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Anime Expo 2026: Yen Press Announces Eight Acquisitions

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At the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime Expo 2026, Yen Press announced eight acquisitions, ranging from thrilling survival horror to a manga adaptation of one of the most iconic anime in history.

The slate of announcements featured two novels (The Chef of the Adventurers’ Tavern and A Flower in Black Crude Clothes) joining the Yen On catalog, a duo of releases that includes a quirky culinary adventure and a compelling work of supernatural historical fiction.

The Chef of the Adventurers’ Tavern

Story by Hagane Kurodome
Illustration by Kururi

A Quest That Begins in the Kitchen!  

Yoishi the tavernkeeper has a big problem with adventurers…because they have awful diets! One day, some rookie adventurers happen to bring back the bitter stone walnut from the dungeon, considered by many to be inedible. Hoping to find a way to incorporate it into a new dish, Yoishi taps into his knowledge of previous eras and embarks on a new culinary adventure!

The Chef of the Adventurers’ Tavern

A Flower in Black Crude Clothes

By Kouko Shirakawa

In the capital of Xiao lives one of the finest exorcists the world has ever known—a girl of seventeen named Gekki Tou. Despite hailing from a line of distinguished exorcists, Gekki travels around the country to help a wide variety of people deal with malignant spirits alongside her surly fiancé and bodyguard, Reiyou Hou. One day, she receives a request from a member of the wealthy Kohou family who claims he’s being haunted by the spirit of a recently deceased cousin. But as soon as they begin their investigation, the client dies in a suspicious accident. When more members of the Kohou family succumb to supernatural mishaps, it becomes clear they have no ordinary case on their hands. But does this pair of opposites have what it takes to get to the bottom of it before the Kohou fall to ruin?

A Flower in Black Crude Clothes

The Yen Press Industry Panel also had something for every kind of manga fan with six announcements (The 11th Cat Is Nene!; Planarian Humans; The Lowly Elf Is the Blackhearted King’s Plaything; Takane-san and Arashi-chan; Chihaya Re:Start!; and Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define) that included Boys Love, Girls Love, sports manga, and more.

The 11th Cat Is Nene!

By Harikamo

Pointy ears, check. Furry tail, check! Here goes nothing—Nene’s life as a cat starts now!

A meek little mouse from the rodent island of Konoshima, Nene smuggled herself into the land of catfolk and arrived at Rairai Teahouse looking for work…but found it already staffed by ten older cat girls! Surrounded by pretty faces, sharp claws, and even sharper eyes, Nene’s ready to give work all she’s got—after all, she can’t afford to be one paw out of place!

The 11th Cat Is Nene!

Planarian Humans

Original Story by Hajime Taguchi
By Hiromu Kitano

Yuu Kaneko has lived his whole life on a small, peaceful island, and he wants nothing more than to leave it behind for Tokyo and the big-city life. But one day, that peace is shattered when his fellow islanders are mysteriously infected and start to tear one another apart! Those afflicted regenerate at inhuman speeds, even growing back severed limbs, and nothing seems capable of stopping them. As the numbers swell, how are the few left unaffected going to survive…?

Planarian Humans

The Lowly Elf Is the Blackhearted King’s Plaything

By samesuke

Long ago, demons and humans established a peace treaty and vowed to live in harmony. When Fouchen, ruler of the human kingdom Zenobi, arrives at an intertribal exchange, he finds a rookie demon soldier named Walt absentmindedly gazing at butterflies…The soldier’s distinctly un-demonic nature fascinates Fouchen, who decides to bring Walt to his castle! But this king has always gotten everything he ever wanted—will his newest plaything meet the same fate as all the others?

The Lowly Elf Is the Blackhearted King’s Plaything

Takane-san and Arashi-chan

By Nauchi

When quiet, offbeat Takane rescued her lively classmate Arashi from a boy creeping on her, she fully intended to keep to herself. Time after time, Arashi offered to do something in return as thanks, but Takane refused at every turn…Yet little by little, she grew to enjoy having that ray of sunshine in her life. Now, they spend every day together as girlfriends—and Takane can never get enough of the adorable, flustered look on Arashi’s face when she flirts back with her!

