Manga Manía Occult and Horror

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Copyright o 2007 Star F~re LLC Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dam Hart. Christopher. Ma nga mania occ:ult and horror; how to draw th e elegant and seductive characters ofthe dark I

Christopher Han. p. em. i ncludes index. ISBN·I 3· 978.0·82.10-1422·4 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-8230-1 422-J (pbk.) I Comic books. strips, etc.-Japan-Ththnlque 2. Cartoonlng-Thchnique. 3. Occulth.m in an. 4 . Horror in art. I. Title NC1764.5 J3H36935 2007 741.5'3164-dc22 2007020131

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