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Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a collection of three stories from Ken Niimura that are rooted in well-known Japanese folk tales, such as Urashima Taro and The Crane Wife. Each story delves into the concept of the taboo, asking questions such as "Why are these rules meant to be followed?" and "Who and why sets these rules?" Taking inspiration from the Japanese folk tales told to Ken Niimura as a child and combining them with his unique and captivating art style, Never Open It: The Taboo Trilogy is a must read graphic novel for fans of beautiful literary comics.

Adventurer Bell Cranell's life changed forever when he met the goddess Hestia, becoming the first member of her familia. Since then, he's gone on many adventures, growing much stronger in the process. But when he steps foot into Orario's pleasure quarter, where Ishtar Familia reigns supreme, he soon finds himself in way over his head... With enemies all around him, he'll need the help of a beautiful, fox-eared courtesan if he's to have any hope of making it back home!

Tex is depicted as a tough guy with a strong own sense of justice, and he is a ranger (even if living in Arizona). Native Americans are portrayed in a complex way, emphasizing positive and negative aspects of their culture. The same can be said of the American authorities, like the US Army, the politicians, the business-men, the sheriffs or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Tex had a son, named Kit Willer (who would become a ranger too), with a Native American woman, named Lilyth, the daughter of a Navajo Chief (she would later die of smallpox). Later, Tex himself went on to become the Chief of the Navajo tribe.

English translation of the Japanese manga Tonari no Furi-san ga Tonikaku Kowai (となりの布里さんがとにかくコワい.).
An ordinary high school boy is terrified of his scary-looking (but secretly sweet!) classmate in this romantic comedy of crushes and misunderstandings.
Furi Youko definitely looks like a delinquent: she's got a tough-girl image that wouldn't be out of place in a gang. When Taira Namito finds himself sitting next to her in his high school class, he's immediately afraid of her. But as it turns out, Furi's rough-and-tumble exterior hides a wholesome, totally cute person underneath - and she's got the hots for Taira. (Not that he has any idea, of course.) One misunderstanding leads to another in this romantic comedy about a clueless dude and the adorable, slightly terrifying affections of the tough girl by his side!

English translation of the Japanese manga Koi wa sekai seifuku no ato de (恋は世界征服のあとで).
There are two sides to every coin...light vs. dark, good vs. evil, love vs. hate. Sometimes the line between the two grows thin...and it's so, so easy to cross. So it's no surprise that Fudo Aikawa, A.K.A. Red Gelato of the Gelato Five and hero to all people, just may have happened to fall for the villainess and member of the shadow organization Gekko, Desumi Magahara! But when opposites like these attract, there's more than a few obstacles to their love...! What's a pair like this to do?

English translation of the Japanese manga Handa-kun (はんだくん).
Before his exile to an island and his exploits with Naru and friends in the pages of Barakamon, Sei Handa was a neurotic teen and aspiring calligrapher, who was convinced that his classmates despised him! His enigmatic nature, though, makes him a magnet to everyone around him, and every day is a comedy of errors. Prepare yourself for one of the funniest manga in years as it follows the misadventures of Handa-kun!

In the unforgiving towns that dot the barren desert, girls sold into brothels must face men's carnal desires day in and day out. In a world rampant with sex and violence, what happens when prostitutes fall in love? Is there a way for them to survive? Two working girls, Candy and Suzy, will risk their lives to break the cycle, all for the sake of the freedom they've never had. Stronger than they ever thought possible, these girls on the run learn to give their instinct free rein. "Love or life, which would you choose?" "I'd take love." "But then you can't love if you're dead, can you?" This series has been published in Japan since 2012 which Japanese title name is "Buffalo 5-nin Musume"

Collects Ultimates (2002) #1-6. Strange beings with incredible powers have risen up to challenge the old order, and ordinary citizens are scared witless. The government's solution: a small but lethal army known as the Ultimates, created to protect us all from the newly rising threats to mankind!

Tying into the latest Green Lantern event masterminded by comics' hottest writer Geoff Johns, Kyle Rayner and his fellow Ringer bearers must join forces to beat back Green Lantern: The Third Army and survive Green Lantern: The Wrath of the First Lantern! Green Lantern Kyle Rayner must master the emotional spectrum itself in order to stand a chance against the Third Army. But even then, a more dangerous threat lurks in the shadows--The First Lantern!
Collecting: Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011-2015) 0, 13-20

When Green Lantern Kyle Rayner found one of each of the multi-colored Lantern rings in his possession, he found himself hunted by some of the most power, diverse and dangerous members of the other Lantern corps. Now the mystery must be put on hold as Odym, the homeworld of the Blue Lanterns, is being attacked by alien conquerors know as The Reach. But betrayed by one of their own, the New Guardians uneasy alliance teeters on the edge of destruction.
Collecting: Green Lantern: New Guardians (2011-2015) 8-12 & Blue Beetle 9

The Rocketeer and The Rocketeer: Cliff's New York Adventure are collected for the first time as a deluxe, oversized volume. With completely re-mastered art and coloring, Dave Stevens' masterpiece soars off the page as it never has before-and looks as stunningly beautiful as it always should have.
This collection contains more than 130 pages of supplemental material: sketches, preliminaries, character designs, script pages, photographs, and original art pages, as well as commentary by Dave Stevens and several of his peers, who occasionally assisted him on The Rocketeer.
The Rocketeer: The Complete Adventures Deluxe Edition was honored with three Harvey Awards and won the 2010 Eisner Award for Best Archival Collection/Project-Comic Books.

