This biography follows Mark Nagata's journey from his childhood love of drawing Japanese Kaiju characters to becoming a world-renowned artist creating his own monsters, loved by collectors all over the world.
Debbi Michiko Florence is the author of more than 25 books for young people, including the Jasmine Toguchi chapter book series. A third-generation Japanese American, Debbi grew up in Los Angeles and loved watching TV shows and movies of Ultraman and Godzilla as a child. Today, she lives in Connecticut with her husband and two rescue dogs and has a growing collection of Mark Nagata's kaiju.
Inko Ai Takita is a distinguished manga artist from Japan currently living in the United Kingdom. Her published manga, including Tale Of Genji Manga Edition, and the award-winning Portrait of Violence, have been critically acclaimed. Her illustrative contributions to the online theatre Flight Paths earned recognition at the Superfest Disability Film Festival 2021.
“With a focus on his huge grin and the wildly loud colors of his bulbous creations, illustrator Takita tracks Nagata's artistic progression from colored pencil to airbrush and on to celebrity-guest appearances at fan conventions. Florence . . . enhances her admiring account by introducing many of his popular creations, acknowledging other designers with whom he collaborated, and describing how his sofubi (soft vinyl) figures are manufactured. Goosebumps readers . . . will recognize his style from the many covers he painted.”
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