MAKE A FRESH START IN EDEN Wounded in a tragic and bloody fight with Boiled, Balot is rescued and brought to Eden, a former research institution. In Eden, she finds peace… but all of that could come crashing down around her when an assassin invades the tranquil garden of her new home. SC, 200pgs, B&W

PLACE YOUR BETS Rune Balot has discovered the location of Shell’s erased memories – hidden inside the four $100 million casino chips at Eggnog Blue, the casino operated by Shell himself! Will Balot and Dr. Easter be able to turn two thousand dollars into $400 million to recover Shell’s memories and hold him accountable for murdering Balot? The casino showdown begins here! SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W

PICK A CARD, ANY CARD To get the four million-dollar-chips in which Shell’s missing memories are stored, Balot and company take on the casino at the blackjack table. But the dealer may have more tricks up his sleeve than any of them could have imagined, and suddenly the odds are stacked against them! SC, 200pgs, B&W

Why me? It was to be the last thought a young prostitute, Rune-Balot, would ever have...as a human anyway. Taken in by a devious gambler named Shell, she became a slave to his cruel desires and would have been killed by his hand if not for the self-aware Universal Tool (and little yellow mouse) known as Oeufcoque. Now a cyborg, Balot is not only nigh-invulnerable but has the ability to disrupt electrical systems of all sorts. But even these powers may not be enough for Balot to deal with Shell, who offloads his memories to remain above the law, the immense assassin Dimsdale-Boiled, or the neon-noir streets of Mardock City itself. Length: 680 pages

The life of a private mercenary is far more grueling than he could have ever imagined! Our hero Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job after the dissolution of his company. Unwilling to return to his old NEET ways, he applies online to a private military security company, thinking the benefits to be promising. After what appears to be a baffling test, he's assigned to be an "operator of operators" and begins his training in a foreign country. SC, 5x7, 175pgs, PC

The life of a private mercenary is far more grueling than he could have ever imagined! Our hero Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job after the dissolution of his company. Unwilling to return to his old NEET ways, he applies online to a private military security company, thinking the benefits to be promising. After what appears to be a baffling test, he's assigned to be an "operator of operators" and begins his training in a foreign country. SC, 5x7, 175pgs, PC

Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job after the dissolution of his company. Unwilling to return to his old NEET ways, he applies online to a private military security company, thinking the benefits to be promising. After what appears to be a baffling test, he's assigned to be an "operator of operators" and begins his training in a foreign country. The life of a private mercenary is far more grueling than he could have ever imagined! SC, 5x7, 200pgs, PC

Ryouta Arata is an otaku who's just lost his job after the dissolution of his company. Unwilling to return to his old NEET ways, he applies online to a private military security company, thinking the benefits to be promising. After what appears to be a baffling test, he's assigned to be an "operator of operators" and begins his training in a foreign country. The life of a private mercenary is far more grueling than he could have ever imagined! SC, 5x7, 200pgs, PC

No Place Like Home... A year has passed since Arata took the child soldiers under his wing, after discovering they were on the receiving end of his orders. In that time, he has toured numerous battlefields across Asia, while doing his best to provide for the kids under his care. Fed up with forcing them to continue to fight just to survive, Arata takes them to Japan in hopes that his peaceful homeland may provide a solution to the dilemma he faces. What solution will he come up? SC, 5x7, 200pgs, PC

After forming a truce with the cult they were originally contracted to confront, Arata and his crew set out for Thailand. Immediately upon landing, a rich aristocrat by the name of Li Seiran comes to him with a proposition, to stop a certain company from trafficking children out of the country. But with his reputation as the renowned Headmaster now flowing through mercenary channels, will Arata still be able to keep his kids safe? SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W

Having come to Thailand in the hopes of finding a way to support his children without forcing them onto the battlefield, Arata instead finds himself being asked to recruit more children from the slums and expand his mercenary operations. It may be the only way to save them from being exploited by a far more predatory company, but he still feels conflicted about sending yet more children to war. Will he be able to escape this industry before it claims the lives of his precious kids? SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W

The fires of vengeance burn on... With Arata's battle against his former employer concluded, the situation's finally stabilizing. After careful deliberation, he decides to recruit child soldiers from Thailand's slums on Miss Li's request. Unbeknownst to Arata, while his rival company may have backed out for now, there are still those within it whose personal grudge against him won't let them rest until they've had their revenge. SC, 200pgs, B&W

Arata believed his travails in Thailand were over, but Kishimoto has other plans. The moment Arata lets his guard down, his former colleague strikes, kidnapping Hakim and Sophie. For the first time, Arata must contend with the imminent threat of a subordinate's death. Will he crack, or will he find a way to follow through under such pressure? SC, 200pgs, B&W

