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Volume 10 - 1st printing. "Never Give Up!"

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the U.S.A.

Starting a few months before that event, the ten-volume saga shows life in Japan after years of war and privations, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka. As Volume Ten begins, the year is 1953. Now an apprentice sign painter, Gen has become a skilled artist, while his friends run a thriving dressmaking business. Gen falls in love for the first time, but fails to notice that a good friend has been caught in the clutches of drug addiction. Heartbreak and loss await Gen as the atomic bomb continues to wreak havoc on the lives people in Hiroshima years after the fact. Yet these tragedies also inspire Gen to make the big move to Tokyo to pursue his career as an artist.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 270 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 10 - 2nd and later printings. "Never Give Up!"

NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Barefoot Gen is the powerful, tragic, and autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. The honest portrayal of emotions and experiences speaks to children and adults everywhere. Featuring a sleek new cover design, this landmark ten-part series returns to print in this 45th anniversary year of the series' debut.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 270 pages, B&W.

Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1, 1st Printing - Story and art by Aoi Hiiragi. When awkward schoolgirl Haru rescues a cat on her way home from school one day, the last thing she expected in return is to be honored by a feline royal family! Before she knows what's happening to her, Haru is drawn into a world inhabited by talking cats - and is recruited to be the next cat princess! Only the dapper Baron and his friends, a magical crow and a comical fat cat, along with a friend from Haru's past, can help her return home. Softcover, 5"x 7", B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1, 2nd or later printing - Story and art by Aoi Hiiragi. When awkward schoolgirl Haru rescues a cat on her way home from school one day, the last thing she expected in return is to be honored by a feline royal family! Before she knows what's happening to her, Haru is drawn into a world inhabited by talking cats - and is recruited to be the next cat princess! Only the dapper Baron and his friends, a magical crow and a comical fat cat, along with a friend from Haru's past, can help her return home. Softcover, 5"x 7", B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. By Kouhei Horikoshi. In order to save the planet, Astro will have to battle terrifying aliens while learning how to fight from his even more frightening guardian, the exacting knight Tiamat. Does a kid like Astro have what it takes to become the real prince and save the planet? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Created by Rudy Gobert. Written by Hellef Bay. Arta nd cover by Vince Serrano. Translated by Christopher Pope.

CREATED BY RUDY GOBERT, FOUR-TIME ALL-NBA TEAM MEMBER, BASKETBALL SUPERSTAR! AN ANIME INFLUENCED BASKETBALL ADVENTURE ACROSS THE COSMOS!

Young Rudy comes from the poor neighborhood of Nevilia, but dreams of a being a star of BASH (a brutal, high-octane version of basketball), and his talent might just make it happen: but can he make it while threats come from every corner of the galaxy?

YA OGN PERFECT FOR BASKETBALL, SCI-FI AND SPORTS MANGA FANS!

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 128 pages, B&W.

