Cover: Makoto Kobayashi
What's Michael?: Fatcat Collection #1
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This volume collects the first half of the original Japanese 'What's Michael?' manga series, presenting the humorous and often surreal adventures of Michael, a mischievous orange tabby cat, and the various humans and animals he encounters in everyday life. Known for its deadpan comedy and expressive art, the Fatcat Collection reprints the classic strips in a larger, high-quality format for English-speaking readers.
Contains 84 stories
A Day in the Life of Michael
The Case of the Suspicious Sardine
Michael vs. Rocky
Michael's Album
The Yakuza
The Cat Cries at Midnight
Michael's Secret
The Cat Lover
Curse of the Cat's Paw
Michael vs. Godzilla
Michael and the Fly
The Cat Cries at Midnight II (or: Michael Strikes Back)
Her Obligation
Cat Coffee Shop Michael
What Did You Say?
Sick! Hang in there, Michael!
Suddenly, One Evening...
Michael's Field of Dreams
Best of Friends
Michael's Fiancee
Fight, Michael, Fight!
Nyazilla Comes!
Detective Yamamura in: The Stakeout!
Living Together
Our Beautiful Wickerwork
Kayoko!
The Yakuza, Part Two: K's Opulent Lifestyle
Michael's Disease
Michael's Disaster
Dancing Michael!! Part One
Dancing Michael!! Part Two
Welcome to the Cathouse
The New Car
The Meeting
Hail and Farewell
A Moveable Feast
Michael Lends a Paw
Best of Friends, Revisited
Michael on Stage
Father Knows Best
The Yakuza, Part Three: The Melancholy of Mr. M.
A Michael Primer
Michael Returns a Favor
The Mysterious Letter
Michael's Bad Habit
The Cat Burglar
Living Together: Watching TV
The Rivals, or: Michael vs. Nyazilla
The Michael Family on Safari
What's Nyazilla?
The Guest
Machismo! Yakuza K vs. Yakuza M!!
Fleas!
A Place to Sit
Michael's Habits: The Freyman Reaction
The Michael Family's Day of Terror!
Michael vs. Catzilla: Michael Steps into the Ring
The Fugitive
Yakuza M's Night of Fear and Loathing
A Day in the Life of the Michael Family
The Old Man and the Cat
The Night Belongs to Michael
Thief
Yakuza K Meets Michael!
Favorite Spot
The Audiophile
Canines versus Felines: Michael's Mah Jong Life
Michael Oversleeps
Bear, the Loyal Hound
The Guests Who Wouldn't Leave
The Mourning Farewell
The Guests Who Wouldn't Leave: The Horror Continues
The Ribbon
Bear Dreams of Love
The Revenge of Yakuza M
Cicada
The Journey
Cap'n Bear's Treasure
Michael's Night on the Town
A Midsummer Nights... Nightmare
Growing Up
A Hard Day's Life
The Fugitive II
Tales of the Snow Country
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Full credits
writer, artist, inker Makoto Kobayashi
writer Dana Lewis
writer Toren Smith
inker, letterer L. Lois Buhalis
cover pencils, inks Makoto Kobayashi
Reprints
↩ Reprints What's Michael? #1 (1997), What's Michael? #2 (1997), What's Michael? #3 (1997), What's Michael? #4 (1998), What's Michael? #5 (2002), What's Michael? #6 (2002)
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