Billy Bat
Description:
From Kana:
It's 1949 Los Angeles, and Kevin Yamagata, a Japanese American comic book author, is drawing his bestselling character, Billy Bat: a quick-witted detective who is, unsurprisingly, a cartoon bat. Everything is going well for Kevin until he discovers an unfortunate truth: He may have unintentionally plagiarized his beloved character from a drawing he once saw in Japan. 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.
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**Awards Won:**
- Winner of the [Lucca Comics Awards](https://luccacomicsawards.com/albo-doro-2/) for Best Manga Series in 2012.
- Winner of the [Max und Moritz Award](https://www.comic-salon.de/en/max-and-moritz-award)...