Monday, September 23, 2024

iTunes Store: Top 25 Books in Comics & Graphic Novels 2024-09-23

Hergé - The Crab with the Golden Claws artwork The Crab with the Golden Claws
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1941
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“A can + a drowned body + five counterfeit coins + Karaboudjan + a Japanese man + a letter + a kidnapping = a Chinese box narrative.” –Hergé In his search for mysterious tins of crab, Tintin meets his future inseparable friend, Captain Haddock. The captain is in very bad shape, imprisoned by his own first mate and, most signficantly, a complete alcoholic. Before recovering, Haddock will have the opportunity to share his most exquisite curse words: bashi-bazouk, troglodyte, ectoplasm, and many more, you fancy-dress freebooter! Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Hergé - The Black Island artwork The Black Island
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1938
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“I sent one of my associates to England. He drew sketches, took pictures, collected documents … The island … couldn't be more English.” –Hergé Chasing down counterfeiters in Europe, Tintin discovers that the key hub of their operations is located on a doomed island off the Scottish coast. There, he fights Doctor Müller, whose only goal in life seems to be getting rid of Tintin. Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer - Transformers #1 artwork Transformers #1
Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: October 04, 2023
Publisher: Image Comics
Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

**SERIES PREMIERE**   THE ALL NEW TRANSFORMERS ERA STARTS HERE!   Superstar creator **DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON** (**DO A POWERBOMB**, **_Wonder Woman: Dead Earth_**), alongside **ENERGON UNIVERSE** showrunner ROBERT KIRKMAN (**VOID RIVALS**, **INVINCIBLE**), reimagines Hasbro’s robots in disguise for a brand-new generation.   Optimus Prime was supposed to have led the Autobots to victory. Instead, the fate of Cybertron is unknown, and his allies have crash-landed far from home, alongside their enemies—the Decepticons.   As these titanic forces renew their war on Earth, one thing is immediately clear: the planet will never be the same. New alliances are struck. Battle lines are redrawn. And humanity’s only hope of survival is Optimus Prime.   Discover THE TRANSFORMERS like you’ve never seen them before!



George Mann, Kieran McKeown, Fernando Heinz Furukawa, Tomas Aira & Alvaro Sarraseca - Dragon Age: The Missing artwork Dragon Age: The Missing
George Mann, Kieran McKeown, Fernando Heinz Furukawa, Tomas Aira & Alvaro Sarraseca
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: October 03, 2023
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

A new comics story leading directly into Dragon Age: The Veilguard , the fourth video game in BioWare’s legendary fantasy series! Varric Tethras and Lace Harding have a tough job ahead of them. Tasked with finding their former friend Solas, the pair find themselves facing down a lot more than they bargained for. With a difference of opinion on how to approach their target, and with new enemies around every corner, the duo might find they've bitten off more than they can chew. Written by George Mann ( Star Wars: The High Republic, Engines of War , Motherbridge ) and featuring art by Kieran McKeown ( Halo: Lone Wolf ), Fernando Heinz Furukawa ( Dragon Age: Dark Fortress ), Tomás Aira ( The Whispering Dark ), and Álvaro Sarraseca ( Purgatori ). Collects Dragon Age: The Missing #1–#4.



Hergé - The Broken Ear artwork The Broken Ear
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1937
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“At this time, the Chaco War was taking place between Bolivia and Paraguay over ownership of oilfields.” –Hergé Who is after the Arumbaya idol exhibited at the ethnology museum? To discover the answer, Tintin travels to Central America, where he meets General Alcazar. Attacks, revolutions, rainforests—Tintin is about to see it all. Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Chugong, DUBU(REDICE DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), Abigail Blackman, HYE YOUNG IM & J. Torres - Solo Leveling, Vol. 4 (comic) artwork Solo Leveling, Vol. 4 (comic)
Chugong, DUBU(REDICE DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), Abigail Blackman, HYE YOUNG IM & J. Torres
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: May 10, 2022
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

