Monday, February 12, 2024

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Comics & Graphic Novels 2024-02-13

Chugong, DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), HYE YOUNG IM, h-goon, J. Torres & Abigail Blackman - Solo Leveling, Vol. 8 (comic) artwork Solo Leveling, Vol. 8 (comic)
Chugong, DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), HYE YOUNG IM, h-goon, J. Torres & Abigail Blackman
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: January 23, 2024
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

After his victory on Jeju Island, the top guilds are all clamoring to recruit Jinwoo Sung, the strongest S-rank hunter and the hero of Korea—a far cry from the hapless E-rank hunter he used to be. As exciting as each new development is, however, Jinwoo’s eager to finally get some answers, so an invitation from the system to return to the double dungeon that changed his life is a welcome opportunity. He’ll have to put the visit on the back burner, though, because first things first—Jinwoo has a guild to establish!



Craig Thompson - Blankets artwork Blankets
Craig Thompson
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $24.99
Publish Date: July 03, 2023
Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Seller: Ingram DV LLC

"Quaint, meditative and sometimes dreamy, blankets will take you straight back to your first kiss."—The Guardian Blankets is the story of a young man coming of age and finding the confidence to express his creative voice. Craig Thompson's poignant graphic memoir plays out against the backdrop of a Midwestern winterscape: finely-hewn linework draws together a portrait of small town life, a rigorously fundamentalist Christian childhood, and a lonely, emotionally mixed-up adolescence. Under an engulfing blanket of snow, Craig and Raina fall in love at winter church camp, revealing to one another their struggles with faith and their dreams of escape. Over time though, their personal demons resurface and their relationship falls apart. It's a universal story, and Thompson's vibrant brushstrokes and unique page designs make the familiar heartbreaking all over again. This groundbreaking graphic novel, winner of two Eisner and three Harvey Awards, is an eloquent portrait of adolescent yearning; first love (and first heartache); faith in crisis; and the process of moving beyond all of that. Beautifully rendered in pen and ink, Thompson has created a love story that lasts.



Suu Morishita - A Sign of Affection Volume 7 artwork A Sign of Affection Volume 7
Suu Morishita
Genre: Manga
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: October 24, 2023
Publisher: Kodansha USA Publishing
Seller: Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC

“I’m falling all over again for this new side of him…”  Emma ambushed Itsuomi at school and dragged him to the arcade, where he was brutally honest about his lack of romantic interest in her. What Itsuomi didn’t realize is that Oushi happened to see them go in together. He also doesn’t know that Oushi confronted Yuki, giving her an embrace that spoke louder than his words ever have, and that left Yuki feeling a sinking guilt. This haze of unrequited feelings seems to threaten Yuki and Itsuomi’s still-tender bond of trust, until Itsuomi makes an astonishing suggestion...



Chugong & DUBU(REDICE STUDIO) - Solo Leveling, Vol. 5 (comic) artwork Solo Leveling, Vol. 5 (comic)
Chugong & DUBU(REDICE STUDIO)
Genre: Fantasy
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: September 20, 2022
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

Jinwoo knows it won’t be long before his true power fully comes to light and the guilds and Hunter’s Association of Korea descend, seeking his allegiance. Since his training has thus far been a solo endeavor, Jinwoo decides he ought to at least see what an A-rank raid is really like. Joining the Hunters’ excavation team is the perfect opportunity to assess a high-level guild in action, even if his role is limited to hauling and mining. That is, until a particularly nasty dungeon boss requires the luggage carrier to step up to carry the team as well!!



Chugong, DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), h-goon, HYE YOUNG IM, J. Torres & Abigail Blackman - Solo Leveling, Vol. 6 (comic) artwork Solo Leveling, Vol. 6 (comic)
Chugong, DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), h-goon, HYE YOUNG IM, J. Torres & Abigail Blackman
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: March 21, 2023
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

Jinwoo continues to progress rapidly through the Demon’s 6 Castle, climbing toward the top floor with the help of a demon noble who has agreed to escort the intruder if it means not having to fight him herself! Preoccupied with his personal quest, Jinwoo is unaware of the escalating threat outside the dungeon. The ant magic beasts that laid waste to Jeju Island are looking to relocate, and if they reach the mainland, all of Korea could fall. Will the combined S-ranks of Japan and Korea be enough to quell the swarm—and will Jinwoo be joining them?!



Gene Luen Yang - American Born Chinese artwork American Born Chinese
Im Schmelztiegel Amerikas
Gene Luen Yang
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $25.99
Publish Date: May 15, 2023
Publisher: Cross Cult
Seller: Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH

Die Graphic-Novel-Vorlage zur großen Disney+-Actionkomödie AMERICAN BORN CHINESE ist ein teils autobiografisches Werk aus der meisterlichen Feder des New-York-Times-Bestsellerautors Gene Yang (AVATAR – HERR DER ELEMENTE) und erzählt die Geschichte dreier Figuren, die zunächst nichts zu verbinden scheint: Jin Wang, der mit seiner Familie in eine neue Nachbarschaft zieht, nur um feststellen zu müssen, dass er der einzige Schüler mit chinesisch-amerikanischen Wurzeln an seiner neuen Schule ist; der mächtige Affenkönig, Mittelpunkt einer der ältesten und größten chinesischen Fabeln; und Chin-Kee, die Verkörperung des schlimmsten chinesischen Stereotyps, der das Leben seines Cousins Danny mit seinen jährlichen Besuchen ein ums andere Mal ruiniert. Ihre Leben und Geschichten sollen in dieser spannenden modernen Fabel im Zuge einer unerwarteten Wendung bald aufeinandertreffen. Gene Luen Yang, der fünfte nationale Botschafter der USA für Jugendliteratur und MacArthur Fellow, zog mit AMERICAN BORN CHINESE 2006 in das Finale des National Book Award für Jugendliteratur ein und im Jahr 2007 erhielt er den Michael L. Printz Award, gewann den Eisner Award in der Kategorie "Best Graphic Album: New", war in der Kategorie "Best Coloring" nominiert und wurde mit dem Titel "Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year" ausgezeichnet.



Hergé - Le Secret de La Licorne artwork Le Secret de La Licorne
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1943
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

« Quel est celui de tous mes personnages que je préfère ?... Je crois bien que c’est le capitaine Haddock. Il a tellement de défauts que je le reconnais presque comme un ami intime, comme un frère, comme un second moi-même... » Hergé L’ancêtre du capitaine Haddock a dissimulé un fabuleux magot. Où ? Là est la question. En tout cas, cela intéresse beaucoup de monde. Ainsi, les frères Loiseau, propriétaires du château de Moulinsart. Une palpitante chasse au trésor. Tintin a traversé le siècle de son créateur Georges Remi, alias Hergé (1907-1983) et il est l’un des plus célèbres héros de bande dessinée. Mêlant enquête, mystère et humour, ses aventures sont ancrées dans l’actualité qui a marqué le vingtième siècle.



Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli - Batman: Year One artwork Batman: Year One
Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: July 31, 2012
Publisher: DC Comics
Seller: DC Comics.

One of the most important and critically acclaimed Batman adventures ever. Written by Frank Miller (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS), with art by David Mazzucchelli (Daredevil), YEAR ONE tells the entire dramatic story of Batman's first year fighting crime. This collection includes new introductions by Miller and Mazzucchelli, loads of reproductions of original pencils, promotional art, unseen Mazzucchelli Batman art, Richmond Lewis's color samples, script pages and other surprises. Collects BATMAN #404-407.



Kentaro Miura - Berserk Volume 2 artwork Berserk Volume 2
Kentaro Miura
Genre: Horror
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: December 21, 2004
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

The evil Count uses his dark powers to transform a defeated guard captain into an inhuman horror to combat Guts, the Black Swordsman. Puck, Guts’ pint-sized fairy sidekick, is captured when he attempts to stop an old doctor’s execution, and he is given as a gift to the count’s daughter, a sweet girl in a gilded cage, imprisoned by her father in her own room. Guts, determined to make mincemeat of the Count, assaults the castle and carves a swath of blood-soaked destruction through the Count’s minions. Face-to-face with the Black Swordsman at last, the Count reveals his true form, and even Guts’ super-sized sword may not be big enough to contend with this demonic monstrosity!



Gege Akutami - Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13 artwork Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 13
The Shibuya Train Incident--Thunderclap--
Gege Akutami
Genre: Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: December 07, 2021
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

Dagon has evolved into a terrifying curse, releasing a flood of endless cursed energy attacks at Nabito, Maki, and Nanami! At the same time, a group of curse users devoted to Geto attempt to summon the jujutsu world’s most terrifying threat.



Alex A. - L'Agent Jean - Saison 2 - Tome 1 artwork L'Agent Jean - Saison 2 - Tome 1
Épopée virtuelle
Alex A.
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: April 27, 2016
Publisher: Presses Aventure
Seller: Messageries A.D.P. Inc.

