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God of Comics
Natsu Onoda Power
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Description for God of Comics
Paperback. Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is arguably one of the most important and influential figures in post-WWII comics - both in Japan, the home of Manga, and in America. This title presents a chronicle of Tezuka's life and works, placing his outstanding achievements in the context of the cultural climate of the time, and in the history of Japanese comics. Series: Great Comics Artists Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKLC1; BGF; FX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Cartoonist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is the single most important figure in Japanese post-World War II comics. During his four-decade career, Tezuka published more than 150,000 pages of comics, produced animation films, wrote essays and short fiction, and earned a Ph.D. in medicine. Along with creating the character Astro Boy (Mighty Atom in Japan), he is best known for establishing story comics as the mainstream genre in the Japanese comic book industry, creating narratives with cinematic flow and complex characters. This style influenced all subsequent Japanese output. God of Comics chronicles Tezuka's life and works, placing his creations both in the ... Read more
Cartoonist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is the single most important figure in Japanese post-World War II comics. During his four-decade career, Tezuka published more than 150,000 pages of comics, produced animation films, wrote essays and short fiction, and earned a Ph.D. in medicine. Along with creating the character Astro Boy (Mighty Atom in Japan), he is best known for establishing story comics as the mainstream genre in the Japanese comic book industry, creating narratives with cinematic flow and complex characters. This style influenced all subsequent Japanese output. God of Comics chronicles Tezuka's life and works, placing his creations both in the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Great Comics Artists Series
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Jackson, United States
ISBN
9781604732214
SKU
V9781604732214
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About Natsu Onoda Power
Natsu Onoda Power is visiting assistant professor at Georgetown University's Davis Performing Arts Center. Her work has appeared in the International Journal of Comic Art.
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