Magnificent Bastard The Legend of Keiji GN (2025 Vertical Comics) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Based on the Story by Keiichiro Ryu. Adapted by Mio Aso. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. The Wildest Samurai Who Ever Lived. Tetsuo Hara's masterful follow-up to the generation-defining Fist of the North Star—a rollicking samurai epic inspired by a real-life legend. Tall, handsome, and deadly, Keiji revels in his own taste of beauty, whether it be slaying men on the battlefield or carousing with courtesans in the pleasure district. But in an era when might and ruthless politics reign, staying true to oneself—while staying alive—is no easy feat. As feudal lords vie for supremacy, Keiji's House prepares for a clash with the powerful Hojo Clan. When a team of scouts is dispatched to procure wild horses for the Houses army, they are attacked by a creature unlike any they have ever seen. Tasked with slaying this beast, Keiji sets out to tame it instead. Once the Hojo and their ninja master catch wind of this expedition, however, Keiji will have more than a wild beast to break… Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 392 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $29.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Based on the Story by Keiichiro Ryu. Adapted by Mio Aso. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. The Wildest Samurai Who Ever Lived. Tetsuo Hara's masterful follow-up to the generation-defining Fist of the North Star—a rollicking samurai epic inspired by a real-life legend. A BAT OUT OF HELL. After saving Hotarus life, Keiji shares a rare moment of peace with the beautiful former ninja. One never truly leaves the ninja life, however, and their blissful days are cut short when her old master comes knocking… With a proclivity for eating bats and powers of mind control, the Bat of Kai is the most cunning and ruthless opponent Keiji has ever faced. Meanwhile, the Kaga ninja army, burning for vengeance and girded with explosives, mobilizes with a singular purpose: Keiji must die! Experience the golden age of the samurai from the iconic artist of Fist of the North Star. Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 392 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $29.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Based on the Story by Keiichiro Ryu. Adapted by Mio Aso. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. THE MONKEY DANCE OF DEATH. Tetsuo Hara's masterful follow-up to the generation-defining Fist of the North Star—a rollicking samurai epic inspired by a real-life legend. Keiji's luck has finally run out. Imperial Regent Hideyoshi has caught wind of his exploits in Kyoto and summons him to an audience with a not-so-veiled threat: fail to appear, and the House of Maeda pays the price. Having brought the nation to heel, the ruthless warlord now seeks to bend the famously freewheeling kabukimono to his will—something Keiji's samurai pride will never allow. But faced with a foe he cant simply fight, and with more than his own life at stake, Keiji may soon have no choice but to dance to the tyrants drum…or preserve his honor in death! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 372 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $29.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Based on the Story by Keiichiro Ryu. Adapted by Mio Aso. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. The Wildest Samurai Who Ever Lived. Tetsuo Hara's masterful follow-up to the generation-defining Fist of the North Star—a rollicking samurai epic inspired by a real-life legend. The Village of Ogres. With permission from Hideyoshi himself to stay true to his kabukimono ways come hell or high water, Keiji continues his rollicking rampage across the land. But when a true ogre out of hell comes gunning for him, Keiji is forced to grapple with the mysteries of the hidden Nagiri Village. What does all this have to do with Ofu, and with the clandestine struggle going on behind the scenes of Hideyoshi's enforced peace? Only the ninja of the Fuma clan know, and their struggle leads to a gorgeous, glorious showdown on the greatest stage in all the land...! Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 378 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $29.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Based on the Story by Keiichiro Ryu. Adapted by Mio Aso. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. The Wildest Samurai Who Ever Lived. Tetsuo Haras masterful follow-up to the generation-defining Fist of the North Star—a rollicking samurai epic inspired by a real-life legend. All's Fair in Love and War. After his duel with Kotaro of the Fuma, Keiji finds himself caught between two women—one a childhood friend who has harbored feelings for him all her life, the other the unattainable object of his illicit affection. Will the unfettered life of the kabukimono finally bring Keiji to a tragic end on the point of his best friends blade? Or will he live to join the siege of Sado and return to the battlefield, the only place he can fully unleash his outlandish ways? Love or war—in the end, which hold the greater peril...? Softcover, 6-in. x 8 1/2-in., 378 pages, B&W. Rated T+ Cover price $29.95.