Need the first 2 volumes of Astro Manga?

[strobe_z]

Dark Horse is repackaging the first two volumes of their Astro Boy manga series. I've heard rumours that the "hard to get" first couple of Astro Boy volumes would be reprinted, but I'm interested to see if this will be a new set or just a one off thing.

From Chapters.ca...

Astro Boy Volumes 1 & 2
Author: Osamu Tezuka
List Price:$15.50
Online Price:$11.78

Format: Other
Published: September 1, 2008
Dimensions: 432 Pages, 4 x 6 x 0 in
Published By: Diamond Comic Distributors, Incorporated
ISBN: 1595821538

According to http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=15-505 it does seem that it's only for volumes 1&2. Still, it would be neat to have 400page super editions... Especially with the 2009 movie coming up.
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[jeffbert]

Vol 1:
Plant People, The
Hot Dog Corps, The
Birth of Astro Boy, The

Vol 2:
His Highness Deadcross
Third Magician, The
White Planet

[tonigirl1000]

Thanks for the information, be nice to get those books. thanks and hugs

[Attackspeed]

I'm surprised they're not going to re-publish volume 3.
Volume 3 contained "The Greatest Robot in the World" which covered most of the volume. This was probably my favorite chapter.

It's kind-of sad, because if these classics are harder to come by, a lot of people are gonna miss out on the original story.

[jeffbert]

Amazon still has new ones http://www.amazon.com/Astro-Boy-3-Osamu-Tezuka/dp/1569716781/ref=pd_sxp_f_pt

[tonigirl1000]

Like to read that story- " The Greatest Robot in the World". thanks and hugs everyone.