Influential manga artist Kazuo Umezu, known as a pioneer in horror comics in a long career dating to the mid-1950s, died on Oct. 28. He was 88. His famed manga include “The Drifting Classroom ...
With a career of terrifying tales, Junji Ito is up for the 2025 Eisner Hall of Fame, with winners unveiled at Comic-Con in ...
Growing up, Ito, 59, was fascinated by horror manga creators Kazuo Umezu and Shinichi Koga. When he was in his 20s, he submitted a piece for the Umezu Awards given by Gekkan Halloween ...
In addition, Kenrei Miyanishi won the special prize for the short story collection Ginga-Fū Hanzō (Sailing on Galactic Winds), and manga artist Kazuo Umezu, translator Haruya Sumiya, and ...