Takane-san and Arashi-chan

Chihaya Re:Start!

By Hollow Takeuchi

Chihaya Sakurazaka’s got one thing that sets her apart—her legs are as fast as the wind!  

When Mio Koshimizu introduced her to track and field in middle school, a whole new world opened for Chihaya. Before she and Mio went to different high schools, they swore to be rivals for life and meet again in an inter-high tournament. But when the time finally comes, something unexpected brings Chihaya’s ambitions to a screeching halt…

Chihaya Re:Start!

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define

By Hiroyuki Kitazume
Original Concept by SUNRISE

A new take on a legendary series by Gundam franchise director and animator Hiroyuki Kitazume!

Char Aznable, once the most iconic ace for the enemy in the previous war, is now a Federation soldier going by a different name. When the theft of a new Gundam leads him to cross paths with a Newtype boy named Kamille, their meeting sparks a conflict between the anti-government AEUG and the Federation’s brutally oppressive faction known as the Titans…

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Define

Update: Professor Rachel Hope Cleves looks for credit for Tillie Walden’s graphic novel Charity & Sylvia

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There’s many times throughout entertainment where works with similar topics were released around the same time. But, this isn’t one of those cases. In 2014, Professor Rachel Hope Cleves released Charity & Sylvia. The book was the researched history of two women who lived in a same-sex marriage during the nineteenth century. Cleves gathered the women history of the two using diaries, letters, poetry and more, traveling around the country for details and facts to put together her book.

In June 2026, Tillie Walden released Charity & Sylvia, a graphic novel published by Drawn & Quarterly, also about the two women.

Even the covers of the two releases share similar elements.

Cleves has taken to social media with accusations Walden took heavily from her book without crediting her. Cleves writes:

To all the readers out there: My deep love for Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, the subjects of my biographic Charity and Sylvia, has kept me silent, up to this point, about Tillie Walden's new graphic novel by the same title. Charity and Sylvia's story has been so deeply meaningful to so many people-their story has, without exaggeration, saved lives-that I've tried to be happy that Walden's book is making their story more widely known, even if she chose to take my title and cover design as well as my narrative and my research with only a single sentence of acknowledgement at the end of her book in her notes section. Walden's illustrations and storytelling are wonderful, as I told her when she reached out to me during the writing process. It would take nothing away from her hard work to be honest about how it is built on my hard work. But in Walden's publicity tour, she has repeatedly made claims to have based her book on her extensive research in the archive without acknowledging that her book is, in fact, based on my book. This false presentation demands response not only for my sake, but for the sake of all the hard-working historians out there whose work has similarly been take without credit. No, Walden has not "uncovered a chapter of queer history" in the archives, as her media interviews have claimed. She has adapted my book without credit or compensation, and claimed my research for her own. I don't doubt that Walden spent time looking at letters at the Henry Sheldon Museum, but the story Walden tells is not to be found there. It is a story that I pieced together from years of visits to at least twenty different archives and locations across the United States, not only in Vermont but in Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Washington State, as well. This is not just a question of facts but of story: the story of how Charity and Sylvia built a life together based in tailoring, struggled with their faith, and maintained relationships with their family is one that I constructed from the countless fragments that I gather through painstaking research. Many of the details of that story which appeared in my book, and re-appear in Walden's, do not come from the Henry Sheldon Museum, where she claims to have done her research. They come from the countless additional archives I visited. For just a few examples: the story about Charity's siblings' deaths was built on my tracking down a forgotten graveyard enclosed in a chain link fence behind a Burger King in Brockton, Massachusetts. The story about Charity learning to sew from her spinster aunt Charity Howard comes from a textile fragment that I tracked down in the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington. The story about Charity buying a ring for Sylvia comes from a letter I found in an archive in Long Island, New York. And the story of how Charity and Sylvia rented their property in Vermont comes from town records that were at the village hall in Weybridge, Vermont. I could go on. It saddens me that Walden's media blitz will make my book harder for readers to find, not easier, and diminish its continuing power to have the enormously positive impact it has had to this point, which is why I feel the need to correct the record. Sincerely, Rachel Hope Cleves

