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WEAPONS OF THE GODS — VOLUMES 1–6 — COMICSONE — OUT OF PRINT MANHUA
Story and art by Tony Wong (Wong Yuk-long). ComicsOne Corporation, English translation 2002 by Bob Allen. Full color throughout, approximately 10\" × 7\", 120 pages per volume,
PLEASE READ — VOLUMES INCLUDED: This lot contains volumes 1 through 6 only. ComicsOne published nine volumes of this series in English; volumes 7, 8, and 9 are not included. Buying the first six consecutive volumes, not a complete set. Please offer or offer accordingly.
Volume 1 is a stated First Edition, August 2002, ISBN 1-58899-188-1, © 1999 JD Global IP Rights Limited, first published in Hong Kong in 1999 by Yuk Long Creation Limited.
Set during the turbulent transition from the Jin Dynasty into the Sixteen Kingdoms era, Weapons of the Gods follows the contention of rival pugilistic clans for the divine weapon known as Heaven\'s Crystal. The story centers on Tian, a foot soldier and orphan raised by a criminal society\'s chef, whose martial arts have blossomed alongside his cooking — and who finds himself drawn into a conflict far older and more dangerous than he bargained for.
Tony Wong\'s own creation, not an adaptation. Alongside Oriental Heroes, this is one of the two works he\'s best known for. Wong is widely called the \"Godfather of Hong Kong comics\" and also provided the art for DC\'s Batman: Hong Kong.
Also of note for tabletop gamers: Eos Press published the Weapons of the Gods wuxia RPG in 2005 based directly on this comic series, and a Chinese animated adaptation, Shen Bing Xiao Jiang, followed in 2006. These volumes are the original source material.
Long out of print. ComicsOne ceased operations in 2005.
