Previews #262 (vol. XX #7, jul10) previews publications

SC, 140pgs, FC SRP: $17.95

(W/A) Various

Authorized and supervised by Gerry Anderson himself, some of the most thrilling stories from the classic years of the weekly British children's comic are collected in this volume of reprints, including material never before reprinted. From its launch 1965, TV Century 21 (later known simply as TV 21) was the smash-hit British comic of the 1960's, with stories illustrated by giants such as Frank Bellamy, Don Harley, Mike Noble, Ron and Gerry Embleton, and "Cervic." (C: 0-1-2)

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(W/A) Boris Savic

Nothing is going according to plan. There was hardly time for dust to settle after the mayhem of Banimon hockey, and already there is yet another invasion of Tesla Mountain, this time by a gigantic monster following a woman's scent. The Banigoth are in turmoil, and as the second game looms, bigger and better marketed then ever, a crucial missing piece threatens to derail the Rejects' chances of survival.

24pgs, FC (2 of 3) SRP: $2.50

(W/A) Nozomu Tamaki

The assassins are dead but an invisible enemy still lurks in the peaceful island nation known as the Vampire Bund. As the loyal lycanthrope Akira struggles to protect his queen, Mina Tepes, ruler of all vampires, fear and chaos descend upon the Bund as a plague of nanomachines targets the vampires.

MATURE THEMES

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99
SIMON & SCHUSTER
AMELIA RULES! VOLUME 6: TRUE THINGS (ADULTS DON'T WANT KIDS TO KNOW) HC

(W/A) Jimmy Gownley

A huge birthday party featuring surprise guests and a special song from Aunt Tanner seems too good to be true, because it is! Soon, Amelia's friends are fighting all the time. She gets the worst report card of her life. And when she finally musters the guts to tell a certain boy how she feels about him, she brutally learns why it's called a "crush." There are some tough lessons to learn when you're eleven, and things may not always turn out as planned. But who says that has to be a bad thing? (C: 0-1-2)

HARDCOVER—HC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $18.99

SOFTCOVER—SC, 176pgs, FC SRP: $10.99
TAK TOYOSHIMA
SECRET ASIAN MAN: THE DAILY DAYS TP

(W/A) Tak Toyoshima

After ten years of writing and illustrating the critically acclaimed comic strip series Secret Asian Man, Tak Toyoshima has put together his first book of strips. Secret Asian Man: The Daily Days collects every single daily comic strip he produced for over two years of syndication with United Features. Secret Asian Man is a comic strip that focuses on what makes us the same as well as different, through the lens of Asian American protagonist Osamu "SAM" Takahashi.

SC, 8x11, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $20.00

(W) Mike Raicht, Brian Smith (A) Charles Paul Wilson III

Trapped inside the ruins of a mysterious structure, Max, Jester, Percy, and the rest fight for their lives against the overpowering might of the Boogeyman's army, but could there be something roaming The Dark is that is even more dangerous?

8x8, 32pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $4.25

(W) Mike Raicht, Brian Smith (A) Charles Paul Wilson III

A stunningly beautiful graphic novel, The Stuff of Legend is a wonderful and haunting tale of loyalty, friendship, and perseverance in the face of a nightmarish foe. When a child is taken by the fearsome Boogeyman, his loyal toys rally and stage a rescue operation to get him back. Led by the fearless Colonel, Max the Bear, Percy the Pig, Jester, and others must fight hordes of toys in order to save the boy from the absolutely fearsome Boogeyman. (FEB100793)

SC, 8x8, 128pgs, PC SRP: $13.00

(W) Patrick Rills (A) Allen Gladfelter

Like That is a complicated modern love story. Reed Hapwood is an eccentric college student who has found something he didn't know he was looking for: a girlfriend. But as he tries to end the relationship, he knows something's missing. As he reflects on the memories he and his girlfriend have shared, including plenty of painful reminders, he can't ignore the obvious anymore: love hits him… just like that.

