{"product_id":"atom-the-beginning-vol-1-paperback","title":"Atom: The Beginning Vol. 1 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOsamu Tezuka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTetsuro Kasahara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMasami Yuuki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eATOM: The Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e is an aesthetically striking series that blazes its own trail and also speaks to fans of the iconic \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and God of Manga Osamu Tezuka. It's a story chock-full of both heart and humor for fans of action-packed science fiction, robots, and manga.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eATOM: The Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e is an original manga based on the God of Manga Osamu Tezuka's world-famous series \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. It works both as a prequel to the original series, telling the stories of the developers of the artificial intelligence that would eventually give birth to the iconic Atom, and as a stand-alone sci-fi manga about the turbulent lives of two robotic engineering students and their latest revolutionary project: the unassuming yet insanely strong A106, or \"Six.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOsamu Tezuka\u003c\/b\u003e was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator whose revolutionary comics earned him the title of \u003ci\u003emanga no kamisama \u003c\/i\u003e(\"God of Manga\"). His body of work is one of the largest and most prolific in all of Japanese culture, and he produced several of the country's greatest drawn stories for both children and adults, including the iconic \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKimba the White Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Jack\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDororo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMessage to Adolf, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePrincess Knight\u003c\/i\u003e. Tezuka passed away in 1989. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMasami Yuuki\u003c\/b\u003e is a manga artist and member of the artist group Headgear. He is most known for his celebrated manga series \u003ci\u003eMobile Police Patlabor\u003c\/i\u003e, which has spawned many spin-offs and adaptations into anime, movies, live-action projects, novels, video games, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTetsuro Kasahara\u003c\/b\u003e is a manga artist whose body of work revolves mostly around the robot and mecha genres. One of his most famous works, \u003ci\u003eRideBack, \u003c\/i\u003ewas adapted into an anime in 2009. Now, he is focusing on \u003ci\u003eATOM: The Beginning\u003c\/i\u003e, a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's \u003ci\u003eAstro Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.18 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725520310335,"sku":"9781787739574","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/668c2371f6ae918d8f73b04ac5584a18.webp?v=1765106897","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/atom-the-beginning-vol-1-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}