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 birth of Romeo and Juliet. This landmark romantic tragedy will build a new era for the art of theater… Queen Elizabeth’s secret. Shakes’ feelings for the woman he will never be with. And the reason he came to London… Shakespeare must come to grips with all of it in order to create Romeo and Juliet, as the various emotions of all these people living in cruel times weave together to make the greatest tales in history. A full-scale historical epic about the man who rose from nameless country bumpkin to become the greatest poet in the world! History is made in volume 12 of this all-new manga from Harold Sakuishi, author of Beck and Gorillaman!