{"product_id":"9780375714849","title":"Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe two hottest genres in comics gleefully collide head-on, as the most beloved American superhero gets the coolest Japanese manga makeover ever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1966, during the height of the first Batman craze, a weekly Japanese manga anthology for boys, \u003ci\u003eShonen King\u003c\/i\u003e, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. A year later, the stories stopped. They were never collected in Japan, and never translated into English. Now, in this gorgeously produced book, hundreds of pages of Batman-manga comics more than four decades old are translated for the first time, appearing alongside stunning photographs of the world’s most comprehensive collection of vintage Japanese Batman toys. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is The Dynamic Duo as you’ve never seen them: with a distinctly Japanese, atomic-age twist as they battle aliens, mutated dinosaurs, and villains who won’t stay dead. And as a bonus: Jiro Kuwata, the manga master who originally wrote and drew this material, has given an exclusive interview for our book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than just a dazzling novelty, \u003ci\u003eBat-Manga!\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable, long-lost chapter in the history of one of the most beloved and timeless figures in comics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012921213168,"sku":"9780375714849","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375714849_p0.jpg?v=1763691673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375714849","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}