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Sean Michael Wilson

3.6/5 ( ratings)
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Sean Michael Wilson is a comic book writer from Scotland. He has had around 30 books published with a variety of US, UK and Japanese publishers, including: a comic book version of A Christmas Carol , AX:alternative manga , Parecomic . He is currently writing books for big Japanese publisher Kodansha, being the only British writer to do so. In fact, he is the only pro manga writer from Britain who lives in Japan. He is also the editor of the critically acclaimed collection 'AX:alternative manga' .

Working with various Japanese artists he has written a unique line of Japanese history/martial arts/Samurai books, including The Book of Five Rings, Secrets of the Ninja, The 47 Ronin, and Cold Mountain . In 2016 his book 'The Faceless Ghost' was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2017 he became the first British person to receive an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government. In 2019 his book 'The Many Not the Few' was launched by the Labour Party leader in an event in the Houses of Parliament. In 2020 he received the Scottish Samurai Award from an association promoting connections between Japan and Scotland.

He does comic books outside the normal superhero/fantasy brands, going into areas such as history, biography, drama, and social issues, often in collaboration with universities, charities and book publishers. He often gives lectures and talks about comics in schools and colleges, and writes articles for such places as The Japan Times, The London Economic and The Herald Scotland.

Sean Michael Wilson

3.6/5 ( ratings)
Website
Go to Website
Sean Michael Wilson is a comic book writer from Scotland. He has had around 30 books published with a variety of US, UK and Japanese publishers, including: a comic book version of A Christmas Carol , AX:alternative manga , Parecomic . He is currently writing books for big Japanese publisher Kodansha, being the only British writer to do so. In fact, he is the only pro manga writer from Britain who lives in Japan. He is also the editor of the critically acclaimed collection 'AX:alternative manga' .

Working with various Japanese artists he has written a unique line of Japanese history/martial arts/Samurai books, including The Book of Five Rings, Secrets of the Ninja, The 47 Ronin, and Cold Mountain . In 2016 his book 'The Faceless Ghost' was nominated for an Eisner Award. In 2017 he became the first British person to receive an International Manga Award from the Japanese Government. In 2019 his book 'The Many Not the Few' was launched by the Labour Party leader in an event in the Houses of Parliament. In 2020 he received the Scottish Samurai Award from an association promoting connections between Japan and Scotland.

He does comic books outside the normal superhero/fantasy brands, going into areas such as history, biography, drama, and social issues, often in collaboration with universities, charities and book publishers. He often gives lectures and talks about comics in schools and colleges, and writes articles for such places as The Japan Times, The London Economic and The Herald Scotland.

Books from Sean Michael Wilson

Wuthering Heights The Graphic Novel: Original Text

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Ax Volume 1: A Collection of Alternative Manga

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Yakuza Moon: The True Story of a Gangster's Daughter

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Lafcadio Hearn's "The Faceless Ghost" and Other Macabre Tales from Japan: A Graphic Novel

3.4/5 ( ratings)

The Book of Five Rings: A Graphic Novel

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The 47 Ronin: A Graphic Novel

3.3/5 ( ratings)

A Christmas Carol: The Graphic Novel

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Portraits of Violence: An Illustrated History of Radical Critique

3.9/5 ( ratings)

The Demon's Sermon on the Martial Arts: A Graphic Novel

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Manga Yokai Stories: Ghostly Tales from Japan (Seven Manga Ghost Stories)

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Musashi (A Graphic Novel)

3.3/5 ( ratings)

The Canterville Ghost: The Graphic Novel

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Cold Mountain: The Legend of Han Shan and Shih Te, the Original Dharma Bums

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Hagakure: The Code of the Samurai – The Manga Edition

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Bushido: The Soul of the samurai [a graphic novel]

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: The Graphic Novel

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Yaoi Volume 1: Anthology of Boys Love

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Fight the Power

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Breaking the Ten, Vol. 1

2.9/5 ( ratings)

The Minamata Story: An Ecotragedy

3.9/5 ( ratings)
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