Black Ships
Illustrated Japanese History--The Americans Arrive
$28.13
- Paperback
120 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2017
Summary
Award-winning comic book writer Sean Michael Wilson and manga artist Akiko Shimojima team up in a graphic novel that tells the compelling story of the four American “Black Ships” that arrived in Japan in 1853 under the command of Commodore Perry to force Japan to open up to trade. The dramatic narration and striking images capture the fearsome scenes of military power, the dark might of the Black Ships, and the anxious response of the Japanese Shogunate, which struggled to reach an agreement …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781623170912 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1623170915 |
| Author: | Sean Michael Wilson, Akiko Shimojima |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 120 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 209g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 8mm |
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About The Author
Sean Michael Wilson
SEAN MICHAEL WILSON is a Harvey- and Eisner-award-nominated comic book writer who has authored more than a dozen graphic novels and manga comics, including adaptations of The Book of Five Rings and The 47 Ronin. He is also the editor of the critically acclaimed anthology AX- A Collection of Alternative Manga. Originally from Scotland, he now lives in Japan.
AKIKO SHIMOJIMA is a comic and manga artist from Tokyo, Japan. A teacher of digital comics art at a school in Tokyo, she is the illustrator of The 47 Ronin and has contributed work to many other publications.
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