Monday, August 5, 2024

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Comics & Graphic Novels 2024-08-05

Cullen Bunn - Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe artwork Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe
Cullen Bunn
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: November 26, 2014
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

Collects Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe #14. What if everything you thought was funny about Deadpool was actually just disturbing? What if he decided to kill everyone and everything that makes up the Marvel Universe? What if he actually pulled it off? Would that be FUN for you? The Merc with a Mouth takes a turn for the twisted in a horror comic like no other!



Sanshiro Kasama - Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 1 artwork Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 1
Sanshiro Kasama
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: February 08, 2022
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

Anyway, Deadpool lands in Tokyo with a bang! What could possibly go wrong when Iron Man invites Deadpool join the Avengers' new Samurai Squad? After all, Deadpool is just in it for the money…and the trip to Japan. This is fine, right?



Sanshiro Kasama - Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 2 artwork Deadpool: Samurai, Vol. 2
Sanshiro Kasama
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: June 14, 2022
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

Deadpool has proven to be a core member of the Avengers Samurai Squad, as befits such a well-loved, respected, efficient, and handsome hero. (Sakura Spider, Neiro, and Kage are present as well.) But Loki is still lurking in the shadows, determined to lure Deadpool to the side of darkness through his wicked schemes. Look, we’ll just say it: this time it’s Deadpool versus Thanos, and it only gets weirder from there!



Grant Morrison - New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection artwork New X-Men Modern Era Epic Collection
E Is For Extinction
Grant Morrison
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: June 26, 2024
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

Collects New X-Men (2001) #114-126 and Annual 2001. Writer Grant Morrison propels the X-Men into the 21st century! Cassandra Nova will stop at nothing to see all mutants exterminated. Her wild Sentinels' first strike on Genosha brings death and horror beyond belief, but she has far more personal plans for the X-Men! Meanwhile, joined by wicked telepath Emma Frost and mysterious powerhouse Xorn, the X-Men go public and expand Xavier's school to train a new generation of mutants - including the insect-like Angel, bird-boy Beak and telepathic quintuplets the Stepford Cuckoos! As the team faces the disturbing threat of John Sublime and his organ-harvesting U-Men, Jean's powers flare out of control, the Beast makes a frightening discovery, and Professor X lies near death! Can the X-Men withstand Cassandra's return - with the full might of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard at her command?



Rafael Medoff & Dean Motter - Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America artwork Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America
Rafael Medoff & Dean Motter
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: February 27, 2024
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

A compelling nonfiction graphic novel, Whistleblowers is the true story of four courageous individuals who risked their careers—or their lives—to confront the unfolding Holocaust. Who were the whistleblowers? Alan Cranston—a young journalist and future U.S. senator who exposed the truth of Hitler’s plans. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.—a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet who confronted the President over the plight of Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler Jan Karski—an eyewitness to Nazi atrocities who met with American and British officials to alert them about the death camps. Josiah E. DuBois Jr.—an American civil servant who blew the whistle on colleagues inside the Roosevelt administration who were blocking the rescue of refugees. Acclaimed author Dr. Rafael Medoff, director of the David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, and award-winning comics creator Dean Motter bring to life these tales of moral courage in the face of genocide.



Chugong, h-goon, DUBU(REDICE DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), J. Torres, HYE YOUNG IM & Abigail Blackman - Solo Leveling, Vol. 10 (comic) artwork Solo Leveling, Vol. 10 (comic)
Chugong, h-goon, DUBU(REDICE DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), J. Torres, HYE YOUNG IM & Abigail Blackman
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $13.99
Expected Publish Date: November 19, 2024
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

Saving Japan from total destruction at the hands of the King of Giants earns Jinwoo and Ahjin Guild world-wide recognition and a spot at the International Guild Conference. But heading to America means crossing paths with Dongsoo Hwang, who has a bone to pick with Jinwoo about the death of his brother—and isn’t above using Jinho as bait!



Eiichiro Oda - One Piece, Vol. 1 artwork One Piece, Vol. 1
Romance Dawn
Eiichiro Oda
Genre: Fantasy Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: November 02, 2010
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...



Kentaro Miura - Berserk Volume 2 artwork Berserk Volume 2
Kentaro Miura
Genre: Manga
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!



