(W) Hitoma Iruma (A/CA) Moke Yuzuhara
The second floor of the gym. That's our spot. Class is in session right now, but they don't hold class in a place like this. This is where Shimamura and I became friends. What is this feeling? Yesterday, I dreamed of kissing her. I'm not like that, and I'm sure Shimamura isn't either. But... when Shimamura thinksof the word 'friend,' I want to be the first thing that comes to her mind. That's all.
Having overcome their life-or-death struggle on Floor B1, Zack and Ray decideto split up and search for a path to the surface. Before long, Ray finds herself face-to-face with a man she knows all too well...
(W/A/CA) Tsutomu Nihei
From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest Sci-Fi epic. The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell. Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface. They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level. Yet even so, somehow the people survive.
(W/A/CA) Naoki Urasawa
When Asa's mother goes into labor yet again, Asa runs off to find a doctor. But no one bats an eye when she doesn't return-not even as a storm approaches Nagoya. Forgotten yet again, Asa runs into a burglar and tries to stop him on her own, a decision that leads to an unlikely alliance. For older teen audiences.
(W/A/CA) Paru Itagaki
Red deer Louis learns he has more in common with lion Ibuki, his biggest supporter in the Shishi-gumi gang, than he thinks. While the blood feud between gray wolf Legoshi and brown bear Riz escalates, puma Tao and anteater Kibi attempt a reconciliation. Giant panda Gohin continues his work attempting to cure carnivores of their meat addiction. And surprising secrets about Legoshi's family and past are revealed. For older teen audiences.
(W) Shigemitsu Harada (A/CA) Issei Hatsuyoshiya
In this new spinoff of the hit manga, a newbie Red Blood Cell is one of 37 trillion working to keep this body running. But something's wrong! Stress hormones keep yelling at him to go faster. The blood vessels are crusted over with cholesterol. Ulcers, fatty liver, trouble (ahem) downstairs… It's hard for a cell to keep working when every day is a CODE BLACK! The manga and anime Cells at Work! showed you what happens when a young, healthy body gets in trouble…but what if the body wasn't so young, and was never very healthy? This new take stars a fresh-faced Red Blood Cell and his friend, the buxom White Blood Cell, as they struggle to keep themselves and their world together through alcoholism, smoking, erectile dysfunction, athlete's foot, gout…it's literal body horror! Whoever this guy is, he's lucky his cells can't go on strike!
(W/A/CA) Abi Umeda
Orca is known as the God of Death, a cold and emotionless soldier who has no qualms about using his little sister as a pawn in his game against the empire. But now Chakuro has seen into the very heart of the pain that motivates Orca's bloody quest. Can a shared history of loss bridge the differences between them? Or is the pull of death too strong for even love to overcome? For older teen audiences.
(W) John Layman (A/CA) Dan Boultwood
Tony Chu is a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Saffron Chu is a cibopars, able to learn secrets from who she eats with. Tony is a cop. Saffron is a criminal. They are brother and sister, and they are on a collision course. Spinning out of the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times bestselling series CHEW, comes CHU, a felonious new food-noir about cops, crooks, cooks & clairvoyants. Collects CHU #1-5.
(W) Darren Shan (A/CA) Takahiro Arai
Discover the manga adaptation of Darren Shan'sCirque Du Freak, now back in a newomnibus form! Darren Shan was an average kid until destiny brought him to the Cirque du Freak. Now Darren's been immersed into a shadowy world inhabited by vampires, werewolves, and strange creatures which he's never imagined, and his life will be changed forever!
A month has passed since the cease-fire, and Kisaragi has sent a mutant to get the invasion back on track. But their plans are derailed when Six is dispatched on a mission for water crystals that will relieve the kingdom of Grace from its drought, which he caused by changing the rain-making artifact's password to something that can't be printed. Is Six really the right man for the job...?
(W) Jose Antonio Cortina (A/CA) Fiona Hsieh
Rocavarancolia has proved its cruelty once again, but the gruesome city cannot defeat those chosen for the Harvest. Now magic is on their side and it's their turn to shine. But mysteries remain. What makes them so special to the Kingdom? And what is the significance of the Red Moon? The time has come for Hector and the rest of the children from Earth to leave the safety of their tower behind. It's time to get some answers-and no vampire, sorcerer, or creature can stop them. Meanwhile, an evil older than the Kingdom has awakened . . . o Now in English for the first time!
