{"product_id":"the-bones-spoke-mystery-comics-weekly-playboy-jiro-kuwata","title":"The Bones Spoke | Playboy Comics Crazy | Jiro Kuwata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize : 25 x 34.5 cm \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia : pencil \u0026amp; ink on paper\u003cbr\u003eVery Good Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJiro Kuwata is best known for his superhero and science-fiction manga, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 Man\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoonlight Mask\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUltraseven but he\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also explored a darker and more mysterious side of storytelling during the late 1960s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bones Spoke\u003c\/em\u003e (Hone wa Katatta, 骨は語った) is a 20-page mystery one-shot originally published on 30 October 1968 in \u003cem\u003ePlayboy COMICS Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e, an experimental manga magazine published by Shueisha as a special edition of \u003cem\u003eWeekly Playboy\u003c\/em\u003e. The magazine brought together established Japanese artists and international comic creators, offering a more mature approach to manga than the traditional boys' magazines.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis original page beautifully illustrates Kuwata's talent for building suspense through composition and atmosphere. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful, mysterious woman appears in the jungle and lures one of the men away from his companions. When the others discover his disappearance, they begin searching the dense vegetation. Kuwata builds the suspense through elegant character designs, carefully composed panels and a striking use of black silhouettes, giving the sequence an almost cinematic quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story was rediscovered and reprinted by Apple BOX Create in 1992, later appearing in Manga Shop's 2004 edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing Robo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The story and original cover was also reproduced as part of the digital anthology \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJiro Kuwata: Previously Uncollected Works\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jiro Kuwata","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54536672280904,"sku":null,"price":300.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/6974\/7272\/files\/terasawa_4.png?v=1794151271","url":"https:\/\/sultansofmanga.com\/products\/the-bones-spoke-mystery-comics-weekly-playboy-jiro-kuwata","provider":"Sultans of Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}