Golgo 13, Vol. 8
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (662 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1421509636 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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It's good said Great book with really good stories. I happened to come across this character originating in Japan named Golgo 1Great book with really good stories I happened to come across this character originating in Japan named Golgo 13. The idea behind this character is different from most and the stories are interesting. Who would have known that Japanese Manga could be this interesting.. . The idea behind this character is different from most and the stories are interesting. Who would have known that Japanese Manga could be this interesting.. THE MASTER ASSASSIN IS BACK! Tim Janson Golgo 13 has been one of the most popular action/adventure characters in Manga for years and now Viz is bringing back the world's greatest assassin for hire in some of his greatest stories for their Viz Signature line of Manga. The first volume features two Golgo stories. In the first story, originally from the mid 1990'. Great book with really good stories I happened to come across this character originating in Japan named Golgo 13. The idea behind this character is different from most and the stories are interesting. Who would have known that Japanese Manga could be this interesting.
A world class hit man, the ultimate Professional fulfills contracts under the alias of "GOLGO13". Fluent in at least thirteen languages, GOLGO13 is able to slip in and out of even hostile nations without detection. Without allegiance to any group, cause, or nation, he follows his own personal code when choosing "jobs". Victims, they never know what hit them.. And once he accepts a contract, it is always honored.A true professional, GOLGO13 is an expert marksman familiar with most of the world's military hardware and master of several of the more lethal Oriental matial arts
Since its premiere in the January 1969 issue of Big Comic magazine (home of Viz's multiple Eisner-award nominated Eagle), Golgo 13 has remained topical, growing into a phenomenon even by manga standards, with 137 volumes in Japan to date and total sales of well over 200 million.A longtime publisher as well as an artist, Takao Saito formed his own production company in 1960, that by 1974 developed into Leed Co. Ten years younger than Osamu Tezuka (Phoenix, Adolf: A Tale of the Twentieth Century), Saito grew up reading him as part of Japan's own first postwar generation of manga fans. About the Author Takao Saito was born in Osaka on November 3, 1936. Ltd, which continues today to put out its own line of manga, books, and contemporary-interest magazines. Leed was itself an early pioneer of the American manga market, in 1986 releasing its own four-volume English-language edition of Golgo 13 graphic novels for distribution in the U.S.
manga industry.. Ten years younger than Osamu Tezuka (Phoenix, Adolf: A Tale of the Twentieth Century), Saito grew up reading him as part of Japan's own first postwar generation of manga fans. Takao Saito was born in Osaka on November 3, 1936. Leed was itself an early pioneer of the American manga market, in 1986 releasing its own four-volume English-language edition of Golgo 13 graphic novels