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Flame Of Recca Vol. 15 TPB
Price: 8.99
by Nobuyuki Anzai
The assassins’ brutal tournament is finally drawing to a close. Recca’s teammate Kaoru unleashes the legendary Sixth Mode of his blade the Kôgon Ankin against the slippery Joker. And Recca faces down his psychotic stepbrother Kurei. Their fight isn’t just about who gets to take home Yanagi – it’s a battle that will decide who the rightful leader of the Hokage clan really is! Rating: T+
Eyeshield 21 Vol. 5 TPB
Price: 7.19
by Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata The Devil Bats finagle their way into a game against the behemoth-like Taiyo Sphinx. The winners will get a chance to scrimmage against a high school championship team in the United States. Will Sena and crew be able to break down the Sphinx’s invincible ‘pyramid’ front line and send them crying home to their mummies? Rating: T+
Gunsmith Cats: Bean Bandit #5 (of 9)
Price: 1.77
No honor among thieves! When drug dealer Jones decides the best way to outrun Bean Bandit is with an assault gun bullet, the underworld race between Bean, Riff Raff, and Rally Vincent changes from a race to the finish to a death match. Only Rally and her sharpshooting stands between Bean and a bullet in his head. And things don’t get better when her own passenger decides it’s time to puke all over the windshield!
Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 21 TPB
Price: 7.16
by Nobuhiro Watsuki As a new age dawns there are those who still cling to the ways of bloodshed and see the days of peace and prosperity which Kenshin and others like him fought so hard to bring forth as betrayal. In 10 days’ time the enemies of Kenshin will come for him and all who stand beside him are in danger. Is the time of earthly justice truly at hand? Rating: T+
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor #4
Price: 2.69
Top cybercrime agent Motoko Kusanagi has returned–or has she? Well, whoever “Motoko” is–or isn’t–she’s back on the job with Batou, protecting a comatose key witness from assassination, a killing designed to end the investigation of a case involving lethally defective micro machines. But the bad guys don’t only have little machines, they also have great big combat mecha perfectly capable of taking apart the hospital–not to mention Matoko and Batou–to terminate the target! Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents for the first time in America the “lost” Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface . This deluxe-format issue concludes “Drive Slave,” the second of four Ghost in the Shell tales.
Naruto Vol. 8 TPB
Price: 7.16
by Masashi Kishimoto As the preliminaries to the third phase of the Journeyman Ninja Selection Exams begin the student ninja face off against each other in no-holds-barred one-on-one bouts. With his signature fighting techniques suddenly off-limits how can Sasuke possibly prevail? And even if he manages to survive the violent brawl Orochimaru’s curse is threatening to change Sasuke forever! Rating: T
Vampire Hunter D Volume 2: Raiser of Gales
Price: 8.06The adventures of Vampire Hunter D continue! Vampires: murderous creatures in the shape of humans, they stalk the night feeding on the blood of innocents. Seemingly immortal, they can be destroyed only by the use of a stake through the heart, severing of their heads, or exposure to sunlight. By the year 12, 090 A.D. vampires have ruled the Earth for almost 300 years, and it is only these weaknesses that have kept these foul monsters from totally overrunning the world. But what happens when those rules no longer apply? The village of Tsepesh sits in the eternal shadow of an abandoned castle, a onetime stronghold of the Nobility, the vampire lords who rule the devastated wasteland of the future. Ten years ago four children disappeared while playing near the castle, only to mysteriously reappear a month later. Now vampires have begun to hunt in the daylight. Are the two events connected? The villagers turn to the vampire hunter known only as D, but as he follows the children, now adults, the answers he finds..
Drakuun: Shadow of the Warlock TPB
Price: 4.49
Karula, Dragon Princess of Ledomiam, has destroyed the Emperor Gustav. But now, she must deal with the warlock Kurgh, who helped Karula bring Gustav down–but only in order to grab the throne for himself. And Princess Minerva, daughter of Gustav, is none too happy with the current state of galactic affairs and has every intention of taking Karula’s head!
