Barefoot Gen TPB (2004-2009 Last Gasp) A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima New Edition comic books 2005-2007

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Life After the Bomb!"

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Volume three follows Gen, his mother and baby brother as they search for a place to rest in the bomb's aftermath.

Facing rejection, hunger and humiliation, they come to realize that they still have - and can share - self-respect, hope, and inner strength. Volume four, resumes nine days after the bomb, as Gen and his mother continue to struggle for food, shelter and water amid chaos and vast human suffering. Though confronted with the most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts with love and compassion.

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

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Out of the Ashes!"

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Cartoonist Keiji Nakazawa was seven years old and living in Hiroshima in the early days of August 1945 when the city was destroyed by an atomic bomb dropped by the U.S.A. Starting a few months before that event, the ten-volume saga shows life in Japan after years of war and privations, as seen through the eyes of seven-year-old Gen Nakaoka.

Volume Four resumes nine days after the bomb, as Gen and his mother continue to struggle for food, shelter and water amid chaos and vast human suffering. Though confronted with the most despicable aspects of humankind, Gen acts with love and compassion. This is an all-new translation, with new lettering.

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

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "The Never-Ending War!"

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

Hiroshima's citizens face massive food shortages and horrendous health problems. Gen is in school, but he is forced to choose between making money to support his family or staying in school. His choice is further complicated when his mother becomes sick, and his old friends reappear as part of a street gang. There is no help for his mother, save for the costly medicine procured on the black market. Gen becomes entangled with black market gangs and faces an internal struggle of honor, ethics, and duty to resolve his problems.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 270 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Writing the Truth!"

Story and art by Keiji Nakazawa.

The story of life in Hiroshima after the atomic bomb continues!

Gen fights against a corrupt medical system, the discriminatory practices of his neighbors, and the American presence in Postwar Japan. Gen's brother, Koji, has gone away to work in the coal mines, but has since disappeared. To make up for the shortage, he and his friends must resort to more drastic measures, which lands one of the bunch in a juvenile detention center.

Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 268 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.95.