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The Push Man and Other Stories (manga)

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Alternative title:
プッシュマン (Japanese)
Genres: drama, psychological
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: The first in a series of anthologies, each of which gathers together works by gekiga mangaka Yoshihiro Tatsumi from a given year (1969 in this case). The Push Man And Other Stories contains sixteen short pieces featuring working class male protagonists and gritty urban settings which are linked by themes of isolation, alienation, sexual dysfunction, misanthropy and resentment.
User Ratings: 31 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 12 votes (Eng:7, sub:3, dub:2)
 Very good: 9 votes (Eng:8, dub:1)
 Good: 4 votes (Eng:3, sub:1)
 Decent: 3 votes (Eng:2, sub:1)
 So-so: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
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Seen in part or in whole by 49 users, rank: #1498 (of 6927)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.097 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.2009, rank: #742 (of 7783)
Weighted mean: 8.006 (Very good), rank: #1063 (of 7783) (seen all: 7.99 / seen some: 8.28)
Bayesian estimate: 7.970 (Very good), rank: #494 (of 3529)
Number of tankoubon: 1
Number of pages: 224
Review:
The Push Man and Other Stories (manga) (Sep 5, 2005)
News: Show:
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 8-14 (Apr 10, 2012)
Tatsumi Film Wins at Dubai International Film Festival (Dec 15, 2011)
Drawn & Quarterly Adds Yoshihiro Tatsumi's Fallen Words Manga (Dec 12, 2011)
Yoshihiro Tatsumi Nominated for Eisner Hall of Fame (Feb 9, 2010)
Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend NYC's PEN Fest This Spring (Mar 30, 2009)
Tatsumi's A Drifting Life Manga Preview Posted Online (Feb 5, 2009)
Yoshihiro Tatsumi to Attend Toronto Comic Fest in May (Jan 23, 2009)
D&Q, Go! Comi, Tokyopop Schedule Titles (Jun 3, 2008)
Drawn and Quarterly Publishes More Tatsumi Works (Dec 4, 2007)
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Graphic novel
    The Push Man and Other Stories (GN) 2005-09-22 (from $12.77)
    The Push Man and Other Stories (GN) 2012-03-14 (from $6.78)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Yoshihiro Tatsumi
(none)
Japanese companies
(none)
English staff
English cast
Translation: Yuji Oniki

Editing: Adrian Tomine
Introduction: Adrian Tomine
Lettering: Adrian Tomine
Production:
Bernie Mireault
Chris Oliveros
Melissa Meyer
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Drawn & Quarterly

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