You've read Shakespeare... You've read Tezuka... but you've never read Tezuka's manga Shakespeare – until now!

Some of these adaptations are very loose indeed, and a few have a science fiction slant via their incorporation into the Astro Boy universe.  They're a lot of fun to read, as you already know the stories, and so you're just focused on how Tezuka is going to play and where he's going to take it.  Plus these works span a twenty year period, so it also provides a focused way to watch his development as an artist.

On hand are:

* The Merchant of Venice (1959)
* Robio and Robiette (from Astro Boy, 1965)
* Macbeth (from Vampire “The Three Fortunetellers”, 1966)
* Hamlet (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1981)
* The Taming of the Shrew (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1981)
* Othello (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1982)

PLEASE NOTE:  Unsurprisingly, given that it is from a manga produced in 1959, there are some racially related caricatures in some of the stories, notably, The Merchant of Venice.

300 pages of classic manga for one low price! 

Here's a preview on out Tumblr to get an idea of what's in store.

 

We finally got our hands on a solid supply of this 332 page, 5.75” x 8.25” softcover collection of tales by the one and only Osamu Tezeka, in its first English language edition. Originally published between 1971 and 1975, this tapestry of seven-page short stories and novellas depicts an Earth where birds become the dominant class.   Can’t wait to dig in...

 

DEAL!