• Book cover of 'Hospital Train' by Daisuke Ichiha with an illustration of a woman's face and colorful flowers on a gray background.
  • Interior page from 'Hospital Train' by Daisuke Ichiba with a girl in a school uniform and abstract forms.
  • Interior spread from 'Hospital Train' by Daisuke Ichiba showing surreal eyeball creatures and intricate patterns.
  • Interior page from 'Hospital Train' by Daisuke Ichiba showing grotesque transformation and absurd dialogue.
  • Close-up from 'Hospital Train' by Daisuke Ichiba with a surreal eye emerging from a woman's face.
  • Back cover of 'Hospital Train' by Daisuke Ichiba with a quote and price.
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Hospital train (3°ed.)

Hospital train (3°ed.) – Daisuke Ichiba – English Edition

Daisuke Ichiba
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A surreal and grotesque manga by Daisuke Ichiba exploring the fragile boundary between tenderness and violence—limited English edition by Hollow Press.

Soft, 21.0 x 30.0 cm, 0.22 kg, 32 pages
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About the Book

Hospital Train (3rd edition) by Daisuke Ichiba is a surreal comic that confronts the visceral tension between beauty and brutality. Printed in a limited English edition of 350 copies by Hollow Press, this 32-page A4 publication features black-and-white digital illustrations, a full-color cover, and a stapled binding. Ichiba’s style merges chaos, absurdity, and emotional disarray into a coherent expression of the human condition. Originally released in July 2024, this third printing continues the artist’s uncompromising vision. English translation by Juan Scassa.

Soft, 21.0 x 30.0 cm, 0.22 kg, 32 pages, English
SKU: HP-ICHIBA-HT-EN

About the Author

Daisuke Ichiba (b. 1963, Japan) is a self-taught Japanese artist known for his surreal, grotesque, and psychologically charged drawings. His work explores themes of violence, eroticism, and the subconscious, blending manga aesthetics with outsider art sensibilities. Ichiba’s books have been published by avant-garde publishers like Le Dernier Cri and Hollow Press and have earned him a cult following in Europe and Japan alike.

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Publisher / Manufacturer: Hollow Press
Country of origin: Italy
Website: https://hollow-press.net/

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