When Jinwoo sets about mentoring one of Jinho’s recruits- who also happens to be his sister’s good friend-a White Tiger Guild training operation seems like the perfect opportunity to show her what being a hunter really entails. But the moment he and Songyi enter the gate, Jinwoo realizes something is wrong. With a flash of red, the exit vanishes, stranding them and the White Tiger trainees in a frozen forest for what could be weeks-or until someone can defeat the dungeon’s formidable boss…



Hergé - Tintin in the Congo artwork Tintin in the Congo
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1931
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“This album … contains mistakes I did not make in the following adventures, because I had become more mature.” –Hergé In 1930, Tintin is sent as a reporter to the former Belgian colony of Congo, where he fights against the Al Capone gang, who are trying to get their hands on the country's large wealth of mineral resources. The book's naive depiction of Africa reflects the paternalistic spirit of colonialist Belgium at the time. For all its many charms, this episode of the intrepid reporter's adventures is entirely representative of the way Europeans viewed Africa in the early twentieth century. While Tintin in the Congo reflects the paternalistic and stereotyped attitudes so characteristic of the time, Hergé came to be painfully aware of this issue, accepting criticism of the book as valid. Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley & Cory Walker - Invincible Compendium Vol. 1 artwork Invincible Compendium Vol. 1
Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley & Cory Walker
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $54.99
Publish Date: August 30, 2011
Publisher: Image Comics
Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

Introducing the first nine volumes of the greatest superhero comic in the universe, collected into one massive edition! Includes Invincible issues #0-47.



Hergé - Tintin in America artwork Tintin in America
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1932
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“America … had been close to my heart for a long time.” –Hergé Tintin's reputation as a reporter reaches across the Atlantic ocean. So, when he arrives in Chicago during the Prohibition era, the local gangsters and criminals prepare an unfriendly welcome. Tintin will have to use all of his courage and intelligence to survive! In this story, Hergé wanted to show the flaws of western capitalism, but he deviated from his initial plan by taking interest in the lives of Native Americans, who he had encountered only through books, early Western movies and, primarily, his time as a boy scout. Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Ao Jyumonji - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 1 artwork Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: Volume 1
Ao Jyumonji
Genre: Fantasy Manga
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: December 16, 2016
Publisher: J Novel Club
Seller: J-Novel Club LLC

Why are we doing this...? When Haruhiro came to, he was in the darkness. Not knowing why was he here, or where "here" even was. With him were others who also remembered little more than their own names. What they found when they came out of the underground was a world that was ‘just like a game.’ In order to survive, Haruhiro forms a party with others in the same situation as him, learns Skills, and takes his first steps forward into the world of Grimgar as a Trainee Volunteer Soldier. Not knowing what awaits him... This is a tale of adventure born from the ashes.



Hergé - Tintin in the Land of the Soviets artwork Tintin in the Land of the Soviets
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1930
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“For his first trip, what seemed the most important to me—at the time—was this country from which often terrifying and always extremely contradictory echoes were reaching us: Soviet Russia.” –Hergé January 10th, 1929. Brussels. With his dog Snowy by his side, a young journalist gets on a train to Moscow. For Tintin, it's the beginning of a great adventure. For Hergé, the real beginning of his career. Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Hergé - The Shooting Star artwork The Shooting Star
Hergé
Genre: Graphic Novels
Price: $3.99
Publish Date: January 01, 1942
Publisher: MOULINSART
Seller: Tintinimaginatio

“The Shooting Star … deals with, amongst other things, the rivalry between Europe and the United States over progress. I depicted this battle through a race between two ships headed towards a same objective.” –Hergé Aboard a polar ship, under Captain Haddock's command, Tintin and a few European scientists depart to the Arctic ocean, where a meteorite containing an unknown metal has just crashed. But when the crew realizes that another ship is also traveling towards the strange meteor, their expedition turns into a frantic race against the clock. Tintin, perhaps one of the most famous cartoon heroes of all time, is as much a child of the 20th century as his creator, Georges Remi—aka Hergé (1907-1983). Tintin's adventures, marked by his inquisitiveness, sense of mystery and witty humour, are deeply rooted in the events of that tumultuous era. Featuring an official new English translation.



