Shadow Star TPB (2001-2005 Dark Horse) comic books 2005

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "What Can I Do For You Now?!" Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #31-37. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Finding and bonding with an adorable extraterrestrial with wondrous powers sounds like the perfect fantasy, a fantasy that becomes reality for Shiina and Akira, two typical Tokyo teens, as well as for an unknown number of other youths. But the brightest fantasies can cast the darkest shadows, and these cute, cuddly creatures will eventually grow into powerful, fearsome Shadow Dragons that, if bonded with troubled teens, can become threats of the highest order. And when these Dragon-bonded delinquents begin to organize in secret, the danger grows exponentially. Shiina and Akira inevitably draw the attention of this underground movement, and how the two girls choose their paths will determine the direction of their friendship—and, perhaps, the future of Mankind. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Victim's Eyes, Assailant's Hands!" Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Bonding with cuddly extraterrestrial creatures with wondrous powers should have been a dream come true for Tokyo teens like Shiina and Akira, but these cute E.T.s can grow into fearsome Shadow Dragons, and when coupled with troubled teens, can become monstrous threats to Mankind. An underground movement of such delinquents tries to recruit the two girls, and the government begins to grow suspicious that the two girls may well be involved with this dangerous cabal. But back at school, the two friends have more mundane, but no less troubling, issues. Akira and her friend Hiroko become singled out for mean-spirited schoolyard harassment-but when Dragon Bearers become targets for torment, the tables may turn with lethal results! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.