Comic books in 'Manga'

Volume 15 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masato Soda. Daigo succeeds in discovering Sengoku Fire Department's missing helicopter at an abandoned construction site, and the pilots, though badly injured in the crash, are alive. What Lieutenant Oshitori and Amakasu want to know is how on earth Daigo did it?! Did he luck out again, or are his preternatural rescue instincts simply beyond the ken of his fellow firefighters (and possibly all of mankind)? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 16 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masato Soda. Sengoku Fire Department is afforded an opportunity to put their latest piece of firefighting technology to work when a blaze breaks out at a local parking lot. Daigo is ready to show everyone that he has what it takes to man Sengoku's powerful new tool, but when a bizarre explosion engulfs Daigo in flames, who will come to his rescue?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 17 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masato Soda. Captain Gomi is trapped underneath Sengoku Coast International Airport and the only way to save him is through a circulation pipe that is filled with high levels of volatile methane gas! Disobeying direct orders, Daigo enters the pipe alone, but time is running short and the stakes have never been higher. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 18 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masato Soda. In the aftermath of the Sengoku Coast Airport fire, the city decides that it's high time for the Fire Department to undergo some much-needed restructuring. Lieutenant Oshitori is assigned to spearhead a new project, but Daigo is prepared to resign from active duty as a result of his outlandish actions at the airport fire. Can a special firefighting detail be complete without Daigo in the mix? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 19 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masato Soda. A deadly forest fire rages in the jungles of Sumatra, a blaze so intense that a coalition of Japan's best firefighters will be dispatched to help the relief effort. In yet another act of disregard for departmental procedures, Daigo heads to Sumatra himself. But time is running out for Ms. Ochiai, Daigo's former high school teacher, who's visiting Sumatra and is fighting for her life inside the tropical inferno. Can Daigo save her before tragedy strikes? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 20 - 1st printing. Story and art by Masato Soda. Fighting time and the elements, Daigo succeeds in getting Ms. Oshitori out of the Sumatran jungle firestorm, but now he's trapped with little more than a can of gasoline to save himself with. Unreachable by helicopter, Daigo must find a way to survive the deadliest part of the conflagration all on his own. Will he successfully fight fire with fire, or will his legend perish in this jungle blaze? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Horie Nobu. Art by Hara Tetsuo. A mysterious man known as "the King of Death" roams the streets of pre-war Shanghai in this action-packed prequel to FIST OF THE NORTH STAR. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 194 pages, B&W., Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Horie Nobu. Art by Hara Tetsuo. A mysterious man known as "the King of Death" roams the streets of pre-war Shanghai in this action-packed prequel to FIST OF THE NORTH STAR. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 194 pages, B&W., Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Horie Nobu. Art by Hara Tetsuo. The classic prequel for Fist of the North Star, Fist of the Blue Sky continues the awesome saga of one man's fight to avenge death of his loved ones. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W., Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Horie Nobu. Art by Hara Tetsuo. The classic prequel for Fist of the North Star, Fist of the Blue Sky continues the awesome saga of one man's fight to avenge the death of his loved ones. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W., Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd or later printing. Written by Horie Nobu. Art by Hara Tetsuo. The classic prequel for Fist of the North Star, Fist of the Blue Sky continues the awesome saga of one man's fight to avenge the death of his loved ones. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W., Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Horie Nobu. Art by Hara Tetsuo. The classic prequel for Fist of the North Star, Fist of the Blue Sky continues the awesome saga of one man's fight to avenge the death of his loved ones. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W., Mature Readers NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Buronson. Art by Hara Tetsuo. The legend returns! In a post-apocalyptic nightmare, one man named Kenshiro protects the innocent from evil with the ultimate assassin's fighting style, Hokuto Shinkne. This first volume of the master edition features genuine right-to-left sequencing, original Japanese sound effects, large format pages, brand-new translation, and stunning full-color artwork on every page! Supervised by creator Hara Tetsuo himself, this is the truly definitive presentation of the manga masterwork. Softcover, 208 pages, full color. MATURE READERS NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

In a post-apocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of nuclear war, but only to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Gangs of savage marauders and warlords rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 306 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

In a post-apocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of nuclear war, but only to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Gangs of savage marauders and warlords rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 306 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Add to cart Near Mint $14.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

Ken takes on the Golan, a gang whose claims of genetic superiority he will put to the test. Later, as he continues his journey through the wasteland. He runs into a wily nomad warlord named Jackal. Until now, Ken's opponents have rarely used their heads-though many have lost them. How will he handle an enemy who relies on cunning instead of brute force?

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

Ken's mastery of Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star, has no equal among the debased gangs that prey on the ruins of civilization. But Ken is not the only martial artist out there. Rei, a user of the Nanto Suichoken technique, is on a journey to find his sister, who is being held by a brutal band of savages known as the Fangs. Ken and Rei team up to find her, and woe to any who stand in their way!

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 296 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

Ken is the wielder of the legendary Hokuto Shinken martial arts style and once trained with three other students of the technique. One of them, Jagi, could never accept their Master Ryuken's choice of Ken as the successor. Now Jagi has become a murderous wasteland warlord who terrorizes the innocent...in Ken's name!

Ken must face off with Jagi to clear his reputation and the honor of Hokuto Shinken. But Jagi is not the only one of Ken's former brothers who may be using the technique for evil...

