Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics - Brossura

Gravett, Paul

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1856693910 ISBN 13: 9781856693912

Casa editrice: Collins Design, 2012

Riassunto

Japan's output of manga is massive, accounting for a staggering forty percent of everything published each year in the country.Outside Japan, there has been a global boom in sales, with the manga aesthetic spreading from comics into all areas of Western youth culture through film, computer games, advertising, and design.

Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics presents an accessible, entertaining, and highly-illustrated introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present. Featuring striking graphics and extracts from a wide range of manga, the book covers such themes as the specific attributes of manga in contrast to American and European comics; the life and career of Osamu Tezuka, creator of Astro Boy and originator of story manga; boys' comics from the 1960s to the present; the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics; the darker, more realistic themes of gekiga -- violent samurai, disturbing horror and apocalyptic science fiction; issues of censorship and protest; and manga's role as a major Japanese export and global influence.

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Recensione:

...If you don't know Manga, then this is a great introduction - if you think you do, then this will lead you to many more fascinating discoveries. --Creative Review

...Assisted by rich graphics and interesting facts...this engaging read is a bound-to-be bestseller. --Review

...Assisted by rich graphics and interesting facts...this engaging read is a bound-to-be bestseller. --Review

...Assisted by rich graphics and interesting facts...this engaging read is a bound-to-be bestseller. --Review

L'autore:

Paul Gravett is a freelance journalist curator lecturer and broadcaster. He has curated numerous exhibitions of comic art from the first retrospective of Carl Giless work to 20th anniversary celebrations of Viz.

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• Editore: Collins Design
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1856693910
• ISBN 13: 9781856693912
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 176