Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin MSD HC (20245 Vertical Comics) Cucuruz Doan's Island comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Cucuruz Doan's Island!" Based on the Original Manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Story and art by Junji Ohno. Mechanical Design by Hajime Katoki. Charactewr Design by Tsukasa Kotobuki. Original Concept by Hajime Yadate and Yoshiyuki Tomino. Translated by C.T. Cockrell. Based on the legendary "lost" episode from the FIRST GUNDAM TV series, this is the story of Cucuruz Doan like you've never seen it before. Created as a spinoff of original character designer and animation director Yoshikawa Yasuhiko's own manga retelling of FIRST GUNDAM in MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE ORIGIN, this 5-volume series explores the ramifications of Cucuruz Doan's actions from the perspective of the Zeon soldiers under his command. Gundam veteran Junji Ohno brings us brand-new characters and a new view of the development of the original mobile suits, all with the imprimatur of Yasuhiko himself. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Based on the Original Manga by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. Story and art by Junji Ohno. Former Zeon mobile suit squad leader Cucuruz Doan deserted, taking up residence on a small island where he helped to raise a number of orphaned children. But what about the other members of his squad? While the original story was told from federation pilot Amuro Ray's perspective, Ohno's limited series goes beyond the original television episode to explore the ramifications of Doan's actions on his own troops, bringing us a multilayered and emotionally complex view of the events from Zeon's perspective. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.95.