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 314 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

Ken's search for his lost brother Toki has led him to the gates of the notorious prison known as Cassandra, the City of Wailing Demons. Finding Toki means plunging into the depths of the horror-filled jail, but before he can do that, Ken must take on its formidable warden Uyghur.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 284 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

Freed from his captivity in Cassandra, Toki reveals the secret of the prison to Kenshiro. The City of Wailing Demons was established by Kenoh in order to gather and confine martial artists in order to steal their secrets. But Kenoh is not just another wasteland warlord-he is none other than Raoh, brother of Kenshiro and Toki, who once contended for the title of successor to Hokuto Shinken!

It's not long before Kenshiro and Raoh cross paths again and continue a deadly struggle that started long ago...

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 294 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki.

The masters of the Nanto Seiken school are known as the Nanto Rokuseiken - the Six Holy Fists of the South Star. Of the six, the most powerful is the Holy Emperor Souther. But Shu, another warrior of Nanto Seiken, dares to resist Souther's tyranny. Shu once saved Kenshiro's life and they will team up once again. Kenshiro now faces Souther, but is unaware of Souther's secret - a secret so powerful even Raoh won't challenge Souther's reign...

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 314 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki. Kenshiro takes on the Holy Emperor Souther, the most powerful of the Six Holy Fists of the South Star. Once Kenshiro defeats him, it will set up a fateful battle between Raoh and Toki, a confrontation between motion and stillness, ferocity and serenity-a battle in which neither master will yield an inch. And overhead, Shichosei, the star that presages death to all who have seen it, Toki included, shines in the darkening sky. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 312 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 9 - 1st printing. Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki. After an epic contest, Kenoh leaves his brothers to begin a new reign of terror in the wasteland. But while he was away, Ryuga, one of his lieutenants, turned against him and established his own stronghold. Ken and Toki head there to find out what Ryuga knows about Kenoh. Meanwhile, the one force that may still stand against Kenoh is the Goshasei, the Guardian Stars of Nanto, and their last general, whose secret will bring Kenshiro face-to-face with those he thought he'd lost... Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 318 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

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Volume 10 - 1st printing. Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki. Kenshiro has at last found Yuria, the woman he loved but had given up for dead. Determined to possess her as well, Raoh has also reached Yuria's stronghold. Kenshiro and Raoh's paths were always destined to lead them to this confrontation, the final battle to decide the successor to Hokuto Shinken. In this fight, both men will unleash the greatest secret technique passed down to them by their master, but only one will survive using it! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 306 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 11 - 1st printing. Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki. Years after the fall of Raoh, Kenshiro has disappeared, and Rin and Bat have grown to young adulthood. Attempting to honor Ken's legacy, they wander the wasteland defending the defenseless. Kenshiro himself now seeks only peace, hiding himself away in an isolated settlement. Tormented by the memories of those he has lost, he tries to give up the way of the fist. But the forces of chaos are always on the horizon, and Kenshiro will have to once again embrace his fate as the successor of Hokuto Shinken... Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 314 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $19.99.

Volume 12 - 1st printing. Written by Buronson. Art and cover by Tetsuo Hara. Translated by Joe Yamazaki. As the years have passed, peace has come to the wasteland. But it is an unjust peace, one kept in place by the brutality of a powerful empire. Rin and Bat, having finally reunited with Kenshiro, are now freedom fighters. Along with a bounty hunter named Ein, the group faces new enemies-Falco the Golden Wolf and the cruel warlord Jako, who serve the mysterious Tentei. Falco and Jako may have whole armies at their beck and call, but they've never come up against the likes of Kenshiro and Hokuto Shinken before... Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 304 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $25.00.

1st printing. Collects Fist of the North Star Part 2 (1995) #1-8. Written by Buronson. Art by Hara Tetsuo. Cunning Bat and sweet Lynne send Ken an urgent plea for help when the well in Bat's hometown runs dry. But things go from bad to worse when a vicious gang of thugs descend upon the town. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 236 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $16.95.

"A Cry From the Heart" Part 1 Cover price $2.95.

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Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Ken is reunited with his cunning sidekick Bat and sweet, innocent Lynne. He must come to their aid once again because the well in Bat's hometown won't function. But when a notorious gang named Jackal follows Ken to the unsuspecting city, it turns out that bad plumbing is the least of his troubles! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

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Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. As Ken tries to revive the well in Bat's hometown, bandits steal the last precious drops of water from the defenseless townspeople! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. The Wolf Clan is holding Ray's sister as a hostage, and he'll do anything to get her back! The Fist, noble hero that he is, offers to help, unaware of what Ray would do to him if he knew Ken was the Fist of the North Star! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Wolf Pack of Death - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Mamia puts her life on the line to rescue Ray's kidnapped sister! But now the leader of the bloodthirsty Wolf Clan plans to kill two birds with one stone! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. The Fist of the North Star and the Fist of the Southern Cross are forced to fight to the death! And if they don't put on a good show, Mamia and Ray's sister will be the losers! The Fist is back, fighting for justice on a savage, post-apocalyptic Earth! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Part Four begins with a battle between the two martial arts styles that were never meant to fight against each other! Will Iris and Mamia really be set free if the Fist of the North Star and the Fist of the Southern Cross fight each other to the death? Just long enough to weep over their broken bodies, apparently! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Deadly Time Limit - Written by Buronson. Art by Tetsuo Hara. Ken finally goes head to head with the Fang Clan's vicious leader! It looks like fightin' time! Mega martial arts like none you've ever seen before. Wa-TAAH! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.