To all the readers out there:

My deep love for Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, the subjects of my biographic Charity and Sylvia, has kept me silent, up to this point, about Tillie Walden’s new graphic novel by the same title. Charity and Sylvia’s story has been so deeply meaningful to so many people-their story has, without exaggeration, saved lives-that I’ve tried to be happy that Walden’s book is making their story more widely known, even if she chose to take my title and cover design as well as my narrative and my research with only a single sentence of acknowledgement at the end of her book in her notes section. Walden’s illustrations and storytelling are wonderful, as I told her when she reached out to me during the writing process. It would take nothing away from her hard work to be honest about how it is built on my hard work. But in Walden’s publicity tour, she has repeatedly made claims to have based her book on her extensive research in the archive without acknowledging that her book is, in fact, based on my book. This false presentation demands response not only for my sake, but for the sake of all the hard-working historians out there whose work has similarly been take without credit. No, Walden has not “uncovered a chapter of queer history” in the archives, as her media interviews have claimed. She has adapted my book without credit or compensation, and claimed my research for her own. I don’t doubt that Walden spent time looking at letters at the Henry Sheldon Museum, but the story Walden tells is not to be found there. It is a story that I pieced together from years of visits to at least twenty different archives and locations across the United States, not only in Vermont but in Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, and Washington State, as well. This is not just a question of facts but of story: the story of how Charity and Sylvia built a life together based in tailoring, struggled with their faith, and maintained relationships with their family is one that I constructed from the countless fragments that I gather through painstaking research. Many of the details of that story which appeared in my book, and re-appear in Walden’s, do not come from the Henry Sheldon Museum, where she claims to have done her research. They come from the countless additional archives I visited. For just a few examples: the story about Charity’s siblings’ deaths was built on my tracking down a forgotten graveyard enclosed in a chain link fence behind a Burger King in Brockton, Massachusetts. The story about Charity learning to sew from her spinster aunt Charity Howard comes from a textile fragment that I tracked down in the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Washington. The story about Charity buying a ring for Sylvia comes from a letter I found in an archive in Long Island, New York. And the story of how Charity and Sylvia rented their property in Vermont comes from town records that were at the village hall in Weybridge, Vermont. I could go on. It saddens me that Walden’s media blitz will make my book harder for readers to find, not easier, and diminish its continuing power to have the enormously positive impact it has had to this point, which is why I feel the need to correct the record.

Sincerely, Rachel Hope Cleves

In an article published by The Middlebury Campus, it claims that Walden’s book differs from Cleves’ because it exclusively relies on the Sheldon Museum’s archives to tell the story, a claim which Cleves post above pokes holes in.

Walden is even seen on video making a similar claim.

In Drawn & Quarterly’s promotion of Walden’s tour promoting the book, it states:

Based on extensive archives of their writing, Charity and Sylvia is a groundbreaking biography that is also the story of 19th century America.

From everything Cleves claims, it sounds like she should be given far more credit than a passing mention.

Neither Walden or Drawn & Quarterly have released a statement about the issue. We will follow up and update this article if any are made or the issue is resolved.

Update: Publisher Drawn & Quarterly has issued the following statement on the matter:

Drawn & Quarterly stands by Tillie Walden’s research for her graphic novel, Charity and Sylvia, and asks people to refer to her afterword where she explains how the book came to be, and cites Charity and Sylvia: A Same Sex Marriage in Early America (2014, Oxford University Press) as “the formidable, endlessly informative history on their lives by Rachel Hope Cleves” and explains how indebted she is to Cleves’ research. Also in the afterword, Tillie explains that to have a handwritten bibliography in the book as robust and personalized as Tillie wanted it to be, would have made the book too unwieldy given the length of her citations to source materials and history. Tillie explains that to be as transparent as possible, she created an online archive at www.charityandsylvia.com to cite all of her source materials and also to explain where she deviates from all source materials. This archive is more than a standard bibliography as Tillie explains in great detail her research, artistic choices, citations, and source materials, both visual and written, in a five-part bibliography. In addition to citing the work of Cleves close to 50 times, many times in great detail, including an “about” page listing Cleves among the people and organizations that made the book possible directly or indirectly.