Retrouvez Billy, Bulle, WXT, Jean et EVA dans une bataille effrénée contre Gabriel Lobe ! Billy a créé une nouvelle console très puissante de jeux virtuels, mais Gabriel Lobe, génie informaticien, réussit à s'emparer du contrôle de la machine et à emprisonner l'esprit de tous les membres de l'Agence. Seuls Jean et Eva parviennent à ne pas se faire prendre et seront confrontés à un Gabriel Lobe doté d'une super puissance. Afin de libérer ses amis, Jean devra faire appel à son expérience en jeux vidéo…



Gamei Hitsuji & COMTA - The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! (Manga) Volume 1 artwork The Magic in this Other World is Too Far Behind! (Manga) Volume 1
Gamei Hitsuji & COMTA
Genre: Other
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 11, 2019
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Seller: J-Novel Club LLC

Suimei and two of his best friends find themselves mysteriously summoned to another world. There’s a cute princess, magic galore, a Demon Lord that needs to be defeated, and a world that needs to be saved—the works! Too bad Suimei isn’t interested. His friends are all too ready to play the parts of heroes, but Suimei just wants to get home. He has an advantage as a magician... but he’s in for a rude awakening when he finds out what actually passes for magic in these parts.



Matsuri Akai & Hiroyuki Aigamo - My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 3 artwork My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 3
Matsuri Akai & Hiroyuki Aigamo
Genre: Fantasy
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: December 22, 2020
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Seller: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC.

Hunting for the strength to avenge his murdered friend, Akira set his sights on reaching the bottom of an ancient labyrinth. There, Akira discovers a huge, talking black cat--a servant of the Demon King and unexpected ally. After they form a pact to join forces, a magic circle whisks Akira away to the home of his new companion Emilia, the land of the elves. There, unexpected secrets about Emilia's history come into dangerous focus!



Matsuri Akai & Hiroyuki Aigamo - My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 4 artwork My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Manga) Vol. 4
Matsuri Akai & Hiroyuki Aigamo
Genre: Action
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: April 25, 2023
Publisher: Seven Seas Entertainment
Seller: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC.

Akira got summoned to another world along with his entire class, but it quickly became clear that the king who brought them there had ulterior motives. Framed for the murder of his own friend and ally, Akira has taken his newfound skills as an assassin on the run, gaining strength in secret to someday claim revenge. After meeting an elf-maiden named Amelia, he accompanied her back to her homeland, where he put an old elven grudge to rest. Now his journey takes him to the land of the beast-men, searching for a smith worthy of the ultimate blade.



Naoya Matsumoto - Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 5 artwork Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 5
Naoya Matsumoto
Genre: Fantasy
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: January 10, 2023
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

The Defense Force has taken Kafka into custody and has plans to dispose of him. Kafka attempts to plead his case with Director General Shinomiya, wielder of the mighty Kaiju No. 2’s power and the person lauded as the strongest in Defense Force history. But when Kafka’s pleas fail to move the director general, he winds up facing him in combat! What’s more, he starts to lose control of his kaiju form! Can Kafka keep it together long enough to save his own skin?



Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin & Eli Powell - Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons Of Ares artwork Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons Of Ares
Pierce Brown, Rik Hoskin & Eli Powell
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $25.99
Publish Date: March 07, 2018
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Seller: Dynamic Forces, Inc.

From the world of the best-selling YA series Red Rising comes a story of love and loss and rage! In the future, when mankind has spread across the stars, the hierarchy of man is dictated by the color of one’s caste. The Golds rule all, but what will happen when one falls for a lowly Red? See how a forbidden love will set the course of events for the future and lead to the formation of the formidable Sons of Ares! Written by author Pierce Brown (The Red Rising Trilogy) and Rik Hoskin (Heroes of Skyrealm, Brandon Sanderson’s White Sand), with art by Eli Powell (Yakuza Demon Killers, The 13th Artifact), comes the in-continuity story of revolution and Red Rising!



