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Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2

Overview

Who will stand against invaders from space, robot slave masters, and a dictator producing human clones? Astro Boy, that's who! The most popular and influential creation of Osamu Tezuka, "the Walt Disney of Japan," Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and a few tugs at the heartstrings. Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2 is 680 pages of Tezuka's classic manga, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century!

Osamu Tezuka is renowned internationally as a master cartoonist, animator, and storyteller.
"Tezuka is widely considered the most important and influential figure in post-World War II Japanese animation."
     -The New York Times
"Comics are a bridge between all cultures." -Osamu Tezuka

"The Astro Boy stories always end with peace and human supremacy restored, but usually not before both sides, human and robot, have committed great wrongs." -ANIMERICA

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781616558611
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Publication date: 01/12/2016
Series: Astro Boy Omnibus , #2
Pages: 680
Sales rank: 405,262
Product dimensions: 4.30(w) x 6.80(h) x 2.20(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese cartoonist, animator, film producer, and activist. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of the comics series Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga", "the god of manga", and "kamisama of manga". Additionally, he is often credited as the "godfather of anime" and is considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years.
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