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
About the Author
Osamu Tezuka was born on November 3, 1928, in Osaka. Having developed an intense understanding of the preciousness of life from his wartime experience, Osamu Tezuka aimed to become a physician and later earned his degree, but ultimately chose the profession he loved best: manga artist and animated film writer.
Tezuka s work changed the concept of the Japanese cartoon, transforming it into an art form and incorporating a variety of new styles in creating the "story cartoon." Osamu Tezuka lived out his entire life tirelessly pursuing his efforts, producing more than 150,000 pages of graphic storytelling before his death in 1989.
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