Taro and the Magic Pencil (GN 1)

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Title: Taro and the Magic Pencil
Volume: GN 1
Pages: 104
Distributor: Viz Media

Release date: 2010-11-02
Suggested retail price: $7.99
Age rating: ALL

ISBN-10: 1421535246 1421535246
ISBN-13: 9781421535241 9781421535241

Description:
Taro loves to draw comic books. He used to think the comics he created were nothing more than flat pieces of paper - until they came to life! Now Taro's characters are being erased! How can a real boy save a comic book world? With the wave of a magic pencil, of course!

Story and art by Sango Morimoto.

(added on 2010-06-18, modified on 2011-10-05)

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