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Robin Brenner is the Reference and Teen Librarian at the BrooklinePublic Library in Brookline, MA. She is the author of the Eisner-nominatedUnderstanding Manga and Anime from Libraries Unlimited, and theeditor-in-chief of No Flying No Tights, the graphic novel review sitewww.nof lyingnotights.comraphic novels have become an engaging alternative for readers seeking different kinds of storytelling, but given the stereotypes that still cling to the medium and the increasing number oftitles available every month, maintaining a collection is a daunting task.GIn collecting graphic novels and comics,remember that variations are includedunder the graphic novel umbrella: boundvolumes of comics, novel-length originalworks, and Japanese manga series are allgraphic novels for a library’s purposes.Collections of previously publishedsequential stories include everythingfrom Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis to thelatest Batman collection. Original longerworks, like Jessica Abel’s La Perdida orCharles Burns’ Black Hole, strengthenany collection and improve diversity.Japanese manga, defined as print comicsfrom Japan, broaden the audience forany graphic novel collection, particularlydrawing in young and female readers.The key is that all of these tell storiesthrough sequential art: a narrative ofimages and words across the page. Anykind of story can and has been told inthis format, from compelling biographiesand memoirs to meticulous historicaldramas to speculative fantasy. Graphicnovels are written with every kind of audience in mind, from a ten-year-old fantasy fan to a forty-year old true-crimejunkie. The challenge becomes figuringout which stories will work for your localcollection, and anticipating what yourpatrons expect next.Always keep in mind the kind of graphicnovel collection you want to build—isthis collection for a public library, schoollibrary, or a special collection? Will it beaimed at kids, teenagers, or adults? Doyou want to start with classics or get thehot new titles and then fill in retrospectively, as buzz for the format builds andyou can get feedback?Where to start?Remember to check what you already have!Most libraries collected graphic novels beforethe format was recognized as a separate type.Whether you reclassify older titles to fitinto your graphic novel collection or simplyhighlight them by pulling them out for adisplay, remember to investigate whatclassic titles you already have.There are how many volumes?Graphic novels are serials, and you will need topurchase multiple volumes to get the completestory. Western comics traditionally tell complete story arcs in one volume, like TV seriesrun stand alone episodes. In Japanese manga,every volume expands on the story in progess.There are far fewer entry points for newreaders. For the series your readers aredesperate to finish, you will need to committo completing the series.Build a seed collection of classics andnewer first volumes to test the waters inyour community. Make sure to include titlesfrom the wide range of what’s available.Award winners and literary volumes shouldmix with popular choices like superheroesto meet readers’ demands. A memoir willappeal to the book club crowd, while thelatest manga thriller will draw in a wholeother audience.Comics for everyone!If you are in a public libraryespecially, you should have collectionsfor each of the standard age ranges:children, teens, and adults. Think aboutwho each title appeals to the most.Separating out graphic novel collectionsamong the age ranges gently reminds usersthat there are comics for all these ageranges, and that not every superhero titleis appropriate for an eight-year-old.Continued.on page 21
