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Graphic Novels, Comics, and Manga from RH Inc.
A collection development resource for librarians trying to build their graphic-novel collections.
Robin Brenner is the Reference and Teen Librarian at the Brookline Public Library in Brookline, MA. She is the author of the Eisner-nominated Understanding Manga and Anime from Libraries Unlimited, and the editor-in-chief of No Flying No Tights, the graphic novel review site www.nof lyingnotights.com raphic novels have become an engaging alternative for readers seeking different kinds of storytelling, but given the stereotypes that still cling to the medium and the increasing number of titles available every month, maintaining a collection is a daunting task. G In collecting graphic novels and comics, remember that variations are included under the graphic novel umbrella: bound volumes of comics, novel-length original works, and Japanese manga series are all graphic novels for a library’s purposes. Collections of previously published sequential stories include everything from Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis to the latest Batman collection. Original longer works, like Jessica Abel’s La Perdida or Charles Burns’ Black Hole, strengthen any collection and improve diversity. Japanese manga, defined as print comics from Japan, broaden the audience for any graphic novel collection, particularly drawing in young and female readers. The key is that all of these tell stories through sequential art: a narrative of images and words across the page. Any kind of story can and has been told in this format, from compelling biographies and memoirs to meticulous historical dramas to speculative fantasy. Graphic novels are written with every kind of audience in mind, from a ten-year-old fantasy fan to a forty-year old true-crime junkie. The challenge becomes figuring out which stories will work for your local collection, and anticipating what your patrons expect next. Always keep in mind the kind of graphic novel collection you want to build—is this collection for a public library, school library, or a special collection? Will it be aimed at kids, teenagers, or adults? Do you want to start with classics or get the hot new titles and then fill in retrospectively, as buzz for the format builds and you can get feedback? Where to start? Remember to check what you already have! Most libraries collected graphic novels before the format was recognized as a separate type. Whether you reclassify older titles to fit into your graphic novel collection or simply highlight them by pulling them out for a display, remember to investigate what classic titles you already have. There are how many volumes? Graphic novels are serials, and you will need to purchase multiple volumes to get the complete story. Western comics traditionally tell complete story arcs in one volume, like TV series run stand alone episodes. In Japanese manga, every volume expands on the story in progess. There are far fewer entry points for new readers. For the series your readers are desperate to finish, you will need to commit to completing the series. Build a seed collection of classics and newer first volumes to test the waters in your community. Make sure to include titles from the wide range of what’s available. Award winners and literary volumes should mix with popular choices like superheroes to meet readers’ demands. A memoir will appeal to the book club crowd, while the latest manga thriller will draw in a whole other audience. Comics for everyone! If you are in a public library especially, you should have collections for each of the standard age ranges: children, teens, and adults. Think about who each title appeals to the most. Separating out graphic novel collections among the age ranges gently reminds users that there are comics for all these age ranges, and that not every superhero title is appropriate for an eight-year-old. Continued...on page 21 Contents NEW • New Stand-Alones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 • New Classic Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • New Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 • New Manga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 • New Art & Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 • New Collected Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 BACKLIST essentials • Essential Manga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 • Essential Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 • Essential Classic Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 • Essential Stand-Alones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 • Essential Art & Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Online Resources Del Rey Manga’s website with an on-sale calendar, newsletters, previews, and more: www.delreymanga.com Random House, Inc’s Blog for everything Graphic/Manga/SciFi (Imagine the San Diego Comic Con, but on a website all year round): www.suvudu.com Titan Books’ website for the latest news, new releases, their Comic-Con site, and more! www.titanbooks.com/home/us/ The DC Comics website, covering news, previews and more for all imprints of one of the most iconic comics publishers in the world: www.dccomics.com The Radical Comics website, with trailers, news, and series art: www.radicalpublishing.com KEY YA- Suitable for Young Adult Readers e e-Book Vertical’s website for reviews, previews, and what’s new. www.vertical-inc.com/index.html Pantheon’s Graphic Novel site, featuring excerpts, new releases, and fun downloads: www.randomhouse.com/pantheon/graphicnovels Great for libraries and teachers, these high-quality comic books cover classics, mythology, and biography (for now...): www.steerforth.com/campfire RANDOM HOUSE, INC. www.randomhouse.com/library NEW New Stand-Alones Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith; Adapted by Tony Lee; Illustrated by Cliff Richards PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL The fiendishly clever mash-up of Jane Austen’s beloved classic with all-new scenes of zombie mayhem—is a New York Times bestseller and a major pop culture phenom. This graphic novel adaptation, featuring all-original art, will bring this sensational tale to a whole new audience. Peter Bagge Vincent Brunner Brendan Burford OTHER LIVES TUNES: A GRAPHIC HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL SYNCOPATED: AN ANTHOLOGY OF NONFICTION PICTO-ESSAYS A smart tale of three unfortunate, occasionally infuriating men, whose various forms of fake lives and real lives get smeared around and stirred together before everything finally boils over. 978-1-4012-1902-4 $24.99/$29.99C | Vertigo | HC Spanning around 50 years of popular music, this graphic novel is poised to be the most original—and most entertaining—history of rock and pop ever published. Tunes is sure to delight fans of rock and pop no matter what age. 978-0-7893-2200-5 $24.95/$28.95C | Rizzoli | HC | October 978-0-345-52068-5 $14.99/$18.99C | Del Rey | TR YA- Syncopated will give you a daringly different view of the past—from the history of vintage postcards to the glory days of old Coney Island. It will immerse you in fascinating subcultures, from the secret world of graffiti artists to the chess champs of Greenwich Village. And it will open your eyes to pieces of forgotten history and to new perspectives on critical current events. These “picto-essays” encompass memoir, history, journalism, and biography in varied visual styles. 978-0-345-50529-3 $16.95/$19.95C | Villard | TR Charles Burns X’ED OUT Doug is having a strange night. A weird buzzing noise on the other side of the wall has woken him and there, next to a huge hole torn out of the bricks, sits his beloved cat, Inky. Who died years ago. But who’s nonetheless slinking out through the hole, beckoning Doug to follow. The first volume of an epic masterpiece from the creator of Black Hole. 978-0-307-37913-9 $19.95/$22.95C | Pantheon | HC | October 2 Dino Buzzati; Translated by Marina Harss POEM STRIP A path-breaking graphic novel from the 1960s—is a dark and alluring investigation into mysteries of love, lust, sex, and death by Dino Buzzati, a master of the Italian avant-garde. 978-1-59017-323-7 $14.95/$18.95C | New York Review Books | TR Geoffrey Canada FIST STICK KNIFE GUN: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF VIOLENCE The brilliant graphic adaptation of a backlist classic by the renowned activist and children’s advocate Oprah Winfrey called “an angel from God.” Geoffrey tells his story of growing up in the South Bronx. 978-0-8070-4449-0 $15.00/NCR | Beacon Press | TR | October YA- Lewis Carroll; Illustrated by Mahendra Singh THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK A brilliant new illustrated version of Lewis Carroll’s nonsense masterpiece in heroic couplets—full of visual riddles, puns, and mysteries. 