Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin comic books issue 5

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Story and art by Junji Ohno. Mechanical Design by Hajime Katoki. Character Design by Tsukasa Kotobuki. Translated by C.T. Cockrell. ormer Zeon mobile suit squad leader Cucuruz Doan deserted, taking up residence on a small island where he helped to raise a number of orphaned children. But what about the other members of his squad? While the original story was told from federation pilot Amuro Ray's perspective, Ohno's limited series goes beyond the original television episode to explore the ramifications of Doan's actions on his own troops, bringing us a multilayered and emotionally complex view of the events from Zeon's perspective. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W. Rated: 16+ Cover price $19.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Char & Sayla!"

Written by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Yoshiyuki Tomino. Art and cover by Hajime Yatate.

Caught in the crossfire of a space civil war, teenager Amuro Ray accidentally finds a new mobile weapon - the RX-78 Gundam. To protect himself and his friends he climbs into the cockpit and is immediately thrust into the frontlines defending those he loves from a silent enemy. In a civil war, half of humanity has been wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits have been the decisive weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, civilian Amuro Ray miraculously stumbles on a second unit. Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions save the colony's survivors or destroy them?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 440 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.95.