History Manga / ZombiePowder

The manga was serialized from 1999 to 2000 in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]]; sadly, it was canceled after only 26 chapters, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote ''Zombiepowder.'' during a bad chapter of his life, it will probably never be revisited.

Earlier work of Creator/TiteKubo (author of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'') set in a somewhat familiar but distinctive, WildWest-tinted world. Guns, gangs, swords, weird arts on border of magic - everything is used by various hunters to collect twelve Rings of Dead. Zombie Powder, a powerful substance produced by the rings, has a power to bring the dead back to life and make the living immortal. No wonder that so many want to get it and among them the hero of the story Akutabi Gamma, his mysterious partner C.T. Smith, {{paparazzi}} of justice Wolfgangina and sidekick John Elwood Shepherd, each for their own purpose.

Sadly, the manga only ran from 1999 to 2000 and was canceled after 26 chapters, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote ''Zombiepowder.'' during a bad chapter of his life, it will probably never be revisited.

** Or they way he's [[{{Bishonen}} dressed.]]

* WildWest: Everything takes place in a western setting.

Sadly, the manga only ran from 1999 to 2000 and was canceled after its fourth volume, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote ''Zombiepowder.'' during a bad chapter of his life, it will probably never be revisited.

%%* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Ranewater Calder and his style of fighting. Lampshaded when Gamma calls him out on it.

%%* AbsoluteCleavage: Falzon's sisters (all fifteen of them) and Nazna Gemini in her profile illustration.

* OrphanedSeries

* IllGirl: Elwood's older sister has a heart condition. Because of this he is [[spoiler:forced to join a gang to afford her medicine. This leads to her being killed by the gang's leader and motivating Elwood to join Gamma in his quest so he can revive her.]]

* NiceHat: Smith.

* KnifeNut: Elwood and Midge "The Multitude" Falzon.

* CutShort: It ends pretty abruptly without any resolution.

Sadly, the manga only ran from 1999 to 2000 and was canceled after its fourth volume, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote Zombiepowder during a bad chapter of his life, it will probably never be revisited.

Sadly, the manga was canceled after its fourth volume, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote Zombiepowder during a bad chapter of his life, it will probably never be revisited.

* BaldWoman: A bonus art page in volume 3 shows that Shackaboon is bald under her hat.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Falzon's sisters (all fifteen of them) and Nazna Gemini in her profile illustration.

* BadassBoast: Gamma does this a few times.
* BadassInANiceSuit: C.T. Smith, who is described by the author to look like a London banker.
* BadassLongCoat: Akutabi Gamma is the embodiment of this trope.

* {{BFS}}: A BFS...that's a CHAINSAW.

* ChainsawGood: Akutabi Gamma's sword.
* CircusOfFear
* ColdBloodedTorture: Calder seems to enjoy this...
* CombatTentacles: Made of black fire.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Ranewater Calder and his style of fighting.
** Lampshaded when Gamma calls him out on it.

* {{Fanservice}}: Kubo Tite indulges Calder's fangirls by drawing him with his hair down in one of the omake pages, just as requested.

* FatBastard: Kinqro.
* {{Fingore}}: Gamma cutting off most of a bandits hand who was about to shoot Elwood along with some of the torture Calder performs on one of his victims.

* GunsAkimbo: Smith.

* ImmortalityInducer: The Zombie Powder.

** In just the second chapter Gamma and Elwood pay a visit to a CD store so Gamma can gather some intel from Smith. Speakers and headphones can even be seen in the background.

* UnstoppableRage: Seems to happen a lot.

Sadly, the manga was canceled after its fourth volume, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote Zombiepowder during a bad chapter of his life, so it's likely that it will never be revisited.

* CreatorBreakdown: Mentioned in interviews that it was made at a low point in Kubo's life which likewise contributed to it being cancelled when he had trouble concentrating on drawing it.

* HotScoop: Wolfgangina Lala Getto is a walking example of that type.

Sadly, the manga was canceled after its fourth volume, leaving many mysteries unsolved. Since Kubo has gone on record saying that he wrote Zombiepowder. during a bad chapter of his life, it's likely to never be revisited.

* AbsoluteCleaveage: Falzon's sisters (all fifteen of them) and Nazna Gemini in her profile illustration.

* GrievousHarmWithABottle: After using one of his [[BadBoss own mooks as a human shield]] Kinqro swings the dead body as a flail to smack Elwood to the ground.

** Even better (or worse), the original design was going to be some [[FreudWasRight phallic]], vibrating thing.

* AndTheAdventureContinues: The story pretty much ends with Gamma and C.T deciding to continue the quest on their own. Abandoning John while Wolfina agrees to an operation in order to get the ring off her brother. And..yeah that's pretty much it.