The Drama Study Group is on its way to a sleepover and practice session at the seaside! But it's all work and no play in this harsh paradise as Nono has the troops lined up in what seems like acting boot camp. She shows the script she wrote for the cultural festival about a depressed high school girl who attempts suicide, only to have three fairies appear and help her enjoy life and realize the dear friends around her. Everyone is moved and Mugi imagines how well Nono will play the lead - but Mugi, who will be playing the lead? As Mugi vehemently affirms that she can't do the part, Nono angrily throws down her script and berates her. What is Mugi to do? Will she be able to blossom like the heroine of the play, or will she simply wither and die?
[Izumi Kirino]
The drama never ends in this beautiful and complex yaoi classic by Kazuna Uchida. After finally overcoming each other's insecurities about their relationship, Ritsurou and Ken have forged a bond stronger than ever before. But, just as they were settling into their new relationship, trouble arises resulting in Ritsurou's parents finding out about his relationship with Ken! Will Ken and Ritsurou be able to overcome this arduous obstacle that every relationship must inevitably face? Or will their relationship shatter into pieces in the face of opposition from their own families?
[Kazuna Uchida]
Rafita, the young, rising star of the bullfighting world, has never feared to face a bull since his first kill at the age of twelve. But when he falls in love with Mauro, a butcher who rends the bulls Rafita has killed, his confidence begins to waver. In his dreams, Mauro - who, like a bull, is colorblind - is alternately the bull he faces in the ring and the butcher who carves up his own skewered corpse. Red Blinds the Foolish depicts a complex relationship, and a cultural form, where the sublime and the savage meet.
[Est Em]
From the creator of Bear and Ubu Bubu comes Space Raoul! Part adventurer, part explorer, part space captain, and all-around chap, Raoul is the upholder of all that is good in the universe! Serialized in the pages of The Dandy, Space Raoul is the reddest space hero of all time. Equipped with just a small spaceship and his trusty green lump of a sidekick, Quibble, Space Raoul's adventures take him from one crazed situation to the next, as he struggles to keep evil in a headlock. Scampering about in his unique condescending manner, Raoul inevitably makes matters far worse before they get better. And if they don't get better, he can always run away! [Jamie Smart]
Collecting issues #1-4 of The Bomb mini-series, this book has been described as Raiders of the Lost Ark meets MAD Magazine, with a dash of Stan Lee thrown in for good measure! Steve Mannion's signature brush style, colorful characters, and witty gag-writing have already netted the artist a solid underground following. This huge compilation features ""Fearless Dawn,"" ""Brownhole Jones,"" and ""Jungle Chick and the Dinosaur."" For fans of The Goon, Wally Wood, and classic EC horror, this book is a must! [Steve Mannion]
It's action on the field and off as two great American pastimes collide in a new graphic novel by the team of Adam Beechen and Manny Bello (Hench)! It's 1960, and the only thing that can save in-debt manager Cookie Palisetti and his sinking pro baseball team is getting his star pitcher out of prison. When the courts won't show mercy, Cookie plans an exhibition game against the prison team - as cover for the wildest, most unlikely jailbreak ever! [by Adam Beechen & Manny Bello]
