Phoenix, Vol. 1: Dawn

Now in English is the first volume of the acclaimed Phoenix series regarded as Tezukas masterpiece. Osamu Tezuka painstakingly created his epic 12-volume series over several decades stretching the limits of comics to address fundamental questions about existence. All 12 episodes of Phoenix are linked by the presence of the mythical bird an immortal guardian of the universal life force. Beginning in A.D. 270 Phoenix: Dawn follows the ambitions of Queen Himiko capturing with precise period detail the early phase of Japanese civilization.