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by Osamu Tezuka
A gripping science fiction parable about the pitfalls of technology that
takes place in the far future and around the globe, this Tale of the Future
is as relevant now as it was when it was first published in Japan in the
late '60s. A testament to comics as an art form and as literature, Phoenix: A
Tale of the Future is an essential component of any serious comics
collection. After several nuclear wars, civilization has gone underground due to
the toxic atmosphere. The five cities resemble huge shopping malls, and each
city is ruled by an enormous computer. Meet Masato, who secretly owns a creature
called a Moopee, an extraterrestrial capable of assuming any form and inducing
hallucinations in those it contacts. He attempts to discover the secret of the
Phoenix, while the world veers toward Armageddon. By the creator of Astro
Boy and Adolf. SC, 296pg, b&w