Daniel Warren Johnson - Transformers #2 artwork Transformers #2
Daniel Warren Johnson
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: November 08, 2023
Publisher: Image Comics
Seller: Image Comics, Inc.

THE SMASH-HIT SERIES CONTINUES!   The Decepticons have been unleashed! As Optimus Prime and Autobots regroup, Starscream terrorizes humanity. This issue features a surprising first Energon Universe appearance!



Kieron Gillen - Warhammer 40,000 artwork Warhammer 40,000
Marneus Calgar
Kieron Gillen
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: April 07, 2021
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
Seller: Disney Electronic Content, Inc.

Collects Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar (2020) #1-5. The saga of WARHAMMER 40,000 comes to Marvel Comics! In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. Marneus Calgar, the legendary Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, leads his elite Space Marines against humanity’s greatest threats in a galaxy engulfed in endless war. Writer Kieron Gillen (UNCANNY X-MEN, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY, The Wicked + The Divine) spearheads a new publishing initiative with Marneus Calgar’s never-before-told origin story — from his beginnings on Nova Thulium and his campaigns in the Black Crusades, to the unfolding mystery of the Black Altar, as a deadly threat from Calgar’s past re-emerges to threaten the present of the Ultramar system! It’s essential reading for 40K afficionados — and the perfect primer for those new to the universe of WARHAMMER 40,000! Be prepared!



Kenichi Sonoda - Gunsmith Cats: Burst Volume 1 artwork Gunsmith Cats: Burst Volume 1
Kenichi Sonoda
Genre: Manga
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: May 15, 2007
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

Rally Vincent are Minnie May Hopkins are two regular American girls. Regular American girls wiho own a gun shop, and might have dabbled in prostituion, respectively. And who happen to be a crack shot and an explosives expert, respectively. These might be odd skills for American girls, but these two happen to be Chicago’s top bounty hunters. Rally can shoot the trigger off a gun from a good distance, and May genrally wreaks havoc with explosions and cuteness. And together, with some very useful friends and associates, they make up the Gunsmith Cats. Burst finds our ladies back at work, back in action, and... back in trouble. Now presented in the favored Japanese, right-to-left fomat, Gunsmith Cats: Burst aims to please.



Mark Waid & Gleb Melnikov - Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022-) #30 artwork Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022-) #30
Mark Waid & Gleb Melnikov
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: August 21, 2024
Publisher: DC Comics
Seller: DC Comics.

Get ready to see the Trinity—Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman —take part in their ?rst adventure as a trio!



Chiyoko Origami - Mobsters in Love 01 artwork Mobsters in Love 01
Chiyoko Origami
Genre: BL Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: May 07, 2024
Publisher: Square Enix
Seller: Penguin Random House Canada

A wholesome Boys Love rom-com between a handsome but oblivious mob boss and his young, simplehearted but moody second-in-command! Akihiro Kashima is the right-hand man of the Sawatari mob, and he has a secret. He’s been hopelessly in love for years—with his boss! As a trusted subordinate, he’s subject to the head honcho’s unintended acts of seduction. But with Akihiro’s position in the group at stake, he couldn’t possibly reveal the infatuation that plagues him. Stuck between duty and his feelings, something’s gotta give!