"Monday burn Millay, Wednesday Whitman, Friday Faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then burn the ashes." For Guy Montag, a career fireman for whom kerosene is perfume, this is not just an official slogan. It is a mantra, a duty, a way of life in a tightly monitored world where thinking is dangerous and books are forbidden. In 1953, Ray Bradbury envisioned one of the world's most unforgettable dystopian futures, and in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, the artist Tim Hamilton translates this frightening modern masterpiece into a gorgeously imagined graphic novel. As could only occur with Bradbury's full cooperation in this authorized adaptation, Hamilton has created a striking work of art that uniquely captures Montag's awakening to the evil of government-controlled thought and the inestimable value of philosophy, theology, and literature. Including an original foreword by Ray Bradbury and fully depicting the brilliance and force of his canonic and beloved masterwork, Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is an exceptional, haunting work of graphic literature.

Percevan is a brave and noble knight in the service of the king. In a land full of mystery, magic, and adventure, it is Percevan who, time and again, rises as savior of the people and vanquisher of evil. But now, Percevan's precious heirloom gemstone has been stolen - and it is no simple stone. It is one of the three legendary Stars of Ingaar, and in concert with its brothers, it will make its bearer invincible! Such power cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of evil, but to prevent it Percevan will have to travel to the frozen north - and his homecoming and reunion with longtime friend Ganael will hardly be happier! But such is the legend of Percevan...
The Stars of Ingaar is the first volume of Legends of Percevan. It collects three stories: "The Three Stars of Ingaar," "The Tomb of Ice," and "The Sword of Ganael," as well as a sneak-peak preview of "The Realm of Aslor."
The 2nd volume of the Legends of Percevan collects three stories: "The Realm of Aslor," "The Hourglass of El-Jerada," and "The Black Arcantane." Legends of Percevan, Volume 2: The Realm of Aslor also features a preview of "The Keys of Fire."
The 3rd volume of Legends of Percevan collects three stories: The Keys of Fire, The Infernal Knights, and The Emerald Table.
The 4th volume of the Legends of Percevan collects three stories: The Master of Stars, The Seals of the Apocalypse, and The Seventh Seal.

Nemo, the Classic Comics Library was a magazine devoted to the history and creators of vintage comic strips. Created by comics historian Rick Marschall, it was published in the 1980s by Fantagraphics.
Nemo ran for 32 issues (the last being a double issue) plus one annual. Most issues were edited by Marschall. The title was taken from the classic comic strip Little Nemo. While some issues were thematic, most were a mix of articles, interviews, comic strip reprints and more.
Marschall later went on to co-found another magazine about comics, Hogan's Alley.

Hermes Press proudly unveils the first ever digital release of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: the complete newspaper Sundays Volume One. Now, for the first time see four complete years in vivid color of the world's greatest sci-fi newspaper strip in one volume beginning with the first Sunday dated, March 30th, 1930. The Sunday strips in this volume present entirely different stories than the daily continuity of the feature so there is no duplication in the story-lines.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, the first, best, and original science-fiction newspaper strip, has it all - space ships, anti-gravity belts, space pirates, invaders from other worlds, nefarious villains, and, of course, heroes. Comic strip historian Maurice Horn notes that Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 'introduced most of the staples of science-fiction plotting' to the American public - as well as to everyone else in the world who read it. Beginning in September 2008, Hermes Press will begin a complete reprint of the ground-breaking newspaper strip. Reprinting over 900 strips, 2 years of the daily strip are presented in Volume One, beginning with the first strip dated January 7, 1929. A special 16-page color section contains an essay on the strip by a leading science-fiction author to place the series in historical perspective together with documentary materials and production artwork. See and experience the thrill and awe of the precursor of Star Trek, Star Wars, and every other science-fiction story to come after!

Dream of the Rarebit Fiend was a newspaper comic strip by American cartoonist Winsor McCay which began September 10, 1904. As in McCay's signature strip, Little Nemo, the strip was made up of bizarre dreams. It was McCay's second successful strip, after Little Sammy Sneeze secured him a position on the cartoon staff of the New York Herald. Rarebit Fiend was printed in the Evening Telegram, a newspaper published by the Herald. For contractual reasons, McCay signed the strip with the pen name "Silas".

Little Nemo is the main fictional character in a series of weekly comic strips by Winsor McCay that appeared in the New York Herald newspaper from October 15, 1905 - July 23 and in William Randolph Hearst's New York American newspaper from 1911 - July 26, 1914.
The strip was first called Little Nemo in Slumberland and then In the Land of Wonderful Dreams when it changed papers. A brief revival of the original title occurred from 1924 to 1927.