"House of Brutes" is a three-volume manga by Japanese mangaka Gengoroh Tagame. Tagame has been called the most influential creator of gay manga in Japan to date, and the most talented and most famous author of sado-masochistic gay manga. 032c Magazine describes: "Tom of Finland's work looks like something out of Disney beside his illustrations." Tagame began his career as a manga artist in 1982, while he was studying graphic design at Tama Art University. "House of Brutes" ranges among his most influential and highly renowned works, famous for its stunning story-telling and striking visuals. This volume is officially published in English for the first time.

Gengoroh Tagame (born 1964) is a legend in gay comics throughout the world and in the American underground, where loyal fans have quietly shared foreign-language editions of his groundbreaking work in the outermost edges of bondage and pornography. Beyond the comic book format, Tagame's original artwork has been exhibited internationally and paired with the works of Tom of Finland. Tagame was also the founding Editor and Art Director of Japan's most widely circulated gay journal, G-Men.