www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIII #4 April 2008  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with B)


BANG! ENTERTAINMENT

BANG! TRIPLE THRUST DVD-ROM
SEE PREVIEWS ADULT FOR MORE INFORMATION (C: 1-1-0) NOTE: Not available in Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, & the U.K.
ADULT MATERIAL
CD, 4x4, FC SRP: $49.95

BASEMENT COMICS / AMRYL ENTERT

CAVEWOMAN: QUEST FOR KLYDE SPECIAL EDITION
by Budd Root
Budd provides a stunning and sexy new cover for this unique new Cavewoman book! People tragically go missing from the shores of the Pangaean Sea all the time, but when the mighty Klyde — the 12-foot molecularly enhanced powerhouse of muscle and teeth — doesn't come home something is terribly wrong! It’s one of Cavewoman’s bloodiest adventures yet in this new special edition! Limited to 750 copies, this special edition comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and is bagged and boarded for protection.
24pgs, B&W PI

BERSERKER

SIMON BISLEY SKETCHBOOK SIGNED EDITION
by Simon Bisley
Simon Bisley’s work for Heavy Metal, Lobo, Judge Dredd, and 2000 AD has shown him to be a true original, and this 32-page sketchbook features color and black-and-white illustrations by the fan-favourite artist. Limited to 1,000 copies, each copy is signed by Bisley. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, PC SRP: $14.99

BIG CITY COMICS

TEMPEST #8
by Jeffrey Kaufman & Tommy Castillo
Having to take a life every fifteen days is taking its toll as Vlad gives himself over to his darker side. What would you do if you could take whatever you wanted without having to suffer the consequences?
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.25

TOTEM #8
by Jeffrey Kaufman & Mark Sparacio
With great powers comes great pain! Big City Comics welcomes DC Comics' artist Mark Sparacio who takes over the reigns as Ian’s life enters a new chapter. Realizing that Ian can now access the full power of The Totem but not being able to control those powers puts his parent’s soul in greater jeopardy. Plus, someone gets a serious “beat down!"
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.25

BIGHEAD PRESS

ROSWELL, TEXAS VOLUME 1 GN
by L. Neil Smith, Rex F. May, Scott Bieser, Jen Zach & Scott Bieser
In an alternate time-line where Texas never joined the United States, President John Lindbergh sends his best friend and three Texas Rangers to investigate the crash of a flying saucer near Roswell in 1947. The Rangers must race against agents from the U.S., the Franco-Mexican Empire, California, and the Third-and-a-Half Reich to find the saucer and learn the secrets that will change the course of history — again!
SC, 6x9, 272pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95

BLIND FERRET ENTERTAINMENT INC

LOOKING FOR GROUP #4
by Ryan Sohmer & Lar deSouza
In a world filled with magic and fantasy, the epic battle of Evil Vs. A Little More Evil rages on! With only honor and nobility in his heart, the young Elven Ranger Cale’Anon is quickly joined (hijacked) by the Warlock Richard, Priestess Ben’Joon and warrior Krunch. Adventure, treachery and destruction to follow. Fans of World of WarCraft, A Song of Ice and Fire, and The Wheel of Time will appreciate this black humor take on the fantasy genre that collects the satirical web comic!
36pgs, FC SRP: $2.95

BLOOMSBURY

FREDDIE & ME: A COMING OF AGE (BOHEMIAN) RHAPSODY GN
by Mike Dawson
High Fidelity meets Wayne’s World in this charming graphic memoir about a young man’s life-long obsession with the rock band, Queen. All of us have had that one band with which we identify, the band that was always there for us during good times and bad. For Mike Dawson, it has always been Queen and Freddie Mercury. Not unlike “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie & Me takes readers on a rock-opera-like journey — from Mike’s childhood in the UK, through high school in New Jersey, and into the nineties, when grunge ruled the day and Queen was terminally uncool. As Mike works to navigate the trials and tribulations that accompany the road to adulthood (with Queen behind him every step of the way), he must grapple with the fears we all find ourselves facing: committing to one person for the rest of our lives, pursuing our dream job, coming to terms with our familial responsibilities, and even facing our own mortality. With humor, sensitivity, and some wonderfully imagined appearances by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, George Michael, and Andrew Ridgeley (among others), Freddie & Me is a touching reminder of how our favorite music is the soundtrack for so many of our most important memories and moments, and how a single note can bring them all flooding back.
SC, 6x9, 304pgs, B&W SRP: $19.95