Animal Paradise Vol. 2 GN (Of 3)
Price: 8.96Animal Paradise Volume 2 introduces Teyoon’s sister and father but of course it wouldn’t be interesting unless there was something twisted or quirky about his family. Sure enough his little has ‘issues’ and his father looks more like wom
Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo Vol. 1 GN
Price: 9.86
by HaNa Lee & KangHo Park Rebellious Chiwoo is the town outcast. Without his parents to raise him Chiwoo finds this world a difficult place to fit in. If only his mysterious father would just show himself! What secret could drive them apart? When his father suddenly reappears Chiwoo learns that his father is a Mangnani a mysterious executioner who carries out God’s judgment. Only his father’s dance prior to the beheading of a sinner determines the fate of one’s afterlife- the forgiveness from God or the eternal damnation. Now on the run from an Emperor determined to obliterate all Mangnanies and their heirs Chiwoo must fight to fulfill his destiny!
Antique Gift Shop Vol. 1 GN
Price: 9.86
by Eun Lee Did you know that an antique possesses a soul of its own? The Antique Gift Shop specializes in such items that charm and captivate the buyers that they are destined to belong to. Guided by a mysterious and charismatic shopkeeper the enchanted relics lead their new owners on a journey into the alternate cosmic universe to their true destinies. Eerily bittersweet and dolefully melancholy the Antique Gift Shop opens up a portal to a world where torn lovers unite broken friendships are mended and regrets are resolved. Do you believe?
3×3 Eyes Volume 6: Key to the Sacred Land TPB
Price: 8.37
Pai, the beautiful 300-year-old amnesiac mystic, and her companion-cum-immortal slave, Tokyo student Yakumo Fujii, search China for ancient relics to provide clues to the location of Pai’s hidden Tibetan homeland, where Pai’s memories can be restored. But the two are not the only ones in search of these objects. Both the dashing relic-hunter Jake McDonald and the nefarious Choukai, are trying to get their mitts on a certain mystic incense burner. And when Choukai traps Pai within a sorcerous binding circle, Yakumo is torn by the fateful decision of whether or not to pay the artifact as ransom to free Pai and by doing so, dooming Pai’s memories and his own chance of returning to his mortal existence.
Astro Boy Volume 11 TPB
Price: 5.97
Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. In this volume: Astro Boy must help a robot bomb escape his creators and prevent earth from being destroyed; Astro battles a deadly underground tank controlled by an evil general bent on world conquest; a famous police detective enlists Astro to help him solve a murder – with the detective’s father as the prime suspect! This volume contains the following stories: The Last Day on Earth Subterranean Tank The Man Who Returned From Mars The Blast Furnace Mystery
Cannon God Exaxxion #12: Stage 2 Part 4 (of 5)
Price: 2.39So you think it would be cool to control a giant, anti-matter powered robot? You think you can handle the ramifications of killing innocent bystanders in a struggle to keep an entire planet from being overrun by deceptive colonizing aliens? Like they say, with power comes responsibility, and young Hoichi is discovering exactly how difficult it can be to deal with his newfound heroism. From Kenichi Sonoda, creator of the fantastic GUNSMITH CATS, comes the exciting and dramatic story of giant robot wars, but with a solid anchor in reality. Cannon God Exaxxion goes way beyond comics conventions, anime stereotypes, and typical storylines. And it promises to keep delivering for years to come. Get in on the action, because it just gets better and better
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface #3
Price: 2.10
Cyborg cyber-agent Motoko Aramaki has dispatched a humanoid surrogate — call her “Clarice” — to investigate an apparent terrorist attack on a herd of genetically engineered pigs designed for human organ cloning. And no sooner does the surrogate hit the ground in a vehicle assembly plant halfway around the world than she’s wrangling a herd of a different kind — no-nonsense security cyborgs bent on sending her to the cyber-scrapheap. But when Clarice/Matoko jacks into the brain of the facility’s supervisor and breaks through network firewalls into the level 6 “ghostline,” Motoko discovers that the pig slaughter may have been only a strike against a deeper conspiracy — and yet another hidden enemy!
