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Synopsis
In this masterful eight-volume series, manga maestro Naoki Urasawa recasts and riffs on cartoonist Osamu Tezuka's classic Astroboy story (which itself was a retelling of the Pinocchio story). Urasawa's PLUTO is a futuristic mystery set in a world where robots and humans live side-by-side (even marrying and reproducing), and it stars a little robot boy. In this captivating story, Urasawa explores complex philosophical issues of what it means to be human in the face of startling humanistic artificial intelligence, and yet PLUTO is a truly delightful read. You do not have to be a comics historian or manga expert to enjoy this--although the meta trappings certainly add a whole other exciting level. This is the first volume in this eight-volume series. Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the 100 Best Books of 2009.
| Size | | Length: | 200 pages | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 9.6 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[T]he pairing of...manga suspense master Urasawa and legendary cartoonist Tezuka is a very, very, good thing....For anyone who doesn't believe that there's any good mature manga in the U.S., PLUTO is required reading." (starred review.)
(12/08/2008)
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