James black - Print Designer in Tokyo

James black

I'm a print designer in Tokyo, Japan

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I am a publisher. You can see the types of books we publish
on the Black Hook Press website.

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  1. Bartkira Exhibition Poster - Side 1

    24 August 2015
    Bartkira Exhibition Poster - Side 1

    InDesign.

  2. Black Hook Press Logo Design

    24 August 2015
    Black Hook Press Logo Design

    Adobe CC.

    Collaboration with comic illustrator James Harvey (Image Comics, DC Comics, Blank Slate Comics, Vice.com).

  3. Masterplasty Comic ( Japanese translation). Gaiman Award Top 10 winner.

    24 August 2015
    Masterplasty Comic ( Japanese translation). Gaiman Award Top 10 winner.

    Translation and other stuff.
    Adobe CC suite.

  4. bartkira Embroidered Contributors Patch

    31 August 2015
    bartkira Embroidered Contributors Patch

    Collaboration with awesome New Zealand artist T-Wei (http://t-wei.tumblr.com/) to produce a patch for Bartkira contributing artists
    and people working on the project. t-wei is AWESOME!

    Took about 3 months of ping pong emails with the patch company to get the patch looking how we wanted.

  5. New Business Card

    24 October 2015
    New Business Card

    New Business Card. Designed in collab with Nic Gazin, Artistic Director for Vice.com
    Nic recently did the art direction for RUN THE JEWELS and I really liked what he did for them so asked him for something along the same lines as im a RTJ fan.

    If you like proper... continue reading (0, 1 image)

  6. Bartkira Show @ Lakes International Comic Arts Festival, United Kingdom, October 2015

    29 October 2015
    Bartkira Show @ Lakes International Comic Arts Festival, United Kingdom, October 2015

    A 'guerilla' style pop up exhibition held at the Lakes international comic festival in the U.K. Bartkira was exhibited at one of the 3 main locations.
    Foot traffic for the festival weekend was approx 14,000.

    A review of the festival (and the Bartkira show) can be found here-
    http://www.comicsandcola.com/2015/10/the-convention-beat-claire-and-zainab.html

  7. Charles Burns approved poster.

    12 November 2015
    Charles Burns approved poster.

    Charles Burns TCAF poster redesigned for Tokyo exhibition.
    Party this Saturday! https://www.facebook.com/events/1710940495793508/

  8. Promotional artwork for Comic Art Tokyo (character Atsushi Kaneko/design BHP)

    14 June 2016
    Promotional artwork for Comic Art Tokyo (character Atsushi Kaneko/design BHP)

    Hello,

    We asked Atsushi Kaneko to create a character for our first poster/catalogue/staff t-shirts for the festival in July. He came up with the 'Cat Woman'
    We wanted to pay homage to GARO, an avante garde comic magazine from the 60-70s. The festival and it's organisers have close ties with... continue reading (0, 1 image)

  9. Flyer for Comic Art Tokyo on Sunday 31st July. Free Admission!

    21 July 2016
    Flyer for Comic Art Tokyo on Sunday 31st July. Free Admission!

    Not much to say really.
    The event takes place Sunday 31st July. Free Admission!
    www.comciarttokyo.com

  10. Satoshi Kitamura @ CAT information -

    30 July 2016
    Satoshi Kitamura @ CAT information -

    Hi All,

    Super stoked to have Satoshi Kitamura at CAT this Sunday.

    If you are a fan of his work come to the free workshop!

    http://satoshikitamuraatcat.peatix.com

    Best,
    James

  11. Chip Kidd Interview

    4 November 2016
    Chip Kidd Interview

    We recently interviewed Chip Kidd for the Black Hook Press blog
    http://www.blackhookpress.com/chipkidd.html#.WBwyaPl96Uk

    I saw him when he did a talk in Tokyo a few years ago (http://www.nippon.com/en/views/b02904/) , and recently he has
    been doing more design work in the comic and manga field of book publishing
    so it... continue reading (0, 1 image)

  12. Poster for Orbital Comics Exhibition in London 1st-14th August

    3 July 2017
    Poster for Orbital Comics Exhibition in London 1st-14th August

    Hello,
    Its a poster that takes heavily from the design of the cover of our next book.

    Cheers,
    James

  13. Dokudami Tenement Volume 1 - Review at 4m 50s

    4 October 2017

    Hi there,

    Here's quite a funny review of Dokudami Tenement that starts
    at 4m 50s.
    I edited and designed this book.
    We are working on volume 2 now.
    Mainly done in Adobe Indesign.
    You can order a copy via the Black Hook Press website.

    Cheers,
    James

  14. Flyer for next show.

    13 October 2017
    Flyer for next show.

    This is just a flyer for our next show.
    If you find yourself in Asagaya/Koenji on Saturday then pop along for the party.

  15. Tadao Tsuge - Book Cover - Sabu The Bruiser

    15 November 2017
    Tadao Tsuge - Book Cover - Sabu The Bruiser

    Hello,

    This is a cover design for a forthcoming book BHP are putting out.
    32 Pages, English.

    Vermillion/Obscura/Prussian Blue/Cumin
    Typeface - Agency FB
    Done in indesign C.C.

    For New York Review Books (https://www.nyrb.com) upcoming Tsuge publication they describes Tadao Tsuge as follows -

    "Though virtually unknown in the... continue reading (0, 1 image)

  16. BHP x Dirty Robot - Tee Shirt Collaboration

    15 November 2017
    BHP x Dirty Robot - Tee Shirt Collaboration

    We like publisher Youth in Decline's idea to have an annual tee shirt.

    So we hooked up with Dirty Robot to do a 'Black Hook Press x Dirty Robot' Tee in time for Christmas.

  17. Tadao Tsuge - Tale of the Beast

    8 December 2018
    Tadao Tsuge - Tale of the Beast

    A 140 page book by the Gekiga master Tadao Tsuge. A5. Originally published in Comic Baku in December 1987.

    Hello,

    This is cover design for our latest book
    144 Pages, English.

    Rich black, Grey, Screentone.

    Done in indesign & Photoshop C.C.

    Buy here- https://blackhookpress.bigcartel.com/product/kemonoki-by-tadao-tsuge-kashihon-slip-cover-edition-a5

    For New York Review Books (... continue reading (0, 1 image)

  18. Dokudami Tenement - Volume 3 - Killing Me Softly

    8 December 2018
    Dokudami Tenement - Volume 3 - Killing Me Softly

    Transgender issues in 1980s Tokyo. That's Dokudami Tenement 3's theme in this dark story of Yoshio's friendship with a troubled transgender salaryman Frankie. This story pulls no punches and is likely to offend some. 132 pages inc. biography.

    Dokudami Tenement (Japanese: 独身アパートどくだみ荘) is a Japanese gekiga manga series written and... continue reading (0, 1 image)

  19. THAT MiYOKO ASAGAYA FEELiNG by Shinichi Abe

    17 June 2020
    THAT MiYOKO ASAGAYA FEELiNG by Shinichi Abe

    THAT MiYOKO ASAGAYA FEELiNG by Shinichi Abe
    Graphic Novel (Gekiga) / Historical Fiction
    Published: August 2019
    Extent: 188 pp, 215 x 150mm
    Territory: Worldwide
    Translator: Ryan Holmberg
    Publisher: Black Hook Press
    Design and Editing: James Stacey (BHP)
    From the translator's Instagram, " Abe Shinichi's That Miyoko Asagaya Feeling in now... continue reading (1, 1 image)