{"product_id":"ninja-sarutobi-sasuke-paperback","title":"Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSugiura Shigeru\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRyan Holmberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRyan Holmberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic character of Japanese literature is reimagined as a mischievous, shapeshifting adventurer in this zany, Pop Art-flavored gag manga by a titan of the genre.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNinja! Samurai! Cowboys! Aliens! Amoebas! Join Japan's favorite ninja, Sarutobi Sasuke, on this psychedelic romp across a land beyond time by the legendary manga author and Pop Art pioneer Sugiura Shigeru. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this 1969 take on the beloved ninja, the carefree young Sasuke pranks his way through a radically reimagined old Japan, opening wormholes to America's Wild West and outer space as he goes. This wild adventure overflows with eye-popping sights: UFOs, absurd monsters, Hollywood stars, gun-toting outlaws, submarines, towering mushroom clouds, and much more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAvailable for the first time in English and with an essay by Ryan Holmberg, \u003ci\u003eNinja Sarutobi Sasuke\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for its trippy visuals and outrageous storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSugiura Shigeru \u003c\/b\u003e(1908-2000) was one of the most popular manga artists of the mid-twentieth century and a pioneer of Pop Art in Japan. Originally trained as a painter, he debuted as a cartoonist in 1932 under the tutelage of Tagawa Suihō, a leading author of children's manga in the prewar period. In the 1950s, Sugiura himself became a star for his zany, slapstick children's adventure comics featuring ninja, samurai, cowboys, aliens, and other fantastical characters culled from Japanese popular fiction, Hollywood movies, and American comic books. In the late 1960s and 1970s, he experienced a second boom in popularity, this time for absurdist, surrealistic comics drawn for an adult audience. Due to his inclusion in seminal art comics publications such as \u003ci\u003eRaw\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ganzfeld\u003c\/i\u003e, he is also recognized as a progenitor of avant-garde comics globally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Holmberg\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator and historian of Japanese comics. He has worked on over three dozen books with publishers such as Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly, New York Review Comics, Bubbles, Living the Line, and Breakdown Press. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Translator Without Talent \u003c\/i\u003e(Bubbles, 2020) and \u003ci\u003eGaro Manga: The First Decade, 1964-1973\u003c\/i\u003e (Center for Book Arts, 2010). A full bibliography of his work can be found at mangaberg.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 6.4 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 September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736481042495,"sku":"9781681377858","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8ae9d22839a13c6cd349ac598f92b909.webp?v=1765146834","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ninja-sarutobi-sasuke-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}