"Volume 1 of a special two-volume English language MANGA-SIZED PAPERBACK edition of TEZUCOMI featuring the stories created by artists and authors from Europe to celebrate what would be Tezuka's 95th birthday this November! Presented in traditional tankobon-style paperback, this 300-page volume will read right-to-left, as the material was created. Printed on woodfree paper, this format will feel appropriately familiar to manga fans. TEZUCOMI was a manga magazine produced by Tezuka Productions and published by Micro Magazine in 2018 to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Osamu Tezuka, widely considered the "Father of Manga and Anime." TEZUCOMI contained numerous works by popular contemporary authors from around the world paying tribute to Tezuka's enormous body of influential work. The stories feature characters from Tezuka's history, such as Astro Boy, Unico, Black Jack, Big X, Dororo, Songoku, Kimba, and many more. It is a celebration of Tezuka's work and the many classic creations that have inspired fans and creators for generations. It ran for 18 issues"--Publisher's description.