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Samuel Sattin.

Writer · United States

Samuel Sattin: American writer of Unico, the tender, beautifully drawn full-colour manga revival of Osamu Tezuka's classic unicorn saga for ages 8-12.

Samuel Sattin is an American writer with an MFA in comics and a long career across graphic novels, animation and games. He is best known to young readers as the writer of Unico, a full-colour manga revival of Osamu Tezuka's classic, created with the art team Gurihiru and developed with Tezuka Productions. Across Awakening, Hunted and Lost he follows a little unicorn whose gift for spreading love so enrages the goddess Venus that she has him banished across space and time, leaving him to relearn who he is with the help of fiercely loyal animal friends. Tender, beautiful and beginner-friendly, the saga carries real emotional weight while keeping faith in the power of kindness. Sattin has also adapted the animated films WolfWalkers, Song of the Sea and The Secret of Kells into graphic novels.