Trigun

    (Dark Horse, 2003)
™ and © Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

Wanted dead or alive, Vash the Stampede has a bounty on his head: $60 billion “double” dollars. Meryl Stryfe and Millie Thompson of the Bernardelli Insurance follow this “Humanoid Typhoon” to minimize the claims for property damage left in his wake. But will they be surprised that the destruction is caused more by bounty hunters than the quarry himself?

Sporting a healthy appetite for food but not for bloodshed, Vash ironically seems a man more prone to peace than to pistols. However, due to a mysterious vow he made to a loved one, he will only use his deadeye aim in defense of himself. Can Vash keep his promise as he is confronted by bandits of all stripes, such as the maniacal Nebraska brothers, trigger-happy train hijackers, and greedy claim jumpers?

Published in the “right to left” Japanese reading format, Yasuhiro Nightow’s manga will be bought by fans of the popular anime from Pioneer. As a post-apocalyptic Western, Trigun seems to defy the limits of both genre and convention. Mixing comedy and drama, the comic book is looser, harder to follow, and rougher around the edges than its animated counterpart. But this introductory chunk is big enough to satisfy those who have wanted to experience the original storyline for themselves.

— Oliver Chin
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