RED: A Haida Manga, unfolded pamphlet that shows the complete series as one image

Yagulanaas' artistic practice crosses diverse cultures, generations, and disciplines Haida Manga is the innovative combination of Haida formline design and Japanese comics (manga) to create a pan Pacific narrative art form.

The plot is based on a story from Yahgulanaas' family. Red is a red haired orphan boy growing up on Haida Gwaii. When Jaada, his sister is captured by raiders from another village, he swears to recover her. Red becomes leader of his village, but can think of nothing but his missing sister, and brings his people to the brink of war and disaster in his quest for revenge.

A framed unfolded pamphlet showing the complete 18 sheet series that makes up this Haida "manga." It documents the entire narrative of these artworks that re-tells family legends. The artist cites both traditional and contemporary influences from Mad Magazine, Hokusai, and Picasso.

 Click here to view all the prints from this series and to explore the visual narrative of each sheet.