Trigun's New Deluxe Edition Manga Is 50% Off At Amazon

Trigun Deluxe Edition collects Volumes 1 and 2 of the manga series in one stunning hardcover that clocks in at almost 700 pages.

Illustrated and written by Yasuhiro Nightow, this book sets the stage for Vash the Stampede and the hostile alien planet he calls home. Essentially a sci-fi western, Trigun follows Vash as he attempts to non-violently dissuade bounty hunters from trying to claim the $60 billion mark on his head. While Vash is a force to be reckoned with when he does choose to draw his gun or unleash an internal weapon that can punch a hole in the planet, he's also a pacifist at heart.

Unfortunately, with so many people after him, he also leaves a trail of destruction in his wake and he has become known as the Humanoid Typhoon because of these misadventures.

• Trigun Maximum Deluxe: Volume 1 -- $31 ($50)
• Trigun Maximum Deluxe: Volume 2 -- $30 ($50)
• Trigun Maximum Deluxe: Volume 3 -- $36 ($50)
• Trigun Maximum Deluxe: Volume 4 -- $46.49 ($50) | Releases February 25
• Trigun Maximum Deluxe: Volume 5 -- $46.49 ($50) | Releases June 17

Dark Horse Manga is also in the process of reissuing Trigun Maximum as Deluxe Edition hardcovers with the same aesthetic as the original. Trigun Maximum is a sequel to the original, so you'll want to pick up Trigun Deluxe first.

Trigun Maximum Deluxe Volume 1 released in October and is on sale for $31 (was $50) at Amazon. After two years in hiding, Vash emerges from semi-retirement to take on the Gung-Ho Guns, a deadly band of bounty hunters led by his estranged brother Knives Millions. This book is 600 pages in length, and collects Volumes 1-3 of the sequel manga.

Volume 2--priced at $36 (was $50) and published last November--continues Vash's battle against the Gung-Ho Guns, but at least he's not alone in his mission. This book covers Volumes 4-6 of the manga, and see's more of Vash's past revealed, while his brother Knives continues to make sinister moves behind the scenes.

Volume 3, which collects Volumes 7-9 of the manga, released in December and is available for $36 (was $50). Even more of Vash's tragic backstory is revealed here, and this book ends with a clash between Vash's ally Nicholas D. Wolfwood and his former friend Livio.

Two more Trigun Maximum Deluxe Editions are on the way, too. Volume 4 will be available starting February 25 and it covers even more manga chapters across almost 700 pages. You won't have to wait too long for Volume 5 either, as it'll be released on June 17. This is the pivotal book in the series, as it contains the final chapters of the storyline and it pits Vash in a do-or-die battle against Knives to decide the fate of Gunsmoke, once and for all.