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Issue: Buddha #1
Publication Date: October 2003
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Issues: #1 of 8 Issues
Title: Kapilavastu
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Publisher: FlagVertical
Brand: Vertical.
Indicia Publisher: Vertical, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 408
ISBN: 1932234438
UPC/EAN: 978193223443590000
Price: $24.95 USD
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Content Items: 18 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Ioannis Mentzas (editor); Chip Kidd (book design)
Disclose Notes: Editorial credit provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
This volume won the 2004 Eisner award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material along with Volume 2.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: 6" x 8" (15.2 cm x 20.3)
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Binding: Bound Hardcover
Publishing Format: Graphic Novel
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Volume 1: Kapilavastu

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
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Buddha Osamu Tezuka

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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): typeset
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The Journey

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In Content Item: FlagBuddha #2 published November 2003
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In Content Item: FlagBuddha #3 published April 2004
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In Content Item: FlagBuddha #4 published June 2004
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Map of the Northeastern border of India.
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Contents

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Chapter One Brahmin

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Master Goshala; Master Asita; Naradatta; Brahmin; Tatta; Tatta's Sister; Chapra; Chapra's Mother
Synopsis: Master Asita relates a tale of a rabbit sacrificing itself to permit a human to survive and sends Naradatta to investigate stories of a mysterious man. When Chapra is robbed he tracks down the gang who stole from him, trying to save his mother being sold into slavery should the goods not be returned.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 52
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Two Tatta The Urchin

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tatta; Chapra; Chapra's Mother; General Budai; Naradatta
Synopsis: Tatta reveals a remarkable talent, but while he's away General Budai's army destroys his village.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 46
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Chapter Three General Budai

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): General Budai; Chapra; Chapra's Mother; Tatta
Synopsis: The planned execution fails when a swarm of locusts intervenes, and General Budai's life is saved.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 42
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credit provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Four The Announcement

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): King Suddhodana; Maya
Synopsis: Suddhodana learns the army has turned away from his city.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 14
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Chapter Five Chapra

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): General Budai; Chapra; Captain; Chapra's Mother; Tatta; Naradatta
Synopsis: The initial training sessions go badly for the General's adopted son, and the General discovers Chapra's true status.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 50
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Six The King's Cup

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tatta; Chapra's Mother; Naradatta; Bandaka; Vindika; Chapra; General Budai; Princess Malikka; King
Synopsis: Chapra's mother finds it difficult to like her saviour, while Chapra overcomes great odds in public.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 38
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Seven The Birth

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Maya; King Suddhodana
Synopsis: Amid a season of miracles, Maya gives birth.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 26
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credit provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Eight The Contest

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Naradatta; Tatta; Chapra's Mother; Chapra; Bandaka; Princess Malikka
Synopsis: Now the greatest warrior in the Kingdom, Chapra is challenged.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 30
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Nine All For A Cure

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): General Budai; Malikka; Malikka's Father; Doctor; Chapra's Mother; Naradatta; Tatta; Bandaka
Synopsis: With Chapra's life on the line, Naradatta sends Tatta to summon Master Asita's help.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 30
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Ten The Prophecy

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Master Asita; King Suddhodana; Prince Siddhartha; Naradatta
Synopsis: Asita visits the new price, and Naradatta pays the price for his folly.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Eleven The Judgment

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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): General Budai; Chapra; Chapra's Mother; Judge; Malikka; Malikka's Father
Synopsis: General Budai goes back on his word, and Chapra's secret is revealed.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 28
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Twelve The Wall Of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Chapra; Chapra's Mother; Tatta; Princess Malikka
Synopsis: Tatta has conceived a plan to rescue Chapra and his mother.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Ikkan Kapiravasutu (1987).
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Pages: 16
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Small character portraits appear next to a back cover blurb which entices readers to buy the book.

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