VERTICAL COMICS
APOSIMZ GN #2
(W) Tsutomu Nihei (A) Tsutomu Nihei (CA) Tsutomu Nihei
From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest science fiction epic. The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell. Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface. They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level. Yet even so, somehow the people survive.
ARAKAWA UNDER THE BRIDGE GN #5
(W) Hikaru Nakamura (A) Hikaru Nakamura (CA) Hikaru Nakamura
Ichinomiya Kou has always lived according to the creed of his wealthy, successful family: never be in debt to anyone. But one day, after having his pants stolen and hung on the trusses of the Arakawa Bridge by a pack of rogue kids, his life is saved by a homeless girl named Nino. In In order to pay her back, Kou promises to be her boyfriend; and thus begins his new life under the bridge. Contains volumes 9 and 10 of the Japanese edition.
DELINQUENT HOUSEWIFE GN #3
(W) Nemu Yoko (A) Nemu Yoko (CA) Nemu Yoko
High school sophomore Dai Komukai meets his sister-in-law, Komugi, who moves into the Komukai household. After his brother leaves for a business trip, Dai senses something weird with his sister in law. Outwardly nice and cute but Dai finds out that she actually can't cook or do laundry! And then one night he finds out another big secret!
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING GLORY OF THE LOSERS GN #10
(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.