Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror GN (2007-2008 Viz Digest) 2nd Edition comic books

2nd (2007) Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral - the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 206 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the town is haunted not by a person or being but a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral - the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It manifests itself in everything from seashells and whirlpools in water to the spiral marks on people's bodies, the insane obsessions of Shuichi's father and the voice from the cochlea in our inner ear. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 206 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

2nd (2007) Edition - Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. But the spirit which haunts it does not have a name or a body, only a shape: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It grows in ferns, in seashells, in curls of hair, and in the twisting folds of the human brain. The very smoke from the crematorium hangs in an ominous spiral over the town, reminding everyone that even in death there is no escape! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

2nd (2007) Edition - Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. Kurôzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. But the spirit which haunts it does not have a name or a body, only a shape: uzumaki, the spiral, the hypnotic secret shape of the world. It grows in ferns, in seashells, in curls of hair, and in the twisting folds of the human brain. The very smoke from the crematorium hangs in an ominous spiral over the town, reminding everyone that even in death there is no escape! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 208 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

2nd (2008) Edition - Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Junji Ito. With their town devastated by titanic hurricanes, the citizens of the spiral-haunted town of Kurôzu-cho find themselves cut off from the outside world. Reporters and rescue teams cross the mountain range into Kurôzu-cho only to find themselves unable to leave. Trapped inside the cursed ruins, the desperate survivors struggle and huddle together, waiting to run into giant snails or worse. The very laws of nature are changed as the spiral sucks them in. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

2nd Edition - Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Story and art by Junji Ito. With their town devastated by titanic hurricanes, the citizens of the spiral-haunted town of Kurôzu-cho find themselves cut off from the outside world. Reporters and rescue teams cross the mountain range into Kurôzu-cho only to find themselves unable to leave. Trapped inside the cursed ruins, the desperate survivors struggle and huddle together, waiting to run into giant snails or worse. The very laws of nature are changed as the spiral sucks them in. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, B&W. Rating: T+ NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.