Morris & Bob de Groot - Lucky Luke - Tome 38 - Marcel Dalton artwork Lucky Luke - Tome 38 - Marcel Dalton
Morris & Bob de Groot
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: June 12, 2013
Publisher: Lucky Comics
Seller: Media Diffusion

Aaaah, l'oncle d'Amérique ! Le grand rêve de tout européen !.Se retrouver, un jour, face à face avec un oncle, oublié, parti aux Amériques et devenu immensément riche ! Mais parfois, les choses se passent à l'envers, et on peut, en bon américain, se retrouver nez à nez, avec un oncle, dont on ignore jusqu'à l'existence, parti il y a fort longtemps en Europe afin d'y faire fortune, et qui est devenu un banquier Suisse en vue. Le Tonton est revenu afin de voir si ses neveux seraient capables, un jour, de reprendre le flambeau !.Eh bien, c'est pas un cadeau, surtout quand les neveux sont quatre et qu'ils s'appellent.Les Dalton !



Narise Konohara, Marimo Ragawa, Abigail Blackman & Taylor Engel - The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions, Vol. 1 artwork The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions, Vol. 1
Narise Konohara, Marimo Ragawa, Abigail Blackman & Taylor Engel
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: February 02, 2021
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

Since becoming a vampire, Albert’s life has fallen into an unchanging cycle-day to night, bat to vampire, USA to…Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn’t know a word of Japanese! Al will have to rely on the kindness (?) of his new companions if he’s going to get by in Tokyo-that is, if he can convince them he’s the bat!



Cormac McCarthy & Manu Larcenet - The Road artwork The Road
A Graphic Novel Adaptation
Cormac McCarthy & Manu Larcenet
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: September 17, 2024
Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
Seller: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

The first-ever graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize–winning postapocalyptic classic, The Road , approved and authorized by McCarthy and illustrated by acclaimed cartoonist Manu Larcenet "Superb. A suitably dark graphic treatment of McCarthy’s postapocalyptic masterpiece. " (Kirkus) The story of a nameless father and son trying to survive with their humanity intact in a postapocalyptic wasteland where Earth’s natural resources have been diminished, and some survivors are left to raise others for meat, The Road is one of Cormac McCarthy’s bleakest and most prescient novels. Dedicated to his son, John Francis McCarthy, McCarthy’s The Road is one of his most personal novels. Ranked 17th on The Guardian ’s 100 Best Novels of the 21st century, it was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for literature, and the James Tait Black Memorial Award, the Believer Award, and it was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. This first official graphic novel adaptation of McCarthy’s work is illustrated by acclaimed French cartoonist Manu Larcenet, who ably transforms the world depicted by McCarthy’s spare and brutal prose into stark ink drawings that add an additional layer to this haunting tale of family love and human perseverance. Cormac McCarthy personally approved the making of this book before his death, and the adaptation bears the approval of the McCarthy estate.



Benoist Simmat - L'Incroyable histoire de la bière - De la préhistoire à nos jours, 15 000 ans d'aventure artwork L'Incroyable histoire de la bière - De la préhistoire à nos jours, 15 000 ans d'aventure
Benoist Simmat
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $27.99
Publish Date: September 21, 2023
Publisher: Les Arènes BD
Seller: Interforum, S.A.

De la préhistoire à nos jours, 15 000 ans d'aventure. La bière de céréales est la plus ancienne boisson commune de l'humanité. Elle est née dès la fin du Paléolithique supérieur, voici 15 000 ans, " aliment " alors aussi précieux que le pain. Les bières antiques concurrencent le vin ; elles n'en ont pas le prestige mais permettent tout autant de communiquer avec les dieux. La Chine des Han, l'Amérique des Mayas vivent un âge d'or de cette boisson fermentée. Les peuples germaniques opèrent une révolution quand ils apprennent à houblonner leurs cervoises : en devenant transportables, conservables, elles voyagent et achèvent de conquérir le monde. La Belgique réinvente ses bières d'abbaye et en fait des best-sellers mondiaux. À la fin du XXe siècle, la renaissance des artisans de la bière, d'abord aux États-Unis puis partout dans le monde, donne ses lettres de noblesse à ce breuvage dorénavant nommé craft beer. Aujourd'hui, en France, deux ou trois brasseries " artisanales " sont créées chaque semaine. Il existe maintenant des dizaines de milliers de bières de quartier, elles côtoient les marques bien connues des puissantes multinationales. Après L'Incroyable Histoire du vin et L'Incroyable Histoire de la cuisine, l'auteur Benoist Simmat complète sa trilogie à succès. Il est accompagné au dessin par un illustrateur de la nouvelle génération : Lucas Landais. Le duo nous raconte la saga millénaire de cette boisson majeure en 200 pages informées et teintées d'humour.



Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Guillermo Ortego & Java Tartaglia - Warhammer 40,000 - Marneus Calgar artwork Warhammer 40,000 - Marneus Calgar
Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Guillermo Ortego & Java Tartaglia
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: February 01, 2022
Publisher: Panini Spa - Socio Unico
Seller: StreetLib Srl

LE ORIGINI MAI RACCONTATE DI MARNEUS CALGAR, IL MAESTRO CAPITOLARE DEGLI ULTRAMARINES! Nella tetra oscurità del lontano futuro, c'è solo guerra. Marneus Calgar, il leggendario Maestro Capitolare degli Ultramarines, guida il suo esercito di Space Marines d’élite contro le più terrificanti minacce che l’umanità si sia mai trovata ad affrontare. Conosciamo così la sua storia passata, mai raccontata in precedenza – dall’inizio del suo percorso su Nova Thulium alle battaglie che lo hanno visto immancabilmente vincitore, dalla sua presenza durante le Crociate Nere al ruolo che ha giocato nell’episodio del mistero dell’Altare Nero – nel momento in cui un terribile nemico riemerge dal passato per minacciare l’intero regno di Ultramar. Che questa sia la fine del Maestro Capitolare che ha votato la sua intera vita alla lotta contro l’eresia? Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Thor, Star Wars), coadiuvato ai disegni da Jacen Burrows (Neonomicon, Crossed, Moon Knight), racconta le origini di Marneus Calgar, uno dei personaggi chiave dello sconfinato universo narrativo di Warhammer 40,000, l’acclamato wargame di Games Workshop che ha ridefinito i concetti stessi di fantasy e fantascienza. [CONTIENE: WARHAMMER 40,000: MARNEUS CALGAR #1-5]



Koyoharu Gotouge - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 4 artwork Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 4
Robust Blade
Koyoharu Gotouge
Genre: Manga
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: January 01, 2019
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

After a fierce battle with a demon inside a maddening house of ever-changing rooms, Tanjiro has a chance to find out about the fighter in the boar-head mask. Who is this passionate swordsman and what does he want? Later, a new mission has Tanjiro and his compatriots heading for Mt. Natagumo and a confrontation with a mysterious and horrifying threat…



Tomohito Oda - Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 31 artwork Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 31
Tomohito Oda
Genre: Manga
Price: $7.99
Expected Publish Date: October 08, 2024
Publisher: VIZ Media
Seller: VIZ Media, LLC

Tadano and Komi are going to the summer festival together! It’s a classic date destination, almost a rite of passage for couples. But rites of passage come with high expectations and high pressure—especially when it seems like the whole world is out to ruin your night! Can Tadano and Komi save their date from bad luck and worse weather?



Chugong, h-goon, DUBU(REDICE DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), J. Torres, HYE YOUNG IM & Abigail Blackman - Solo Leveling, Vol. 9 (comic) artwork Solo Leveling, Vol. 9 (comic)
Chugong, h-goon, DUBU(REDICE DUBU(REDICE STUDIO), J. Torres, HYE YOUNG IM & Abigail Blackman
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: August 20, 2024
Publisher: Yen Press
Seller: Yen Press, LLC

Jinwoo follows the call of the system and returns to the double dungeon that started it all in the hope of finally receiving some answers. What he doesn’t expect is to find his toughest opponent yet! Meanwhile, an S-rank gate looms over Tokyo, and after the loss of their strongest hunters, Japan turns to outside help—but with a worldwide increase in magic beast activity, only one S-rank hunter accepts their offer…Will that be enough to stop the magic beasts before they lay waste to Japan and beyond?