Cover price $17.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years. But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. The Iga clan and the Kouga clan have been sworn enemies for more than four hundred years. Only the Hanzo Hattori truce has kept the two families from all-out war. Now, under the order of Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, the truce has finally been dissolved. Ten ninja from each clan must fight to the death in order to determine who will be the next Tokugawa Shogun. The surviving clan will rule for the next thousand years. But not all the clan members are in agreement. Oboro of the Iga clan and Gennosuke of the Kouga clan have fallen deeply in love. Now these star-crossed lovers have been pitted against each other. Can their romance conquer a centuries-old rivalry? Or is their love destined to end in death? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. The bloody battle to rule Japan has begun: The Iga and the Kouga clans are locked in a fight to the death. Driven by a centuries-old hatred, each clan will do anything to annihilate the other. The Kouga clan is engaging in a little espionage, and has planted a shapeshifter, disguised as an Iga ninja, in the Iga palace. Meanwhile the Iga clan turns to its last, best hope: their new leader, Gennosuke, the only one who can defeat the Kougas formidable leader, Oboro. But is she willing to kill the man she loves? As the war grows more desperate, will true love be the next casualty? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. Thanks to the machinations of the Ieyasu Tokugawa, the age-old truce between the Kouga and the Iga clans is no more–and now a fight to the death will decide which clan reigns supreme. Oboro has blinded herself in order to avoid having to kill Gennosuke, her lover and her rival. Meanwhile, Gennosuke has urged the Iga clan to join him on a journey to Sunpu to find out the real motives behind Ieyasu Tokugawas orders to fight. But the Iga has other plans. The hirsute Nenki and the butterfly-wielding Hotarubi rush to assassinate Gennosuke, while Tenzen has sinister intentions for a defenseless Oboro. The epic battle of blood and betrayal continues! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. Thanks to the machinations of the Ieyasu Tokugawa, the age-old truce between the Kouga and the Iga clans is no more–and now a fight to the death will decide which clan reigns supreme. Oboro has blinded herself in order to avoid having to kill Gennosuke, her lover and her rival. Meanwhile, Gennosuke has urged the Iga clan to join him on a journey to Sunpu to find out the real motives behind Ieyasu Tokugawas orders to fight. But the Iga has other plans. The hirsute Nenki and the butterfly-wielding Hotarubi rush to assassinate Gennosuke, while Tenzen has sinister intentions for a defenseless Oboro. The epic battle of blood and betrayal continues! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 240 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. The titanic battle between the clans rages on. Akeginu and the blinded Oboro of the Iga clan encounter a powerful aristocrat named Ofuku, who will do whatever it takes to make her godson, Takechiyo, the next Shogun. If Ofuku and her troops join forces with the Iga, will the Kouga still have a chance at victory? Meanwhile, the Kouga leader Gennosuke, also blinded, and his comrades–including the shapeshifter Saemon and the deadly seductress Kagerou–embark on a long journey to Sunpu to find out exactly why the truce was dissolved. They will face the fury of the calculating Tenzen and the whirlwind-wielding Koshirou. In the end, who will survive this bloody game of deception and politics? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. The titanic battle between the clans rages on. Akeginu and the blinded Oboro of the Iga clan encounter a powerful aristocrat named Ofuku, who will do whatever it takes to make her godson, Takechiyo, the next Shogun. If Ofuku and her troops join forces with the Iga, will the Kouga still have a chance at victory? Meanwhile, the Kouga leader Gennosuke, also blinded, and his comrades–including the shapeshifter Saemon and the deadly seductress Kagerou–embark on a long journey to Sunpu to find out exactly why the truce was dissolved. They will face the fury of the calculating Tenzen and the whirlwind-wielding Koshirou. In the end, who will survive this bloody game of deception and politics? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Futaro Wamada and Masaki Segawa. Art by Masaki Segawa. With only three ninja remaining on each side, the battle between the Iga and the Kouga clans is nearing its bloody end. Believing he has slain Yakushiji Tenzen, shape-shifter Saemon Kisaragi morphs into Tenzens body and infiltrates Iga territory. But what Saemon doesnt know is that Tnezen is an immortal ninja, and that he has his own plan to dispose of Saemon and the Kouga clan. Meanwhile, Oboro, leader of the Iga clan, has sworn that she will die rather than fight against her lover, Gennosuke. Every death brings these two star-crossed lovers closer to confronting each other on the battlefield at last! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $13.95.