BLUEWATER PRODUCTIONS

GEARZ #1
by Dan Rafter & Thiago Silva
From the creator of The 10th Muse comes the newest female group of unlikey heroes! Lonely high-schooler Karen Miller just wanted a dog. Instead, she got three of the most powerful, deadliest and hippest robot bodyguards to hit the sleepy town of Westville.The good news? Karen’s three robots quickly become her best friends. The bad news? Someone very high up, Oval Office-high up, wants those robots back. And he won’t stop at anything. Can an ordinary, if slightly unpopular, teen survive killer robots, super-powered school custodians, snotty classmates, chemically boosted monsters and hooded assassins while staying on track to become class valedictorian? Karen Miller’s about to find out!
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

INSANE JANE #4
by Zachary Hunchar
This is it! All of your questions will be answered. The villain is revealed. Lives hang in the balance. The most nerve-wracking ending to the most talked about mini-series of the year. The end is here. Or, perhaps, what's really arrived is the end of the beginning. (C: 0-1-0)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS: FLYING SAUCERS VS THE EARTH #3
by Ryan Burton & Alan Brooks
The acclaimed mini-series continues in the penultimate issue, as the Warlord of Aberann decides to show the Earthlings a sample of the aliens' power by tampering with the sun! Ashur Tynn and his crew of outcasts must journey to a forgotten kingdom in the center of the sun to stop an unimaginable force that threatens Earth's survival! But how can they do this if Ashur is in prison?
32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.99

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS SINBAD ROGUE OF MARS
by Greg Thompson & Jeff Cruz
Sinbad's journey takes him deep into the caverns of Mars where he, Qani and Kar-Tyr encounter a secret society of Thulians commissioned to the preservation of ancient Dozhakian warfare. Has Sinbad uncovered the prison of Prince Muqari, or is this just another of Akhdar's cunning schemes? Find out in this penultimate chapter of adventure upon the Red Planet!
RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #10 (OCT073347)
32pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.50

TIGER & CRANE #3
by Alex Leung, Randall Zamcheck & Mark Louie Vuycankiat
Baron Akashi and Force 777, Japan’s infamous secret service, lead a swathe of terror in their wake as they continue their search for the mythic Staff of the Monkey King. Meanwhile, Agent Foster Dulles races to find the Black Tiger, and enlist the martial arts hero in his cause to find the Staff before the Japanese can get their hands on it!
32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.99

VIOLET ROSE #2
by Emma Davis & Brian Hess
Everybody's sixth grade super sleuth is back in the second mystery of the Violet Rose series! Written by 16 year-old Emma Davis — who created the character when she was 12! — Violet Rose and her friends attend a local Carnival that has come into town. People are complaining that random items are missing. Everything from money, to prizes, to watches are disappearing right off the wrists of customers. Violet Rose is the carnival's last hope for returning peoples stuff before the carnival is run out of town.
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

RAY HARRYHAUSEN PRESENTS WRATH OF THE TITANS TP
by Darren G. Davis & Nadir Balan
What defines a hero? It has been five years since the legendary Perseus defeated the evil Gorgon Medusa, killed the Kraken and assumed the crown of Argos. Things seemed idyllic throughout the kingdom and the news of an heir put the citizens in a celebratory mood.Yet lurking in the shadows is the one being in Argos simmering with hate and discontent. And as gods and enemies alike conspire to destroy him, Perseus faces his greatest test ever — what does it mean to be a hero?
SC, 96pgs, FC SRP: $11.99

