Billy Bat Volume 5: Volume 5

By Takashi Nagasaki and Naoki Urasawa

From Naoki Urasawa, the acclaimed creator of 20th Century Boys and Monster, and coauthor Takashi Nagasaki, comes Billy Bat--a long-awaited, genre-bending thriller finally available in English

A historical conspiracy thriller meta manga spanning multiple millennia following a Japanese American comics artist's search for the truth regarding the origins of his character "Billy Bat."

It is a race against time as Kevin and Smith head to Dallas, a city undergoing a period of heated racial tension, in the hopes of preventing the ultimate American tragedy. Seeking knowledge of a future now mere months away, Kevin must draw upon Billy's influence once more if he is to possess any chance of changing President Kennedy's fate. Meanwhile, Oswald continues to be plagued by visions of the Bat, pushing him ever closer to the one fateful decision that will forever secure his position in the annals of history.

The fifth volume in the sprawling genre-defying historical epic that transcends time and space

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419780204
• ISBN13: 9781419780202
• Release Date: June 2027
• Publisher: Kana
• Length: 200 Pages
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary