Billy Bat (2008)

ビリーバット

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  • Manga: Billy Bat
    © Kodansha Ltd.
    • Japanese Billy Bat
      ビリーバット
      Type: Manga
      Status: Completed
      Published: 16.10.2008 ‑ 18.08.2016
      Volumes / Chapters: 20 / 165
      Publisher: Kodansha Ltd.
      Mangaka: Author & Illustrator Author
      Adapted From: Original Work
    • German Billy Bat
      Status: Completed
      Published: 30.10.2012 ‑ 30.05.2018
      Volumes / Chapters: 20 / 165
      Publisher: Carlsen Manga
    • Spanish Billy Bat
      Status: Ongoing
      Published: 03.06.2011 ‑ ?
      Volumes / Chapters: 14+ / ?

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It’s 1949, and Kevin Yamagata is a Japanese-American comic book artist drawing the popular detective series "Billy Bat." When he learns he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw serving in occupied Japan, he returns to Japan to get permission to use Billy Bat from its original creator. Upon arriving there, however, he becomes embroiled in a web of murder, cover-ups, and prophecy that all leads back to Billy Bat.
Source: ANN
Amerika - 1949. Kevin Yamagata, ein japanisch-amerikanischer Comiczeichner, ist Zeichner und Erfinder der erfolgreichen Detekivserie „Billy Bat“. Jedoch erfährt er, dass er den Hauptcharakter seiner Serie unbewusst von einem Bild, das er während seiner Dienstzeit im besetzten Japan sah, kopiert haben soll. Daraufhin macht er sich auf den Weg nach Japan, um den Schöpfer der „Billy Bat“-Figur um die Erlaubnis zu bitten, diese weiterhin benutzten zu dürfen. Doch als er in Japan ankommt, gerät er in ein Netz von Vertuschungen, Prophezeiungen und Morden, die scheinbar alle in Zusammenhang mit Billy Bat stehen …
Texto de presentación:
Billy Bat cuenta la historia de Kevin Yamagata, un autor japonés nacido en Estados Unidos que se dedica a las historietas. Después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, alcanza el éxito creando un detective caricaturesco que resuelve crímenes en un mundo habitado sólo por animales. Su nombre: Billy Bat, un murciélago de carácter frío, que siempre llega a la verdad de los asuntos donde mete el hocico.

Pero, al parecer, la idea del dibujo no es del todo suya. Viajando por Japón, Kevin descubre que el peculiar murciélago no fue diseñado ni por él ni por otro autor contemporáneo, sino que su nacimiento se remonta a los orígenes del arte rupestre.

Pero aquí no se acaban las sorpresas, detrás habrá más misterios… algunos relacionados con el destino de la humanidad.
Testo della bandella:
Kevin Yamagata è un fumettista nippo-americano alle prese con la serie Billy Bat, il cui protagonista è l’omonimo detective-pipistrello. La serie sta ottenendo un successo insperato quando una semplice quanto deflagrante osservazione inizia ad abitare, come un tarlo, la mente di Kevin: pare che il suo Billy Bat somigli tantissimo al personaggio di un manga giapponese. Partire alla volta della terra del Sol Levante è l’unico modo che il fumettista ha di “smascherare” il suo plagio (inconscio, sia ben chiaro). Ed è nella terra natale dei genitori di Kevin che il racconto acquista corpo, si fa intenso, incalzante, si fa metaracconto. È in Giappone che il fumettista (e con lui il lettore) è risucchiato in un vortice in cui le macchinazioni, i delitti e la cospirazione muovono le fila della narrazione, alternandosi a racconti solo in apparenza altri.
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