Blade of the Immortal #101: Trickster (Part 3 of 4)
Price: 1.79
The vicious grudge match between Giichi and Magatsu concludes! Two fan favorites exchange blows on a rickety bridge above a deadly chasm … and someone’s headed for oblivion! Don’t miss this heavyweight bout, as the Mugai-ryü crew’s top headhunter clashes with a skilled Itto-ryü anti-hero. Nearby, Manji fights for his life after being blinded by a tenacious new foe. Facing an enemy armed with kessen-satsu , the only poison known to damage his immortal blood, Manji is vulnerable, falling apart, and swinging in the dark! FOR MATURE READERS
Black Magic 2nd Edition TPB
Price: 11.96
Today, the planet Venus is a literal hell of furnace-like temperatures and dense, poisonous atmosphere. But millions of years in its past, Venus teemed with life and with a civilization far advanced to our own. The Nemisis supercomputer controls government functions, with bioroid “executors” created to carry out the system’s utopian edicts. But trouble brews even in paradise, as different executors vie for control of Nemesis, forcing the governing system to secretly create Duna Typhon, a super-bioroid “sleeper,” raised among the human populace, ready to use her awesome powers should Nemesis be co-opted to turn paradise into paradise lost. From the imagination of Ghost in the Shell creator Shirow Masamune comes his first published series, Black Magic , a sweeping science-fiction epic that introduces many of the themes and ideas that influence all of Shirow’s work. * Now available in right-to-left reading format! FOR MATURE READERS
Samurai Executioner Vol. 6 TPB
Price: 5.97
The stoic bushido world of Samurai Executioner is one full of flying, disembodied heads, and odd happenings. And this volume is no exception. There are always stories of crimes and ensuing punishment, and plenty of squirting blood, but this volume promises a story that will fascinate and produce a few grins. A mysterious woman, with a turtle-like demon tattooed on her back and the ability to swim like no other, is stealing weapons of men around Edo. It’s scarring egos and causing lots of problems. Of course, Asa has the answer to the mystery. And in a surprise turn, a samurai cop whom we’ve met before finally captures the woman, and does so in a rather erotic way. • Never before published in America, Samurai Executioner was the companion to one of the most seminal works of manga, Lone Wolf & Cub ! • Each volume comes shrink wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
Blade of the Immortal #118: The Sparrow Net pt. 1
Price: 1.79
The start of a new story arc, as “The Sparrow Net” begins! Hyakurin, disturbed by her recent encounter with Giichi, takes a break to drink and cry on a stranger’s shoulder. Döa and Isaku have two surprise reunions. One will reinforce deep-seated beliefs and long-term goals. The other will have them fighting for their lives in the streets of Edo! Deep in an underground cell, Manji is imprisoned and tortured–all in the name of “modern Japanese medicine.” Hiroaki Samura’s hilarious “Biography” text piece continues, with exclusive pinups, and this issue features another color back cover by Stan Shaw that will link up with other covers to form an exciting, extended image! • 2006 Eagle Award winner for Favourite Manga Title. • Winner of Japan’s prestigious Media Arts Award and America’s own Will Eisner Award. • FIFTEEN volumes of this modern classic available in the Dark Horse backlist!
Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 27: Battle’s Eve TPB
Price: 8.96
Hooooo doggy! The tension is getting so thick, a dotanuki wielded by the strongest samurai would have a hard time cutting through it! Just two more volumes left until one of the world’s most classic pieces of comic-book literature reaches its exciting and emotional conclusion. Two swords remain planted in the ground, awaiting the final duel between the conniving Retsudo and the vengeful Itto, and little Daigoro guards the two blades with his life. Indeed, his life is threatened when a stampede of villagers escaping a burning village almost plow him into the dirt. Impressed townfolk decide to stop and help him, staying for a while on the same beach. For once, Daigoro experiences the joy of being a child, playing with the other children, but that peace won’t last long. Yaygu Retsudo, imprisoned in the castle of the shögun, deceives his way to freedom and commands the very last members of the Yagyu ninja to kill Itto! But knowing swords alone won’t kill him, Yagyu sends a strange and fascinating weapon to…
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface #4
Price: 2.10
An important meeting of VIPs at Poseidon Industrial turns to mayhem and then murder right under the nose of cyborg cyber-agent Motoko Aramaki and Poseidon’s security team. With the blood still wet on the polished hardwood, Motoko must once again jack into cyberspace and try to solve the crime with the use of one of her cyborg surrogates — providing her surrogate survives a knock-down drag-out encounter with a hit team of murderous machines! The mind-blowing sequel to the manga/anime classic Ghost in the Shell , Masamune Shirow’s Man-Machine Interface shatters the boundaries of graphic fiction, conjuring a fully realized visual reality unlike anything seen before but certain to be imitated for years to come.
Battle Angel Alita TPB Vol. 6: Angel of Death (2nd Ed.)
Price: 8.96
Alita’s death sentence is commuted in exchange for her service as a member of the “Tuned,” an elite force of the utopian city of Tiphares. Her first assignment is to protect a nuclear-powered train from the infamous bandits known as Barjack.
Nodame Cantabile TPB Vol. 1
Price: 6.57
Winner of the Kodansha Manga of the Year Award! The son of a famous pianist, music student Shinichi Chiaki has always wanted to study abroad and become a conductor like his mentor. However, his fear of planes and water make it impossible for him to follow his dream. As he watches other young students achieve what he has always wanted, Shinichi ponders whether he should quit music altogether. Then, one day he meets a fellow music student named Megumi Noda, also known as Nodame. This oddball girl cannot cook, clean, or even read her own score, but she can play the piano in incomparable Cantabile style. And she teaches Chiaki something that he has forgotten; to enjoy his music no matter where he is.
Initial D TPB Vol. 6
Price: 5.99Fitting with the nature of their courtship, the romance between Maya and Cole comes down to the outcome of a race–namely a race between Maya and Tak down Mt. Usui. If she loses, she’ll give up her virginity to Cole. Whether he wants to or not, Tak is not only going to accept his challenge, he’s going to win. But Cole’s insecurity may skewer his lustful dreams when he notices a picture of Ry Takahashi in Maya’s purse. And Tak’s own romance with Natalie sees a bit of friendly fire when Maya’s friend Simone develops a crush on the Akina Downhill Champion. But there are cars to drive and races to race, and the Red Sun’s Kent Nakamura challenging Tak to a downhill at Mt. Akagi is just the thing to snap the sinews of love for the Akina
Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 3: The Flute of The Fallen Tiger TPB
Price: 8.96
Join renegade samurai Itto Ogami and his infant son, Daigoro, in five more adventures on the dark road to Hell. What do three mysterious Shogunate assassins, a street entertainer, and the crests of the dead have in common? “The Baby Cart Wolf” continues his dealing of death for gold and encounters one ronin who is bent on putting a stop to his journey. Will he succeed? Follow the monthly adventures of Lone Wolf and Cub, one of the true classics of comics literature, available in America for the first time in over a decade! This volume contains the following stories: The Flute of the Fallen Tiger Half Mat, One Mat, A Fistful of Rice The White Path Between the Rivers The Virgin and the Whore Close Quarters
Sorcerer Hunters TPB Vol. 5
Price: 11.66Everyone has something to hide. And in the world of the Sorcerer Hunters, even mansions have a dark side. When the Sorcerer Hunters seek shelter in the Zelkova House, they discover that things might not be as hospitable as they seem. Chocolat, Tira, Carrot, Marron and Gateau must rely on their strengths and skills in order to discover what is illusion and what is reality. Will the gang see through deceptive forces or will they become prisoners in a world of shadows?
