Vertical Comics Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe 5

The classic Gundam series now in a premium Deluxe Edition hardcover!The storied Gundam franchise's "First Season" that set new standards of verisimilitude for televised sci-fi animation returns in comics form at the hand of one of the initial creators! The definitive account expands on the classic narrative with the same sense of purpose that lit up the screen more than four decades ago. This new edition collects the original bestselling twelve-installment English release into six oversized volumes. All of the many color pages — unusually numerous for Japanese comics — have been retained...only at a larger size. The master's artwork has never looked so grand! (Does not include essays and illustrations from the original release that are not the author's own) PRAISE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES "No real knowledge or understanding of the original MSG is needed... What follows are hundreds of pages of suspenseful war drama and sci-fi explosiveness, all of which is well and good (seriously good, actually; this is an intensely fun sci-fi epic), but it's the visuals that you are truly getting this book for." — Graphic Novel Reporter. "A compelling coming-of-age story. It spins personal and political drama together in a way that is both engaging and satisfying... This is a series you will want to put into a teen's hands, even if they don't know it yet. Once they start reading, they won't want to put it down." — School Library Journal Blog Network.