Barefoot Gen: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima comic books issue 8
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Issue #8-1ST
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Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Merchants of Death!"
Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.
In 1950, Gen is now in middle school, where he meets both a progressive-minded schoolteacher at odds with his conservative superiors, and a brilliant but cynical classmate who challenges the teacher's - and Gen's - values at every turn. Gen also finds himself confronting the corrosive effects on postwar Hiroshima society of drugs and the arms industry. With the Korean War offering new business opportunities, a new generation of death merchants holds sway in Japan. Gen, his teacher mentor, and other peace-minded citizens are forced to struggle against red-baiting school officials, violent nationalists, and government censorship.
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 270 pages, B&W.
Cover price $14.95. -
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Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. "Merchants of Death!"
NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.
Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.
Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, and autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere.
Featuring a sleek new cover design, this landmark ten-part series has returned to print!
Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 260 pages, B&W.
Cover price $16.95.