As well, Walden has done numerous interviews where the work of Cleves is cited either by Walden or the journalist. In a recent radio interview, Cleves is cited on air as the author of the “seminal” book. Tillie goes on how her book came to be, her research, how she weaved American history with the story and the overall creative process. Tillie goes on to explain just how meaningful the story is to her, as a Queer woman who currently lives with her wife in Vermont during a pivotal moment in American history.

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Marvel’s Wolverine: The Art of the Game delivers never-before-seen concept art, designs, and commentary

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Dark Horse Books, Marvel Games, and Insomniac Games team up to present Marvel’s Wolverine: The Art of the Game, a dynamically designed companion to the hotly anticipated game with all the incisive detail and stories on how the relentless berserker was brought forth, and how all the mayhem and Super Heroic antics make this game a brutally good time. Games historian and freelance journalist Alex Forbes-Calvin lends his knowledge and context to the examination of this fan-favorite, reluctant hero.

Logan steps into the spotlight in Marvel’s Wolverine, the new action-adventure video game from Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment in collaboration with Marvel Games. Fans play as Wolverine in an original story, testing his mettle against familiar opponents like the mutant-hunting Sentinels, the vengeful Omega Red, and the shapeshifting Mystique. In his globetrotting escapades, enemies new and old will demand everything of his animalistic instincts, his healing factor, and his savage, formidable adamantium claws. In Marvel’s Wolverine: The Art of the Game, explore the making of concept art, designs, and locales from the frosted Canadian wilderness to the bustling city of Tokyo, the remote island of Madripoor, and beyond!

Slice and dice your way through never-before-seen details in Marvel’s Wolverine: The Art of the Game when the 208-page (9” x 12”) hardcover arrives in bookstores and comic shops on November 3, 2026, for $54.99. Pre-order now from Dark Horse Direct, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shops.

Marvel’s Wolverine: The Art of the Game

Bloomsbury reveals new spreads from Marvel Age of Comics: Miles Morales

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Explore the Stories Behind the Legends

First introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, Miles Morales reconceived Spider-Man as African American and Latinx, and his debut marked a new direction in the saga of a beloved character.

Miles Morales as Spider-Man is a coming-of-age tale of a smart, affable teen coming into his power. From his reluctance to becoming a super hero to his desire to help others, to the rocky balance between his school life and super hero responsibilities, Miles is always at the precipice of making tough decisions-choices whose consequences are as weighted in his personal life as they often are for the survival of the world.

Illustrated with full-color art, Ytasha L. Womack‘s entry in the Marvel Age of Comics looks at the hugely successful reimagining of one of the most popular super hero characters of all time.

Bloomsbury has revealed a new look at the Marvel Age of Comics entry, Spider-Man: Miles Morales which is out now. Get it on Bookshop, Amazon, and more.

Exclusive Preview: Gwendolyn Kriste’s Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror Short Story from Monstrous and Evoke Entertainment

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With its cutting-edge blend of horror and humor George A. Romero and Stephen King’s 1982 film Creepshow inspired generations of fans and launched a beloved horror franchise. Prolific special effects artist, director, and producer Greg Nicotero introduced a new generation of fans to Creepshow with the acclaimed 2018 Shudder TV Series. Bram Stoker Award-winning editor and writer James Aquilone’s Monstrous Books has launched Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror, the first-ever short story collection inspired by the acclaimed series.

This terrifying volume, licensed by Evoke Entertainment, brings together award-winning horror and speculative fiction authors to deliver an unforgettable reading experience that brings the series’ chilling tales to life in prose for the very first time.

Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror features original stories by James Aquilone, David Avallone, Simon Bestwick, Nancy A. Collins, Dennis Crosby, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Gwendolyn Kriste, Jonathan Maberry, Lisa Morton, Steve Niles, Nick Roberts,Thomas E. Sniegoski, and Tim Waggoner. Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror is a macabre celebration of the series’ legacy — twisting morality tales of terror, justice, and cosmic retribution, told through the Creep’s ghoulish grin.

Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror features a cover from Russ Braun, and each story is accompanied by a full-page piece of art featuring The Creep from EV Cantada.

We have an exclusive preview of Gwendolyn Kriste’s short story, the terrifying tale “Five is the Best Number.”

Creepshow: 13 Tales of Terror is available as an ebook, paperback, and hardcover, wherever books are sold, including Bookshop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and local independent retailers. The Creep invites you to turn the page… if you dare.

Set Sail: The Art and Making of One Piece is a must for fans of the show

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Embark on a journey to discover how the Straw Hat Pirates were brought to life in Netflix’s One Piece live-action adaptation.

Join Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates on their journey to find the fabled hidden treasure: the One Piece! This deluxe hardcover art book explores the making of seasons 1 and 2 of the hit Netflix live-action series One Piece, based on the hit manga series by Eiichiro Oda and serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump.

Discover how the production team brought to life the expansive story beginning in the East Blue and continuing to Drum Island. Concept art and on-set photography illustrate how unique locations such as the 153rd Branch Marine Base, Baratie, Loguetown, Little Garden, and numerous pirate ships—including the iconic Going Merry—were constructed using a mix of stunning practical sets and striking visual effects. Filled with exclusive interviews and commentary, this book describes the meticulous work that went into the creation of the costumes, prosthetics, hair and makeup, sets, stunts, and much more.

Written by: Mike Avila
Forward by: Joe Tracz

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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PUG-W dives into Art Books launching with Marvel Artist Archive: Jim Lee

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Cover of 'Marvel Artist Archive: Jim Lee' featuring iconic comic book characters, Cyclops and Wolverine, in an action pose with colorful artwork.

Pan-Galactic Universal Worldwide (PUG-W) has announced its latest collaboration with Marvel Comics, Marvel Artist Archive: Jim Lee.

This first volume in a new line of deluxe art books focuses on the work of acclaimed, fan-favorite artist Jim Lee. In this 300-page edition spanning the entirety of his work for Marvel Comics, from Punisher War Journal to Alpha Flight, from Uncanny X-Men to Heroes Reborn Fantastic Four, and including rarities, trading card art, and much more, this oversized edition will provide the ultimate spotlight on Jim Lee’s rise and ascension to the ranks of the finest artists to ever work in the medium.

Providing historical information, background, and context covering Jim Lee’s development as an artist during his time at Marvel is writer/editor/historian Stuart Moore, whose insightful research and brand-new interviews provide a perfect complement to the process art, finished pieces, and amazing array of covers on display throughout this book.

Beautifully crafted by designer Blaise Sewell, Marvel Artist Archive: Jim Lee will provide a 9” x 12,” 300-page visual showcase for Lee’s immense talent. 

Accompanying the book itself will be a robust campaign filled with rewards and add-ons that accentuate Jim Lee’s gorgeous art and include one-of-a-kind elements, including exclusive portfolio prints, Mini-covers featuring a wide array of Lee’s incredible covers in a custom Mini shortbox, and other collectibles exclusive to this campaign. 

Sign up for Marvel Artist Archive: Jim Lee updates at the pre-launch page for its crowdfunding campaign, now live. The Kickstarter campaign launch date will be July 14th, 2026.

Preview: The Art of Star Trek & Defiant

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The Art of Star Trek & Defiant

Angel Unzueta; Mike Feehan; Ramon Rosanas, Marcus To

You’ve read the series, now revel in the art that brought to life the critically acclaimed and award-winning Star Trek and Defiant comic series!