978-1-935554-24-0 $14.95/$17.95C | Melville House | HC | November YA- NEW New Stand-Alones COVER ART NOT YET AVAILABLE Daniel Clowes MISTER WONDERFUL: A LOVE STORY An Eisner Award-winning story serialized in the New York Times Magazine, now with 40 pages of new material. Marshall has a blind date with Natalie. He’s divorced, middle-aged, newly-unemployed. She’s very late. But then she appears and is too good to be true: youngish, sincere, kind. What’s the catch? A touching view of the potential for human kindness. T Cooper; Illustrated by Alex Petrowsky Diana Gabaldon; Illustrated by Hoang Nguyen THE BEAUFORT DIARIES THE EXILE: AN OUTLANDER GRAPHIC NOVEL It may sound like a familiar story— boy goes to Hollywood, boy befriends big star, boy gets almost as famous as the big star, boy finds fame tricky—but T Cooper’s first graphic novel is subversively different. For one thing, the “boy” is a polar bear. 978-1-935554-07-3 $15.95/$18.95C | Melville House | HC | July YA- The Exile retells the original Outlander novel from Jamie Fraser’s point of view, revealing events never seen in the original story and giving readers a whole new insight into the Jamie/Claire relationship in brilliant four-color art. Gabaldon, a former comic-book writer, wrote the script herself. 978-0-345-50538-5 $25.00/NCR | Del Rey | HC | September | e 978-0-307-37813-2 $18.95/$21.95C | Pantheon | HC | April 2011 Sarah Glidden HOW TO UNDERSTAND ISRAEL IN 60 DAYS OR LESS Sarah Glidden’s pictorial memoir of her government-sponsored trip through Israel and the emotional journey she never expected to take while she was there, her experience clashing with her preconceived notions again and again as she finds out things aren’t as simple as she once thought. 978-1-4012-2233-8 $24.99/$28.99C | Vertigo | HC | November COVER ART NOT YET AVAILABLE Mat Johnson; Illustrated by Simone Gane Ben Katchor Dean Koontz THE CARDBOARD VALISE IN ODD WE TRUST DARK RAIN: A NEW ORLEANS STORY From the author of Incognegro, this is a story of the days after Hurricane Katrina, when two men who fell through society’s cracks travel to evacuated New Orleans to pull off the bank heist of a lifetime. Surrounded by death and misery, the men face a moral challenge greater than any other obstacle they’ve had to overcome. A guidebook for the modern traveler discouraged by globalization and national hatreds. Enter the elaborate fictions of the characters: a vast panorama of fabled restroom ruins, humane hamburger stands, ethereal ethnic restaurants, and the living rooms of world-weary souvenir collectors. Katchor is the first cartoonist to receive a MacArthur Genius Award. The graphic novel follows Odd’s race to solve the murder of a young boy whose killer appears to be stalking a second child. Odd’s girlfriend, Stormy, Police Chief Porter, the ghost of Elvis Presley and many other characters from the novel appear as well. 978-1-4012-2160-7 $24.99/$28.99C | Vertigo | HC | August 978-0-375-42114-3 $21.00/$25.00C | Pantheon | HC | February 2011 978-0-345-49966-0 $10.95/$12.50C | Del Rey | TR Dean Koontz and Fred Van Lente; Illustrated by Queenie Chan ODD IS ON OUR SIDE A second all-new graphic novel adventure—following the hit success In Odd We Trust—starring Dean Koontz’s immensely popular character, Odd Thomas. 978-0-345-51560-5 $10.99/$11.99C | Del Rey | TR | October YA- YA- 3 NEW New Stand-Alones VERTIGO CRIME: A new line of gritty, mature crime comics from some of Vertigo’s best writers and artists. Anderson Gabrych; Illus. Brad Rader Jon Evans; Illus. Andrea Mutti Peter Milligan; Illus. by James Romberger Brian Azzarello; Illustrated by Victor Santos FOGTOWN THE EXECUTOR THE BRONX KILL FILTHY RICH 978-1-4012-1384-8 $19.99/$23.99C | Vertigo | HC | August 978-1-4012-1385-5 $19.99/$23.99C | Vertigo | HC 978-1-4012-1155-4 $19.99/$24.99C | Vertigo | HC 978-1-4012-1184-4 $19.99/$24.99C | Vertigo | HC 978-1-4012-1185-1 $14.99/$17.99C | Vertigo | TR | August Josh Neufeld Dash Shaw GB Tran Julia Wertz A.D.: NEW ORLEANS AFTER THE DELUGE BODYWORLD VIETNAMERICA: A FAMILY’S LEAVETAKINGS AND HOMECOMINGS DRINKING AT THE MOVIES A masterful portrait of a city under siege. Seven extraordinary true stories of survival in the days leading up to and following Hurricane Katrina. A city in chaos with the tragedies and triumphs that took place within it. 978-0-307-37814-9 $24.95/$28.95C | Pantheon | HC 978-0-375-71488-7 $16.95/$19.95C | Pantheon | TR | August YA- Best American Comics, 2010 MTV.com Best Nonfiction Comic of 2009 Winner: 2010 ALA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 4 It’s 2060, and a devastating civil war has left the country in shambles. This story is about a small town, a lowlife botanist, and a mysterious plant with strange powers. A mindblowing blend of science-fiction, classic high school drama, and futuristic what-if—both funny and fearless. 978-0-307-37842-2 $27.95/$34.00C | Pantheon | HC YA- Nominated for a 2009 Eisner Award In this graphic memoir, VietnameseAmerican artist Tran tells the story of his family’s experiences during the Vietnam War, a family saga played out in the shadow of history. But it’s also a story of survival, escape, and reinvention—and of the gift of the American dream, passed on from first-generation immigrants to their children. 978-0-345-50872-0 $20.00/$23.00C | Villard | HC | January 2011 In 2007, the 24-year-old Wertz impulsively deserted her beloved hometown of San Francisco for the unfamiliar streets of Brooklyn. She didn’t expect New York to beat her down like it does so many young artists, but it did, helped along by Wertz’s tendency toward hilarious mishaps and impulsive decision making. 978-0-307-59183-8 $15.00/$17.00C | Three Rivers Press | August Grant Morrison; Illus. Tony Daniel & Lee Garbett NEW New Classic Characters Tony Daniel Frank Miller; Illus. Jim Lee BATMAN: R.I.P. BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL ALL STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN, THE BOY WONDER “Batman is pushed past the edge of sanity in this spectacular story that mixes icy mind games and passionate outbursts.” “Daniel supplies art from the Jim Lee school of sinew and scowl, and applies atmospheric shadows in all the right places.” The high-octane origin story of Dick Grayson’s transformation into Robin, the Boy Wonder. —Booklist —Publishers Weekly, Starred Review 978-1-4012-2576-6 $14.99/$17.99C | DC Comics | TR YA- 978-1-4012-2416-5 $19.99/$24.99C | DC Comics | HC 978-1-4012-2417-2 $14.99/$17.99C | DC Comics | TR | November 978-1-4012-2008-2 $19.99/$22.99C | DC Comics | TR YA- Grant Morrison; Illus. Frank Quitely & Philip Tan BATMAN & ROBIN: BATMAN REBORN The new Dynamic Duo hit the streets with a bang in their new flying Batmobile as they face off against an assemblage of villains called the Circus of Strange. 978-1-4012-2566-7 $24.99/$29.99C | DC Comics | HC YA- YA- Geoff Johns; Illus. Philip Tan Geoff Johns; Illus. Ivan Reis Geoff Johns; Illus. Ivan Reis Greg Rucka GREEN LANTERN: AGENT ORANGE GREEN LANTERN: SECRET ORIGIN BLACKEST NIGHT BATWOMAN: ELEGY This graphic novel sequel to “The Sinestro Corps War” is the prelude to the next major event in the DC Universe, “The Blackest Night”, and features the war of light exploding across the Vega System. Discover the “secret origin” of Hal Jordan’s career as a Green Lantern— how he received his power ring and what happened to his mysterious predecessor Abin Sur. Throughout the decades, death has plagued the DC Universe and taken the lives of heroes and villains alike. But to what end? It’s up to the Green Lantern Corps to lead DC’s greatest in a battle against an army of undead Black Lanterns made up of fallen heroes and villains. In this first tale, Batwoman battles a madwoman known only as Alice, inspired by Alice in Wonderland, who sees her life as a fairy tale and everyone around her as expendable extras! 978-1-4012-2421-9 $19.99/$24.99C | DC Comics | HC 978-1-4012-2420-2 $14.99/$17.99C | DC Comics | TR | November 978-1-4012-2017-4 $14.99/$18.99C | DC Comics | TR 978-1-4012-1990-1 $19.99/$22.99C | DC Comics | HC YA- 978-1-4012-2692-3 $24.99/$28.99C | DC Comics | HC | July YA- 978-1-4012-2693-0 $29.99/$35.99C | DC Comics | HC | July YA- YA- 5 NEW New Series Mike Carey Andy Diggle; Illus. Jock Stephen King and Peter Straub Jeff Lemire THE UNWRITTEN (VOLUMES 1-2) THE LOSERS BOOK ONE, VOL. 1 & 2 THE TALISMAN: VOLUME 1: THE ROAD OF TRIALS SWEET TOOTH (VOLUMES 1-2) Tom Taylor’s father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boywizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem: Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom’s real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his counterpart...dangerously so. A revival of a very old story of screwed-over mercenaries at war with the CIA, with a new movie by the same name coming out starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Zoe Saldana. The gripping novel that follows young Jack Sawyer on a desperate quest between two worlds—ours, and a mysterious alternate version of Earth called The Territories—comes to magical life in glowing artwork by Tony Shasteen, scripted by Stephen King expert Robin Furth. The story of Gus, a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid, has been raised in isolation following an inexplicable pandemic that struck a decade earlier. Written by Alex Award winner Jeff Lemire. 