TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White by Taiyo Matsumoto
Punk rock meets fine art on the mean streets of Treasure Town Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment? Surreal manga influenced by European comics. Orphaned on the mean streets of Treasure Town, lost boys Black and White must mug, steal and fight to survive. Around them moves a world of corruption and loneliness, small-time crooks and neurotic police officers, and a band of sadistic yakuza who have plans for their once-fair city. Can they rise above their environment? Surreal manga influenced by European comics.
Taiyo Matsumoto is best known to English-reading audiences as the creator of Tekkonkinkreet, which in 2006 was made into an animated feature film of the same name directed by Michael Arias. In 2007, Matsumoto was awarded a Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award, and in 2020 he won his second Eisner Award for the English publication of Cats of the Louvre.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781421518671 |
| ISBN 10 | 1421518678 |
| Title | TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White |
| Author | Taiyo Matsumoto |
| Series | Tekkonkinkreet: Black And White Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc |
| Year published | 2008-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 624 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |