Buddha HC (2003-2006 Vertical) By Osamu Tezuka comic books 2005-2007

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "Deer Park!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. Comics godfather Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Buddha's life as it's never been told before. "Osamu Tezuka invented a whole new grammar of comics storytelling and his place in the history of Japanese comis is about as central as Siddhartha's place in the history of Buddhism." - Art Spiegelman, author of Maus. Osamu Tezuka (1928 - 1989), author of Astro Boy, reigns as the undisputed king of Japanese manga comics. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 352 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $24.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Ananda!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. Comics godfather Osamu Tezuka tells the story of Buddha's life as it's never been told before. "Buddha is a vast and fulfilling masterpiece of epic proportions executed with religious devotion. It stands as the opus of Japan's greatest cartoonist, and a high watermark for the medium," says Craig Thompson, author of Blankets. Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), author of Astro Boy, reigns as the undisputed king of Japanese manga comics! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 360 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $24.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Prince Ajatasattu!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. In Volume 7: Prince Ajatasattu, the headstrong young prince must reconcile with a prediction that he will murder his own father. He plans instead the assassination of the Buddha, blaming him for making his father believe this "bogus" prediction. Meanwhile, the Buddha's closest disciple, Devadatta, sees a great political opportunity to step the Buddha up in politics while King and Prince are at odds. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 414 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $24.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Jetavana!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. The Buddha travels back to his home in Kapilavastu to summon more followers. He delivers his final sermons in Jetavana, the forest where the Buddha is said to have spent the last several years of his life teacihng. The final sermon is the parable of the self-immolating rabbith, the very first story told in Tezuka's Buddha series! Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 414 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $24.95.