Manga a Visual History

by Frederik L. Schodt, Zack Davisson, Rachel Thorn

Manga has taken the world by storm. A richly diverse medium, the Japanese comics phenomenon has something for everyone--fantasy, horror, thrillers, romance, history, biography, sport, business, and even school textbooks.

Manga A Visual History chronicles the evolution of manga from its samurai-era beginnings, through its post-WWII surge in popularity, to its meteoric rise overseas. The book explores the key writers and artists who have...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059384419X
• ISBN13: 9780593844199
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.