HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS
WICKED LOVELY: DESERT TALES VOLUME 1: SANCTUARY GN
(W) Melissa Marr (A) Xian Nu Studio
The world of the New York Times-bestseller Wicked Lovely comes to manga with an
all-new gritty, sexy, modern tale of faeries and mortals, love and power. The
desert is far away from the schemes of the Faerie Courts — and that's how Rika
likes it. Once a mortal and now a Faery, Rika seeks isolation and revels in her
ability to appear invisible to humans. Until she meets him. Artistic and kind,
Jayce is the last person Rika wants to hide from. But change is coming,
challenging Rika's freedom and her new romance, as her past pursues her, even
into the heart of the desert. (C: 0-1-2) NOTE: This item may be available
through other retail outlets before shipping to comic book specialty shops.
SC, 5x7, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $9.99
HAYS ENTERTAINMENT
LEVITICUS CROSS: SHADOWS OF THE HEART #4 & 5 SUPERSIZED
(W) Jose Torres (A) Sevilla, Perez
Ansen and Stormbringer step in to fill the void of Shadow. After uncovering the
treachery that's afoot, they set out to work together to stave the fall of the
empire. Unfortunately, the wilderness of prehistoric Earth does not discern
between heroes and villains; all are equally edible. Time is running out and
certain death awaits the heroes who must find some way to save human
civilization. In the end, will Shadow still be an enemy or can she finally prove
her worth? Find out in the over-sized conclusion of Leviticus Cross!
60pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $5.99
HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE
HEAVY METAL SUMMER 2009
(W/A) Various
The seminal comic anthology features the second parts of Sophia and Slumnation.
Sophia is the globe-spanning story of warring crime syndicates and the
Freemasons, while black market organlegging and nuclear weapons smuggling take
center stage in Slumnation as a shadowy plot threatens to overthrow governments.
(C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
Magazine, 150pgs, FC SRP: $6.95
LUIS ROYO: DEAD MOON GN
(W/A) Luis Royo
Dead Moon is the most extensive and ambitious work tackled by Luis Royo in the
course of a 30-year career that has turned him into one of the most important
fantastic illustrators in the world. This epic story revisits the famous story
of Romeo & Juliet, this time set in a fantastic city controlled by two castles.
One is a suggestive and refined world of women, the other a world of men whose
passion is war. Their respective rulers will feel a fatal attraction that will
lead them to a brutal clash that is also a hymn of love. (C: 0-0-1)
HC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $29.95
HENRY HOLT
PEDRO & ME TP (NEW EDITION)
(W/A) Judd Winnick
Pedro Zamora changed lives.When the HIV-positive AIDS educator appeared on MTV’s
The Real World: San Francisco, he taught millions of viewers about being gay and
living with AIDS. Pedro’s roommate on the show was Judd Winick, who created
Pedro & Me to honor Pedro Zamora, his friend and teacher and an unforgettable
human being. First published in 2000, Pedro & Me was a graphic novel pioneer.
Its moving portrait of friendship and its urgent message have already reached
thousands of people. Now, Pedro’s story is reintroduced to today’s graphically
focused culture with a gorgeous, eye-catching new cover, and a brand-new
foreword from Judd, the acclaimed writer of Batman, Green Lantern, and Exiles.
(C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $16.95
HILL & WANG
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY: A GRAPHIC HISTORY SC
(E) Paul Buhle (W/A) Various
By the late 1960s, America felt like it was teetering on the edge of a vast
transformation. Helping push it over that edge was a brigade of young radicals,
the Students for a Democratic Society, who were fighting the establishment for
peace abroad and equality at home. In Students for a Democratic Society: A
Graphic History, the famed graphic novelist Harvey Pekar, the gifted artist Gary
Dumm, the renowned historian Paul Buhle, and a marvelous cast of they-were-there
contributors illustrate their struggle, bringing to life the tumultuous decade
that first defined and then was defined by the men and women who gathered under
the SDS banner. Students for a Democratic Society captures the idealism and
activism that drove a generation of young Americans to believe that even one
person’s actions can help transform the world. (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x8, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $16.00