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Family Guy: A Big Book O' Crap, Volume 1

by Matt Fleckenstein

The Family Guy steps out of the TV screen and into a new bimonthly series from Devil's Due! Each of the three volumes collected in this series focused on one of the star characters, and their views on life... however skewed they may be! Want advice from Peter or Stewie? Probably not, but they're going to give it to you anyway! In between these hilarious one-on-one segments are stories rivaled only by the TV show itself.

Alice 19th, Volumes 4 - 7

by Yuu Watase

Mayura's envy of Alice and Kyo's relationship makes her vulnerable to being devoured by Darva, dark mistress of the Maram words. Can neo Lotis Masters Alice and Kyo save her from Darva?

Arcana, Volume 4

by So-Young Lee

Lilith places Kyrette and Inez under a hypnotic spell to get to Yulan, whose true motives are revealed when he deserts Inez in thes crucial time of need. Now alone, Inez has to face grave danger - with nothing but the dragon essence to protect her. If Inez can't save herself, who will save the kingdom?!

Angel Sanctuary, Volumes 7 - 11 and 13 - 16

by Kaori Yuki

The angel Alexiel loved God so much that she rebelled against Heaven. Upon her capture, Alexiel's soul was sent to Earth to live an endless series of tragic lives. She now inhabits the body of Setsuna Mudo, a troubled teen in love with his sister, Sara. Setsuna's misery mirros the chaos among the angels, and their combined passions threaten to destroy both Heaven and Earth.

Summer of My German Soldier

by Bette Greene

Minutes before the train pulled into the station in Jenkinsville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen knew something exciting was going to happen. But she never could have imagined that her summer would be so memorable. German prisoners of war have arrived to make their new home in the prison camp in Jenkinsville. To the rest of her town, these prisoners are only Nazis. But to Patty, a young Jewish girl with a turbulent home life, one boy in particular becomes an unlikely friend. Anton relates to Patty in ways that her mother and father never can. But when their forbidden relationship is discovered, will Patty risk her family and town for the understanding and love of one boy?

Fruits Basket, Volume 15

by Natsuki Takaya

Yuki's past finally is revealed! But is it all too much to bear? His sickness takes a turn for the worse, and after Akito reminds Yuki how loathed he is, his will to live might finally be drained...Meanwhile, as Tohru is getting ready to perform in Cinderella, the class decides that they have to rewrite the play. But no amount of revision will prevent Tohru from improvising her loving feelings for a certain someone. Just who is the mystery man? A little bird tells us that the answer is right inside this next volume of the super-popular Fruits Basket, the world's #1 shojo manga!

.hack//Al buster

by Tatsuya Hamazaki

In the epic prequel to .hack, the avatar Albireo is a solo adventurer in The World - the most advanced online fantasy game ever created. When he comes across Lycoris, a strange little girl in a dungeon, Albireo wonders if she's simply nothing more than a bug in the system.

As the two journey further into The World, Albireo watches Lycoris turn all of the rules of The World upside down. Slowly, he comes to realize that she may hold a very deadly secret - a secret that could unhinge everything in cyberspace...and beyond!

.hack//another birth, volume 1

by Miu Kawasaki

We are taken away once again to the world of... The World. This time, it's BlackRose's story. In this book, we are shown what happens to BlackRose and her player, Akira Hayami. Her worries, responsibilities and problems from .hack//Infection are shown in this book.

Dragon Head, Volume 4

by Minetaro Mochizuki

Teru and Ako have survived a grisly train crash, the near-fatal collapse of a crumbling tunnel, and the psychological trauma of walking too close to the shadow of death. But as the struggle to survive this heart of darkness continues, they come upon the ghost town of Sakurayama, mysteriously abandoned by the lost souls who tried to escape the terror that now awaits Teru and Ako...

Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7

by Yukito Kishiro

Here is a new entry from the legendary series that has already been published in 11 languages. After a four-year wait, Alita is back, making her way through an apocalyptic universe. Picking up from the middle of the previous book, Angel's Ascension, our heroine encounters a new group of bizarre characters and revisits many of her old friends and foes. Reconstructed by Doc Ido, a talented cyborg physician, Alita has lost all memory of her former life. But there's one thing her body has not forgotten - it still instinctively recalls the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known. Bounty hunter, singer, killer: as the secrets of Alita's past unfold, every day is a struggle for survival, and her fighting talents are stretched to the limit. Can Alita alone stop the war chaos between the robotic denizens of the M.I.B. bureau and the Tipharians?

Battle Angel Alita, Volumes 2 - 9

by Yukito Kishiro

Yukito Kishiro blurs the lines between human and machine in the sci-fi/action adventure Battle Angel Alita.

Ode to Kirihito

by Osamu Tezuka

It may or may not be contagious. There seems to be no cure for it. Yet, Monmow Disease, a life-threatening condition that transforms a person into a dog-like beast, is not the only villain in this shocking medical thriller.

Kekkaishi, Volume 6

by Yellow Tanabe

A modern-day Romeo and Juliet, skilled in the art of the "kekkaishi," fight against their families' bitter rivalry and a gaggle of monsters and ghosts on the loose!

By day, 14-year-old Yoshimori Sumimura is just a regular kid going to junior high school, but by night he is a "kekkaishi," or demon-fighter who specializes in generating magical barriers around his prey before making them disappear. His neighbor is 16-year-old Tokine Yukimura, who is also a kekkaishi! Together they share the knowledge of their ancient art and their nights battling beings from the netherworld. Sounds fun, but their families don't get along, because each believes themselves to be the "true practitioners" of the art of the kekkaishi.

Will Yoshimori and Tokine friendship overcome their families' ancient rivalry? And will they be able to stop the frog-demon that's threatening their school?! Their exciting adventures and magical battles begin in this volume!

The Good Witch of the West, Volume 1

by Noriko Ogiwara

A beautiful princess falls in love with an unsuitable man and both are quickly sent to exile. Twenty years later young Firiel Dee attends the count's ball and suddenly finds herself swept up in the events of the past. A mysterious pendant reveals Firiel Dee to be a rightful queen-in-waiting, the daughter of the exiled Princess Edilene. With only her father's apprentice Rune to guide her, Firiel must quickly make sense of her newly found birthright and fend off foes who seek to silence her as they did her mother. A determined young woman, Firiel learns to deal with loss and loneliness as she struggles to protect those close to her in this stunning first issue. Ogiwara crafts this intricate fantasy with a complex, believable cast of characters. Momokawa's artwork is perfectly suited for the story; whimsical and delicate, with softly flowing lines. This rich and vivid fairy tale will entice children of all ages with its familiar but well-told tale.

Chukyu Misaki, Volume 3

by Iwahara Yuji

A chance encounter with a strange creature leads one young girl on a journey into mystery...that could unlock the secrets of her past.

Cowboy Bebop, Volumes 2 and 3 + Shooting Star, Volume 2

by Yutaka Nanten, Cain Kuga

The hippest bounty hunters in the galaxy are back! Spike Spiegel, Jet Black and Faye Valentine are on the hunt for new targets. Inspired by the hit anime series, Cowboy Bebop blends science fiction, spaghetti westerns, film noir, and jazz music into a new genre that's all about style. As each volume features four stand-alone adventures, this is the perfect time to find out what all the excitement is about.

Case Closed, Volumes 11, 12, 13 and 14

by Gosho Aoyama

High-school mystery fan Shin'ichi Kudo is actually one of his high school's best minds, but he gets his reality checks from his childhood friend and almost-girlfriend Ran Mori. Nothing can keep Shin'ichi from a case, until he follows a suspicious man into a park, is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which renders him unconscious. When he awakens, he has been transformed into a puny grade schooler! The hapless boy finds a home with eccentric inventor Professor Agasa, who searches for a cure for his condition. While he's waiting to be restored to his adolescence, Shin'ichi takes on the name Conan Edogawa (borrowed from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the last name of the famous Japanese mystery writer Edogawa Ranpo). As Conan, he plays the part of the little brother that Ran never had, and helps her incompetent private-detective father solve all of the gruesome murder mysteries that come their way.

