Front cover image for Showa : a history of Japan, 1926-1939

Showa : a history of Japan, 1926-1939

Shigeru Mizuki, Zack Davisson (Translator)
"First volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease"--Publisher's website

Print Book, English, 2016
Third printing, April 2016
Drawn & Quarterly, [Montréal, Québec], 2016