Popular Post BanjerD Posted January 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) As I live in Japan, I recently picked up a few nice framed pieces of original artwork by Goseki Kojima from an art dealer here. After displaying and appreciating them for a while, I will likely send them into ComicLink or Heritage to auction. Here's a preview. Pretty cool, yeah? EDIT* the two pieces on the right are in the May ComicLink auction. The "framed print" of Ogami and Daigoro will probably be listed in June. Edited May 24, 2019 by BanjerD BCarter27, alexgross.com, Hockeyflow33 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRock Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Pretty cool? Jesus man that’s legendary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter L Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Looks great! Are pieces like these common in Japan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 30 minutes ago, Peter L said: Looks great! Are pieces like these common in Japan? The Lone Wolf artwork is his most recognizable and sought-after work, but his career was pretty extensive with other manga series from the 70s through the late 90s. There are original sketches and extensive art pieces to be had, if you are willing to pay for them. He died almost twenty years ago, so his nicest works are in the hands of galleries or private collectors here in Japan. Very few pieces trickle over the pond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nexus Posted January 18, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 18, 2019 I've written about this a few times here over the years, but it's been a while. I went to Japan roughly 60 times in the late '90s/early '00s. Spent a fair amount of time hunting Kojima LW&C art specifically. Learned a lot. Met several collectors. Nothing published is available. There are many, many sketches out there. The one you show at the top is a common go-to pose; of all the Itto Ogami/Daigoro pieces he did, this is the one you'll see the most. All variations on a theme. Daigoro pieces were most plentiful at that time...anecdotally, it's something like 10-1 ratio of Daigoro to Itto Ogami sketches. Daigoro is considered the "hero" of the story; the original collections mostly featured Daigoro alone on the covers. Learned a bit more as well, but those are the main bullet points. I wrote about all this in a CFA-APA article years ago. I don't have it at my fingertips, but anyone who has the back issues can probably find it. Peter L, ESeffinga, RBerman and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter L Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 8:42 AM, Nexus said: I've written about this a few times here over the years, but it's been a while. I went to Japan roughly 60 times in the late '90s/early '00s. Spent a fair amount of time hunting Kojima LW&C art specifically. Learned a lot. Met several collectors. Nothing published is available. There are many, many sketches out there. The one you show at the top is a common go-to pose; of all the Itto Ogami/Daigoro pieces he did, this is the one you'll see the most. All variations on a theme. Daigoro pieces were most plentiful at that time...anecdotally, it's something like 10-1 ratio of Daigoro to Itto Ogami sketches. Daigoro is considered the "hero" of the story; the original collections mostly featured Daigoro alone on the covers. Learned a bit more as well, but those are the main bullet points. I wrote about all this in a CFA-APA article years ago. I don't have it at my fingertips, but anyone who has the back issues can probably find it. Thanks. When you say nothing published is available, do you mean it is in the hands of collectors that won't let them go or it has vanished? I have heard original Speed Racer cells do not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSGComics Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Those are amazing!!! I was a researcher at Sophia University more than a decade ago and I developed a deep appreciation then for woodblock prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekarlen Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 I have this Sgt. Rock Special page by Doug Wildey that has a homage to Lone Wolf and Cub, or at least that is what the seller was telling me. But I thought it was a nice page anyway. alxjhnsn, The Voord and John E. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanfingh Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/20/2019 at 10:48 PM, Peter L said: Thanks. When you say nothing published is available, do you mean it is in the hands of collectors that won't let them go or it has vanished? I have heard original Speed Racer cells do not exist. My understanding is that the original publisher has all of it. Peter L 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) I've come across panels from his works other than LW&C. Edited February 26, 2019 by BanjerD vodou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted December 1, 2021 Author Share Posted December 1, 2021 (edited) As has been mentioned before, the majority of Kojima artwork found in Japan is of Daigoro. After being exposed to so much bloodshed and destruction, Daigoro is often depicted showing an innocent curiosity with animals and nature. In appreciation of the upcoming Heritage illustration (not mine), here are some 'Daigoro with turtle' examples I've seen over the years. Probably the most common animals Daigoro are seen with are: frog, puppy, turtle, fish, dragonfly and praying mantis (in that order). Edited November 11, 2022 by BanjerD Bird and Bronty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BanjerD Posted November 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) So, just an update on some information I've discovered about Goseki Kojima and his published artworks. There was a press release in 2021 of a couple NFTs for Kojima works currently archived in the Yokote Masuda Manga Museum in Akita Prefecture. While I can find no news of the actual "sale" of the NFTs, which was likely a stupid idea to begin with, what IS interesting that the article mentions: "Kojima’s work now exists as a memory of his life. After his death in 2000, the Goseki Productions was set up to manage the copyright of his work and preserve his legacy. The organization has more than 65,000 original artworks by Goseki Kojima." And through another article about the archiving of published works by a Hungarian researcher working at the museum, you can see some actual LW&C published pages being scanned and archived at the museum. So there you have it folks! Literally his entire published life's work is preserved for the public to enjoy for future generations at the manga museum in Akita. (update: just a reminder that there are several "clickable" links in this post which will take you to different sources of information, some in Japanese, though) Edited January 14 by BanjerD BCarter27, Sideshow Bob, Hockeyflow33 and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 11:54 PM, BanjerD said: So, just an update on some information I've discovered about Goseki Kojima and his published artworks. There was a press release in 2021 of a couple NFTs for Kojima works currently archived in the Yokote Masuda Manga Museum in Akita Prefecture. While I can find no news of the actual "sale" of the NFTs, which was likely a stupid idea to begin with, what IS interesting that the article mentions: "Kojima’s work now exists as a memory of his life. After his death in 2000, the Goseki Productions was set up to manage the copyright of his work and preserve his legacy. The organization has more than 65,000 original artworks by Goseki Kojima." And through another article about the archiving of published works by a Hungarian researcher working at the museum, you can see some actual LW&C published pages being scanned and archived at the museum. So there you have it folks! Literally his entire published life's work is preserved for the public to enjoy for future generations at the manga museum in Akita. Killer page - I remember it well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogami Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Ban Dan the Man, Thank you for letting me know about these OAs. And thank you for the thread. And thanks to all for continuing to compile for posterity, this great work. If the fans don't, it won't happen. (at least in English) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...