Old Boy TPB (2006-2007 Dark Horse) comic books 2005-2007

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Ten years ago, they took him. He doesn't know who. For ten years he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of his jailers. In time, he lost himself. He changed . . . transformed himself into something else . . . something hard . . . something lethal. Suddenly one day, his incarceration ends, again without explanation. He is sedated, stuffed inside a trunk, and dumped in a park. When he awakes, he is free to reclaim what's left of his life . . . and what's left is revenge. Old Boy is an intense, bare-knuckled urban thriller in the tradition of Pulp Fiction and Payback and is the manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film. The Oldboy film, directed by Chan-Wook Park, was awarded the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Deciding that he must know the truth, the man who calls himself "Yamashita" follows a trail of clues that leads him back to the mysterious building where he was imprisoned and kept incommunicado for ten years. There, with the help of violence and a brutal imagination, he will try to find answers to the questions that haunt him. However, he will discover that his opponent will not yield to him so easily, and that his ordeal is far from finished. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Deciding that he must know the truth, the man who calls himself "Yamashita" follows a trail of clues that leads him back to the mysterious building where he was imprisoned and kept incommunicado for ten years. There, with the help of violence and a brutal imagination, he will try to find answers to the questions that haunt him. However, he will discover that his opponent will not yield to him so easily, and that his ordeal is far from finished. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. The deadly game of cat-and-mouse continues! Imprisoned for a decade without trial or explanation--and then released just as unceremoniously--and now armed with a cell phone that his former torturer has provided for him, will Goto be able to hunt down the truth behind his decade in hell, or will he become even more his tormentor's plaything? No doubt, Goto's adversary still has a few surprises in store, and if Goto wants answers, he'll have to fight like the devil to get them. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. The deadly game of cat-and-mouse continues! Imprisoned for a decade without trial or explanation--and then released just as unceremoniously--and now armed with a cell phone that his former torturer has provided for him, will Goto be able to hunt down the truth behind his decade in hell, or will he become even more his tormentor's plaything? No doubt, Goto's adversary still has a few surprises in store, and if Goto wants answers, he'll have to fight like the devil to get them. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Goto's search to unearth the identity of his mysterious tormentor has led to one dead end after another, until he receives a tip that an old high school classmate may have orchestrated the kidnapping that began Goto's ten years of isolation and imprisonment. But many years have passed since Goto's seen his schoolmate, and he looks much different than Goto remembers. Has Goto found the true path to his final vengeance, or has he swallowed another piece of poisoned bait? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 4 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Goto's search to unearth the identity of his mysterious tormentor has led to one dead end after another, until he receives a tip that an old high school classmate may have orchestrated the kidnapping that began Goto's ten years of isolation and imprisonment. But many years have passed since Goto's seen his schoolmate, and he looks much different than Goto remembers. Has Goto found the true path to his final vengeance, or has he swallowed another piece of poisoned bait? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 212 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Ten years locked away in a private prison with only a TV set and a jailer's voice for company-but why? What had Goto done to deserve this unexplained forced isolation, and why was he unceremoniously released, again without given reason? Could this decade of torment really be about a schoolyard grudge? Is an adolescent vendetta worth the millions of yen required to imprison a man for a decade? And is allowing the brutal Goto the opportunity to pursue his revenge just another opportunity to watch him twist on a hook? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 5 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Ten years locked away in a private prison with only a TV set and a jailer's voice for company-but why? What had Goto done to deserve this unexplained forced isolation, and why was he unceremoniously released, again without given reason? Could this decade of torment really be about a schoolyard grudge? Is an adolescent vendetta worth the millions of yen required to imprison a man for a decade? And is allowing the brutal Goto the opportunity to pursue his revenge just another opportunity to watch him twist on a hook? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Goto marches forward relentlessly to discover the identity of his tormentor, the man who had Goto locked up in a private prison for ten long years without ever telling him why. But Goto's nemesis wants Goto to find him, and meet they do, as Goto's enemy reveals his identity and gives Goto clues that suggest this decade-long ordeal stems from a long-forgotten schoolyard grudge. But there's more to this cruel game, and Goto's friends may end up in the morgue if he doesn't agree to continue the game-in sudden death! The manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film from director Chan-wook Park that took the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 6 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Goto marches forward relentlessly to discover the identity of his tormentor, the man who had Goto locked up in a private prison for ten long years without ever telling him why. But Goto's nemesis wants Goto to find him, and meet they do, as Goto's enemy reveals his identity and gives Goto clues that suggest this decade-long ordeal stems from a long-forgotten schoolyard grudge. But there's more to this cruel game, and Goto's friends may end up in the morgue if he doesn't agree to continue the game-in sudden death! The manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film from director Chan-wook Park that took the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Imprisoned without explanation for a decade, Goto is a free man at last, but what price freedom? Now, his mysterious jailer, a former schoolmate with a lifelong grudge, has Goto embroiled in a malicious game to discover the reasons behind the schoolyard vendetta and why his tormentor would go to such extreme lengths to exact his retribution. It's bad enough when Goto discovers that his memories have been impeded by hypnotic conditioning, but when he learns that his lover, too, is a victim of hypnotic manipulation, Goto begins to suspect that she may be an unwitting pawn in his enemy's venomous endgame! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 7 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Imprisoned without explanation for a decade, Goto is a free man at last, but what price freedom? Now, his mysterious jailer, a former schoolmate with a lifelong grudge, has Goto embroiled in a malicious game to discover the reasons behind the schoolyard vendetta and why his tormentor would go to such extreme lengths to exact his retribution. It's bad enough when Goto discovers that his memories have been impeded by hypnotic conditioning, but when he learns that his lover, too, is a victim of hypnotic manipulation, Goto begins to suspect that she may be an unwitting pawn in his enemy's venomous endgame! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 216 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Imprisoned without explanation for a decade by a wealthy former schoolmate, Goto now comes to the endgame against his tormentor. If Goto cannot uncover the secret behind the schoolyard grudge, he'll earn his death and the death of the girl he loves-just as his adversary will accept death if Goto can unlock his memories and the meaning behind them. But there's more to the game locked away in memories, and even the end of the game may not mean the end to the war! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 8 - 2nd and later printings. Written by Garon Tsuchiya. Art by Nobuaki Minegishi. Imprisoned without explanation for a decade by a wealthy former schoolmate, Goto now comes to the endgame against his tormentor. If Goto cannot uncover the secret behind the schoolyard grudge, he'll earn his death and the death of the girl he loves-just as his adversary will accept death if Goto can unlock his memories and the meaning behind them. But there's more to the game locked away in memories, and even the end of the game may not mean the end to the war! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 208 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.