Star Trek and Defiant have woven a story consisting of 65 issues’ worth of comics into one interconnected epic. This art book gives you an in-depth look into what made it all possible, focusing on cover art, concept art, and final interior art. Also included are interviews with a select number of artists talking about their process and what makes Star Trek special for them.

Artists include Ramon Rosanas, Francesco Francavilla, Declan Shalvey, Rachael Stott, Malachi Ward, JK Woodward, Liana Kangas, Ángel Unzueta, Angel Hernandez, Marcus To, Megan Levens, and more. In total, over 65 artists are highlighted for their contributions to the series!

The Art of Star Trek & Defiant

Yen Press Ends the Year with Fifteen Additional Debuts

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A few weeks after an exciting set of announcements made at Anime North 2026 in Toronto, ON, Yen Press has announced fifteen additional acquisitions set to debut in the month of December 2026.

The announcements included eight manga series (Witches Can’t Be Collared; Your Castle’s Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I’ll Work; Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!; I’m the Monster Girl You Once Saved: A Middle-Aged Teacher in Another World Is Concerned About His Sudden Popularity; Love Me to My Core; The Purple Clavel: They Took Everything, So I’ve Bloomed Once More as a Villainous Femme Fatale; The Reincarnated Devil’s Plot for Raising the Ultimate Hero; Yamada’s Class Diary), six light novel series (Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Nation’s Dragon Guardian Is Reborn as a Downtrodden Young Lady; Mafia; Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi; Shino & Ren: Future; Playful Relationships; The Immortal Witch Would Sacrifice Ten Thousand Lives to Fulfill a Simple Wish), and a collection of one of the most iconic Yen Press manga series, Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01 – 10 Box Set. 

Witches Can’t Be Collared (manga)

By Makuei
Original Story by Yuri Yumemi
Character Design by Wata

The Las Lilte Empire, with boundless magic power at their command, has grown to great prosperity…but in the wrong hands, that power can pose a grave threat. To counteract the rampant abuse of magic, the Empire established the Magic Crimes Bureau. In the imperial capital, Elayl, hardened detective Rogue has to make a deal with the most despicable criminal of them all—because only Miseria, the witch who unleashed hell on the world, has the kind of power that can help him solve the case surrounding the Lifetaker. But when you’re dealing with convicted witches, standard investigation protocol just won’t cut it…

Witches Can’t Be Collared (manga)

Your Castle’s Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I’ll Work (manga)

By Kazumi Kurihara
Original Story by Kazuhito Minagi
Character Design by PenekoR

In the darkest corner of a grand castle, a starving young girl collapses from hunger…but the second she thinks her life is over, the soul of a former Japanese office worker, Chihiro Sagami, awakens inside of her—and there’s no way Chihiro is dying here!! As she wanders the castle in search of food, Chihiro happens upon the kitchen and begs the kindhearted chefs working there for help…and so begins her new life! Revitalized by the delicious cooking, Chihiro agrees to start working around the castle and gains a fond reputation as their little helper. But behind her eager eyes, there’s a secret unknown even to her that could decide the future of the entire world…

Your Castle’s Little Helper: Please Feed Me, I’ll Work (manga)

Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Nation’s Dragon Guardian Is Reborn as a Downtrodden Young Lady (light novel)

By Hyogo Amagasa
Illustration by LINO

Elna, the adopted daughter of a baron, lives in the Wizrain Kingdom and endures constant abuse from her elder stepsister. But one fateful day, it all comes rushing back to her. In a past life, she was the famed dragon Elnarfia who protected the nation and longed to be human! Soon, a kingdom-wide search for the girl who is Elnarfia’s reincarnation brings Elna face-to-face with a dear friend from her previous life: the legendary hero, now reborn as the king of Wizrain. But can the two of them rekindle their old bonds, or will they have to start from square one in this new life…?