Jason Aaron & Ron Garney - Wolverine - Weapon X, Vol. 1: Adamantium Men artwork Wolverine - Weapon X, Vol. 1: Adamantium Men
Jason Aaron & Ron Garney
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: February 21, 2012
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

In the jungles of Colombia, people are turning up dead, whole villages brutally slaughtered by a team of soldiers who move through the shadows like ghosts. On the streets of San Francisco, Logan learns that the files from the old Weapon X program, the blueprints for building Adamantiumlaced super soldiers like himself, have fallen into the hands of the evil corporation, Roxxon. Once again, it seems, someone is looking to build the perfect killing machine. That means it's time for Wolverine to step in, and remind them that someone already did. Wolverine: Weapon X (2009) #1-5.



Gege Akutami - Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9 artwork Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 9
Premature Death
Gege Akutami
Genre: Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: April 06, 2021
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto have been assigned a mission to escort the Star Plasma Vessel to Master Tengen. When they’re ambushed by Toji Fushiguro, a mercenary known as the Sorcerer Killer, will Gojo and Geto survive? And will this be the turning point where Gojo becomes the world's strongest exorcist while Geto embraces a life of ruin and rebellion?



Paul Jenkins, Andy Kubert & Richard Isanove - Wolverine: Origin artwork Wolverine: Origin
Paul Jenkins, Andy Kubert & Richard Isanove
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: October 09, 2012
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

Collects Origin (2001) #1-6. Marvel's best-kept mutant mystery revealed! Before the X-Men, before Weapon X, Wolverine's struggle with his subconscious savagery first flourished in family tragedy. Some of Marvel's most acclaimed creators unite to tell the tale that shaped mutantdom's mightiest misfit.



Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld, Mark Waid, Joe Madureira, Joe Kelly, Ian Churchill, Ed McGuinness & Mark Farmer - Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1 artwork Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1
Fabian Nicieza, Rob Liefeld, Mark Waid, Joe Madureira, Joe Kelly, Ian Churchill, Ed McGuinness & Mark Farmer
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $16.99
Publish Date: July 17, 2012
Publisher: Disney Publishing Worldwide
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

Collects Deadpool (1993) #1-4, Deadpool (1994) #1-4, Deadpool (1997) #1. He's the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, and with sidekick Weasel in tow, he sets out on a quest for romance, money, and mayhem - not necessarily in that order - only to learn he's being hunted by an enemy he killed years before! As if that isn't enough, the Juggernaut crashes into the action, and it's the unstoppable vs. the un-shut-up-able! But all may not be lost if the sultry Siryn can inject a little sanity into the proceedings! Will Deadpool be steered toward a better life by his new heartthrob, or stay the chaotic course he's set for himself? The answer is Yes! Guest-starring the New Mutants, Banshee, Sasquatch, and more!



Kentaro Miura - Berserk Volume 26 artwork Berserk Volume 26
Kentaro Miura
Genre: Manga
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: December 09, 2008
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Guts, the Black Swordsman, goes from the frying pan to the fire as he must enter the mating chamber in the horrifying lair of trolls to rescue his love, Casca, and the Lady Farnese from the loathsome attentions of the hideous beasts. But while even an army of trolls cannot stand against Guts's boundless fury, the mightiest of warriors is no match for a demon lord. And so when Slan of the Godhand manifests from the entrails of slain trolls and takes Guts into her deadly embrace, Guts discovers he may not only be fighting for his life, but for his very soul!



Kentaro Miura - Berserk Volume 27 artwork Berserk Volume 27
Kentaro Miura
Genre: Manga
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: February 10, 2009
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Now equipped with the mystical Berserker Armor, Guts fights on against the dragon-form of Grunbeld and his legion of fanatic apostle soldiers. But the very armor that holds Guts together — in a nightmarishly literal sense — might be the last straw that tears his tortured mind apart! While Guts struggles to hold his own against his inner demons, monsters of a very different sort rally in Windham as the Kushan Emperor, Ganishka, and the newly reborn Griffith rally their forces in a head-to-head struggle for control of all of Midland. But when the dust finally settles, there may be little left of the kingdom to claim!



Ryoko Kui, Taylor Engel & Abigail Blackman - Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 2 artwork Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 2
Ryoko Kui, Taylor Engel & Abigail Blackman
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: August 22, 2017
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

With the possibility of starvation as a constant companion, Laios's party continues advancing deeper into the dungeon. The adventurers have made it to the third floor, but only rotting zombies, ghastly spirits, living paintings, and golems await them--all of which are absolutely inedible. The party has come this far by adapting and learning how to live off the dubious bounties of the dungeon. But how will they manage when even the meanest monster won't make a decent meal?



