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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace - Manga #1 (of 2) TPB - nick & dent
 You waited in line for months to see the movie. . . You read the comics. . . You ate the fruit snacks and played with the action figures! Now make sure you don't miss the most exciting retelling of the movie of the century as Dark Horse presents Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace--Manga ! Legendary manga artist Kia Asamiya ( Silent Mobius and Steam Detectives ) masterfully illustrates George Lucas' tale of adventure and intrigue in a book that no Star Wars fan will want to miss! |
Trigun Maximum Volume 11 TPB - nick & dent
 With so many intense scenes and watershed moments taking place in volume eleven of Trigun Maximum , it's next to impossible to write descriptive solicitation text. But readers have come to expect excellent action coupled with dramatic tension and timely comic relief from Yasuhiro Nightow, and volume eleven exceeds expectations. This volume is titled "Zero Hour." That means everything is climbng steadily to a crescendo, and you won't want to miss what lies in store for the people of the planet Gunsmoke. • Presented in a fashion directly approved by Nightow himself, Trigun Maximum is so authentic that . . . well, it can hardly be more so. Includes facetious inner cover art and Nightow's hilarious back page commentary, as always. • Sales of the Dark Horse Trigun series are approaching one-half million copies! |
Oh My Goddess! Volume 15: Hand in Hand TPB - nick & dent
 What happens when a Goddess First Class gets a little tipsy when partying with pals? Well, lacking a mean bone in her body, the pickled Belldandy uses her powers to give everyone what they want -- and every time she gives happiness to someone, there's an unexpected consequence: boyfriend Keiichi is visited by an equal or greater unhappiness ! And when Belldandy magically glues her hand to Keiichi's, despite the best efforts of Bell's sister goddesses Urd and Skuld to separate them, Keiichi's begins to notice that there might be some benefits to be linked to the most beautiful goddess on earth! It's bath time! |
Path of the Assassin Vol. 3: Comparison of a Man TPB - nick & dent
 Koike and Kojima's story of the famed ninja, Hanzo Hattori and his trials and tribulations protecting the shogun-to-be, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Each page builds upon the relationship between the two warrirors and the women they love. Path of the Assassin , printed in the same size format as Lone Wolf and Cub and Samurai Executioner , this title is a wonderful addition to the Koike and Kojima samurai collection. • Published in the original Japanese format and unretouched which keeps the art intact. • This is a fifteen-volume story starring the legendary ninja and Kill Bill reference Hanzo Hattori. • Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. • There are over one million copies of Koike-penned titles currently in print in English. |
Blade of the Immortal Volume 16: Shortcut TPB - nick & dent
 As Rin frets over her bodyguard Manji's disappearance, she is surprised by the arrival of two traveling warriors, the feisty, headstrong Döa Yoshino and her huge, brutish companion, Isaku Yasono-ökami. Rin quickly regrets her decision to let this strange couple stay with her, but her detective work takes priority when she returns to the stronghold of Habaki Kagamura to search for Manji. Meanwhile, Kagimura's medical examiners begin to test the seemingly immortal Manji, who is imprisoned, chained, and a very unwilling toy in their merciless hands! Hiroaki Samura's acclaimed Blade of the Immortal has won awards across the globe, including the Eisner Award in America and the prestigious Media Arts Award of Japan. Intense and audacious, Blade takes period samurai action and deftly combines it with a modernist street idiom to create a style and mood like no other work of graphic fiction. • Dark Horse has sold over 300,000 Blade of the Immortal graphic novels. FOR MATURE READERS |
Crying Freeman Volume 3 TPB - nick & dent
 A failed assassination attempt brings into Freeman's possession Muramasa, the Devil's Sword, an ancient samurai blade that brings misfortune and death to any who possess it. Wishing to spare Freeman and tame the sword's malevolent spirit, Tiger Orchid, Freeman's wife, takes the blade to Kowloon to train with a legendary swordmaster. But she'll need to find him in Kowloon Castle, a slum so riddled with crime and destitution that it officially doesn't exist. But its dangers are all too real, and even a possessed sword may not be enough to stop a gun-toting criminal army bent on selling Tiger Orchid into slavery! Written by the legendary Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub , and illustrated by the incomparable Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman is adult manga at its most challenging: dark, violent, morally complex, erotically charged, and regarded worldwide as one of the classics of adult graphic fiction. • Each volume of Crying Freeman comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory. |
Crying Freeman Volume 2 TPB - nick & dent
