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‘The Comic Book History of Comics’ Collection: The Rise of Manga and Osamu Tezuka
Comic Book Comics, the six-issue miniseries by Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey that retold the history of comic books in comic books, finally gets collected today in an IDW trade paperback collection titled The Comic Book History of Comics: The Inspiring, Infuriating, and Utterly Insane Story of the American Comic Book History. Our final exclusive preview details the rise of manga through the life story of its most famous practitioner, Osamu Tezuka.
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