Haters

by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

From the fist day at her new Southern California high school, Pasquala Rumalda Quintana de Archuleta ("Paski") learns that the popular students may be diverse in ethnicity but are alike in their cruelty. While Paski tries to concentrate on mountain biking and not thinking too much about ultra-hot Chris Cabrera, she is troubled by the beautiful and wicked Jessica Nguyen. Her at Aliso Niguel High, money is everything and the Haters rule.

Out of Focus

by Margaret Buffie

Bernie Dodd is sixteen, wise, and innocent in a world that she would love to control by looking through her camera and snapping only the happy pictures. The metaphor of photography proliferates throughout, but is not allowed to overshadow the story of a young girl finding herself while she is busy taking care of those who need her. Bernie is disgusted that her mother cannot kick her alcoholism. She comes up with a plan to get her mother out of the city, giving them all a chance to start a new life. She worries about her younger brother and sister, knowing that she cannot meet their needs but shouldering the burden of raising them because she cannot trust her mother. Her world begins to gradually change. Her mother begins to get her life under control, staying away from alcohol, paying more attention to Ally and Jojo, and attempting to finally be a real mother to Bernie. The emotions Bernie experiences when this happens are realistically portrayed, giving Bernie the personality of a genuine teen, no sugarcoating needed. Told through Bernie's focus and in her words, this is a touching, authentic coming-of-age story. The happy ending is plausible because the characters change gradually and convincingly. Bernie is one of those rare characters that I wanted to spend more time with when the book ended.

Homefree

by Nina Wright

Easter Hutton just might have the worst mom in the world. Does she really think her slime-ball boyfriend will divorce his wife just because Mom is pregnant? Missing her best friend and her dad, Easter just wants to blend in at her new school, which proves difÞcult when she starts experiencing involuntary bouts of astral-projection. She can't decide which is worse: these mysterious jaunts or the antics of her selÞsh, eccentric mother. Everything changes when Easter discovers Homefree, an underground organization devoted to helping teenagers, like herself, with paranormal gifts. Suddenly she doesn't feel like an outsider anymore. Maybe a normal life-with real friends and a boyfriend-is possible after all.

Fix

by Leslie Margolis

It hurts to be beautiful.
Pretty, blond, popular Cameron Beekman has it all -- lots of girlfriends, a hot boyfriend, and a successful family. She's perfection. Gone are her days as the outcast, huge-nosed "Beakface." Which, as it turns out, was nothing a good nose job couldn't fix.

While her little sister, Allie, struggles with doubts about her own approaching "procedure," Cameron wants more. She's headed to UC "Santa Barbie" and needs to look the part. After all, why settle for smart and pretty when smart and drop-dead gorgeous is just a surgery away?

Beautiful City of the Dead

by Leander Watts

Relly's band is called Scorpio Bone. Screaming guitars, crusher drums, and a singer who looks like a golden god. Along comes a girl named Zee, with a bass guitar, a notebook full of strange lyrics, and exactly the right attitude. At the first practice, it all comes together. And Relly's vision of a new kind of music, Ghost Metal, comes alive at last. "Now that we're together, the four of us, it's gonna start. The big time. The biggest thing you ever saw," Relly says. "When we get cranking, the four of us, we can cross over to the other side, the other world. It takes four and no more. It takes four to win the war." It sounds crazy, but Zee knows it's the truth. And at their first gig, she realizes that music isn't all there is to Scorpio Bone. They're not just a band anymore. Together they are immortal.

Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times and Music of Green Day

by Marc Spitz

The full story of the rise and spectacular comeback of the band hailed as the saviors of punk rock and the next U2
It's hard to believe that in early 2004 Green Day was considered over -- the band was still together, but they were dismissed as a strictly '90s phenomenon, incapable of re-creating the success of their groundbreaking album Dookie. Then American Idiot debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, stayed on the charts for nearly 18 months, and went on to sell more than four million records and to win Record of the Year (for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams") at this year's Grammy's.

Combining unique access to Green Day with a seasoned journalist's nose for a great story, Marc Spitz gives the complete account of the band, from their earliest days to their most recent explosion of popularity and critical acclaim. Foremost, Nobody Likes You is a story of friendship and the transporting power of playing very loud music. It is the story of how high school dropout Billie Joe Armstrong came to write song lyrics that inflamed the political conscience of fans in a way that two Yale graduates couldn't. Green Day's story -- from rise, to fall, to rise again -- has never before been fully told.

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The Night My Sister Went Missing

by Carol Plum-Ucci

A tiny pistol, passed from friend to friend at a party on an abandoned pier, suddenly fires, and Casey Carmody falls into the water below. Kurt, Casey's older brother, endures a seemingly endless night at the police station while the coast guard searches for his sister and his friends are questioned, one by one. Who was foolish enough to pull the trigger? Was the gunfire accidental or deliberate? Or was the whole drama one of Casey's practical jokes? And where is Casey--or her body--now? Dark secrets are revealed and petty jealousies rear their ugly heads as each eyewitness comes to the questioning room with his or her own version of "the truth."

Angel Sanctuary, Volumes 5, 6 and 12

by Kaori Yuki





Setsuna Mudo is a mixed-up highschool student who has gotten on the wrong side of God. He is the reincarnation of an angel who has rebelled against Heaven. Now the Angels want him dead, the demons want him to lead the revolution, and he just wants a clue to how the world works.

Case Closed, Volume 10

by Gosho Aoyama

Gosho Aoyama, made his debut in 1992 with CHOTTO MATTE ("Wait a minute") which won Shogakukan's prestigious Shinjin Comic Taisho ("Newcomer's Award for Comics") and launched his career as a critically acclaimed, top-selling manga artist. In addition to DETECTIVE CONAN which won the Shogakukan Award for best Manga in 2001, Aoyama created the popular manga, YAIBA, which won Shogakukan's Award for Manga in 1992. Aoyama's manga is greatly influenced by his boyhood love for mystery, adventure, and baseball and he has cited the tales of Arsene Lupin, Sherlock Holmes, and the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa as some of his childhood favorites.

Yu-Gi-Oh, Volume 4

by Kazuki Takahashi

When Yugi beat Kaiba at a card game, little did he know the consequences: a trip through Kaiba's "Death T" — a theme park of death — and a series of evil spells against Yugi's family. It doesn't help that Kaiba's little brother also has a score to settle.

Tears of a Tiger

by Sharon M. Draper

After a car accident kills Robert, Andy's best friend and teammate on the Hazelwood High Tigers, Andy doesn't know if he can go on. He's consumed with guilt for driving the night of the accident after a long evening of drinking and partying. With perceptiveness and compassion, Draper portrays an African-American teenager who feels driven to consider suicide in the wake of a devastating tragedy.

Timetripper Series Volume 3, Blindsighted

by Stefan Petrucha

Things are finally looking up for Harry Keller.
It's now a cinch for him to enter and leave A-Time--the alternate universe he discovered, where time and space collide. And in the real world, he isn't totally devastated that his crush is dating someone else . . . especially when he hits it off with a cute new girl at school. But Harry has the feeling someone is pulling his strings. The question is: Who? And for what purpose? The more he probes, the more Harry begins to fear the answers. . . .

