www.86thfloor.com     PREVIEWS VOL. XVIII #5 May 2008  

Independent Comic Publishers
(Companies beginning with S)

SCRAP PICTURES

BLAZIN' BRANDY #5
by Leslie Kainsel & Stephanie Lesniak
Blazin’ Brandy is a fun filled fantasy adventure series created by one of the most accomplished women-owned publishing studios in the world! The adventure continues as Brandy’s new friends Waif, Vendredi, and Beans discover that she is missing and go in search of her. Unfortunately, Brandy is discovered by the Lord of Torment, a ruthless pirate who is also marooned on the mysterious island. Now in the clutches of the wretched Hyrogi creatures and the Lord of Torment, will Blazin’ Brandy suffer a terrible fate? Or will her new found friends come to her rescue before it’s too late?
28pgs, FC SRP: $2.99

SEPTAGON STUDIOS INC

SCORN #3
by Kevin Moyers & Philipp S. Neundorf
As Detectives Rice and Keane get closer to Michael, the body count quickly rises. Michael's search leads him closer to justice, but what he doesn't realize is that Torres is forging his own bloody path of revenge. Both seek retribution when they meet in what may be their final confrontation!
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.75

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

AVALON: WEB OF MAGIC NOVEL BOOK 4: SECRET OF THE UNICORN
by Rachel Roberts
Something has happened in the heart of Aldenmor — the Fairy Glade has vanished! New animal refugees are arriving in Ravenswood, including a mysterious, wild unicorn. The creature is frightened, confused — and wounded. Emily faces her greatest challenge as a healer to save the unicorn. If Emily can learn the unicorn’s incredible secret, she may uncover the most important clue yet to discovering her destiny and finding the legendary home of magic, Avalon. But time is running out!
HC, 5x7, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $5.95

BALLAD OF A SHINIGAMI VOLUME 2 LIGHT NOVEL
by K-She Hasegawa & Nanakusa
A boy grieving over the loss of his big sister, a high school girl with a dark secret, and an orphaned eleven-year-old trying to escape the harsh world of adults — all three of these individuals are about to have an encounter that will forever change their lives! Will it be Momo's duty as a god of death to reap their souls, or has she come for a different reason? Meanwhile, a violent encounter with an evil shinigami forces Daniel to question his master’s identity. Is this the key that will unlock Momo’s mysterious past?
MATURE THEMES
SC, 4x6, 320pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95

PITA-TEN VOLUME 2 LIGHT NOVEL SC
by Yukari Ochiai & Koge-Donbo
Higuchi Kotarou is just a normal sixth grader — until an insanely perky angel named Misha moves in next door! Misha makes it her life’s work to make Kotarou happy so she can pass her angel exams. Kotarou also has to cope with Misha’s freaky roommates: a kind-hearted demon and her mysterious black cat. During autumn break, while Hiroshi is being dragged about and ordered around by his childhood friend Aoi, the Pita-Ten crew encounters two strange visitors from the Demon World — Kasumi and her ferret, Fia!
SC, 4x6, 392pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95

STRAWBERRY PANIC VOLUME 2 LIGHT NOVEL
by Sakurako Kimino & Namuchi Takumi
At St. Miator Girl’s Academy, gentle breezes scatter cherry blossoms across its lush campus. Nagisa, a normal and cheerful high school student, is stunned when she meets Shizuma, the school’s top student, whose beauty takes her breath away. When Shizuma unexpectedly reciprocates Nagisa’s feelings, both love and wacky chaos soon erupt. It is early summer, and a legendary girl has returned to the lush green hills of Astraea! Her name is Kusanagi Makoto, and it is up to this petite, yet charismatic girl to save the three schools in Astraea from a crisis caused by the Étoile Competition. But could her sudden appearance cause a rift between Nagisa and Shizuma?
MATURE THEMES
SC, 4x6, 392pgs, B&W SRP: $7.95

TETRAGRAMMATON GN
by Ei Itou
The shocking revelations continue to unfold as Sister Meg's long suppressed memories come bubbling to the surface. Learn the real reason for Sister Meg and Angela's timeless partnership, and the secret past that they shared together in Nepal. Can Meg and Angela's relationship survive this latest ripple? Find out in this strangely touching third installment! (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #10 (OCT073773)
SC, 6x9, 192pgs, B&W SRP: $11.99