King of Wolves TPB
Price: 7.77A bright-spirited young historical scholar, Iba, disappears while on a lone expedition to study the ancient Silk Road. A year later his girlfriend, Kyoko, sets out for the Silk Road in order to find clues that will help to unravel the mystery of Iba’s disappearance. When she arrives, she finds the charm she gave Iba for protection and moments later she is sucked into a black vortex and loses consciousness. Koyoko awakes to find herself in a very different place and discovers that that Iba is not only alive but is a warrior-slave under the reign of Genghis Khan in 13th century Mongolia! At last, when Iba and Kyoko reunite, they find that there are a series of fates, crueler than the ones they have already endured, awaiting them… • King of Wolves is an action/adventure masterpiece crafted by the superstar manga creative team of Buronson ( Fist of the North Star ) and Kentaro Miura ( Berserk ). FOR MATURE READERS
Harlem Beat Pocket Mixx TPB Vol. 8
Price: 8.96It’s the championships and Johnan has their hands full with the toughest team around — Hara. Hara’s defense has gotten them this far, so there’s no reason to think that they wouldn’t be bringing their “A” game to the final game of the season. But Johnan has proven they can handle anything thrown their way. And now that Nate Torres, with his amazing “high-loop lay-up”, has come into his own, you can be sure that Johnan will play a tougher game than Hara’s ever seen before.
Full Metal Panic Manga TPB #7
Price: 8.99Written and illustrated by Shouji Gatou High School Comedy. It’s the final volume of the hit manga! She’s a popular girl with strange psychic powers. He’s a teenage commando assigned to protect her – from high school? They’re an odd couple all right! Sosuke may have trouble telling friend from foe but you can!
Madara Vol. 2 TPB
Price: 8.96Art by Sho-u Tajima Written by Eiji Otsuka CMX. It’s Madara versus Kaos in Volume 2 of Eiji Otsuka’s epic masterpiece MADARA! In this volume Madara and Kaosu must team up to fight a deadly duo out to kill the both of them. And now as fate would have it Madara and Kaos prepare to face-off one another in the Corridor of Fire. Will destiny prevail? Or will desire?
Outlanders, Vol. 3 TPB
Price: 4.19Outlanders was Johji Manabe’s first full-length story to be serialized in Japan — a full-speed-ahead space opera filled with biomech warships and interstellar (and interpersonal) mayhem. Ordinary earthly photographer Tetsuya finds himself caught up in a galactic war, trapped between the Empire, its enemies, and the Emperor’s runaway heir, the lively, lovely — and lethal — Kahm.
Trigun Maximum Volume 2 TPB: Death Blue
Price: 5.97In the first volume of Trigun Maximum , we caught up with Vash and watched him jump back into service for Peace and Love! But now the action really begins. Remember the Gung-Ho Guns? That modge-podge group of assassins born and bred to kill Vash? Well, they’re the ones who’re still alive and are still trying to kill him, and in Trigun Maximum volume 2, we’ll see the beginning of a whole new set of worries for our gunslinging mysterious nice guy. See the whole menagerie of freaky Gung-Ho Guns come after Vash in lots of crazy ways. The fun is really getting rolling in Trigun Maximum , taking you way beyond the anime and into new, dangerous territory. Co-published with Digital Manga. • All Dark Horse volumes in the Trigun series will be published in the original Japanese format!
Seraphic Feather Volume 2: Seeds of Chaos TPB
Price: 10.77A powerful extraterrestrial technology holds the real promise of curing a future Earth’s ills…unless it falls into the wrong hands, where its potential to exploit, enslave, or exterminate mankind is just as real. And the moon, where an alien starship lies ready to give up its secrets, becomes a deadly battleground for possession of the Emblem Seeds, the key to harnessing the technology’s incredible power. From ruthless corporate operatives to scientifically augmented government agents to murderous robots of unknown origin, all agendas draw in an ever-tightening ring of deceit and death around the precious Seeds. And young paranormal Sunao Oumi, unwittingly drawn into the maelstrom, may become the key player in the game that will decide the future!
