(W/A/CA) Reiji Miyajima In today's Japan, 'rental' services can deliver an afternoon with a 'friend,' a 'parent,' even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to 'rent' an emotional connection, and his new 'girlfriend,' who's trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya's are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too!

Palookaville Volume 20 is the first volume of the seminal comic book series to be published in book form. The expansion into hardcover from pamphlet is a parallel that illustrates Seth's growth into an award-winning cartoonist, book designer, hobbyist, editor, essayist, and installation artist. Part comic book with the ongoing serialization of Clyde Fans, part sketchbook, and part documentation of Seth's fictional town of Dominion City, this visual compendium will showcase Seth's varied creative passions.

(W) Nisioisin (A) Oh Great One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But-much to his surprise-she doesn't weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called 'crab' took away all her weight... Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.

(W) Nisioisin (A) Oh Great One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But-much to his surprise-she doesn't weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called 'crab' took away all her weight... Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.

SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 20 features the stories and artwork that helped cement the Spawn legacy. Relive the excitement of this groundbreaking series in this accessibly priced format with exclusive bonus content, including cover galleries, black and white art, classic quotes from TODD McFARLANE, and an exclusive digitally painted cover by CLAYTON CRAIN. Collects SPAWN #117-122

The landmark 20th volume of the seminal comic book series! Jordan Wellington Lint, 51, is Chief Executive Officer of Lint Financial Products, a company he began serving in 1985 as assistant and advisor before working his way up its corporate ladder to record-setting innovation in the fields of finance and high-yield investment. In his seven years as the head of Lint, Jordan has grown the company from a business lender and real estate speculator to a leading provider of network financial infrastructure services, all the while positioning Lint as a model of corporate integrity and high-yield, low-risk product. Lint's vision has made him one of the most influential and widely sought-after leaders in the complex Omaha securities industry, and his fresh approach to an understanding of local problems, leadership and determination have enabled Lint to grow, outdistance and outpace its competitors. Lint graduated from UNL in 1981 with a BA in Business and briefly studied music and recording in Los Angeles before returning to his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, where he has continued his life jo

(W/A) Kouhei Horikoshi Collect the first 20 volumes of the bestselling My Hero Academia manga in this heroic box set! Also includes a full-color double-sided poster and an exclusive 48-page booklet featuring the never-before-seen bonus illustrations and author commentary printed on volume 1-20's book covers in Japan! For teen audiences.

(W) Mark Millar & Various (A) Ron Smith & Various (CA) Ron Smith Mega-City One: a future metropolis plagued by every crime imaginable. Keeping order are the Judges, a stern police force acting as judges, juries, and executioners. Toughest of all is Judge Dredd. He is the law! Volume 20 in this best-selling series sees Dredd travel to the North African city of Luxor, where he has to battle a flesh-hungry mummy! The past catches up with Dredd when an undead abomination from the ashes of East Meg One travels to the Big Meg with vengeance on its mind. Mean Machine is back! Plus the return of the first-ever published Judge Dredd artist, Mick McMahon!

(W/A/CA) Ken Akamatsu The hit shonen adventure continues, with a major anime series coming soon, into the far future, beyond the finale of Negima! Ages 16 and up. Tota, a boy with a magical and mysterious pedigree, joins a team of immortals to fulfill his dream and reach the top of the great orbital tower, extending from Neo-Tokyo into the unknown reaches of space! But soon he finds himself embroiled in a power struggle that spans generations and will determine the fate of a planet.

