On the run from a greedy corporation, a young precog seeks protection from an unlikely swordsman. Through an audience with the leader of the Element Network, Haruka learns more about Mamoru's past-how his aspirations to master all forms of combat led him to a military training facility in the U.S. and from there to service with the Element Network. It was on a mission to stop TPC, a criminal group responsible for abducting children in Chechnya, that Mamoru first encountered the hitman Jesus and lost his eyesight.
(W/A) Hiroshi Takashige (CA) Double - S
On the run from a greedy corporation, a young precog seeks protection from an unlikely swordsman. Haruka has begun schooling again, nestled among Jesus' forces at Aitou Academy. The teaching staff should deter most groups from making a move against Haruka, but stronger organizations could still pose a threat no matter where she hides. Seven warriors of Galboa's most elite unit have already announced their intentions to seize Haruku by force. Jesus may be able to cut off the attackers before they enter the school, but not if one has already made it inside; the operative called 'Invisible' seems to be just what his codename boasts!
(W/A/CA) Shigeru Mizuki
Manga titan Shigeru Mizuki brings Japan?s most entertaining myths to the modern age Not all the yokai in the pages of Yokai: Shigeru Mizuki?s Supernatural Parade are there to cause fright. Like Mizuki himself, yokai often have a playful spirit, which Mizuki explores with joy in this stunning collection, which contains one hundred new, lavish, full page yokai illustrations, with biographies for each. Yokai: Shigeru Mizuki?s Supernatural Parade is the companion book to Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki, and includes supplementary writing by acclaimed Mizuki scholar and translator Zack Davisson.
(W/A/CA) Shigeru Mizuki
Manga?s most beloved creator ventures into Japan?s mythical past and emerges with a menagerie unlike any other Shigeru Mizuki is no stranger to the supernatural and its portents. Kitaro and Tono Monogatari reimagined the obscure folktales of his youth, bringing them to life with whimsy. Mizuki the cartoonist certainly left an indelible mark on comics as world literature. Mizuki the fine artist, on the other hand, rounds out the full scope of his fascination with the otherworldly and fantastic, bringing these worlds to life in robust color. Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki showcases his expertise of not only folklore, but celebrates him as a naturalist. Elements of Mizuki?s lush compositions?flora, fauna, and everything in between?showcase his mastery of form and love for nature. These popular renderings of a disappearing, rural Japan are his contribution to the preservation of a cultural heritage that would have otherwise been forgotten. The grotesque realism central to his body of work is offset by the ingenuity of his fancy for the macabre. Pieces in this d
