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Devastated by the news, Kevin returns to war-torn Japan to find the drawing’s original artist . . . but the character’s origins turn out to be far older and more perplexing than he had ever imagined.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naoki Urasawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54536845263189,"sku":"9781419780080","price":7.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/2295\/7653\/files\/Image84_17e0b2c3-5ae1-4d3c-9677-7bada1b1e573.jpg?v=1785920663"},{"product_id":"billy-bat-vol-2","title":"Billy Bat, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom superstar creators comes one of the most anticipated manga—a millennia-sprawling conspiracy thriller. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emeets historical figures you all know: Einstein, Walt Disney, Lee Harvey Oswald, and even Jesus Christ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho is the mysterious Billy Bat? Fifty years ago, he reunited two lovers in New York City. Sixty years ago, he roamed the darkest night of the postwar era. Two thousand years ago, he wove through the fate of one hailed as a savior.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWell, Billy Bat? Who are you really? 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Kanbei, the fastest ninja in the Iga province, has been tasked by Lord Momochi to slip through a devastating siege by “Great Unifier” Oda Nobunaga and deliver a scroll that could alter the course of history. Pursued in bloodlust by childhood friends and tormented by both his memories and the strange hallucinations of an imaginary bat, will he be able to prevent the prophetic “Bat Tome” from falling into the wrong hands?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe third volume in the sprawling genre-defying historical epic that transcends time and space!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naoki Urasawa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54536851816789,"sku":"9781419780189","price":7.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1043\/2295\/7653\/files\/Image86_299c764d-c110-45ed-bbfc-44ed5d89c537.jpg?v=1785920788"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.tsundokuclub.co.uk\/collections\/billy-bat.oembed","provider":"Tsundoku Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}