What is the Ukiyo-e Heroes 'Henry Manga'?

For the Ukiyoe Heroes subscription series for 2015, Jed and Dave did a project that they had cooked up for over two years, ever since the time of their first Kickstarter collaboration. They created a book of Jed's drawings and sketches following a tradition set by the great Hokusai with his 'Hokusai Manga'. This new 'Henry Manga' has been carved and printed in a style matching the old books, and is published for collecting in two forms: as a set of single sheet prints, and as a book volume, bound with silk thread in the traditional way.

The image content follows the Ukiyo-e Heroes theme of course; the 12 designs actually form a single long panorama, with all the characters parodied from one of the most popular video games of all time. Jed & Dave were very happy to be able to combine their very different skills in the production of a new work that built on two strong Japanese traditions - Dave for woodblock printmaking, and Jed for vivid visual storytelling!

You can see a 'Flipbook' version of the set of prints, and also please watch the short video below to get an overview of what this is all about!