Tale of the Wizrain Kingdom: The Nation’s Dragon Guardian Is Reborn as a Downtrodden Young Lady (light novel)

Mafia

By Shinano Sano
Illustration by Nigata Ammon

In the violent, crime-ridden underworld of Broken Ark, everyone knows Amrita—it’s one of the biggest gangs in the city, and also the most philanthropic. But precious few have seen its enigmatic boss, Lucy. And so, when she’s targeted by a series of escalating attacks, the suspects are limited. Someone among Amrita’s top brass is a traitor, but who?

Mafia

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi (light novel)

Created by Fujino Omori
Story by Fumikaru Nishijima
Illustration by nilitsu
Character Design by Suzuhito Yasuda

Asfi is never not busy, so it takes some doing to get her to accept a quest to investigate a mysterious ship that keeps showing up recently. But when she, Hermes Familia, and Lyu board the vessel, they are attacked by a horde of ghosts! While enduring an endless stream of inexplicable phenomena, the ship takes them to a place that shouldn’t exist—Asfi’s lost homeland.

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi (light novel)

Shino & Ren: Future (light novel)

Original Story and Illustration by Minori Chigusa
By Tsuzuro Hibi

Lovebirds Ren and Shino have left their school days behind and set out into the world of working adults. Independence is exciting, but living on their own and starting their careers come with a whirlwind of challenges. Ren is struggling to make time in her busy modeling schedule for her girlfriend. Shino is happy about Ren’s success, but she can’t help but notice all the admiring gazes Ren attracts. Then when they’re finally alone, Shino shies from physical intimacy! And to top it all off, Shino gets along with her coworkers and students so well that it’s stoking Ren’s jealousy. Do these high school sweethearts have what it takes to clear these hurdles and build a future together?

Shino & Ren: Future (light novel)

Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!

By Nanateru

What are two underappreciated scientists to do when their greatest invention, the ultimate self-learning android, Alma, insists they’re her parents? Become an extraordinary nuclear family, of course! Alma may be small and cute, but she’s got wicked combat capabilities and an insatiable curiosity about romance and family. Unfortunately, the unexpected co-parents have zero experience with those subjects and constantly find themselves at the mercy of Alma with her barrage of questions and razor-sharp analyses!

Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!

I’m the Monster Girl You Once Saved: A Middle-Aged Teacher in Another World Is Concerned About His Sudden Popularity

By Okinosuke

After twenty long years, Washio, a teacher summoned to another world, has gone to seed and become the laughingstock of the student body…until one day, he catches the eye of a breathtakingly beautiful girl who tells him: “I’m the monster girl you once saved!” By some strange twist of fate, he’s won the favor of these students who were once his monster pupils…What will happen to this past-his-prime teacher?

I’m the Monster Girl You Once Saved: A Middle-Aged Teacher in Another World Is Concerned About His Sudden Popularity

Love Me to My Core

By An Momose

Tokiwa is complete and utter trash. At least, that’s how Yuzuriha would describe his jerk of a classmate, if anyone asked him. Too bad nobody ever looks past his pretty face to see what’s underneath. So when the opportunity to connect with someone on a deep level comes knocking, he jumps at the chance! Too bad life—or more specifically, Tokiwa—seems intent on screwing him over! Caught in front of a love hotel, one thing leads to another, and Tokiwa’s left with only one wish: for someone to love him on the inside too…

Love Me to My Core

The Purple Clavel: They Took Everything, So I’ve Bloomed Once More as a Villainous Femme Fatale

Original Story by Daifuku Hoshimi
By Ichino Tomizuki

Maria lives a charmed life as a duke’s daughter—until her father is forced from his position through a coup d’état, and she loses everything! Now in hiding with her kid sister and her trusty lady-in-waiting at her side, Maria vows to secure safe passage into the nearby kingdom of Angelique. As luck would have it, a large trading company led by Angelique’s Count Holden is hiring…but Maria must disguise herself as a man to work for them! This is the story of a proud girl who fights with everything she has to protect the ones she loves—and the origin of a legendary seductress.

