Dragon Ball Z TPB (2000-2002 Viz) comic books 2001

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. Collects Dragon Ball Z: Part 1 (1998) #1-5.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

Akira Toriyama's epic, as seen on the Cartoon Network, is now available in English in its original comic form! After years of training and adventure, young Son Goku has become Earth's strongest martial artist - but the stakes are increasing, as he and his friends must fight against the deadliest villains of all time and space!

Get ready for action as aliens, time travelers, and the mighty Saiyans clash over the fate of the Earth and the awesome power of the seven Dragon Balls that can grant any wish!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Dragon Ball Z: Part 2 (1999) #3-8.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

Earth vs. The Saiyans!

After years of training and adventure, young Son Goku has become Earth's strongest martial artist - now he and his friends must fight against the deadliest villains of all time and space! In this volume: While Goku races towards Earth along the million-km Serpent Road, the world's mightiest martial artists make their last stand against alien invaders determined to wipe out the human race!

Piccolo, Gohan, Kuririn, Tenshinhan, and Chaozu struggle five-to-one against Nappa, but soon the battle is four-to-one...then three-to-one...as their unstoppable opponent finishes them off one at a time. Their last chance is Goku...but even he, and the miraculous kaio-ken, may not be a match for Nappa's commander Vegeta.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

With the mighty Kaio-ken amplifying his strength, Goku fights Vegeta in a desperate battle to save the world - only to find that the elite Saiyan warrior is even stronger than his new techniques. To break a temporary stalemate, Vegeta transforms into a giant ape, a King Kong who breathes energy blasts with the force of a nuclear bomb!

In desperation, Goku calls upon the Genki-Dama, the 'spirit bomb,' drawing power from the Earth, its people, plants, and animals, in an effort to defeat his colossal foe. But alone, even Goku is not enough. The last worn-out survivors, Gohan, Kuririn, and cowardly Yajirobe, must rush back into the fray to stop their unstoppable foe...as the enraged Vegeta vows to not only wipe out the human race, but destroy the planet Earth itself!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z isone of the most popular manga in the world. Printed in the original right-to-left manga format, this series by acclaimed manga artist Akira Toriyama redefined martial arts comics throughout its original Japanese run in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1984 to 1995.

After years of training and adventure, Goku has become Earth's ultimate warrior - and his son, Gohan, shows even greater promise. But the stakes are increasing as more deadly enemies begin to appear, including Goku's greatest rival Vegeta, and the heroes must go into space to face menaces straight out of science fiction. More action- packed than the stories of Goku's youth, Dragon Ball Z is pure adrenaline. Get ready for action as time travelers, aliens and the mighty Super Saiyans clash over the fate of the universe!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Collects Dragon Ball Z: Part 3 (2000) #7-10 and Dragon Ball Z: Part 4 (2001) #1-2.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

Freeza and his minions continue their ruthless search for Planet Namek's DragonBall, leaving not a single Namekian alive in their wake!

When Kuririn and Gohan attempt a daring rescue of a Namekian child, they become involved in a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the murderous Dodoria. But after escaping one alien brute, Kuririn and Gohan discover they've got another to deal with - Vegeta! The Saiyan they never wanted to see again is back, and like Freeza, he too is searching for the Namekian DragonBalls in a mad quest for immortality. Will Goku make it to Namek in time? And even if he does, can he possible stop both Freeza and Vegeta before either of their ambitions are realized?

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Dragon Ball Z: Part 4 (2001) #3-8.

Story and art by Akira Toriyama.

Through quick thinking and trickery, Vegeta manages to escape Freeza's ship with the Dragon Balls!

Meanwhile, Gohan and Kuririn rush to meet the Great Elder of Namek hoping to get the last Dragon Ball, not knowing that Vegeta has tracked their every move! But there may be no time for the murderous Saiyan to dispose of the two Earthlings - Freeza's crack troops, the Ginyu Force, have arrived, and their power levels are unbelievable!

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.