Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind GN (2004 Viz) Studio Ghibli Library Edition comic books 2010

2nd Edition - Volume 4 - 2nd and later prinrtings. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. A monk warns Nausicäa that omens of an apocalypse, Daikaisho, will appear soon and the forest will boil over to cover the land. His predictions appear to be coming true when she arrives in the Forest in the South and discovers Lord Miralupa has developed mutant mold spores for biological warfare, but the mold begins growing uncontrollably and there's no antidote. Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

2nd Edition - Volume 6 - 2nd and later prinrtings. Story and art by Hayao Miyazaki. Nausicaa is an epic environmental tale by Academy Award winner Hayao Miyazaki, creator of Spirited Away and Princess Monoke. This masterpiece is now available in it's original Japanese format, and includes a full-color foldout poster! In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. Now the Earth is slowly submerging beneath the expanding Sea of Corruption, an enormous toxic forest filled with mutant fungi that release a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. Nausicaä, a compassionate young princess, and her allies fight to create peace between kingdoms fighting over the world's remaining precious natural resources. Nausicaä embarks on an inner, spiritual journey to the heart of the Sea of Corruption, where she discovers its surprising secret. She returns to the land of the living, compelled to share her discovery, but Nausicaä accidentally awakens a God Warrior - a biotechnological abomination of the war known as the Seven Days of Fire - from its stasis. And now the monstrous yet childlike God Warrior thinks Nausicaä is its mother! Softcover, 7-in. x 10-in., 200 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.