Nextworld Volume 1 (Paperback)

~ Osamu Tezuka (Author, Artist)

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Product Description

From the creator of Astro Boy and Metropolis, comes Nextworld, part of Osamu Tezuka's cycle of original science-fiction graphic novels - including Lost World and Metropolis - published in the late 1940s and early 1950s. When nuclear testing creates mutated animals with amazing supernatural abilities, the world and its great superpowers are drawn into political conflict that could light the fuse for World War III. A wry satire of the Cold War - and guest-starring some friends you may recognize from Astro Boy - Lost World is timeless graphic fiction from one of the medium's true masters, available for the first time in an English-language edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (October 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569718660
• ISBN-13: 978-1569718667
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #653,470 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Enjoyable Read, November 12, 2003

By	J. Thomason "SkyFitsJeff" (Idaho) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is very enjoyable to read. It is by far the best of Tezuka's sci-fi trilogy (Lost World, Metropolis, Next World). The characters are the same as his other works (Mr. Mustachio, Rock, and the rest).

The story takes place in the future and appears to be a commentary on atomic war. The nations of the world are at war, and radiation from bombs have caused weird mutations on Horseshoe island. Scientists are in disagreement. People get kidnapped. And there is plotting and trechery.

The art style is like Astro Boy, Betty Boop, and Popeye, but it was made back in that era so it would be.