Shadow Star TPB (2001-2005 Dark Horse) comic books

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #1-6. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. From a dying planet shall come the children of light...While on vacation on a small island, young Shiina Tamai dives under the water near an old shrine and discovers an unearthly starfish-like creature. She nearly drowns but is rescued by the silent, wide-eyed little animal, who Shiina befriends and names Hoshimaru. To Shiina's surprise and delight, the creature changes shape, lets Shiina stand on him, and the two fly off into the clouds. But what looks to be a young girl's ultimate fantasy soon takes a darker turn as Shiina and Hoshimaru become entangled in a struggle between rival extraterrestrial factions who battle in the skies upon huge alien beasts called Shadow Dragons, with the fate of Earth hanging in the balance. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Darkness Visible!" Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #7-12. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. FTeenagers Shiina and Akira have become fast friends, due in no small part to their bonds with two shape-shifting alien star-creatures. But their small friends are not the only visitors from beyond, nor are Shiina and Akira the only kids connected to them. Roaming the skies are powerful and dangerous Shadow Dragons, and one is linked with a schoolmate of the girls, a malevolent boy with murder in his heart -- and a deadly, flying dragon at his command to make it happen! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Shadows of the Past!" Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #13-17. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Shiina Tamai is an awkward, self-conscious teenager, struggling with school and self-esteem. But her daily travails become of secondary importance when she encounters and bonds with an extraterrestrial shape-shifting creature, one of a menagerie of spaceborn entities now on Earth, including terrifying Shadow Dragons, flying beasts of vast and lethal powers. And a new creature has emerged, an etheral flying "angel," but one whose wide, sparkling eyes and graceful wings mask even greater dangers -- which become painfully apparent to any who encounter her! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.95.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Nothing but the Truth!" Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #18-23. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Shiina and Akira are awkward, self-conscious teenagers, struggling with school and self-esteem whose lives change forever when they encounter and bond with small, cuddly extraterrestrial creatures, two of a menagerie of spaceborn entities now on Earth, including terrifying Shadow Dragons, flying beasts of vast and lethal powers. But Shiina and Akira are not the only ones with such unearthly familiars, and an underground network exists of such Earthling/alien mates - but is their aim to protect the planet or destroy it? And will a trigger-happy Earth military care one way or the other? Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. "A Flower's Fragrance!" Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #24-30. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Shiina and Akira are typical introverted teenagers in every way, save one--their bonding with cute extraterrestrial creatures, part of a growing number of alien entitiy émigrés, known as the fearsome Shadow Dragons, all of whom have linked with Earthling youths. Some have bonded with not-so-typical--and not so nice--kids. The appearance of the terrible Dragons in the skies over Japan has brought the Japan Self-Defense Force into conflict with the beasts, and a group of Dragon-controlling hard cases has decided to take the fight to the JSDF and teach them--and anyone else who gets in the way--a lethal lesson in the consequences of crossing swords with the Shadow Dragons! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. "What Can I Do For You Now?!" Collects stories Super Manga Blast (2000-2006) #31-37. Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Finding and bonding with an adorable extraterrestrial with wondrous powers sounds like the perfect fantasy, a fantasy that becomes reality for Shiina and Akira, two typical Tokyo teens, as well as for an unknown number of other youths. But the brightest fantasies can cast the darkest shadows, and these cute, cuddly creatures will eventually grow into powerful, fearsome Shadow Dragons that, if bonded with troubled teens, can become threats of the highest order. And when these Dragon-bonded delinquents begin to organize in secret, the danger grows exponentially. Shiina and Akira inevitably draw the attention of this underground movement, and how the two girls choose their paths will determine the direction of their friendship—and, perhaps, the future of Mankind. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Victim's Eyes, Assailant's Hands!" Story and art by Mohiro Kitoh. Bonding with cuddly extraterrestrial creatures with wondrous powers should have been a dream come true for Tokyo teens like Shiina and Akira, but these cute E.T.s can grow into fearsome Shadow Dragons, and when coupled with troubled teens, can become monstrous threats to Mankind. An underground movement of such delinquents tries to recruit the two girls, and the government begins to grow suspicious that the two girls may well be involved with this dangerous cabal. But back at school, the two friends have more mundane, but no less troubling, issues. Akira and her friend Hiroko become singled out for mean-spirited schoolyard harassment-but when Dragon Bearers become targets for torment, the tables may turn with lethal results! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 232 pages, B&W. Cover price $15.95.