RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS FOR YOUNG R
COMICS SQUAD RECESS GN #3
DETENTION
(W) Jennifer Holm (A) Sara Varon (CA) USAMARU FURUYA
Calling all kidz! Do you like comics? Do you like laughing till you get sent to the principal? Don't punish yourself! Read the next Comics Squad! Leave your troubles behind with this collection of quick and funny stories about many kids' biggest fear - detention! Sure, detention can be scary or frustrating or just plain boring, but who knew it could also be an adventure? With a disrespectful Greek god, antimatter ooze, bioengineered rats, and a school full of stampeding bulls, it is definitely full of fun! A comics collection from some of the biggest stars in graphic novels, including Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, and Victoria Jamieson!
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.
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.