Outlanders TPB (1989-2000 Dark Horse) 1st Edition comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #1-4. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Johji Manabe's acclaimed science-fantasy epic has taken two continents by storm, and now the hard-to-find first four issues of the American edition are collected into one deluxe volume. As an additional bonus, a spectacular 20-page Outlanders "sidebar" story by Manabe. "The Unknown Bird", is included, translated into English for the first time and available only in this special collection! Softcover, 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $9.95.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #5-8. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Cover by Bob Eggleton. Dark Horse continues its collection of Johji Manabe's acclaimed science-fantasy epic tale. A follow-up companion to Outlanders CollectionTM Vol. 1, this book continues the saga of Princess Kahm's revolt against her father's interstellar empire. Chock-full of drama, humor, and exciting visuals, this volume features 20 pages of previously unpublished material and is a must-have item for any serious collector of manga! Softcover, 192 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $10.95.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #9-12. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Outlanders was Johji Manabe's first full-length story to be serialized in Japan -- a full-speed-ahead space opera filled with biomech warships and interstellar (and interpersonal) mayhem. Ordinary earthly photographer Tetsuya finds himself caught up in a galactic war, trapped between the Empire, its enemies, and the Emperor's runaway heir, the lively, lovely -- and lethal -- Kahm. Softcover, 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #13-16. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Cover by Ken Macklin. Princess Kahm and Tetsuya emerge from hyperspace only to find that Geobaldi, the mighty alien commander of the Imperial Fleet's Colonial Forces, has just wiped North America off the face of the earth! As the planet trembles under the threat of total annihilation, the invading forces are split by rebellion, and Tetsuya realizes that the cost of saving earth may be... his life! Softcover, 120 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $12.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #17-22. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. It's face-to-face confrontation when Kahm stares down her father and refuses to end her relationship with Tetsuya. In retaliation, her father sends a punitive fleet to Earth -- with orders not only to crush the rebellion but to annihilate the entire solar system! Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #0 and 23-26. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Cover by John Nadeau. Kahm finds love with an earthling photographer and leads a rebellion against her father's empire. In Volume 6, the eight-million-ship space fleet of the Santovasku Empire has been dispatched to destroy Earth and the solar system in retaliation for Kahm's refusal to abandon her lover. But what the Santovasku don't know is that Earth's moon is an immense disguised battlestation built long ago by their rivals, the Yoma! Operation Phoenix has begun! Also included is the long out-of-print Outlanders #0, "The Key of Graciale." Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #27-30. Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Cover by John Nadeau. As the collection of Johji Manabe's epic Outlanders saga continues, the interstellar war between the Santovasku Empire and the spirits of the Yoma clan has been carried to the Santovasku homeworld after the ancient enemies' struggle has caused the apocalyptic destruction of Earth. While the final battle between the Yoma and Santovasku rages, earthling Tetsuya Wakatsuki must make a desperate attempt to rescue his lover. Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Outlanders (1988-1991 Dark Horse) #31-33 and Outlanders Special (1993). Story and art by Johji Manabe. Translated by Dana Lewis and Toren Smith. Cover by John Nadeau. Johji Manabe's landmark science-fantasy epic comes to a world-shattering climax as the alien princess, Kahm, finally confronts her father, the omnipotent emperor of the Santovasku Empire. Kahm's devotion to her earthling lover, Tetsuya, cannot be sundered, but is her love enough to stand against the terrifying power of her enraged father? And should Kahm triumph, could she unleash forces that may lay waste to her homeworld, the Imperial Planet of the Santovasku? Also included in this volume are the rare Outlanders Epilogue and the Outlanders Special: Battia's Bane. Softcover, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $14.95.