Akira Collection Edition Vol: 1 [Paperback]

Katsuhiro Otomo (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Epic Comics; 1ST edition (June 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087135697X
• ISBN-13: 978-0871356970
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,759,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Epic indeed, October 14, 2005

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Hao A. Le (Mountain View, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Akira Collection Edition Vol: 1 (Paperback)

This is the Marvel/Epic Comics colorized edition. Otomo approved every page colorized by Steve Oliff of Epic Comics, and the results are breathtaking. The original 64 page first issue was $2.95, and well worth it. This volume was $14.95 when it first came out, and is now going for $238! You want this copy. I'm looking at my copy right now, and I'm amazed.

Akira means so much for me. I can remember reading the first 64 page issue, which cost a whopping $2.95, a lot for a comic. I had just finished reading it and was about to start dinner. After I put it down, I had to take a moment. It was life-changing. I'd already taking Independent Study in high school and started studying Japanese, and I got some friends in high school addicted to it. It is one of the best written and illustrated stories ever, now mentioned in the same breath as Blade Runner. I've probably reread the first issue and the first graphic novel collection of Akira more than a few times.

1 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatly Excellent, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Akira Collection Edition Vol: 1 (Paperback)

TWO WORDS: GREATLY EXCELLENT I HAVEN'T READ A BETTER BOOK