Black Jack, Volume 1 Astiberri [Poppies of Iraq's] power lies

[Poppies of Iraq's] power lies in the contrast between the matter-of-fact nature of the text and visuals

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Gail Simone

With a sly humor

Black Jack, Volume 1 Astiberri [Poppies of Iraq's] power liesBy Osamu Tezuka. Published by Vertical. Softcover, 288 pages, B&W, 1973 1983 (2008 edition) Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical communitys hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run ins with the authorities, as well as