Black Butler GN (2010- Yen Press) comic books 2010-2012

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Just a stone's throw from London stands the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria's faithful servant, and a 12-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler Sebastian stands his side, ready to carry out the young master's wishes.

Whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London's underbelly, there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. One might even say Sebastian is too good to be true, or at least, too good to be human!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Very Good $3.49

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Just a stone's throw from London stands the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria's faithful servant, and a 12-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler Sebastian stands his side, ready to carry out the young master's wishes.

Whether Sebastian is called to save a dinner party gone awry or probe the dark secrets of London's underbelly, there is practically nothing Sebastian cannot do. One might even say Sebastian is too good to be true, or at least, too good to be human!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $10.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Sebastian Michaelis. Occupation: Butler. He makes his master's afternoon tea, polishes the silver, and heads up murder investigations? As London is seized by fear when Jack the Ripper begins his killing spree in Whitechapel, Queen Victoria commands Ciel Phantomhive and his seemingly superhuman butler Sebastian to step in. What will happen when the case takes a surprising turn?

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $10.99.

Add to cart Very Good $3.49

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. S

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Sebastian Michaelis. Occupation: Butler. He makes his master's afternoon tea, polishes the silver, and heads up murder investigations? As London is seized by fear when Jack the Ripper begins his killing spree in Whitechapel, Queen Victoria commands Ciel Phantomhive and his seemingly superhuman butler Sebastian to step in. What will happen when the case takes a surprising turn?

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $10.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

This butler is just too good to be true - or maybe he's just too good to be human! Grelle's chainsaw-like scythe cuts through anything, quickly overpowering Sebastian as Madame Red attacks Ciel. Memories of her sister and her sister's husband are played out. Unable to deal with the pain, Madam Red and Grelle join forces and the two become Jack the Ripper!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $10.99.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

This butler is just too good to be true - or maybe he's just too good to be human! Grelle's chainsaw-like scythe cuts through anything, quickly overpowering Sebastian as Madame Red attacks Ciel. Memories of her sister and her sister's husband are played out. Unable to deal with the pain, Madam Red and Grelle join forces and the two become Jack the Ripper!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $10.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Ciel, Sebastian, and Lau investigate a case where British citizens returning from India are attacked, stripped, and hung upside down outside Indian pubs in London. They are helped by the Indian Prince Soma and his butler Agni who are searching for Soma's servant Meena. Although Agni is human, he is on par with Sebastian's fighting skills. Their quest will take them into the home of Lord West and pit them against the villain in a curry contest.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 4 - 2nd printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Ciel, Sebastian, and Lau investigate a case where British citizens returning from India are attacked, stripped, and hung upside down outside Indian pubs in London. They are helped by the Indian Prince Soma and his butler Agni who are searching for Soma's servant Meena. Although Agni is human, he is on par with Sebastian's fighting skills. Their quest will take them into the home of Lord West and pit them against the villain in a curry contest.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

For an impeccable gentleman's butler like Sebastian Michaelis, the word "impossible" is just not his vocabulary. Everything demanded of him under the English sun is well within his grasp. But do his talents extend to things under the scalding Indian sun? Earl Ciel Phantomhive sets Sebastian to the task of creating an incomparable curry to defeat a despicable trader. But how can Sebastian possibly best Agni, the man with the Right Hand of God?

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

The cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark traveling circus has been making the rounds, bringing fun and joy to children of all ages. However, a disturbing trend begins to surface in the wake of the colorful entourage. Children are disappearing whenever the circus packs up for its next destination, and there are neither clues nor corpses to be found. Dismayed by these occurrences, Queen Victoria dispatches Earl Phantomhive and his most able butler Sebastian to locate and reunite the missing children and their loved ones.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

The cheer of the holidays has passed, but the Noah's Ark traveling circus has been making the rounds, bringing fun and joy to children of all ages. However, a disturbing trend begins to surface in the wake of the colorful entourage. Children are disappearing whenever the circus packs up for its next destination, and there are neither clues nor corpses to be found. Dismayed by these occurrences, Queen Victoria dispatches Earl Phantomhive and his most able butler Sebastian to locate and reunite the missing children and their loved ones.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 7 - 1stprinting.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Having successfully infiltrated the Noah's Ark Circus as the stage personas Smile and Black, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his consummate butler, Sebastian set about gathering clues backstage as to the whereabouts of the missing children Queen Victoria wishes them to recover. But between the duties required of them as the newest members of the troupe and their death defying performances, even this most efficient master and servant find themselves short on time.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Having successfully infiltrated the Noah's Ark Circus as the stage personas Smile and Black, Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his consummate butler, Sebastian set about gathering clues backstage as to the whereabouts of the missing children Queen Victoria wishes them to recover. But between the duties required of them as the newest members of the troupe and their death defying performances, even this most efficient master and servant find themselves short on time.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 8 - 1stprinting.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

When one curtain falls upon the stage at the big top, another rises behind the scenes, as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his virtuoso butler Sebastian face off against the villain behind the children's disappearances. But as Sebastian, under orders from his master, singlehandedly draws the gruesome tale to its sad conclusion on one front, battle lines are drawn on another! Is Ciel's home once again headed for the same tragedy that took the lives of the young earl's parents?

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

When one curtain falls upon the stage at the big top, another rises behind the scenes, as young Earl Ciel Phantomhive and his virtuoso butler Sebastian face off against the villain behind the children's disappearances. But as Sebastian, under orders from his master, singlehandedly draws the gruesome tale to its sad conclusion on one front, battle lines are drawn on another! Is Ciel's home once again headed for the same tragedy that took the lives of the young earl's parents?

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Very Fine $9.49

Volume 9 - 1stprinting.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Earl Ciel Phantomhive's quietude following the conclusion of the case of Noah's Ark Circus is short-lived, as Queen Victoria's very own butlers commandeer Phantomhive Manor and all its residents for a lavish banquet sanctioned by Her Majesty. Preparations for such an event are quick work in the hands of Sebastian, the house's most able butler, but corralling eminent guests during his young master's first-ever attempt at playing host may prove to be rather more of a challenge!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 10 - 1stprinting.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

His royally sanctioned dinner part a shambles and a murderer on the loose, Ciel Phantomhive is a veritable prisoner in his own home, alongside those of his guests who still live. And in the most shocking of turns, the young earl finds himself now without his indispensible manservent, Sebastian. Never one to take misfortune lying down, Ciel seizes control of the investigation into the mysterious deaths. But as the mystery deepens, there happens upon the young Earl's door an odd priest, wearing an insolent smile and an Inverness cape!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 10 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

His royally sanctioned dinner part a shambles and a murderer on the loose, Ciel Phantomhive is a veritable prisoner in his own home, alongside those of his guests who still live. And in the most shocking of turns, the young earl finds himself now without his indispensible manservent, Sebastian. Never one to take misfortune lying down, Ciel seizes control of the investigation into the mysterious deaths. But as the mystery deepens, there happens upon the young Earl's door an odd priest, wearing an insolent smile and an Inverness cape!

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.

Volume 11 - 1stprinting.

Story and Art by Yana Toboso.

Is that butler really deceased? Jeremy, the great detective who arrives at Phantomhive Manor at the behest of the late Sebastian, is actually...? In order to effectively execute his own plan to catch a killer at the manor before his untimely passing, what other machinations did the unparalleled manservant put in to motion? Will the case of the Phantomhive Manor Murders finally be closed? And will the house get its butler back? Or is this really the end?

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, B&W.

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

Cover price $11.99.