SILVER PHOENIX ENT INC

MYTH TOLD TALES #1
by Asprin, Nye, Gabriel, Moy & Kudelka
Skeeve faces competing mages and irate stage mothers to provide magical protection for his lovely assistant, Bunny, on her most dangerous mission ever. It's an interdimensional beauty contest that has attracted devious dames and demons from across the multiverse! Never has the young wizard faced more desperate foes!
RES. from Previews Vol. XVII #11 (NOV073800)
24pgs, FC SRP: $3.95

SIMON & SCHUSTER

BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS: ALBERT EINSTEIN GN
by Vito Delsante & Mike Lilly
The childhood of the fascinating physicist Albert Einstein unfolds in simple, kid-friendly artwork, depicting the early years of the boy who went on to become a world famous scientist. Explore his childhood growing up in Austria, to his interest in understanding how the world works.
SC, 5x7, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $7.99

STERLING PUBLISHING

NO FEAR SHAKESPEARE GN'S
by William Shakespeare & Various
No Fear Shakespeare is a graphic novels series based on the translated texts of the plays found in "No Fear Shakespeare." The original No Fear series made Shakespeare’s plays easier to read, but these dynamic visual adaptations are impossible to put down. Each book features an illustrated cast of characters, plot summaries, line-by-line translations of the original play, and illustrations that show the reader exactly what’s happening in each scene, all of which makes the plot and characters even clearer than in the original No Fear Shakespeare books. Students can explore familial betrayals in Hamlet, Scottish dynastic struggles in Macbeth, or doomed love in Romeo & Juliet. Each title is illustrated in its own unique style, but all are distinctively offbeat, slightly funky, and appealing to teen readers.
HAMLET—SC, 6x9, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95
MACBETH—SC, 6x9, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95
ROMEO & JULIET—SC, 6x9, 216pgs, B&W SRP: $9.95

STUDIO 407

NIGHT & FOG #2
by Leung, Bradford, Castro & Aira
With the lid ripped off of Pandora’s Box, the “Frankenstein virus” Serum 37B has now mutated into deadly fog, infecting most of the personnel on the base and transforming them into terrifying preternatural creatures. Gathering together the remaining survivors, Lieutenant Christopher must now find an escape route off the secret military installation as the rampaging creatures close in on him! (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Germany.
MATURE THEMES
36pgs, FC (2 of 4) SRP: $2.75

SUNDAY PRESS BOOKS

LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: MANY MORE SPLENDID SUNDAYS HC
by Winsor McCay; edited by Peter Maresca
Little Nemo in Slumberland, So Many Splendid Sundays took comicdom by storm with a faithful, full-sized reproduction of Winsor McCay’s world-renowned masterpiece. This second volume contains more adventures from the earliest Little Nemo pages (1906-1909) plus the best pages from the two other incarnations of the Sunday comic, published in 1911-1914 and 1924-1927. Little Nemo in Slumberland: Many More Splendid Sundays features 120 digitally restored Sundays plus examples of other great McCay comics, plus introductory pieces by Ron Goulart, Brian Walker, and R.C.Harvey. In addition, each book cones with a free “Gertie the Dinosaur” animation flip-book insert sheet. (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Europe.
HC, 16X21, 128pgs, FC SRP: $125.00

STAR OF THE MONTH

LITTLE NEMO IN SLUMBERLAND: SO MANY SPLENDID SUNDAYS HC
by Winsor McCay
This full orignal size, 120-page limited-edition hardbound volume features Little Nemo's best stories from 1905-1910, all printed in the actual newspaper-page size measuring 16" x 21." It was the greatest comic strip of its day, perhaps the greatest of all time, acclaimed the world over for its artistic majesty, unbounded imagination, and ground-breaking techniques that helped define a new art form. (JUL058326) (C: 1-0-0) NOTE: Not available in Europe.
HC, 16x21, 120pgs, FC SRP: $120.00

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SUPERGRAPHICS

OFFERED AGAIN

O/A STERANKO'S HISTORY OF COMICS VOLUME 2 GN
by Jim Steranko
Artist/writer Jim Steranko chronicles the epic story of comics' Golden Age creators and super-heroes such as Blackhawk, Captain Midnight, The Flying Heroes, Captain Marvel, the Marvel Family, Plastic Man, The Spirit, Uncle Sam, The Ray, Kid Eternity, and others! More than 455 dynamite illustrations!
SC, 9x12, B&W MSRP: $15.00