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall

by Bill Willingham

Award-winning cartoonist and writer Bill Willingham answers the burning question, "So what happens after fairy-tale characters live happily ever after?" in this installment of his graphic novel saga. Fables, a darkly enchanting -- and decidedly mature -- series, chronicles the adventures of characters from popular fables and nursery rhymes that have been forced into exile by a mysterious enemy known only as the Adversary.

Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall is a prequel of sorts, taking place early on in the history of Fabletown, the clandestine community that the exiled characters (known as Fables) established in New York City in the early 17th century. In an attempt to warn the characters of the Arabian fable realms about the looming threat of the Adversary, emissary Snow White travels overseas to visit with the almighty Sultan -- only to become imprisoned by the King of the Age and sentenced to death. For the last three years, the Sultan, who is certain that all women are evil, has wed a maiden every night only to have her beheaded in the morning; and Snow White is next in line. But the clever ex-wife of Prince Charming beguiles the Sultan with 1,001 nights of fantastic folktales and stories about the Adversary's brutal conquest of the European fairy-tale realms…

Featuring artwork by some of the greatest illustrators in the field (Charles Vess, Brian Bolland, Tara McPherson, Esao Andrews, et al.), Willingham's Fables offering is utterly mesmerizing -- a visually stunning feast for the eyes as well as the imagination. Fans of fables, fairy tales, and folklore who have not yet discovered this brilliantly unique series should do so as soon as possible. Highly recommended.

Here, There Be Dragons

by James A. Owen

An unusual murder brings together three strangers, John, Jack, and Charles, on a rainy night in London during the first World War. An eccentric little man called Bert tells them that they are now the caretakers of the Imaginarium Geographica -- an atlas of all the lands that have ever existed in myth and legend, fable and fairy tale. These lands, Bert claims, can be traveled to in his ship the Indigo Dragon, one of only seven vessels that is able to cross the Frontier between worlds into the Archipelago of Dreams.

Pursued by strange and terrifying creatures, the companions flee London aboard the Dragonship. Traveling to the very realm of the imagination itself, they must learn to overcome their fears and trust in one another if they are to defeat the dark forces that threaten the destiny of two worlds. And in the process, they will share a great adventure filled with clues that lead readers to the surprise revelation of the legendary storytellers these men will one day become.

An extraordinary journey of myth, magic, and mystery, Here, There Be Dragons introduces James A. Owen as a formidable new talent.

Star-Crossed

by Linda Collison

Patricia Kelley has been raised a proper British lady--but she's become a stowaway. Her father is dead, and her future in peril. To claim the estate that is rightfully hers, she must travel across the seas to Barbados, hidden in the belly of merchant ship.

It is a daring escapade, and the plan works--for a time. But before she knows it, Patricia's secret is revealed, and she is torn between two worlds. During the day, she wears petticoats, inhabits the dignified realm of ship's officers, and trains as a surgeon's mate with the gentle Aeneas MacPherson; at night she dons pants and climbs the rigging in the rough company of sailors. And it is there, alongside boson's mate John Dalton, that she feels stunningly alive.

In this mesmerizing novel of daring, adventure, tragedy, and romance, Patricia must cross the threshold between night and day, lady and surgeon, and even woman and man. She must be bold in ways beyond her wildest dreams and take risks she never imagined possible. And she must fight for her life--and her love.

Harlem Hustle

by Janet McDonald

Hustle's personal Harlem was sorely in need of a renaissance. For him, it was the place where a scared kid named Eric Samson had been ditched by druggy parents and dismissed by frustrated teachers.

Abandoned to the streets to raise himself, Eric Samson knows life won't be easy, beginning with the choices he must make. The fast cash of the streets still tempts him, but the threat of getting locked up - again - is daunting. Maybe Eric's way out is as Harlem Hustle, the rapper he dreams of being. At his side is Manley "Ride" Freeman, surrogate brother and best friend. And Jeannette Simpson, the college-bound "round-the-way" girl he hopes will be more than a friend. But does Eric have the strength to leave the familiar street life behind and the courage to reach for his dream?