BONGO COMICS

BART SIMPSON COMICS #42
by Peyer, Bates & Trainor
Bart, determined not to grow up to be like Homer, goes in search of the Fountain of Youth. Then, Springfield Elementary’s got a new kingpin, when Ralph comes to school with a scar on his face, and Bart concocts a criminal past for him that gets them in a heap of trouble. Also, go back in time with Homer and Marge when the boys and girls of Springfield fought over bragging rights to the brand-new movie duoplex.
32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

SIMPSONS COMICS #143
by Dixon & Costanza
When Duff Industries introduces New Duff Beer, Homer Simpson, consummate consumer and connoisseur of fine, fair, and otherwise fermented fluids, determines that it tastes less than great and is decidedly less filling because he refuses to drink it. Join Homer as he enlists Barney, Duffman, and Surly of the Seven Duffs in a search that takes him to the heart of the tropical rainforests in order to get the hops back in his step and back into his favorite beer!
32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #7
by Lash
Bartman has a new partner in crime-fighting, the Salesman, and if he’s lucky, ol’ Gil and his shoddy equipment might only get one of them killed. And the citizens of Zenith experience mind-bending metamorphoses when an old haunted house secretly transforms every person who enters. But the question is, when Radioactive Man rushes in to help, which Radioactive Man will emerge?
48pgs, FC SRP: $4.99

OFFERED AGAIN

O/A BART SIMPSON COMICS #15-16
by Various
Bart displays the merits of demerits in his "Guide to the Junior Campers," Lisa goes off to saxophone camp, and Maggie goes on an exciting adventure through outer space in issue #15. Then in issue #16, Bart, Milhouse, and Ralph venture into unknown territory — a crosstown Kwik-E-Mart — to seek out the "Squishee of Death!"
#15—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99
#16—SRP: $2.99

O/A SIMPSONS COMICS #92-93
by Various
Homer Simpson get his grease on in Simpsons Comics #92 when he buys his own Krusty Burger franchise. Then Lisa goes to the fair in issue #93 and beats the carnies at their own game!
#92—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99
#93—32pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

O/A SIMPSONS SUPER SPECTACULAR #1-2
by Various
In Simpsons Super Spectacular #1 witness the cream-filled fury of Pieman (actually Homer Simpson). Then follow Bartman and Houseboy (Bart and Milhouse) into a parallel world. All to the mix a trilogy of Radioactive Man tales. Then in issue #2, the super-heroic Barts of multiple worlds (Bartman, Stretch Dude, and Cupcake Kid) are summoned into yet another world by an unlikely ally. And on the flip side, Radioactive Man and the "marvels" of Zenith City are viewed through the camera lens of a prickly photographer in "Bongos."
#1—48pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
#2—48pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

BOOK PALACE

FRANK BELLAMY'S ROBIN HOOD: THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES GN
by Frank Bellamy
Frank Bellamy is regarded as probably the greatest British comic strip artist, well-known at the night of his career for his ground breaking art on Fraser of Africa, Heros the Spartan, and Thunderbirds. In the mid-1950's he was the perfect choice to bring Robin Hood's adventures to life. This book brings together every episode of this legendary and elusive series from 1956/7 for the first time, uncut as it first appeared. Bellamy's stunning visuals and attention to detail in bringing to life the adventures of Robin Hood has never been equalled. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 134pgs, PC SRP: $24.99

BOOM! STUDIOS

HIGH ROLLERS #1
by Gary Phillips & Manoel Magalhães
Scarface has nothing on Cameron Quinn, a ruthless upstart out to make a name for himself in this tale of crime and destiny from critically acclaimed mystery novelist Gary Phillips (High Hand, Bangers)! Phillips shines a harsh light on the action and drama of the L.A. underworld with this inner-city spin on The Sopranos! A potent mix of American Gangster and The Wire, for fans of Brubaker’s Criminal!
24pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99

