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Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman In Japan!
I've just become FaceBook Friends with Chip Kidd, (pictured below), who informed me that his new book was just released this week! The book features long forgotten Batman stories by manga artist Jiro Kuwata. 'Bat Manga!' was released in both hardcover and softcover editions on October 28, 2008. I have not received a preview copy, nor have I bought or read this book yet, but I wanted all of our Batman fans to be aware of its' publication this week, as the press I've seen so far is favorable for this book! Source material for this book included the original pages from Shonen King magazine. Those earlier pages were photographed for Bat Manga! by Geoff Spear, to capture the printing and colors of the manga. Thus the material is not new, rather it is from a project that dates back to 1966, when the Batman TV show, starring Adam West, was a sensation in America and was imported to Japan. At that time Shonen King, a boys' manga anthology jumped at the chance and commissioned manga artist Jiro Kuwata to create new Caped Crusader stories for Japanese audiences. Those stories and more subjects of Batman in Japan are reproduced in this book, and this book should make a fine addition to Batman TV Show fans' collections. For those of you that are new to our blog today, we have an ongoing 'Comics Con and Pop Culture Show' ourselves here at "Make It So Marketing Inc.", what with our daily blog posts and new listings of items for sale in our online store! Thanks for reading this blog post today, and please join us again for more! ~ Michael
|  Bat Manga was released on October 28th, 2008! The book is by Chip Kidd and Saul Ferris, with photos by Geoff Spear. Published by Pantheon Books, List Price $60.00 HC, $29.95 SC.
  Note From Make It So Marketing: Above left is a photo of Michael and Tina from the 2008 SDCC - San Diego Comic Con International. Click that photo to see 'Our World'! The cover to the right of Michael and Tina's photo is from the 1973 San Diego Comic Con that Michael was a dealer at while working his way through college. Click that cover to see Michael's story! Each comic / comics book. Graphic Novels or magazine in our eBay Featured Store is individually graded by Michael, inventoried, priced, bagged and boarded, before being listed for sale! We attend several Pop Culture Conventions and Comic Cons during the year to replenish our comic books and other pop culture inventory for resale! If you don't see what you are looking for, feel free to email us a 'want list' and if in stock, we'll place it in our eBay Featured Store 'Just for You' to purchase!  NOTE: This Blog Post May Not Be Viewed Properly On YOUR Screen Due To the Changes eBay is Making on the Blog Format At this time OR in the Future! Additionally, this blog post is written for IE Browsers. Netscape, Firefox and the others serve the page up differently. The screen display resolution is best seen at the setting of 1024 x 768. All images and characters within this blog post are copyright and trademark their respective owners.
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