Trigun Maximum Volume 10 TPB
Price: 8.96Since the day Vash spotted his decimated soul in the middle of the desert, Nicholas Wolfwood has become a favorite of fans. A man of the cloth with a tortured soul and a past full of bullets, the protector of our story’s hero, Wolfwood might just be reaching the end of his pew. Ironically, the past has come back to attack him. And by that we mean Livio, the young man Nicholas once befriended. Livio is more than a match for Wolfwood, having been trained by the same master, Chapel. And now the master and both disciples meet in a deadly face-off, and only one man will survive. But readers are in for more than just one surprise in this climactic volume of Trigun. • Presented in a fashion directly approved by Nightow himself, Trigun Maximum is so authentic that . . . well, it can hardly be more so. Includes facetious inner cover art and Nightow’s hilarious back page commentary, as always.
Azumanga Daioh: Entrance
Price: 23.98In Miss Yukari?s English class, every day is an adventure. First off, there?s the teacher herself. A bit of an airhead, she may have graduated from high school, but she sure hasn?t left. And with the arrival of not one, but two transfer students ? one ten-year-old prodigy and one space cadet ? it?s going to be an interesting year. It?s going to be a full year, too. Between handling enormous assignments, dodging murderous volleyballs, and enduring endless rivalries, summer vacation should serve as a welcome break for the weary student ? unless your teachers come with you! Get ready for a serious lesson in laughter! Crack open those books, and don?t forget to pack your lunch for the first side-splitting volume of Azumanga Daioh!
Neotopia TPB Vol. 1
Price: 5.99
It is a utopian future where magical creatures have returned and heavy industry is now a thing of the past. Nalyn is the compassionate ruler of Mathenia, but secretly she is an abused servant substituting for a conceited real princess. Nalyn is then kidnapped, and it becomes a race to save her before the enemy finds out she’s fake. Now a young heroine is forced to fight an invincible enemy while she learns to find strength and bravery in herself and among her friends!
Oh My Goddess! Volume 13: Childhood’s End TPB
Price: 9.57
It’s the latest volume of one of America’s most popular Japanese comics! Several favorite characters face new challenges in this brand-new collection. Skuld, the youngest of the three goddesses living with college student Keiichi, may be a whiz at inventions, but her immaturity usually gets the better of her. Can she learn the simple joy of riding a bicycle — and deal with her first crush on a boy? Campus queen Sayoko doesn’t believe in goddesses — but when she’s possessed by a demon, Belldandy and Urd have to convince her they have powers…without blowing their secret! Also, readers are introduced to the tough-but-sexy Chihiro Fujimi, former head of the school motor club! She’s back in town, and nothing will be the same!
Dirty Pair: Sim Hell Remastered TPB
Price: 5.18
The Dirty Pair face their greatest challenge yet when Kei confronts the awesome horror of…her employee evaluation! It looks simple: simulations are generated by the Central Computer to test her responses, but when a mysterious malfunction traps Kei in virtual reality, Yuri must enter the sim to save her from a series of increasingly nightmarish scenarios. From outer space to the ocean depths to the infinity of cyberspace, can Kei and Yuri survive the simulated — but still lethal — terrors of the apocalyptic “Nanoclysm”? This “remastered” collection of the classic, long-out-of-print DP series blows it up for the 21st Century with the addition of eye-popping, state-of-the-art colors by GURU eFX! This edition includes a bonus Dirty Pair short story, never-before-seen in color, and an extensive gallery section, including work by Bruce Timm ( Batman Beyond ), Rick Mays ( Kabuki ), and Run from the Future colorist Ryan Kinnaird!
