Blade of the Immortal Volume 15: Trickster

Blade of the Immortal Volume 15: Trickster
Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2016-11-02
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1630088404

Kidnapped and bound by three Ittoryu warriors, Rin is unable to warn her bodyguard Manji, the immortal swordsman, that he's heading into a trap. To make matters worse, the Itto-ryu possess a large dose of kessen-satsu, the only poison known to damage Manji's blood and severely cripple his regenerative abilities. And is Mugai-ryu assassin Giichi following Manji in order to help rescue Rin … or will he just stick around long enough to finish off any survivors? • "Blade of the Immortal's image of pre-modern Japan might be filled with anachronism, but it is also gifted with loving detail and interesting perspective."- VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

Blade of the Immortal Volume 31: Final Curtain

Blade of the Immortal Volume 31: Final Curtain
Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2015-04-14
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616556269

The harrowing, bone-crunching finale! Hiroaki Samura's long-running manga series ends with a massive, 280-page volume filled with action and suspense. Who will survive? Disgraced Edo officer Habaki faces the devious Anotsu in a decisive showdown, while Manga, Rin, and only a few others witness the end of an era. Rin's quest concludes with a violent bang--then things get weirder! Hiroaki Samura's final volume overflows with heartbreak and bloodshed! Blade has won many awards across the globe, including the Eisner Award in America, the prestigious Media Arts Award of Japan, and multiple British Eagle Awards.

Blade of the Immortal Volume 26: Blizzard

Blade of the Immortal Volume 26: Blizzard
Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2013-03-26
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616550988

Last volume's vicious battle continues — and a popular, key character meets a grisly end! With the help of some new allies, Manji and Rin may have a fighting chance, but can a wounded and road-weary Magatsu hold his own against an invigorated, freshly armed foe? Hiroaki Samura's spellbinding masterpiece finds several major story lines finally beginning to dovetail. As some characters' strange paths are beginning to converge, is Samura's epic study on revenge and survival beginning to wind its way toward a massive, final confrontation?

Blade of the Immortal Volume 28: Raining Chaos

Blade of the Immortal Volume 28: Raining Chaos
Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2014
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616553219

Another group of suicidal soldiers face off! Heads and limbs fly as the vicious grudge match between desperate rogue Anotsu and disgraced officer Habaki continues! Three weird Rokki-dan thugs catch up to the fleeing Itto-Ryu crew -- with unexpected results! Hiroaki Samura's epic manga series nears its final volume, so now's the time to catch up with Manji, Rin, and your favorite battling groups of anachronistic, freakish warriors! Blade of the Immortal has won many awards across the globe, including the Eisner Award in America, the prestigious Media Arts Award of Japan, and multiple British Eagle Awards.

Blade of the Immortal

Blade of the Immortal
Author: Hiroaki Samura
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1997
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 1595828834

"The showdown that fans have been waiting for begins here-- as Manji and Shira face off! Although he's missing an arm, Manji's mystical healing powers still ensure that he's a formidable opponent-- but his most repulsive foe, the sadistic Shira, has a few depraved tricks up his own sleeve! Will Manji be able to protect Rin from his deranged nemesis? Plus-- an Ittō-ryū warrior dies, in typically dramatic Samura fashion."--Page 4 of cover.

The Coyote Road

The Coyote Road
Author: Ellen Datlow
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2009-01-08
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1101155574

Coyote. Anansi. Brer Rabbit. Trickster characters have long been a staple of folk literature. Twenty-six authors, including Holly Black (The Spiderwick Chronicles), Charles de Lint (Little (Grrl) Lost), Ellen Klages, (The Green Glass Sea), Kelly Link (Pretty Monsters), Patricia A, McKillip (Ombria in Shadow), and Jane Yolen, have crafted stories and poems drawing from cultures and traditions all over the world—each surprising, engrossing, and thought provoking. Terri Windling provides a comprehensive introduction to the trickster myths of the world, and the entire book is highlighted by the remarkable decorations of Charles Vess. The Coyote Road, like its companions The Green Man (winner of the World Fantasy Award) and The Faery Reel (a World Fantasy Award Finalist), is essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary fantasy fiction.

