Pluto Urasawa x Tezuka. 008 /
"Atom is back, and the fate of the earth is in his hands! Now that Atom has all the answers to the unsolved mysteries around Pluto, Bora and more, he's prepared to put everything on the line. With the memory of his fallen brethren--Gesicht, Mont Blanc, North No. 2, Brando, Hercules and Eps...
| Main Author: | Urasawa, Naoki, 1960- |
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| Other Authors: | Nagasaki, Takashi., Schodt, Frederik L., 1950-, Cook, Jared., Tezuka, Osamu, 1928-1989. |
| Format: | Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel |
| Language: | English Japanese |
| Published: |
San Francisco :
VIZ Media,
2010, ©2009.
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| Edition: | VIZ signature ed. |
| Series: |
Pluto ;
008. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"Atom is back, and the fate of the earth is in his hands! Now that Atom has all the answers to the unsolved mysteries around Pluto, Bora and more, he's prepared to put everything on the line. With the memory of his fallen brethren--Gesicht, Mont Blanc, North No. 2, Brando, Hercules and Epsilon--etched deeply into his heart, Atom is headed for one last battle to save the world!"--Publisher's web site. |
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| Item Description: |
Reads from right to left. "A new vision based on Astro Boy, the greatest robot on Earth." |
| Physical Description: |
230 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm |
| Audience: |
14-19. 9-12. Rated T+ for older teen (ages 16 and up) (contains depictions of violence and mature themes). |
| ISBN: |
9781421533438 142153343X |
| 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. |