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.
Under the pretext of a joint enterprise, a theater war between the Lord Strange's Men and The Admiral's Men has begun! In order to win, the Shakespeares come up with a new play, Macbeth. Now, the curtain rises on the play that will make Shakespeare's name known all through London! The new manga by Harold Sakuishi, author of BECK and Gorillaman! The greatest playwright in history gouges at the contradictions of the world in this thrilling ninth volume!