Goseki Kojima

Goseki Kojima (小島 剛夕, Kojima Gōseki, November 3, 1928 – January 5, 2000) was a Japanese manga artist.

Goseki Kojima
Born(1928-11-03)November 3, 1928
Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
DiedJanuary 5, 2000(2000-01-05) (aged 71)
NationalityJapanese
Area(s)Penciller, Inker
Notable works
Lone Wolf and Cub
AwardsHall of Fame Eisner Award (2004)

Biography

Kojima was born in Yokkaichi, Mie on the same day as Osamu Tezuka. After getting out of junior high school, Kojima painted advertising posters for movie theaters as his source of income.

In 1950, he moved to Tokyo. The post-World War II environment lead to forms of manga meant for impoverished audiences. Kojima created art for kamishibai or "paper play" narrators. Kojima then started to create works for the kashi-bon market.

In 1967, Kojima created Dojinki, his first manga for a magazine. In 1970, he collaborated with writer Kazuo Koike to create Kozure Okami (Lone Wolf and Cub), their most famous work. Koike and Kojima were dubbed "the Golden Duo".

Kojima died on January 5, 2000, at the age of 71.

Awards

Bibliography

Comics work includes:

Notes

  1. 2004 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, Comic Book Awards Almanac

References

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