Eiichiro Oda - One Piece, Vol. 90 artwork One Piece, Vol. 90
Sacred Marijoa
Eiichiro Oda
Genre: Fantasy Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: May 07, 2019
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

The Straw Hats' flag floats on the water... Have they fallen at last to the relentless assault of Big Mom's deadly pirates?! Or can they escape and finally make their way to the mysterious country of Wano? Meanwhile, the world's leaders assemble for the Reverie. What is the world government plotting?



Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima - Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest T05 artwork Fairy Tail - 100 Years Quest T05
Atsuo Ueda & Hiro Mashima
Genre: Action Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: June 10, 2020
Publisher: Pika
Seller: Hachette Livre

Natsu est-il mort ?! Sous les coups d’une attaque menée par Reis, le dragon fantôme, Natsu a perdu son âme. Alors que  Reis s’apprête à dévorer cette dernière, de vieilles connaissances  interviennent pour empêcher que l’irréversible ne se produise... Les plans du mage blanc se déroulent comme prévu : les mages  de Fairy Tail sont contraints de s’affronter. Lucy va-t-elle  s’en sortir face à Elfman et ses soeurs ?! Erza résistera-t-elle à Gerald ?! Le mage blanc et la guilde de Diabolos  ne doivent surtout pas atteindre les cinq joyaux !



Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy & Travis McElroy - The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game artwork The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game
Griffin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy & Travis McElroy
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: July 16, 2024
Publisher: First Second
Seller: Macmillan

Taako, Magnus, and Merle are forced to gamble everything in The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game, a hilarious and heart-wrenching adaptation of the explosively popular D&D podcast! As we enter the home stretch of this campaign, there’s never been a better time to join the party! And if you’re a fan of Critical Role and Dimension 20, then this here’s a bet that’ll sure to pay off. Our heroes are finally nearing the end of their quest to collect the seven Grand Relics, dangerous magical artifacts which threaten the world as they know it. The penultimate item on their adventuring to-do list is the Animus Bell, which The Director tells them is hidden at the heart of Wonderland, a carnival of torment. Once inside, the boys will have their shot at winning the Bell...but each step forward comes at a horrible cost. And the deeper they go ― the closer they get ― the higher a price they’ll pay. And if they can secure the Bell, surely then the worst will be over, right? Surely they’ll go back up to their Moonbase in the sky, and hand the Bell over to The Director, and Bureau life will return to normal while they begin their hunt for the final relic, right? They’re so close to the end, after all, and they’ve gone through so much to get this far. There can’t possibly be any further surprises in store… Praise for The Adventure Zone series: "Topping the New York Times bestseller list and building out its stories in fascinating new ways . . . it’s become a cultural phenomenon." —Entertainment Weekly "Full of charm and snark and wit. Join the party!" —Felicia Day, author of Embrace Your Inner Weird "The Adventure Zone is fun, hilarious, and also smart. Hey, guys, can I have a cameo next time?” —Adam Savage, MythBusters “My excitement about this existing cannot be dwarfed by anything. You see what I did there.” —Jean Grae, hip-hop artist, actor, and comedian “Gorgeous art—the characters come to life! I am so happy that this graphic novel is a thing that exists in the world.” —Hank Green, author of Crash Course and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Books in The Adventure Zone series: The Adventure Zone: Here There Be Gerblins (Book 1) The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited (Book 2) The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal (Book 3) The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom (Book 4) The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour (Book 5) The Adventure Zone: The Suffering Game (Book 6)



Dan Jurgens, Doug Moench, Geoff Johns, George P�rez, Javier Fernandez, Brad Walker, Kyle Hotz & Aaron Lopresti - Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse artwork Tales from the DC Dark Multiverse
Dan Jurgens, Doug Moench, Geoff Johns, George P�rez, Javier Fernandez, Brad Walker, Kyle Hotz & Aaron Lopresti
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $22.99
Publish Date: March 03, 2020
Publisher: DC Comics
Seller: DC Comics.