 Crying Freeman, the deadliest assassin of the 108 Dragons clan of the Chinese mafia has taken a bride, and she has passed the harsh tests of the Dragons and been given a new name, Hu Qing Lan, "Tiger Orchid." And despite Freeman's Japanese heritage, he has been chosen to become the eventual leader of the Dragons. But someone inside the Dragons wants Freeman dead, and Tiger Orchid should make a fine hostage to draw Freeman into the open . . . where a monstrous killer awaits! Written by manga legend Kazuo Koike, creator of Lone Wolf and Cub and Samurai Executioner , and illustrated by the acclaimed Ryoichi Ikegami, Crying Freeman is manga at its most adult: intensely violent, morally ambiguous, and boldly erotic. • Featuring an all-new translation, Dark Horse's Crying Freeman is the first English-language edition of the title in the original non-westernized format! • From the writer of Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, and Samurai Executioner ! • Each volume of Crying...... |
Tale of Genji - nick & dent
 Yoshitaka Amano has been praised around the world for his lush watercolors and evocative work dealing with myth and legend. In The Tale of Genji Mr. Amano brings his considerable talent to retelling one of the most famous of Japanese myths: written by Murasaki Shikibu shortly after 1000 AD and considered by most scholars to be the first novel ever written, The Tale of Genji is the story of the romantic adventures of Genji, the amazingly handsome prince and his many romantic conquests. Told through stunning paintings, Mr. Amano brings this classic story to life for a new generation. • As one of the most respected stories of all time, The Tale of Genji holds a worldwide place of honor among lovers of myth and legend. • Will appeal to the legions of Vampire Hunter D fans worldwide, as well as fans of his work on Sandman (written by New York Times -bestselling author Neil Gaiman) and Wolverine (with award-winning author Greg Rucka). |
Battle Angel Alita: Last Order TPB Vol. 8
 Lovely cyborg Alita and her allies dive into the center of Melchizedek, the super computer that is holding her friend Lou's brain hostage as one of its organic components. There Alita witnesses a vivid vision of the undead life of her recent battlefield opponent, the mysterious vampire Caerula, who presented her with the key to Melchizedek's kingdom. |
Akira TPB Vol. 2 - nick & dent
 In the year 2030, the dazzling Neo-Tokyo has risen from Tokyo's ashes, but the power that once levelled Tokyo and sent the world to the brink of Armageddon -- a being of monstrous telekinetic power known only as Akira -- lives on in absolute-zero frozen stasis far below the city. Those who stand guard will stop at nothing to keep Akira from awakening, but Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense -- and rapidly growing -- psychic abilities becomes obsessed with confronting Akira face-to-face. In time, Akira will surely awaken, and Tetsuo may be the only being potentially capable of controlling him, but Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and violent, and a group including his former friend Kaneda sets out to destroy Tetsuo before he can release Akira -- or before Tetsuo himself becomes so powerful that no force on Earth can stop him! |
Eden Volume 1: It's an Endless World! TPB - nick & dent
 Eden Volume One is both a brilliant love song to the post-apocalyptic survival genre and the beginning of a deep exploration on man's role in the natural order. In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren't immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically enhanced bodies. Taking advantage of a world in chaos, a paramilitary force known as the Propater topples the United Nations and seeks world domination. Elijah, a young survivor searching for his mother, travels towards the Andes Mountains with an artificially intelligent combat robot. When he encounters a group of anti-Propater freedom fighters, a maelstrom of unique characters unfolds. Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner! ï From the pages of Afternoon , the same manga anthology that brought...... |
Eden Volume 2: It's an Endless World! TPB - nick & dent
 Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner! After a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus, an organization known as the Propator seeks to wrest control of the world from the United Nations. Elijah, a young survivor with immunity to the virus, crosses paths with a group of supposed freedom fighters. His companion, an artificially intelligent combat robot named Cherubim, is appropriated and reprogrammed, and Elijah is pulled into a world of relentless peril and intrigue! Cybernetic enhancements! Extreme violence! This breathtaking ride is just getting started! ï From the pages of Afternoon , the same manga anthology that brought us Blade of the Immortal and Oh My Goddess! ï Often compared to Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira in both artistic execution and storytelling scope, Hiroki Endo's deep and beautiful Eden series is finally available in English! ï Each...... |
Oh My Goddess! Volume 16: Mystery Child TPB - nick & dent