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(W) Max Brooks (A) Various

Man has battled the undead for millenia. Best-selling author Max Brooks provides the lessons that history has taught us about zombie outbreaks, gruesomely illustrated in graphic novel form. From our descendants on the African savannahs to the legions of ancient Rome, from the voyages of Francis Drake to the ill-advised experiments of the Soviet army, The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks hauntingly reminds us how close the living dead have come to destroying humanity. (MAR094425)

SC, 5x7, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $17.00

(W) Pat Mills (A) Joe Colquhoun

Renowned UK comics writer Pat Mills (Marshal Law) and legendary artist Joe Colquhoun (Johnny Red) continue the thrilling, humorous, and horrifying story of World War One soldier Charley Bourne. In September 1917, Charley is caught in the mutiny by troops against harsh treatment at Etaples and faces divided loyalties as the rebellion gathers pace. Eventually, back on the front line, he faces death once more as a stretcher bearer. (C: 0-1-2)

HC, 9x12, 112pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95

(W) Ian Fleming (W/A) Various

This omnibus edition is packed with thrilling action as James Bond faces enemies both old and new. In On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice SPECTRE returns along with Bond's greatest adversary Ernst Stavro Blofeld, while in The Man with the Golden Gun the secret agent finds himself in the sights of deadly assassin Francesco Scaramanga. (C: 0-1-2)

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(W) Ian Fleming (W/A) Various

The daring James Bond is back in an edition collecting Ian Fleming's most famous literary adventures in newspaper strip form! Eleven of Bond's most thrilling missions now appear in a single volume: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Risico, From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, and Thunderball!

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(W/A) Roman Dirge

Return to the dark and surreal world of Lenore, the cute little dead girl with a knack for unintentional mayhem and occasional wanton destruction in this third hardcover instalment! She may be deceased, but she's determined to carry on exactly where she left off, being beastly to Mr. Gosh, accidentally squishing a variety of small cute animals, making friends with vampires and spam witches and avoiding the armies of Heck. (C: 0-1-2)

HC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $17.95

(W/A) Roman Dirge

Return to the dark, surreal world of Lenore, the cute little dead girl with a knack for unintentional mayhem and occasional wanton destruction in this second exclusive hardcover installment. Featuring stories about limbless cannibals, clock monsters, cursed vampire dolls, taxidermied friends, an obsessed would-be lover, and more fuzzy animal mutilations! This hardcover also features an exclusive variant cover and a tip-in signed sheet by Roman Dirge, plus 4 exclusive art cards. (OCT098126)

HC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.95

(W/A) Lise Myhre

In this hilarious fourth volume, Nemi and her blue-haired best friend Cyan tackle the big questions in life: what's it all for? And, most crucially of all — what time does the bar close? (C: 0-1-2)

HC, 7.5x9, 144pgs, FC SRP: $14.95

(W) John Barrowman (A) Tommy Lee Edwards

Two Torchwood comic adventures! In "Fated to Pretend", the Torchwood team get stuck in a prison ... surrounded by deadly zombies! Plus, Jack, Gwen and Ianto face the threat of Bilis Manger in Part Two of "Broken"!

32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

(W/A) Hidekaz Himaruya

Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) for: Alcohol Use, Mild Fanservice, Mild Violence, Moderate Language, Non-Sexual Nondescript Nudity

These hilarious 4-panel comic strips in which the world’s powers take on ridiculous stereotypes have finally made their English-language debut! During World War 1, gruff Germany finds Italy hiding in a wooden box of tomatoes. Germany takes Italy as prisoner, but instead of war-like interrogation, Italy becomes more of the nuisance and unwanted guest. World War I quickly comes to an end, but World War II is right on its heels! This time, Italy tries his best to become friends with Germany. They soon befriend Japan, and the three of them form the Axis Powers. Meanwhile, America, who loves heroism and hamburgers, tries to form a treaty, as Great Britain reminisces about when America was his loving child!

SC, 6x8, 144pgs, B&W $12.99
WARCRAFT: SHAMAN

(W) Paul Benjamin (A) Rocio Zucchi

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Violence

Earthquakes. Fires. Floods. Tornados. The elements of Azeroth are out of control, unleashing devastating natural disasters that threaten to tear Azeroth asunder. Muln Earthfury, the shaman leader of the secretive Earthen Ring, attempts to pacify the elements–but his pleas fall on deaf ears. The elements are unresponsive, full of confusion and chaos. The Earthen Ring is riddled with doubt. Have the shamans lost their ability to corral and guide the elements?

