A SELECTION OF ILLUSTRATIONS FEATURED IN THE NEW BOOK, MANGA'S FIRST CENTURY: HOW CREATORS AND FANS MADE JAPANESE COMICS, 1905–1989

Last week, I had the good fortune of interviewing Andrea Horbinski about her upcoming book, 'Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989'. But if you missed it, don't worry, because you can check out our Q and A by clicking here. Otherwise, you can just go with the flow and dive into the following image gallery featuring some of the illustrations from Andrea's book. Please enjoy.

1865: The cover of 'The Japan Punch' features an image of Mr. Punch as a samurai. Courtesy of Princeton University Library Special Collections.

April 15, 1905: The cover of 'Tokyo Puck' #1 features an apt image titled 'The Tsar's bitter regrets' ('Rotei zeisai [sic] no kui'). Courtesy of the National Diet Library.

March 1908: The centerfold from 'Tokyo Puck 4' #9 features an apt image titled 'Desertion of National Army' ('Kokumingun no datsuei'). Courtesy of the National Diet Library.

October 1, 1922: The cover of 'Jiji Manga' was illustrated by Ogawa Jihei and features an apt image titled 'The Dying Process' ('Hinshi no katei'). Courtesy of The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

October 12, 1925: The cover of 'Jiji Manga' was illustrated by Kitazawa Rakuten and features an image depicting a modern girl turning a husband's head while his dismayed wife looks on. Courtesy of The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

January 1930: The cover of 'The Manga Man' features an image advertising Nagasaki Batten, Kondō Hidezō, and Miyao Shigeo, along with offset color printing, serialized manga, and foreign manga. Courtesy of the National Diet Library.

1934: The cover of an akahon manga called 'Kawaii Betty-san' ('Cute Ms. Betty') that features an image depicting Betty Boop playing hanetsuki (similar to badminton).

'Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905–1989' is a 448-page book written by Andrea Horbinski, soon to be published by the University of California Press. For further information, please feel free to check out Andrea's Linktree. Or if you prefer, you can click here to pre-order a copy via Amazon.