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Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics
2004 book by Paul Gravett
2004 book by Paul Gravett
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Manga Sixty Years of Japanese Comics.jpg |
| author | Paul Gravett |
| country | |
| language | English |
| subject | Manga |
| genre | Encyclopaedia |
| publisher | |
| pub_date | July 19, 2004 |
| media_type | Print (Paperback) |
| pages | 176 pp (first edition) |
| isbn | 978-1-85669-391-2 |
Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics is a 2004 encyclopaedia written by Paul Gravett. It was published in 2004 by Laurence King in the United Kingdom and by Harper Design in United States. It gives an overview of most of the famous manga works and historical evolution since 1945. Osamu Tezuka had the privilege to have a whole chapter about his works in the encyclopaedia.
Controversy
Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics were pulled from the shelves of all San Bernardino County, California, libraries because Bill Postmus, Chairman of the county's Board of Supervisors, said, "that book is absolutely inappropriate for a public library and as soon as I was made aware of it yesterday, I ordered it to be removed immediately". To circumvent Postmus' ban on the book, Barstow Community College allowed the book to be displayed but not to be checked out.
Reception
David Welsh from Comic News Flipped commends Paul Gravett's "journalist's fluidity" when writing his book. The Times praised the book by saying, "Gravett’s solidly researched study ... includ[es] in its 176 pages bountiful full-colour illustrations that do not shirk the erotic and horror sides of adult manga".
References
References
- (2004). "Manga".
- "Manga: Sixty Years Of Japanese Comics". [[Neo (magazine).
- (2006-04-14). "Suburban LA County Pulls Manga Textbook". [[Anime News Network]].
- (2006-05-04). "LA Area College to Display Banned Manga Book". [[Anime News Network]].
- Welsh, David. (May 10, 2009). "Manga: Sixty Years of Japanese Comics". Comic News Flipped.
- (July 17, 2004). "Where the actions speak louder". [[The Times]].
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