Mangasia

The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics

Paul Gravett, Park Chan-Wook

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
01 November 2017

Graphic novel & Manga artwork; Graphic novels: history & criticism

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 Osamu Tezuka, whose

pioneering Astro Boy spawned a new and much imitated visual dynamic. He highlights

how creators have responded to political events since 1950 in the form of propaganda,

criticism and commentary in manga magazines, comics and books. There have been many remarkably powerful and sophisticated graphic novels,

although some sexually explicit and emotionally dark adult manga has also attracted

criticism, raising questions about taste and acceptability. Gravett discusses the

influence of censorship on manga and concludes with a survey of current multi- platform offerings of manga in Asia and the transition from cut-price rental libraries

to the booming specialist emporia and comic conventions that champion the

kaleidoscope of creativity apparent in the digital age.

By: Paul Gravett
Foreword by: Park Chan-Wook
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 264mm, Width: 206mm,
Weight: 1.450kg
ISBN: 9780500292433
ISBN 10: 0500292434
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 November 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Mapping Mangasia • 2. Fable + Folklore • 3. Recreating + Revising the Past • 4. Stories + Storytellers • 5. Censorship + Sensibility • 6. Multimedia Mangasia

Paul Gravett is a writer, critic, curator, publisher and broadcaster who has been working in the comics industry since 1981. He is author of many books about comics, including Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics, Graphic Novels: Stories to Change Your Life and Comics Art, and was general editor of 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die. He is co-director of Comica, the London International Comics Festival.

Reviews for Mangasia: The Definitive Guide to Asian Comics

'A fat and lushly illustrated volume that is as likely to work for fans of manga as for those who remain entirely baffled by it' - Observer 'A rich overview of the evolution of a distinct and vital visual culture and its origins' - ArtReview Asia