The January issue of PREVIEWS has arrived so here are our picks of what’s arriving from March 2024! We’ve separated our Marvel Previews Picks as well as our DC Comics Picks, which you can find over on The Blog! As always, if you see anything you like make sure to let us know by shooting us a message!
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Dan's Top pick
INITIAL D OMNIBUS GN VOL 01
(W/A) Shuichi Shigeno
Remember me? Relive Takumi Fujiwara’s journey from tofu delivery boy to street-racing legend in an all-new, large-sized, 2-in-1 print edition of the series that made Japanese street racing into a worldwide phenomenon.
Takumi Fujiwara spends a lot of time behind the wheel. His tofu delivery job sends him racing down the treacherous roads of Mount Akina, and without even realizing it, Takumi has mastered racing techniques that take most drivers a lifetime to learn.
Of course, none of his friends realize this. They’re all too busy watching the Akina Speed Stars, the local street racing team. When the legendary Red Suns show up to challenge the Speed Stars, the rival team obsesses over a phantom car, the Trueno Eight-Six, seen racing through the mountain roads. Who is the driver, and will they take on the dangerous challenge? Contains a new translation of Initial D Volumes 1 & 2.
Ross' Top pick
TOMORROW THE BIRDS TP (MR)
(W/A) Osamu Tezuka
A classic collection from Osamu Tezuka, the Godfather of Manga, now in English! Originally published between 1971 and 1975, this collection of short stories depicts an Earth in which birds become the planet’s dominate species.
It started with several minor but unusual attacks by birds against humans, more a nuisance than anything. However, as birds capable of harnessing fire began to appear, using it to set fire to people’s homes, things began to escalate. Eventually, a highly intelligent leader of the birds emerges to begin negotiations with humankind on behalf of his people… What force jump-started the birds’ wild jump in evolution? And what will be the fate of humans in this new world order?
Brayden's Top pick
RAINBOW! GN VOL 01
(W) Sunny (A) Gloomy
Teenager Boo has pink hair and a very vivid imagination that she has trouble separating from the real world. In her daydreams, she dances beautifully at balls or fights monsters as a magical girl. In reality, she has a complicated home life, work stress, school stress and a wicked crush on the girl of her dreams.
When a new student, Mimi, arrives at school, Boo starts exploring a side of herself that she never considered before. As she grows closer with Mimi, it may finally be time for Boo to face reality … Who is the real Mimi? The one in her dreams? Or the one in real life?
Rainbow! is perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Magical Boy, full of heart, adorable illustrations and a storyline that any teenager can relate to!
MArk's Top pick
PALESTINE TP
(W/A) Joe Sacco
After selling out instantly, Fantagraphics have been rushing it back to print so more people can understand the struggles of the Palestinian people. #FreePalestine.
The landmark work of comics journalism – by the author of Safe Area: Gorazde. A powerful graphic novel, capturing the heart of day-to-day life in occupied Palestine. In late 1991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, travelling and taking notes.
Upon returning to the United States he started writing and drawing Palestine, which combines the techniques of eyewitness reportage with the medium of comic-book storytelling to explore this complex, emotionally weighty situation. He captures the heart of the Palestinian experience in image after unforgettable image, with great insight and remarkable humour.
The nine-issue comics series won a l996 American Book Award. It is now published for the first time in one volume, befitting its status as one of the great classics of graphic non-fiction.
‘The bar is set extremely high when it comes to graphic books and the Middle East: one thinks of Joe Sacco’s ‘Palestine’‘ – Guy Delise
‘’Palestine’ is utterly compelling, and as affecting as the work of any war photographer or poet’ – Varsity
Nick's Top Family pick!
WINNIE THE POOH HC
(W/A) Travis Dandro
The beloved children’s classic appears as a graphic novel for the first time! Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize winner Travis Dandro takes a left turn from his detailed autobiography and returns with the charming tales of Winnie-the-Pooh.