Eiichiro Oda - One Piece Tome 13 artwork One Piece Tome 13
Tiens bon !!
Eiichiro Oda
Genre: Action
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: August 27, 2014
Publisher: Glénat Manga
Seller: Hachette Livre

Baroque Works… À peine ont-ils pénétré sur Grand Line que Luffy et son équipage deviennent la cible d’une organisation criminelle secrète. Ils ne tarderont pas à apprendre le nom de l’homme à la tête de cette organisation, ce qui n’arrangera en rien leurs affaires, loin de là…



Tite Kubo - Bleach Tome 1 artwork Bleach Tome 1
The Death and the Strawberry
Tite Kubo
Genre: Action
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: March 19, 2014
Publisher: Glénat Manga
Seller: Hachette Livre

Adolescent de quinze ans, Ichigo Kurosaki possède un don particulier : celui de voir les esprits. Un jour, il croise la route d'une belle Shinigami (un être spirituel) en train de pourchasser une "âme perdue", un esprit maléfique qui hante notre monde et n'arrive pas à trouver le repos.Mise en difficulté par son ennemi, la jeune fille décide alors de prêter une partie de ses pouvoirs à Ichigo, mais ce dernier hérite finalement de toute la puissance du Shinigami. Contraint d'assumer son nouveau statut, Ichigo va devoir gérer ses deux vies : celle de lycéen ordinaire, et celle de chasseur de démons... Bleach est l'oeuvre d'un mangaka prometteur, Taito Kubo, et le dernier succès des Editions Shueisha. Manga d'action au rythme trépidant, au graphisme soigné et à l'intrigue palpitante, Bleach est la nouvelle bonne surprise du manga au pays du Soleil Levant.



Bartosz Sztybor, Jesús Hervás & Giulia Brusco - Cyberpunk 2077: You Have My Word #1 artwork Cyberpunk 2077: You Have My Word #1
Bartosz Sztybor, Jesús Hervás & Giulia Brusco
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: April 28, 2021
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Dark Horse Comics Inc.

A new urban development proposal is being pushed through city council--a flagrant infraction on those safeguarded by the Valentinos gang. They enlist the service of three cyberpunks to discreetly and strategically terminate the project, but their subject is more than an ordinary target.



Yûji Kaku - Hell's Paradise T07 artwork Hell's Paradise T07
Yûji Kaku
Genre: Action
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: March 04, 2020
Publisher: Crunchyroll
Seller: Hachette Livre

Les renforts débarquent enfin sur l'île, le puissant Shugen à leur tête, et donnent la mesure de leur puissance face aux sôshin. Pendant ce temps, alors que Chôbê se familiarise avec les Tensen et découvre leurs véritables objectifs, Gabimaru et le reste des survivants cherchent à tout prix un moyen de quitter cet enfer. Entre ésotérisme, stratégie et affrontements, la tension monte d'un cran sur l'île !



John Broome & Gil Kane - Showcase (1956-1978) #22 artwork Showcase (1956-1978) #22
John Broome & Gil Kane
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: September 02, 1959
Publisher: DC Comics
Seller: DC Comics.

The very first appearance of one of DC's greatest heroes, Hal Jordan! Test pilot Hal Jordan traces a downed aircraft to the Southwest desert, where he finds the dying alien being, Abin Sur, one of the Green Lantern Corps, whose ring chooses Hal to be Earth's new Green Lantern! Plus, “THE SECRET OF THE FLAMING SPEAR!” and “THE MENACE OF THE RUNAWAY MISSLE!”



Willy Lambil & Raoul Cauvin - The Bluecoats - Volume 8 - Auld Lang Blue artwork The Bluecoats - Volume 8 - Auld Lang Blue
Willy Lambil & Raoul Cauvin
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: July 03, 2015
Publisher: CINEBOOK
Seller: Media Diffusion

Two companies are competing to build the intercontinental railway. When one sends saboteurs to intercept the powder needed to pierce tunnels through the mountains, the other calls upon Lucky Luke to protect a last chance convoy. The problem is, it’s not powder that gets loaded onto the train this time – it’s nitroglycerin! And as if that wasn’t enough, the saboteurs are still around ... and the Daltons are convinced the train is full of gold!



Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima - Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest Chapitre 129 artwork Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest Chapitre 129
Gennai et Kôtetsu
Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima
Genre: Action
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 01, 2023
Publisher: Pika
Seller: Hachette Livre

Rog délivre Grey et Wendy, mais deux nouveaux alchimistes entrent en scène.



Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima - Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest Chapitre 132 artwork Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest Chapitre 132
Dream Death World
Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima
Genre: Action
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 22, 2023
Publisher: Pika
Seller: Hachette Livre

Erza, Gerald et Minerva doivent affronter deux nouvelles alchimistes, Rousseau et Enny.



Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima - Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest Chapitre 130 artwork Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest Chapitre 130
Fumée d'alchimie
Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima
Genre: Action
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 08, 2023
Publisher: Pika
Seller: Hachette Livre

Natsu et ses compagnons ont trouvé Athena, mais ils sont confrontés à deux alchimistes, Gennai et Kôtetsu.