The Purple Clavel: They Took Everything, So I’ve Bloomed Once More as a Villainous Femme Fatale

The Reincarnated Devil’s Plot for Raising the Ultimate Hero

By Ryuu Segawa
Original Story by Candy Tamagokake
Character Design by Megumi Nagahama

Low-ranking demon Kakyuu has amassed unparalleled power during his two millennia in hell. But when he gets caught in the cross fire during a battle between gods, he’s freed from that cruel life—and banished to another world altogether!! He finally has the peaceful, relaxed life he’s longed for, but peace doesn’t come easy…especially when the village that took him under its wing is razed to the ground. When he finds Alus, a baby who was left in the ruins of the village, this demon vows to repay his debt of gratitude—by making this baby the happiest child in the world!

The Reincarnated Devil’s Plot for Raising the Ultimate Hero

Yamada’s Class Diary

By Rui Aomi

High schooler Nina Yamada is serious, studious—and the only girl in her class at a formerly all-boys school. She doesn’t exactly get along with her classmates, but she’ll work her butt off for a good college recommendation no matter what! So one day, when her teacher asks her to get the truant Murata to come back to school, she puts aside her reservations and braves the local arcade…only to find Murata surrounded by girls waiting on him hand and foot! Can Nina get through to this absentee playboy, or will it prove to be the one thing her hard work won’t help with?

Yamada’s Class Diary

Playful Relationships

By Sekina Aoi
Illustration by Kurehito Misaki

Welcome to board game café Gather Round, where love starts with a roll of the dice. Join interim manager Kotarou “Banjo” Tokiwa, who has a crush on the youthful, fashionable part-timer Mifuru Takanashi but can’t ask her out because she has a boyfriend!

Playful Relationships

The Immortal Witch Would Sacrifice Ten Thousand Lives to Fulfill a Simple Wish (light novel)

By Haruichi
Illustration by ituca

After being reincarnated in another world as an immortal witch lich with the appearance of a young girl, Yuurai is arrested by royal guards on the charge of killing and manipulating the corpse of a princess. While being tortured, she casts her “Descend into Darkness” skill, consuming twenty thousand souls to gain the mighty power of a Demon Lord—and in doing so, becomes a target for extermination. Yuurai is hunted by holy knights and first-rank adventurers before eventually coming face-to-face with the kingdom’s army of ten thousand soldiers. All she wants is to live in peace, but the vicious cycle never ends.

The Immortal Witch Would Sacrifice Ten Thousand Lives to Fulfill a Simple Wish (light novel)

Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01 – 10 Box Set

Story by Kafka Asagiri
Art by Sango Harukawa

Get the first ten volumes of Bungo Stray Dogs in one gorgeous box set! A young man kicked out from his orphanage, Atsushi Nakajima is in despair when he happens upon a stranger at death’s door and rescues him. This eccentric fellow is Osamu Dazai, and he’s actually a member of a crime-fighting supernatural detective agency whose powers and identities carry a literary twist!

Bungo Stray Dogs Case Files: BSD 01 - 10 Box Set
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Wolverine: Weapon X joins the Marvel Age of Comics

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The Marvel Age of Comics is a series of concise, affordable, beautifully designed books that explore the history of over 85 years of Marvel Comics. Barry Windsor-Smith‘s Weapon X storyline and the legacy of Windsor-Smith is explored in Wolverine: Weapon X by Jim Rugg.

When Weapon X hit shelves in 1991 it was a product of a new era. More mature readers meant more mature content. Antiheroes and super hero characters with more ambiguous moral codes began to rise in popularity.

In Weapon X, Windsor-Smith pulled off the ultimate inversion of the male super hero fantasy. Helplessness.

He’s credited as the writer, penciller, inker, colorist, and co-letter of the storyline. Unhampered by continuity, he handled storytelling very differently than the standard Marvel house style approach, and Rugg pays close attention to his storytelling choices as well as his artwork, linework, and unusual drawing technique, which at times relied on color shapers without using ink lines.

Thirty-five years after its first publication, Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X is still celebrated. In 1991, it was ahead of tis time. Today its is timeless.

Jim Rugg’s Wolverine: Weapon X is out now.

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