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W $12.99
PRIEST: GENESIS (PRIEST ULTIMATE EDITION) VOLUME 1

(W/A) Min-Woo Hyung

Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) for: Moderate Violence, Moderate Gore

The original 16-volume PRIEST series, repackaged in this Genesis collection!

In the frontier of the American West, a veil of evil threatens to engulf humanity. Servants of the fallen archangel Temozarela are paving the way for their dark lord’s resurrection. One man stands in the way of the apocalypse -- Ivan Isaacs, a fallen priest who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the power to fight the evil. An epic journey spread over hundreds of years and spanning the globe, PRIEST is the most ground-breaking manga to come from the entertainment hotbed of Korea.

SC, 6x9, 384pgs, B&W (1 of 8) $19.99

Created by: Min-Woo Hyung

(W) Dan Jolley (A) Diego Yapur

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Violence, Mild Gore

Four young Priests and a Priestess (XLX-33, CXV-75, VI-16 and XV-45) are assigned a treacherous mission: to locate and recover a holy relic (the Domas Porada) in a recently discovered vampire nesting ground. So treacherous in fact, that a first team of Priests (led by DC-66) had been sent on the same mission six months prior but never seen again. The Priests (and the regular soldiers they command) begin their long journey/battle through vampire-infested lands. During the course of the journey the personality/dynamics/conflict of the four Priests are revealed as the intensity and action of the journey escalates. By the time they discover the cave in which the relic is hidden, VI-16 and most of the platoon are dead. Inside the cave they discover the Domas Porada and a now-insane DC-66 defending it. He warns them of the danger that is inside the relic – a fallen angel named Temozarela that originated the vampires and seeks to wipe out the human race. DC-66 is killed and the remaining Priests dutifully obey their orders and deliver the relic to the Church. With the power harnessed from the Domas Porada, the Church hopes to be able to defeat the vampires in one fail swoop–but little do they know they may actually bring forth the destruction of the world by doing so.

32pgs, FC (3 of 4) $3.99

(W) Jinsei Kataoka (A) Kazuma Kondou

Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) for: Alcohol Reference, Mild Fanservice, Moderate Gore, Moderate Language, Moderate Violence, Non-Sexual Full Body Nudity, Tobacco Reference/Use

Ten years have passed since the Great Tokyo Earthquake, and the people’s memories of the disaster have faded. Ganta Igarashi, a middle school evacuee, has finally begun to live a normal life with his classmates. That is until one day, when the Red Man appears at school and Ganta’s fate is changed forever. His entire class is brutally murdered, and although innocent of the crime, Ganta is sentenced to the death penalty and sent to the bizarre prison known as Deadman Wonderland. An insane game of prison survival begins!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W $10.99
PET SHOP OF HORRORS: TOKYO VOLUME 7

(W/A) Matsuri Akino

Rating: OT (Older Teen Age 16+) for: Mild Fanservice, Moderate Gore, Moderate Sexuality, Representation of Pornography, Moderate Violence, Non-Sexual Partial Nudity

Kabukicho, Japan. A red light district where drifters gather and everything is obtainable. In this city, foreigners and citizens as well as purebloods and mixed bloods gather together to live and survive. Tonight as well, the strange creatures in Count D’s pet shop raise their voices. He has any kind of pet you could wish for. A pet to join your family. A pet to be your life long partner. And...even pets that will end your life, if you so wish it. The new pets at Count D’s shop appear to be cute and sweet...until their true identities are exposed. Watch the horror, mystery and romance continue in volume 7!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (7 of 7) $12.99
FATE/STAY NIGHT VOLUME 9

(W) TYPE-MOON (A) Dat Nishiwaki

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Gore, Mild Violence

After Emiya loses Saber to Caster, he becomes completely lost without direction and visits Fuyuki Church to receive advice from Kotomine. There, he learns that his foster father Kiritsugu was a Master 10 years ago. Although this causes conflict inside of him, he finds strength and decides that he must save Saber no matter what!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (9 of 10) $10.99
SHINOBI LIFE VOLUME 6

