Pencil Us In 47 - Golden Month: Astro Boy

In which we discuss one of the big boys of comics.  That's right, that metal kid with the machine gun butt, Astro Boy!  Listen in as we talk about his renowned creator, Osamu Tezuka!  We discuss his upbringing, his experience with war, and finally how he broke out in a huge way in that war's aftermath!

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So, what sources did we use?  Check em!

https://manga.tokyo/otaku-articles/atom-the-beginning-on-air-what-was-so-good-about-astro-boy-in-the-first-place/

https://www.newuniversity.org/2021/01/18/astro-boy-the-turning-point-of-manga-and-anime/

http://www.robothalloffame.org/inductees/04inductees/astro_boy.html

https://theelectricagora.com/2016/06/23/astro-boy-and-the-mark-of-the-human/

https://comicsalliance.com/the-real-astro-boy-story-depressing-as-hell/

https://www.astroboy-online.com/history.php

https://honeysanime.com/happy-fathers-day-tezuka-sensei-paying-homage-to-one-of-the-fathers-of-anime-and-manga/

https://www.tofugu.com/japan/osamu-tezuka-history/

https://blog.britishmuseum.org/tezuka-osamu-god-of-manga/

https://www.vox.com/2016/8/2/12244368/osamu-tezuka-story-explained

https://www.popmatters.com/the-osamu-tezuka-story-by-toshio-ban-2495420642.html

 Also read was a particular manga-format biography of our subject's creator.  It's:

The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime - By Toshio Ban and Tezuka Productions.  Published in the US by Stone Bridge Press.

What comics did we cover for our topic?  Take a look!

Astro Boy Books 1 and 2 (Dark Horse)