After the events of Dark Nights: Metal, a gateway into the Dark Multiverse has opened, and its stories are revealed! Journey into twisted and tragic worlds where Bruce Wayne never reclaimed the mantle of the Bat from Azrael, Lois Lane became the Eradicator, and more! Collects Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Batman: Knightfall #1, Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Death of Superman #1, Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Blackest Night #1, Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1, and Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Teen Titans: The Judas Contract #1 Plus these inspirational issues Batman #497, Superman #75, Blackest Night #1, Infinite Crisis #1 and Tales of the Teen Titans Annual #3



Chris Claremont - Wolverine artwork Wolverine
Weapon X Gallery Edition
Chris Claremont
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: March 30, 2022
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

Collects Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #72-84, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #205, material from Wolverine (1988) #166. WOLVERINE: WEAPON X is the character-defining origin of the man known only as Logan. Written, illustrated and colored by auteur creator and master storyteller Barry Windsor-Smith, it is undeniably one of the greatest Wolverine stories ever told. After being taken hostage by an experimental Canadian military science outfit, Logan is transformed into Weapon X, an unstoppable killing machine with an indestructible Adamantium skeleton and razor-sharp claws. But Weapon X cannot be contained by his captors — and trapped in their lab with the monster they have made, they will face his feral wrath! It’s a psychedelic horror story in the mold of Frankenstein, newly restored from original art and print sources!



Makoto Yukimura - Vinland Saga Volume 5 artwork Vinland Saga Volume 5
Makoto Yukimura
Genre: Seinen Manga
Price: $20.99
Publish Date: August 10, 2015
Publisher: Kodansha Advanced Media LLC
Seller: Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC

A Life Without Purpose After the assassination of King Sweyn and the execution of Askeladd,?Thorfinn lost the object of his vengeance, his sense of purpose, and?his freedom. Now a broken young man, he labors far from the battlefield,?clearing a forest for his slave master's farm alongside the amiable?Einar. But a sudden and brutal tragedy will shock Thorfinn out of his?apathy, and force him to answer the question, "Do I still want to live?" From the Hardcover edition.



J. Michael Straczynski, Sid Kotian & Hi-Fi - Dream Police #4 artwork Dream Police #4
J. Michael Straczynski, Sid Kotian & Hi-Fi
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: August 27, 2014
Publisher: Image Comics
Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

The recurring phantom of someone Detective Joe Thursday suspects may have been his former partner—despite the fact that no one else remembers him—leads Joe to start asking questions nobody should ask about the history of the Dream Police, and how they really came into existence. The deeper he goes, the more isolated he becomes, and the more dangerous his world becomes. How far will Joe go to find the truth? And will his partner Katie Black go with him...or turn against him?



Kenichi - Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (Manga): Volume 8 artwork Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World (Manga): Volume 8
Kenichi
Genre: Action Manga
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: June 25, 2024
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Seller: J-Novel Club LLC

Tenma and his party head to the royal castle, where they reunite with old friends and encounter familiar faces from the past, including Aina, Aura's mysterious older sister. Why is Aura so deathly afraid of her? Tenma finally registers for the martial arts tournament with a familiar (but new!) follower and is thrilled to see even more old friends again, including a certain beautiful knight captain and a mischievous trio of catgirls. The tournament starts off with a bang, but soon tragedy strikes when a formidable competitor seriously injures one of Tenma's dearest friends. Who is this mystery enemy, and will Tenma’s cheat abilities be enough to beat them?



Yabako Sandrovich - Kengan Ashura: Volume 5 artwork Kengan Ashura: Volume 5
Yabako Sandrovich
Genre: Action Manga
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: September 27, 2023
Publisher: MangaONE
Seller: PublishDrive Inc.

Who is the strongest? All the tournament entrants have arrived! A martial arts tournament to decide the strongest corporation and fighter in Japan has begun! Judo fighters, pro wrestlers, riot police, mixed martial artists, sumo wrestlers, mercenaries, serial killers, classical martial artists, etc. 32 fighters who believe in their own strength, and the 32 corporations that hired them, clash with their pride and interests on the line!!!!



Patrick Cothias & Philippe Adamov - Le vent des dieux, Tome 1 artwork Le vent des dieux, Tome 1
Le sang de la lune
Patrick Cothias & Philippe Adamov
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: November 05, 2014
Publisher: Glénat BD
Seller: Hachette Livre

Nous sommes en 1280. Tchen-Qin, samouraï du tout-puissant seigneur Oshikaga, prend la route avec douze de ses compagnons afin d'exterminer une bande de rebelles. Mais la route empruntée par le jeune guerrier pour affronter ses ennemis traverse le royaume des morts et s'étend jusqu'aux confins du monde... Adamov et Cothias décrivent à la perfection les traditions et la beauté violente du Japon ancestral.