ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 1

Name: ATOM: The Beginning Vol. 1
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781787739574
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By Masami Yuuki and Tetsuro Kasahara and Osamu Tezuka

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Summary

ATOM: The Beginning is a visually striking prequel to Osamu Tezuka's legendary Astro Boy. The story follows two robotic engineering students and their revolutionary project, the powerful yet unassuming robot A106, or 'Six'. Combining heart, humour, and intense science fiction action, the series explores the origins of the artificial intelligence destined to create the iconic Atom.
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This graphic novel is ideal for fans of science fiction and manga, especially those with an interest in robotics or the Astro Boy universe. It suits readers seeking a mix of action, emotion, and artistic storytelling in a sci-fi setting.

ATOM: The Beginning is an aesthetically striking series that blazes its own trail and also speaks to fans of the iconic Astro Boy 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.

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ATOM: The Beginning is an aesthetically striking series that blazes its own trail and also speaks to fans of the iconic Astro Boy and God of Manga Osamu Tezuka. It's a story chock-full of both heart and humour for fans of action-packed science fiction, robots, and manga.

ATOM: The Beginning is an original manga based on the God of Manga Osamu Tezuka's world-famous series Astro Boy. 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'.

Series Overview: ATOM: The Beginning is an ongoing manga series that's presented as a prequel to the renamed Astro Boy series by Osamu Tezuka, one of the most important figures in manga history. It's written by Masami Yuuki and drawn by Tetsuro Kasahara, with supervision by Makoto Tezuka (Osamu Tezuka's son) and Tezuka Productions. It started its serialization in 2014 and had an anime adaptation in 2017.

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Atom: The Beginning is widely praised for its clean, crisp artwork and engaging story. Critics hail it as a must-read for Astro Boy fans and recommend it broadly, highlighting its intense action, intriguing mysteries, and heartfelt moments. The series is celebrated as a fresh, exciting take on a timeless sci-fi classic with likable characters and impressive robot designs.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781787739574

Publisher: Titan Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Titan Comics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 182.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 200

Collections

Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels Masami Yuuki Osamu Tezuka Tetsuro Kasahara

About the Author

Osamu Tezuka was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator whose revolutionary comics earned him the title of manga no kamisama ("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 Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack, Dororo, Message to Adolf, and Princess Knight. Tezuka passed away in 1989.

Masami Yuuki is a manga artist and member of the artist group Headgear. He is most known for his celebrated manga series Mobile Police Patlabor, which has spawned many spin-offs and adaptations into anime, movies, live-action projects, novels, video games, and more.

Tetsuro Kasahara is a manga artist whose body of work revolves mostly around the robot and mecha genres. One of his most famous works, RideBack, was adapted into an anime in 2009. Now, he is focusing on ATOM: The Beginning, a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.