{"product_id":"whats-michael-fatcat-collection-volume-2-isbn-9781506714158","title":"What's Michael?: Fatcat Collection Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eHumorous cat antics for the whole family, as a beloved manga series finally gets the omnibus treatment!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis series stars the wacky, often anthropomorphic Michael with his human and animal friends. Sometimes one-offs, sometimes with a longer continuity, these fun stories will entertain multiple generations of readers. \u003ci\u003eWhat's Michael? FatCat Collection\u003c\/i\u003e Volume 2 gathers out-of-print original \u003ci\u003eWhat's Michael?\u003c\/i\u003e Volumes 7 to 11! This huge tome features the out-of-print \u003ci\u003eWhat's Michael?\u003c\/i\u003e volumes \u003ci\u003eFat Cat in the City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShow Time\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e The Ideal Cat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSleepless Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, and the shocking \u003ci\u003ePlanet of the Cats\u003c\/i\u003e. Introduction by historian and manga stalwart Zack Davisson (\u003ci\u003eKaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e)!“Sometimes fanciful, sometimes very well observed, and always humorous.”—Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The humor in [\u003ci\u003eWhat’s Michael?\u003c\/i\u003e] derives from his consummate catness running up against his owners’ everyday humanity in ways any cat lover (or hater) will recognize.”—BookListMakoto Kobayashi is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is \u003ci\u003eWhat's Michael?\u003c\/i\u003e, a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is \u003ci\u003eGrapple Three Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award. He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for \u003ci\u003eSanshiro of 1, 2\u003c\/i\u003e in 1981 and \u003ci\u003eWhat's Michael?\u003c\/i\u003e in 1986.","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302089674981,"sku":"NP9781506714158","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506714158.jpg?v=1767743932","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/whats-michael-fatcat-collection-volume-2-isbn-9781506714158","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}