The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, Vol 2 Mirion Malle “An instructional book that doubles

“An instructional book that doubles as a work of art

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[Pretending is Lying is] part of a rich tradition of international graphic memoirs from Art Spiegelman’s Maus to Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis to Riad Sattouf’s The Arab of the Future

each representing the literal viewpoint of each of the characters from the original tale

By Niv Sekar

The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame, Vol 2 Mirion Malle “An instructional book that doublesBy Gengoroh Tagame. Published by Fantagraphics. Softcover, 400 pages, B&W, 2022. The long awaited second English language anthology from the master of "bara" manga. Kings, monks, cops, athletes: no manly man is safe from the deliciously depraved fantasies of gay manga master Gengoroh Tagame. In this unabashedly adult collection of BDSM comics, Tagame serves up what his fans love best: elaborate, sensational, beautifully rendered erotica. The long