Dal Tokyo - Hardcover

Panter, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560978864 ISBN 13: 9781560978862

Publisher: Fantagraphics, 2013

Synopsis

Dal Tokyo was a monthly comic strip, drawn in Panter’s groundbreaking “ratty line,” about a future Mars that is terra-formed by Texan and Japanese workers. In 1983 the L.A. Reader published the first 63 strips. A few years later, the Japanese reggae magazine Riddim picked up the strip, and Panter continued the saga of Dal Tokyo in installments for over a decade.

About this title

About the Author:

Gary Panter was born in Texas in 1950 and now lives in Brooklyn, NY. He is a three-time Emmy Award-winner for his work as the production designer of Pee-wee's Playhouse. As the creator of Jimbo, he is one of the pillars of the legendary RAW magazine. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

From Booklist:

*Starred Review* Panter’s legendary Dal Tokyo comic strip has finally been collected in this landmark volume. The influential graphic artist, whose career has taken him from underground comix to fine-art galleries, began the strip in the Los Angeles Reader in 1983; after a 12-year hiatus, it was picked up by the Japanese reggae magazine Riddim, where it appeared monthly until its conclusion in 2007. The series is set in a futuristic martian colony founded by Japanese and Texan settlers (Dal is short for Dallas), with cultural elements from both Japan (robots, public baths) and Texas (omnipresent automobiles). Beginning with a relatively coherent story line (at least by Panter’s standards), the proceedings grow ever more surreal as the narrative takes a backseat to the hallucinogenic graphics, and Dalto becomes less a geographic locale than a feverish state of mind. The visual approach varies from bold, stripped-down figures to vague, disjointed scribblings, but Panter’s distinctive punk-influenced style remains always recognizable. This long-awaited collection of these rare strips is a bonanza for Panter’s dedicated followers. --Gordon Flagg

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1560978864
• ISBN 13: 9781560978862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 212