(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Keiichi Sigsawa
The Squad Jam is underway, and Llenn and M are already caught in the crossfire! Will they be able to hold their own as a two-man team against squads with actual military training?? Hey, wasn't this supposed to be just a game?!
(W) Keiichi Sigsawa, Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tadadi Tamori
With only two teams remaining in Squad Jam, Karen (a.k.a. Llenn) and M prepare to move in for their final kill...that is, until a sudden barrage of bullets stop them dead in their tracks! Will the two be able to pinpoint the enemy in time for a counterattack?! Ages 13 and up.
(W) Reki Kawahara, Keiichi Sigsawa (A) Tadadi Tamori
In the real world, college student Karen Kohiruimaki lived an unhappy life, self-conscious about her considerable height. But inside the VR game Gun Gale Online, her avatar is on the shorter side-just the way she likes it-and each new day brings something exciting! One day, she's invited by her in-game acquaintance Pitohui to join the Squad Jam, a team battle tournament, and after some hesitation, she decides to join, forming a team with M, one of Pito's friends. But when M betrays her, leaving her to fight alone, how will she fare against the final team...?
Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has survived the death game of Aincrad masterminded by Akihiko Kayaba, programmer of Sword Art Online, and made it back to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl Kirito fell in love with in the game world and who has yet to awaken from her seemingly endless slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope of finding answers. But one day, the answers suddenly find him in the form of a man who claims to be Asuna's fianc?! With him, the man brings an in-game screenshot of someone who looks a lot like Asuna being held captive! Now Kirito must dive into an all-new VRMMORPG, Alfheim Online, to bring Asuna home!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
Kirito jumps into a new VRMMORPG called ALfheim Online (ALO) in search of Asuna, who still hasn't regained consciousness. On his quest to find the World Tree and reach Asuna, he meets a sylph girl named Leafa. A veteran player experienced with the sword, Leafa recognizes that Kirito is motivated by serious circumstances and decides to help him. But Leafa's identity in the real world is Suguha Kirigaya - Kirito's sister. And it's the glimmer of her beloved brother she sees in Kirito that prompts her to lend him a hand. Now, despite the conflicting interests guiding them on, the pair set off on a journey to the World Tree!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Neko Nekobyou
The battle with Granze continues for Silica and her friends, and they need all the help they can get! With Gwen and Argo backing them up, Lux logs into her alt account and moves to stop the Black Swordsman, but her attempts at persuasion fail, leaving her no choice but to fight. Unable to match her foe's overwhelming power, she resolves to hold out as long as she can, but will Silica make it in time to save her? Find out in the thrilling conclusion of Sword Art Online: Girls' Ops!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Tomo Hirokawa, Abec
Three years after the Sword Art Online incident, Kirito dives into a revamped Aincrad (now known as Ainground) in the new VRMMO Sword Art: Origin. As he progresses through the game with old friends and new, he meets a mysterious girl.
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Tomo Hirokawa
After the raid is interrupted by Kizmel's sudden entrance, the dark elf tells Kirito and Asuna about the Six Sacred Stones and the two goddesses living within game. Upon Seven's advice, Kirito visits the game operators for more clues, only to find the shocking truth behind Sword Art: The Origin!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tomo Hirokawa, Abec
To protect Sword Art Online from falling apart, Kirito must take on Genesis in a decisive battle! It's a duel between two fellow black knights where the fate of SAO itself is on the line! For readers ages 13 years and up.
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tomo Hirokawa, Abec
The Great Separation has finally begun, and in order to prevent the destruction of Ainground, Kirito and his friends are going to have to reach the inner core of Aincrad and stop Tia! Can they save the world of Sword Art: Origin...? For readers ages 13 and up.
Read the novel that started it all! In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG-a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, 'game over' means certain death-both virtual and real...
Linked up and logged into the deadly VMMORPG Sword Art Online in both the real and virtual worlds, Kirito is stuck in a hell of one man's making, and like everyone else, unable to escape until the game is beaten. But while some players are crippled by fear and others throw themselves into completing the game, still others relax into everyday life in the face of their cruel predicament and live to the best of their ability...laughing, crying, but always enjoying the game. Among them are four women who make a mark upon the solo adventurer that Kirito has become: Silica, the beast-tamer; Lisbeth, the blacksmith; Yui, the mysterious orphan; and the tragic Sachi, never to be forgotten by the black swordsman.