In her companion to Brother Hood, Janet McDonald once again captures the rhythms of Harlem in this fast, funny story of a restless teenager who uses the power of words to rise above it all.

Wolverine: Origin

by Paul Jenkins, Joe Quesada and Bill Jemas

Collecting the best-selling - and controversial - romantic period piece that defied industry expectations and pulled back the curtain on Wolverine's mysterious past! At long last, all is revealed about the incredible forces that molded the world's most perfect killing machine with a heart as big as the great outdoors.

X-men, the New Age of Apocalypse

by Marvel Enterprises Staff

It begins here! The critically acclaimed, fan-favorite storyline that rocked the X-Men Universe to its core is collected across four volumes! In a cracked-mirror world ruled by the genocidal mutant despot Apocalypse, only one hope remains: Magneto and his X-Men!

Zombee

by Miles Gunter and Victor Santos

The idea of combining zombies and martial arts comics may sound as stupid as, for example, turning poisonous snakes loose on a plane; in both cases, though, the resulting mixture turns out to be fun, as bouncy and entertaining as it is mindless and forgettable. On a silly nocturnal mission from his lord, loyal samurai Fume learns that an epidemic of zombieism has struck the neighborhood. These dead aren't just shambling around, doing the decoratively rotten, live-brain-eating thing that readers expect of modern zombies; they're a very nimble and chatty bunch. Fume must team up with an outlaw ninja and a silent monk to survive and to fight the hoards of animated corpses. The usual authorities are no help, so it's up to the three zombie-busters to save humanity and have a good time doing it. Along the way, the story introduces some interesting concepts, such as zombie birds and domestic animals, then forgets about them. The introduction of a Lovecraftian space alien behind the whole mess is clever, too. Mainly, though, this is a book for people who want to see pictures of rotting bodies and exuberant swordplay, which Santos's vigorously brushed black and white artwork delivers very capably.

The Wicked West, Volume II: Abomination and Other Tales

by Todd Livingston, Robert Tinnell and Neil Vokes

Notice! To zombies, ghosts, demons, resurrectionists, and carnivorous slugs...your days are numbered! Cotton Coleridge is back, and where this gunslinger travels, evil follows. Coleridge has seen a lot of death and destruction on his quest to put an end to the curse that hounds him, but he ain't seen nothin' yet. Evil, mayhem and blooshed...welcome to the Wicked West!

X-Men Fairy Tales

by C. B. Cebulski

In the tradition of the X-Men classic, "Kitty's Fairy Tale," comes a series of new legends, reimagining the greatest X-Men stories through folktales, myths and fables from across the globe.

Superman/Batman: Absolute Power, Volume 3

by Jeph Loeb

In Jeph Loeb's graphic novel Absolute Power, two of the greatest superhero icons ever created -- Superman and Batman -- have become tyrannical rulers of a fascist Earth altered by three power-hungry time travelers from the 31st century. Raised from infancy by these supervillains from the future (Mekt Ranzz, a.k.a. Lightning Lord; Cosmic King Laevar Bolto; and Eve Aries, the Saturn Queen), the brainwashed Man of Steel and Caped Crusader have grown up looking at the trio as their loving foster parents. With only one rule for the oppressed people of Earth -- "obey or die" -- the duo of misled superheroes have not only eradicated most criminals, they've also wiped out or forced all other crime fighters into hiding. Realizing that taking on Superman and Batman by herself is suicide, Wonder Woman gathers together the few superheroes left alive for one last desperate attempt to salvage the future…. Comics fans who have been following the systematic restoration of the classic DC Universe as it was before its (seemingly) irrevocable alteration more than 20 years ago (in the 12-issue saga Crisis on Infinite Earths) will be thrilled to see a multitude of old characters revisited -- Uncle Sam, Sergeant Frank Rock and Easy Company, Scalphunter, and Kamandi, the Last Boy on Earth, to name a few. Masterfully illustrated by a legendary trio of artists -- penciler Carlos Pacheco, inker Jesus Merino, and colorist Laura Martin -- Absolute Power is, simply put, a must-read for old and new DC Comics fans alike.