CHARLIE BROWN FINDS TRUE LOVE - AND MORE IN THE 20TH VOLUME OF THE COMPLETE PEANUTS! Our latest volume is particularly dense with romantic intrigue, as Marcie and Charlie Brown end up at camp together, sending Peppermint Patty into mad jealousy (especially since Marcie can't resist teasing her)? and an old friend of Charlie Brown's attempts to look him up again but confuses him with Snoopy and goes on a date with him instead. But the most crucial event in romance is Charlie Brown's romance with Peggy Jean - even though he's so flustered in his first conversation with her that he ends up stuck with the name 'Brownie Charles' for the duration of her relationship ('I kind of like it?'). This volume also introduces yet another Snoopy sibling, Olaf, who is humiliatingly invited to enter an ugly-dog contest (and, even more humiliatingly, wins). Plus lots of Zen-like Spike-and-cactus strips, Sally Brown non sequiturs, D-minuses for Peppermint Patty, and wise thoughts from Franklin's grandpa? Snoopy treks through the wilderness as the Beagle Scoutmaster and through the desert as the World Fa

(W/A/CA) Fumi Yoshinaga From the James Tripee Award-winning author, Fumi Yoshinaga, comes a casual romance between two 40-year-old men and the many meals they share together. A hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, hash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals!

(W) Kenji Saito (A/CA) Akinari Nao Thanks to Arbariccia's counter-strategy, Arata is trapped in a library of nostalgia. Can he escape that calm and gentle world?! Ages 18 and Up.

(W/A/CA) Shouji Sato Black Label is forced to choose between rescuing Hinako or saving the city. With such a tough decision before them, will they miss an opportunity to move forward? It's the start of the end for Triage X! Ages 18 and Up.

(W) Carlo Zen (A) Chika Tojo After the Empire suffers a Dunkirk-like defeat at the hands of the Fran?ois Republic, it seems like Imperial HQ doesn't even care. Tanya heads back, determined to get to the bottom of the situation-but what awaits her in the capital?

(W/A) Yoshimurakana Kuroko's group goes to a hot spring deep in the mountains, where the entirety of the land is owned by the wealthy Yamatsukami family. But right as the family is going to decide the next heir, the third son is found murdered... To make matters worse, the only road in and out of the area is suddenly destroyed! Cut off from the rest of the world, the family begins to whisper about a mysterious 'Ayako.' With little to go on, how will Kuroko solve this closed-room case?

(W) Fujino Omori (A) Takashi Yagi Intelligent monsters, the Evils, the Hestia Familia and Aiz's Loki Familia. Head of the latter, Finn alone is calm amid the chaos. In this clash of wills, what path will Finn take? Unwilling to abandon her anti-monster philosophy, Aiz moves to stop Bell, but she finds her path blocked... The battle with the mysterious gale swordsman begins!

(W) Kafka Asagiri (A) Sango Harukawa One member of the Decay of the Angel stands in the way???Fukuchi Ouchi. Atsushi and Akutagawa have beaten powerful enemies before, but can they work together to defeat the living legend known as the strongest skill user...?! The man known as Fukuchi, veteran of innumerable battles and who once trained alongside President Fukuzawa, draws his sword!

(W/A/CA) Junya Inoue The balance on the island is violently rocked! A hero's last stand...Years ago, Tougou lost the entire team under his command in the line of duty. Carrying the weight of their souls on his back, he's tried to make it through the Game with honor while protecting those most vulnerable. Now, back up against the wall, he'll risk it all for a chance at redemption. Only one man is walking away from this battle to the death...

(W/A) Paru Itagaki Gray wolf Legoshi trains and fasts in preparation for the monthly black market battles, where he plans to duel mixed-species Melon. What is red deer Louis willing to sacrifice this time to help Legoshi triumph? Regardless, it seems that Legoshi's soft heart may be his biggest obstacle. And first, Legoshi must defeat a gang boss who reminds him of someone he loves? For older teen audiences.

(W/A/CA) Woshibai How fast can you go in a buggy drawn by the flap of a butterfly's wings? How do you measure the speed of waking from a dream? Such abstract inquiries into the unrelenting absurdity of contemporary life make up this omnibus of meditative vignettes from one of mainland China's most prolific and recognizable-yet anonymous-new underground cartoonists of the current generation.