ContentsNEW New Stand-Alones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 New Classic Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 New Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 New Manga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 New Art & Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 New Collected Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12BACKLIST essentials Essential Stand-Alones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Classic Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Essential Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Essential Manga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Essential Art & Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19Online ResourcesDel Rey Manga’s website with an on-sale calendar, newsletters,previews, and more: www.delreymanga.comRandom House, Inc’s Blog for everything Graphic/Manga/SciFi(Imagine the San Diego Comic Con, but on a website all year round): www.suvudu.comTitan Books’ website for the latest news, newreleases, their Comic-Con site, and more!www.titanbooks.com/home/us/The DC Comics website, covering news,previews and more for all imprints ofone of the most iconic comics publishersin the world: www.dccomics.comThe Radical Comics website,with trailers, news, and series art:www.radicalpublishing.comKEYYA-Suitable for Young Adult Readersee-BookVertical’s website for reviews,previews, and what’s new.www.vertical-inc.com/index.htmlPantheon’s Graphic Novel site,featuring excerpts, new releases,and fun lsGreat for libraries and teachers, thesehigh-quality comic books cover classics,mythology, and biography (for now.):www.steerforth.com/campfireRANDOM HOUSE, INC.www.randomhouse.com/library
NEWStand-AlonesJane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith;Adapted by Tony Lee;Illustrated by Cliff RichardsPRIDE AND PREJUDICEAND ZOMBIES: THEGRAPHIC NOVELThe fiendishly clever mash-up of JaneAusten’s beloved classic with all-newscenes of zombie mayhem—is a NewYork Times bestseller and a major popculture phenom. This graphic noveladaptation, featuring all-originalart, will bring this sensational taleto a whole new audience.Peter BaggeVincent BrunnerBrendan BurfordOTHER LIVESTUNES: A GRAPHIC HISTORYOF ROCK ‘N’ ROLLSYNCOPATED:AN ANTHOLOGY OFNONFICTION PICTO-ESSAYSA smart tale of three unfortunate,occasionally infuriating men, whosevarious forms of fake lives and reallives get smeared around and stirredtogether before everything finallyboils over.978-1-4012-1902-4 24.99/ 29.99C Vertigo HCSpanning around 50 years of popular music, this graphic novel ispoised to be the most original—andmost entertaining—history of rockand pop ever published. Tunes is sureto delight fans of rock and pop nomatter what age.978-0-7893-2200-5 24.95/ 28.95C Rizzoli HC October978-0-345-52068-5 14.99/ 18.99C Del Rey TRYA-Syncopated will give you a daringlydifferent view of the past—from thehistory of vintage postcards to theglory days of old Coney Island. It willimmerse you in fascinating subcultures, from the secret world of graffitiartists to the chess champs of GreenwichVillage. And it will open your eyes topieces of forgotten history and to newperspectives on critical current events.These “picto-essays” encompassmemoir, history, journalism, andbiography in varied visual styles.978-0-345-50529-3 16.95/ 19.95C Villard TR MayCharles BurnsX’ED OUTDoug is having a strange night. Aweird buzzing noise on the other sideof the wall has woken him and there,next to a huge hole torn out of thebricks, wits his beloved cat, Inky.Who died years ago. But who’snonetheless slinking out through thehole, beckoning Doug to follow. Thefirst volume of an epic masterpiecefrom the creator of Black Hole.978-0-307-37913-9 19.95/ 23.95C Pantheon HC October2Dino Buzzati;Translated by Marina HarssPOEM STRIPA path-breaking graphic novel