STATION #1
by Johanna Stokes & Leno Jefferson
The International Space Station — it's the crowning achievement of mankind's space program, maintained and assembled by the governments of the world's five greatest super powers. So why is it the site of a murder? Paranoia, pain, and a struggle for survival miles and miles away from any rescue or hope of escape. A new thriller in the vein of Whiteout.
RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #3 (MAR073264)
24pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99

SALEM #2
by Chris Morgan, Kevin Walsh & Wilfredo Torres
The controversial series continues! The Queen of Thorns has set her sights on Hooke and his accomplices and will not rest until he is captured — and forced to face the truth about who and what he is! A new hero in the tradition of Robert E. Howard's Solomon Kane and Clint Eastwood's The Man with No Name, from the screenwriter of Wanted and The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift!
24pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $3.99

SCREAM QUEEN #2
by Brendan Hay & Nate Watson
BOOM!’s first horror-romance continues! The Terror of Rumson continues to stalk high-schooler Molly, intent on making her dreams come true — and eager to use a chain saw to do it! The Daily Show staff writer Brendan Hay continues to bring a Heathers-meets-Carrie sensibility to his horror series debut!
SC, 24pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $3.99

ZOMBIE TALES #3
by Lansdale, Kesel, Barreto & Reed
Experience the fatal finale of Joe R. Lansdale’s zombie-battlefield epic, “The War At Home!" Plus, what’s hungrier after the apocalypse than a zombie? Writer Karl Kesel (Fantastic Four) is more than happy to show you — at your own risk! Zombie Tales — bringing out your undead every month!
COVER A—SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
COVER B—SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

CTHULHU TALES #4
by Mark Waid, Mark Sable & Various
52 writer Mark Waid makes his Cthulhu Tales debut with a macabre story that gives retailers and fans a glimpse of the future of BOOM!’s entire horror line! Plus, writer Mark Sable (Fearless) creeps in with his take on the Lovecraft mythos, and the terrors he’s seen will take your breath away!
COVER A—SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
COVER B—SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

CTHULHU TALES VOLUME 1 TP
by Various
Collecting the critically acclaimed trio of one-shots — Cthulhu Tales, Cthulhu Tales: The Rising, and the sold-out Cthulhu Tales: Tainted! Featuring Lovecraftian-laden stories by Keith Giffen, Andrew Cosby, John Rogers, Johanna Stokes, Michael Alan Nelson, Casey Grey, Hans Rodionoff, Brendan Hay, and more. Lovecraft lives again!
SC, 6x9, 136pgs, FC SRP: $15.99

FALL OF CTHULHU #14
by Michael Alan Nelson & Mat Santolouco
The final showdown between the Gray Man and Lucifer over the fate of mankind and the otherworldly conflict that could consume us all! What horrible price has the Sheriff paid to tip the balance in our favor? Will it be enough to save humanity? The answers are here — but the ongoing adventures of the Fall of Cthulhu cast will continue next month in Fall of Cthulhu: Godwar! Plus, text stories from Fall of Cthulhu fiction contest winners, the Roncoli Brothers!
COVER A—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
COVER B—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

FALL OF CTHULHU VOLUME 2: THE GATHERING TP
by Michael Alan Nelson & Various
A war is brewing as the Dreamlands is in upheaval and Mister Arkham plots his strategy on Earth. With only mankind standing in the way of a godwar, players and pawns move into place, choose new allegiances, and struggle with their role in Mister Arkham’s plans for universal domination. Who will survive? Secrets are revealed as the next chapter in the war of Lovecraftian gods continues! Collecting issues #6-10 of the acclaimed ongoing series!
SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $14.99

WARHAMMER: CONDEMNED BY FIRE #4
by Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton & Rahsan Ekedal
Now joined on his quest by Great Sword Vogel, Witch Hunter Magnus Gault traces the source of the Chaos contamination to a battlefield that saw one of the Empire's greatest defeats. Venturing inside the labyrinthine Skaven-infested caverns, Gault and Vogel join forces with Vargni the dwarf (from Warhammer: Forge of War) and together they uncover the origin of the corruption that has been plaguing the land.
COVER A—SC, 24pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99
COVER B—SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

