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Issue: Buddha #2
Publication Date: November 2003
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Issues: #2 of 8 Issues
Title: The Four Encounters
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Publisher: FlagVertical
Brand: Vertical.
Indicia Publisher: Vertical, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 424
ISBN: 1932234446
UPC/EAN: 978193223444290000
Price: $24.95 USD
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Content Items: 21 (10 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 1.
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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 2: The Four Encounters

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
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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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From Content Item: FlagBuddha #1 published October 2003
was The Journey [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
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Contents

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Chapter One The Prince

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tatta; Prince Siddhartha; Minister Bhubu; Jumble; Pajaparti; King Suddhodana; Teacher; Jhoteka; Kosala Brahmin; Bandaka
Synopsis: Siddhartha begins to question his teachers and the validity of a caste system into which one's station in life is determined at birth.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
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Pages: 42
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Two The Garden Of Meditation

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Prince Siddhartha; Bandaka; Kosala Brahmin; Pajaparti; King Suddhodana; Minister Bhubu; Jumble; Dr. Ziwaka
Synopsis: Bandaka attempts to teach Siddhartha archery, but what he learns from the Brahmin has far greater value.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
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Pages: 34
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Three The Rapids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Prince Siddhartha; Jumble; Minister Bhubu; Pajaparti; King Suddhodana; Migaila; Old Woman
Synopsis: Tatta rescues Siddhartha from his castle, and he in turn rescues a bandit leader.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (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 Four Yashodara

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Prince Siddhartha; Tatta; Migaila; Pajaparti; King Suddhodana; Dr. Ziwaka; Princess Yashodara; Minister Bhubu; Jumble; Bandaka
Synopsis: Siddhartha returns to his kingdom, while Tatta reveals his plans.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 38
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Five Migaila

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Minister Bhubu; Jumble; King Suddhodana; Prince Siddhartha; Migaila; Bandaka; Kachanna; Princess Yashodara; Tatta
Synopsis: Siddhartha must participate in a contest against Bandaka for a wife he does not wish to marry, while Migaila enters the palace in disguise.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 46
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Six The Four Encounters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Prince Siddhartha; Bandaka; Princess Yashodara; Minister Bhubu; Kosalan Emissary; King Prasenajit; Queen
Synopsis: King Prasenajit threatens to over-run Siddhartha's kingdom unless he is presented with a queen.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 44
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Seven Rahula

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Merchant; Tatta; Migaila; Dhepa; Master; Prince Siddhatha; Kosalan Brahmin; Princess Yashodara; Minister Bhubu; Jumble; Pajaparti; King Suddhodana
Synopsis: Tatta and Migaila meet a monk's master and Siddhartha exiles himself on a rooftop.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 38
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Eight The Five Ascetics

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Jumble; Bandaka; Princess Yashodara; King Suddhodana; Minister Bhubu; Khondanya; Bhaddiya; Vappa; Mahanama; Janussoni
Synopsis: Bandaka vows to win Princess Yashodara and five renowned ascetics test Siddhartha's resolve.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
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Pages: 42
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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Chapter Nine Dawn Of The Journey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): Prince Siddhartha; King Suddhodana; Bandaka; Channa; Princess Yashodara
Synopsis: Siddhartha's son is born, but he remains true to the path he has chosen and leaves the kingdom.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (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 Ten The Death Of Bandaka

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Osamu Tezuka; Tracy Roberts (translator)
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
Subject Matter
Character(s): King Suddhodana; Minister Bhubu; Pajaparti; Princess Yashodara; Devadatta; Devadatta's mother
Synopsis: With Kosala about to attack again, King Suddhodana turns to Bandaka, who extracts a high price for his aid.
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Reprint Notes: from Budda Dai Nikan Shimon Shutsuyu (1987).
Miscellaneous
Pages: 43
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering and translator credits provided by Ioannis Mentzas.
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To Be Continued. . .

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): Vertical
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Vertical is a team of letterers. Lettering credit provided by Ioannis Mentzas. This is a promotional sequence for Buddha #3.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: End page illustration printed in dark blue lines on a light blue background.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
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Pages: 2
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Osamu Tezuka
Inker(s): Osamu Tezuka
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Small character portraits appear next to a blurb which entices readers to buy the book.

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