Stone Bridge Press
Titles appearing in Art Book News Annual — February 2008
The Astro Boy essays; Osamu Tezuka, Mighty Atom, and the manga/anime revolution.
Schodt, Frederik L.
Stone Bridge Press, ©2007 215 p. $16.95 NC1764
978-1-933330-54-9
Japanese artist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), perhaps best known for his Tetsuwan Atomu (Mighty Atom) stories about an android longing to be more human (published in the US as Astro Boy), had such a cultural impact on Japanese comics and animation that he became known to some as the "God of Manga." In this volume his longtime friend and translator describes the origins and developments of the Mighty Atom series, its reception in Japan, and the stories behind its translation and presentation to Western audiences. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
