VERTICAL COMICS
IMMORTAL HOUNDS GN #5
(W) Ryoh Yasohachi (A) Ryoh Yasohachi (CA) Ryoh Yasohachi
The English language debut of up-and-coming talen Ryoh Yasohachi is a modern sci-fi tale of the power and consequences of love in a world full of immortals. In an alternate world everyone is an immortal. There are no doctors or hospitals. Cemetaries are things of the past; some consider them to be legends or myths. But with immortality comes consequences, like the loss of some of humanity's greatest gifts... including love. Furin is tasked to protect mortals in a world where immortality is the norm. And she accomplishes this because by day she works for the very government agency assigned to terminate those mortals who such love over eternal life.
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING GN #1
(W) Katsuyuki Sumizawa (A) Tomofumi Ogasawara (CA) Usamaru Furuya
One of the biggest anime/manga properties of all time returns with the release of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. "The Glory of Losers" retells the original WING story by incorporating elements of the anime and its recent light novel adaptations. Following the actions of five fighters and their mobile suits (large robots made for destruction), Gundam Wing is a heavily political, dramatic action work that is centered around a war between Earth and its surrounding colonies in space.
NICHIJOU GN #9
(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. While the title suggests a story of simple, everyday school life, the contents are more the opposite. 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.
SHE AND HER CAT GN
(W) Makoto Shinkai (A) Tsubasa Yamaguchi (CA) Usamaru Furuya
Award-winning director and author Makoto Shinkai returns with an adaptation of his very first work. Recently adapted into a television series, She and Her Cat is a slice of life story of loneliness, sadness and eventually preserverance expressed by a young woman many people can relate with. On a rainy spring day, a young woman finds a cat she would come to call Chobi outside and brings him home with her. Chobi falls in love with his owner because of her kindness and beauty. On an autumn day She has a long conversation over the phone. When it's over She cries and becomes depressed. Time goes on and it becomes winter. She continues going to work and moves on with her life.
WOLFSMUND GN #8
(W) Mitsuhisa Kuji (A) Mitsuhisa Kuji (CA) Mitsuhisa Kuji
The tale of William Tell has never been rendered as beautifully as in Mitsuhisa Kuji's stunning debut work Wolfsmund. It is the 14th Century, and the Swiss begin to initiate their movements toward independence. A fortified way-station torments the Swiss district of Uri murdering all who stand against it, until William and his son attempt to defy it. The Swiss Confederation tries to topple the sadistic tyrant in charge of a fortress called the Wolfsmund in Mitsuhisa Kuji's debut fantasy comic.