Billy Bat Volume 2

Name: Billy Bat Volume 2
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781419780172
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By Takashi Nagasaki and Naoki Urasawa

Series: Billy Bat

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From superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millennia-sprawling conspiracy thriller. All the Light We Cannot See meets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ. Who is the mysterious Billy Bat? Fifty years ago, he reunited... Read More

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From superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millennia-sprawling conspiracy thriller. All the Light We Cannot See meets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ.

Who is the mysterious Billy Bat? Fifty years ago, he reunited two lovers in New York City. Sixty years ago, he roamed the darkest night of the postwar era. Two thousand years ago, he wove through the fate of one hailed as a saviour.

Well, Billy Bat? Who are you really? And... why are you here?

This is the second thrilling volume in the sci-fi mystery by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, beautifully packaged and available for the first time in English.

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Billy Bat Volume 1

A highly requested title from Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, the in-demand manga Billy Bat is a historical conspiracy-thriller meta-manga spanning multiple millennia following a Japanese American comic artist’s search for the truth regarding the origins of his character Billy Bat. This is the first thrilling volume in the sci-fi mystery by Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki, beautifully packaged and...

By Takashi Nagasaki and Naoki Urasawa

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Billy Bat Volume 3

From superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millennia-sprawling conspiracy thriller. All the Light We Cannot See meets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ. A historical conspiracy thriller meta manga spanning multiple millennia following a Japanese-American comics artist’s search for the truth regarding the origins of his character Billy...

By Takashi Nagasaki and Naoki Urasawa

Paperback

$22⁹⁹
Elsewhere:
~~$24⁹⁹~~

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Out 10 Dec 2026
Billy Bat Volume 2

From superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millennia-sprawling conspiracy thriller. All the Light We Cannot See meets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ. Who is the mysterious Billy Bat? Fifty years ago, he reunited two lovers in New York City. Sixty years ago, he roamed the darkest night...

By Takashi Nagasaki and Naoki Urasawa

Paperback

$22⁹⁹
Elsewhere:
~~$24⁹⁹~~

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419780172

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 September 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Kana

Illustration: Black-and-white illustrations throughout; 4-page full-color insert

Contributors:

Translated by Giuseppe di Martino

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 191.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 216

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