Vampire Hunter D SC (2005-2024 Dark Horse/DMP Novel Series) comic books 2009

Volume 12 - 1st printing. "Pale Fallen Angel: Part 3 and 4!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Baron Byron Balazs nears the end of his arduous journey; his bodyguard-the enigmatic and deadly Vampire Hunter D-has delivered him to his faraway home in Krauhausen. Having survived the near-epic journey, and many attempts on his life-ordered by his father, the dread Vampire Noble Lord Vlad-the baron thinks he is ready for his final battle, whatever the cost. But Lord Vlad is not so easily vanquished, as he unleashes yet another host of nefarious killers on his son, not least of whom is a mad doctor who was enlisted to perform sinister experiments on the young baron's mother years before! The epic conclusion of the longest Vampire Hunter D story ever. This book was originally published in four individual novels in Japan. To make this more affordable for fans, we're releasing this mega-novel as two omnibus volumes! Features thirteen black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Awareness of Amano's work will be heightened this year with the release of Shinjuku, Amano's first original book for Dark Horse with film director Mink. Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 12 - 2nd and later printings. "Pale Fallen Angel: Part 3 and 4!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. Baron Byron Balazs nears the end of his arduous journey; his bodyguard-the enigmatic and deadly Vampire Hunter D-has delivered him to his faraway home in Krauhausen. Having survived the near-epic journey, and many attempts on his life-ordered by his father, the dread Vampire Noble Lord Vlad-the baron thinks he is ready for his final battle, whatever the cost. But Lord Vlad is not so easily vanquished, as he unleashes yet another host of nefarious killers on his son, not least of whom is a mad doctor who was enlisted to perform sinister experiments on the young baron's mother years before! The epic conclusion of the longest Vampire Hunter D story ever. This book was originally published in four individual novels in Japan. To make this more affordable for fans, we're releasing this mega-novel as two omnibus volumes! Features thirteen black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Awareness of Amano's work will be heightened this year with the release of Shinjuku, Amano's first original book for Dark Horse with film director Mink. Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 13 - 1st printing. "Twin Shadowed Knights!" Written by HIDEYUKI KIKUCHI. Painted cover and interior art by YOSHITAKA AMANO. When Vampire Hunter D entered the town of Sedoc it was in search of answers to the meaning of a dying vampire's last words: "Find Muma." But when he meets Mia, the daughter of the local fortuneteller, he learns the mists emanating from a smoking crater on the outskirts of Sedoc have reanimated thousands of corpses, compelling them to crawl from their graves and hurl themselves into the smoking chasm. When D goes to investigate, he finds himself split in two: a second Vampire Hunter D, full of passion and lust and hunger for the company of women, is born! Features eleven black-and-white line illustrations by Yoshitaka Amano. Softcover novel, 480 pages, 5-in. x 7-in., Text with B&W (chapter illustrations). MATURE READERS NOTE:" This series is comprised of 17 novels. Written in 1983, these are the first English language editions ever published. NOTE: "Richly descriptive, filled with bone crushing action and horror aplenty, this is one wild ride down the highway to Hell." - Active Anime Cover price $14.95.