Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Manga’s Refined Oddball

What do Michelangelo, Clint Eastwood, Lady Gaga, Stephen King and Gianni Versace have in common? They are among the thousand and one influences of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, one of the most unclassifiable mangas of all time. This is also one of the most popular ones, with more than 100 million copies sold in Japan and a publication that has been going since 1987! Between portraits of artists, behind-the-scenes tales, in-depth analyses and a critical essay, this book investigates every aspects of this crazy work, which has become a worldwide pop-cultural phenomenon.