Orion #1 (of 6)
Price: 2.37
In the year 52 A.D. (Astro Domino), the thriving Greater Galaxy People’s Empire has accumulated so much negative karma and energy that the Empire threatens to collapse. A scientist/sorcerer attempts to ensnare and destroy this negative karma, but a legendary priest, Master Fuzen, discovers that the plan is fatally flawed and could have disastrous effects. Thus begins a conflict of apocalyptic proportions, where battles rage on heaven and earth. In the eye of this mystic storm is Fuzen’s daughter, Seska, a powerful sorcerer and warrior whose involvement could tip the karmic scales to salvation… or Armageddon!
Neon Genesis Evangelion TPB Vol. 5 (2nd Ed.)
Price: 5.97
Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto’s personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. Volume 5 contains a Japanese sound FX glossary plus Part 1 of a special bonus dossier on the myserious and occult sources of the Evangelion story!
Transformers TPB: Energon Vol. 1 Pocket Edition
Price: 9.86
Badly damaged, the Transformers’ ultimate nemesis, Unicron, hungers. . .for the life-enhancing mineral known as Energon! Determined to prevent his resurrection, Optimus Prime and his heroic Autobots clash with Scorponok’s remorseless Terrorcons on a planet rich in natural Energon: Earth!
Akira Vol. 5 TPB
Price: 16.77
In the 21st century, the once-glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruins, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic giant, Akira. Now a wasteland of rubble and anarchy, the Great Tokyo Empire rises, a ragtag group of zealots and crazies who worship and fear Akira and his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, an angry teen with immense powers of his own — and equally immense twisted ambitions. The planet at large is not taking the threat lying down, however, and the might of the world is ready to take on the Empire, but will technology’s most advanced weaponry be enough to destroy Akira — and is Tetsuo an ever greater threat? The fifth chapter in a sweeping epic of over 2000 pages, Akira vol. 5 is the penultimate act of a mind-blowing graphic-novel masterpiece of awe-inspiring imagination and gut-wrenching power, and the inspiration for the classic Akira animated film.
Oh My Goddess! Volume 25 TPB
Price: 9.86
Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the four literal young goddesses Belldandy, Urd, Skuld–and, like an occasional vowel, Peorth–to live in college student Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has been turned upside down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions! The appearance of the Fifth Goddess has heralded a darker turn in the story–as we are reminded that behind the adorable form of chibi-Hild lies a fearsome demonic intent. Her surprise attack on the goddesses begins by unleashing the beast Tenshikui , the Eater of Angels, which strips the angelic companions from Urd and Peorth’s bodies! The stricken pair cannot survive long in this state . . . and Belldandy is the next target. But the Fifth Goddess is of a different order than her comrades–not a Norn, but a grim Valkyrie, she stands holding a long axe to defend the fallen!
Gunsmith Cats Volume 9: Misty’s Run TPB – nick & dent
Price: 7.48Uber-babe bounty hunter Rally Vincent is on the trail of counterfeiters, but vengeance-minded killers are on the trail of Rally. And they’ve got her pal Misty under wraps. Rally has to team up with a pal who happens to work for one of Rally’s bounty targets! Round and round Rally goes, but where she stops…you’d better believe she’s heavily armed! Duck and cover! Gunsmith Cats is gun-blazing, tire-screeching, eye-popping manga as only Kenichi Sonoda can deliver. Collecting issues #8-11 of the Gunsmith Cats: Mister V story-arc, plus two special Gunsmith Cats short stories.
Hipira
Price: 8.37Welcome to the vampire city of Saruta, where the sun never rises, and all the vampire children love trying to stay up late. Hipira is a precocious young vampire whose best friend is a fairy named Soul. Hipira and Soul are an odd couple to say the least, and their games, pranks, and adventures are extraordinary even for dwellers of this supernatural city. Hipira is a delightfully bright twist to traditionally dark subject matter. Filled with fun, wonder, and heart, the illustrations look like they have been pulled off the screen of a top-flight animated feature. Hipira is a children’s book like no other, one that will appeal to readers of all ages.
