In a continuing effort to show Western audiences the more literate and adult side of Osamu Tezuka's manga graphic novels, Vertical proudly presents APOLLO'S SONG, the story of Shogo, a troubled young ... more info
"Osamu Tezuka has often been called “the god of manga” and “the Walt Disney of Japan,” but he was far more than that. Tezuka was Walt Disney, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Tim Burton, and Carl Sagan all rolle... more info
"Dark Horse proudly presents one of the crown jewels of manga—Astro Boy! Created by the late Osamu Tezuka, a revered animator and cartoonist (who created over 150,000 pages of comics in his career!) c... more info
In this volume, Astro must help a robot bomb escape his creators and prevent earth from being destroyed; Astro battles a deadly underground tank controlled by an evil general; a famous police detectiv... more info
"He’s back! Osamu Tezuka’s beloved Astro Boy continues his amazing return to comics in the official adaptation of his exciting feature film debut in 2009! Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is ab... more info
"Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 devils in exchange for complete domination of the country. Kno... more info
Dororo is Tezuka's classic thriller manga featuring a youth who has been robbed of 48 body parts by devils, and his epic struggle against a host of demons to get them back. Daigo Kagemitsu, who wor... more info
"Daigo Kagemitsu, who works for a Samurai general in Japan's Warring States period, promises to offer body parts of his unborn baby to 48 demons in exchange for complete domination of the country. Whe... more info
When a planet approaches Earth, a team of scientists voyage to the world and discover a land populated by dinosaurs! But a group of crooks has stowed away, and the scientists must fight for their surv... more info
In a not-so-far-off future a beautiful, artificially created girl--unaware of her non-human background--searches for the non-existent parents she believes exist, wandering in a world populated by huma... more info
When nuclear testing creates mutated animals with amazing supernatural abilities, the world and its great superpowers are drawn into political conflict that could light the fuse for World War III.... more info
Fumoon, a creature with supernatural powers, discovers a colossal gas cloud approaching Earth that will completely disintegrate the planet! In preparation for our world’s demise, Fumoon plans to rescu... more info
This fourth volume of Osamu Tezuka's acclaimed Phoenix saga is set in 8th-century Japan and tells the story of two men: the hideously deformed mass murderer Gao and the handsome and gifted woodcarver ... more info
"The seven great robots of the world are being destroyed one after the other, and the former members of the politically charged Bora Survey Group are also being targeted."... more info
"Europol's top robot detective Gesicht has been put on the serial murder case, and he's mere steps away from discovering the horrifying truth behind the killer and his motives... Little does he realiz... more info
Michio Yuki has it all: looks, intelligence, a pedigree as the scion of a famous Kabuki family, a promising career at a major bank, legions of female admirers. But underneath the sheen of perfection l... more info
From the creator of ASTRO BOY and KIMBA comes the epochal work that has been the God of Manga's most popular series among adult readers in Japan and most anticipated stateside release in recent years.... more info
Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical licens... more info
"A Previews Exclusive! Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to ... more info
"Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical licen... more info
Japanese comics godfather Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Buddha's life like it's never been told before. The progenitor of manga as we know it, and the inspiration for countless artists, Osamu Tezuka... more info
Japanese comics godfather Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Buddha’s life like it’s never been told before. Entertaining, visually spectacular, and warm, Buddha is the ultimate example of Tezuka’s story... more info
For Devadatta — the title character in this third volume of the award-winning graphic novel series — life is an endless string of deserved and undeserved pain. Will he be able to love the world when a... more info
In the FOREST OF URUVELA, the Buddha undergoes the ritual trials all ascetics must endure - immersion in thorns, fire, and deadly insects, total isolation and reaching the brink of death, to name a fe... more info
Japanese comics pioneer Tezuka's monumental account of the life of the Buddha continues. Little is known about the life of the sixth-century-B.C.E. spiritual leader, so Tezuka devotes much of the narr... more info
In an almost Machiavellian rise to power, Devadatta takes in bandit-warrior Tatta as a protégé, and incites the Magadha kingdom to war with the Kosalan empire. Bimbisara fears being killed by his own ... more info
Prince Ajantasattu, the headstrong young man, must come to terms with a prediction that he will murder his own father. The prince plans instead to assassinate the Buddha, blaming him for making his fa... more info
A promising young doctor, Kirihito Osanai visits a remote Japanese mountain village to investigate the source of the latest medical mystery. While he ends up traveling the world to discover what it ta... more info