Konoha Satou has a dark history, written throughout middle schoola fantasy adventure of love and magic about the Counts daughter Konoha Magnolia and the knights who love her! But when it looks like that dark history is going to be uncovered by her mother, Konoha panics and dies in a traffic accident! Opening her eyes, shes been reincarnated into the world of her own dark history as Iana Magnolia, the worst villainess of her own creation!
(W/A/CA) Inio Asano
Oda and Futaba are lurking in Oran's memories from an alternative timeline where she and Kadode simultaneously save the earth and ruin their lives. When the worst happens, Oran takes a desperate leap into another timeline. But things don't seem to be going very well in that timeline either. Good thing there are endless timelines, right, Isobeyan? For mature audiences.
(W/A/CA) Neji
Since she was young, Mashiro Unohana has been able to see ghosts. She pretended not to see them so others wouldn't find her creepy, but one day she finds herself caught up in the world of those that are not human -- the Nomans.
Satou and his party have arrived at Muno Castle, where a demonic battle's about to begin! But their foe's not one to fight fair, and when a horde of demons descends upon the capital, it's up to Satou to think quickly and save its citizens!
(W/A/CA) Amy Mebbersion
A collection of all-new, original, humorous, and heart-filled short comics stories featuring all the Disney Princesses! It's never a dull time with the Disney Princesses! Get ready to dive into heaps of fun and entertainment! Includes infographics for you to 'meet' the princesses featured on the cover! o Fun and funny stories for all ages!
(W) Jose Antonio Cortina (A/CA) Fiona Hsieh
Rocavarancolia ha demostrado su crueldad una vez más, pero la ciudad macabra no ha podido con los elegidos para la Cosecha. Ahora tienen la magia de su parte y por fin van a tomar la iniciativa. Pero siguen quedando misterios por resolver. ¿Qué los hace tan especiales para el reino? ¿Y por qué es tan importante la Luna Roja? Llega la hora de que Hector y los demás cosechados de la Tierra abandonen la protección de su torre. Llega la hora de buscar respuestas y no habrá vampiro, mago ni criatura alguna que los detenga. Mientras, un mal más antiguo que el propio reino acaba de despertar. . .
(W) John Wagner (A) Alan Grant
When the citizens of Mega-City One's massive city blocks declare war on each other, Judge Dredd realises it is merely a prologue to an all-out nuclear attack by East Meg One! As warheads rain down, Dredd leads a brave guerrilla resistance against the Sov forces, building to an earth-shattering decision that shakes his world to the core! The Apocalypse War is the mother of all 'epic' Dredd storylines, which forever fixed the character in readers' minds and ensured Carlos Ezquerra's title as the definitive Dredd artist in comics' hall of fame.
Living in Meiji era Japan, Maria must hide the blond hair and blue eyes she inherited from her father out of concern over discrimination. But when a boy named Rintarou learns her secret, he can't help but say something: 'You're...like a mermaid...' A dazzling historical romance awaits!
Kaoru Minaguchi is a 'no-lifer' who sucks at school, can't play sports, lacks any realtalent, definitely doesn't have a girlfriend, or even a remote desire to change hisways...until a certain grim reaper pays him a visit. Turns out, she's a reaper of'no-lifers' and if Kaoru can't find a way to become a true 'real-lifer,' he's as good as dead...!
(W/A/CA) Tom Siddell
* The Court is under attack! * After returning from the forest, Annie finds the Court and her friends very different from when she left it - and thanks to Loup she's seeing twice as much trouble! * Meanwhile, Kat's technological breakthroughs bring her closer to the final goal of helping Arthur and Juliette, while also leading her in a darker direction... and some familiar faces will return!
Familiar sights, places, and faces - there'sa special happiness in having everything important to you close by. Hear lovely poetic odes to the sights of the port town, watch an animal men's fashion show, and revel in the luxury of a day where you don't have to do anything with Hakumei & Mikochi!
(W) Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki (A) Tarako
God created the heavens and the Earth- but, little-known fact, he outsourced the animals to the office of Heaven's Design Team! This hilarious and educational manga features weird real-life animals and puts even some humdrum critters in a strange new light. On the seventh day, God rested. But it turns out He started getting tired long before…In fact, when it came time to design the animals, God contracted the whole thing out to an agency…Heaven's Design Team! They love their work-the giraffe, the koala, the ping-pong tree sponge(?!)-but their divine client's demands are often vague, and the results are sometimes wild in more ways than one. Then there's prototyping and testing to worry about, not to mention Ms. Pluto's penchant for grotesque and Mr. Saturn, who just wants to make everything look like a horse…But in the end, all creatures great and small get their due!
(W/A/CA) Yuji Kaku
The conflict between the ruthless bandit Aza Chobe and Gabimaru the Hollow explodes into an all-out battle! Chobe, already a formidable foe, has found new levels of strength thanks to the influence of tao. Can Gabimaru's skills prevent his death at the hands of this monstrous enemy, or will the pint-size ninja finally lose? For mature audiences.
(W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez
Collects (and expands!) the graphic novellas 'Hypnotwist' and 'Scarlet by Starlight' from Love and Rockets: New Stories in a handsome 'Double Feature' package. In the Eisner Award-winning wordless comic (silent movie?) 'Hypnotwist,' Hernandez's B-movie star Fritz plays a character who doesn't seem to be going anywhere, until she puts on a pair of glittery pumps. Her wanderings become increasingly surreal as she confronts motherhood, alcoholism, a sinister smiley face, cruelty, and her worst fate: 'Killer' cameos! Includes 16 pages of previously unpublished, additional material. 'Scarlet by Starlight' is a B movie that's Star Trek meets Heart of Darkness. 'Scientists,' or colonizers, are doing research, surrounded by 'primitive' fauna they affectionately nickname or treat like pests. Fritz plays Scarlet, a peaceful, catlike humanoid with a mate and children. When she becomes infatuated with one of the scientists, the fragile web of relationships explodes into violence and death, calling into question who the 'advanced, civilized' creatures really are. The two graphic novellas that comprise the book will be published together with two covers, so the two stories each end in the middle of the book (with the one you're not reading being upside down). This very cool, handsome 'Double Feature' package will be an essential item for Love and Rockets completists!
As Hakaba and his traveling companions continue their journey to Utatsu, their tent receives a surprising visitor - a minotaur named Moo (at least, that's what it sounds like). Why is this mysterious minotaur, who can speak several monster languages, watching Hakaba? Hakaba has many more discoveries to make in the magnificent world of monsters!
(W) Guy Adams (A) Jimmy Broxton
The second volume of the dazzling debut mixing Hollywood noir and occult magic! In an alternate post-war 1940s Los Angeles, where dark magic is a fact of life, Mallory Hope is a private detective haunted by his past... and by the occult forces he uses.
The lives of six teenagers changed forever when a high school shooting tore through the lives of everyone they know. Now ignited with strange super powers, they have a chance to become true agents of change in an America systemic with injustice. Our world's DNA is changing. Unprecedented tectonic shifts. Spontaneous, radical changes in the ecosystem. Now Earth itself is pushing back. Random people worldwide are...changing. Transforming. Igniting with power. Six super powered kids have been working anonymously for social justice, but when they're doxxed on live television, they become targets for the authorities and their families are hurled into danger! Fight the Power is the story of kids given the ability to effect real change in society-and the responsibilities that come along with it.
During the confrontation with Ramses II, Hinome emerges from a fiery explosionclad in golden flames! Bursting with the desire to protect Im, she turns the flames that had once been her curse into the power to protect the people she cares about - and stands up to fight alongsideher friends! But Hinome's newfoundpowers bring with them some disturbing truths...
(W) Naoki Yamakawa (A/CA) Akinari Nao
The provocative action manga that's about to become a major anime! A teenage loner gets transported into a fantasy world with his two scary female classmates. The girls find themselves as a wizard and a warrior, but he's woken up as… a farmer?! How will be become a hero now? A new fantasy perfect for fans of Sword Art Online and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime! Yusuke Yotsuya doesn't care about getting into high school-he just wants to get back home to his game and away from other people. But when he suddenly finds himself in a real-life fantasy game alongside his two gorgeous classmates, he discovers a new world of possibility and excitement. Despite a rough start, Yusuke and his friend fight to level up and clear the challenges set before them by a mysterious figure from the future, but before long, they find that they're not just battling for their own lives, but for the lives of millions…
(W) Al Ewing (A) Joe Bennett (CA) Alex Ross
Follow the Leader! The Hulk's archenemy has set his sights on infiltrating the green behemoth's friend group in preparation to enact his nefarious, long-fomenting plans. But can the Leader push the immortal Hulk beyond his breaking point? Meanwhile, when Bruce Banner first came to Shadow Base, he was cut up into pieces and stored in jars - but he was only the second test subject. The first subject has just been freed! Plus: Some time ago, an outside force entered Bruce Banner's system. The Devil Hulk says it's the Green Scar. The Green Scar says it's the Devil Hulk. They might both be wrong! But now, deep in Banner's mind, something is reaching through the Green Door - and it wants to hurt Banner badly. And the Devil Hulk takes that personally. Al Ewing's best-selling, Eisner Award-nominated story continues! Collecting IMMORTAL HULK #36-40. Rated T+
(W) Amahara, Dragon Age Editorial Staff (A/CA) Masha
A loving tribute to the monster brothel adventurers of InterspeciesReviewers, this anthology includes art and comics by talented Japanese creators including Okayado, ZTon, and Gashigashi!
Tiona and Tione are locked in heated battle against remnants of their poisonous past, and with Loki Familia tied up dealing with Ishtar Familia's attack, their allies are unable to back them up...
(W/A) Yayoi Ogawa
A rom-com manga on ice, perfect for fans of Princess Jellyfish and Wotakoi. Kokoro is the talk of the figure-skating world, winning trophies and hearts. But little do they know…he's actually a huge nerd! From the beloved creator of You're My Pet (Tramps Like Us). Chitose is a serious young woman, working for the health magazine SASSO. Or at least, she would be, if she wasn't constantly getting distracted by her childhood friend, international figure skating star Kokoro Kijinami! In the public eye and on the ice, Kokoro is a gallant, flawless knight, but behind his glittery costumes and breathtaking spins lies a secret: he's actually a hopeless romantic otaku, who can only land his quad jumps when Chitose is on hand to recite a spell from his favorite magical girl anime!
(W/A) Keiko Iwashita
A romantic manga starring a high school girl who learns to live on her own, win at high school, and experience first love - all in a boarding house whose living room is home to the odd (but handsome) Matsunaga-san. After her parents leave to care for her ailing grandmother, high schooler Miko 'Meeko' Sonoda moves into her uncle's boarding house. There, she meets its rather unusual residents, including the oldest of the bunch: the grumpy mother hen Matsunaga-san. With the help of her housemates, Meeko begins to adjust to her new life away from her parents, but Meeko soon learns that no matter how far away from home she is, she's still a young girl at heart - especially when she finds herself falling for Matsunaga-san.
(W/A/CA) Kuzushiro
Seere is a subordinate demon to Amaimon, the eastern King of Hell. Serious in his work, he prides himself on his ability to make any wish come true. But when he's summoned from a grimoire, what awaits him is a little girl with but one wish: 'Please be my mama!!' Seere's long road to motherhood starts here!
(W) David Hine, Brian Haberlin (A/CA) Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke
As they count their losses following their battle against the Sphere of Power, The Marked explore their origins, following a thread of tales starting with the rescue of Lovecraft from the mysterious Kah-Loh-Lu, back through history to the first woman to be Marked with the power of magic. Collects THE MARKED #6-10.
(W/A/CA) Mami Orikasa
When Nanami's high-school crush suddenly becomes her step-brother, she's faced with the unfortunate reality of having to live under the same roof as her now off-limits love-interest! Will his chilly attitude and arrogant ways be enough to turn her off, or is Nanami in for some long and sleepless nights...?
(W) Mark Gruenwald, More (A) Carmine Infantino, More (CA) Frank Springer
Spider-Woman's second Marvel Masterworks volume is here! In these pages, Spider-Woman and Spider-Man meet for the first time as legendary CAPTAIN AMERICA writer Mark Gruenwald joins iconic artist Carmine Infantino. The creative duo kicks things off with the menacing, macabre villain known as the Needle! Then, life for Jessica Drew is no fairy tale when the Brothers Grimm return - and they've brought along Madame Doll to help their deadly bedtime story. And the Shroud emerges from the shadows for a multi-issue team-up when Nekra's villainy is revealed in a shocking way! Plus: The bizarre Waxman melts his way into Spider-Woman's rogues' gallery as she tangles with the Werewolf by Night and seeks a new direction as a bounty hunter! Collecting SPIDER-WOMAN (1978) #9-25. Rated T