978-1-4012-2733-3 $19.99/$24.99C | Vertigo | TR VOL 01 | 978-1-4012-2565-0 $9.99/$12.99C | Vertigo | TR VOL 02 | 978-1-4012-2873-6 $12.99/$14.99C | Vertigo | TR Jeremy Love BAYOU (VOLUMES 1-2) Lee, a young sharecropper’s daughter, sets off across the Old South in pursuit of the truth that will set her father free from false accusations of kidnapping. VOL 01 | 978-1-4012-2382-3 $14.99/$18.99C | Zuda | TR VOL 02 | 978-1-4012-2584-1 $14.99/$17.99C | Zuda | TR | January 2011 YA- Winner: 2010 ALA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens 978-0-345-51798-2 $25.00/$29.95C | Del Rey | HC | May YA- Scott Snyder and Stephen King; Illus. Rafael Albuquereque AMERICAN VAMPIRE, VOL. 1 In these dual stories by Snyder and King, a young woman who is turned into a vampire and sets out on a path of righteous revenge against the European Vampires who abused her, while Skinner Sweet, the original American Vampire, prowls around the West. 978-1-4012-2830-9 $24.99/$28.99C | Vertigo | HC | October Kanata Konami CHI’S SWEET HOME (VOLUMES 1-5) The misadventures of a ridiculously cute and endearing newborn kitten named Chi, who is adopted by a human family when she loses her own on a walk. VOL 01 | 978-1-934287-81-1 $13.95/$16.95C | Vertical | TR VOL 02 | 978-1-934287-85-9 VOL 03 | 978-1-934287-91-0 VOL 04 | 978-1-934287-96-5 VOL 05 | 978-1-934287-13-2 YA- 6 VOL 01 | 978-1-4012-2696-1 $9.99/$11.99C | Vertigo | TR VOL 02 | 978-1-4012-2854-5 $12.99/$14.99C | Vertigo | TR | December Mike Raicht and Brian Smith; Illustrated by Charles Wilson THE STUFF OF LEGEND: BOOK 1: THE DARK When a child is taken by the fearsome Boogeyman, his loyal toys rally and stage a rescue operation to get him back. Led by the fearless Colonel, Max the Bear, Percy the Pig, Jester, and others must fight hordes of toys in order to save the boy from the absolutely fearsome Boogeyman. 978-0-345-52100-2 $13.00/$15.00C | Villard | TR NEW New Series from Campfire 7 8 NEW Akimine Kamijyo CODE:BREAKER 1 Sakura Sakurakouji is a beautiful girl who appears modest and graceful. But really she’s a tomboy with a strong sense of justice—and a master of martial arts. On her way home, she witnesses a boy burning someone alive with a blue flame, and the very next day she is startled to see him again as a transfer student in her class. His name is Rei Oogami, a self-proclaimed “Code Breaker,” whose mission it is to bring criminals to justice by eliminating their lives... 978-0-345-52099-9 $10.99/$12.99C | Del Rey | TR | July | Ages 16 & Up NEW New Manga Miyoko Ikeda; Illustrated by Michiyo Kikuta Ema Toyama FAIRY NAVIGATOR RUNA 1 Hikage Sumino is shy and insecure, comfortable expressing herself only through a blog she keeps. Then, one day, popular male student Hinata confesses his romantic interest in her. As she grows closer to Hinata, Hikage starts to gain confidence. Will Hinata help Hikage overcome her insecurities and blossom into the person she always wanted to be? A touching coming of age manga from the author of the popular Tokyopop series Pixie Pop. Runa, an orphan, is a klutzy daydreamer. Her greatest treasure is an amulet that once belonged to her mother which has a big secret behind it. One day a boy and girl snatch the amulet from Runa, leading to a new life of adventure for her as she learns more about her mother’s mysterious amulet. A magical girl manga that will appeal to fans of Shugo Chara and Vampire Knight. 978-0-345-52226-9 $10.99/$12.99C | Del Rey | TR | May | Ages 13 & Up YA- PANIC X PANIC 1 Even though Mitsuki and Kakeru grew up together, they seem to never get along. After an encounter with a demon, Mitsuki and Kakeru discover that they are descendents of priests who sealed away demons that disrupted the natural order of life. The demons have become a problem again, but can Mitsuki and Kakeru overcome their differences to follow in the footsteps of their ancestors and seal away the demons? An urban fantasy manga that will appeal to fans of Buffy and Mamotte! Lollipop. 978-0-345-51463-9 $10.99/$13.99C | Del Rey | TR | Ages 13 & Up YA- Jason Thompson; Illustrated by Victor Hao KING OF RPGS 1 King of RPGs follows the world’s most ambitious gamemaster and his most powerful player as they rampage through all the gaming a California college has to offer. For fans of Penny Arcade and Megatokyo, a hilarious send-up of manga, gaming, and geek culture from one of the kings of manga. 978-0-345-51359-5 $10.99/$13.99C | Del Rey | TR | Ages 16 & Up YA- 978-0-345-52243-6 $16.99/$18.99C | Del Rey | TR October | Ages 13 & Up YA- YA- Mika Kawamura I AM HERE! 1 Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus; Illustrated by Joon Choi THE LAST AIRBENDER The Last Airbender is the major liveaction film launching in July 2010 from director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs), inspired by the animated Avatar: The Last Airbender. This is an original manga in black-and-white. 978-0-345-51855-2 $8.99/$10.99C | Del Rey | TR | June | Ages 13 & Up YA- Dave Roman and Alison Wilgus; Illustrated by Nina Matsumoto Nickelodeon Kotori Momoyuki AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER 1 PINK INNOCENT 1 At the South Pole, a lone water tribe village struggles to survive. Young waterbender Katara and her warrior brother Sokka rescue a mysterious boy named Aang, who is an airbender—a race of people no one has seen in a century. Soon, everyone discovers that Aang is the long-lost Avatar. Now it’s up to Katara and Sokka to make sure that Aang faces his destiny: to save the world! This is a color film comic based on the original animation, not the film. THE LAST AIRBENDER: PREQUEL: ZUKO’S STORY 978-0-345-51852-1 $7.99/$9.99C | Del Rey | TR | June | All ages Also: 978-0-345-51854-5 $10.99/$12.99C | Del Rey | TR | May | Ages 13 & Up AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER 2 YA- 978-0-345-51853-8 $7.99/$8.99C | Del Rey | TR | September YA- Cocona Sakuranomiya is a 16-year old high school student who is wealthy and doesn’t seem to have a firm grasp of reality. She is in love with a boy name Renji, but he seems to be far more interested in his laptop and the stock market than girls...Cocona, who is used to getting everything her way doesn’t know how to approach him properly. Will Cocona be able to capture his heart? For readers of Absolute Boyfriend and Skip Beat, a quirky teen comedy for girls. 978-0-345-51468-4 $10.99/$13.99C | Del Rey | TR | Ages 13 & Up YA- 9 NEW New Art & Reference Kyle Baker Al Bigley Clamp and Shaenon Garrity Bob Greenberger HOW TO DRAW STUPID AND OTHER ESSENTIALS OF CARTOONING DRAW COMICS LIKE A PRO: TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING DYNAMIC CHARACTERS, SCENES, AND STORIES CLAMP IN AMERICA WONDER WOMAN: AMAZON. HERO. ICON. From the principles of drawing to turning those principles on their ear (or their rear), from conveying movement to creating a step-by-step sequence, from idea sketch to finished drawing. 978-0-8230-0143-9 $16.95/$18.95C | Watson-Guptill | TR YA- Crammed with insider tips and secrets, this book is a smash-powblammo reference for comic book creators at all levels. 978-0-8230-0679-3 $19.95/$23.95C | Watson-Guptill | TR YA- The enigmatic four-woman team of manga creators from Japan known as CLAMP has taken America by storm. Now, in this beautifully illustrated volume, the talented and reclusive group emerges into the light to reveal CLAMP’s origins, inspirations, and secrets! 978-0-345-51002-0 $27.99/$32.99C | Del Rey | TR | September YA- Wonder Woman is a comprehensive look at the first and most important female super hero of DC Comics, from the Golden Age to the present day. More than 250 Wonder Woman illustrations, including covers, interior comic art, and sketch treatments, beginning with her inception in the early 1940s to present-day treatments of the character. 978-0-7893-2035-3 $35.00/$43.00C | Universe | HC YA- Robert Greenberger and Martin Pasko THE ESSENTIAL SUPERMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA The definitive A-Z source for everything you ever wanted to know about the Man of Steel. 978-0-345-50108-0 $30.00/$34.00C | Del Rey | TR | August Robert Greenberger THE ESSENTIAL BATMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA “The book is graphically rich; its stunning illustrations are by nearly 200 artists who have worked on Batman comics over the decades. Recommended for all graphic novel and pop-culture collections.” YA- Phil Jimenez and John Wells THE ESSENTIAL WONDER WOMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA 978-0-345-50107-3 $30.00/$35.00C | Del Rey | TR YA- 10 —Library Journal 978-0-345-50106-6 $29.95/$34.00 | Del Rey | TR YA- Ian Flynn; Illus. Pat “Spaz” Spaziante THE COMPLETE SONIC THE HEDGEHOG COMIC ENCYCLOPEDIA This reference is designed to stay current for years to come, integrating future story-arc teasers, current story lines and never-before-seen character designs into the Sonic universe. 978-1-879794-56-6 $12.95/$14.95C | Archie Comics | TR | September YA- Steve Miller BEASTS! HOW TO DRAW FANTASTIC PREDATORS, CREEPY CRAWLIES, AND CRYPTIDS The only book devoted solely to drawing the scariest animals on the planet. 978-0-8230-1668-6 $19.95/$23.95C | Watson-Guptill | TR YA- Christopher Hart Christopher Hart is the world’s bestselling author of drawing and cartooning books. His books have set the standard for art instruction, renowned for up-to-the-minute content and easy-to-follow steps. NEW New Art & Reference Watson-Guptill | TR | Ages 8 & Up Gary Spencer Millidge COMIC BOOK DESIGN: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CREATING GREAT COMICS AND GRAPHIC NOVELS With profiles of leading comic artists such as Chris Ware and Chip Kidd, and examples right from the most successful comics on the market, Comic Book Design is the must-have for every beginning comic book artist. 