Wizard!! Part 1 of 2 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. The favorite RPG and heavy metal-influenced manga comes to America! The kingdom of Metallicana is under attack by four evil armies, and the desperate defenders must turn to a legend that a virgin's kiss may awaken 'Dark Schneider,' an ancient evil wizard sealed within the body of Lucien, a seemingly normal 14-year-old boy. Yoko, Lucien's teenage stepsister, does the deed and as the castle falls, Lucien metamorphoses into a silver-haired demigod! Dark Schneider, the chaotic, lecherous wizard, has returned, only barely restrained by the magic that forces him to obey Yoko! But a world of demons, dragons and the four evil generals awaits him -- and bloodstained Metallicana may never know peace again! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Wizard!! Part 2 of 2 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. They swore never to do it again... but in their hour of need, Metallicana again calls on the evil wizard Dark Schneider to save them from their enemies! But Dark Schneider turns against the Metallicanans, swearing to kill the high priest for imprisoning him 15 years ago! Now the country is under attack by a fire-breathing hydra, a golem...and a very pissed-off, powerful wizard -- and only teenage priestess Tia Noto Yoko may be able to control him! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Ninja!! Part 1 of 3 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Out of the shadows steps the first of the bastard's four former allies -- Ninja Master Gara, the commander of an army of hidden warriors! He kidnaps Tia Noto Yoko, thus eliminating the one person who can bring the power of Dark Schneider from 14-year-old Lucien's body! Will Dark Schneider be forever locked within his meek alter ego while the kingdom falls to the ninja and Tia Noto Yoko faces the horror of Gara's clothes-eating slime?! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Ninja!! Part 2 of 3 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Dark Schneider and the Metallicanan forces break into Ninja Master Gara's stronghold! While the knights of Metallicana fend off a man-eating minotaur, Dark Schneider and Princess Sheila explore the secret dungeon entrance to the castle, becoming better acquainted in the process. But waiting in the dungeon are terrible monsters that even Schneider's magic cannot defeat...and some of them are couched in the most innocuous of forms! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Ninja!! Part 3 of 3 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Through untold dangers, Dark Schneider and Princess Sheila have reached the top of Ninja Master Gara's stronghold. But Gara, wielder of the Murasame Blade, knows that a wizard is nearly useless in hand-to-hand combat, and his sword is faster than Schneider's spells! Who will be the first to make lewd claims about Gara's 15-year-old prisoner, Yoko? Who will stand in the bloody outcome of Dark Schneider's last-ditch spell? 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Fighter!! Part 1 of 3 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Across the land, news spreads of Dark Schneider's rebirth, reaching one of the leaders of the rebel armies, the dark elf wizard Arshes Nei! Once Dark Schneider's lover, she now longs to see him dead...and sends her deadliest assassin, the master of the Curse Spiders, to spill his blood! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Fighter!! Part 2 of 3 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. After a night of passion with his mysterious new lady friend, Dark Schneider awakens to find himself again under attack! The local peasants have been turned to stone, their love nest is surrounded by hordes of orcs, and at the head of their ranks is Kai Harn, a fearsome swordfighter/wizard seeking the bounty on Schneider's head! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Fighter!! Part 3 of 3 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Unable to defeat Dark Schneider with her magic, the magician-swordswoman Kai Harn lets loose the dreaded cockatrice, whose touch can turn flesh to stone! But the clueless personality of Lucien Renlen reasserts itself just when Dark Schneider least needs it, leaving him lost in the dark woods in a cape and robes several sizes too big for him. 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Vampire!! Part 1 of 2 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Who's the greatest undead ally of the Dark Armies of Chaos? Who's the mighty vampire with the high-pitched singing voice? It's King Dai-Amon, the scourge of the night...and now he craves power by killing Dark Schneider and drinking Tia Noto Yoko's blood! Werewolves and undead are hurled at our heroes as they make their way through the dark mountains to reinforce the defenders of Metallicana...and Dark Schneider, the bastard wizard who might save them, is trapped within his wimpy alter ego! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Vampire!! Part 2 of 2 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Dark Schneider awakens from the prison of Lucien Renlen's body in the very sanctum of the vampire lord Dai-Amon! And whoever loses the match between undead and living wizards will receive a cruel consolation prize -- becoming the slave of the winner through the malignant curse spell "Accused"! Meanwhile, on the other side of Metallion, that very same spell is being cast on Arshes Nei...compelling her to kill Dark Schneider or be forever turned into a toad! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Empress!! Part 1 of 4 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. The dark elf Arshes Nei, once the adopted "daughter" of Dark Schneider, steps forward! The Thunder Empress attacks Castle Metallicana, where Ninja Master Gara has become the last line of defense against the besieging armies. And as the Murasame Blade clashes against the Sword of Lightning, the castle defenders are caught up in a titanic battle of evil vs...evil? 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Empress!! Part 2 of 4 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Castle Metallicana still stands, but as the rain pours down and Arshes Nei's forces regroup, its besieged defenders have bought precious little time. Finding herself alone again with Dark Schneider, Princess Sheila confesses her love for him. But Arshes Nei is on her way to blast the entire castle apart, and the fortuneteller Beldame of Metallicana has predicted a terrible future -- one in which Dark Schneider lies dead, his heart torn out! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

