Akira comic books issue 1
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Issue #1
Akira (1988) #1$44.00
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$449.99
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1st printing. Here it is – the first English translation of Katsuhiro Otomo's influential manga series, paving the way for the manga and anime craze to blossom in the English-speaking world. Decades after a mysterious explosion destroys Tokyo, teen bikers Tetsuo and Kaneda encounter a child with the face of an old man; his strange powers hold the key to the mystery. Story, art and cover by Otomo. Color by Steve Oliff, who pioneered the use of computer coloring with this series. Also includes an introductory article by Archie Goodwin. Mature readers. Cover price $3.50.
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Tags: Manga$24.95
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$14.75
Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Akira (1988-1996) #1-6. Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo. The epic, timeless hit that inspired the legendary anime film and made the word "manga" part of the global vocabulary returns in a new hardcover edition. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the original right-to-left manga reading format and Katsuhiro Otomo's original, hand-drawn sound effects in a beautiful, large-sized collectible edition. Thirty-eight years have passed since the end of World War III, and the megalopolis of Neo-Tokyo has sprung from the bones of the devastated old city. By night, the borderlands between glittering towers and irradiated ruins are ruled by criminals, cultists, and street gangs. Two childhood friends (and rivals), Kaneda and Tetsuo, ride with one of these gangs. By day, the military and a secret elite toy with the psychic phenomena that caused the devastation in the first place. A high-speed incident on a decrepit express road will lead to a collision between Tetsuo, Kaneda, and forces they cannot hope to understand and that will change them forever. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the updated translation and lettering of the 35th Anniversary Edition box set, now available one book at a time. Hardcover, 368 pages, B&W. Older Teen (16+) Cover price $34.99.
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NOTE: All text is in Japanese - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.
Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo.
Akira is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill.
Akira is set in the post-apocalypse Neo-Tokyo of 2019, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown power that triggered World War III.
The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government operation, a group that will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. And at the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear: a fear of someone - or something - of unthinkably monstrous power known only as...Akira!
Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 306 pages, B&W.
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Issue #1-REP
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Kodansha Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo. The post-apocalyptic science-fiction saga Akira, with its thought-provoking themes and kinetic artwork, introduced the world to the power of manga. Now available again, this classic adventure is ready to be discovered by a new generation of readers! Softcover, 368 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $24.99.
