Mobile Suit Gundam - The Origin comic books issue 3

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Original Story by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate. Mechanical Design by Kunio Okawara. The classic Gundam series now in a premium Deluxe Edition hardcover! PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES. Its a good book. Very good, actually. Very good war comics, requiring no prior experience with anime or mecha or Gundam—just a well-made, old-fashioned war comic, full of thrills and spills and lucky breaks and narrow escapes and preening villains youll love to hate and pigheaded heroes you may hate to love, and expert drawings by a master craftsman, and hard, sturdy violence. —Joe McCulloch, The Comics Journal Hardcover, 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 976 pages, B&W. NOTE: Does not include essays and illustrations from the original release that are not the authors own. Cover price $54.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Ramba Ral!"

Written by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Yoshiyuki Tomino. Art and cover by Hajime Yatate.

In a civil war, half of humanity has been wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits have been the decisive weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, civilian Amuro Ray miraculously stumbles on a second unit. Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions save the colony's survivors or destroy them?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 458 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd or Later Printings. "Ramba Ral!"

Written by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Yoshiyuki Tomino. Art and cover by Hajime Yatate.

In a civil war, half of humanity has been wiped out, and Zeon's army of Zaku mobile suits have been the decisive weapon. With the Federation's first Gundam out of action, civilian Amuro Ray miraculously stumbles on a second unit. Now, in control of a machine with unparalleled destructive power, will Amuro's actions save the colony's survivors or destroy them?

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 458 pages, PC/PB&W.

Cover price $29.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Story and art by Junji Ohno. Mechanical Design by Hajime Katoki. Character Design by Tsukasa Kotobuki. Translated by C.T. Cockrell. The Y-02 platoon is forced to make hard choices as the pragmatism of the battlefield collides with their intrinsic morality. We witness their participation in the early stages of Operation British, the disastrous consequences of which gave rise to the deaths of billions and caused the direct invasion of Jaburo currently underway. As that battle rages on, Vasily is confronted with not one but two Gundams, his Dom all that stands between them and the annihilation of Kitz and his entire unit! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Rated: 16+ Cover price $19.95.