Empress!! Part 3 of 4 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. As Dark Schneider continues his duel with Arshes Nei -- his onetime lover and fellow master of elemental magics -- the Efreet, spirit of flames, attacks the Nue, spirit of water, consuming them both. Castle Metallicana buckles under the intense heat as the two wizards race towards a fiery collision which only one will survive! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Empress!! Part 4 of 4 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Not trusting any of their lesser spells to carry the day, Dark Schneider and Arshes Nei power up for their most epic magic, called from the Seven Gates of Hell, the devastating particle beam "Helloween"! But can the outcome be in doubt when the prophecy showed Dark Schneider lying dead, his heart torn out -- killed by his former lover's hand? 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

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Undead!! Part 1 of 5 - Story and Art by Kazushi Hagiwara. As his friends and lovers mourn, the mighty sorcerer's now literally heartless corpse is placed in its final resting place within the great temple of Metallicana. Meanwhile, emboldened by the death of his enemy, the dark priest Abigail unleashes an army of living corpses against the kingdom, swearing to leave no flesh uneaten! 64 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.95.

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Bastard!! Heavy Metal/Dark Fantasy! - In this first volume of ultimate sword and sorcery manga, the kingdom of Metallicana is under attack by the dark forces of four evil armies sweeping the world. As orcs and giants besiege their citadel, the desperate defenders turn to a legend that a virgin's kiss may awaken "Dark Schneider," an ancient evil wizard sealed within the body of Lucien, a seemingly normal 14-year-old-boy. Yoko, Lucien's teenage stepsister, does the deed and as the castle falls, Lucien metamorphoses into a silver-haired demigod! Dark Schneider, the chaotic, lecherous wizard, has returned, only barely restrained by the magic that forces him to obey Yoko! But a world of demons, dragons, and the four evil generals await him - bloodstained Metallicana may never know peace again! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are American-style GNs and are meant to be read left-to-right. Cover price $12.95.

1st Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Bastard!! Heavy Metal/Dark Fantasy! - Tia Noto Yoko, the only one who can control Dark Schneider, has been captured by the Dark Rebel Armies! After making their way through a perilous dungeon, past giant eyeballs and fiery demons, D.S. and Princess Sheila face his old ally Ninja Master Gara in a duel that pits sword against magic! Far away, news of D.S.'s resurrection reaches the long ears of Arshes Nei, the elven sorceress who was once his pupil and lover - and now commands a regiment of her own. Remembering past injustices at the hands of the egomaniacal (and two-timing) wizard, she sends her greatest fighter and deadliest assassin to bring her Dark Schneider's severed head! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are American-style GNs and are meant to be read left-to-right. Cover price $12.95.

1st Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Bastard!! Heavy Metal/Dark Fantasy! - People just can't keep their hands off Dark Schneider - their sword-wielding, knife-toting, deadly assassin's hands, that is. Leaving the besieged kingdom of Metallicana, the mighty wizard goes traveling alone with only Lars the dragon for company - but finds himself under constant attack as his former lover Arshes Nei, now one of the leaders of the Dark Army of Chaos, sends her strongest underlings to kill him! Will it be Kai Harn, the fighter? Or will death come in the form of the Vampire Di-Amon? At the worst possible time, Dark Schneider turns back into his helpless alter ego, the pathologically wimpy Lucien Renlen...and Yoko, his teenage stepsister, may be the only one who can save him! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are American-style GNs and are meant to be read left-to-right. Cover price $12.95.

1st Edition - Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Bastard!! Heavy Metal/Dark Fantasy! - In a postapocalyptic world of heavy metal fantasy, the only thing able to save humans from orcs, lizard men, and other monsters is something even more evil. Sealed within a 14-year-old boy, the chaotic wizard Dark Schneider is unleashed to fight four mighty generals and their plot to resurrect an evil god! Wielding the legendary Sword of Lightning and ultra-high-level elemental magic, Arshes Nei and her armies are poised to devastate the kingdom of Metallicana, and only D.S. stands in her way. But can there be any doubt of the outcome when the prophet's crystal ball has already showed a vision of Dark Schneider... dead?! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are American-style GNs and are meant to be read left-to-right. Cover price $12.95.

