Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story." Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him.mkdeville is an author of graphic novels and comics whose works include Tropic of the Lamb, Virginia Hill: Diary of a Liberated Woman, and Rolling Riviera.Philippe Nicloux is an artist and illustrator whose other works include Tropic of the Lamb, Terra Australis, Terra Doloris, and Babylone.

"Illustrator Philippe Nicloux's expressive brushwork manages to convey motion and force, especially in the hand-written sound effects, but without losing texture and detail, such as patterns of the shadow of leaves. Evidence of how he has studied both film and Japanese art forms come through in his work." —International Journal of Comic Art

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story." Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him.mkdeville is an author of graphic novels and comics whose works include Tropic of the Lamb, Virginia Hill: Diary of a Liberated Woman, and Rolling Riviera.Philippe Nicloux is an artist and illustrator whose other works include Tropic of the Lamb, Terra Australis, Terra Doloris, and Babylone.

"Illustrator Philippe Nicloux's expressive brushwork manages to convey motion and force, especially in the hand-written sound effects, but without losing texture and detail, such as patterns of the shadow of leaves. Evidence of how he has studied both film and Japanese art forms come through in his work." —International Journal of Comic Art

Ryunosuke Akutagawa (1892-1927) is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story." Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him.mkdeville is an author of graphic novels and comics whose works include Tropic of the Lamb, Virginia Hill: Diary of a Liberated Woman, and Rolling Riviera.Philippe Nicloux is an artist and illustrator whose other works include Tropic of the Lamb, Terra Australis, Terra Doloris, and Babylone.

"Illustrator Philippe Nicloux's expressive brushwork manages to convey motion and force, especially in the hand-written sound effects, but without losing texture and detail, such as patterns of the shadow of leaves. Evidence of how he has studied both film and Japanese art forms come through in his work." —International Journal of Comic Art