fromthe 1960s—is a dark and alluringinvestigation into mysteries of love,lust, sex, and death by Dino Buzzati,a master of the Italian avant-garde.978-1-59017-323-7 14.95/ 18.95C New York Review Books TRGeoffrey CanadaFIST STICK KNIFE GUN:A PERSONAL HISTORYOF VIOLENCEThe brilliant graphic adaptation of abacklist classic by the renowned activistand children’s advocate OprahWinfrey called “an angel from God.”Geoffrey tells his story of growingup in the South Bronx.978-0-8070-4449-0 15.00/NCR Beacon Press TR OctoberYA-Lewis Carroll;Illustrated by Mahendra SinghTHE HUNTINGOF THE SNARKA brilliant new illustrated version ofLewis Carroll’s nonsense masterpiecein heroic couplets—full of visualriddles, puns, and mysteries.978-1-935554-24-0 14.95/ 17.95C Melville House HC NovemberYA-
Daniel ClowesMISTER WONDERFUL:A LOVE STORYAn Eisner Award-winning storyserialized in the New York TimesMagazine, now with 40 pages ofnew material. Marshall has a blinddate with Natalie. He’s divorced,middle-aged, newly-unemployed.She’s very late. But then she appearsand is too good to be true: youngish, sincere, kind. What's the catch?A touching view of the potentialfor human kindness.NEWStand-AlonesT Cooper;Illustrated by Alex PetrowskyDiana Gabaldon;Illustrated by Hoang NguyenBEAUFORT DIARIESTHE EXILE: AN OUTLANDERGRAPHIC NOVELIt may sound like a familiar story—boy goes to Hollywood, boy befriendsbig star, boy gets almost as famousas the big star, boy finds fametricky—but T Cooper’s first graphicnovel is subversively different. Forone thing, the “boy” is a polar bear.978-1-935554-07-3 15.95/ 18.95C Melville House HCYA-The Exile retells the originalOutlander novel from Jamie Fraser’spoint of view, revealing events neverseen in the original story and givingreaders a whole new insight into theJamie/Claire relationship in brilliantfour-color art. Gabaldon, a formercomic-book writer, wrote thescript herself.978-0-345-50538-5 25.00/NCR Del Rey HC September e978-0-307-37813-2 18.95/ 21.95C Pantheon HC April 2011Mat Johnson;Illustrated by Simone GaneBen KatchorDARK RAIN:A NEW ORLEANS STORYFrom the author of Incognegro, thisis a story of the days after HurricaneKatrina, when two men who fellthrough society’s cracks travel toevacuated New Orleans to pull off thebank heist of a lifetime. Surroundedby death and misery, the men face amoral challenge greater than any otherobstacle they’ve had to overcome.A guidebook for the modern travelerdiscouraged by globalization andnational hatreds. Enter the elaboratefictions of the characters: a vastpanorama of fabled restroom ruins,humane hamburger stands, etherealethnic restaurants, and the livingrooms of world-weary souvenircollectors. Katchor is the firstcartoonist to receive a MacArthurGenius Award.978-1-4012-2160-7 24.99/ 28.99C Vertigo HC August978-0-375-42114-3 21.00 Pantheon HC February 2011THE CARDBOARD VALISESarah GliddenHOW TO UNDERSTANDISRAEL IN 60 DAYS OR LESSSarah Glidden’s pictorial memoirof her government-sponsored tripthrough Israel and the emotionaljourney she never expected to takewhile she was there, her experienceclashing with her preconceivednotions again and again as she findsout things aren’t as simple as sheonce thought.978-1-4012-2233-8 24.99/ 28.99C Vertigo HC NovemberYA-Dean Koontz and Fred Van Lente;Illustrated by Queenie ChanDean KoontzODD IS ON OUR SIDEThe graphic novel follows Odd’s raceto solve the murder of a young boywhose killer appears to be stalking asecond child. Odd’s girlfriend, Stormy,Police Chief Porter, the ghost of ElvisPresley and many other charactersfrom the novel appear as well.A second all-new graphic noveladventure—following the hit successIn Odd We Trust—starring DeanKoontz’s immensely popularcharacter, Odd Thomas.978-0-345-51560-5 10.99/ 11.99C Del Rey TRYA-IN ODD WE TRUST978-0-345-49966-0 10.95/ 12.50C Del Rey TR Ages 13 & UpYA-YA-3
