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Publication
VIZ Media LLC (2009), Editie: Illustrated, 200 pagina's
Description
"In this daring reinvention of "The Greatest Robot on Earth" story arc from Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy series, the world is a place where humans and robots coexist. The lives of the seven great robots of the world--Atom, Mont Blanc, North No. 2, Brando, Hercules, Epsilon and Gesischt--are turned upside down into a virtual garden of terror filled with carnage and destruction. A killer is after them, but what exactly is his motive? The story intensifies when Pluto, the namesake of the lord of the underworld, makes his appearance in this finely crafted work of science fiction and suspense" -- from publisher's web site.
User reviews
LibraryThing member Shimmin
This is the third book in Urasawa's manga about human-robot society, a reworking of a section from Tezuka's seminal Tetsuwan Atom which I haven't read yet, to my shame. This is a pretty dark, menacing vision, with the world's most powerful robots hunted down by an even more powerful entity that
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brutally murders them. It's quite an emotional book, to my mind, and very well done, with great artwork and a very convincing consideration of the robots' natures and minds. Nearly all served in a terrible war some time ago, but have normal roles in society nowadays. In this volume, of them them suggests that all of them (the most advanced robots, I took it to mean) have learnt something of human emotion: some love, some fear, and at least one has learned hatred. Somehow I found that quite affecting. A great book. Show Less
LibraryThing member leandrod
Intriguing, but still has not shown me the potential that should be there by all accounts.
LibraryThing member BooksOn23rd
Another awesome installment. The art is incredible, the story mesmerizing!
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2009
Physical description
200 p.; 8.25 inches
ISBN
1421519208 / 9781421519203
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Pages
200