(W/A) Shoko Conami

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Fanservice, Mild Gore, Mild Sexuality, Mild Violence, Tobacco Reference/Use

Beni’s got a new kimono, but she’s still a long way from fitting in at the ninja village. And it doesn’t help that her new friends have their own mysterious circumstances, including a spy in their midst! Could Renkaku’s smiling exterior hide a darker motive? And what of Hachikuma? Not to mention that while big Kagetora is searching frantically for Beni, little Kagetora may actually be falling for her!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (6 of 7) $10.99
BLACK GATE VOLUME 1

(W/A) Yukiko Sumiyoshi

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Alcohol Reference, Mild Fanservice, Mild Gore, Mild Violence, Non-Sexual Nondescript Nudity

It is a soul story of Life and Death. In this world, there exist paths which souls must pass through, called Gates. Typically, when a person dies, the soul escapes the body, passes through the White Gate and moves on into the next world. However, at times, the Black Gate opens. The Black Gate does not wait for one to die and forcefully draws out the souls of living bodies. Causing unexplainable accidents and fires, the Black Gate continues to devour innumerable souls. However, there also exists the Mitedamashi, the chosen ones able to see the Black Gate and prevent the destruction it causes. This is their story.

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 3) $10.99
DEMON SACRED VOLUME 1

(W/A) Natsumi Itsuki

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Gore, Mild Violence

There is a sickness called “Return Syndrome” that causes people to physically regress toward infancy until they simply disappear. If someone you loved became afflicted with it, would you give up? No! You’d do anything humanly possible to help them. You’d find a way to get someone inside the leading corporation researching a cure--the same company that seems suspiciously unwilling to share any knowledge it possesses about the sickness, even with its own workers. You might even reach beyond human means to help them. And when the inhuman comes in such gorgeous packaging, it might be hard to resist! Join Mona, K2, Rina, Mika and Shinobu as they fight against the Return Syndrome, dark company secrets, and enemies--both human and inhuman. There may even be a dragonslayer in the mix!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (1 of 11) $5.99
DEMON SACRED VOLUME 2

(W/A) Natsumi Itsuki

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Gore, Mild Violence

Mona finds out that one of her best friend’s father has died of Return Syndrome. But while visiting her friend to console her, she is attacked by a bunch of thugs! K2 jumps in, but Mona stops him on the grounds that she doesn’t like violence. Meanwhile, Mikka meets another high-level demon, Griffin, and narrowly escapes being consumed by him!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 11) $5.99
NEKO RAMEN VOLUME 2

(W/A) Kenji Sonishi

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Aggression

Look out for more outrageous ramen recipes as Taisho tries every gimmick in the book in order to make his restaurant the most successful cat-run business ever! Not only are their French chefs, curry, fortune-tellers and cooking competitions, but Taisho’s mother comes to visit and let loose Taisho’s most embarrassing secret! What other crazy scheme will Taisho cook up next?

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 4) $10.99
MAID SAMA! VOLUME 6

(W/A) Hiro Fujiwara

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Fanservice, Aggression

Kanou confronts Usui about why he doesn’t just start going out with Misaki, and Usui says it’s too much of a hassle to get serious about someone. But he later proves his love secretly by eating the horrendous onigiri she made!

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (6 of 8) $10.99
CHIBI VAMPIRE: THE NOVEL VOLUME 7

(W) Tohru Kai (A) Yuna Kagesaki

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Violence

Karin is a reverse vampire — instead of sucking blood, she injects it into her victims and fills them with vitality! A comedic novel based off of Yuna Kagesaki’s manga.

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (7 of 9) $10.99
NG LIFE VOLUME 7

(W/A) Mizuho Kusanagi

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Fanservice, Mild Gore, Mild Sexuality, Mild Violence, Tobacco Reference/Use

While Reina, Yuuma, and Mii are away at an amusement complex, Keidai collapses from a cold. As he recuperates, his friends come to visit with exception of Mii, causing him to miss her, and come face to face with his feelings for her yet again. Then, while searching for his runaway mother, he learns that Mii has a crush on someone and finds himself rather jealous of this unknown (to him at least) person. With these new feelings stirring within, Mii’s childhood friend Kotomiya transfers back to their high school, and Keidai catches the two in an afterschool kiss.

