Name: Barrage, Vol. 1
ISBN: 9781421552750

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Cosmic Role Reversal

A prince-and-pauper switch becomes an action-packed manga adventure with planetary stakes.

Come here for

A slum kid suddenly carrying a prince’s responsibilities
A magical spear and an unlikely hero

Expect

Battles with terrifying aliens
Combat lessons from an exacting knight

Book Details

Authors: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC
Published: March 5, 2013
Format: Paperback
Theme: Tie-In Comics · General Manga
Reading lane: Tie-In Comics

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Fantasy Comics
General Manga
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Action & Adventure

About This Book

Fresh from the pages of Shonen Jump in Japan comes an action-packed reimaging of The Prince and the Pauper! Spunky slum kid Astro gets the chance of a lifetime to end the chaos ripping apart his home planet when the playboy prince switches places with him. Now Astro has become Prince Barrage, a boy charged with the duty of restoring peace to the planet…and given an all-powerful magical spear to do it! In order to save the planet, Astro will have to battle terrifying aliens w...

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Fresh from the pages of Shonen Jump in Japan comes an action-packed reimaging of The Prince and the Pauper! Spunky slum kid Astro gets the chance of a lifetime to end the chaos ripping apart his home planet when the playboy prince switches places with him. Now Astro has become Prince Barrage, a boy charged with the duty of restoring peace to the planet…and given an all-powerful magical spear to do it! In order to save the planet, Astro will have to battle terrifying aliens while learning how to fight from his even more frightening guardian, the exacting knight Tiamat. Does a kid like Astro have what it takes to become the real prince and save the planet?