978-0-8230-9796-8 $24.95/$28.95C | Watson-Guptill | TR MANGA FOR THE BEGINNER SHOUJO: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START DRAWING THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF JAPANESE COMICS MANGA FOR THE BEGINNER CHIBIS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START DRAWING THE SUPER-CUTE CHARACTERS OF JAPANESE COMICS 978-0-8230-3329-4 $21.99/$24.99C | September 2010 978-0-8230-1488-0 $21.99/$26.99C YA- MANGA FOR THE BEGINNER: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO START DRAWING RIGHT AWAY! 978-0-8230-3083-5 $21.95/$24.95C YA- YA- YA- SUPERHEROES AND BEYOND: HOW TO DRAW THE LEADING AND SUPPORTING CHARACTERS OF TODAY’S COMICS HUMONGOUS BOOK OF CARTOONING 978-0-8230-5036-9 $21.99/$26.99C YA- 978-0-8230-3305-8 $21.99/$26.99C CARTOON CUTE ANIMALS: HOW TO DRAW THE MOST IRRESISTIBLE CREATURE ON THE PLANET 978-0-8230-8556-9 $21.99/$25.99C YA- YA- Alex Ross; Chip Kidd, Editor ROUGH JUSTICE: THE DC COMICS SKETCHES OF ALEX ROSS Private sketchbooks reveal astonishing pencil and ink drawings of DC Comics characters, nearly all of them appearing in print for the first time. Altered panels for Kingdom Come, an imagined son of Batman named Batboy, alternate covers for Superman….accompanied by Alex’s commentary. A record of a pivotal era in comics history. 978-0-375-71490-0 $30.00/$37.00C | Pantheon | HC YA- KIDS DRAW BIG BOOK OF EVERYTHING MANGA 978-0-8230-9509-4 $22.50/$25.50C YA- THE CARTOONIST’S BIG BOOK OF DRAWING ANIMALS 978-0-8230-1421-7 $21.95/$25.95C YA- XTREME ART™ ULTIMATE BOOK OF TRACE-AND-DRAW MANGA 978-0-8230-9806-4 $21.95/$26.00C YA- 11 NEW New Collected Comics Meredith Gran Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins Aaron McGruder GARFIELD POTBELLY OF GOLD: HIS 50TH BOOK OCTOPUS PIE: THERE ARE NO STARS IN BROOKLYN Garfield returns—weighing more than ever!—for his 50th book, a brand-new, full-color compilation strip book and another must-have for Garfield fans. They are all here— Jon, Odie, Nermal and, of course, our favorite fat cat, Garfield! Follow the adventures of two Brooklynites—Eve, a nerdy acerbic twentysomething and her roommate, Hanna, a long-lost friend who has blossomed into a chronically happygo-lucky stoner. Crazed childhood rivals, art world hipsters, Eve’s meddlesome mom, and boyfriends past and present crowd their odd yet ordinary lives. This book collects the first two years of strips, plus bonus material. THE SPLENDID MAGIC OF PENNY ARCADE: THE 11 1/2 ANNIVERSARY EDITION ALL THE RAGE: THE BOONDOCKS PAST AND PRESENT Eleven years’ worth of this wildly popular webcomic, chronicling the adventures of two video game-obsessed friends. Chockablock with geek references and gaming world in-jokes, this comic is the ultimate epic of the gaming life. For fans of Aaron McGruder’s comic strip The Boondocks, as well as the hugely popular Cartoon Network animated series of the same name and for fans of politically and racially charged humor. Jim Davis 978-0-345-52244-3 $15.00/$17.00C | Ballantine | TR | August YA- Visit www.randomhouse.com for a full list of Garfield’s books. 978-0-345-52043-2 $17.00/$20.00C | Villard | TR | June 978-0-345-51226-0 $24.00/$29.95C | Del Rey | HC Also: PENNY ARCADE 6: THE HALLS BELOW 978-0-345-51227-7 $15.00/$17.50C | Del Rey | TR | June Dan Parent Jonathan Rosenberg ARCHIE’S CHRISTMAS STOCKING GOATS SHOWCASE SHOWDOWN Archie, Reggie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead get into the holiday spirit with this great collection of stories. Goats is The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for the Internet age: a hilarious, deliciously geeky sci-fi parody. For this, the third installment in an already popular series, we again find geeky bar patrons Jon and Phillip and their pets (Fineas the formerly innocent goldfish, Toothgnip the goat-herald of Thor, Diablo the Satanic chicken, and more!) stumbling through an increasingly bizarre universe. 978-1-879794-57-3 $9.95/$11.95C | Archie Comics | TR | October YA- Visit www.Archiecomics.com for more Archie favorites. 978-0-345-51094-5 $15.00/$17.50C | Del Rey | TR 12 Jonathan Rosenberg GOATS INFINITE TYPEWRITERS 978-0-345-51092-1 $14.00/$16.50C | Del Rey | TR GOATS THE CORNDOG IMPERATIVE 978-0-345-51093-8 $15.00/$18.95C | Del Rey | TR 978-0-307-35266-8 $16.95/$21.95C | Three Rivers Press | TR Essential Manga Hiro Mashima FAIRY TAIL (VOLUMES 1-14) 17-year-old Lucy is an attractive magein-training who dreams of joining the Fairy Tail, the most famous magicians’ guild in the world. One day she meets Natsu, a boy raised by a Dragon who mysteriously left him when he was young. Natsu has devoted his life to finding his Dragon father. When Natsu helps Lucy out of a tricky situation, she discovers that he is a member of the Fairy Tail magician’s guild, and our heroes’ adventure together begins. VOL 01 | 978-0-345-50133-2 $10.95/$12.50C | Del Rey Manga | TR | Ages 13 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) Natsumi Ando and Miyuki Kobayashi KITCHEN PRINCESS (VOLUMES 1-10) Najika is a great cook and she likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart— and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a silver spoon that leads her to prestigious Seika Academy. VOL 01 | 978-0-345-49620-1 $10.95/$12.50C | Del Rey Manga | TR | Ages 13 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) Ken Akamatsu CLAMP NEGIMA: MAGISTER NEGI MAGI (VOLUMES 1-29) TSUBASA (VOLUMES 1 -28) A ten-year-old wizard, Negi Springfield is also a teacher with a wide variety of strange and unusual students. With every new adventure, they learn more about each other and themselves. VOL 01 | 978-0-345-47046-1 $10.95/$12.50C | Del Rey Manga | TR | Ages 16 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) YA- NYPL 2010 Stuff for the Teen Age Princess Sakura has a mysterious power that will change the world. But she’s fallen under a curse, and it’s up to her friend Syaoran to journey through many alternate worlds to find a way to save her. “With its built-in audience, this is recommended for teens and adults at all libraries.” —Library Journal VOL 01 | 978-0-345-47057-7 $10.95/$12.50C | Del Rey Manga | TR | Ages 13 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) YA- YA- YA- Osamu Tezuka XXXHOLIC (VOLUMES 1-16) Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka Osamu Tezuka BLACK JACK (VOLUMES 1-16) BUDDHA (VOLUMES 1-8) MW Black Jack is recognized as Tezuka’s third most famous work after Astro Boy and Kimba, the White Lion. Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing medical feats. An 8-volume manga-biography of the founder of one of the world’s oldest religions. VOL 1 | 978-1-934287-27-9 $16.95/$18.95C | Vertical | TR | Ages 16 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) YA- VOL 1 - Kapilavastu | 978-1-932234-56-5 $14.95/$21.00C | Vertical | TR | Ages 16 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) YA- Multiple Eisner and Harvey Award Winner A secret U.S. chemical weapon called “MW” leaks by accident and wipes out the population of a southern Japanese island, with horrific consequences for Michio Yuki, one of the few survivors. 978-1-934287-72-9 $19.95/$24.95C | Vertical | TR Watanuki is Yuko’s unwilling assistant, but even he is compelled by the fascinating adventures he’s had since he started working for the “space-time witch.” Yuko operates a shop that grants people what they need, but there is always a price to be paid... VOL 1 | 978-0-345-47058-4 $10.95/$15.95C | Del Rey Manga | TR | Ages 13 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) YA- NYPL 2010 Stuff for the Teen Age BACKLIST essentials CLAMP Vol 1: 2009 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens 13 Essential Series Jamie Delano, Garth Ennis, Warren Ellis, Brian Azzarello, Mike Carey, Denise Mina, Andy Diggle, et al. Warren Ellis Neil Gaiman Kazu Kibuishi TRANSMETROPOLITAN (VOLUMES 1-10) THE SANDMAN (VOLUMES 1 – 10) FLIGHT (VOLUMES 1 – 7) HELLBLAZER Outlaw journalist Spider Jerusalem attacks the injustices of his surreal 21st century through black humor as an investigative reporter for the newspaper The Word. The first story of Morpheus, Lord of Dreams, tells of his plight and the quest he must undertake to regain his lost kingdom. John Constantine, an unconcerned, somewhat amoral occultist with a British working-class background, is a hero, of sorts, who manages to come out on top through a combination of luck, trickery, and genuine magical skill. Full-color graphic anthologies of short stories by some of the hottest creators in the field. VOL 01 | 978-0-345-49636-2 Villard | TR | Ages 14 & Up (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) VOL 01 - Back on the Street | 978-1-4012-2084-6 $14.99/$16.99C | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) VOL 01 - Preludes & Nocturnes 978-1-4012-2575-9 $19.99/$23.99C | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) Kazu Kibuishi Various Brian K. Vaughn Brian K. Vaughn FLIGHT EXPLORER VOLUME 1 STAR TREK COMICS CLASSICS Y: THE LAST MAN (VOLUMES 1-10) EX MACHINA (VOLUMES 1-10) A full color anthology of graphic short stories, designed for middle grade readers, and patterned after our successful Flight graphic novel series. These are the classic comics adventures of Kirk, Spock and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise, now collected in graphic novel format with exclusive new background material! The saga of Yorick Brown, an unemployed slacker who discovers he is the only