VERTICAL COMICS
BLAME GN #1
(W) Tsutomu Nihei (A) Tsutomu Nihei (CA) Tsutomu Nihei
One of the manga world's most intriguing artists returns to the English language world with a re-release of his breakthrough work. Blame! In a dystopian future, a complex network of machines has pushed humanity to the brink. Robots known as the "Builders" continued to build a meaningless civilization with no one to reside in it. Soon these cities reach out to the outer planets and another breed of life form emerges. Master's Edition: Blame! will be released in a new oversized edition similar to Gundam: The Origin. Packaged in an oversized paperback with glossy paper and featuring dozens of color pages, each 400 page book will be a must have for collectors looking to complete their Nihei sets a decade after the original paperback went out of print.
DEVILS LINE GN #3
(W) Ryoh Hanada (A) Ryoh Hanada (CA) Ryoh Hanada
A modern dark fantasy tale set in a world full of vampires and vampire hunters full of romance, hope, and action that pops off the page through the wonderful art of a debut artist. Unknownst to the general public vampires are rampant in Tokyo. To control and contain them, the government has developed a program to track and treat rogue vamps who decide to pray on the public. But what happens when vampire and man come together in harmony and love? Will the public accept this or will they try to tear such partnerships apart?
MYSTERIOUS GIRLFRIEND X GN #3
(W) Riichi Ueshiba (A) Riichi Ueshiba (CA) Riichi Ueshiba
Akira Tsubaki happens to fall hard for Mikoto Urabe, who just transferred into his class. This obsession eventually leads to Akira building uo an extremely high fever. Urabe claims the cause is lovesickness which only she can cure.
NICHIJOU GN #4
(W) Keiichi Arawi (A) Keiichi Arawi (CA) Keiichi Arawi
A witty surreal all-ages manga which revolves around the day-to-day lives of the young inhabitants of Tokisadame-city. Funny and heartwarming, Nichijou is a humorous look at modern day Japanese life in comic form. Set in a strange school where you may see the principal wrestle a deer or a robot's arm hide a rollcake the days that transpire through the course of Nichijou are curious and hilarious, if not downright bizzare. However admist all the chaos and comedy Arawi still takes time to share everyday slice of life stories giving readers an insight to modern Japanese youth culture.