Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 674
Release: 2016-01-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 161655861X

Who will stand against invaders from space, robot slave masters, and a dictator producing human clones? Astro Boy, that's who! The most popular and influential creation of Osamu Tezuka, "the Walt Disney of Japan," Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and a few tugs at the heartstrings. Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2 is 680 pages of Tezuka's classic manga, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century! Osamu Tezuka is renowned internationally as a master cartoonist, animator, and storyteller. "Tezuka is widely considered the most important and influential figure in post-World War II Japanese animation." -The New York Times "Comics are a bridge between all cultures." -Osamu Tezuka "The Astro Boy stories always end with peace and human supremacy restored, but usually not before both sides, human and robot, have committed great wrongs." -ANIMERICA

Astro Boy

Astro Boy
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2002
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN:

Astro Boy Volume 5

Astro Boy Volume 5
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2002-08-13
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1621155714

Half a century old, Astro Boy has once again taken America by storm! Created by the late, great Osamu Tezuka, Japan's "God of Manga," Astro Boy is the cornerstone of today's thriving manga and anime industries. Never before available in an English-language edition in the States, Dark Horse brings Astro Boy to America in collaboration with Studio Proteus, with translations by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! and translator of Ghost in the Shell and Barefoot Gen. In this volume: Astro Boy must convince a confused robot not to aid an evil plot to take over an island rich in mineral wealth; a space leopard sent by conqueror aliens must be stopped before he can drain Earth's energy; and Astro must team with a robot-hating detective to apprehend thieves who have stolen an artificial sun! This volume contains the following stories: Crucifix Island Space Snow Leapord The Artificial Sun

Astro Boy Volume 3

Astro Boy Volume 3
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2002-05-28
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1621155692

A timeless comics and animation classic, Osamu Tezuka' Astro Boy is still going strong nearly half a century after its creation, and Dark Horse brings Tekuza's original Astro Boy manga to America for the first time in an English-language edition. In the novel-length "The Greatest Robot on Earth," a wealthy sultan creates a giant robot to become the ruler of all other robots on Earth. But in order for that to happen, he must defeat the seven most powerful robots in the world, including Astro Boy, who must have his horsepower raised from 100,000 to 1,000,000 to face the challenge! And his sister, Uran, also flies in to lend a helping hand! Plus, in "Mad Machine," Professor Fuller invents a device that causes other machines to go berserk, and Astro Boy has to save the day! This volume contains the following stories: The Greatest Robot on Earth Mad Machine

Astro Boy

Astro Boy
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2002
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1569718997

Dark Horse proudly presents one of the crown jewels of manga - Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist (who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career!) considered the Walt Disney of Japan, Astro Boy was the first manga series to be adapted to animation and became a worldwide phenomenon, making Astro Boy the Mickey Mouse of anime - a jet-powered, super-strong, evil-robot-bashing, alien-invasion-smashing Mickey Mouse, that is!

Astro Boy Volume 17

Astro Boy Volume 17
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506724116

From the boundless imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history's most important — and inarguably its most prolific — creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy, the singular archetype for the exploding anime and manga industries. A timeless all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity — and plenty of robots! — Astro Boy packs more excitement and entertainment into each value-priced volume than most comics do in a year!

Astro Boy

Astro Boy
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Manga
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2002
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1569718970

Presents several comic-strip tales featuring the jet-powered robotic boy hero Astro Boy, including the story of his birth.

Astro Boy Volume 19

Astro Boy Volume 19
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506724132

Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! Fifty years and still rockin', Astro Boy proudly wears the championship belt of all-ages robot action, still leading the manga and anime charge begun by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka, the acknowledged creative and spiritual linchpin of Japan's leading entertainment media exports. Perhaps the most endearing, and enduring, creation to emerge from Tezuka's bottomless creative wellspring, Astro Boy is packed with action, humor, and pathos, interlacing flights of the fantastic with timeless themes and wry commentary on humanity in a rapidly changing technological landscape. Translation by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics and translator of Ghost in the Shell.

Astro Boy Volume 15

Astro Boy Volume 15
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2020-08-25
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506724094

Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, and genuine emotion, interlacing fantastic situations with timeless themes and wry observances about technology, war, and the human condition.

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 5

Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 5
Author: Osamu Tezuka
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1506700160

Taking his second century by storm, Astro Boy remains the robot of choice for legions of readers worldwide. In this volume, Astro must stop the completion of a deadly robot built from alien blueprints, explosive Astro Boy balloons terrorize Tokyo, the very first appearance of Astro Boy from 1952, and more! From Osamu Tezuka, "the Walt Disney of Japan," Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and heart. Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 5 is 688 pages, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century! Collects all of Astro Boy Vol. 14, Vol. 15, and Vol. 16, and the story "The Frozen Human" from Vol. 17.