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
Kirito has escaped Sword Art Online, the forbidden VRMMORPG of death, and returned to reality. He heads off to find his game partner and lover, Asuna Yuuki. But Asuna never made it back from the nightmare. Lost and desperate, Kirito's only clue to her virtual whereabouts is a mysterious screenshot of Asuna as a fairy trapped in a giant birdcage. His conclusion: She must be trapped within the new, high-powered VRMMORPG, ALfheim Online. Now Kirito must plunge into the world of ALO, where players are fairies who fly gracefully through the air!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
Kirito plunges into a suspicious new VRMMORPG called ALfheim Online to rescue Asuna, who never returned from Sword Art Online. ALO offers many features to entertain players in the wake of SAO: ultra high-end graphics, action-heavy gameplay, and a choice of fairy races, complete with a next-generation flight engine. Playing as a Spriggan, Kirito heads for the location of Asuna's prison - the top of the World Tree, the final destination of every player in the game! Along the way, Kirito nearly falls to a plot hatched by the enemy Salamanders, just barely surviving the ordeal with the help of a Sylph named Leafa and his Navigation Pixie, Yui. But just as Kirito and Leafa make it to the foot of the World Tree, the end of their quest in sight, both Kirito and Leafa each realize the other has a very big secret!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
Kirito reenters the world of VRMMOs, this time logging in to Gun Gale Online in order to investigate the Death Gun, an in-game item rumored to be responsible for real-world deaths. He immediately runs into trouble when, after transferring his old avatar into the new game, he discovers that he looks a bit more feminine than he'd anticipated! With the help of Sinon the sniper, he enters the Bullet of Bullets tournament and tries to adapt his old skills to the new gun-based combat of Gun Gale Online. He'll need every friend he can get and every trick in the book, though, to crack the mystery of the Phantom Bullet and learn the truth about the Death Gun!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
In an effort to discover the truth behind Death Gun, Kirito has entered the Bullet of Bullets tournament in Gun Gale Online, and both he and Sinon the sniper girl have made it to the finals, and the reality of what they discover is stranger than anything they could've prepared for. Lives are on the line once again as Sinon is forced to face her own past - but can Death Gun's bizarre rampage be stopped in time?
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Koutarou Yamada
The manga adaptation of the bestselling anime and light novel phenomenon! A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers - Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player wielding an item he calls the 'Death Gun' claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Koutarou Yamada
Kirito has entered the new VRMMO Gun Gale Online in order to investigate the Death Gun incidents, only to discover his avatar is not exactly how he remembers it! He barely knows up from down in this new world, and he needs an ally. He may have found one in the mysterious female sniper Sinon, but she's got an agenda of her own!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
After Kirito emerges the victor of his battle with Shinon, all that remains is the final round! Who will triumph in the Bullet of Bullets tournament?
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
In order to uncover Death Gun's true identity, Kirito prepares to enter the Bullet of Bullets tournament! As Death Gun's newest target, Sinon stands side-by-side with Kirito, ready to overcome her past trauma by defeating their common foe. At long last, it's time for Kirito's showdown against Death Gun! Why and how did all those players die, and who really killed them? Seeking answers, Kirito steels himself and prepares for battle in this thrilling conclusion to the series!
The mysterious player Morte has manipulated the human guilds into fighting BOTH side of the Elf War! While Kirito challenges him to a duel, Asuna has an important task of her own: steal the battle plans from the Forest Elves so she can end this quest before it turns deadly. They need to stop the war before someone loses their life-permanently!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Puyocha, Abec
Nearly two months have passed since Kirito and Asuna found themselves trapped in the world of Aincrad. Now, they're making their way through the ruins-themed fifth floor, where all sorts of undead monsters-and player-killers-lurk in the shadows! The story of Sword Art Online continues in this brand-new series!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
After Ronie and Tiese try to save their friend from the clutches of noble knights Raios and Humbert, they end up getting captured themselves! With the two girls bound and helpless, Kirito's going to need Eugeo's help to save them...but Eugeo finds himself paralyzed by the thought of breaking the Taboo Index! With the fate of his page hanging in the balance, can he violate his world's most sacred code to rescue her?
