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.
For the as-yet nameless playwright Shakespeare, the War of the Roses, later to be known as Henry VI, is the opportunity of a lifetime—and its curtain rises now. Robin, a boy with Japanese heritage, joins their group, and their pens race along. But then their audience starts a brawl over the play?! The new manga by Harold Sakuishi, the author of BECK and Gorillaman! Volume four will seal their fates!