{"product_id":"gunsmith-cats-omnibus-volume-1-isbn-9781506746227","title":"Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003eChicago in the 1990s—a city of crime that means good business for two young women: bounty hunter partners Rally and Minnie-May, the \u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFans will love this crime manga classic from the ‘90s from the character designer of \u003ci\u003eBubblegum Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e, printed in an over-sized format and high-quality paper.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRally   Vincent runs Gunsmith Cats—a gun shop in Illinois with her partner,   demolitions expert and former call girl Minnie-May Hopkins. But Rally’s   “real” job doesn’t pay the bills, her hobby does. And her hobby is bounty   hunting: bringing the most wanted men and women in the Chicago area to   justice—dressed in her sharp suit and tie, and driving her Shelby Cobra GT   500!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut   Rally and Minnie-May have their work cut out for them in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats   Omnibus Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, with corrupt lawyers and cops, fetish-fueled hitmen, and   crazed cocaine kingpins bringing the copters, the big rigs, and even the   anti-tank guns onto the streets and the freeways of Chicagoland in a windshield   whirlwind of double-crosses, car chases, and shootouts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats   Omnibus Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e introduces supporting characters including bespectacled info broker Becky   Farrah, master thief Misty Brown, Chicago detective Roy Coleman, and the   infamous transporter “Roadbuster” Bean Bandit—unstoppable either in his   Corvette LS-7 or in hand-to-hand combat!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContains:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Volume 1: Bonnie \u0026amp; Clyde \u003c\/i\u003e(1996)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Volume 2: Misfire\u003c\/i\u003e (1997)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Volume 3: The Return of Gray \u003c\/i\u003e(1998)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats Omnibus\u003c\/i\u003e is using the 2000s unflopped version of the manga, so that it reads in the original Japanese style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor mature audiences. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…[Sonoda’s] work on series such as \u003ci\u003eBubblegum Crisis \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGall Force \u003c\/i\u003ehelped define the look of 1980s anime. His first major manga, \u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats, \u003c\/i\u003eproved that Sonoda is a talented writer as well. (3 ½ stars out of 4)”—Jason Thompson, \u003ci\u003eManga: The Complete Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Muscled thugs stalking mean streets, fast cars, pretty girls, and enough munitions to equip a personal army…\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb series worthy of just about anyone’s collection.” —\u003ci\u003eA.V. Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A classic girls with guns manga.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003eKenichi Sonoda is an iconic artist of the retro anime aesthetic. He was the character designer for the classic 1980s cyberpunk saga \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBubblegum Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand in the 1990s for \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOtaku no Video\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe anime from legendary studio Gainax (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeon Genesis Evangelion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) that popularized the term “otaku.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmith Cats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is Sonoda’s longest manga series, making its original 1991 debut in Kodansha’s \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfternoon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e magazine, home of such stories as \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinland Saga, Blade of the Immortal, Oh My Goddess!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWandering Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKenichi Sonoda traces his roots to Kumamoto, Japan, where in recent years he has become the 19th family head of his ancestral \u003ci\u003ewagashi \u003c\/i\u003e(traditional Japanese confectionery) shop, founded in 1582—for which Sonoda now designs character mascots!","brand":"Dark Horse Manga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44867013181669,"sku":"NP9781506746227","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506746227.jpg?v=1767728587","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/gunsmith-cats-omnibus-volume-1-isbn-9781506746227","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}