Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga by Osamu Tezuka

Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga by Osamu Tezuka

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Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga by Osamu Tezuka

An adventure across space and time awaits!

"A spellbinding masterpiece." -- Dav Pilkey, #1 bestselling creator of Dog Man

UNICO tells the incredible story of a young unicorn who, after enraging the evil goddess Venus, is banished from the heavens and forgets all he once was. Saved from oblivion by the kindhearted West Wind, Unico continues to help others, before having to escape Venus again and begin a new adventure.

In this first manga, Unico awakes in a mysterious land and is befriended by a resourceful watch cat, Chloe, who feels protective of the young unicorn. When they find themselves near a small village in the forest, they take refuge with a kindly, but helpless, old woman. To take care of her, Chloe begs Unico to turn her into a human girl, but that act of kindness has unforeseen consequences: Unico's love has awakened Venus and her minion, Byron, who want to destroy them both!

Conceived anew by Eisner-nominated author Samuel Sattin and Eisner-winning artist team Gurihiru, and developed in collaboration with Tezuka Productions, UNICO AWAKENING is a groundbreaking reboot of a beloved story by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka, the "God of Manga." With striking full-color artwork and reading left to right in the Western comics style to match the original manga, it's a brilliant manga series featuring storytelling at its best. Join Unico on an unforgettable journey!

Samuel Sattin's work has appeared in Salon, io9, Kotaku, The Good Men Project, The Cobalt Review, Cent Magazine, and Generations. He is Contributing Editor at The Weeklings and lives in Oakland, California with his wife and a beagle.
Original illustrations by Peter Reed.
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ISBN 13 9781339036342
Title Unico: Awakening (Volume 1): An Original Manga
Author Osamu Tezuka
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Scholastic US
Year published 2024-08-06
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.