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
After Ronie and Tiese try to save their friend from the clutches of noble knights Raios and Humbert, they end up getting captured themselves! With the two girls bound and helpless, Kirito's going to need Eugeo's help to save them...but Eugeo finds himself paralyzed by the thought of breaking the Taboo Index! With the fate of his page hanging in the balance, can he violate his world's most sacred code to rescue her?
(W) Ken Saito (A) Akinari Nao
The Magic Research Battle winds down to a close with the last battle. Who will win, Lilith and Mira or Arin and Yui!? After that is the most anticipated final act of the festival, the fireworks show! As the gang recovers from the events of the festival, they join new friends and look forward to the future.
(W) Yuba Isukari (A) Tatsuyuki Tanaka
All Hiroto has ever known is a life on a tiny coastal speck of Japan. Much of the country has been swallowed by Yokohama Station, a mysterious, ever-growing series of buildings that's been around for as long as anyone can remember. The few who live outside its many entrances have never seen Inside and know only rumors and legends of the station's interior. That all changes when Hiroto is given an 18 Ticket, a mysterious item that lets him enter the massive complex for five days. The young man has always sought a purpose, but the one he finds may not be the sort he'd hoped for...
(W) Yuba Isukari (A) Tatsuyuki Tanaka
Hiroto has finally found Keiha Nijo, the leader of the Dodger Alliance, able to evade the station's automatic turnstiles by falsifying her location data. Will her story finally shed some light on the history of Yokohama Station's propagation?
(W) Mareho Kikuishi (A) Tsubata Nozaki, Yoshinori Kisaragi
In an alternate near future, the Your Forma, a miraculous 'smart thread' technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices also record every sight, sound, and emotion their users experience. For Electronic Investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples' memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence is all part of a day's work. The problem is, she's so adept at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. But can Echika put her prejudices against robots aside to solve the most complex case of her career?
(W) Dave Dwonch & Various (A) Xenia Pamfil & Various
FOR FANS OF THE HUGELY SUCCESSFUL ASTRONEER VIDEOGAME, COMES AN ALL-NEW, ALL-AGES ADVENTURE FROM THE DEVELOPER SYSTEM ERA'S UNIVERSE! When bored Astroneer Seven plucks a mysterious crystal from the planet Boreas, he is catapulted across time and space! By taking the crystal, the very fabric of the planet starts to unravel, threatening to start a chain reaction that could destroy the entire universe! Now, Seven and his ragtag crew of Astroneers must get the crystal back to Boreas before it's too late!
Sixty-two years after human life on Earth was annihilated by rampaging alien invaders, the enigmatic Messenger O is sent back in time with a mission to unite humanity of past eras -during the Second World War and ancient Japan, even back to the dawn of the species itself - to defeat the invasion before it begins. However, in a future shredded by war and genocide, love waits for O. Will O save humanity only to doom himself?
When the Rocket Girls accidentally land in the yard of Yukari Morita's old school, it looks as though their experiment is ruined. Luckily, the geeky Akane is there to save the day. Fitting the profile-she's intelligent, enthusiastic, and petite-Akane is soon recruited by Solomon Space Association. Yukari and Akane are then given the biggest Rocket Girl mission yet: a voyage to the edge of the solar system and the minor planet of Pluto to save a NASA probe.
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Rachael Stott & Various (CA) Eric Canete
In a future where unhinged technologies and parallel Earths have given rise to a class of super-criminal, the most beloved celebrities aren't actors or rock stars, but the bounty hunters who traverse an exotic multiverse in search of prey! But when the tracer known as Tab finds herself in an ultraviolent race for her greatest prize yet, she's forced to work with her greatest enemy, the only person capable of identifying him: her own elderly, overbearing and hypercritical mother, who was once the most fabulous and celebrated bounty hunter of them all. Collects the six-issue miniseries.
