Canto HC (2024 Dark Horse) comic books 1990 or later

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "If I Only Had a Heart!" Collects Canto (2019 IDW) #1-6. Written by David M. Booher. Art and cover by Drew Zucker. Introduction by Stan Sakai. Enslaved for generations, Canto's people once had hearts. Now they have clocks. They are forbidden to love, yet Canto loves a little tin girl. When slavers damage her clock beyond repair, Canto embarks on an incredible journey through his strange and fantastic world to bring back her heart. As he conquers fearsome creatures and finds unlikely allies, he must confront the mysterious figure who has taken their hearts to save the one he loves. This high-quality hardcover reprint features brand new cover art, collects the entire first series, an expansive cover gallery, sketchbook and process section, and a new introduction by legendary Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai! Hardcover, 192 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "The Hallow Men!" Collects Canto II: The Hollow Men (2020 IDW) #1-5 and Canto and the Clockwork Fairies (2020 IDW). Written by David M. Booher. Art and Cover by Drew Zucker. Once Upon a Time a little tin slave with a clock for a heart broke all the rules-he found love, took a name, and escaped his masters, embarking on an epic journey to save his beloved. Though his adventure didn't turn out as planned, he returned to his people and led them to freedom. The freedom Canto won is in danger when he discovers his people's clocks will stop unless they return to captivity. He and his friends Falco, Rikta, and Veratta embark on a new, perilous adventure to save the lives of all their people. On their quest, they'll encounter old friends, relentless monsters, and the village of the mysterious Hollow Men. Canto and his friends must lift the curse and save their people before their time runs out. Eisner and GLAAD Media Award nominated writer David M. Booher and singular artist Drew Zucker team up with accomplished storyteller and artist Phillip Sevy to tell Canto's tale in this high-quality hardcover reprint of the second CANTO series with a brand new cover. Hardcover, 176 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Tales of the Unnamed World!" Collects Canto and City of Giants (2021 IDW) #1-3 and Canto: Tales of the Unnamed World (2022 IDW) #1-2. Written by David M. Booher. Art by Sebastian Piriz, Drew Zucker, Liana Kangas, Jorge Corona, and Shawn Daley. Cover by Drew Zucker. A tiny clockwork hero on a quest for a heart continues fighting for love, freedom, and hope, gathering allies to face tyrannical forces in a fantastical modern fairytale. Still on the mend following his first confrontation with the Shrouded Man, Canto must search for allies to stand by his side in their inevitable final battle. And who could ask for better allies than the fearsome Giants? But to earn their allegiance, he'll need to solve the Labyrinth outside their city and slay the monster that lurks at its heart! Then, Canto and his friends must cross a bridge guarded by a mysterious bard. The price to pass? A story never heard in all the world! Series co-creators David M. Booher and Drew Zucker are joined by Sebastián Píriz, Liana Kangas, Jorge Corona, and Shawn Daley for a special installment of Canto's "striking modern fairy tale" (Newsarama). Bridging the events of Canto: The Hollow Men and Canto: Lionhearted, this swashbuckling, uplifting volume collects Canto and the City of Giants and both issues of Canto: Tales of the Unnamed World in a high-quality hardcover reprint with a brand new cover. Hardcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Lionhearted!" Written by David M. Booher. Art and cover by Drew Zucker. The tiny clockwork knight in search of a heart secured his people's freedom and saved them from the curse of the Shrouded Man, but is he ready to face his ultimate enemy on the battlefield? After making the ultimate sacrifice, Canto bears a weapon that could defeat the Shrouded Man and free all the inhabitants of the Unnamed World. Now, he races to find the hidden settlement of his former slavers to enlist them as allies in the coming war. That is, if the Shrouded Man doesn't find them first... Hardcover, 160 pages, full color. Cover price $29.99.