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Written by KIERON GILLEN Art by KANO Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER Is Galactus...worried? Even...scared? Does he think the last of the Korbinite's unprecedented plan may succeed? That would explain why, on his approach to another idyllic world, the ever-hungry one sends his mightiest servant to stop Beta Ray Bill from interfering. But it'll take more than the Silver Surfer's Power Cosmic to make Bill turn back now.. 32 pages. Rated T.
Written by KIERON GILLEN Penciled by KANO & DAN BRERETON Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER Galactus! He's devoured worlds since the dawn of the Universe. Consuming the Korbinites"" home was nothing special. But for Beta Ray Bill - oathbrother to Thor and the Korbinites"" defender - it was a failure of his life's duty... and has given him a certain clarity. How can a hero suffer such a threat to exist? Beta Ray Bill sets forth to hunt down Galactus, force him to his knees and make him pay - with a plan so audacious even the Planet Eater will feel fear. Collecting BETA RAY BILL: GODHUNTER #1-3 and SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH: BETA RAY BILL - THE GREEN OF EDEN. 104 pages. /Rated T
Title: Black Bird, Vol. 1 By Kanoko Sakurakoji CALL OUT: Series Debut! Synopsis: There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend.
Kanoko Sakurakoji (w/a) Kyo, the head of the Tengu demon clan, is Misao's only chance for survival. But even though she has sweet memories of him as a childhood friend, she has trouble reconciling them with the man he has become. Despite the strange attraction she feels for Kyo, can she trust her life, let alone her heart, to a man who only cares about the promise of her blood?
By Kanoko Sakurakoji Synopsis: Misao is starting to trust her heart where Kyo is involved, especially after he gives her one of his primary feathers.
Kyo won't allow a threat to Misao to go unchecked and plans to take care of the problem in his own special way. Misao, however, hopes that she can broker a peace between Raiko and Kyo before things get out of hand.
By Kanoko Sakurakoji Misao and Kyo finally go all the way, and Misao can't regret the new levels of intimacy, even though all the other demons seem to be able to tell that they are now lovers. But does Kyo feel the same way? Instead of bringing them closer, their new status seems to make him turn away from Misao. Is that just the nature of guys, be they human or demon? Or is there something darker behind Kyo's sudden lack of warmth?
BLACK BIRD VOL. 10 GN - Description: By Kanoko Sakurakoji The past returns to haunt Kyo and Misao when Kyo's long-lost father suddenly reappears. But the reunion is less than happy, for Lord Yo is suspected of murdering his wife! Misao learns the real story of the deadly incident, but it is hardly comforting. Should she tell Kyo about his mother's fate, or should she protect him from a truth he might not want to know?
By Kanoko Sakurakoji Sho has miraculously returned to the tengu village, and while he seems content to live quietly on the outskirts, Kyo has learned the hard way not to trust his brother. To make matters worse, the villagers are resentful that Kyo won't share the restorative power of the Senka Maiden with them. But most demons don't possess Kyo's willpower, and one taste of Misao's blood would send them into a frenzy. Is it possible for Kyo be a good leader and a good husband?
Enter Misaki, perhaps the most innocent and most sincere young lady there ever was. It's almost inconceivable that she could be a vampire. And with her powers as a vampire, she could easily entice any human to do her biding. but she chooses not to. Especially when it comes to Kuroe, a young author who has a deep running past with vampires.
[Masayuki Takano]
With the plot and background established in Volumes 1 and 2, Blood Alone Volume 3 delves into a series of side-stories which act to both further the main storyline, as well as create a more in-depth understanding and connection between the characters and the reader. A wonderful masterpiece with a dash of vampires, a pinch of elegance, and 200 pages worth of the adorable Misaki! [by Masayuki Takano]
Two slaves free themselves from a slave ship, one a Japanese man, the other an African American. After escaping they find themselves on the shore of Edo-era Japan, a society with a strong chaste system, isolated from the world. How will the Japanese people perceive this giant black man, how will they survive? But first things first, how will they get these shackles off their feet? Fans of Kazuo Koike know how he loves to turn out a sensational samurai-era yarn with a certain sense of chauvinist violence and pulpy sexiness, and Color of Rage is by no means a slacker in these categories. Drafted by pinup artist and mangaka Seisaku Kano, Color of Rage features plenty of action, fighting, blood, sexiness, and more fighting. Each issue comes shrink-wrapped and carries an 18 content advisory. [Kazuo Koike (W) and Seisaku Kano (A)]
Biochemist Ted Sallis and his team are on a mission: To recreate the serum that spawned the world's first super-soldier. But like the swamp itself, there are dangers lurking beneath the surface. Ted's partner Eric, his girlfriend Ellen, the government, terrorists - everyone wants what Ted has, but what Ted doesn't realize is that the swamp itself may want him! A radical re-imagining of the Man-Thing's origin begins here, in a horror-tinged tale narrated by Digger, keeper of the Tower of Shadows! Collecting DEAD OF NIGHT FEATURING MAN-THING #1-4. [Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa / Penciled by Kano, Nick Percival, Brian Denham, Javier Saltares &]
The saga concludes! The shy Train Man is invited to the home of Hermess, the girl he rescued and has been awkwardly trying to pursue. But he doesn't know that her friend, the girl from the Channel 2 chat room who has been following Train's story, is hovering just upstairs! Then Hermess goes away on vacation, and Train decides that he is going to tell her how he really feels about her when she returns. [Written By Hitori Nakano Illustrated By Wataru Watanabe]
Written and illustrated by Takanori Yamazaki CMX/FLEX COMIX. Tsubura has just moved to the countryside and is ready for some peace and quiet. At her new school, all she wants is to blend in. But when an errant ball shatters through her classroom window and she springs into action, Tsubura reveals her hidden talent for baseball. The school team is determined to get her to join and help to transform them from the worst to the best. No one really understands why Tsubura hates the sport, but their efforts to recruit her might just drive her away.
