Glaeolia 3

The Glaeolia anthology series has been described by readers as �the work that put [Glacier Bay Books] on the map�. Each volume from the series consists of a curated variety of com pelling, stylistically varied, and completely self-contained (at least, so far) stories, many from artists that have never before had their work read or published outside of Japan and their local small press scene. The second volume won the 2021 Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology, but this third issue represents a significant increase in ambition even over the previous volume, with over 400 pages and many longer (20-60 pg) stories. 
 
Balancing a mixture of new and returning faces as in previous volumes, the new edition also brings out some work from familiar faces for close readers of the English contemporary indie and alternative manga scene: NISHIMURA TSUCHIKA, KONDOH AKINO, and YOKOYAMA YUICHI. Containing stories reacting to very contemporary circumstances such as the early pandem ic regulations and BLM protests or unexpected pregnancy, SF-tinged comics in uncertain worlds, surreal dramas about grief, coming of age, love, and beyond, Glaeolia 3 helps to make concrete the existence, impact, and legacy of these works and their authors, and opens up for interested English readers a new and relatively unexplored view into the world of manga.