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BATTLE OF THE PLANETS 3 MANGA COMIC BOOKS!
FEATURING COVERS BY ALEX ROSS!
EACH OF THESE ISSUES FEATURES MARK, JASON AND PRINCESS IN SOLO ACTION!
All new manga comic books with lavish artwork printed on high quality paper.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTORS ITEM FEATURING THE SCIENCE NINJA TEAM GATCHAMAN.
For Fans of Gatchaman AKA Battle of the Planets AKA G-Force AKA Eagle Force!
BATTLE OF THE PLANETS: MARK #1
Colonel Cronus is a famous war hero whose aerial prowess is world renown. Mark, the leader of G-Force, idolizes Cronus while simultaneously hating his own father for abandoning him. But no one is perfect and there are secrets that even our heroes hide ? even men as great as Colonel Cronus.
focuses on the leader of the G-Force Team, Mark. Ever the vigilante watchdog and commander of the team, Mark has long been the star of this longstanding team story. First envisioned as a Japanese anime show in the mid-70s, Gatchaman, or Battle of the Planets as it is known in the States, is the story of five teenaged heroes handpicked and trained to repel the evil alien invaders known as Spectra. Classic action follows this story of Mark on one of his few days off that happens to go sour and he becomes involved in an international intrigue. At the root of the story, however, is a tale of a father and son that are estranged from one another and the pain they feel for that absence. With a stunning cover painting by Alex Ross (Kingdom Come), this is a great one–shot for Gatchaman fans worldwide.
BATTLE OF THE PLANETS: JASON #1
"HELL" tells of Jason's plunge into the deadly underground world of contract killers. Using a false identity Jason most pose as a hired assassin in order to find vital information about Devil Star, Spectra's elite all female hit squad. The very killers responsible for Jason' worst nightmare come true, the brutal murder of his parents.
This companion comic to Battle of the Planets: Mark features the second-in–command of the G–Force team. Jason is the Han Solo to team–leader Mark’s Luke Skywalker; he’s a rebel, a hot head, and a crack shot. This one-shot story finds Jason on a mission of vengeance, seeking to destroy those responsible for the death of his parents. The book reveals Jason’s motivations as a member of G-Force and in doing so gives readers an insight into the shocking similarities that he shares with Mark, who throughout the long history of Battle of the Planets (Gatchaman in Japan) has been played as Jason’s complete opposite. On its own the book is entertaining, but read in conjunction with its mirror image, the two books add depth and resonance to a relationship with a lot of history in comics, film and television. Added Bonus: an Alex Ross painted cover!
BATTLE OF THE PLANETS: PRINCESS #1
Her name is Princess, and for her G-Force teammates, she's been the group's caretaker, warrior and sometimes leader. But now she'll need to play ALL of those roles as she embarks on her greatest and most dangerous mission?taking on a new and deadly force from Spectra...ALONE.
The classic anime series returns with a new storyline focusing on the lone female protagonist. Princess is a member of G-Force, a team of genetically enhanced teenagers who have spent their youth training to save Earth from alien attackers. But interplanetary enemies seem far away as Princess visits a remote Himalayan village to study its mysterious idol. Instead she finds a city in ruins and robot charioteers rampaging, with her fellow G-Force members half a world away.
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