Issue: #20
With graphic novels and animation exploding across America like never before, the signal creative and spiritual influence of the late master-storyteller Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide--the skill, range, and emotional power of his storytelling placing him among the giants of graphic fiction and animation. Tezuka's Astro Boy is perhaps the single-most important action/adventure archetype...
Creators: Digital Chameleon, Osamu Tezuka, Dave Nestelle, Chris Warner, Lani Schreibstein, Frederick L. Schodt
Characters: Inspector Tawashi, Cobalt, Astro Girl, Mustachio, Osamu Tezuka, Dr. Ochanomizu, Astro Boy, Isaac Asimov, Dr. Tenma