 It's not every day you get a call from the creator of the universe! But when the Almighty calls to summon Belldandy's goddess sisters, Urd and Skuld, back home to investigate a problem with the universe's time management program, it can only mean one thing: college boy Keiichi's alone with Belldandy at last! But don't get your hopes up, buddy. Who's this little boy who just appeared out of nowhere in the garden? He's certainly not human, but is he a god, a demon, or something in between. And why is he treating Belldandy like his long lost... lover? Oh My Goddess! is a frolicking fantasy like no other, a little bit naughty, a little bit nice, and a great big bit of full-on fun! "There's just a sense of fun that goes on in an issue of Oh My Goddess! , able to bring levity to even the worst situation. If you're looking for grim and gritty, look elsewhere, but for fun and happiness, you're doing fine with Oh My Goddess! ." -- icomics.com |
Oh My Goddess! Volume 8: Mara Strikes Back TPB - nick & dent
 While phoning for a pizza delivery, college student Keiichi Morisato dialed a fateful wrong number and instead received a trio of beautiful sister goddesses. But what looked like the fulfillment of a young man's dreams quickly turned into a roller coaster ride of magic, mayhem, and madness! This time out, Demon First Class Mara has healed from her beating at the hands of the Lord of Terror and is ready to unleash a full-scale vendetta against goddess Belldandy and her sisters, and "cat fight" doesn't begin to describe the fury with which the fur will fly! Oh my Goddess! is quintessential manga wild action, screwball laughs, and sexy fun! |
Akira Club - nick & dent
 Katsuhiro Otomo's epic manga, Akira , is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever created, a work of astonishing power and visionary scope, and possessing a level of illustration skill unmatched in the annals of the medium. Now available for the first time in an English-language edition, Akira Club is an essential companion to Akira , a dazzling collection of Otomo's mind-blowing visions, including over one hundred title-page illustrations created for the original serialization but not included with the published collections of Akira . The book also features rarely seen alternate art, preliminary drawings, production sketches, and a variety of Akira posters, advertisements, and products, all accompanied by fascinating commentary by the artist himself. No Akira enthusiast, manga fan, or devotee of fantasy and science-fiction illustration should be without Akira Club . * Akira is one of the best known, most critically acclaimed manga series of all time. * Katsuhiro Otomo is...... |
Caravan Kidd TPB Vol. 3 - nick & dent
 Acclaimed manga-master Johji Manabe, creator of Outlanders and Drakuun , completes his epic Caravan Kidd saga in this massive 296-page volume. The beautiful warrior Mian Toris confronts her arch-nemesis, Empress Shion, on the homeworld of the Helgebard Empire. If Mian prevails, the Empire will be brought to its knees -- and the homeworld of her conscripted sidekick Wataru (who just happens to be in love with Mian) will be destroyed by an even greater stellar menace! |
Astro Boy Volume 20 TPB - nick & dent
 Dark Horse Comics brings the original Astro Boy to America for the first time in an English-language edition! With graphic novels and animation exploding across America like never before, the signal creative and spiritual influence of the late master-storyteller Osamu Tezuka is being recognized worldwide--the skill, range, and emotional power of his storytelling placing him among the giants of graphic fiction and animation. Tezuka's Astro Boy is perhaps the single-most important action/adventure archetype for the 21 st century, a timeless all-ages work with its roots in classic comics and cartooning, and its branches reaching into every corner of today's popular entertainment. Few works -- past or present -- pack the excitement, laughs, and warmth of Astro Boy . Translation by Frederik L. Schodt , author of Inside the Robot Kingdom and translator of Barefoot Gen . * "I'm digging Astro Boy enough to buy these collections myself. Consider them recommended."- Comics Buyers' Guide |
3x3 Eyes Volume 7: The Shadow of the Kunlun TPB - nick & dent
 Pai, the beautiful 300-year-old amnesiac mystic, and her companion-cum-immortal slave, Tokyo student Yakumo Fujii, may have found the clues they seek to help them discover the secrets of the Sacred Land. Joined by the dashing relic-hunter, Jake MacDonald, Yakumo and Pai discover an ancient temple that may hold the key to returning Pai and Yakumo to their human forms. However their journey of exploration becomes a fight for survival as the pair are once again pitted against the evil forces of Kaiyan Wang. |
3x3 Eyes Volume 5: Summoning of the Beast TPB - nick & dent
