Giganto Maxia

by Kentaro Miura

Overview

100 million years after the Great Destruction, life hangs on in the wastelands with human, demi-humans, and massive creatures fighting for survival. With the Empire of Olympus using colossal beasts to crush their adversaries, only gladiator Delos, mystic Prome, and the titan Gohra they become can hope to stem genocide and heal the shattered Earth!

From the immense imagination of Berserk creator Kentaro Miura comes Giganto Maxia, a science-fiction/fantasy manga of titanic proportions!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630087272
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	03/08/2016
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	232
Sales rank:	825,660
File size:	213 MB
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About the Author

While attending college at Nihon University, in 1988, Miura debuted a 48-page manga known as Berserk Prototype, an introduction to the current Berserk fantasy world. It went on to win Miura a prize from the Comi Manga School. In 1989, after receiving a doctorate degree, Kentarou started a project titled King of Wolves based on a script by Buronson, writer of Hokuto no Ken (Fist Of The North Star).
In 1990, the first volume Berserk was released with a relatively limited success. Miura again collaborated with Buronson on manga entitled Japan. Miura's fame grew after Berserk began "The Golden Age" story arc and the huge success of this masterpiece made of him one of the most prominent contemporary manga artists.
In 1997, Miura supervised the production of 25 anime episodes of Berserk that aired in the same year on NTV.
The series has also spawned a whole host of merchandise, both official and fan-made, ranging from statues, action figures to key rings, video games, and a trading card game. In 2002, Kentaro Miura received the second place in the Tezuka Osamu (Astro Boy) Cultural Prize of Excellence for Berserk. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Editorial Reviews

04/04/2016
The writer/artist of the infamous dark fantasy Berserk is back with his first new work in 20 years, a hard-hitting fable roughly inspired by Roman mythology. Delos, an ex-gladiator, and Prome, his naiad-like companion, are wanderers in a barren, postapocalyptic world populated by humans, demihumans, and Gigantos—massive creatures in service to the Empire of Olympus who can destroy the Earth or return life to it. Thrown into a fight to the death with a desert tribe’s most powerful fighter, good-hearted Delos sets about solving things via man-to-man combat. But when the Empire’s army shows up in the village with a Giganto, Delos, and Prome must break out the big guns and become a Giganto themselves. Miura’s art once again pushes the boundaries of space and line, often filling the page with visceral expressions, creative crosshatching, and clever sound effects, all with stunning results. The story, too, is masterly; it reinforces the importance of striving to do better, even during times of suffering. Old fans and new ones will no doubt soon push this to bestseller status. (Mar.)

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