In this volume collecting Gotham Central #33-40, the dead body of Robin, the Boy Wonder is found on the streets. Now the detectives of Gotham Central must try to solve the mystery of his death while dealing with his former associates, Batman and the Teen Titans! [Written by Greg Rucka And Ed Brubaker: Art by Kano & Stefano Gaudiano: Cover by Sean Phillips]
Two words, punks-BATTLE ROYALE! All the losers in the tournament in the Heart of Heaven get a chance to redeem themselves and obtain the ultimate victory...Danny Rand included! But if Danny couldn't win mano a mano, what hope does he have in a no-holds-barred kung-fu free-for-all of violence and carnage? And meanwhile, on Earth, the sinister Xao launches an attack almost a century in the making, and he won't stop until he's dancing on the ashes of K'un-Lun itself. Oh! And the final secrets of Danny Rand's birth are finally revealed. And this ain't even the finale, sweethearts. By Ed and Matt and David and Kano and Kaare and so on and so forth. [Written by Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker / Penciled by David Aja & Kano / Cover by Kaare Andrews]
"Simply put, Dave Aja draws the # outta this book." - Ain't It Cool News A battle for eternity rages in the heart of Heaven! While his business partner and friend is held hostage by a Hydra-affiliated megalomaniac, Danny Rand has been ushered to the fabled city of K'un-Lun to fight in a tournament against the Immortal Weapons of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven. It is a round of games that occurs every 88 years as the different cities connect together on the same mystical plane. At stake is the life of his friend, the legacy of his father and mentor, and the future of K'un-Lun. And despite the awesome new powers and knowledge granted to him by the mysterious Orson Randall, will Daniel Rand be ready when the tournament calls his name? Melding the fast-paced action of his CAPTAIN AMERICA with an easy grasp of martial-arts fiction, writer Ed Brubaker has teamed with up-and-coming writer Matt Fraction and artist David Aja to tell a brand-new kind of Iron Fist story - one steeped in legends and fables, magic and adventure, and a historical sweep that stretches back through the centuries. Collecting IMMORTAL IRON FIST #8-14 and ANNUAL #1. [Written by Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction / Penciled by David Aja, Tonci Zonjic & Kano / Cover by Kaare]
IRON MAN 2.0 #7 (POINT ONE) - Description: Written by NICK SPENCER Art by KANO Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA START READING with this Point One Issue! Jump aboard HERE! An easy entry point into the comic critics are raving about! Nick Spencer (Morning Glories, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents) and Kano (Invincible Iron Man #500) take you on?a meteoric ride into War Machine's redefined world and?all-new era! 32 pages. /Rated T 32 pages. Rated: T
Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by KANO Cover by ARTHUR SUYDAM MACHINE MAN IS BACK! Zombies of the multiverse, watch your rotting backs! To obtain a cure for the zombie virus for Morbius the Living Vampire, Aaron Stack, Agent of ARMOR, must traverse alternate realities hunting down the plague in all its myriad forms...with a most unusual (but somehow oddly appropriate) partner! First up: in the Alterniverse known as ""The Territory,"" the Old West never died. But when the greatest gunslingers of Marveldom - Two-Gun Kid, Phantom Rider, Kid Colt, and many others - rise from their graves in Boot Hill, the stage is set for a High Noon showdown with flesh-eating outlaws the likes of which you've never seen! Also featuring a trip to Camelot to battle the original Black Knight! Collecting MARVEL ZOMBIES 5 #1-5. 120 pages. /Parental Advisory.
High school student Midori is in love with his reserved and cool friend, Kano. Yet he is unable to confess his growing passion. When Midori decides to study aboard, Kano starts to avoid him. Not knowing the reason, Midori looks for a shoulder to cry on and finds it in his cousin Hanabusa, the resident math teacher. But Kano isn't avoiding Midori because he doesn't like him. Far from it! [Ayumi Kano]
When his school bus crashes, teenage karate star Rando is sent into a coma. A year later he wakes up to find that his disfigured face has been reconstructed in the image of his secret crush, Rina! Abandoned by his friends and parents, the all-new Rando is mistaken for his would-be girlfriend's long-lost twin sister and adopted into her family. Can he put aside his feelings and be a good big sister to Rina... when he's still a teenage boy from the waist down?