male left in a world inhabited solely by women after a plague of unknown origin instantly kills every mammal with a Y chromosome. What does one do after a career as a superhero who can control machines with his mind? Well, how about running for mayor of New York City? This series by award winning author Brian K. Vaughn tells the story of Mitchell Hundred (a.k.a. The Big Machine) and his post-superhero life in politics. YA- BACKLIST essentials Original Sins | 978-1-56389-052-9 $19.99/$26.99 | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) 978-0-345-50313-8 $10.00/$12.00C | Villard | TR | Ages 8-12 14 YA- To Boldly Go | 978-1-84576-084-7 $14.95/16.95C | Titan | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) YA- VOL 01 - Unmanned | 978-1-56389-980-5 $12.99 | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) 2008 Eisner Award for Best Series VOL 01 – The First Hundred Days 978-1-4012-0612-3 $9.99/$13.50C | Wildstorm | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) Essential Series Bill Willingham COVER ART NOT YET AVAILABLE Brian Wood DMZ (VOLUMES 1-9) The story of the ultimate embedded war journalist trapped in a most unlikely war zone: the streets of New York City. VOL 01 - On the Ground | 978-1-4012-1062-5 $9.99/$11.99C | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) Bill Willingham Bill Willingham Bill Willingham FABLES (VOLUMES 1-14) JACK OF FABLES (VOLUMES 1-7) HOUSE OF MYSTERY (VOLUMES 1-?) VOL 01 - The (Nearly) Great Escape 978-1-4012-1222-3 $14.99/$17.99C | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) “Even by Vertigo’s standards, the writing here is dexterous and vivid; the imagery brooding and bloody. Willingham and Sturges are best with the absurd.” The infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile in New York City when a savage creature known as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales. Vol 1 - Legends in Exile | 978-1-56389-942-3 $9.99/$13.50C | Vertigo | TR Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall 978-1-4012-0367-2 $19.99/$26.99C | Vertigo | HC 978-1-4012-0369-6 $14.99/$17.99C | Vertigo | TR (see back for full ISBN list – prices vary) —San Francisco Weekly VOL 1: Room and Boredom | 978-1-4012-2079-2 $9.99/$11.99C | Vertigo | TR VOL 02: Love Stories For Dead People 978-1-4012-2276-5 VOL 03: The Space Between 978-1-4012-2581-0 VOL 04: The Beauty of Decay 978-1-4012-2756-2 VOL 05: Management | 978-1-4012-2981-8 Winner of 12 Eisner Awards Essential Classic Characters Jodi Picoult ALL STAR SUPERMAN WONDER WOMAN: LOVE AND MURDER Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely redefine the Man of Steel for a new generation in this Eisner Award-winning story. VOL 1 | 978-1-4012-1102-8 $12.99/$14.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up VOL 2 | 978-1-4012-1837-9 $19.99/$22.99C | DC Comics | HC | Ages 14 & Up YA- 2007 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens Best-selling author Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper), takes Wonder Woman on a collision course with the Amazons. 978-1-4012-1487-6 $19.99/$23.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up YA- Grant Morrison; Illus. J.G. Jones & Doug Mahnke Mark Waid FINAL CRISIS A grim tale set just after the dawn of the 21st century that pits the old guard—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and their peers—against a new, uncompromising generation of heroes in a final war to determine the future of the planet. What happens when evil wins? That’s the question Superman, Batman, the Justice League and every being in the DCU have to face when Darkseid and his otherworldly legion of narcissistic followers actually win the war between light and dark. 978-1-4012-2282-6 $19.99/$23.99C | DC Comics | TR KINGDOM COME 978-1-4012-2034-1 $17.99/$21.99C | DC Comics | TR YA- BACKLIST essentials Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely YA- 15 Essential Classic Characters Batman Frank Miller Frank Miller Jeph Loeb Alan Moore BATMAN: YEAR ONE BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS BATMAN: HUSH BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE In this story of murder, mystery and romance, Batman sets out to discover the identity of the mysterious character wreaking havoc in his life by using his enemies and allies as pawns. “This classic, infamous story in the Batman saga has been recolored with a more effectively cooler palette and set into context with an introduction and an afterword.” Retracing Batman’s first attempts to fight injustice as a costumed vigilante, we watch as he chooses his guise and helps to bring down a corrupt political system that infests Gotham. 978-1-4012-0752-6 $14.99/$17.99C | DC Comics | TR YA- Ten years after Batman has retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into lawlessness. Now as his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. 978-1-56389-342-1 $14.99/$16.99C | DC Comics | TR 978-1-4012-2317-5 $24.99/$28.99C | DC Comics | TR YA- —School Library Journal 978-1-4012-1667-2 $17.99/$21.99C | DC Comics | HC YA- YA- Green Lantern BACKLIST essentials Movie Coming Summer 2011 starring Ryan Reynolds! Brad Meltzer IDENTITY CRISIS Geoff Johns Geoff Johns Geoff Johns GREEN LANTERN: NO FEAR GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH Hal Jordan is back from the dead— now watch as he re-establishes his life as a pilot. Standing in his way, though, is one of the deadly Manhunter androids followed by the Shark. Former test pilot Hal Jordan takes back the mantle as Earth’s Green Lantern, the most revered member of a corps of intergalactic police that protects the universe armed with power rings that can create anything its bearer imagines. GREEN LANTERN: SINESTRO CORPS WAR (VOLUMES 1 & 2) 978-1-4012-0466-2 $24.99/$33.99C | DC Comics | HC | Ages 14 & Up 978-1-4012-1058-8 $12.99/$14.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up 16 YA- 978-1-4012-2755-5 $14.99/$17.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up YA- Hal Jordan has overcome great fear throughout his life, but what fear still lingers inside him? Parallax knows, and Hal's about to be reminded. VOL 01 | 978-1-4012-1870-6 $14.99/$16.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up VOL 02 | 978-1-4012-2036-5 $14.99/$16.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up YA- When the spouse of a JLA member is brutally murdered, the entire super-hero community searches for the killer, fearing their own loved ones may be the next targets. 978-1-4012-0688-8 $24.99/$33.99C | DC Comics | HC | Ages 14 & Up 978-1-4012-0458-7 $14.99/$17.99C | DC Comics | TR | Ages 14 & Up YA- Winner: 2007 ALA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens Essential Stand-Alones Jonathan Ames; Illus. Dean Haspiel David B. Charles Burns Mat Johnson and Warren Pleece EPILEPTIC BLACK HOLE INCOGNEGRO THE ALCOHOLIC Hailed by The Comics Journal as one of Europe’s most important and innovative comics artists, David B. has created a masterpiece in this stunning and emotionally resonant autobiography about growing up with an epileptic brother. Astonishing and heartbreaking. Winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards. Suburban Seattle, mid-1970s. A strange plague has descended upon the area’s teenagers, transmitted by sexual contact. We witness a portrait of high school alienation—the savagery, the cruelty, anxiety and ennui. Hypnotic and horrifying. “‘Incognegro’ proudly exemplifies the graphic novel.” Jonathan Ames’ first foray into the graphic novel medium is a funny, shocking, and heart-rending series of misadventures. “Rarely does a collaboration produce a graphic novel of such literary and artistic merit.” —Kirkus Reviews 978-1-4012-1056-4 $19.99/$22.99C | Vertigo | HC 978-0-375-42318-5 $28.95/$38.95C | Pantheon | HC 978-0-375-71468-9 $17.95/$23.95C | Pantheon | TR 978-0-375-42380-2 $27.50/$35.00C | Pantheon | HC 978-0-375-71472-6 $17.50/$22.00C | Pantheon | TR YA- —New York Times Desperate to play his part in the Harlem Renaissance, Zane Pinchback, a black man who could pass for white, agrees to take a trip to Mississippi and do some undercover journalism. 978-1-4012-1098-4 $14.99 $16.99C | Vertigo | TR 2009 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens YA- Alan Moore Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons Alan Moore Alan Moore V FOR VENDETTA WATCHMEN The basis for the hit movie—in the near future, England has become a corrupt, totalitarian state, opposed only by V, a mystery man wearing a white porcelain mask who intends to free the masses through absurd acts of terrorism. “Watchmen is told in fugal, overlapping plotlines and gorgeous panels rich with cinematic leitmotifs. A work of ruthless psychological realism, it’s a landmark in the graphic novel medium. It would be a masterpiece in any.” THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER Literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Britain. 