(W) Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz (A/CA) Dave Wachter In the wake of total destruction, the exhausted Turtles must prevent catastrophe, as disparate forces converge on New York and a sinister power-play takes shape. Following the Triceratop Invasion, New York is in ruins. Various groups jockey for control in the power vacuum, each with their own agendas and goals. But there is one who doesn't care about power or victory, only chaos... the Rat King! Will the TMNT be able to stop him from doing the unspeakable? Collects issues #81-85 of the ongoing series. Advance solicited for October release!

The shocking truth behind the collapse of the Soul Society is finally revealed! The magnitude of the conspiracy is far-reaching, and the perpetrators wield staggering power. Is this the end of the Soul Society? Rating: T

(W) Reki Kawahara The Taboo Index and the Law of Power have both been breached by a single murder. The shadowy culprit's intentions are clear as day: the human realm and the dark territory must go to war again. With the help of Iskahn, commander of the Dark Army, Kirito seeks to bring the criminal to justice. But as they conduct an investigation with Asuna's help, disaster strikes again! Ronie and Tiese have been poisoned!

Dragon Ball Z fast-forwards into the future! Years after the battle with Cell, the Earth has forgotten about the existence of the super warriors, and Gohan is living the life of a mild-mannered high school student - until the world needs the power of the Great Saiyaman! As Gohan's high school classmates ponder the similarity between their classmate and the masked crimefighter, two even stronger warriors prepare to make their names known. Their names are Goten and Trunks, and though they're not even out of elementary school, they may be the toughest things on the planet! A Rating

(W/A) Koyoharu Gotouge After their initial confrontation with Kokushibo, the most powerful of Muzan's demons, Tokito is severely wounded and Genya has been cut in half-but is still alive! Can his regenerative power heal even this fatal wound? Then the Hashira Himejima and Sanemi square off against Kokushibo and unleash all the skill they have against him. Himejima is blind, but if he can see into the Transparent World, he might have a chance.

(W/A/CA) Isayama Hajime Humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming humanity. For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. Now, a young boy consumed with rage displays a strange ability: The power to transform into a Titan! Is this the lucky break humanity needs to survive?

(W/A/CA) Isayama Hajime Humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming humanity. For the past century, what's left of mankind has hidden in a giant, three-walled city. Now, a young boy consumed with rage displays a strange ability: The power to transform into a Titan! Is this the lucky break humanity needs to survive? Includes exclusive half-hour anime episode 'The Sudden Visitor' on DVD, and exclusive variant dust jacket! 'The Sudden Visitor' anime episode returns to the more lighthearted days of Mikasa, Eren, and Armin's cadet training, starring fans' favorite characters (before Titans started eating them). Sasha and Jean get into a fight, and decide to settle it with a cooking competition! But in a world where meat is prized above all, they'll have to acquire their meals first. Jean, typically, decides to steal it, while Sasha goes the more exotic route, and chooses to hunt down the most vicious boar in the woods...

(W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Stipan Morian At the end of the 20th Century, superheroes, geniuses, madmen and activists rush towards WWIII! A Soviet 'iron' hero; a super-powered American President; an insane cyborg soldier; an Afghan woman hellbent on building a better life for her people-these strange yet familiar beings collide in a story that mixes history, politics, and comic book mythology into something totally new. Welcome to 20th CENTURY MEN, where the edges of our reality and fiction touch, overlap?and then explode. Collects 20TH CENTURY MEN #1-6

(W) Wataru Watari (A) Naomichi Io, Ponkan 8 The Soubu High School Prom plan plays out, and all involved in this alternate sham version wrap up their roles and duties. Hachiman sets up karaoke to show his appreciation for the volunteers' hard work. But after the party, Yui has a request of her own-'There's something I'd like to talk about. Would you hear me out?'

(W/A) Noriyuki Konishi Nate and his Yo-Kai sidekicks Jibanyan and Whisper are surprised by the return of the original White Yo-kai Watch-this time with three surprising new variations! Join the goofy fun as the familiar Yo-kai gang meets up with some bizarre new friends, bringing spirited chaos and gags galore to the life of ordinary schoolkid Nate Adams? For all ages.