In 2015, the A. A. Milne childrens’ classic, long since viewed as the benchmark for intelligent and whimsical storytelling, slipped into the public domain. Dandro expands the world of Hundred Acre Wood in all directions, creating stunning full-page tableaus where Pooh and everybody’s favorite characters-Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, and of course, Christopher Robin-to romp, argue, fail, and love.
Indebted to the unforgettable pen-and-ink drawings of E. H. Shephard, this addition to the canon of timeless literature for all ages encompasses all of Winnie-the-Pooh’s original adventures, alongside a brand-new story from Dandro created exclusively for this volume.
Graphic Novels & Collections!
AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER - THE BOUNTY HUNTER & THE TEA BREWER GN
(W) Michael Moreci, Bryan Konietzko, Faith Erin Hicks (A) Ricardo Faccini, French Carlomagno
An original June & Uncle Iroh story!
I FEEL AWFUL THANKS GN
(W/A) Lara Pickle
A beautiful debut graphic novel that explores a hardfought journey of self-acceptance in a complex world of emotions and potions.
THE ODDLY PEDESTRIAN LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CHAOS TP VOL 01
(W) James Tynion Iv, Tate Brombal (A) Isaac Goodhart
An LGBTQIA+ horror/superhero coming-of-age story that’s Invincible meets Doom Patrol.
SOMETHING EPIC TP VOL. 01
(W/A) SZYMON KUDRAŃSKI
Lose yourself in a world of endless fantasy and creativity, where heroes, monsters & cartoon characters live and breathe alongside us.
SWAN SONGS TP
(W) W. MAXWELL PRINCE (A) VARIOUS (CA) MARTIN SIMMONDS
A moving, multi-artist anthology that explores the way things END… and also how they never really do. Death, love, crime, therapy, language itself.
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES VS STREET FIGHTER TP
(W) Paul Allor (A) Ariel Medel
The two most iconic martial arts groups in pop culture face off in a tournament for the ages!
ANT STORY GN
(W/A) Jay Hosler
A cartoon ant, born into a colony of real leafcutter ants, examining how we seek to understand the natural world with the stories we tell.
NOMADS: THE SKY KINGDOM GN BOOK 01
(W/A) Captain Juuter
Creator Captain Juuter brings the first 23 episodes of the fan favorite series that’s One Piece meets Hooky to print.
MAGIC GIRLS GN VOL 01 - KIRA & MAYBE SPACE PRINCESS
(W/A) Megan Brennan
Fashionable fights, flashy attacks, and friends that are out of this world! A funny love letter to manga fans.
GREAT PUPTECTIVE GN VOL 01
(W/A) Alina Tysoe
Poppy is loud, enthusiastic, excitable, and worst of all, a puptective! She’s got an eye for crime and a nose to solve all mysteries that come her way!
CAT FIGHT TP
(W) Andrew Wheeler (A) Ilias Kyriazis
A globetrotting game of cat and mouse in a heightened world of colorful criminal masterminds in this glamorous neo-noir action tale.
THE MIDNITE SHOW TP
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Brian Hurtt
When a film festival shows footage from a long-lost movie, classic horror monsters manifest to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting populace!
THIRD SHIFT SOCIETY GN VOL 01
(W/A) Meredith Moriarty
One minute you’re jobless, the next you’re getting a job working for a Paranormal Detective with the head of a Jack-o-Lantern.
BRYNMORE TP
(W) Steve Niles (A) Damien Worm
From the creators of The October Faction, Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) & Damien Worm, comes a new horror tale!
GODZILLA X KONG THE HUNTED GN
(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Zed, Drew Johnson, Niezam, Dario Formisani
Godzilla and Kong fans won’t want to miss this official graphic novel prequel to the highly anticipated film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
TALES OF SYZPENSE TP VOL. 01
(W) T.P. LOUISE, ASHLEY WOOD, CHRIS RYALL (A) ASHLEY WOOD, NELSON DANIEL (CA) ASHLEY WOOD
Two titanic tales of terror
and turmoil with a definite 18+ Rating!
