Mangasia: The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics

by Paul Gravett

Park Chan-Wook (Foreword)

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This beautiful and engaging volume charts the evolution of manga from its roots in late 19th-century Japan through the many and varied forms of comics, cartoons and animation created throughout Asia for more than 100 years.
World authority on comic art Paul Gravett details the evolving meanings of the myths and legends told and retold by manga artists of every decade and reveals the development and cross pollination of cultural and aesthetic ideas between manga artists throughout Asia. He explores the explosion of creativity in manga after the Second World War with the emergence of such artists as...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780500292433
  • Publish Date 19 October 2017
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 320
  • Language English