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Alvaro Lopez (CA) Taurin Clarke
A new story set in the classic continuity of the original PLANET OF THE APES films! In a hostile world run by aggressive gorillas, scientists Cornelius and Zira are the only apes alive who see value in the mute, dumb human race - but even they know human capabilities have severe limits. So when their nephew Lucius goes missing, it is with great trepidation that they turn to a human ally - a young woman who will someday earn the moniker "Nova"! But the search for Lucius brings them all deeper into the Forbidden Zone - which is forbidden for a reason. What never-before-seen dangers await them in the ruins? The citizens of Ape City believed they were alone on this planet, but a world of violence lies beyond their borders! Collecting BEWARE THE PLANET OF THE APES #1-4.
Rated T+
(W) Ed Brisson (A) Francesco Manna (CA) Cory Smith
The hunt continues in the latest chapter of Marvel's thrilling take on the PREDATOR franchise! For years, Theta Berwick has been killing Predators in her search for the one that killed her parents. Now she's on a mission to free the human captives from the Predators' game preserve. But with a Super Predator on the loose, even a seasoned hunter like Theta can become prey! Meanwhile, what is John Schaefer, brother of Dutch, doing on a Predator's game planet in the far reaches of space?! And, more importantly, will he get in Theta's way? The lifelong refugee has revenge to serve up - and she's not about to let it get cold! COLLECTING: Predator (2024) 1-4 Rated T+
(W) Ben Percy (A) Christopher Allen, Sean Hill (CA) Ken Lashley
WAKANDA IS THE ULTIMATE HUNTING GROUND FOR THE PREDATOR! You saw the Marvel Universe's most tenacious mutant go up against one of the greatest killing machines in history in PREDATOR VS. WOLVERINE - and survive. Now Earth lives on in Predator lore, a planet full of the most exhilarating prey they could imagine! And the strongest weapons in the Multiverse are in their sights. When a young Predator with something to prove comes for Wakanda's vibranium, the nation's War Dogs - the Hatut Zeraze - fall like wheat. The Dora Milaje bury those bodies with their own. Princess Shuri is trapped out of reach. And the Black Panther finds his country invaded not just by the warmongering West, but by monsters from beyond the stars. Get ready for the fiercest hunters in the known universe vs. a king who might just be beast enough to stop them! Collecting PREDATOR VS. BLACK PANTHER #1-4. Parental Advisory
(W) Jeremy Barlow (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Chris Scalf
Getting cut in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi and being rejected by his former Sith Master Darth Sidious isn't going to defeat Darth Maul. In fact, it only makes him mad enough to take on the galaxy - alongside an army of Mandalorians! After forming the Shadow Collective - a criminal organization composed of the Hutts, Black Sun, Mandalorians and fearsome Nightbrothers - Maul wages war against Darth Sidious and his generals, Count Dooku and General Grievous! Adapted from unproduced teleplays for Season Six of The Clone Wars TV series, this is the final chapter planned for Darth Maul's saga. Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH MAUL - SON OF DATHOMIR #1-4 and material from STAR WARS TALES #7-9. Rated T
A new chapter in the Sith Lord's saga begins here! 'Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son!' In the shattering climax of The Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader revealed his true relationship to Luke Skywalker and invited his son to stand at his side. But a horrified Luke chose to plunge into the abyss beneath Cloud City rather than turn to the Dark Side. Now Vader embarks on a bloody mission of rage-filled revenge against everything and everyone who helped to hide and corrupt his only son. But Vader must overcome shocking new challenges from his own dark past, including a hauntingly familiar face that will challenge everything he knows! Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #1-5. Rated T
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Juan Gimenez
Darth Vader in partnership with a sworn enemy! As the Dark Lord of the Sith allies with Sab?, once the handmaiden of Padm? Amidala, who is leading whom to their doom? A deep secret is revealed, and it all leads back to Padm? - and her last words. As Vader targets a corrupt Imperial governor, is he still driven by his quest for order - or has his encounter with shades from the past awoken new motivations? Meanwhile, few figures in the galaxy are more different than Sab? and the assassin Ochi of Bestoon. So when they're forced to work together and the knives inevitably come out, who's still standing at the end? Plus: We all know about Anakin Skywalker's aversion to finely ground particulate matter - and now there's a sandstorm coming for Darth Vader! Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #23-27. RATED T