Satoshi Kon's: Opus

Satoshi Kon's: Opus
Author: Satoshi Kon
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1616556064

Brilliant anime director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Paranoia Agent, Tokyo Godfathers, Millennium Actress, Perfect Blue) died tragically young in 2010 at the age of 46. Before he became a director, he was a manga artist, and Dark Horse is honored to remember Kon with the release of Satoshi Kon's OPUS, an omnibus collection of a two-volume manga from 1996, created by Kon on the eve of his first film. OPUS contains the mastery of both realism and surrealism that would make Kon famous in Perfect Blue, as a manga artist becomes drawn into his own work and realizes the deadline he's up against is to stop a vicious serial killer before he can spill more innocent blood--not merely ink!

Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels
Author: Michael Pawuk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1113
Release: 2017-05-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Covering genres from adventure and fantasy to horror, science fiction, and superheroes, this guide maps the vast terrain of graphic novels, describing and organizing titles to help librarians balance their graphic novel collections and direct patrons to read-alikes. New subgenres, new authors, new artists, and new titles appear daily in the comic book and manga world, joining thousands of existing titles—some of which are very popular and well-known to the enthusiastic readers of books in this genre. How do you determine which graphic novels to purchase, and which to recommend to teen and adult readers? This updated guide is intended to help you start, update, or maintain a graphic novel collection and advise readers about the genre. Containing mostly new information as compared to the previous edition, the book covers iconic super-hero comics and other classic and contemporary crime fighter-based comics; action and adventure comics, including prehistoric, heroic, explorer, and Far East adventure as well as Western adventure; science fiction titles that encompass space opera/fantasy, aliens, post-apocalyptic themes, and comics with storylines revolving around computers, robots, and artificial intelligence. There are also chapters dedicated to fantasy titles; horror titles, such as comics about vampires, werewolves, monsters, ghosts, and the occult; crime and mystery titles regarding detectives, police officers, junior sleuths, and true crime; comics on contemporary life, covering romance, coming-of-age stories, sports, and social and political issues; humorous titles; and various nonfiction graphic novels.

FLCL Omnibus

FLCL Omnibus
Author: Gainax
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2012-05-15
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1595828680

The complete FLCL manga adaptation—now with bonus color illustrations and remastered story pages! In this surreal sci-fi romp, a sullen Japanese boy finds himself in the middle of an interstellar conspiracy. As his home life unravels, a sexy space assassin becomes his family maid, and his own head becomes a portal for armed robots. Life as he knows it is quickly falling apart, and Naota doesn’t know who’s friend or foe! One thing’s for certain—he has to grow up quick and save his hometown, whether he wants to or not! With Dark Horse’s FLCL Omnibus, fans will not only get every chapter in Hajime Ueda’s acclaimed FLCL adaptation, but this collection will also include revised story pages and over a dozen color FLCL illustrations by Ueda.

The Ashes of Prospero

The Ashes of Prospero
Author: Gav Thorpe
Publisher: Games Workshop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781784966454

Space Wolf Runepriest Njal Stormcaller ventures into the Great Rift and the ruins of Prospero to save his long lost battle-brothers. Goaded by the shade of the long dead sorcerer Izaak, High Runepriest Njal Stormcaller gathers together a disparate warband of Space Wolves to brave the Great Rift and return to the ruins of Prospero. If Izaak is to be believed, a force of the lost Thirteenth Company remains trapped within the old, labyrinthine city of Tizca, and if Njal can free them then he will not only be rid of the sorcerer but he will also rescue his ancient brothers. But the Thousand Sons still linger in the ashes of their former world as well as other, darker adversaries, and they will not allow the Wolves to pass through without a fight.