MAGIC TP BOOK 01
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Ig Guara, French Carlomagno (CA) Miguel Mercado
The first two groundbreaking story arcs by bestselling acclaimed writer Jed MacKay (Moon Knight, Avengers).
STREET FIGHTER: MASTERS HC VOL 01
(W/A) Various (CA) Hanzo Steinbach
Take a closer look at these fabled fighters in action-packed character-focused stories. Blanka! Akira! Cammy! Seth! Chun-Li! Neo Shadaloo!
SEX CRIMINALS: THE COMPLETE EDITION TP
(W) MATT FRACTION (A/CA) CHIP ZDARSKY
All of the headline-grabbing, genre-defying series collected for its 10th-ish anniversary!
DESCENDER COMPENDIUM TP
(W) JEFF LEMIRE (A/CA) DUSTIN NGUYEN
The complete Eisner Award-winning epic sci-fi series is finally collected into one softcover compendium for OG fans and new readers to enjoy!
New #1 Comic Issues!
I HEART SKULL-CRUSHER! #1 (OF 5)
(W) Josie Campbell (A/CA) Alessio Zonno
Trini will do anything to compete in her favorite sport, Screaming Pain Ball, alongside her longtime hero Skull-Crusher! But she can’t do it alone, and a gaggle of misfits is just what she needs to cross the American wastes and battle in Queen Mob’s deadly tournament. Breakout screenwriter Josie Campbell (Wonder Woman, She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power, My Adventures With Superman) along with rising star artist Alessio Zonno (MMPR/TMNT) bring sports action to post-apocalyptic America with comic relief and brevity at its brutal heart, perfect for fans of ‘Do A Powerbomb’ and ‘Fence’!
MANS BEST #1 (OF 5)
(W) Pornsak Pichetshote (A/CA) Jesse Lonergan
‘Homeward Bound’ on an alien planet, ‘Man’s Best‘ follows three emotional support pets living on the Starship Horizon – a spacecraft searching for a new planet to house a humanity compromised by bad decisions and corporate corruption. Pornsak Pichetshote, writer of the Eisner and Harvey Award-winning ‘The Good Asian‘, is joined by Eisner Award-nominated rising star artist Jesse Lonergan (Hedra, Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea) provide an action-packed sci-fi romp with something to say, in a tale that spans the furthest reaches of space to tug at readers’ hearts.
THE LAST MERMAID #1
(W/A) Derek Kirk Kim
A lone mermaid roams an endless wasteland on a quest beyond reason. To press ever onward, she must survive the interminable stretches between tiny pockets of water, roaming bands of cybernetic cannibals, and fearsome mutant beasts. What propels her forward to take such a risk?
Kim is known for illustrating The Eternal Smile: Three Stories—a collaboration with Gene Luen Yang, and was a director of Disney’s Amphibia, lead character designer of Adventure Time, and writer/artist of Same Difference & Other Stories.
NAPALM LULLABY #1
(W) Rick Remender (A) Bengal
The bestselling creative duo of RICK REMENDER & BENGAL reteam for ‘NAPALM LULLABY‘, an all-new, ongoing dystopian epic with a special double-length first issue! A child with unimaginable power is raised to believe he is God by a cult of zealots utterly confident in the moral authority of their religion. The Magnificent Leader has imposed his will on humanity and created the ultimate theocracy. Join them, or be cast out to suffer with the masses.
UNDER YORK #1 (OF 6)
(W) Sylvain Runberg (A/CA) Mirka Andolfo
Alison Walker is a promising young painter in Manhattan. But she has a secret. She’s also a witch. She and her family belong to the world of Under York, a mysterious, underground New York where five powerful clans of witches have reigned for centuries. These families with their strict codes of life, drawn from the country’s main communities (African, Irish, Chinese, Mexican, and Amerindian) practice magic as powerful as it is dangerous.
