Satoshi Kon's Opus

Opus is Kon's metafictional tale of Chikara Nagai, a creator under pressure to finish his latest graphic novel, Resonance, who finds that the harshest critic of the shock ending he's got planned is the character who'll have to die in it! Nagai's stregths and weaknesses as a creat...

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Main Author: Kon, Satoshi, 1963-2010 (Author)
Other Authors: Horn, Carl Gustav (Editor), Davisson, Zack (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Japanese
Published: Milwaukie, OR : Dark Horse Manga, 2014.
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: Opus is Kon's metafictional tale of Chikara Nagai, a creator under pressure to finish his latest graphic novel, Resonance, who finds that the harshest critic of the shock ending he's got planned is the character who'll have to die in it! Nagai's stregths and weaknesses as a creator are tested beyond their limits as his present and his past, and the worlds of the manga and of reality, become the levels of a maze he may never escape... let alone get a chance to resolve the story!
Item Description: This book reads from right to left.
Contains: Opus volumes 1-2.
Physical Description: 363 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 9781616556068 (pbk.)
1616556064 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Satoshi Kon was an anime director and mangaka from Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan. He was well-known for his work on Perfect Blue , Millennium Actress , Tokyo Godfathers , and Paprika . Sadly, Kon passed away on August 24, 2010, after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, he is remembered by all who loved his works.