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

Independent Comic Publishers
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SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

AOI HOUSE IN LOVE VOLUME 2 GN
by Adam Arnold & Shiei
The final book in the hilarious Aoi House saga: Aoi House In Love! Vol. 2. It’s, as they say, all good things must come to... happy endings!Alex and Sandy are two normal guys just trying to get through college — while living in an anime clubhouse where five crazed yaoi fangirls call the shots! When the rest of her club-mates end up missing in Silent Hill, it’s up to Elle Mathers and the members of rival anime club Uri House to come to the rescue. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (2 of 2) SRP: $9.99

VENUS VERSUS VIRUS VOLUME 4 GN
by Atsushi Suzumi
Sumire Takahana is a seemingly normal school girl cursed with the ability to see malevolent ghosts known as "Viruses." Her life hits a crossroads after a run-in with Lucia, a "gothic lolita" clad monster killer for hire. Not content to stay on the sidelines while these Viruses prey on the weak, Sumire decides to join forces with the mysterious, eyepatch-wearing Lucia to hunt down the Viruses before they can hurt anyone else. (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W (4 of 5) SRP: $9.99

STAR OF THE MONTH

SPEED RACER GN
by Atsushi Suzumi
Sumire Takahana is a seemingly normal school girl cursed with the ability to see malevolent ghosts known as "Viruses." Her life hits a crossroads after a run-in with Lucia, a "gothic lolita" clad monster killer for hire. Not content to stay on the sidelines while these Viruses prey on the weak, Sumire decides to join forces with the mysterious, eyepatch-wearing Lucia to hunt down the Viruses before they can hurt anyone else.
SC, 5x7, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99

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SIMON & SCHUSTER

CHIGGERS SC
by Hope Larson
It's summertime, and 13-year-old Abby is at camp. It promises to be a great time — she's planning to spend a lot of time with her friend Rose, who is now a cabin assistant, and she'll be bunking with Beth, a girl she met the summer before. But Rose turns out to be too busy with her new cabin assistant duties to spend any time hanging out with Abby. And Beth seems to have developed a persona that's almost too cool for Abby to get. Then Shasta arrives on the scene. She's pretty, she's fun, and she enjoys exactly the same books and games Abby does. Unfortunately she also rubs Beth and Zoe — Abby's other cabinmate — the wrong way. What happens next will be familiar to any girl who's ever been torn between friendships. This is a classic summer camp story of the friendships and betrayals among girls that epitomizes what it's like to be female, nerdy, and adolescent in America.
SC, 6x9, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99

TURNING POINTS: LITTLE ROCK NINE GN
by Marshall Poe & Ellen Lindner
Little Rock Nine tells the famous story of the nine African American students who were the first to attend a previously all-white high school in Arkansas after the Brown v. Department of Education ruling began the process of desegregation in American schools. Ripple effects of this historic occasion are dramatized through the points of view of two fictional children — one white and one black — who become involved in the event. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99

TURNING POINTS: SONS OF LIBERTY GN
by Marshall Poe & Leland Pervis
In Sons of Liberty, Nathaniel Smithfield is a ten-year-old boy living with his family in Boston, MA, in 1768, when tension heats up between those who are loyal to the British crown — like Nathaniel’s father — and those who believe the people of America are being treated unfairly. Over the following years as he grows into a teenager, Nathaniel must decide where his own beliefs lie, and how far he will go to fight for them, no matter the consequences. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 5x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99

SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT

POISON ELVES: DOMINION TP
In the world of Poison Elves, Tolkien-fantasy meets Goth-sensibility in a continuing struggle between the races of man, elf, troll and pixie. The creative team of Poison Elves: Hyena offers a dramatic new look at the growing war between the denizens of Amrahly’nn. Lusiphur’s friend Jace is an idealistic young soldier fueled by his father’s military legacy. He joins an elite commando unit serving the Elvin High Council when a rogue platoon launches a secret invasion of the Dwarves kingdom. Jace hunts the renegades alongside the legendary Warduke Ailwon, the evil wizard Tenth, and a host of new comrades. This must read add-on to the Poison Elves saga explores the sinister ambitions of the Elvin hierarchy, which will ultimately decide the ultimate fate of all mankind! (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
152pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95

STARS OF THE MONTH

POISON ELVES: VENTURES TP'S
by Drew Hayes & Various
Poison Elves is one of the longest running independent comic series to date. Read about the life and times of the psychopathic (yet lovable) elf named Lusiphur with these convenient trade paperbacks!
MATURE THEMES
VOLUME 1 (APR063337)—SC, 7x10, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.95
VOLUME 2 (DEC063856)—SC, 7x10, 152pgs, B&W SRP: $15.95

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SPARKPLUG COMIC BOOKS

REICH #3
by Elijah Brubaker
In this flashback issue, Wilhelm Reich relives his childhood traumas, which may be the source of his later obsessions. This is an interesting and unflinching analysis of Reich through simple biographical sketches, illustrating the importance of his parents and friends in his psychological make-up. The art is inspired by the German Expressionists printmaking and combines it with wonderful cartooning.
MATURE THEMES
6x9, 24pgs, B&W SRP: $3.00

STUDIO 407

HYBRID #1
by Peter Kwong & Pablo Churin
When four friends decide to rent a schooner for the day, everything is smooth sailing until they encounter a derelict ship adrift in the ocean — a massive trawler that looks as if it had been dragged from the bottom of the sea. When they spot a frightened little girl waving at them from the bow, they have no choice but to investigate. As they get closer to the ship, they discover that the girl is not alone.
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $2.75