 After living as a human with no recollection of her three-hundred plus years in a mystical Tibetan kingdom, Pai's supernatural powers have returned, but not her memories. These wondrous abilities are an exciting development for a seemingly typical Tokyo teenager...until she discovers that her Sanjiyan, the monstrous source of her power, is on the loose and can only be controlled within her by the Claw of Shiva, a sorcerous artifact that the memory-challenged Pai just happens to have bagged and tossed into the trash! But Yakumo, Pai's mortal-made-immortal boyfriend, is at her side, which for him may not be a good thing. He may be immortal but he's not indestructible, and eternal life isn't much comfort when you're being torn to pieces! |
Astro Boy Volume 17 TPB - nick & dent
 From the boundless imagination of Osamu Tezuka, arguably history's most important-- and inarguably its most prolific--creator of graphic fiction, comes Astro Boy , the singular archetype for the exploding anime and manga industries. A timeless all-ages masterpiece of action, fun, and humanity--and plenty of robots!-- Astro Boy packs more excitement and entertainment into each value-priced volume than most comics do in a year! |
Astro Boy Volume 18 TPB - nick & dent
 As Japanese popular culture and entertainment continue to explode in popularity around the globe, the single inspiration of the late Osamu Tezuka - master cartoonist, animator, and storyteller - cannot be underestimated, and Astro Boy is perhaps the most influential work of graphic fiction of the last fifty years. Each volume of his collected adventures is an all-ages treasure trove of action, comedy, and humanity...not to mention monsters, aliens, and giant robots! * "One explanation for the popularity of comics in Japan is that Japan had Osamu Tezuka, whereas others did not." - Japan's Asahi Newspaper (quoted in Wizard Magazine) |
Shadow Star: Darkness Visible TPB - nick & dent
 Teenagers Shiina and Akira have become fast friends, due in no small part to their bonds with two shape-shifting alien star-creatures. But their small friends are not the only visitors from beyond, nor are Shiina and Akira the only kids connected to them. Roaming the skies are powerful and dangerous Shadow Dragons, and one is linked with a schoolmate of the girls, a malevolent boy with murder in his heart -- and a deadly, flying dragon at his command to make it happen! Collects stories from issues #7-#12 of Super Manga Blast! |
Bubblegum Crisis: Grand Mal TPB - nick & dent
 Mega-Tokyo, 2031. The Great Kanto earthquake six years earlier has left scars the city won't soon forget. Even as its glorious Genom tower rises higher with repairs, in its shadow creeps a new wave of crime, a sign that beneath the growing prosperity and recovery is an undercurrent of discontent . . . a world on the brink of exploding. And if the Armored Defense Police can't prevent the bubble from bursting, then the four-woman vigilante unit known as Knight Sabers will suit up for action! |
Caravan Kidd, TPB Vol. 2 - nick & dent
 Follow the further exploits of Mian, Wataru, and Babo in this second Caravan Kidd collection. Can Mian's android body survive a mold attack? Will she win a wrestling match against the empire's android agents? Will Babo try to make money off these events? The answers to these questions and more are found in the further adventures of one of comics' greatest trios. If you like Johji Manabe's Outlanders, his adventure series Drakuun , or simply couldn't put down volume one of Caravan Kidd, you'll love this MONSTER 304-page collection. |
Astro Boy Volume 3 TPB - nick & dent
 A timeless comics and animation classic, Osamu Tezuka' Astro Boy is still going strong nearly half a century after its creation, and Dark Horse brings Tekuza's original Astro Boy manga to America for the first time in an English-language edition. In the novel-length "The Greatest Robot on Earth," a wealthy sultan creates a giant robot to become the ruler of all other robots on Earth. But in order for that to happen, he must defeat the seven most powerful robots in the world, including Astro Boy, who must have his horsepower raised from 100,000 to 1,000,000 to face the challenge! And his sister, Uran, also flies in to lend a helping hand! Plus, in "Mad Machine," Professor Fuller invents a device that causes other machines to go berserk, and Astro Boy has to save the day! This volume contains the following stories: The Greatest Robot on Earth Mad Machine |
Astro Boy Volume 7 TPB - nick & dent
 From the infinite imagination of the revered Osama Tezuka, creator of Metropolis, comes Astro Boy , the launching pad for the worldwide phenoma that are manga and anime. Standing among the pantheon of classic comics series, Astro Boy shows the absolute excitement, wonder, and entertainment that only the greatest comics can achieve, as only the true masters of the medium can create. In this volume, Astro Boy's adventures in the 20th Century continue. After lying buried beneath the Mekong river during the Vietnam War, Astro is discovered and revived many years later in a time when robots are worked like slaves and discarded like broken toys. Teaming with the young and idealistic Dr. Ochanimizu, Astro fights for robot rights...and encounters his creator, Dr. Tenma, at the time of Astro's creation, a situation that could create a dangerous time paradox! This volume contains the following stories: "Once Upon a Time" Astro Boy Tales, Part 2 The Summer of 1993 Robot Chiruchiru in Danger Astro's Energy...... |