Literary secrets come alive when Harold Sakuishi, creator of the all-time-classic rock 'n' roll manga BECK, tackles a different kind of legend: William Shakespeare. He's said to be the greatest playwright and poet in history, the author of Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, and Macbeth, but just who was William Shakespeare? Harold Sakuishi unlocks the secrets behind the writer you only thought you knew! Volume 1 comes in a special, 520-page 2-in-1 edition.
The theater war between the Lord Strange's Men and the Admiral's Men turns into a showdown with Marlowe, with Shakes' career as a writer on the line! When their situation is nearing despair and it seems all odds are against them, Queen Elizabeth invites Shakes to court. If they incur her displeasure, execution awaits—but please her, and she could make some powerful backing in the theater war... A terrifying audience begins—one that will decide Shakes' destiny! The brand-new manga by Harold Sakuishi, author of Beck and Gorillaman! Volume 8, the turning point of their fates!