TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gravett,Paul
TI  - Manga: sixty years of Japanese comics 
SN  - 1856693910
U1  - 741.50952 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - Collins Design
KW  - Comic books, strips, etc
KW  - Japan
KW  - History and criticism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-173) and index; Irresponsible pictures : addressing perceptions and prejudices -- Catch up, overtake : the medium, the industry, the market, the profession -- Japanese spirit, Western learning : roots in traditional arts and imported cartoons and strips -- The father storyteller : the life and role of Osamu Tezuka, originator of story manga -- From a darker place : Gekiga or 'dramatic pictures' from pay libraries to newsstands -- Boys are forever : boys' comics as the driving force of story manga -- Through a woman's eyes : the genres and genders of girls' and women's comics -- Developing maturity : the mass market for young males and adult men grows up -- The all-encompassing : a medium for every taste, interest and stage of life -- Personal agendas : the individualism of underground, fanzine and art comics subcultures -- Culture and Imperialism : manga as a major export and global influence
N2  - An accessible introduction to the development and diversity of Japanese comics from 1945 to the present
ER  -