NEWStand-AlonesVERTIGO CRIME: A new line of gritty adult crime comics from some of Vertigo’s best writers and artists.Anderson Gabrych;Illus. Brad RaderJon Evans;Illus. Andrea MuttiPeter Milligan;Illus. by James RombergerBrian Azzarello;Illustrated by Victor SantosFOGTOWNTHE EXECUTORBRONX KILLFILTHY RICH978-1-4012-1384-8 19.99/ 23.99C Vertigo HC August978-1-4012-1385-5 19.99/ 23.99C Vertigo HC978-1-4012-1155-4 19.99/ 24.99C Vertigo HC978-1-4012-1185-1 14.99/ 17.99C Vertigo TR AugustJosh NeufeldDash ShawGB TranJulia WertzA.D.: NEW ORLEANSAFTER THE DELUGEBODYWORLDVIETNAMERICA:A FAMILY’S LEAVETAKINGSAND HOMECOMINGSDRINKING AT THE MOVIESA masterful portrait of a city undersiege. Seven extraordinary true storiesof survival in the days leading up toand following Hurricane Katrina. Acity in chaos with the tragedies andtriumphs that took place within it.978-0-307-37814-9 24.95/ 28.95C Pantheon HC978-0-375-71488-7 16.95/ 19.95C Pantheon TR August978-0-307-37842-2 27.95/ 34.00C Pantheon HCYA-YA-Best American Comics, 2010Nominated for a 2009 Eisner AwardMTV.com Best NonfictionComic of 2009San Francisco Chronicle“Best in Comics”4It’s 2060, and a devastating civilwar has left the country in shambles.This story is about a small town, alowlife botanist, and a mysteriousplant with strange powers. Amind-blowing blend of sciencefiction, classic high school drama,and futuristic what-if—both funnyand fearless.In this graphic memoir, VietnameseAmerican artist Tran tells the storyof his family’s experiences during theVietnam War, a family saga playedout in the shadow of history. But it’salso a story of survival, escape, andreinvention—and of the gift of theAmerican dream, passed on fromfirst-generation immigrants totheir children.978-0-345-50872-0 20.00/ 23.00C Villard HC January 2011In 2007, the 24-year-old Wertzimpulsively deserted her belovedhometown of San Francisco for theunfamiliar streets of Brooklyn. Shedidn’t expect New York to beat herdown like it does so many young artists,but it did, helped along by Wertz’stendency toward hilarious mishapsand impulsive decision making.978-0-307-59183-8 15.00/ 17.00C Three Rivers Press August
Grant Morrison;Illus. Tony Daniel & Lee GarbettNEWClassic CharactersTony DanielFrank MillerBATMAN: R.I.P.BATMAN:BATTLE FOR THE COWLALL STAR BATMAN ANDROBIN, THE BOY WONDER“Batman is pushed past the edge ofsanity in this spectacular story thatmixes icy mind games and passionate outbursts.”“Daniel supplies art from the Jim Leeschool of sinew and scowl, andapplies atmospheric shadows inall the right places.”The high-octane origin story ofDick Grayson’s transformation intoRobin, the Boy Wonder.—Booklist—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review978-1-4012-2576-6 14.99/ 17.99C DC Comics TRYA-978-1-4012-2416-5 19.99/ 24.99C DC Comics HC978-1-4012-2417-2 14.99/ 17.99C DC Comics TR November978-1-4012-2008-2 19.99/ 22.99C DC Comics TRYA-Grant Morrison;Illus. Frank Quitely & Philip TanBATMAN & ROBIN:BATMAN REBORNThe new Dynamic Duo hit the streetswith a bang in their new flyingBatmobile as they face off againstan assemblage of villains called theCircus of Strange.978-1-4012-2566-7 24.99/ 29.99C DC Comics HCYA-YA-Geoff JohnsGeoff JohnsGeoff Johns; Illus. Ivan ReisGreg RuckaGREEN LANTERN:AGENT ORANGEGREEN LANTERN:SECRET ORIGINBLACKEST NIGHTBATWOMAN: ELEGYThis graphic novel sequel to “TheSinestro Corps War” is the preludeto the next major event in the DCUniverse, “The Blackest Night”, andfeatures the war of light explodingacross the Vega System.Discover the “secret origin” of HalJordan’s career as a Green Lantern—how he received his power ring andwhat happened to his mysteriouspredecessor Abin Sur.Throughout the decades, death hasplagued the DC Universe and takenthe lives of heroes and villains alike.But to