Vagabond comic books issue 13

Story and Art by Takehiko Inoue. Based on the novel "Musashi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. Musashi's duel with Inshun, the Master of the Hozoin Spear Technique, turns into a test of wills -- and at the climax of the battle, Musashi must make a critical decision: will he choose to die with honor or will he flee and live to fight another day? 88 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $4.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. Based on the novel "Mussahi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. Adapted by Takehiko Inoue. Miyamoto Musashi is destined to be Japan's most celebrated samurai, a man revered as a sword-saint. But for now, Musashi is on the brink of death fighting against an enemy armed with the unconventional but deadly sickle and chain. Out of pure instinct he resorts to using both his long and short swords at the same time. This single act of desperation is the historic start to what will eventually become Musashi's signature sword-fighting technique as well as a quantum leap in the world of martial arts. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.