Osamu Tezuka painstakingly created his epic 12-volume series over several decades, stretching the limits of manga 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 AD 270, ‘Phoenix: Dawn’ follows the ambitions of Queen Himiko, capturing with precise period detail the early phase of Japanese civilization.

    Step by step procedures with more than 3,000 illustrations . . .

    In his macabre, funny way, he has given Mother Goose a dimension even she would shudder at -- but only for a moment, because the wit and candor of it all are too irresistible and insanely comic to take exception to. Addams's style and originality make his tampering with tradition completely and hilariously acceptable.""-- Chicago Tribune

    Imagine our intrepid beagle's surprise when he awakes to find a nest of twigs and fluf atop him, complete with two chicks not yet ready to take wing. Follow the crazy first flight of these gawky fledglings as they leave the nest, swirling in a loopy fashion quite reminiscent of Woodstock's erratic flight pattern.