Manga: A New History of Japanese Comics

Written for Yale University Press and debuting in 2025, this single-issue comic offers a fresh, scholarly overview of manga's evolution, distilling key eras and cultural impact into a concise visual history. Its format as a comic rather than a traditional textbook makes the material uniquely accessible, blending expert analysis with the medium it explores. The work is notable for its ambition to condense a vast subject into a single, well-crafted issue, serving as both an introduction and a thoughtful synthesis for newcomers and enthusiasts alike.