Glaeolia 2

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Recipient of the IGNATZ 2021 (Outstanding Anthology) Award

Joe McCulloch, The Comics Journal  “‘A Different Feeling for the Reader’: Inside Glaeolia 2”

Manga Machinations Podcast  “‘I… in good conscience… recommend that you spend $50 on this.”

André Habet, SOLRAD “‘Telephone, Sleep, Music’ by Kawakatsu Tokushige illustrates the malaise of searching for such connections in a pre-COVID world where, despite missed attempts, people somehow still found themselves back on the same dancefloors, seeking some discontinuity from their routine to make life momentarily memorable amid the blurring passage of time. … There’s poetry to this type of intimate portrayal, the attention given to moments that we might toss off as unremarkable the next day but comprise the majority of what it can feel like to be alone in a crowd… ‘Telephone, Sleep, Music’ gets what it is to yearn and to be unsatisfied with what’s presented, and yet, inevitably, desire revives itself and we enter the clubs again to merge into the mass.”

Simply Gee “Oh my goodness, I am in love… so  many of these just were amazing… I cannot tell you how exciting it was to receive this book… The choices that the staff make for compiling these books are wonderful… there’s so much incredibly cool, incredibly interesting heartwarming, introspective comics across these two volumes… it honestly is some of the most exciting and experimental stuff that we see in manga. You owe it to yourself to read some of these, honestly. If you are a fan of comics, if you are a fan of art, and art as an expression and as an exercise in exploring humanity and emotionality and how we exist, then this is some of the best that I’ve come across honestly… Everything about this book was wonderful.”

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Joe McCulloch, The Comics Journal  “‘These Are People Who Are Driving Manga in a Direction for the Future’: An Interview with the Editors of Glaeolia”

Gratitude Fanzine  “Strong contender for anthology of the year if not one of the books of the year. The surprise for me was how much influence the hands of the editors had on this… regardless of how prevalent this mode of comics is in Japan the editorial vision definitely makes this an easier and more pleasurable reading experience and also seems like a level up in sophistication for Japanese alternative manga anthologies translated to English.”

Manga Machinations Podcast  “… It’s gorgeous. This is like an art piece basically… This is a prestige book and a prestige collection of stories… a lot of this manga would never work in mainstream… I think my favorite story in here is ‘Sansu’s Bottles’ by Morita Rui… I think this is a fantastic collection. I think for $25, this is like one of the nicest things you can get… This is really, really nice.”

Minovsky  “A standout oneshot in Glaeolia, ‘A Visit to Mandarake’ by mogcom, tells intersecting stories about customers at the famous used goods retailer. A particularly melancholy passage about a girl trying to buy back her grandfather’s beloved kaiju toy collection piece by piece hits hard… Moriizumi Takehito’s ink wash techniques in the oneshot manga ‘Spring Has Come’ are remarkable!”

Simply Gee  “There’s a very interesting mix of art styles, of stories. I really really like this book, I think there’s some wonderful, wonderful little comics here. If you like indie or alternative manga be sure to check this one out… I really loved the Mandarake story, I loved the kid with the jars… really there’s something to love about each and every one of these stories, it’s so good!”

Ash Brown, Manga Bookshelf  “As stated in the introduction, ‘this publication originates from a desire specifically to shine a light on the small press and indie manga scenes and the literary power that resides there.’ The first volume succeeds magnificently in doing this by presenting twelve short manga with a wondrous range of artistic styles and expressive narrative techniques. It’s a fascinating, engaging, and arresting collection in which many of the creators are making their English-language debut. For anyone interested in contemporary independent and alternative manga, this series and Glacier Bay Books’ other publications are well-worth seeking out. As for me, I am eagerly anticipating the next installment of Glaeolia, whenever it may be released; the first volume was remarkable.”