Akira HC (2004 Barnes & Noble Edition) comic books
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Issue #1-1ST
Published Aug 2004 by Barnes & Noble.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Barnes & Noble Edition- Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Akira TPB (1990-1993 Epic) Vol. 1-2 (issues #1-6). Story and art by Katsuhiro Otomo. Welcome to 21st-century neo-Tokyo, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government agency who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. At the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. One of the crown jewels of graphic fiction, Katsuhiro Otomo's stunning science-fiction tour-de-force is a bold and breathtaking epic of potent narrative strength and astonishing illustrative skill. Regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, Akira stands alongside the great science-fiction novels and films and is the inspiration for Otomo's brilliant Akira film, an internationally acclaimed classic of animation. Hardcover, 362 pages, B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: This edition was published exclusively for Barnes & Noble bookstores by Dark Horse Comics. Cover price $14.95.
