illustrated by gekiga comic artist Masaaki Sato

Some dust jacket and obi wrinkling

underground art

Later printings would change cover art

In Front Of The Prison 1 - Kazuichi Hanawa (2003) americancomics and a fold-out poster styleKazuichi Hanawa has had quite an impressive background in illustrations and cartooniing. Active since the 1970s, he was a regular contributor to magazines like Monthly Afternoon, Manga Action, Garo and Ax, among others. In 1988 he collaborated with Suehiro Maruo to release Bloody Ukiyoe, a modern take on classic bloody prints by artists like Yoshitoshi. In the 1990s he was arrested and sentenced to three years prison for modifying model guns, which is