Black and White

by Taiyo Matsumoto

Two lost boys, Black and White, wander the mean streets of Treasure Town, a surreal metropolis of mimes, freaks, crooks, cops, drifters, and down-and-outers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569313229
• ISBN13: 9781569313220
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

hyuuuuu!

This might be the best graphic novel ever made, and I don`t say that lightly. It`s a shame that it doesn`t have a wide circulation in Europe and US. It`s pretty much impossible to compare to anything else, Black and White it`s the most lyrical and at at the same time the most punk comic you`ll ever read. Think Miyazaki, Tank Girl and Takeshi Kitano all wrapped up in one story that is so good it hurts. Just get it, if you like indie comics chances are this is your new favorite one.

Magnificent

It all comes together. The line quality is in itself endlessly diverting. The vision of the city and its technology and architecture is totally unique. The story... the fabulous, ass-kicking flying boy-hoodlums with hearts of gold, perching atop telephone poles and living in an abandoned car... a techno-post-modern peter pan cast in a deliciously not-anime Tokyo ghetto. These 3 books are incredible. Don't miss them.

thats what friendships are about

this book is one of the best graphic novels i've read. i liked the drawings a lot. simple but spicific. i liked the friendship between black and white. and the freindship between the two kids and chocolate the gangster. i recomend it very much

Wonderful, magical, excellent, and surreal!

This book is simply wonderful. Though the story might be somewhat stereotypical, the art and characters redeem it. The art is a strange hybrid of Japanese and French styles. The characters are really touching, Black and the way he protects the retarted White, and White with his happy, almost microcephalic observations and attitude. I can't wait to read volume two, and I bet once you read volume one, you won't be able to wait either. Well worth the price of admission.

A great, wonderful, magical, must read book!!!!!

This book is one of the best examples of a graphic novel I've ever had the privilage to read. The art is surreal, and the story is magnificent. It's what Of Mice and Men should have been. The characters, even if stereotypical, are very touching, especially White. You really get a feel for them. Read this book. It's well worth the price of admission.