One of the most notorious gunslingers is Vash the Stampede, a skinny, spiky-haired geek wearing a long, bullet-shredded duster. A version of Old West society has evolved, enlivened by the presence of wacky outlaws with huge weapons. Survival is difficult for their descendants, since their original high-tech machinery has either stopped working or is dangerously erratic. Readers must absorb several installments before figuring out the basic setup: colonizing starships dropped groups of people on a desert planet. However, the story first appeared as a manga serial, the first 12 installments of which are gathered here in the right to left format. American readers may be familiar with the version of Trigun seen in the popular anime series Daffy Duck, directed by Sergio Leone.
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