MISFORTUNES EYES #1 (OF 4)
(W) Brooklynn Prince, Aliz Fernandez (A/CA) Aliz Fernandez
A double-sized debut issue from Critics’ Choice Award Winning Actress, Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project, Cocaine Bear, The Marsh King’s Daughter). A teen girl wakes up to discover she can see human auras. While embarking on a journey to find what her future may hold, she uncovers a hidden Psychic Town. There, she will soon learn about her mother’s troubled past, her own curse of predicting death, and unearth the immense darkness coming for the town, and her own family.
New Manga & Manhwa!
STITCHES HC
(W) Hirokatsu Kihara (A) Junji Ito
Hirokatsu Kihara pens true stories of unsolved mysteries, stitched together with page after page of Junji Ito’s original illustrations!
ONE PIECE: ACE'S STORY GN VOL 01
(W) Sho Hinata, Tatsuya Hamazaki (A) Boichi
Experience the origin story of Fire Fist Ace, the legendary older brother of Straw Hat Luffy, in this exciting manga by renowned artist Boichi!
ONE PIECE: SHOKUGEKI NO SANJI GN
(W) Yuto Tsukuda (A) Shun Saeki
This one-shot spinoff rolls all six original story chapters into one collection, concocted and served up to you by the creators of Food Wars!
CAPTAIN MOMOS SECRET BASE GN VOL 01
(W/A) Kenji Tsuruta
From the creator of Emanon, in the year 3019, humanity has gotten even more work casual!
MAGILUMIERE MAGICAL GIRLS INC. GN VOL 01
(W) Sekka Iwata (A) Yu Aoki
She finds herself helping to fight a monster. Now, meet the new recruit of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.!
HOW DO I TURN MY BESTFRIEND INTO MY GIRLFRIEND? GN VOL 01
(W/A) Syu Yasaka
From the creator of Monologue Woven For You comes a light and cozy yuri rom-com!
I CAN'T SAY NO TO THE LONELY GIRL GN VOL 01
(W/A) Kashikaze
In this juicy yuri manga, a goody-goody girl meets a lonely girl… and ends up in a web of blackmail?!
ANYWAY, I'M FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU GN VOL 01
(W/A) Haruka Mitsui
An irresistible shojo manga offering a buffet of drama, adolescent crushes, and childhood nostalgia.
MEDALIST GN VOL 01
(W/A) Tsurumaikada
This award-winning manga about one girl’s journey to the Olympic figure skating spotlight is enthralling readers around the world!
MY GEMINI GN
(W/A) Yuu Morikawa
John has nothing going for him, except his two friends who are incredibly popular at school – twins Jekyll and Hyde.
A-DO GN VOL 01
(W/A) Amano Jaku
Search for answers while evading military assassins in this dystopian sci-fi action manga, perfect for fans of Akira and Sakamoto Days.
ITAEWON CLASS GN VOL 01
(W/A) Jin Kwang
Itaewon is a hotspot of freedom and cutting-edge trends like no other place in Korea. But few have a story like Saeroyi’s!
SPEED GRAPHER GN VOL 01
(W/A) Tomozo
In the seedy underworld of a supernatural Tokyo, a former war photographer attempts to save a girl from those trying to exploit her.
NUMBER CALL GN
(W) Nagisa Furuya (A/CA) Nagisa Furuya
From the creator of My Summer of You comes a tale about the power of numbers, and how the number 8 draws two young men together.
ALL OR NOTHING GN
(W/A) Shikke
When a change in their friends’ relationship causes them to be more conscious of each other, they can’t help but wonder…
FOX COLORED JEALOUSY GN
(W/A) Machi Suehiro
He called the fox ears that appear when he’s all worked up “cute”! Welp, it’s not like he’ll ever see him again…
If anything jumped out to you, remember to message us or let us know next time you’re in the shop! You get a text the second it arrives in the shop and we place a copy aside just for you so you don’t miss out!
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Have a great month and happy reading 💚