Tezuka
Subtitle: the marvel of manga
By: edited by Philip Brody ; with essays by Philip Brody, [et al ...] ; and forewords by Philip Brody and Tetsuro Shimauchi ; translated from the Japanese by Tetsuro Shimauchi
Contributors: National Gallery of Victoria; Tezuka Purodakushon
Publisher: National Gallery of Victoria
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Melbourne, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780724102785
Subjects: Exhibitions; Comic books, strips; Animated films; Tenrankaikatarogu; Comiczeichner
Other titles: Marvel of manga
Description: Tezuka Osamu is heralded as an icon of the Japanese manga movement; known as the figurehead of the manga and anime industries. This full colour catalogue offers insight into his career and features many of his works and influences behind them; including As.

Troboy and Blackjack. Also included is a full exhibition checklist.
Notes: Below title: "In association with Tezuka Productions."

Catalog of exhibition held at the National Gallery of Victoria, November 3, 2006 - January 28, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (page 156).
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Misreading manga / Philip Brody; title: Where has Tezuka gone? / Fusanosuke Natsume; title: Astro Boy: dreams and technologies of postwar Japan / Hiroshi Kashiwagi; title: Tezuka: an artist who confronted his era / Tetsuro Sakurai; title: Tezuka and the origin of story manga / Ichiro Takeuchi; title: Manga history viewed through proto-characteristics / Go Ito; title: Tezuka's Gekiga: behind the mask of manga / Philip Brody.