Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 12

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421573342
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy. But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means--by way of the sword--makes mere survival an even greater challenge. Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro’s intertwining paths lead them toward what will be the greatest samurai duel in Japanese history. Sasaki Kojiro heads to Kokura for his new position as sword instructor for the powerful Hosokawa Clan. Meanwhile, Musashi is at a crossroads dealing with the aftermath of single-handedly destroying the mighty Yoshioka clan. After he starts to question his quest to be invincible and his whole reason for existence, will his confidence in himself ever be the same?

Vagabond, Vol. 12

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781591164340
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Eisner-award nominated creator Takehiko Inoue’s critically acclaimed take on the life of Miyamoto Mushashi. Transcends the potential of what manga can be. Striving for enlightenment by way of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi is prepared to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Vagabond is an action-packed portrayal of the life and times of the quintessential warrior-philosopher--the most celebrated samurai of all time! Miyamoto Musashi is a man destined to be revered as a sword-saint and one of Japan's most celebrated samurai. But Musashi wasn't always an enlightened warrior-philosopher--for the path to greatness is filled with adversity and perilous danger. In this volume Musashi seeks out Shishido Baiken, a master of the deadly sickle and chain. Will Musashi's sword be able to stand true against this most unusual of weapons?

Vagabond, Vol. 37

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421577449
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Eisner-award nominated creator Takehiko Inoue’s critically acclaimed take on the life of Miyamoto Mushashi. Transcends the potential of what manga can be. Striving for enlightenment by way of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi is prepared to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Vagabond is an action-packed portrayal of the life and times of the quintessential warrior-philosopher--the most celebrated samurai of all time! Musashi’s battle with the forces of nature leads him to do something that would have been unthinkable for him in the past—he begs for help. In exchange for sustenance for a famine-ravaged village, Musashi promises to fill a position as a sword instructor in Kokura. But Musashi is reluctant to leave the village, and something still ties him to the land there.

Vagabond, Vol. 5

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781569318935
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Continues the adventures of the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi.

Vagabond

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: Viz Media
ISBN: 9781591160496
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In Tokunaga-era Japan, a new government has just taken power and the land is disarray. Amidst the turmoil, a young man sets out on a journey seeking spriritual enlightement by way of the soword, prepared to slay anyone who gets in his way. Adapted from the fictionalizad biography Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa, this graphic novel depicts the life and times of real-life "sword saint" Miyamoto Musahi(1584-1645)

Vagabond

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
"Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior philosopher, Musashi authored 'A book of five rings, ' a theoretical guide to military strategy still used today. But the path to enlightement in feudal era Japan was fraught with peril. At seventeen years of age, Musashi-- still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezō-- was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezō finds himself a fugitive survivor on the losing side of the war. Takezō's vicious nature has made him an outcast even in his own village, and he is hunted down like an animal. At this crucial crossroads in Takezō's life, an eccentric monk and a childhood friend are the only ones who can help him find his way"--Cover flap.

Angel Diary, Vol. 13

Author: YunHee Lee
Publisher: Yen Press
ISBN: 9780316096348
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Dong-Young is well on her way to becoming the Queen of Heaven, and she and Bi-Wal are now married to boot! But what about the people who helped the two get here? The stories of Bi-Wal's right-hand man, Hee-Young; Ah-Hin, the White Tiger; and Ee-Jung, the Red Phoenix, share the spotlight in this final volume of Angel Diary!

Vagabond (VIZBIG Edition), Vol. 11

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421549293
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Three volumes in one! A prestige treatment of Inoue’s epic samurai series with bonus content, color pages, storyboard samples and more! Real-life figure Miyamoto Musashi was the most celebrated samurai of all time. The quintessential warrior-philosopher, Musashi authored A Book of Five Rings, a classic treatise in the canon of world philosophy and military strategy. But the path to enlightenment is an endless journey, and to get there through violent means--by way of the sword--makes mere survival an even greater challenge. Sword Demon After single-handedly defeating seventy bloodthirsty men from the Yoshioka clan, Musashi is at the greatest crossroads of his life—will he head toward the light and live a life among men, or will the allure of the darkness be too strong for him to resist? A chance encounter with the ferocious master, Ito Ittosai, may make the decision to live by the sword inevitable.

Vagabond

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789812769732
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 194

Book Description
To kill, or to be killed - The life of Shinmen Takezo is simple. Betrayed by a friend's mother, hunted down like a rat, and eventually captured, Takezo now seeks nothing more than crimson death to claim him. Yet the Grim Reaper stays his scythe, for Takezo is on his way to discovering a higher purpose in living?

Vagabond, Vol. 32

Author: Takehiko Inoue
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
ISBN: 9781421538136
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Eisner-award nominated creator Takehiko Inoue’s critically acclaimed take on the life of Miyamoto Mushashi. Transcends the potential of what manga can be. Striving for enlightenment by way of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi is prepared to cut down anyone who stands in his way. Vagabond is an action-packed portrayal of the life and times of the quintessential warrior-philosopher--the most celebrated samurai of all time! Ferocious and bursting with bloodlust, Ito Ittosai, the embodiment of what Musashi used to uphold as the ideal warrior, stands before him taunting and goading him into a fight. What Musashi does not know of is the connection between Ittosai and Sasaki Kojiro, the man destined to become the greatest opponent Musashi will ever face.