Chaiko Tsai

Broschiertes Buch

The Monkey King: The Complete Odyssey

Beschreibung

A colorful retelling of the legendary Monkey King fable of ancient Chinese lore. The powerful Monkey King Sun Wu Kong sets out to accompany the monk Xuanzang on his journey to the west, where they will encounter all manner of threats and tests of character. Imprisoned by the Buddha himself, the rapscallion vows to prove his worth by escaping and retrieving the sacred sutras on a mighty quest. Artist Chaiko brings his unique visual style and humor to this fantasy adventure about a monkey who acquires supernatural abilities and intelligence and chooses to use them for mischief and glory before finding himself at the ire of the Heavens.

Autor

Chaiko is the pen name of Cai Feng, an internationally recognized artist, graphic novelist, and illustrator from China. He was born in 1981 and started drawing at a very young age before learning traditional painting at a fine arts college. He began his career as a concept and development artist in the digital entertainment field while also producing original illustrations for newspapers and magazines. His first graphic novel, Love Fragments, was published in 2008, earning a lot of attention in Europe. He followed that success with several other titles, primarily initially published in French: The Jade Door, Chronicles of the Immortals, and Murder on the Orient Express.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Diamond Comic Distributors
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 167mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 830g
• ISBN-13: 9781951719760
• ISBN-10: 195171976X
• Artikelnr.: 66404807