what end? It’s up to the GreenLantern Corps to lead DC’s greatest ina battle against an army of undeadBlack Lanterns made up of fallenheroes and villains.In this first tale, Batwoman battles amadwoman known only as Alice,inspired by Alice in Wonderland, whosees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable extras!978-1-4012-2420-2 14.99/ 17.99C DC Comics TR978-1-4012-2421-9 19.99/ 24.99C DC Comics HC978-1-4012-2017-4 14.99/ 18.99C DC Comics TR978-1-4012-1990-1 19.99/ 22.99C DC Comics HCYA-978-1-4012-2692-3 24.99/ 28.99C DC Comics HCYA-978-1-4012-2693-0 29.99/ 35.99C DC Comics HC JulyYA-YA-5
NEWSeriesMike CareyAndy Diggle; Illus. JockStephen King and Peter StraubJeff LemireTHE UNWRITTEN(VOLUMES 1-2)THE LOSERS BOOK ONE,VOL. 1 & 2THE TALISMAN: VOLUME 1:THE ROAD OF TRIALSSWEET TOOTH(VOLUMES 1-2)Tom Taylor’s father created theTommy Taylor fantasy series, boywizard novels with popularity onpar with Harry Potter. The problem:Dad modeled the fictional epic soclosely to Tom’s real life that fans areconstantly comparing him to hiscounterpart.dangerously so.A revival of a very old story ofscrewed-over mercenaries at warwith the CIA, with a new movieby the same name coming outstarring Jeffrey Dean Morganand Zoe Saldana.The gripping novel that followsyoung Jack Sawyer on a desperatequest between two worlds—ours, anda mysterious alternate version ofEarth called The Territories—comesto magical life in glowing artwork byTony Shasteen, scripted by StephenKing expert Robin Furth.The story of Gus, a rare new breed ofhuman/animal hybrid children, hasbeen raised in isolation following aninexplicable pandemic that struck adecade earlier.978-1-4012-2733-3 19.99/ 24.99C Vertigo TRVOL 01 978-1-4012-2565-0 9.99/ 12.99C Vertigo TRVOL 02 978-1-4012-2873-6 12.99/ 14.99C Vertigo TR978-0-345-51798-2 25.00/ 29.95C Del Rey HC MayVOL 01 978-1-4012-2696-1 9.99/ 11.99C Vertigo TRVOL 02 978-1-4012-2854-5 12.99/ 14.99C Vertigo TR DecemberYA-YA-Jeremy LoveBAYOU (VOLUMES 1-2)Lee, a young sharecropper’s daughter,sets off across the Old South inpursuit of the truth that will set herfather free from false accusationsof kidnapping.VOL 01 978-1-4012-2382-3 14.99/ 18.99C Zuda TRVOL 02 978-1-4012-2584-1 14.99/ 17.99C Zuda TRYA-Scott Snyder and Stephen King;Illus. Rafael AlbuquerequeAMERICAN VAMPIRE,VOL. 1In these dual stories by Snyder andKing, a young woman who is turnedinto a vampire and sets out on apath of righteous revenge against theEuropean Vampires who abused her,while Skinner Sweet, the originalAmerican Vampire, prowls aroundthe West.978-1-4012-2830-9 24.99/ 28.99C Vertigo HC October6Kanata KonamiCHI’S SWEET HOME(VOLUMES 1-5)The misadventures of a ridiculouslycute and endearing newborn kittennamed Chi, who is adopted by ahuman family when she loses herown on a walk.VOL 01 978-1-934287-81-1 13.95/ 16.95C Vertical TRYA-Mike Raicht and Brian Smith;Illustrated by Charles WilsonTHE STUFF OF LEGEND:BOOK 1: THE DARKWhen a child is taken by the fearsome Boogeyman, his loyal toys rallyand stage a rescue operation to gethim back. Led by the fearless Colonel,Max the Bear, Percy the Pig, Jester,and others must fight hordes of toysin order to save the boy from theabsolutely fearsome Boogeyman.978-0-345-52100-2 13.00/ 15.00C Villard TR April
