Vertical is kicking off the New Year with the releases of the final installment to Nanami Shiono’s epic East Mediterranean Trilogy, The Battle of Lepanto and Buddha Volume Five: Deer Park in paperback. Find them at your local bookstore or online and keep your eye out next month for To Terra…, Aranzi Aranzo’s Cute Book, and more!
The Battle of Lepanto and Buddha 5 paperback now on sale!
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007Buddha 2, Out In Paperback Now
Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
The multi-award winning Buddha series continues to make its way out in paperback, with the release of Volume Two: The Four Encounters, out now. Find it at your local bookstore or buy it online.
Buddha now available in Paperback!
Thursday, May 25th, 2006
The two-time Eisner-winning graphic novel series has been nominated yet again, for volumes 5-8, and just in time to launch its paperback release! Buddha paperback will be coming out in bimonthly installments, and Volume 1: Kapilavastu is already in stores, so if you couldn’t manage to fork out the $24.95 for the hardcover, go get the $14.95 trade paperback now!
Buddha volume 5 back in stock
Monday, August 1st, 2005
In a mixed blessing of sorts, we’ve replenished our stock of Buddha: Volume 5: Deer Park with a recent shipment of returned copies (fear not, they are perfectly sellable and in great condition), so get your copies!
Buddha Vols. 3 and 4 win a second Eisner
Thursday, July 28th, 2005
Beating incredible odds, the Buddha series won its second Eisner Award at the San Diego ComiCon on July 14. Scott McCloud presented the award to Vertical, adding, “this is truly a beautiful series that everyone should read.” Vertical Director of Marketing & Publicity, Anne Ishii, gladly accepted on behalf of Tezuka, noting that Japan’s manga-great is now joined by Will Eisner (the award’s namesake and progenitor of the Graphic Novel moniker) at ComiCon In The Sky.
Buddha 5 now available! Buddha 6 coming in April
Friday, February 11th, 2005
In Buddha: Volume 5: Deer Park, Tezuka’s Buddha sees a lot more bad before he comes to the good in all of his travails. We are re-acquainted with the wiley likes of Yatala the giant with a heart of gold, Devadatta, the title hero of volume 3, and the well-meaning if not dangerous Tatta, the bandit-warrior.
Buddha: Volume 6: Ananda, is Tezuka’s fictional take on the origins of the Buddha’s most loyal aide, Ananda. Watch as the conniving anti-hero becomes a lover, a killer, and then finally a believer in Tezuka’s Buddha’s message that all life is sacred.
New Displays in NYC Bookstores
Friday, August 13th, 2004
Vertical has new displays in New York City: one at Barnes & Noble at Rockefeller Center, and Forbidden Planet at Union Square!
After the huge success of our promotional display at Posman Books in Grand Central, two new bookstores have taken us up on our poster displars for Buddha by Osamu Tezuka, now an Eisner winner! Don’t miss the opportunity to see our posters; and booksellers, don’t miss the opportunity to take up our posters and sell hundreds of copies of Buddha, like Posman.
Buddha Wins Eisner Award!
Thursday, July 29th, 2004
Buddha, Vols. 1 & 2 have won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material!
Buddha was up against some heavy contenders for the Eisner Award, and the audience was at a still hush when Stan Sakai announced Vertical’s landmark win. Chip Kidd and Anne Ishii accepted the award from Will Eisner himself, marking what Vertical hopes is just the beginning of Buddha‘s path to the top.
Vertical places all medals for the Foreword Book Awards!
Friday, June 11th, 2004Critics rave Buddha by Osamu Tezuka
Tuesday, December 16th, 2003One of Time’s Top 25 graphic novels!
“Brilliant storytelling and narrative art.” –Will Eisner
“Tezuka’s true masterpiece.” –Scott McCloud
“I wish it could go on forever.” –Craig Thompson
“The books are all I’d hoped they’d be.” –Chester Brown