内容简介
OsamuTezukahasoftenbeencalled“thegodofmanga”and“theWaltDisneyofJapan,”buthewasfarmorethanthat.TezukawasWaltDisney,StanLee,JackKirby,TimBurton,andCarlSaganallrolledintooneincrediblyprolificcreator,changingthefaceofJapanesecultureforever.BestknownforAstroBoyandKimbatheWhiteLion,TezukawasinstrumentalindevelopingJapaneseanimationandmodernmangacomics.TheArtofOsamuTezukaisthefirstauthorizedbiographycelebratinghisworkandlifeandfeaturingover300images—manyofwhichhaveneverbeenseenoutsideofJapan.WithtextbyrespectedmangaexpertHelenMcCarthy,TheArtofOsamuTezuka:GodofMangapaystributetotheworkofanartist,writer,animator,doctor,entrepreneur,andtravelerwhosecuriousmindspawneddozensofanimatedfilms,andover170,000pagesofcomicsartinoneastonishinglycreativelifetime.TheArtofOsamuTezuka:GodofMangaalsoincludesanexclusive45-minuteDVDdocumentarycoveringTezuka’sprolificcareer,fromhisearlymangacharacterstohislateranimationwork.Thepackageisoutoftheordinaryaswell.Itisahardcoverwithanonlayandavinyljacket.