Otherworld Barbara Vol. 1

By Moto Hagio and Rachel Balzora Thorn

Fantagraphics Books is proud to present the first volume (of two) of Moto Hagio's Otherworld Barbara, in which Tokio discovers a phantom island named Barbara. Then there's a mysterious and missing geneticist, an eccentric clergyman, a grieving grandmother granted temporary youth, a psychologist killed by a freak tornado... Hagio offers a sci-fi explanation for these seemingly random paranormal elements, and makes it all matter with believable characters in complex and subtle relationships.This book won the"Nebula Award of Japan" (Nihon SF Taisho Award) in 2006.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606999435
• ISBN13: 9781606999431
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.3" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher