(W) Kazuma Kamachi Kaname and his associates have determined the next target in their quest to collect the Overtrick-a corrupt soccer club called the Leviathans who may hold the inheritance list Kaname needs. The Leviathans are villains who have been manipulating scores and enforcing their will with the cheat-level Gatling gun '#Ryuujin.err', but a young boy tells Midori that the team used to be honest and upright... Is there more at play here than meets the eye?

(W/A/CA) Mitsu Izumi In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn't allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don't exist: Aftzaak, the City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna-a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak-and his life changes forever...

(W/A/CA) Mitsu Izumi In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn't allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don't exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna, a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak, and his life changes forever...

(W) Wakame Konbu 'The maid I recently hired is mysterious. She's so cute and draws way too much attention, so I don't want her coming to my school,' thought the young master, but he might not get his wish. And just who is this young woman watching over them?!

(W) Wakame Konbu Lilith's going to compete in the obstacle course for parents and guardians at the Adele Academy elementary school division's sports festival?! To the young master, is she just the hired help, or is she...? And what is this new development between the two of them?!

(W/A) Wakame Konbu Whenever I think of Lilith, I lose all focus and become overwhelmed with emotion. These feelings don't make any sense! They're so...mysterious! What are they...?!

(W/A) Wakame Konbu Yuuri's sudden love confession for Lilith catches her off guard, and she barely has a chance to respond before she's interrupted by a familiar face-Natsume Nakashima. It turns out her former colleague has come to convince her to return to her previous employer! What does this mean for the love between Lilith and her young master??

(W/A) Wakame Konbu Yuuri's having trouble with his classmates at school, and their skiing training camp couldn't have come at a worse time. Although he tells Lilith he'll be fine, Lilith can't help but worry about her young master-will he really be okay out there all by himself?

(W) Zeroki (A) Yukimura, Miho Takeoka Yui was reincarnated into another world as a member of the noble Nuir family. But when it appears that she failed to inherit her family's unique enchanted tailoring gifts, the young seamstress is in for a life of torment and misfortune. Will a meeting with a kind-hearted noble be enough to change her fate?

(W) Zeroki (A) Yuni Yukimura, Miho Takeoka In order to announce the engagement with the former king, Yui heads out to her first party in this world. There she meets the noble Hania, who is at a loss over what to do about her stained dress. It's time for Yui to demonstrate the power of her blessweaving!

(W) Zeroki (A) Yuni Yukimura, Miho Takeoka Yui has displayed her formidable blessweaving ability, and is now the head of House Nuir. Yui reads through the contract with the spiders formed long ago by the house's founder, which she plans to rewrite. To her surprise, it's written in a language that only Yui, who came from another world, should be able to read!?

(W) Zeroki (A) Miho Takeoka Yui Nuir was reincarnated into a noble family of tailors in another world, retaining her memories of her previous life in Japan. Her miserable childhood had just one source of comfort: the fairies she befriended by mending their clothes with her magic. Unfortunately, Yui's relative lack of skill in blessweaving-the art of enchanting fabric through needlework-ultimately results in her being disowned by her family. But when she is taken in by a nobleman named Rodin Calostira, the first person to recognize her innate talents, her luck begins to turn around...

(W) Zeroki (A) Miho Takeoka In their quest to lift the curse on the Realm Weaveguardian, Yui and Argit move to Menesmetlo where Yui can train in the nearby labyrinth. They also need to locate someone who possesses either a weapon that's effective against curses or a wind fairy-and fortunately, an adventurer friend of Argit's named Schnell fits the bill. Schnell is still chasing his dream of becoming a dressmaker, and upon seeing Yui's blessweaving skills, he makes her an offer: He'll help undo the curse, but only if Yui takes him as her apprentice!

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi After Yusaku Godai saves his beloved apartment manager, Kyoko Otonashi, from falling off the roof of Maison Ikkoku, the two argue and Godai falls off the balcony, breaking his leg. Kyoko keeps visiting him during his stay in the hospital, but all their friends are making it difficult for them to find time alone to make up. For older teen audiences.

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi Yusaku Godai and apartment manager Kyoko Otonashi take Nozomu Nikaido under their wing when the 18-year-old student moves into Maison Ikkoku. After Nikaido falls victim to Mr. Yotsuya's pranks, he is bent on revenge, but is Nikaido any match for the mysterious trickster? For older teen audiences.

(W) Rumiko Takahashi Yusaku Godai is in love with his apartment building manager, Kyoko Otonashi, but he's still figuring out his future. He misses his most promising job interview while helping a woman in labor get to the hospital. Although his would-be boss appreciates the decision he made, he no longer has a job for him. Upon hearing the news, Ibuki Yagami decides she'll help Godai by moving in to his room, much to Kyoko's dismay! For older teen audiences.

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi Yusaku Godai has started his first job out of college as a teacher at Sweet Acorn Nursery School. Unfortunately he's not making enough money to pay rent, so he starts tutoring again. When Ibuki Yagami finds out, she decides it's the perfect opportunity to get to spend some time with Godai...

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi A hostess at Godai's work runs off and leaves her two young children in his care. Not sure what to do, he brings them back to Maison Ikkoku, where Kyoko volunteers to help look after them while Godai tracks down the mother. For older teen audiences.

A young boy named Colby Reynolds searches for meaning in the world around him and discovers a place where dreams can come true, if he's willing to pay the price. Along the way he'll see sights he's never fathomed and encounter hidden truths about himself that he'll wish he never knew. The hit online comic is now a beautiful high-quality hardcover graphic novel, perfect for teen readers and manga fans, with a durable library-quality binding. Discover the story Scott McCloud (Understanding Comics, Zot!) calls and 'enchantingly drawn meditation on imagination and yearning.'

(W) Jim Zub (A/CA) Shun Hong Chan Colby has fallen into a surreal realm of dream and imagination in his search for answers about Iris, the strange girl who fell into his life from out of the blue. What he discovers about the link between them will change both their lives and leave one of them with the ultimate decision of life or death. The hit online comic concludes in a beautiful graphic novel, perfect for teen readers and manga fans.

(W) Aloha Zachou (A) Tetubuta I've been reincarnated into a world of monsters and dungeons... but that's nothing I can't handle! I've got a unique skill called Creation Magic, and the rule is that I can make anything I want as long as I've got enough mana. And don't worry-when there are rules, there are loopholes, and this little witch knows just the trick to expanding her mana pool a bit every day! And next up on my agenda is to make some stuff: a friend (golems are so handy), some tracks (they dropped me in the middle of a wasteland!), and, someday, a place where I can truly belong. But for now, let's make some magic!

(W) Roye Okupe (A) Chima Kalu (CA) Godwin Akpan Following the exploits of queen and military commander Malika, who struggles to keep the peace in her ever-expanding empire, Azzaz, this historical fantasy is set in fifteenth-century West Africa and created by an all-star team from Nigeria. In this action-packed graphic novel, African history mixes with drama, politics, betrayal, romance, and dragons! Over 300 story pages! A movement of African-inspired comics & storytelling!

(W) Roye Okupe (A/CA) Akinboye Sunkanmi Malika, queen and commander of the fifteenth-century West-African empire Azzaz, has been flung into the year 2025. After years of moving in the shadows, Malika is forced out of hiding by the Olon Jin-ancient sorcerers imprisoned for centuries because of their obsession with dark magic. Malika uncovers a sinister plot that predates her own five-hundred-year-old legend as Warrior Queen and threatens to end humanity. 'Our mission is and always has been about empowering African creatives and storytelling while bringing both to a global audience.' -Roye Okupe

(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/A) Kuzushiro Seere is a demon who serves under the King of the East of Hell, Amaymon. But now, after answering the wish of Sakura, a girl who lost her mother, he works hard every day as her mama! "Yo, Seere, long time no see!" His demon friend, Gaap, pays him a visit, and his increasingly hard new life as a mama continues! (STL211343) (C: 0-1-2) RES. from Previews Vol. XXXI #11 (NOV211868)

(W/A/CA) Sas Milledge Which does a young witch choose, her own dreams, or the destiny laid out by her dead grandmother? Cartoonist Sas Milledge (The Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel) makes her astonishing debut in her first original title that answers the question of how we all reconcile our responsibilities with our dreams for our own future. Orla O'Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo's passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, and even Jo Manalo's attic is taken over by a poltergeist! And to make matters worse, it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones, that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo's spirit, and saving her hometown? And will she have to step up as the new witch of Haresden like Mamo always wanted? Collects Mamo #1-5. (STL211106)

(W) Chelsea Cain (A) Kate Niemczyk, Lia Miternique (CA) Lia Miternique Maude, now age 15, returns to her childhood summer camp to find that dark forces are lurking in the woods. MAN-EATERS: THE CURSED reunites the original Eisner-nominated MAN-EATERS creative team, led by New York Times bestselling thriller writer CHELSEA CAIN, for another tale of adolescent feminist derring-do and supernatural hijinks. Smart, laugh-out-loud funny, provocative, referential, scary, compulsively re-readable, and chock-full of collectible ephemera. Each volume comes with a Patriarchy Reparations packet. Collects MAN-EATERS: THE CURSED #1-5 & MAN-EATERS #13 (STL201639)

(W) Lee Falk (A/CA) Fred Fredericks It's the continuing adventures of Mandrake the Magician - The world's first costumes crime fighter! This is the first collection of Fred Fredricks sundat strips, offering a heady mix of action, adventure, high jins and drama! Written by the legendary Lee Falk, creator of The Phantom

(W/A/CA) Ema Toyama Kanna Tezuka just wanted some peace and quiet so she could focus on making manga. With that in mind, she enrolled in a manga class. Her dreams of quiet were soon shattered by three boys who tilt the scales heavily in the looks department, but not so much in the brains. The boys discover that Kanna is a published manga artist and decide that she must be their teacher - but she has other ideas!

(W/A/CA) Ema Toyama Kanna Tezuka is a shy and anti-social manga artist. She enrolls in a special manga class at school, hoping that she'll be free to work on her manga without distraction. However, she finds herself in the company of three guys who are incredibly handsome - and incredibly stupid. They find out that Kanna is a published manga artist and begin pestering her to teach them how to become manga creators. Hijinks ensue!

(W) Chris Dingess (A/CA) Matthew Roberts & Various Lewis & Clark didn't lead the first expedition west...nor were they the first to encounter the BIGGEST mammal in all the land: SASQUATCH! Many have claimed to have seen this legendary creature...now join the men who made first contact! Collects MANIFEST DESTINY #19-24

(W) Chris Dingess (A/CA) Matthew Roberts, Owen Gieni If Meriwether Lewis hopes to reach the Pacific coast, he must learn an important lesson: Don't listen to the voices in your head. Collects MANIFEST DESTINY #31-36.

(W) Ram V. (A/CA) Filipe Andrade Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past? Don't miss this premium, oversized presentation of the Ignatz Award-winning, Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo-nominated, bestselling graphic novel from writer Ram V (These Savage Shores, Swamp Thing) and Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) that explores the fine line between living and dying through the lens of magical realism. Collects The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1-5.

(W) Ram V. (A/CA) Filipe Andrade Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past? A powerful new graphic novel from award-winning writer Ram V (These Savage Shores, Swamp Thing) and artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) that explores the fine line between living and dying through the lens of magical realism. Collects The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1-5.

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi Nanoka, Mao and his helper Otoya investigate the strange cult of Priestess Shoko in hopes of bringing her to justice, but cursed dolls and scrolls of eternal life may be more than they bargained for. Will the priestess's doomsday prophecy come true? Back in the present, Nanoka and friend-zoned Shiraha do some historical research and uncover a cataclysmic event yet to occur in Mao's timeline. Then Mao's curiosity gets him on the wrong side of a group of bloodsuckers and in need of a rescue by Nanoka-again! For older teen audiences.

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi The battle rages on as Byoki tries to grasp the once-in-a-millennium opportunity to take over Mao's body. Nanoka witnesses the accident that orphaned her unfold, and suspicion falls on her present-day guardians. Can her beloved grandfather and Uozumi be trusted? What about Mao, who has no memory of his actions when in his hybrid form? Then, young women start disappearing in Taisho era Kyoto. Who is the prime suspect? For older teen audiences.

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi The ancient relationships and rivalries of the Goko Clan continue to wreak havoc in the Taisho era, while Mao and Nanoka pursue a mysterious doctor who violates the directive to 'first do no harm.' Mysterious human hairs reveal the secret location of Shiranui's lair as well as a long-lost love. And then Kamon is captured. Who-and what-can save him? For older teen audiences.

(W) Rumiko Takahashi As Mao and company begin to uncover Yurako's true identity, another mystery lands on their doorstep-who or what is causing members of the Kagami family to commit shocking acts of violence? Unfortunately, our friends soon discover the truth in the old saying 'No good deed goes unpunished.' Then, when a puppet master gains control of Mao, no one is safe. Plus, Mao and Nanoka go on?a date?! For older teen audiences.

(W/A) Rumiko Takahashi Secrets of Natsuno and Yurako's past are revealed. Natsuno is compelled by a mysterious force to collect one grotesque item after another. Will she find what she seeks at a performance by a mysterious yokai theater troupe? Then, Yurako recalls how her family, the Goko clan, exploited her powers for profit. Plus, Mao and Nanoka investigate a teenager whose playful curses on her classmates come true? For older teen audiences.

(W) Rumiko Takahashi Nanoka claims a cursed sword and has it reforged to suit her, but the blade is stolen before she has a chance to wield it. Who does the original weapon belong to, and why do they want it back so badly? Pitched battles ensue, and this time its Maos turn to sacrifice himself to save Nanoka... And then Nanoka is taken hostage! For older teen audiences.