1st Edition - Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Kazushi Hagiwara. Bastard!! Heavy Metal/Dark Fantasy! - Dark Schneider is dead. While his friends and lovers mourn, his enemies prepare for a final assault on Earth's last surviving kingdom. As evil prophet Abigail attacks with an army of zombies, the valiant defenders - Arshes Nei and Ninja Master Gara - must face untold monsters. Can anything short of Dark Schneider's resurrection save them - and the world? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are American-style GNs and are meant to be read left-to-right - 5 1/2-in. x 8-in. Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shiori Teshirogi.

From mangaka Shiori Teshirogi (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas) comes a new series starring Batman and the Justice League. Currently being serialized in the monthly Japanese anthology Red, the story focuses on a young boy who comes to Gotham City from Japan. He's trying to solve the mystery of what happened to his scientist parents after their disappearance following a factory explosion a year earlier. As it turns out, the factory was owned by Lex Luthor, who has now teamed with The Joker. Together, they plan on using the research of the boy's parents to tap into a mystical, all-powerful, worldwide energy source. But for what purpose?

It's a bigger challenge than Batman can handle on his own, so he's going to need some help from the League.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Add to cart Near Mint $12.99

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Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shiori Teshirogi.

In the second serving of manga adventures by writer/artist Shiori Teshirogi, Lex Luthor and The Joker have a new ally in their plan to take control of Earth's mystical ley lines-Aquaman's half-brother Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master.

Manipulated by The Joker and seduced by the potential power of the lines, Ocean Master hopes to crush the surface world and establish the supremacy of Atlantis. Aquaman's determined to stop him, but it's going to take the combined power of the Justice League to keep Orm in check, especially when he summons a tidal wave to engulf Gotham City. Meanwhile, young Rui is learning that his mother-who has been held prisoner by The Joker for the last year-now possesses great powers that may either save the world or destroy it.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shiori Teshirogi.

In the next chapter of the manga adventures of the World's Greatest Super Heroes, Ocean Master has summoned a massive tidal wave to flood Gotham City! While Aquaman tries to reason with his brother, Batman is determined to stop him by any means necessary. Superman soon joins the fray, but the challenge becomes even greater when the mysterious oni known as Akurou summons a giant snake to engage the heroes.

Plus, new villains arrive on the scene-Sinestro, Reverse-Flash and Cyborg Superman...and the nexus point of the greatest congestion of ley lines on Earth is revealed to be directly under the Batcave!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Cover price $12.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Lootcrate Special Preview Edition

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Shiori Teshirogi.

From mangaka Shiori Teshirogi (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas) comes a new series starring Batman and the Justice League. Currently being serialized in the monthly Japanese anthology Red, the story focuses on a young boy who comes to Gotham City from Japan. He's trying to solve the mystery of what happened to his scientist parents after their disappearance following a factory explosion a year earlier. As it turns out, the factory was owned by Lex Luthor, who has now teamed with The Joker. Together, they plan on using the research of the boy's parents to tap into a mystical, all-powerful, worldwide energy source. But for what purpose?

It's a bigger challenge than Batman can handle on his own, so he's going to need some help from the League.

Softcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10-in., 200 pages, B&W.

NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left.

