Rakuda Laughs!

Author/Editor Comments:
- Splits half his time between the US and Japan. - Regular guest at San Diego ComicCon. - Art is on exhibit at Giant Robot's galleries in Los Angeles. - One of the designers out of Japan. His works have been in Legend of Zelda, Hellboy, Iron Man, Tekken, and he designed the Godzilla in Godzilla Final Wars. - Book is 33% in color.

Review Quotes:
"Terada is a blessing and an artist that deserves our devotion and admiration in equal measure." - Guillermo del Toro

Review Quotes:
"Often referred to as a legend, Katsuya Terada is an illustrator who straddles the lines between being a manga artist, fine artist, and digital artist." - Giant Robot

Publisher Marketing:
New father and troubled yakuza Rakuda gets a call from his colleagues tasking him to dispose of a random body. The job is fishy, but when you are a gangster sometimes you have to just do what you're told. But in this case, who gave him the job is the problem. A young hustler named Amazaki has tasked him to take care of a corpse without any info on who the body is and how to get rid of it. Turns out the body belongs to their gang lord... Now the gang and the cops are after Rakuda. And with danger around every corner, there are now very few moments for jokes in Rakuda's world.

Contributor Bio:Terada, Katsuya
Katsuya Terada (born in Okayama, Japan in 1963) is a rare comic artist who has amassed success and followers on both sides of the Pacific. A self-defined "doodler," Terada's art has been seen in some of the most recognizable works to come out of Japan in the last two decades. His international breakthrough was his designs for SONY's Blood: The Last Vampire. His collaborations with properties such as The Legend of Zelda, Iron Man and Hellboy further cemented his place within an international audience.