Blade of the Immortal HC (2020 Dark Horse) Deluxe Edition comic books
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Published Feb 2021 by Dark Horse.$15.00
$15.00
Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) Vol. 4-6.
Story and art by Hiroaki Samura. Translated by Dana Lewis. English Adaptation by Toren Smith.
A young survivor continues her quest across feudal Japan to avenge the murder of her parents, joined by her seemingly immortal protector. The eccentric Ittö-ryü sword school carves a path to Edo castle, led by the bloodthirsty Anotsu. They don't know that the deadly Mugai-ryü has formed-with the sole purpose of destroying Anotsu's clan! Relentless and shocking, Blade takes Edo-era samurai action and combines it with modernist street idioms to create a style and mood like no other work of graphic fiction.
Presented in a 7" x 10" serialized format, in a faux-leather hardcover treatment, and with a bookmark ribbon.
Hardcover, 536 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $49.99. -
Published Aug 2021 by Dark Horse.$25.00
Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) Vol. 7-9.
Story and art by Hiroaki Samura. Translated by Dana Lewis. English Adaptation by Toren Smith.
Over 650 pages of samurai battles, bloodshed, and bitter rivalries!
A young survivor's seemingly immortal protector, Manji, is helping her destroy the eccentric, bloodthirsty Ittoryu sword school that ambushed and killed her parents. While Manji has his hands full with a trio of devious assassins, Rin decides to make her way across Edo to search for the murderous Itto-ryu leader Anotsu Kagehisa on her own! Will Manji find her before Anotsu does?
This volume also features the debut of the mysterious Mugai-ryu warriors, who will become major players in this revenge epic from a modern manga master!
Hardcover, 664 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $49.99. -
Published Jun 2022 by Dark Horse.$32.00
Volume 6 - 1st printing. Collects Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) Vol. 16-19.
Story and art by Hiroaki Samura. Translated and Adapted by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith.
Rin begins to discover her skills as a warrior and strategist as she makes new allies and resolves to find the missing Manji. Her immortal swordsman is imprisoned and being tortured in an underground stronghold beneath Edo Castle where cruel doctors hope to find the secret behind his mystical powers. Rin teams up with the enigmatic Doa to not only free Manji, but expose the hideous medical experiments.
Hardcover, 832 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $49.99. -
Published Oct 2022 by Dark Horse.$16.00
Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Blade of the Immortal TPB (1997-2015 Dark Horse) Vol. 20-22.
Story and art by Hiroaki Samura. Translated and Adapted by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith.
In the tunnels beneath Edo Castle, Rin and Doa search for their missing loved ones and face a seemingly endless run of strange foes. Dishonored military leader Kagimura must destroy Anotsu and the hated Itto-ryu school, so he forms the new Rokki-dan gang of odd criminal misfits to help him track Anotsu down.
Collects Blade of the Immortal volumes 20-22 in the original 7" x 10" serialized format, in a faux-leather hardcover treatment, and with a bookmark ribbon.
Hardcover, 736 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $49.99.