[by Yasuhiro Kano]
Rando struggles to be a good 'big sister' to Rina as fate conspires to put him in one disastrous situation after another. When pants start coming off, and half-naked women start crawling all over him for the thinnest of reasons, Rando must use all his karate wiles to avoid being exposed as a complete weirdo.
[Yasuhiro Kano]
Rando is tempted by some yuri action when he meets Nozomi, a girl who just loves beautiful women who kick men's butts. Too bad Rando has a man's butt that he has to hide when he's forced to spend the day at the pool! Can he get help from Dr. Manabe, whose solution to every problem is to ask Rando to trade up to a ""G-cup"" set of fake breasts? [by Yasuhiro Kano]
The war is on for Rando's affections when Natsuo and Nozomi finally meet! Which of the class' toughest girls will have their way with the not-quite-male, not-quite-shemale hero? Then, Rando finally meets the person whose face he's been wearing all this time: Rina's real twin sister! Will the return of Yuna spell the end of Rando's womanhood - and when the bandages come off, will his chances with Rina be over? [Yasuhiro Kano]
From the creators of Death Note! The people of Sphaein are under siege by an army of monsters knows as Shadows. With the castle walls collapsing and their doom within sight they are persuaded to let loose a boy who himself has a Shadow within him. Released from his black cell a teenager who has never laid eyes on the opposite sex, he meets his beloved teacher face to face and discovers there are differences between men and women, differences he deems worth fighting for! [Tsuneo Takano & Takeshi Obata]
Change-Hot on the heels of Ganette, a fellow Shadow on the same warpath to Opsquria's castle, Ral's ego leads him to make reckless mistakes. Without the guidance of his tutor Mio, can he overcome his pride before it costs him everything--even his own life?! [Creator: Tsuneo Takano & Takeshi Obata]
Kei is on a quest to find his missing grandfather. He traces him to his last known address, an isolated island, where he enrolls in the local university. In class, he chances to meet Michiru, another boy from his hometown. Though extremely antisocial, Michiru says he's going to help Kei find his grandfather! After this unexpected kindness, Kei finds himself being drawn to Michiru... [Ayumi Kano]
Venom is back in town, and he's on a rampage...but it has nothing to do with his vendetta against Spidey? What could be so important that Venom doesn't have the time to torture his nemesis? Peter Parker is determined to find out, but first he'll have to match journalistic wits with none other than Eddie Brock! Plus a new backup tale by Paul Benjamin & Vasilis Lolos, featuring the Lizard! And fresh from Japan...Spider-Man J! Printed for the first time in America and translated for your reading pleasure! AND...classic tales from Amazing Spider-Man #177 and #347! That enough Spidey for ya? [Written by SEAN McKEEVER, Art and Cover by KANO]
Tough guys need love, too! This tale of tough love revolves around the bittersweet romance between four tough guys: Yoshino, Sachi, Tamotsu, and Sora. Three years ago, after realizing he had feelings for, not his lover Keiko, but her little brother Sachi, Yoshino escaped the city without ever revealing his attraction. When he once again returns, will his love for Sachi remain unrequited or will he finally gather the courage to confess his long concealed desires? As Yoshino and Sachi struggle with their feelings for each other, Tamotsu, Sachi's childhood friend, continues to struggle with his own unrequited love. However, with the appearance of a younger classmate, Sora, he may finally be able to experience the happiness of mutual love. [Shiuko Kano]
Haruya, a magazine article writer, is constantly frustrating his editors with his lack of inspiration. His calm, quite life is spent in a house away from the city. However, upon meeting a shy boy undressing on the beach, their lives become linked. An unusual relationship follows that will ultimately be beneficial for the both of them. . [by Kano Miyamoto]
As a lucky guy with nothing but an intimidating scar, Aoi Ichimura comes to love his fellow Yakuza deeply. The story delves into the internal strife of The Hanagumi and its shocking business operated secretly by the top guys, while Aoi's love for Sakiya, a fellow yakuza whom he is subordinate to, grows hot and strong. Will Aoi finally be able to shed his manly charade and become a real man? Will Sakiya return Aoi's love? [Shiuko Kano]
Intense and full of gun-totin' action! When Aoi receives a video tape from the current gang leader showing the kidnapped and captured Junki being raped, we see the ever- calm Chihiro finally losing his cool as long buried tensions erupt! Will their relationship finally reach a new level in light of the impending danger to come? As Aoi, Kashira, and Chihiro rush to the rescue of the captured Junki, intense gang fights, surprising confessions, and even unexpected deaths await them. Don't miss out on this non-stop, action-packed and climactic conclusion to Shiuko Kano's exciting gangster series! [Shiuko Kano]
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