| Black Jack, Volume 1 Contributor(s): Tezuka, Osamu (Author) |
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ISBN: 193428727X ISBN-13: 9781934287279 Publisher: Vertical Comics OUR PRICE: $14.41 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2008 Annotation: From the creator of Astro Boy comes a new series about a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon named Black Jack who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Each volume contains 16-20 short stories. Young adult. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga - General - Comics & Graphic Novels | Historical Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Black Jack (Vertical) |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.98" W x 8" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical community's hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run-ins with the authorities, as well as from gangsters and criminals who approach him for illegal operations. Black Jack charges exorbitant fees for his services, the proceeds from which he uses to fund environmental projects and to aid victims of crime and corrupt capitalists. But because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil. The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Each volume will contain 16-20 stories, each running approximately 20-24 pages in length. Black Jack is recognized as Osamu Tezuka's third most famous series, after Astro Boy and Kimba, the White Lion. |