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (7 of 9) $10.99
GAKUEN ALICE VOLUME 13

(W/A) Tachibana Higuchi

Rating: T (Teen Age 13+) for: Mild Language, Mild Sexuality/Sexual Themes, Aggression

The exciting events of the Flower Palace may be finally concluded, but the drama never stops at Alice Academy! A lesson in the making of Alice Stones turns out to be fairly revealing, especially when the meaning behind the exchange of said stones is explained to poor Mikan! But will she keep the promise she made to Natsume back in the woods? And when Valentine’s Day rolls around, crazy Alice-made chocolates trigger all sorts of commotion! Beware the chocolates filled with love-potion, kids.

SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (13 of 19) $10.99
Tokyopop Blu
BASEBALL HEAVEN

(W/A) Ellie Mamahara

SEE PREVIEWSadult.com FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Available only in the United States, U.S. Territories, and the U.K.

Rating: M (Mature Age 18+) for: Explicit Sexuality, Mild Violence

ADULT MATERIAL

SC, 5x7, 208pgs, B&W $14.99

(W/A) Craig Thompson

Wrapped in the landscape of a blustery Wisconsin winter, Blankets explores the sibling rivalry of two brothers growing up in the isolated country, and the budding romance of two coming-of-age lovers. A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith. (STAR19060) (C: 0-1-2)

SC, 7x10, 592pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95

(W/A) Alex Robinson

Tricked follows the lives of six people — a reclusive rock legend, a heartbroken waitress, a counterfeiter, an obsessive crank, a lost daughter, and a backstabbing lover — whose lives are unconnected until an act of violence brings them spiraling in on each other. Combining intriguing characters with a story structure that is both complex and innovative, Tricked is not to be missed! (C: 0-0-3)

SC, 320pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95

(W/A) James Kochalka

SuperF****s collects all four fan-favorite issues of Kochalka’s beloved series, plus the all-new Jack Krak one-shot! Foul-mouthed, filthy-minded, and completely oblivious, these young "heroes" do everything but fight crime – they’re too busy getting high, hazing the new kids, playing video games, scheming to be team leader, and designing new costumes. A hilariously rude look at what super-powered teens would really be like! (JAN101113)

MATURE THEMES

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SUPER SPY: THE LOST DOSSIERS GN

(W/A) Matt Kindt

Couldn't get enough of the critically-acclaimed and Eisner-nominated Super Spy? Curious what all the fuss is about? Creator Matt Kindt pulls out all the stops to make this an unforgettable supplement to his 2007 opus. Deleted scenes! Standalone spy stories! Sketchbook pages! 3-D comics! Full annotations! It's like a secret spy activity book for grown-ups! (JAN101114)

SC, 5.7x8.25, 88pgs, FC SRP: $12.95

(W/A) Don Lomax

For the first time, the saga of the Tet Offensive is compiled into a single volume. Tet '68 stands alone, yet continues the Vietnam Journal saga as creator Don Lomas uses his storyline to spotlight what many call the turning point of the war. Although it was a military victory for the United States, the ramifications of the Tet Offensive drove American public opinion against the war and marked the beginning of the end of this divisive conflict.

SC, 160pgs, B&W SRP: $18.95

(W) J. Torres (A) Jason Bone

Alison Dare is not your typical 12-year-old. She's the daughter of an archaeologist/adventurer and the masked hero known as the Blue Scarab. To top it off, she's also the niece of an international super-spy! Unfortunately, her parents have locked her away at the prestigious St. Joan's Academy for Girls, hoping that this would lead to a more "normal" life for their daughter. Despite all the strict rules at the school, Alison and her best pals manage to find themselves involved in adventures that rival those of Alison's globetrotting, planet-saving relatives. Whether it's magic genies, super-powered bank robbers, or a dastardly baron bent on world domination, Alison Dare delivers the best thrills since Indiana Jones and more action than Lara Croft!