Driven insane by the loss of his daughter and the death of Hakim, Kishimoto turned on his coworker and killed him in cold blood. After this, he used Sophie to goad Arata into a final showdown at a park in Thailand. From training camp comrades to bitter adversaries, how will this confrontation end as their two paths collide? SC, 200pgs, B&W

Arata finally makes the move against the Chinese army his sponsors have been waiting for. The effort goes well at first as he recaptures a series of villages with no casualties, but his seemingly unstoppable momentum grinds to a halt as Arata discovers deeper complexities to this struggle than he ever imagined! SC, 200pgs, B&W

As the Burmese army terrorizes the local population, Arata realizes he has to clean house before he can focus on the Chinese. His efforts to end his allies' suppression of their own citizens lead him to Yangon, where the UN peacekeeping team is detained and an unlikely reunion lies in wait for him. SC, 200pgs, B&W

The battle in Myanmar rages on fiercer than ever before. China has deployed their helicopters and drones, while Arata's allies, the Burmese Army, turn out to be far less reliable than he'd hoped. It will take the full extent of his considerable wit to continue winning his battles and keeping his kids alive. Fortunately, by rescuing the nearby villagers from their own government's tyranny, he may have inadvertently created the perfect strategic opportunity for himself. SC, 5x7, 200pgs, B&W

With the Chinese Army presenting an overwhelming difference in firepower to his own forces, Arata employs guerrilla tactics to successfully take out a key refueling base. However, this enrages the Chinese Army more than expected, leading to an air strike against Camp Hakim in retaliation. With the Burmese Army still disorganized and his sponsors unwilling to lend further aid, the only person Arata can rely on to get them out of this mess is himself. SC, 200pgs, B&W

You are a Margrave, a military commander, charged with leading knights and citizens to slay monsters and build Ward Towers throughout the cities of Valeria. Once the Ward Towers are erected and their magical gems are installed, they’ll be able to zap monsters and finally bring peace to the Kingdom. 2-5 Players 60-120 Min Age: 14+

She read Yukiko's Spinach for the hundredth time. Was that really her looking so young? In the four years since then she had been the mangaka's only model and love. This trip to the beautiful island of Enoshima was typical. They would find the best shooting locations, of course, but also enjoy each other. It's the rainy season and the hydrangeas are in full bloom. He knew she would leave soon... A poignant, often droll tale from two of the most exciting creators in the medium today.

Preview. She's Marjorie Finnegan. She's a temporal criminal. What more do you need to know? Oh, all right then: all Marj wants to do is race up and down the time-lanes, stealing every shiny-gleamy-pretty-sparkly she can lay her hands on. But her larcenous trail from the Big Bang to the Ninety-fifth Reich has drawn the beady eye of the Temporal PD, whose number one Deputy Marshall is now hard on our heroine's tail-and taking things extremely personally. Worse still, Marj's worthless creep of an ex and his even scummier partner have seen an angle of their own in all this, and now intend to use her time-tech to change history for their own benefit. Marj's only ally? A guy called Tim. And he's just a head. I mean come on, what use is just a head... SC, 7x10, 208pgs, FC

Preview. Collects the first four issues of the hit series! She's Marjorie Finnegan. She's a temporal criminal. What more do you need to knwo? Oh, all right then: all Marj wants to do is race up and down the timelines, stealing every shiny-gleamy-pretty-sparkly she can lay her hands on. But her larcenous trail from the Big Bang to the Ninety-Fifth Reich has drawn the beady eye of the Temporal PD, whose number one Deputy Marshall is now hard on our heroine's tail, and taking things extremely personally. Worse still, Marj's worthless creep of an ex and his even scummier partner have seen an angle of their own in all this, and they intend to use her time-tech to change history for their own benefit. Marj's only ally? A guy called Tim. And he's just a head. I mean, come on. What use is just a head...? SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC

Whether you're drawing super-heroes, manga and anime characters, robots, highly detailed photorealistic figures or anything in between, hands can be the most challenging aspect of creating compelling characters that gesture, communicate, and truly come to life. In simple step-by-step lessons along with plenty of full-color examples, popular instructor and author Mark Crilley takes you from the basics to the finer points. All you need is paper, pencil, and eraser. How-To Book, SC, 8x11, 128pgs, FC

Mark Twain's Niagara is an adventurous, original graphic novel based on the short story "Niagara" written by Mark Twain in the 1860's. The famous author embarks on an incredible journey through legend and history, as we follow a younger version of himself into the Niagara region by steam train. Through Twain's eyes, we discover some of the most exciting events of the past, encountering familiar and mysterious figures, some living, some long since passed. SC, 96pgs, FC (1 of 2)