A Brief History of Manga by Helen Mccarthy

A Brief History of Manga by Helen Mccarthy

The Essential Pocket Guide to Japanese Pop Culture. Manga comics and art are now ubiquitous, but how much do you actually know about the artists, writers and publishers of some of the most beloved comics in the world? A Brief History of Manga is the only concise book of its kind to provide a snapshot of the past years of this sequential art form. Filled with anecdotes, quotes, facts and figures, the title gives any manga fan a host of new areas to explore. Containing everything you need to know, from Akira to Mazinger Z, it is fully illustrated with colour examples of manga and photos of the creators behind them. It also has a quick reference timeline running throughout, featuring key publication dates, historical events and the births and deaths of the biggest names in manga art. Written by one of the West's most renowned and respected anime and manga experts, this book is an authoritative and essential guide - a crash course on the world's most prevalent and popular art form.

Helen McCarthy is one of the west's most distinguished manga experts. The Harvey-award-winning biographer of Osamu Tezuka, she is regularly interviewed in the mass media about manga, has curated a Tezuka exhibition at London's Barbican Centre, and the ultimate compliment has seen her work translated back into Japanese.

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ISBN 13	9781781570982
ISBN 10	1781570981
Title	A Brief History of Manga
Author	Helen Mccarthy
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Octopus Publishing Group
Year published	2014-06-16
Number of pages	96
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