In the first installment by Mr. Ono, "Pikachu, I See You!", you meet Ash and see his first encounter with Pikachu. Their meeting in this is a little different than in the TV show--Pikachu is eating a cord behind the wall that's messing with the electricity and Ash has to catch it. He's about to set Pikachu free when he meets Gary, who has already gotten his Pokémon License to start training. Ash immediately goes out and gets one too. From there you'll hafta buy it to see what happens.

The other three comics in this series are:
#2 "Clefairy Tale" --Where Ash meets Prof. Oak and Bill and witnesses a Clefairy evolution ceremony...
#3 "Play Misty For Me" --Where Ash goes against Misty for the Cascade Badge...
#4 "Haunting My Dreams" --Where Ash must save Sabrina the Gym Leader from a giant Haunter's Dream Eater...

Pikachu Shocks Back

In the first comic of this series, "The Human Race and the Pokémon Race," Ash and Brock are in Fuchia City where a big race is about to be held. They meet up again with Misty and her sisters and Misty challenges Ash to a Poké-Catch 'M contest. They both try to bag a Tauros but both get chased away. A local named Lara rescues them from being trampled and she asks Ash if he could ride her Ponyta in the big Free-For-All race. After a little training Ash is ready. But can he beat the number one contender Dario and his Dordrio? You'll hafta buy it to see.

The other three comics in this series are:
#2 "To Evolve Or Not to Evolve, That Is the Question!" --Where Ash, Misty, and Brock deal with a boy and his unwilligness to evolve his Eevee...
#3 "Pikachu's Excellent Adventure" --Where Pikachu is separated from Ash and searches far and wide to find him...
#4 "You Gotta Have Friends" --Where Ash must face the music if Pikachu decides to live with a group of wild Pikachus...

Electric Pikachu Boogaloo

In the third series opening comic, "I'm Your Venusaur," Ash, Misty, and Brock get summer jobs while Pikachu and Bulbasaur take a tour of the city. They come across this huge tree that legend says has a guardian living in it. An Ivysaur they make friends with goes with them as they climb up the tree to see just what is up there. Team Rocket is up there too to see if they can catch the legendary guardian of the tree. Will Pikachu, Bulbasaur and the others be able to see the guardian before Team Rocket? You know the answer.

The other comics in this graphic novel are:
#2 "Clefairy in Space" --Where Ash and Professor Oak investigate alien sightings in a small town...
#3 "The Days of Gloom and Glory" --Where Ash helps out a girl who had just lost everything in a flood...
#4 "Welcome to the Big Leagues" --Where Ash heads to the Pokémon League and meets Richie, another avid trainer...
#5 "The Indigo Finals" --Where Ash is pit against his new friend in the most important match of his life...
#6 "The Orange Islands" --Where Ash helps out a bruised Lapras and heads to the Orange Islands...

Surf's Up, Pikachu

The first story in this graphic novel, "Attack of the Demon Stomach," Ash and Pikachu are headed for the Grapefruit Islands. They learn from Ruby, the manager of the islands, that there's a terrible Snorlax eating all the grapefruits on the island. Ash opts to help but after several tries it seems that there's no way to stop the pillaging Pokémon. To find out what happens, you know what to do.

The other comics in this graphic novel are:
#2 "You Bet Your Wife" --Where Ash meets up with Misty again and challenges Rudy the Gym Leader for a badge...
#3 "The Orange Crew Supreme Gym Leader" --Where Ash goes against Drake in an all-out no-holding-back Pokémon battle...
#4 "Pikachu's Plan" --Where Pikachu comes up with an idea that might just defeat Drake...
#5 "Side Story: Ash vs. Gary" --Where Ash and Gary compete with each other to see who can catch the giant Slowpoke first...
#6 "Epilogue: Wild Type" --Small glimpes of the future for Ash and his friends; the last Pokémon comic by Toshihiro Ono...