Astro Boy (Volume 3)
by Osamu Tezuka
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Author: Osamu TezukaEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-04
ISBN: 1569716781
Number of pages: 208
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Dark Horse
Book Reviews of Astro Boy (Volume 3)
Book Review: The children's classic that inspired a modern masterpiece
Summary: 4 Stars
Volume 3 of Astro Boy is special for a couple of reasons.
First, as Tezuka tells us himself in the introduction, the novel-length story "The Greatest Robot on Earth" that comprises most of this volume is one of his most popular Astro Boy stories. It's a children's comics classic about the world's seven strongest robots, and like all Tezuka works has a number of themes and messages buried beneath the surface. It's excellent reading for kids, Tezuka fans, and adults interested in the comics medium in general.
Second, "The Greatest Robot on Earth" inspired a recent manga called Pluto, which has been running in Japan since 2003, won numerous awards and is drawing comparisons to such graphic novel greats as Alan Moore's Watchmen. Pluto is by Naoki Urasawa, famous for his long, intelligent and realistic mystery and sci-fi thrillers Monster and 20th Century Boys. Viz is scheduled to start publishing Pluto in English in February 2009. Having read most of Pluto myself, I can say that it is a marvel of modern manga storytelling that re-imagines "The Greatest Robot on Earth" and makes it darker, more adult, and more complex. It's fascinating to read this volume and Pluto together to see how Urasawa took inspiration from Tezuka's adventure story and expanded on its characters and universe (Pluto has run 50-odd chapters as of mid-2008).
If you only ever buy one volume of Astro Boy, make it this one.
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