It's a new start for Kabuki and the perfect jumping-on issue for new readers When you are a former operative for a Japanese agency, how do you start a new life? You've heard about all the awards... you've heard everyone talking about why Kabuki is so amazing and mind-blowing... now is the chance to see what all the talk is about From the award-winning writer and artist of Daredevil that brought you "Parts of a Hole," "Wake Up," and "Echo," this new series marks the 10th anniversary of Kabuki Collecting all nine issues of the acclaimed, Eisner Award-nominated Kabuki: The Alchemy series from Marvel's Icon - for the first time ever Readers have been waiting to get the newest Kabuki story in collected form, and this prestige hardcover delivers with loads of extras, including the never-before-seen original ending sequence cut from the single issues, new pages of art, new design pages, a commentary by the author, a "best of" letters column, and more A whopping 320-pages, this high-end hardcover features an embossed cover, watermarked end pages, a book mark, a dust jacket with all-new cover art, and an introduction by Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk.