Vagabond comic books issue 2

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Vagabond TPB (2002-2015 Viz) Vol. 4-6. Based on the novel "Mussahi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. Adapted by Takehiko Inoue. Musashi sets out for Nara intent on challenging the warrior monks of legendary Hozoin Temple. But Musashi's growing feelings for his childhood friend Otsu may prove to be a fatal distraction in his match against Inshun, the austere master of Hozoin's deadly spear technique! Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 632 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $55.00.

Issue #2 - Winter 1960. Pictorials and articles and stories from around the world. Bunny Yeager photographed a pictorial. Louis Armstrong article, Alec Guinness profile and backstage with Laurence Olivier. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, partial color, mostly B&W. Cover price $1.00.

By Josh Neufeld and Various. Xeric Award-winning cartoonist Josh Neufeld returns with The Vagabonds #2: Of Two Minds, featuring an array of Neufeld's comics collaborations. Contributors include American Splendor's Harvey Pekar, Duplex Planet's David Greenberger, award-winning poet/memoirist Nick Flynn, literary cult figure Eileen Myles, and the New York downtown theatre company, The Civilians. Also, there are some offbeat collaborators such as The Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby," and a 1980 issue of Superman. A good collaboration is a conversation between artist and writer, each challenging the other, with the result being of two minds. 8-in. x 9 1/2-in. Cover price $3.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Based on the novel "Mussahi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. Adapted by Takehiko Inoue. Adapted from the fictionalized biography Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, Takehiko Inoue depicts the life and times of real-life "sword saint" Miyamoto Musashi with breathtaking artwork and thrilling storylines! In this volume: Takezo finds himself a hunted man after escaping from a village, and the samurai authorities, and their posse, are hot on his heels. Among them is the great swordsman, Tsujikaze Kohei, who would like nothing better than to put the fugitive to the test. But even if Takezo can ellude his stalkers, he may find that the forests perils he does not even suspect! Will bold young Takezo fight his way to freedom? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Vagabond TPB (2002- Viz Digest) Vol. 4-6. Based on the novel "Mussahi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. Adapted by Takehiko Inoue. Musashi sets out for Nara intent on challenging the warrior monks of legendary Hôzôin Temple. But Musashi's growing feelings for his childhood friend Otsû may prove to be a fatal distraction in his match against Inshun, the austere master of Hôzôin's deadly spear technique! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Vagabond TPB (2002- Viz Digest) Vol. 4-6. Based on the novel "Mussahi" by Eiji Yoshikawa. Adapted by Takehiko Inoue. Musashi sets out for Nara intent on challenging the warrior monks of legendary Hôzôin Temple. But Musashi's growing feelings for his childhood friend Otsû may prove to be a fatal distraction in his match against Inshun, the austere master of Hôzôin's deadly spear technique! Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., B&W. Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $19.99.