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

Add to cart Near Mint $10.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Eiichi Shimizu. Art and cover by Tomohiro Shimoguchi. Translated by Sheldon Drzka. Gotham City has been under the protection of Batman for only a short amount of time, but since the vigilante's appearance, crime has changed. It's gotten more bold, more destructive. As Batman tries to rise up to meet these new threats, he develops a computer system, ROBIN, to help him analyze and subdue the rising criminal tide and hopefully one day put an end to crime in Gotham. But will its solution be one Batman can execute? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Eiichi Shimizu. Art and cover by Tomohiro Shimoguchi. Translated by Sheldon Drzka. Gotham City has been under the protection of Batman for only a short amount of time, but since the vigilante's appearance, crime has changed. It's gotten more bold, more destructive. As Batman tries to rise up to meet these new threats, he develops a computer system, ROBIN, to help him analyze and subdue the rising criminal tide and hopefully one day put an end to crime in Gotham. But will its solution be one Batman can execute? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Eiichi Shimizu. Art and cover by Tomohiro Shimoguchi. Translated by Sheldon Drzka. Crime in Gotham is reaching an all-time high as villains start to turn on each other thanks to a mysterious assailant murdering crime families. Can Batman and Joker get a handle on the situation before Gotham burns to the ground? And why has the man who killed the Waynes, Joe Chill, returned to the city? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Eiichi Shimizu. Art and cover by Tomohiro Shimoguchi. Translated by Sheldon Drzka. Crime in Gotham has gotten so out of control that Batman must step up his arsenal of fabulous toys. Gotham City is more bold, more destructive. As Batman tries to rise to meet these new threats, he develops a computer system, ROBIN, to help him analyze and subdue the rising criminal tide and hopefully one day put an end to crime in Gotham. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Jiro Kuwata. In the 1960s, at the height of the Batman TV series' popularity, a shonen manga magazine in Japan serialized fifty-three chapters of original comics starring The Dark Knight, all written and illustrated by Managaka Jiro Kuwata. Now, DC Entertainment is proud to publish the complete Batman Manga adventures in English for the first time in three painstakingly restored volumes. The adventure begins when the Dynamic Duo faces the insidious threat of Lord Death Man! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 352 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Jiro Kuwata. Get ready for five more stories direct from 1960s Japan, written and illustrated by Jiro Kuwata. See Batman and Robin take on a new, more deadly incarnation of their shape-changing foe in "The Revenge of Clayface." Then, the Caped Crusader goes toe-to-toe with a masked wrestler who has taken his bad-guy act out of the ring in "The Hangman of Terror." And is it really curtains for Alfred, Batman's loyal butler, in "The Mystery of the Outsider"? Two more epic tales are included, as well as a 2013 essay by Jiro Kuwata reflecting on his goals from fifty years ago when he was given the chance to bring America's most popular costumed crimefighter to a Japanese audience. Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 328 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Jiro Kuwata. Jiro Kuwata's classic take on the Caped Crusader concludes! In this final BATMANGA volume, Batman and Robin take on villains including Planet King - a criminal with seemingly infinite powers, plus the Robot Robbers, Clayface, Catman and more! Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 336 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.99.

1st printing. Collects Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (2019 DC) #1-6.

Written by James Tynion IV. Art by Freddie Williams II and Kevin Eastman. Cover by Freddie Williams II.

Our heroes have battled the Foot Clan in Gotham City and Bane in New York, but now Krang has gotten his hands on the most dangerous technologies in the DC Universe-and no universe is safe from his wrath! As Krang's true power is revealed, it's up to Batman and the Turtles to stop him, but their only hope lies with a strange, yet familiar, visitor from another world!

Hardcover, 160 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing. Written and drawn by Yukito Kishiro. Alita meets Kaos, the son of mad scientist Desty Nova, who uses his psychometric powers to repair Alita's cyborg body after she falls into a sinkhole. A refurbished Alita finally goes head to head against the forces of Barjack and is ready to kill their leader, Den, when she's unexpectedly betrayed. When the pair meets up again, Alita discovers the secret relationship between Den and Kaos. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W, 8-in x 5.50-in. Cover price $15.95.

2nd and later printings. Written and drawn by Yukito Kishiro. Alita meets Kaos, the son of mad scientist Desty Nova, who uses his psychometric powers to repair Alita's cyborg body after she falls into a sinkhole. A refurbished Alita finally goes head to head against the forces of Barjack and is ready to kill their leader, Den, when she's unexpectedly betrayed. When the pair meets up again, Alita discovers the secret relationship between Den and Kaos. Softcover, 232 pages, B&W, 8-in x 5.50-in. Cover price $15.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Yukito Kishiro blurs the line between human and machine in the sci-fi/action adventure Battle Angel Alita! Alita's death-sentence is commuted in exchange for her service as a member of the "Tuned," an elite force of the utopian city of Tiphares. Her first assignment is to protect a nuclear-powered train from the infamous bandit known as Barjack. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Yukito Kishiro. Yukito Kishiro blurs the line between human and machine in the sci-fi/action adventure Battle Angel Alita! Alita's death-sentence is commuted in exchange for her service as a member of the "Tuned," an elite force of the utopian city of Tiphares. Her first assignment is to protect a nuclear-powered train from the infamous bandit known as Barjack. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.