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The Strange Tale of Panorama Island

The Strange Tale of Panorama Island

By Suehiro Maruo
Paperback
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A new paperback edition of The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, noir manga by Suehiro Maruo, based on the story by Edogawa Rampo.

On a remote and mysterious island, one man builds a playground of hedonistic excess. His world is filled with splendor -- replete with waterfalls, grand palaces, and gardens -- a grand back-drop for decadent feasts, orgies, and dark secrets.

Set in 1920s Japan, The Strange Tale of Panorama Island, follows the twisted path of failed novelist Hitomi, who bears an uncanny resemblance to the son and heir apparent of a rich industrialist family.

Hitomi learns of the rich man's sudden passing and creates a desperate plan. He fakes his own death, digs up and hides the other man's body, and then washes himself up starving on a beach near the home of the dead man's family. After successfully impersonating the now-dead son, Hitomi takes over all aspects of the man's life, including his company, his fortune, and eventually his wife. The failed author soon redirects the family's wealth to his own perverse aims.

A graphic novel based on the revered novella by Edogawa Rampo. Rampo was the godfather of Japanese pulp mysteries. Stunning artwork by master manga artist Suehiro Maruo deftly illustrates this Japanese pulp classic in fine detail.

Author: Suehiro Maruo,Edogawa Rampo
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Last Gasp
Published: 10/01/2025
Pages: 276
Weight: 1.53lbs
Size: 10.02h x 7.19w x 1.04d
ISBN: 9780867199352

About The Author
Maruo, Suehiro: - Born on January 28, 1956 in Nagasaki. At a young age, Suehiro Maruo was an avid reader of comic. magazines such as "Shonen King" and "Shonen Magazine," and aspired to become a manga artist. At the age of 15, Maruo moved to Tokyo and look a job at the bookbinder Toppan in Tokyo. At 17, he showed his work to edito" at "Shonen Jump" but was told his work wasn't appropriate for their adolescent readers. After this, Maruo took a hiatus from attempting to publish his comic work.Rampo, Edogawa: - Edogawa Rampo was the godfather of Japanese pulp mysteries.
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