Davisson Zack - Kitaro's Strange Adventures - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: More bizarre and hilarious adventures with everyone's favorite one - eyed boy! In the fourth installment of Shigeru Mizuki's Kitaro series readers meet a whole new cast of yokai monsters including a giant Cyclops the villainous Blackbeard and a malefic sea captain who attempts to summon hell on Earth. The lead adventure Yokai Cloth follows Kitaro and his gang as they intercept a plot by Chinese yokai who want to enslave the Japanese population to turn the country into a yokai paradise bringing forth the largest yokai battle yet! But anyone familiar with Kitaro knows that even the toughest yokai squad is no match for him. With the help of a few friends and some funky magic Kitaro will do everything in his power to outwit and outplay all who challenge him. Drawn & Quarterly's kid - friendly edition showcases stories from the golden age of Kitaro now available for the very first time in English. It also features a bonus History of Kitaro essay and more yokai files by the award - winning series translator and Mizuki scholar Zack Davisson. Comedy folklore horror and action meld in Kitaro's Strange Adventures epitomizing the whimsical all - age stories that make Kitaro one of Japan's most celebrated and beloved characters.
Title: Kitaro's Strange Adventures
Author(s): Davisson Zack
Publisher: Drawn And Quarterly
Barcode: 9781770462861
Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Date: 10/31/2017
Series: Kitaro
Category: Comic Strip Fiction / Graphic Novels (Children's / Teenage)