Megatokyo 1

Megatokyo 1 cover

Megatokyo 1 is the title of the book including all strips from Chapter 0. It was published by Dark Horse Comics in March 2004.

There is also a German version published in October 2004 by Eidalon, a Polish version by Mandragora in July 2004, and an Italian version by Free Books in September 2005. After a preview in the issue #7 of the Faust magazine in 2008, a Japanese edition in the Kodansha Box publishing line was released in May 2009. A French edition was also planned.

Megatokyo: Chapter Zero, a book previously published and containing the same chapter, is no longer available.

Contents

• Chapter 0
• 18 pages of material from Fred's sketchbook, including early concept drawings of Megatokyo characters
• Creator commentary on most strips and many drawings

Publishing information

• By Fred Gallagher (story & art) and Rodney Caston (story & co-creator)
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
• Publish Date: March 31, 2004
• ISBN 1-59307-163-9
• Suggested Retail Price: $9.95
• Paperback
• 152 pages

French version (planned)

• ISBN 2-226158-17-0
• no further information as of July 2005

German version

• Publisher: Eidalon (Stefan Heitzmann)
• Publish Date: October 2004
• ISBN 3-936686-81-5
• Price: €6.90
• Translation: [Lemmy], Stefan, DarkSpir, Akito, Denmaru

Italian version

• Publisher: Free Books
• Publish Date: September 2005
• ISBN 88-89206-65-9
• Price: €5.90
• 160 pages

Japanese version

• Publisher: Kodansha
• Publish Date: May 7, 2009
• ISBN 978-4-06-283660-9
• Price: ¥1100
• 166 pages

The japanese edition contains only one Shirt Guy Dom strip; there are 13 pages filled with translation notes at the end of the book instead.

Polish version

• Publisher: Mandragora
• Publish Date: July 2004
• ISBN 83-89698-02-1
• Price: zł18.00

External links

• Review by The New York Times (free registration required)