978-1-4012-0841-7 $19.99/$24.99C | Vertigo | TR 978-0-930289-23-2 $19.99/$22.99C | DC Comics | TR 978-1-4012-1926-0 $39.99/$45.99C | DC Comics | HC “Acclaimed comics author Moore (Watchmen) has combined his love of 19th-century adventure literature with an imaginative mastery of its 20th-century corollary, the superhero comic book.” —Time VOL 01 | 978-1-56389-858-7 $14.99/$19.99C | Wildstorm | TR VOL 02 | 978-1-4012-0118-0 $14.99/$17.99C | Wildstorm | TR —Publishers Weekly 978-1-4012-0307-8 $19.99/NCR | Wildstorm | TR 978-1-4012-0306-1 $29.99/NCR | Wildstorm | HC BACKLIST essentials Alan Moore and David Lloyd 17 Essential Stand-Alones David Mazzucchelli David Petersen Marjane Satrapi ASTERIOS POLYP MOUSE GUARD THE COMPLETE PERSEPOLIS “The book is a satirical comedy of remarriage, a treatise on aesthetics and design and ontology, a late-life Künstlerroman, a Novel of Ideas with two capital letters, and just about the most schematic work of fiction this side of that other big book that constantly alludes to the ‘Odyssey.’” In the tradition of Brian Jacques’ Redwall series, this gorgeously illustrated, full-color graphic novel tells the epic tale of a band of heroic mice on a quest to save their kingdom. “Recommended for all collections.” The wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. At once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression, it shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. “...one of the freshest and most original memoirs of our day.” —The New York Times Book Review 978-0-307-37732-6 $27.95/$33.00C | Pantheon | HC —Library Journal 978-0-345-49686-7 $17.95/$22.00C | Villard | TR | Ages 12 & Up YA- 2007 ALA Great Graphic Novels for Teens PERSEPOLIS: THE STORY OF A CHILDHOOD 978-0-375-71457-3 $12.95/$16.00C l Pantheon | TR Winner: 2004 ALA Alex Award Winner: YALSA Best Book for Young Adults PERSEPOLIS 2: THE STORY OF A RETURN 978-0-375-71466-5 $12.95/$16.00 | Pantheon | TR YA- —Los Angeles Times 978-0-375-71483-2 $24.95/$29.95C | Pantheon | TR BACKLIST essentials Art Spiegelman Craig Thompson GOOD-BYE, CHUNKY RICE Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman Art Spiegelman MAUS I: A SURVIVOR’S TALE: MY FATHER BLEEDS HISTORY THE COMPLETE MAUS: A SURVIVOR’S TALE BREAKDOWNS: PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG %@&*! 978-0-394-74723-1 $14.95/$16.95C | Pantheon | TR MAUS II: A SURVIVOR’S TALE: AND HERE MY TROUBLES BEGAN 978-0-679-72977-8 $14.95/$16.95C | Pantheon | TR 18 YA- Winner: Pulitzer Prize Winner: YALSA Best Book for Young Adults “...[it is] a remarkable feat of documentary detail and novelistic vividness...an unfolding literary event” and succeeds in “drawing us closer to the bleak heart of the Holocaust.” —The New York Times 978-0-679-40641-9 $35.00/$49.00C | Pantheon | HC YA- The creator of the Pulitzer Prizewinning Maus explores the comics form...and how it formed him! Funny, complex, and innovative, it alters the terms of what can be accomplished in a memoir. 978-0-375-42395-6 $27.50/$32.00C | Pantheon | HC This first ever “graphical novel book” by Craig Thompson won a Harvey Award. It documents the once upon a time life in a fishing village of a short turtle lad named Chunky. Chunky, like many before him, is looking for something more from life, and sets out to sea, leaving his best friend Dandel behind. 978-0-375-71476-4 $12.95/$16.95C | Pantheon | TR YA- Essential Stand-Alones J.R.R. Tolkien, Adapted by Charles Dixon with Sean Deming Alissa Torres; Illustrated by Sungyoon Choi Brian K. Vaughn and Niko Henrichon THE HOBBIT AMERICAN WIDOW PRIDE OF BAGHDAD Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse, unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo—alone and unaided—who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside... An autobiographical graphic novel written by Alissa Torres, who, when she was nearly eight months pregnant, lost her husband in the World Trade Center attack. The story and art powerfully portray a woman’s very private crisis against a backdrop of events that have touched us all. “Recommended for all adult collections and readers high school and up.” A startlingly original look at life on the streets of Baghdad during the Iraq war inspired by the true story of a pride of lions that escaped from the Baghdad Zoo during an American bombing raid. “An allegorical tale with compelling and believable characters, Baghdad makes it clear that without self-determination, there can be no freedom.” 978-0-345-44560-5 $17.95/NCR | Del Rey | TR 978-0-345-50069-4 $22.00/$25.00C | Villard | HC YA- —Library Journal Chris Ware JIMMY CORRIGAN: THE SMARTEST KID ON EARTH The first book from Ware is a rich portrait of a lonely and emotionallyimpaired “everyman” stunted by a paralyzing fear of being disliked. The reader is helped along by thousands of colored illustrations and diagrams, an index, and a brief apology. 978-0-375-71454-2 $19.95/$22.95C | Pantheon | TR —School Library Journal 978-1-4012-0315-3 $12.99/$15.99C | Vertigo | TR YA- Winner: 2007 ALA Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens Essential Art & Reference Joe Simon & Jack Kirby Chip Kidd PEANUTS: THE ART OF CHARLES M. SCHULZ THE BEST OF SIMON & KIRBY A beautiful album to dazzle fans of Schulz and his art, providing an unprecedented look at the work of the most brilliant and beloved cartoonist of the twentieth century. More than 500 comic strips are reproduced and such rare or never-before-seen items as a sketchbook from his army days. A must for all who love Charlie Brown. A collection of complete comic book stories from the legendary team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, covering every genre in which they made their mark, including Captain America, Blue Bolt, The Fly, Boy’s Ranch, and Justice Traps the Guilty. BAT-MANGA! THE SECRET HISTORY OF BATMAN IN JAPAN 978-0-375-42097-9 $29.95/$44.95C | Pantheon l HC 978-0-375-71463-4 $16.95/$25.95C | Pantheon l TR YA- 978-1-84576-931-4 $39.95/$57.50C | Titan | HC YA- In 1966, a Japanese manga anthology for boys, Shonen King, licensed the rights to commission its own Batman and Robin stories. These stories ceased after a year, and were never collected, never translated—until now! The Dynamic Duo as you’ve never seen them, with a distinctly Japanese, atomic age twist. 978-0-375-71484-9 $29.95/$34.00C | Pantheon | TR 978-0-375-42545-5 $60.00/$69.00C | Pantheon | Limited HC YA- BACKLIST essentials Charles M. Schulz 19 Graphic Novel Series Index Black Jack .....................................13 VOL 01 | 978-1-934287-27-9 VOL 02 | 978-1-934287-28-6 VOL 03 | 978-1-934287-41-5 VOL 04 | 978-1-934287-43-9 VOL 05 | 978-1-934287-55-2 VOL 06 | 978-1-934287-56-9 VOL 07 | 978-1-934287-60-6 VOL 09 - Sons of Empire | 978-1-4012-1316-9 VOL 10 - The Good Prince | 978-1-4012-1686-3 VOL 11 - War and Pieces | 978-1-4012-1913-0 VOL 12 – The Dark Ages | 978-1-4012-2316-8 VOL 13 – The Great Fables Crossover 978-1-4012-2572-8 VOL 14 – Witches | 978-1-4012-2880-4 Kitchen Princess ....................13 Tsubasa ...................................13 VOL 01 | 978-0-345-49620-1 VOL 01 | 978-0-345-47057-7 VOL 02 | 978-0-345-49659-1 VOL 02 | 978-0-345-47182-6 VOL 03 | 978-0-345-49660-7 VOL 03 | 978-0-345-47183-3 VOL 04 | 978-0-345-49830-4 VOL 04 | 978-0-345-47791-0 VOL 05 | 978-0-345-49885-4 VOL 05 | 978-0-345-47792-7 VOL 06 | 978-0-345-50194-3 VOL 06 | 978-0-345-47793-4 VOL 07 | 978-0-345-50405-0 VOL 07 | 978-0-345-47797-2 VOL 08 | 978-0-345-50805-8 VOL 08 | 978-0-345-48428-4 VOL 08 | 978-1-934287-61-3 Fairy Tail .................................13 VOL 09 | 978-1-934287-73-6 VOL 01 | 978-0-345-50133-2 VOL 09 | 978-0-345-51026-6 VOL 09 | 978-0-345-48429-1 VOL 10 | 978-1-934287-74-3 VOL 02 | 978-0-345-50330-5 VOL 10 | 978-0-345-51027-3 VOL 10 | 978-0-345-48430-7 VOL 11 | 978-1-934287-78-1 VOL 03 | 978-0-345-50556-9 VOL 12 | 978-1-934287-79-8 VOL 04 | 978-0-345-50557-6 VOL 13 | 978-1-934287-89-7 VOL 05 | 978-0-345-50558-3 VOL 14 | 978-1-934287-94-1 (11/10) VOL 06 | 978-0-345-50681-8 VOL 15 | 978-1-935654-00-1 (1/11) VOL 07 | 978-0-345-51039-6 VOL 16 | 978-1-935654-01-8 (3/11) VOL 08 | 978-0-345-51040-2 VOL 09 | 978-0-345-51233-8 Buddha .............................................13 VOL 1 - Kapilavastu | 978-1-932234-56-5 VOL 2 - The Four Encounters 978-1-932234-57-2 VOL 3 - Devadatta | 978-1-932234-58-9 VOL 10 | 978-0-345-51457-8 VOL 11 | 978-0-345-51992-4 VOL 12 | 978-0-345-51993-1 VOL 13 | 978-0-345-52113-2 VOL 14 | 978-0-345-52114-9 VOL 11 | 978-0-345-48528-1 Negima: Magister Negi Magi ..13 VOL 12 | 978-0-345-48532-8 VOL 01 | 978-0-345-47046-1 VOL 13 | 978-0-345-48533-5 VOL 02 | 978-0-345-47120-8 VOL 14 | 978-0-345-48534-2 VOL 03 | 978-0-345-47180-2 VOL 15 | 978-0-345-49831-1 VOL 04 | 978-0-345-47784-2 VOL 16 | 978-0-345-50148-6 VOL 05 | 978-0-345-47785-9 VOL 17 | 978-0-345-50165-3 VOL 06 | 978-0-345-47786-6 VOL 18 | 978-0-345-50409-8 VOL 07 | 978-0-345-47787-3 VOL 19 | 978-0-345-50579-8 VOL 08 | 978-0-345-46540-5 VOL 20 | 978-0-345-50580-4 VOL 09 | 978-0-345-48273-0 VOL 21 | 978-0-345-50809-6 VOL 10 | 978-0-345-48441-3 VOL 22 | 978-0-345-51038-9 VOL 11 | 978-0-345-49231-9 VOL 23 | 978-0-345-51230-7 VOL 12 | 978-0-345-49463-4 VOL 24 | 978-0-345-51715-9 VOL 4 - The Forest of Uruvela 978-1-932234-59-6 Flight .................................................14 VOL 5 - Deer Park | 978-1-932234-60-2 VOL 01 | 978-0-345-49636-2 VOL 25 | 978-0-345-51716-6 VOL 6 - Ananda | 978-1-932234-61-9 VOL 13 | 978-0-345-49505-1 VOL 02 | 978-0-345-49637-9 VOL 26 | 978-0-345-52070-8 VOL 7 - Prince Ajatasattu 978-1-932234-62-6 VOL 14 | 978-0-345-49614-0 VOL 03 | 978-0-345-49039-1 VOL 15 | 978-0-345-49615-7 VOL 27 | 978-0-345-52071-5 VOL 04 | 978-0-345-49040-7 VOL 16 | 978-0-345-49924-0 VOL 28 | 978-0-345-52164-4 VOL 05 | 978-0-345-50589-7 VOL 17 | 978-0-345-50139-4 VOL 06 | 978-0-345-50590-3 VOL 18 | 978-0-345-50202-5 xxxHolic .........................................13 VOL 07 | 978-0-345-51737-1 VOL 19 | 978-0-345-50526-2 VOL 01 | 978-0-345-47058-4 VOL 8 - Jetavana | 978-1-932234-63-3 DMZ ..................................................15 VOL 01 - On the Ground | 978-1-4012-1062-5 VOL 02 - Body of a Journalist 978-1-4012-1247-6 VOL 20 | 978-0-345-50527-9 VOL 02 | 978-0-345-47119-2 Hellblazer .......................................14 VOL 21 | 978-0-345-50528-6 VOL 03 | 978-0-345-47181-9 VOL 03 - Public Works | 978-1-4012-1476-0 Original Sins | 978-1-56389-052-9 VOL 22 | 978-0-345-51030-3 VOL 04 | 978-0-345-47788-0 VOL 04 - Friendly Fire | 978-1-4012-1662-7 The Devil You Know | 978-1-40121-269-8 VOL 23 | 978-0-345-51426-4 VOL 05 | 978-0-345-47789-7 VOL 05 - The Hidden War 978-1-4012-1833-1 Fear Machine | 978-1-40121-810-2 VOL 24 | 978-0-345-51427-1 VOL 06 | 978-0-345-47790-3 Family Man | 978-1-40121-964-2 VOL 25 | 978-0-345-51882-8 VOL 07 | 978-0-345-48335-5 VOL 06 - Blood in the Game 978-1-4012-2130-0 Dangerous Habits | 978-1-56389-150-2 VOL 26 | 978-0-345-52111-8 VOL 08 | 978-0-345-48336-2 Fear and Loathing | 978-1-56389-202-8 VOL 27 | 978-0-345-52159-0 VOL 09 | 978-0-345-49639-3 VOL 07 – War Powers | 978-1-4012-2430-1 Damnation’s Flame | 978-1-56389-508-1 VOL 28 | 978-0-345-52160-6 VOL 10 | 978-0-345-49683-6 VOL 08 – Hearts and Minds 978-1-4012-2726-5 Son of Man | 978-1-40120-202-6 VOL 29 | 978-0-345-52505-5 VOL 11 | 978-0-345-50163-9 VOL 09 – M.I.A. | 978-1-4012-2996-2 Ex Machina ...................................14 VOL 01 - The First Hundred Days 978-1-4012-0612-3 VOL 02 - Tag | 978-1-4012-0626-0 VOL 03 - Fact V. Fiction | 978-1-4012-0988-9 VOL 04 - March on War | 978-1-4012-0997-1 VOL 05 - Smoke, Smoke | 978-1-4012-1322-0 VOL 06 - Power Down | 978-1-4012-1498-2 VOL 07 - Ex Cathedra | 978-1-4012-1859-1 VOL 08 - Dirty Tricks | 978-1-4012-2519-3 VOL 09 - Ring out the Old | 978-1-4012-2694-7 VOL 10 | 978-1-4012-2836-1 (11/10) Fables ................................................15 VOL 1 - Legends in Exile | 978-1-56389-942-3 VOL 02 - Animal Farm | 978-1-4012-0077-0 VOL 12 | 978-0-345-50565-1 Setting Sun | 978-1-40120-245-3 Good Intentions | 978-1-56389-856-3 Sandman, The ..............................14 VOL 13 | 978-0-345-50566-8 Freezes Over | 978-1-56389-971-3 VOL 01 - Preludes & Nocturnes 978-1-4012-2575-9 | 10/10 VOL 14 | 978-0-345-51843-9 VOL 02 - The Doll’s House 978-1-4012-2799-9 | 10/10 VOL 16 | 978-0-345-52412-6 Highwater | 978-1-40120-223-1 Red Sepulcher | 978-1-40120-485-3 Black Flowers | 978-1-40120-499-0 VOL 03 - Dream Country 978-1-4012-2935-1 | 10/10 Y: The Last Man ..........................14 VOL 04 - Season of Mists 978-1-4012-3042-5 | 1/11 VOL 01 - Unmanned | 978-1-56389-980-5 VOL 05 - A Game of You 978-1-4012-3043-2 | 4/11 VOL 03 - One Small Step | 978-1-4012-0201-9 VOL 05 - Ring of Truth | 978-1-4012-0487-7 Scab | 978-1-40122-501-8 VOL 06 - Fables & Reflections 978-1-56389-105-2 Pandemonium | 978-1-40122-035-8 VOL 07 - Brief Lives | 978-1-56389-138-0 Hooked | 978-1-40122-728-9 VOL 08 - World’s End | 978-1-56389-171-7 India | 978-1-40122-848-4 VOL 09 - The Kindly Ones 978-1-56389-205-9 Staring at the Wall | 978-1-40120-929-2 Stations of the Cross | 978-1-40121-002-1 Reasons to Be Cheerful | 978-1-40121-251-3 Empathy is the Enemy | 978-1-40121-066-3 Chas | 978-1-40122-127-0 Roots of Coincidence | 978-1-40122-251-2 Jack of Fables ..............................15 VOL 10 - The Wake | 978-1-56389-279-0 VOL 03 - Storybook Love | 978-1-4012-0256-9 VOL 01 - The (Nearly) Great Escape 978-1-4012-1222-3 Star Trek Comics Classics .....14 VOL 04 - March of the Wooden Soldiers 978-1-4012-0222-4 VOL 02 - Jack of Hearts | 978-1-4012-1455-5 To Boldly Go | 978-1-84576-084-7 VOL 03 - The Bad Prince | 978-1-4012-1854-6 The Hero Factor | 978-1-84576-153-0 VOL 05 - The Mean Seasons 978-1-4012-0486-0 VOL 04 – Americana | 978-1-4012-1979-6 Death Before Dishonor | 978-1-84576-154-7 VOL 06 - Homelands | 978-1-4012-0500-3 VOL 05 - Turning Pages | 978-1-4012-2138-6 The Battle Within | 978-1-84576-155-4 VOL 07 - Arabian Nights (and Days) 978-1-4012-1000-7 VOL 06 – The Big Book of War 978-1-4012-2500-1 The Trial of James T. Kirk | 978-1-84576-315-2 VOL 08 - Wolves | 978-1-4012-1001-4 VOL 07 – The New Adventures of Jack and Jack 978-1-4012-2712-8 The Return Of The Worthy | 978-1-84576-319-0 20 VOL 15 | 978-0-345-52112-5 VOL 08 – The Fulminate Blade 978-1-4012-2982-5 Maelstrom | 978-1-84576-318-3 Convergence | 978-1-84576-320-6 VOL 02 - Cycles | 978-1-4012-0076-3 VOL 04 - Safeword | 978-1-4012-0232-3 VOL 06 - Girl on Girl | 978-1-4012-0501-0 VOL 07 - Paper Dolls | 978-1-4012-1009-0 VOL 08 - Kimono Dragons 978-1-4012-1010-6 VOL 09 - Motherland | 978-1-4012-1351-0 VOL 10 – Whys and Wherefores 978-1-4012-1813-3 More tips from Robin Brenner... Advertise your collection. Many fans of the format will never realize the library has a graphic novel collection unless the format is advertised. Put up a display, create an annotated book list, or simply shelve the collection in a heavily used area. Include graphic novels in topical displays to draw in readers who may not be familiar with the diversity of the format. Be prepared to explain the collection. Read a few graphic novels yourself, even if you’re not a fan, including a title that’s in a genre that appeals to you (no need to force yourself to read a book that bores you!) Get to know basic terms and be prepared with statistics to defend the collection to administrators, peers, and the general public. Remember that graphic novels are alternatives to, not replacements for, prose! Is it really reading? Reading graphic novels demands different skills than reading prose, watching television, or playing video games. Presentation, art style, and dialogue all inform how easily a reader might dive into a story. Give yourself and your readers time to piece the stories together, and remind skeptics that vocabulary is a full grade level higher in comics than in prose titles aimed at the same age audience. A picture is worth a thousand words. We all react to images differently, and more strongly, than we react to the same scene described in prose. Think about other visual media’s rating systems, from films to video games. Would the title be rated PG-13 or R if it were a movie? Don’t think just about appropriate content, but also appeal. Pay attention to publisher ratings, but also flip through volumes yourself to match the title with your collection and community. Education is the best defense. Know the stereotypes: all comics are for kids. All comics are superhero comics. Japanese manga is full of sex and violence. Graphic novels aren’t really reading. These distortions of what comics are will not go away any time soon, so prepare yourself and your staff on how to react to these statements or questions. Prepare cheat sheets, articles, and an FAQ so staff are able to reply confidently to concerns. Check with your readers. If you see someone checking out a large stack of graphic novels, let them know you’re the person to speak to about future purchase recommendations. Non-fans should always have a way in to the format, but fans of the format know the comics world inside and out: make sure it’s easy for them to make suggestions. Pay attention to circulation. High circulation is one of the major justifications for adding graphic novels to your collection, and they do fly off the shelves. Keep a critical eye on what circulates the most and what only circulates a few times. Circulation trends will help you determine what is popular in your area, but that being said, don’t let numbers rule your selection. More obscure titles may surprise your patrons and push them outside their regular reading habits to discover a hidden gem. Seek out diverse reviews. In order to anticipate what your users want, industry websites and blogs are an unbeatable source for what’s hot for which audience. Purchasing for kids? Check out Good Comics for Kids, a group blog devoted to news and titles for younger readers. Purchasing for manga fans? Browse through Pop Culture Shock’s Manga Recon. Wondering what female fans are thinking? Check out Sequential Tart, a women-authored website full of articles, commentary, and reviews from the female fan point of view. Want a one stop shop for all comics news, reviews, and articles? Look no further than Dirk Deppey’s Journalista, the daily-updated blog from the Comics Journal.

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Laser is now a clinical freckle removal technology. It can help remove the spots that have been “tyrannical” for a long time, and make your facial skin flawless. But after laser freckle removal, you still need good care. So, what are the nursing after laser freckle removal?
The principle of laser freckle removal is that different types of lasers produce different light colors, and the laser of a specific wavelength is only absorbed by the pigment of the corresponding color. Therefore, the laser instrument is used to generate a high-intensity beam to fade the pigment, so as to achieve the purpose of removing the pigment spots.
Nursing after laser freckle removal:
- After laser freckle removal, the skin will be irradiated by the laser, and some people will have skin redness and swelling. This is a normal phenomenon, and sometimes there will be slight bleeding. This is a normal phenomenon and will subside quickly. Don’t worry.
