GetBackers: Infinity Fortress Volume 1

GetBackers: Infinity Fortress Volume 1
Author: Rando Ayamine
Publisher: TokyoPop
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781427815088

The invincible Ban and Ginji are back, and they're taking us to where it all began. Here are the continuing adventures of everyone's favorite retrieval team--leading to the final showdown in the mysterious dark tower known as Infinity Fortress.

GetBackers Volume 5

GetBackers Volume 5
Author: Rando Ayamine
Publisher: TokyoPop
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004-10-12
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9781591826378

When a newly discovered Van Gogh painting, the "Thirteenth Sunflower," is stolen by a mysterious thief, Hachisu enlists the help of the GetBackers. Illustrations.

Manga: The Complete Guide

Manga: The Complete Guide
Author: Jason Thompson
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 594
Release: 2012-07-03
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 0345539443

• Reviews of more than 900 manga series • Ratings from 0 to 4 stars • Guidelines for age-appropriateness • Number of series volumes • Background info on series and artists THE ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR CHOOSING BETWEEN THE BEST AND THE REST! Whether you’re new to the world of manga-style graphic novels or a longtime reader on the lookout for the next hot series, here’s a comprehensive guide to the wide, wonderful world of Japanese comics! • Incisive, full-length reviews of stories and artwork • Titles rated from zero to four stars–skip the clunkers, but don’t miss the hidden gems • Guidelines for age-appropriateness–from strictly mature to kid-friendly • Profiles of the biggest names in manga, including CLAMP, Osamu Tezuka, Rumiko Takahashi, and many others • The facts on the many kinds of manga–know your shôjo from your shônen • An overview of the manga industry and its history • A detailed bibliography and a glossary of manga terms LOOK NO FURTHER, YOU’VE FOUND YOUR IDEAL MANGA COMPANION!

City of Darkness

City of Darkness
Author: Greg Girard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 216
Release: 1993
Genre: Documentary photography
ISBN: 9781873200131

A photographic record of Kowloon Walled City - a city within a city, now demolished and its 35,000 inhabitants rehoused. Containing interviews and commentary, the book tells the city's history, and how the self-sufficient community lived and worked in so little space in such apparent harmony.