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Akimine KamijyoCODE:BREAKER 1Sakura Sakurakouji is a beautifulgirl who appears modest and graceful. But really she’s a tomboy with astrong sense of justice—and a masterof martial arts. On her way home,she witnesses a boy burning someonealive with a blue flame, and the verynext day she is startled to see himagain as a transfer student in herclass. His name is Rei Oogami, aself-proclaimed “Code Breaker,” whosemission it is to bring criminals tojustice by eliminating their lives.978-0-345-52099-9 10.99/ 12.99C Del Rey TR July Ages 16 & UpNEWMangaMiyoko Ikeda;Illustrated by Michiyo KikutaEma ToyamaFAIRY NAVIGATOR RUNA 1Hikage Sumino is shy and insecure,comfortable expressing herself onlythrough a blog she keeps. Then, oneday, popular male student Hinataconfesses his romantic interest in her.As she grows closer to Hinata, Hikagestarts to gain confidence. Will Hinatahelp Hikage overcome her insecuritiesand blossom into the person she alwayswanted to be? A touching coming ofage manga from the author of thepopular Tokyopop series Pixie Pop.Runa, an orphan, is a klutzy daydreamer. Her greatest treasure is anamulet that once belonged to hermother which has a big secret behindit. One day a boy and girl snatch theamulet from Runa, leading to a newlife of adventure for her as she learnsmore about her mother’s mysteriousamulet. A magical girl manga thatwill appeal to fans of Shugo Charaand Vampire Knight.978-0-345-52226-9 10.99/ 12.99C Del Rey TR May Ages 13 & UpYA-PANIC X PANIC 1Even though Mitsuki and Kakerugrew up together, they seem to neverget along. After an encounter with ademon, Mitsuki and Kakeru discoverthat they are descendents of priestswho sealed away demons that disrupted the natural order of life. Thedemons have become a problemagain, but can Mitsuki and Kakeruovercome their differences to followin the footsteps of their ancestors andseal away the demons? An urbanfantasy manga that will appeal tofans of Buffy and Mamotte! Lollipop.978-0-345-51463-9 10.99/ 13.99C Del Rey TRAvailable now Ages 13 & UpYA-978-0-345-52243-6 16.99/ 18.99C Del Rey TROctober Ages 13 & UpJason Thompson;Illustrated by Victor HaoKING OF RPGS 1King of RPGs follows the world’smost ambitious gamemaster and hismost powerful player as they rampagethrough all the gaming a Californiacollege has to offer. For fans of PennyArcade and Megatokyo, a hilarioussend-up of manga, gaming, and geekculture from one of the kings of manga.978-0-345-51359-5 10.99/ 13.99C Del Rey TRAvailable now Ages 16 & UpYA-YA-YA-Mika KawamuraI AM HERE! 1Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus;Illustrated by Joon ChoiTHE LAST AIRBENDERNickelodeonKotori MomoyukiAVATAR: THE LASTAIRBENDER 1PINK INNOCENT 1At the South Pole, a lone water tribevillage struggles to survive. Youngwaterbender Katara and her warriorbrother Sokka rescue a mysterious boynamed Aang, who is an airbender—arace of people no one has seen in acentury. Soon, everyone discovers thatAang is the long-lost Avatar. Now it’sup to Katara and Sokka to make surethat Aang faces his destiny: to save theworld! This is a color film comic basedon the original animation, not the film.Cocona Sakuranomiya is a 16-yearold high school student who is wealthyand doesn’t seem to have a firmgrasp of reality. She is in love with aboy name Renji, but he seems to befar more interested in his laptop andthe stock market than girls.Cocona,who is used to getting everything herway doesn’t know how to approachhim properly. Will Cocona be able tocapture his heart? For readers ofAbsolute Boyfriend and Skip Beat, aquirky teen comedy for girls.THE LAST AIRBENDER:PREQUEL: ZUKO’S STORY978-0-345-51852-1 7.99/ 9.99C Del Rey TR June All agesAlso:978-0-345-51468-4 10.99/ 13.99C Del Rey TRAvailable now Ages 13 & Up978-0-345-51854-5 10.99/ 12.99C Del Rey TR May Ages 13 & UpAVATAR: THE LASTAIRBENDER 2The Last Airbender is the major liveaction film launching in July 2010from director M. Night Shyamalan(The Sixth Sense, Signs), inspiredby the animated Avatar: The LastAirbender. This is an originalmanga in black-and-white.978-0-345-51855-2 10.99/ 12.99C Del Rey TR June Ages 13 & UpYA-Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus;Illustrated by Nina MatsumotoYA-978-0-345-51853-8 7.99/ 8.99C Del Rey TR SeptemberYA-YA-9
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