www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIX #4 April 2009  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with S)

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

AVALON: THE WARLOCK DIARIES VOLUME 1 GN
(W) Rachel Roberts (A) Edward Gan, Shiei
The magic of Avalon comes to manga for the very first time! Teenage mages Emily, Kara, and Adriane have their hands full monitoring the portal at the Ravenswood Preserve. But matters become really compliated when a new student, a handsome young warlock named Donovan, shows up at Stonehill High. When monsters start to attack the school, looking for Donovan, the mages realize he may be trouble. But Donovan shows the mages what he has brought with him — a fairy map that will them straight to Avalon, the source of all magic!
SC, 5x7, 112pgs, B&W (1 of 3) SRP: $6.95

KASHIMASHI OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 TP
(W) Satoru Akahori (A) Yukimaru Katsura
Being a girl is harder than it looks. For Hazumu, this couldn't be truer, because just the other day, she was a he! Shunned by the girl of his dreams, Hazumu loses himself in the mountains and is promptly squashed by a spaceship. The alien inside, feeling guilty, rebuilds Hazumu's body — but as a female! Now Hazumu must learn how to be the girl his parents always wanted while dealing with the trials and tribulations of being caught in a love triangle between two girls — his childhood friend Tomari and Yasuna, the girl who rejected him but is now strangely attracted to him! Collects the first half of this gender-bending comedy at half the price!
SC, 5x7, 496pgs, B&W (1 of 2) SRP: $14.99

SIRIUS ENTERTAINMENT

DEATHREATS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A COMIC BOOK ROCK STAR SC
(E) Mark Bellis (W/A) Drew Hayes
Take a rare, intimate look into the life of a popular comic book creator operating on the outskirts of the mainstream. In each issue of Poison Elves, Drew Hayes wrote a "Starting Note," his own deeply personal editorial in which he spoke his mind on everything from the state of the comic book industry to the state of his love life, with an occasional diatribe on music, movies, modern art, and anything else that intrigued him — or angered him! This volume collects all 100 of the "Starting Notes" from Poison Elves, annotated and illustrated to provide biographical context, as well as extended excerpts from the most revealing "Deathreats" letter columns. (C: 0-0-2)
SC, 248pgs SRP: $14.95

SUNDAY PRESS BOOKS

QUEER VISITORS FROM THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ HC
(W) L. Frank Baum (A) Walt McDougall, W.W Denslow
Enter the magical world of L. Frank Baum's Oz as you've never imagined with this complete run of these rare Sunday comics from Wizard of Oz creator L. Frank Baum and comic pioneer Walt McDougall. Plus, get all 13 episodes of Scarecrow and the Tinman by Oz artist W.W. Denslow, and comics by John R. Neill, all in the original size and colors! This collection is a must-have for all Oz fans and strip collectors. (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 16x21, 72pgs, FC SRP: $75.00