A wacky, action-packed combo meal of Oishinbo, Pokemon, WWE wrestling and Bizarre Foods.

(W/A) Ken Wakui With half its leaders beaten and broken, and even more of them turned traitor, the Tokyo Manji Gang is left facing down Tenjiku's overwhelming gang of four hundred delinquents with only fifty people. Tenjiku calls itself a 'criminal organization,' and their leader Kurokawa Izana will stop at nothing to make Mikey share all the pain he's felt for so many years. The bad blood goes all the way back to their childhoods, and between the fists and the tears, their shared history will soon come to light.

(W/A/CA) Hiroyuki Asada What is the truth behind Amberground? As Lag and his friends enter the mysterious capital of their twilight world, they learn more than they ever dreamed possible. The dark secrets they uncover will change them forever. With civilization collapsing and the end of the world at hand, it's up to Lag to lead the people of Amberground to hope and light at last. For teen audiences.

(W) Gakuto Mikumo (A) Manyako With the arrival of the Primogenitors, the Electoral War for Itogami Island plunges further into chaos. Shio and Yuiri head to the island intending to use Twelth Primogenitor, Avrora, to put an end to the conflict, only to come face to face with Second Primogenitor, Fallgazer. While Yukina rushes to the island to save the three, elsewhere Kojou is suddenly overcome by inexplicable hunger and thirst, which is apparently tied to the Beast Vassals that resonate with the Primogenitors. Just what will Kojou have to do to regain his strength and stop the Beast Vassals' rampage?

(W/A) Kagiji Kumanomata A leaked video from the Demon Castle embarrasses most of its occupants. Agave finally confronts her demons-or rather, the Demon King. Then, when Princess Syalis messes with a magical spinning wheel, it's Poseidon who takes the hit. To rescue the God of the Sea from the effects of the wheel, she must embark on a deep dive into the history of the spell and?her own family?! Plus, Twilight's first love revealed! Sort of. For teen audiences.

It's the season of giving in Tokyo, but Lory's granddaughter Maria is in no mood to celebrate. Kyoko, never one to sit out a challenge, finally gets Maria to admit what has her so soured on the holidays. It turns out December 24th is Maria's birthday--and the anniversary of her mother's death! Can Kyoko work a Christmas miracle and give this little girl a happy birthday?

(W) Takaya Kagami, Daisuke Furuya (A) Yamato Yamamoto The Hyakuya Sect descends on the Demon Army as the First Progenitor, Sika Madu, takes over Shinoa's mind and body. Leading the invasion is none other than Second Progenitor R?gr Stafford, and he's after Yuichiro, who is once again on the run with Mika.

(W) Alex Calvin RuneScape and Old School RuneScape offer a rich world where players are free to create their own character, choose their own quests, and tell their own stories. Now, Jagex and Dark Horse presents a guide to the history of the RuneScape franchise, exploring these games' detailed tapestry through exciting and exclusive art and behind the scenes interviews!

(W/A/CA) Rumiko Takahashi A school trip goes awry when Rinne and Sakura pretend to be dating-and end up hating each other instead! Will a homemade lunch repair their friendship...or will it turn out to be a bowl of haunted ramen?! For older teen audiences.

(W/A/CA) Hal Foster Creator Hal Foster returns for the series' 2000th strip, recalling the high points of the Prince Valiant legend. Aleta is abducted by a wizard, but Val pursues them only to learn that Aleta is capable of rescuing herself. Aleta's younger sister Helene is gambled away by her husband, drawing Val and his Singing Sword into a deadly duel. And in between battles, romance has its way with kings, wizards and slaves. Also: a large gallery of Hal Foster's art for the 1930 U.S. Naval Academy yearbook. Plus, an interview with Mad artist Angelo Torres, who assisted Prince Valiant artist John Cullen Murphy on the Big Ben Bolt strip.