GENERAL ORDERING INFORMATION
- All items listed here are from my private collection.
- Payment methods: PayPal and credit cards – no cash, checks, money orders or other forms of payment is accepted.
- Shipping costs: $11.95 flat rate for any size order. All orders are packaged securely, insured and shipped through the United States Postal Service.
- Items are shipped to the continental United States only.
- Orders normally ship within 48 hours.
- All sales are final – no returns accepted.
- All comics and magazines are carefully packaged in certified archival-quality bags and boards. None have been CGC "slabbed", so you can actually read them!
- Cover images are scanned at 300 dpi. Click on the image for a larger view.
NOTE: Address all inquires using the Contact Form on the sidebar of the main page.
HOW TO ORDER
- After choosing the item(s) you want, send a request for purchase using the contact form on the sidebar of the main page. You will receive an email reply (normally within 24 hrs.) with an attached invoice with an order confirmation. Make your payment to PayPal or use a credit card. DO NOT make a payment until you receive an invoice.
- After your payment is verified, you will receive an email confirmation. Your order will then be packaged and shipped, usually within 48 hours.
- If your payment is not received and verified within 24 hrs. from the date of the invoice, your order will be cancelled.
- Orders are filled on a first come-first served basis. If an item is out of stock or no longer available you will be notified via email.
NOTE: The seller has the right to cancel an order any time before a payment is verified.
About Manga
It was reported that in 2018 manga outsold American graphic novels for the first time. In 2021 the four largest comic publishers were located in Japan. Manga, including those published in English, are typically read in the traditional style of left to right. Manga horror are characterized by excessively graphic and violent images, bizarre and outré stories and mature themes. Some of the more popular creators are Junji Ito, Hideshi Hino and Rei Mikamoto, all represented here. The most successful titles are produced as live feature films and anime, or animated cartoons, another highly-successful market. With the release in 1998 of the film Ringu (The Ring) with English subtitles, Japanese horror films became hugely popular with American audiences and manga was the next format to catch on in a big way.
Unlike other comics discussed on this site, manga originated in Japan and were just within the last decade-and-a-half translated into English for the mass market. However, it is important to acknowledge the far-reaching influence of the American horror comic in Japanese culture. For that reason, I am offering a selection of manga horror here so that interested readers can experience the unique presentation of what I consider to be the Japanese version of the American horror comic book. These need to be read to be believed!
NOTE: All titles are out-of-print and have become very collectible (and expensive!). Most are 200+ pages in length. All issues are in Like New Condition unless o/w indicated.
KEY: OOP= Out of print; o/w= otherwise.
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HINO HORROR #1: THE RED SNAKE by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). OOP. Includes the poem, "The Night I Vomited Blood". Price: $69.95.
HINO HORROR #2: THE BUG BOY by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). OOP. "This is the sad of terrible tale of a boy with a terrible affliction." Sanpei is transformed into a huge poisonous bug and seeks revenge on those who bullied and mistreated him as a boy. Price: $39.95.
HINO HORROR #3: ONINBO AND THE BUGS FROM HELL by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $39.95.
HINO HORROR #4: ONINBO AND THE BUGS FROM HELL 2 by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $29.95.
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HINO HORROR #6: BLACK CAT by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $39.95.
HINO HORROR #7: THE COLLECTION by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $59.95.
HINO HORROR #8: THE COLLECTION 2 by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $59.95.
HINO HORROR #9: GHOST SCHOOL by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $39.95.
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HINO HORROR #10: DEATH'S REFLECTION by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $49.95.
HINO HORROR #11: GALLERY OF HORRORS by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). Price: $49.95.
HINO HORROR #12: MYSTIQUE MANDALA OF HELL by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). "Half buried in the sand, her eyes long gone, the broken doll cries out... My eyes... My eyes..." (Scarce) Price: $59.95.
HINO HORROR #14: SKIN AND BONE by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2004). (Scarce) Price: $49.95.
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REIKO THE ZOMBIE SHOP #1 by Rei Mikamoto (Dark Horse, 2005). Price: $7.95.
REIKO THE ZOMBIE SHOP #6 by Rei Mikamoto (Dark Horse, 2007). Price: $14.95.
OCTOPUS GIRL #1 by Toru Yamazaki (Dark Horse, 2006). Price: $19.95.
OCTOPUS GIRL #2 by Toru Yamazaki (Dark Horse, 2006). Price: $24.95.
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MUSEUM OF TERROR: TOMIE 1 by Junji Ito (Dark Horse, 2006). 373 pages. Price: $24.95.
TOMIE 2: THE JUNJI ITO HORROR COMIC COLLECTION by Junji Ito (ComicsOne, 2001). Softcover edition with book jacket. Name written on inside title page, o/w Like New. (Scarce in this condition) Price: $49.95.
FLESH-COLORED HORROR: THE JUNJI ITO HORROR COMIC COLLECTION 3 by Junji Ito (ComicsOne, 2000). Softcover edition with book jacket. (Rare with the book jacket) Price: $149.95.
SCARY BOOK: REFLECTIONS VOL. 1 by Kazuo Umezu (Dark Horse, 2006). Price: $39.95.
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ONE MISSED CALL 1+2 (Books 1-2) by Yasushi Akimoto (story) and Mayumi Shihou (art) (Dark Horse, 2007). Price: $24.95.
JU-ON 2 by Takashi Shimizu (story) and Meimu (art) (Dark Horse, 2006). Price: $29.95.
LULLABIES FROM HELL by Hideshi Hino (Dark Horse, 2006). (Scarce) Price: $49.95.
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