"Badass Babe!, Sex & Fury & Other Stories" by Bonten Taro (Black Hook Press)

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I knew nothing of Bonten Taro, but after reading his manga "Badass Babe!, Sex & Fury and Other Stories," I'm now a fan.  Taro is obsessed with the world of tattooing as well as Yakuza culture.  His stories as themselves are not that brilliant, but the combination of drawing talent and focus on revenge, strong female characters,  and the over-the-top violence is a glorious cocktail of delight.  He is the Mickey Spillane of the Japanese Manga world.  Black Hook Press, out of Japan, did a magnificent job in presenting Bonten's work in this beautiful and pulpy edition.