Ral Grad TPB (2008 Viz) comic books 2008

Volume 1- 1st printing. Story by Tsuneo Takano. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. The people of Sphaein are under siege by an army of monsters knows as Shadows. With the castle walls collapsing and their doom within sight they are persuaded to let loose a boy who himself has a Shadow within him. Released from his black cell a teenager who has never laid eyes on the opposite sex, he meets his beloved teacher face-to-face and discovers there are differences between men and women, differences he deems worth fighting for! Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.99.

Volume 1- 2nd and later printings. Story by Tsuneo Takano. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. The people of Sphaein are under siege by an army of monsters knows as Shadows. With the castle walls collapsing and their doom within sight they are persuaded to let loose a boy who himself has a Shadow within him. Released from his black cell a teenager who has never laid eyes on the opposite sex, he meets his beloved teacher face-to-face and discovers there are differences between men and women, differences he deems worth fighting for! Softcover, 216 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.99.

Volume 2- 1st printing. Story by Tsuneo Takano. Art and cover by Takeshi Obata. Ral's journey has taken him and his friends to an enormous walled city. Inside, the inhabitants are jittery, as the womenfolk have been mysteriously disappearing. While the residents prepare weapons to prevent the Shadows from invading, the newest member of Ral's party, Kafka, is sent to investigate. He's stunned to see Mio, Ral's tutor, walking towards an unknown destination in a daze. When he tries to intervene the city's soldiers attack! Have the Shadows already found a way into the city? Softcover, 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $7.99.