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THE SAIYANS HAVE LANDED! ONLY ONE HERO ON EARTH CAN STOP THEM... AND HE'S ALREADY DEAD!

DRAGON BALL Z, VOL. 3
GRAPHIC NOVEL

"This is good, old-fashioned comic book storytelling. Not a self-conscious attempt to do comics the way Stan Lee did them in the 60s, but an honest, fresh wholly original concept done to fulfill one man's vision. Only someone in love with what they're doing can make essentially funny characters like these seem so believably dramatic and noble."-TheComicStore.com

San Francisco, CA (9/15/00)-Viz Comics proudly announces the January 2001 release of DRAGON BALL Z, Vol. 3! You've seen the smash-hit Cartoon Network anime series, now in its 4th successful season, with over 150 new episodes licensed to show on American TV... you've heard of the video games, movies, and merchandise... now see the original manga that started it all, collected as economical graphic novels in the original right-to-left-reading format!

After years of training and adventure, young Goku has become Earth's strongest martial artist-but the stakes are increasing, as he and his friends must fight against the deadliest villains of all time and space! Get ready for action as aliens, time travelers, and the mighty Saiyans clash over the fate of the Earth and the awesome power of the seven Dragon Balls that can grant any wish!

In This Volume: While Goku races towards Earth from the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road, the world's mightiest martial artists make their last stand against alien invaders determined to wipe out the human race! Piccolo, Gohan, Kuririn, Tenshinhan and Chaozu struggle five-to-one against Nappa, but soon the battle is four-to-one... then three-to-one... as their unstoppable opponent finishes them off one at a time. Their last chance is Goku... but even he, and the miraculous kaio-ken, may not be a match for Nappa's commander Vegeta. This graphic novel collects DRAGON BALL Z Part 2 #3 through #8, including new illustration pages not printed in the monthly comic!

Widely known all over the world for his playful stories and humorous, distinctive art style, DRAGON BALL creator Akira Toriyama is also known in his native Japan for the wildly popular DR. SLUMP, his previous manga series about the adventures of a mad scientist and his android "daughter." His hit series DRAGON BALL ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's weekly SHONEN JUMP magazine, where it was the most popular title in the magazine's history, and generated innumerable movies, video games and merchandise. Toriyama has also done design work for video games such as DRAGON WARRIOR, CHRONO TRIGGER and TOBAL NO. 1, and drawn several new short manga, such as COWA, KAJIKA and SAND LAND.

DRAGON BALL Z VOL. 3 is written and drawn by Akira Toriyama. It is 192 pages long and retails for $14.95 USA/$23.00 Canada. Plus, be sure to check out Viz's DRAGON BALL, Akira Toriyama's prequel series!

http://www.vizkids.com/dragonballz/

The preceding was an excerpt from a press release sent out by Viz.

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	DBZ PR THE SAIYANS HAVE LANDED! ONLY ONE HERO ON EARTH CAN STOP THEM... AND HE'S ALREADY DEAD! DRAGON BALL Z, VOL. 3 GRAPHIC NOVEL "This is good, old-fashioned comic book storytelling. Not a self-conscious attempt to do comics the way Stan Lee did them in the 60s, but an honest, fresh wholly original concept done to fulfill one man's vision. Only someone in love with what they're doing can make essentially funny characters like these seem so believably dramatic and noble."-TheComicStore.com San Francisco, CA (9/15/00)-Viz Comics proudly announces the January 2001 release of DRAGON BALL Z, Vol. 3! You've seen the smash-hit Cartoon Network anime series, now in its 4th successful season, with over 150 new episodes licensed to show on American TV... you've heard of the video games, movies, and merchandise... now see the original manga that started it all, collected as economical graphic novels in the original right-to-left-reading format! After years of training and adventure, young Goku has become Earth's strongest martial artist-but the stakes are increasing, as he and his friends must fight against the deadliest villains of all time and space! Get ready for action as aliens, time travelers, and the mighty Saiyans clash over the fate of the Earth and the awesome power of the seven Dragon Balls that can grant any wish! In This Volume: While Goku races towards Earth from the afterlife along the million-kilometer Serpent Road, the world's mightiest martial artists make their last stand against alien invaders determined to wipe out the human race! Piccolo, Gohan, Kuririn, Tenshinhan and Chaozu struggle five-to-one against Nappa, but soon the battle is four-to-one... then three-to-one... as their unstoppable opponent finishes them off one at a time. Their last chance is Goku... but even he, and the miraculous kaio-ken, may not be a match for Nappa's commander Vegeta. This graphic novel collects DRAGON BALL Z Part 2 #3 through #8, including new illustration pages not printed in the monthly comic! Widely known all over the world for his playful stories and humorous, distinctive art style, DRAGON BALL creator Akira Toriyama is also known in his native Japan for the wildly popular DR. SLUMP, his previous manga series about the adventures of a mad scientist and his android "daughter." His hit series DRAGON BALL ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's weekly SHONEN JUMP magazine, where it was the most popular title in the magazine's history, and generated innumerable movies, video games and merchandise. Toriyama has also done design work for video games such as DRAGON WARRIOR, CHRONO TRIGGER and TOBAL NO. 1, and drawn several new short manga, such as COWA, KAJIKA and SAND LAND. DRAGON BALL Z VOL. 3 is written and drawn by Akira Toriyama. It is 192 pages long and retails for $14.95 USA/$23.00 Canada. Plus, be sure to check out Viz's DRAGON BALL, Akira Toriyama's prequel series! http://www.vizkids.com/dragonballz/ The preceding was an excerpt from a press release sent out by Viz. Back