About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Kia Asamiya, Akira Toriyama, Hugo Pratt, Osamu Tezuka, Jerome Charyn, Marjane Satrapi, Joe Sacco, Ted Dekker, Craig Thompson, Brian Azzarello, Carlo Vergara, Des Taylor, Arie Kaplan, David Beauchard, Maya Zankoul, Rick Spears, Andrew Foley, Yuu Watase, Metaphrog, Lorenzo Mattotti, Apostolos Doxiadis, Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Derek Kirk Kim, Kazune Kawahara, Becky Cloonan, Frans Masereel, Jean-Philippe Stassen, Ayoub Qanir, Hiroaki Samura, Chiho Saito, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Doselle Young, Ross Campbell, Man Arenas, Chandra Free, Sarnath Banerjee, Kentaro Yabuki, Rosearik Rikki Simons, Frederik Peeters, Cem Ozuduru, Jose Luis Munuera, Jonas Diego, Vincent Paronnaud, Yalcin Didman, Nobuyuki Anzai, Justin Green, Kivi Larmola, Toshihiro Ono, Rich Johnson, Mineko Ohkami. Excerpt: Osamu Tezuka Tezuka Osamu, November 3, 1928 - February 9, 1989) was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack. He is often credited as the "Godfather of Anime," and is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during his formative years. His prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as "the father of manga," "the god of comics" and "kamisama of manga." His grave is located in Tokyo's Souzen-ji Temple Cemetery. Tezuka as a childOsamu was born, as the eldest son of three children of Tezuka family, on November 3, 1928, in Toyonaka City, Osaka. His nickname was gashagasha-atama (gashagasha is slang for messy, atama means head). His mother often comforted him by telling him to look to the blue skies, giving him confidence. His mother's stories inspired his creativity...