- Generally, the scab on the wound will recede in about a week. After removing the scab, the skin is the weakest and pink. At this time, we must ensure the cleanness and hygiene of the skin.
- Protect the cleanliness of the treatment area and avoid infection. In addition, after this treatment, the skin will become very sensitive, delicate and easy to leave traces. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the maintenance and sunscreen for a few days after operation, try to avoid going out, and be sure to use sunscreen.
- If the pigment does not completely recede in about three months, conduct another whitening and freckle removal treatment.
- Pay attention to diet. Do not eat foods with high pigment content to prevent pigmentation in local areas, such as coffee, celery and other photosensitive foods. In addition, avoid spicy and irritating foods.

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Book your room at Avanti Mohammedia Hotel
Club RoomMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Executive Room, Sea ViewMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Junior SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
Executive SuiteMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 1 child, 1 infant)
4-star hotel in Mohammedia with a full-service spa
Situated near the beach in the city center, this spa hotel is close to Mohammedia Royal Golf Club.
At Avanti Mohammedia Hotel, recreational amenities include an outdoor pool and a spa tub. The hotel also features a full-service spa and a poolside bar.
All guestrooms feature deep soaking bathtubs, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and climate control. Other amenities include safes and minibars.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Avanti Mohammedia Hotel
At your hotel
In addition to a full-service spa, Avanti Mohammedia Hotel features an outdoor pool and a spa tub. The hotel offers a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is offered. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Event facilities include conference space and meeting rooms. This Mohammedia hotel also offers a nightclub, a fitness center, and a sauna. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Avanti Mohammedia Hotel has designated areas for smoking.
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 157
- Number of floors - 3
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Hair salon
- Designated smoking areas
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms
- Multilingual staff
- Poolside bar
- Luggage storage
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free self parking
- Snack bar/deli
- Year Built 2010
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Spa tub
- Outdoor pool
- Television in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Park your car
Free self parking
In your room
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Climate control
- Complimentary bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Deep soaking bathtub
- In-room safe
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free wired high-speed Internet
Eat and drink
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
Al Morjane - This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch.
Assoltana - Overlooking the garden, this theme restaurant specializes in Moroccan cuisine and serves dinner only. Open daily
Le Snack Piscine - Overlooking the pool, this diner serves lunch, brunch, and light fare. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
AZZURRO Ristorante - Overlooking the ocean, this theme restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only. Open select days
24-hour room service is available.
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.
Spa Rayhana has 2 treatment rooms. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam.
- Steam room in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Accessible parking
The fine print for Avanti Mohammedia Hotel
When you arrive
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
How you can pay
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Pets allowed, Pet maximum weight in kg is 4
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 50 per vehicle (one way)
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.

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- Example of buying bitcoin using paypal
- How PayPal appeared payment
- Visit the VirWox website.
- Buying bitcoin for yourself anonymously
- Purchase bitcoin by buying a debit bank card UK
Example of buying bitcoin using paypal
How to buy bitcoins UK paypal? For many modern entrepreneurs, exchanging Bitcoin for PayPal becomes an integral part of the business. And traders have long become an important part of society, because they are not only financially secured, but also work to ensure the comfort of other citizens.
The spread of the Internet and modern technologies stimulates business people to develop, so a lot of Internet entrepreneurs appear. The advent of electronic and digital money stimulates the development of competition in all markets and provides new opportunities for doing business.
- It is possible to draw a parallel with the times of the late USSR, when it became possible secretly from the authorities to exchange goods for anything. Now you can easily buy Bitcoin for PayPal, and for this you do not have to hide or expect any responsibility. Exchange of currencies in the network has become fast, transparent and safe, so they are used in various fields of activity. Nevertheless, the high level of competition in the financial market constantly requires payment systems and exchange points to improve the quality of service.
- With the advent of electronic money, the financial world turned upside down, because for many it was completely incomprehensible to define a means of payment that cannot be touched. Nevertheless, both virtual units and banknotes were regulated by the same financial institutions that centralized the principle of circulation of such currencies. But today, users can buy Bitcoin for PayPal, getting rid of the influence of regulators.
- The competition between payment systems is very high, and rivalry between electronic currencies is also increasing. Particularly exacerbated by the situation was the appearance of Bitcoin, which boomed in all markets, favorably differing in decentralization, anonymity and security. Digital money could significantly shake the positions of analogs, who did not want to abandon regulators. Every year the struggle between controlled and uncontrolled systems only worsens, but the advantage of crypto currency seems obvious to all who like to manage their own funds without overpaying large commissions.
PayPal to Bitcoin:
- At the moment, you can easily exchange PayPal to Bitcoin, despite the different operating principles of the two systems. Each of these networks exist in parallel modes, touching only if currency exchange is necessary. But the current situation is just a truce in a long battle. Bitcoins outperform many competitors in the Internet space, leading in many respects. Crypto currency, which exists for about 7 years, was able to bypass competitors working for centuries.
- How to buy bitcoins anonymously UK. Despite the fact that it’s easy to exchange PayPal for Bitcoin today, you need to choose a good exchanger that has an excellent reputation. By using the PayPal service, you can purchase a crypto currency, but for this you will have to use the services of intermediary websites. And this will lead to certain losses on commissions.
How PayPal appeared payment
- To date, the company has managed to get a lot of state payment licenses, and its network is connected with every second company in the US. In Russia, many people use the opportunity to buy bitcoin for PayPal, and for the first time the “stick” (as it is called by our users) appeared on the domestic market 10 years ago. In 2013, the ability to withdraw money to a plastic card or directly to a bank account was added.
- The main advantage of the platform, so it can be used without any problems anywhere in the world. Paypal has for many years retained leadership in the field of centralized payment systems.
- Visually, PayPal wallets are similar to Bitcoin cells, but they are made of metal. Each of the wallets, looks like a USB gadget. Also, a special physical card similar to standard debit cards should be invented shortly. Due to it it will be possible to execute payments from an electronic wallet, and thus these tools will have the same balance.
- To increase the level of security, developers plan to enter three-factor authentication. Now consider how to exchange PayPal to Bitcoin.
The acquisition of Bitcoin through VirWox:
- The VirWox service is a global platform for the exchange of funds. Initially, only electronic money from SLL was traded here, but today most of the popular payment instruments of the planet are on it.
- To purchase Bitcoins, we address to the VirWox intermediary, thanks to which you can order a crypto currency at the expense of a credit card. To exchange PayPal for Bitcoin, you need the following steps:
Visit the VirWox website
Register on the official resource (click on “Not register yet?”).
- To create an account, you will have to fill out a number of data fields. You must specify your name and current email address, and other information. The “Avatar Name” field can be left blank, and when you have finished entering information, you must press the registration key.
- The e-mail, which was specified during the registration process, comes with a letter indicating the temporary password. The latter will need to be entered the first time you visit the service, and then it is better to replace it.
- To buy bitcoin for PayPal, you can visit your account for a certain amount. Next, you need to click on the link on the left above the link under the name “Deposit”. In the PayPal Express Checkout menu, specify the number of Bitcoins you want to purchase. Do not forget that the site has its own input limits, but after each transaction it will increase.
- To transfer funds, you need to go to the payment page in the system where the transaction is made. If you cannot find this page, you need to find a link on the website “Do not have a PayPal account?”, Then go through the registration process. In the fields of the menu are entered such information: the country of the resident, his name, surname and patronymic, postal code, telephone number, e-mail and address of residence.
To buy Bitcoin for PayPal, you need to confirm the information on the used credit card in the following form. It is necessary to enter her number, secret code, expiration date, as well as the name of the owner, and then with her transfer funds to VirWox.
Buying bitcoin for yourself anonymously
Anonymously you can buy bitcoins for no more than $ 25 to 150. Using exchanges:
After you spend this amount, you still have to register and go through the verification on the site.
Purchase bitcoin by buying a debit bank card UK
- Buy bitcoin debit card UK? You can purchase cryptocurrency thanks to the Wirex service. But so far this online platform works only in 37 countries, among which most often European and Asian states. Unfortunately, so far neither Russia, nor the US, China, Germany and other developed countries have joined the project. Therefore, only residents of the participating states can exchange PayPal for Bitcoin.
- In this case, the owners of PayPal accounts can purchase cryptocurrency from the E-Coin card or similar payment system. This tool belongs to the Visa family, so you can use electronic money, like any fiat money. You will be able to receive both a debit and an ordinary plastic card, and for this it is enough to register on the site and order a payment instrument.
The service provides a procedure for verifying the data, but you can send documents after the transaction. The Bitcoin card through PayPal is replenished in a matter of seconds. Switching between digital and fiat funds on the site is carried out at lightning speed, and the savings and customer account are protected by multi-signature technology.
To use the platform to buy tokens of the main cryptocurrency, you will have to:
- Register on the site of the system.
- Create an account in the payment system of the State Party.
- Order map E-Coin.
In order to perform transactions, you will need to replenish the account with E-Coin and PayPal. You will be deprived of any commissions, but for the withdrawal of money their system will have to pay a large amount – $ 5. Therefore, it is better to work with larger amounts. If you want to exchange PayPal for Bitcoin, you’ll have to follow this algorithm:
- We issue Visa payment instrument for the purchase of crypto currency.
- We bind the card to the service, for which it is necessary to enter personal data.
- In the Wirex account, we perform a card transaction and store a 4-digit code, and then enter the password on the PayPal website. After the site tie the card, you can work with it.
- We put money on the balance of the card (at least 10 cu. E.).
- We are waiting for confirmation of the arrival of money (the process for the first time can take up to 7 days).
- Using the “Buy Bitcoins” key in your account, we acquire a crypto currency.
- We are waiting for the notification to come to the post office.
How to buy bitcoins UK paypal you will understand hitting on the platform and the site that provides such services. You can profitably buy bitcoin and earn on it your first money.

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