Master Keaton 1 /
Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and a noble English woman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buri...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English Japanese |
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San Francisco, CA :
VIZ Media, LLC,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Perfect edition, Viz signature edition. |
| Series: | Master Keaton ;
#01 |
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| Summary: | Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and a noble English woman, is an insurance investigator known for his successful and unorthodox methods of investigation. Educated in archaeology and a former member of the SAS, Master Keaton uses his knowledge and combat training to uncover buried secrets, thwart would-be villains, and pursue the truth. When a life insurance policy worth one million pounds takes Master Keaton to the Dodecanese islands of Greece, what will he discover amidst his scuffles with bloodthirsty thieves and assassins? |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Japanese. |
| Physical Description: | 316 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Audience: | Rated T+ for older teen. |
| ISBN: | 9781421575896 (pbk.) 1421575892 (pbk.) |
| Author Notes: | No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 and 2013 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material--Asia, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Kodansha Manga Award. Urasawa has also become involved in the world of academia, and in 2008 accepted a guest teaching post at Nagoya Zokei University, where he teaches courses in, of course, manga. |