Rebound

by Bob Krech

Gr 9 Up-Ray Wisniewski loves basketball. However, at his New Jersey high school, the Polish boys are expected to excel at wrestling while basketball is left to the black kids. Initially, he struggles to make the team, attributing his failures to the fact that he is white. Once he makes it, he has trouble integrating with his mostly African-American teammates as well as some discomfort at home with the racist attitudes of his family and friends. The story ostensibly follows Ray from his sophomore through his senior year. Unfortunately, his sophomore and junior years are covered in one chapter each, creating a rather jerky pace. The central conflict is never entirely clear, though in the end one realizes that this is because Krech has attempted to show how prejudice motivates almost all of the characters in one way or another. The conclusion ties up all the racial conflict in a way that is satisfying while remaining realistic. The characters are compelling and their dialogue, complete with all the grammatical inconsistencies of typical male teen banter, rings true. The basketball action is fast paced enough to hold the interest of reluctant readers who are fans of the sport. If Paul Volponi's Black and White (Viking) and Matt de la Pe-a's Ball Don't Lie (Delacorte, both 2005) are popular, it is likely that Rebound will also be well received. While not a first purchase, this novel will find an audience.

Trigun Maximum, Volume 10

by Yasuhiro Nightow

If ever there was an intense volume of Trigun, "Wolfwood" would at least be its equal. Since the day Vash spotted his decimated soul in the middle of the desert, Nicholas Wolfwood has become a favorite of fans. A man of the cloth with a tortured soul and a past full of bullets, the protector of our story's hero, Wolfwood might just be reaching the end of his pew.

Ironically, the past has come back to attack him. And by that we mean that Livio, the young man Nicholas once befriended. Livio is more than a match for Wolfwood, having been trained by the same master, Chapel. And now the master and both disciples meet in a deadly face-off, and only one man will survive.

But readers are in for more than just one surprise in this climactic volume of Trigun.

Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist, Volume 18

by Kazuki Takahashi

The third and most powerful of the Egyptian God Cards is unleashed...twice! Locked in combat with the Egyptian duelist Rishid, Jonouchi watches in shock as his opponent summons the terrifying Sun Dragon Ra! But the Ra in Rishid's deck is a mere counterfeit...the true Ra lies in the hands of Rishid's master Marik, at the heart of his deck of sadistic torture cards. And Marik's next opponent is Mai Kujaku! Is she in over her head, or does she have a special reason for challenging the ruler of the gods?

YuYu Hakusho, Volume 11

by Yoshihiro Togashi

Yusuke Urameshi was a tough teen delinquent until one selfless act changed his life...by ending it. When he died saving a little kid from a speeding car, the afterlife didn't know what to do with him, so it gave him a second chance at life. Now, Yusuke is a ghost with a mission, performing good deeds at the behest of Botan, the ferrywoman of the River Styx, and Koenma, the pacifier-sucking judge of the dead.

Line

by Yua Kotegawa

When popular high school fashion goddess Chiko finds a mysterious cell phone, she decides to keep the trendy accessory. But when the phone starts ringing, she'll wish she never found it - especially when the voice on the other end of the line starts telling her where she can witness people committing suicide! She thinks it's a joke until someone actually dies. Now Chiko and her curious classmate Bando will have to race against time to save these lost souls. Tokyo has never seemed so big as in this first thrilling adventure of Line!

Night of the Beasts

by Chika Shiomi

He destroyed her life -- now she'll do anything to save him.

High school tough girl Aria is notorious for taking on her school’s worst bullies. But punching out jerks is nothing compared to what happens when she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the demonically possessed Sakura, a guy who would as readily rip apart his own parents as seek her healing embrace. Sakura says Aria has the power to save him, but will she be able – or even willing to?