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  <title><![CDATA[Bat-Manga!: The Secret History of Batman in Japan]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Chip Kidd]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I know that these Japanese Bat-Man books are incredibly rare, but I would have liked the publication of this book to have been put off until a few more originals were dug up, mostly so that the included stories could be completed. Many of the stories in this collection have no beginnings (or sometim...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38697974">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This isn't bad. The stories are entertaining, and trot along at a nice clip. I like the villains, whose ranks include a super-intelligent gorilla and manga versions of Clay Face and Two Face. My favorite is 'Lord Death Man,' who uses the power of yoga to cheat death!<br/><br/>The stories are a sci...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52109959">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38715189">
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 26 15:32:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Unbeknowst to most fans and historians, an original series of Batman tales appeared in the pages of the popular sixties weekly manga <em>Shohen King</em>.  Inspired by the Adam West Batman show and employing a unique blend of Western and Japanese styles, Jiro Kuwata's unique vision of the Caped Crusader (and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38715189">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60296436">
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  <date_added>Fri Jun 19 09:07:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although a little silly, these collections of stories about Batman published in Japan are a great example of the power of the Batman myth in cultures outside the United States.  Unknown to most people, these stories were originally published in Japan in 1966.  After one year publication stopped and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60296436">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46852798">
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Bat Manga is an attempt to harness a 60's Japanese pop culture explosion.  Apparently, Batman was huge in Japan at the time and had his own on-going serial.  The memorabilia that this generated is quite rare and presented in this book.  A collaboration of about 5 ongoing comic stories and some bat p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46852798">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50834276">
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a book pre-wrapped in a knowing smirk of condescending kitsch. There are some noticeable differences (Batman occasionally gives up on a hard case and instead just goes on vacation to relax) but that is not what stands out. When all is said and done, it is the banality of petty differences t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50834276">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36537661">
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  <date_added>Wed Oct 29 21:40:48 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 01 16:39:36 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The two things I love in love is Japan and Batman, and finally they come together in an organic meeting of the minds... sort of.<br/><br/>Batman, the TV show was shown on Japanese TV in the mid-60s and to go with the series (with the blessing of the American side) a Japanese publisher had well-kno...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36537661">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51834128">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book. I got mine from Chip Kidd and had it signed. The only drawbacks are that some of the quality of the pages isn't great but that is as he explained because they were bound in big books and had to be scanned as such so it's forgivable. The only other thing is some of the stories a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51834128">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43157494">
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  <date_added>Thu Jan 15 13:23:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 15 13:35:45 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not a huge Batman or manga fan, but I couldn't resist this book when I saw it come into the library.  To see and read the Japanese-take on Batman comics was fascinating.  The comics themselves weren't anything special (actually quite funny in their translated form), but ruminating about the cult...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43157494">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42686382">
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    <name><![CDATA[Robert]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 11 11:08:02 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[My copy has a signed bookplate on the inside back cover as it it the limited edition.<br/>This is in keeping with the Japanese style for reading this book.]]></body>
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    <review id="52497592">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really fun, exciting stories and art. The only downside is that there are aren't many complete, multi-issue stories. But it's a small complaint.]]></body>
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    <review id="41447991">
    <user id="987697">
    <name><![CDATA[Brian]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book wasn't what I thought it would be, so I'm not going to pass judgment on it.  It contains translations of the original Batman manga that was released only in Japan.]]></body>
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    <review id="40489516">
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    <name><![CDATA[Caleb]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One-billion word review here:<br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://everydayislikewednesday.blogspot.com/2008/11/review-bat-manga-secret-history-of.html" title="http://everydayislikewednesday.blogspot.com/2008/11/review-bat-manga-secret-history-of.html">http://everydayislikewednesday.blogspot....</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41225620">
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    <body><![CDATA[Mind-blowing look at Batman comics and memorabilia from Japan in the late 1960s.]]></body>
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    <review id="37283870">
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    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[Compiles pages from Jiro Kuwata's very rare Batman manga circa 1966-1967. It was made to tie-in w/the TV show but the closest resemblance is in the gadget obsession and the surreal edges. Instead of fighting Joker et. al, Batman + Robin fight monsters, ghosts, and other weird bizarre entities. Only ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37283870">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviews: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/10/29/batmanga-the-lost-ja.html">Cory Doctorow</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=99342380">NPR</a>, <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6608936.html">Publisher's Weekly</a><br/>Articles: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://io9.com/5080510/bat+manga-ignites-online-war-of-words-between-fans-and-author">&quot;Bat-Manga Ignites Online War Of Words Between Fans And Author&quot; (io9)</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50349366">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40140996">
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    <name><![CDATA[Richard]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty cool to look at, but Bat-Manga gets boring quickly.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Worth it for art alone and for the fact that the longest time, DC wasn't aware that these bootleg materials existed! Worth buying the hardcover for the considerable extra # of pages.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm probably never going to read this, but I'm very intrigued to find out how 1960's Japan interpreted Batman.   ]]></body>
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