God of Comics Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga |
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Author:
| Power, Natsu Onoda |
Series title: | Great Comics Artists Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-60473-220-7 |
Publication Date: | May 2009 |
Publisher: | University Press of Mississippi
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $71.50 |
Book Description:
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Cartoonist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is the single most important figure in Japanese post-World War II comics. During his career, Tezuka published more than 150,000 pages of comics, produced animation films, wrote essays and fiction, and earned a PhD in medicine. God of Comics chronicles Tezuka's life and works, placing his creations both in the cultural climate and in the history of Japanese comics.
Cartoonist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) is the single most important figure in Japanese post-World War II comics. During his career, Tezuka published more than 150,000 pages of comics, produced animation films, wrote essays and fiction, and earned a PhD in medicine. God of Comics chronicles Tezuka's life and works, placing his creations both in the cultural climate and in the history of Japanese comics.