My guess is that it's just being reissued under Viz' Signature series label, as opposed to just reprinting the original, out-of-date design of Volume 1. Compare the two with these two links: Original, Second edition.Uriel said:Vagabond Volume 1 -- 2nd Edition? Can anyone confirm any differences?
The most noticable change is the new edition has 8 more pages, no clue what they are yet, and has slightly larger dimensions (8 x 5.7 VS 7.9 x 5.5). If it is indeed just being reprinted under the Signature label, we can expect a higher-quality cover, that'll have matching spines to the later editions... and not much else.
We would have heard about a REAL new edition through Inoue's website, since it would certainly hit Japan before the USA. I put in a query to Viz to explain the reissue, but I don't really expect a reply.