You may not have heard of Takehiko Inoue, but you've seen his work. I, for one, was a huge fan of his 90s manga, Slam Dunk. It had the best characters and best action scenes ever. He's famous for doing pages and pages of manga where there are no words at all. Just facial expressions and action shots frozen as though captured by a professional sports photographer.
His new manga series, on display at the Ueno Royal Museum, is about the famous 17th century swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. To add a historical touch to his work, he used sumi ink and a calligraphy brush. True to his last-minute style, he was working on the giant centerpiece (a 3-meter-tall portrait of Miyamoto) until 3am the day the exhibit opened.
Inoue Takehiko on the Web (Thanks, Mary!)
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