Berserk Volume 7 TPB
Price: 12.56
Two feudal kingdoms, Midland and Chuder, battle for supremacy in what will become the final clash in a century-long struggle. Spearheading the Midland forces is the Band of the Hawk, a legendary cadre of elite mercenaries led by the charismatic Griffith and with the fearless Guts as its berserker champion. The Hawks’ ferocity, courage, and fearsome skills-not to mention Guts’ enormous broadsword-are just what Midland needs to turn the bloody tide, but during the fray, Guts and Griffith’s most trusted lieutenant, Casca, fall together from a cliff into a raging river. Both miraculously survive-barely-and Guts tends to Casca’s wounds as she tells of having her life saved by Griffith, her induction into the Band of the Hawk, and her deep feelings toward Griffith. And she even seems to finally be warming up to the grim Guts. But this greeting-card moment won’t last long, for Chuder warriors are on the prowl, and the only greetings they carry are on the points of their spears! •
Eden Volume 1: It’s an Endless World! TPB
Price: 7.77
Eden Volume One is both a brilliant love song to the post-apocalyptic survival genre and the beginning of a deep exploration on man’s role in the natural order. In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren’t immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically enhanced bodies. Taking advantage of a world in chaos, a paramilitary force known as the Propater topples the United Nations and seeks world domination. Elijah, a young survivor searching for his mother, travels towards the Andes Mountains with an artificially intelligent combat robot. When he encounters a group of anti-Propater freedom fighters, a maelstrom of unique characters unfolds. Graphic, cyberpunk, and philosophical, Eden is a place where endearing heroes face a constant struggle for survival and violent surprises wait around every corner! • From the pages of Afternoon , the same manga anthology that brought us…
Old Boy Vol. 2 TPB
Price: 7.77
Deciding that he must know the truth, the man who calls himself “Yamashita” follows a trail of clues that leads him back to the mysterious building where he was imprisoned and kept incommunicado for ten years. There, with the help of violence and a brutal imagination, he will try to find answers to the questions that haunt him. However, he will discover that his opponent will not yield to him so easily, and that his ordeal is far from finished. • Old Boy is an intense, bare-knuckled urban thriller in the tradition of Pulp Fiction and Payback, and is the manga that inspired the critically acclaimed 2003 film from director Chan-wook Park that took the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. • Original Japanese format. • Translated into English for the first time. • Each volume comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18+ content advisory.
Manga Darkchylde #1 (of 5)
Price: 1.79
The ALL-AGES re-interpretation of an enduring fan favorite starts right here! In this first- ever, comic book release of Manga Darkchylde, the Sinister Sisters of Shadow have come to Salem, Georgia to seek an audience with a girl named Ariel Chylde! The same girl who just discovered she can become any of the creatures from her nightmares! Poor Ariel’s still just trying to adjust, and only wants to use her curse for good, but these creepy Sisters surely have something more sinister in mind! Darkchylde creator Randy Queen returns to comics to write, draw, and re-imagine for an all- ages audience the character that made him famous! Featuring the most compelling story and gorgeous art of his career, this special 30-page first issue is THE all-ages release of the year! “Shadowmaker” part 1 is not to be missed, and is sure to be embraced by Darkchylde’s world-wide legion of fans!
Intron Depot 4: Bullets TPB – nick & dent
Price: 24.98
The next volume in Masamune Shirow’s best-selling art book series is orbiting cyberspace and preparing to touch down onto bookstore shelves in late summer. This volume concentrates primarily on Shirow’s character, robot, and vehicle designs for interactive games. Shirow is world famous for being equally skilled and creative in the realms of computer-generated graphics and traditional drawing and painting. It is logical then that his unique and imaginative studies are among the most interesting being done in the high-tech game field. With commentary in both English and Japanese, this new collection provides a fascinating insight into the creative process of one of Japan’s premiere talents. ï Dark Horse has sold over 30,000 copies of the first two volumes of Intron Depot . ï Dark Horse has a complete line of merchandise based on Intron Depot including lunch boxes, statues, T-shirts, a CD-ROM, and more!