WARHAMMER 40,000: EXTERMINATUS #1
by Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton & Chad Hardin
The most insidious and dangerous threat in the 41st Millennium is the one you cannot see. It is this thought that spawned the Inquisition, an organization devoted to rooting out traitors, heretics, mutants and aliens that undermine Humanity. They scour the Imperium searching for threats without, and within. Immediately following the events of Warhammer 40,000: Damnation Crusade, Inquisitor Delius Alastor is dispatched to investigate why a pair of dormant Titans has gone undetected beneath the city of Carrion Gulf? After a mission that saw his retinue slaughtered and left him terribly scarred at the hands of a Thousand Sons Chaos Space Marine, Alastor is stricken with nightmares — but knows he cannot yield to the fear. The eyes of the Inquisition are on him, curious as to how deep his wounds truly go. Is Alastor capable of meeting what lurks beneath Carrion Gulf? Warhammer 40,000 novelist Dan Abnett, multiple Eisner Award-nominee Ian Edginton, and rising star artist Chad Hardin bring you another tale of savage Warhammer 40,000 action.
COVER A—24pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99
COVER B—24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

BLOOD BOWL #3
by Matt Forbeck & Lads Helloven
Welcome to the hyper-violent hilarity of Blood Bowl, the mini-series that puts the fantasy (as in elves, dwarves, orcs, and ogres) back into football! As the Bad Bay Hackers face off against the hated Underworld Creepers, they discover a traitor within their midst, a teammate hired to kill their star player! The assassin soon learns a hard lesson that every Blood Bowl veteran knows by heart: Just wanting to kill someone on the pitch doesn't mean you can do it — even if he's on your team!
COVER A—SC, 24pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99
COVER B—SC, 24pgs, FC SRP: $3.99

DOMINION TP
by Michael Alan Nelson & Tim Hamilton
From the creator of 52 and Annihilation, Keith Giffen! An alien microbe, traveling through space, arrives on Earth and discovers humanity. As it enters an array of innocent human bodies, it remakes them into something new, something powerful but, most ominously, something wanting its own homeland — its own dominion. This trade paperback collects the critically acclaimed mini-series showing the battle between ordinary humans and this new, alien invader that takes over mortal bodies and infuses them with untold power!
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $15.99

NORTH WIND VOLUME 1 TP
by David DiGilio & Alex Cal
As seen on MySpace Comic Books! Written by David DiGilio, best known for the movie Eight Below and ABC's Traveler, the North Wind TPB collects the five-issue mini-series set in a future Los Angeles. A new ice age has covered the Earth. In this dystopian future, people burn books for fuel and Skinrunners trade valuable pelts for rations and warmth. From this violent, damaged world, a hero will rise! For fans of Mad Max and Antony Johnston's Wasteland.
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $15.99

OFFERED AGAIN

O/A COVER GIRL TP
by Cosby, Church & Santolouco
He's Alex Martin, the down-on-his-luck actor whose star is rising thanks to a roadside rescue caught on tape. She's Rachel Dodd, the bodyguard assigned to keep him alive after several mysterious attempts on his life. Will Rachel be able to keep Alex alive long enough to get to the bottom of the attacks on the actor? Will Alex be able to keep his hair perfect the entire time? (OCT073355)
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.99

O/A HERO SQUARED VOLUME 1 TP
by Various
Ever wonder about the whole parallel universe thing? Ever fantasize about meeting up with a variant version of yourself? Maybe a superhero variant? Ever stop to consider what might happen if this superhero version of yourself moved in with you and started hitting on your girlfriend? Still think it's cool? Oh, and there's a universe-destroying super villain gunning for your superhero self. A slacker in this world, Milo is Captain Valor in the universe next door! When Valor's world is destroyed, he's shunted into our dimension and forced to team up with the most un-heroic of partners — himself!
SC, 7x10, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.99

