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Comic books in 'Shakespeare Manga Series'

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    Shakespeare's Hamlet GN (2008 Wiley) The Manga Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Adapted by Adam Sexton and Tintin Pantoja. A new way for readers to appreciate one of Shakespeare's most-quoted plays! Adapted for the cinema many times and performed regularly on stages around the globe, Hamlet is Shakespeare's most enduringly popular play, with sales regularly topping 50,000 copies a year. This manga edition retells the story of Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, using one of today's hottest book formats, making the play's action and meaning more accessible and enjoyable than ever. Unlike other attempts to marry manga and Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Hamlet is true to the original context of the play, keeping Hamlet in Shakespeare's original and intended time and setting. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 186 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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    Shakespeare's Julius Caesar GN (2008 Wiley) The Manga Edition 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Adapted by Adam Sexton and Hyeondo Park. A modern, manga approach to themes that are current today! Presenting the Bard's inimitable take on real events in Roman history, Julius Caesar routinely sells more than 25,000 copies every year and is commonly taught in high school English courses. With a four-page essay opening the volume that ties Shakespeare and manga together, this graphically rich adaptation offers an accessible, contemporary way to enjoy this classic tale of power, manipulation, betrayal, and violence. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 186 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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    Shakespeare's Macbeth GN (2008 Wiley) The Manga Edition 1-1ST

    1st printing. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Adapted by Adam Sexton and Eve Grandt, and Candice Chow. Witches, ghosts, murders, battles, blood - if ever a Shakespeare play cried out for a manga version, Macbeth is it! The "Scottish Play" regularly sells over 25,000 copies a year, and now manga fans can get caught up in the action as the Bard explores the social forces at work when men act against their better nature and the natural order of things, until Birnam Wood comes to Dunsinane! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 186 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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    Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet GN (2008 Wiley) The Manga Edition 1-1ST

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    1st printing. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Adapted by Adam Sexton and Yali Lin. The "star-crossed" lovers have moved readers and movie-goers in a variety of forms through the years. More than 55,000 copies of various print editions of the play are sold annually. This manga version of Romeo and Juliet infuses new energy into the trials and tribulations of history's most passionate and celebrated young lovers. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 186 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.