Witchblade Manga comic books issue 1

Cover by Kazasa Sumita. Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment proudly present the Witchblade diving into the popular world of manga with this authentic Japanese series. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That'd make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! Originally serialized in Japan's popular magazine, Champion Red and written by Witchblade Anime head writer, Sumita Kazasa, this uniquely Japanese tale is considered part of the Witchblade canon. Now collected for the first time for an American audience in standard comic format and in full color, plus this first issue is double sized for the same low price! Cover A) Yasuko cover Cover B) Gossett cover Cover C) Gonzo cover Retailer incentive - Hey, you! Ask your retailers how you can get this special ultra-rare cover featuring art from the Witchblade Anime by Gonzo! [For each set of Cover A and B (one of each) that a retailer purchases they can purchase 1 copy of cover C] Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart NM 9.4 $35.00

Cover by Christian Gossett. Kazasa Sumita. Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment proudly present the Witchblade diving into the popular world of manga with this authentic Japanese series. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That'd make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! Originally serialized in Japan's popular magazine, Champion Red and written by Witchblade Anime head writer, Sumita Kazasa, this uniquely Japanese tale is considered part of the Witchblade canon. Now collected for the first time for an American audience in standard comic format and in full color, plus this first issue is double sized for the same low price! Cover A) Yasuko cover Cover B) Gossett cover Cover C) Gonzo cover Retailer incentive - Hey, you! Ask your retailers how you can get this special ultra-rare cover featuring art from the Witchblade Anime by Gonzo! [For each set of Cover A and B (one of each) that a retailer purchases they can purchase 1 copy of cover C] Cover price $2.99.

Cover by Makoto Uno. Kazasa Sumita. Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment proudly present the Witchblade diving into the popular world of manga with this authentic Japanese series. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That'd make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! Originally serialized in Japan's popular magazine, Champion Red and written by Witchblade Anime head writer, Sumita Kazasa, this uniquely Japanese tale is considered part of the Witchblade canon. Now collected for the first time for an American audience in standard comic format and in full color, plus this first issue is double sized for the same low price! Cover A) Yasuko cover Cover B) Gossett cover Cover C) Gonzo cover Retailer incentive - Hey, you! Ask your retailers how you can get this special ultra-rare cover featuring art from the Witchblade Anime by Gonzo! [For each set of Cover A and B (one of each) that a retailer purchases they can purchase 1 copy of cover C] Cover price $2.99.

Color Cover by Marc Silvestri, Kazasa Sumita. Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment proudly present the Witchblade diving into the popular world of manga with this authentic Japanese series. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That'd make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! Originally serialized in Japan's popular magazine, Champion Red and written by Witchblade Anime head writer, Sumita Kazasa, this uniquely Japanese tale is considered part of the Witchblade canon. Now collected for the first time for an American audience in standard comic format and in full color, plus this first issue is double sized for the same low price! Cover A) Yasuko cover Cover B) Gossett cover Cover C) Gonzo cover Retailer incentive - Hey, you! Ask your retailers how you can get this special ultra-rare cover featuring art from the Witchblade Anime by Gonzo!

New York Comic Con Exclusive Sketch Cover by Marc Silvestri, Limited to 1000 copies! Kazasa Sumita. Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment proudly present the Witchblade diving into the popular world of manga with this authentic Japanese series. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That'd make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! Originally serialized in Japan's popular magazine, Champion Red and written by Witchblade Anime head writer, Sumita Kazasa, this uniquely Japanese tale is considered part of the Witchblade canon. Now collected for the first time for an American audience in standard comic format and in full color, plus this first issue is double sized for the same low price! Cover A) Yasuko cover Cover B) Gossett cover Cover C) Gonzo cover Retailer incentive - Hey, you! Ask your retailers how you can get this special ultra-rare cover featuring art from the Witchblade Anime by Gonzo! [For each set of Cover A and B (one of each) that a retailer purchases they can purchase 1 copy of cover C]

Add to cart NM- 9.2 $189.95 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Midtown Comics New York Comic Con Exclusive Sketch Cover by Christian Gossett, Limited to 500 copies! Kazasa Sumita. Top Cow and Bandai Entertainment proudly present the Witchblade diving into the popular world of manga with this authentic Japanese series. Takeru is an average schoolgirl being raised in a Buddhist monastery by a group of nuns. Except for the forbidden wicked looking claw locked in a box that keeps appearing in her dreams! That'd make a relationship with cute Kou hard enough, but when a group of mysterious, black clad monks show up at the monastery the Witchblade chooses its newest bearer! Originally serialized in Japan's popular magazine, Champion Red and written by Witchblade Anime head writer, Sumita Kazasa, this uniquely Japanese tale is considered part of the Witchblade canon. Now collected for the first time for an American audience in standard comic format and in full color, plus this first issue is double sized for the same low price! Cover A) Yasuko cover Cover B) Gossett cover Cover C) Gonzo cover Retailer incentive - Hey, you! Ask your retailers how you can get this special ultra-rare cover featuring art from the Witchblade Anime by Gonzo! [For each set of Cover A and B (one of each) that a retailer purchases they can purchase 1 copy of cover C]

San Diego Convention Exclusive Crusade Limited Edition preview flipbook of Tomoe-Witchblade Fire Sermon and Manga Shi.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Witchblade Manga (2007 Top Cow) #1-6. Written by Yasuko Kobayashi. Art by Kazasa Sumita. Takeru, a young Japanese girl, lives in a convent and is being raised by Buddist nuns. But the convent holds a dark secret: a chamber houses a box and inside locked is the Witchblade - a powerful artifact that has existed throughout the ages. Takeru has nightmares about the Witchblade, not understanding their meaning. But when demons attack the convent, Takeru discovers the Witchblade and unwittingly becomes its bearer! A prequel story to the hit Witchblade anime series from Japanese animation powerhouse Gonzo! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 212 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Witchblade Manga (2007 Top Cow) #1-12. Written by Yasuko Kobayashi. Art by Kazasa Sumita. Capture the Ultimate Weapon in WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA (use logo)! The ground-breaking twelve issue manga series is collected in its entirety in a single volume for the first time! Originally serialized in Japan's CHAMPION RED magazine and re-formatted and colored for an American audience, WITCHBLADE TAKERU MANGA introduces a brand new Witchblade bearer in young high school student Takeru. Written by WITCHBLADE ANIME head writer Yasuko Kobayashi, with art by manga superstar Kazasa Sumita, Takeru confronts killer monks, demons, the US military and even the Witchblade itself in this mammoth collection. Also includes all 12 original covers by series artist Sumita created exclusively for the American audience plus variant cover images by Marc Silvestri (X-MEN: MESSIAH COMPLEX), David Mack (KABUKI), Tyler Kirkham (NEW AVENGERS/TRANSFORMERS), Eric Basaldua (WITCHBLADE/DEVI), and Christian Gossett (THE RED STAR). Softcover, 432 pages, full color. Cover price $19.99.