STARS OF THE MONTH

JEREMIAH HARM VOLUME 1 TP
by Giffen, Grant, Lyra, Albuquere, & Muller
When three of the galaxy's most fearsome criminals escape confinement on a prison planet and wind up on Earth, the authorities have no choice but to free the most wanted man in the universe — Jeremiah Harm — to track these fugitives down and stop them. He doesn't love you, he doesn't want to be your friend, he isn't your super-hero — and God help you if you find yourself in harm's way! (JUN073340)
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $14.99

TAG VOLUME 1 TP
by Keith Giffen & Kody Chamberlain
After a fight with his girlfriend, a young man meets a random stranger who tags him, handing off an ancient curse! He literally begins to die — and rot — as his body begins to decompose every day before his very eyes. Cursed, he must either surrender, or find the next victim to tag! Collects the three issue mini-series from Keith Giffen and Kody Chamberlain! As a bonus, Keith Giffen's "10" one-shot — in the dark, horrific tradition of Battle Royale! (NOV063400)
SC, 7x10, FC SRP: $14.99

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BROADSWORD COMICS

TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE VOLUME 6 TP
by Jim Balent
This volume collects the fan-favorite, sold-out issues #26-30, which includes the one-shot stories "Digital Demon," "The Goblin Queen", "Haunted Hairball," and the Tarot/3 Little Kittens crossover 2-part story arc, "Witches-n-Kittens!" Also includes covers, a lithograph gallery, and never-before-seen extras! A must-have for Tarot lovers! Also available in a PREVIEWS Exclusive "Deluxe Color Plate" Edition, that features a 6" x 8 1/2" full-color Catress print entitled "Back Fire," limited to 500 pieces and signed by the artist, Jim Balent. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
PREVIEWS EXCLUSIVE EDITION—SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $34.99
REGULAR EDITION—SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.99

TAROT: WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #42 SIGNED EDITION
by Jim Balent
"Hex in the City." The Skeleton man's visit to the Big Apple is anything but Cat-atonic when recruited by the 3 Little Kittens to help take down a demented terrorist group armed with a dirty bomb! Visions of this Cat-aclysmic event has Tarot racing to the city! This Signed Edition includes a Certificate of Authenticity embellished with Jim Balent's art.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $10.00

BROCCOLI INTERNATIONAL USA

GALAXY ANGEL II VOLUME 4 GN
by Kanan
Kazuya discovers a new part of his own history when the Rune Angel Troupe finds a mysterious woman. Her name is Mimoza, and she says she's from the past. She and Kazuya travel to Planet Cocoon and learn about a special project called "Brave Heart." Kazuya is suspicious and wonders what this project is all about — and how it involves him. More questions will be answered in the fourth installment of this popular manga series. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 228pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99

MY DEAREST DEVIL PRINCESS VOLUME 4 GN
by Makoto Matsumoto & Maika Netsu
Keita, Maki, and their friends face new challenges — and experience new adventures — in the latest installment of this popular manga series. When Keita shows off his way with women, Maki grows jealous. Meanwhile, Miki conspires to beat Maki and become the demon queen, but when she loses control of her powers, Keita must once again restore order to his always-exciting world. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99

SOLA VOLUME 1 GN
by Chako Abeno
Yorito is a high school student who’s obsessed with taking pictures of the sky. A chance meeting at a vending machine introduces him to a girl named Matsuri. Matsuri’s no ordinary girl, though — she’s actually a Yaka, a 350-year-old creature also known the “Calamity of the Night.” Yaka are supernatural beings with strange powers, beings who never age and who possess almost superhuman strength. Because sunlight is deadly to Yaka, Matsuri has been forced to live a life of solitude, and Yorito is the first friend she’s ever had. There’s even more to Matsuri, however, than her big secret. She’s being followed by Takeshi, a mysterious sword-wielding man who’s intent on killing her. But why? And why is Takeshi unharmed by Matsuri’s powers? Thrust against his will into an otherworldly battle, will Yorito find the courage to protect Matsuri, their friendship, and himself? (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5x7, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $10.99