I've recently had quite a few shocked reactions from fans looking to buy the manga editions of my Cirque Du Freak books. The manga was originally released in Japan from 2006 to 2009, and was then released in translated editions in lots of countries across the world, including the UK and USA. (I was involved with the translation back into English -- I went through the translators text and made lots of little changes and tweaks, to bring it more firmly in line with the language of the books.) There was a healthy print run, and they sold nicely, but surprisingly I don't think they've ever been reprinted, and since it's been a decade or so since they came out, that's made them quite hard to buy for readers who are just finding out about them and looking to track them down. It's also made some of them VERY expensive, such as the little bad boy in the photo below, which will set you back about £400 or $600!!!!

Hey, the manga are GREAT, but they're not worth THAT much!!!!

As far as I'm aware, there are no plans to reprint the manga, BUT don't despair -- I've been on this case for a while now, gently nudging my publishers along, and we're working on relasing digital versions of all 12 volumes in the not too distant future. That means you'll be able to buy them the same way you buy an eBook, at a MUCH more reasonable price. It's proving to be a tricky, time-consuming business, because of rights issues and technological issues, but we seem to be getting there, so hold tight, and don't take out a mortgage to buy the print editions, OK?!? :-)