Comic books in 'Slice of Life/Urban Angst'

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Issue titled Veena: The Expanding Spiral. Story and Art by Éric Thériault. In this kitsch fantastic story that mixes in slice-of-life realism, you ask yourself what would you do if you found a girl genie that only gave you one wish? Trick her into giving you more, of course! How about reliving your teenage years? What if you could erase all your regrets? That's what Victor did. And then, he met Veena. "The Expanding Spiral" is the main story of this collection. The different pieces in the book range from the sci-fi of John Star and his retro-futurist world to more realistic visions of the future; and the present. 32 pages, B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $3.25.

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1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Junji Ito. Representing the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito's career, featuring Ito's classic adaptation of Rampo Edogawa's horror story "The Human Chair" and his fan favorite tale "The Enigma of Amigara Fault", this deluxe presentation - including special color pages showcasing illustrations from his acclaimed long-form manga "No Longer Human", each chilling take invites readers to revel in a world of terror! Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 272 pages, PC/PB&W. MATURE READERS. Cover price $22.99.

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Story and art by Terry Wiley. 28 pages, B&W, mature readers.

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Story and art by Terry Wiley. 28 pages, full color, mature readers.

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Written by Angelo DeCesare, George Gladir. Art by Stan Goldberg & Various. Cover by Dan DeCarlo. Dive into this special replica of this beloved issue of VERONICA #28 faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Dan Parent. Art by Dan Parent, Rich Koslowski. Cover by Dan Parent. LANDMARK FIRST APPEARANCE OF KEVIN KELLER! We're kicking off pride month with one of Archie Comics most significant moments in its history-the introduction of Archie's first-ever gay character, Kevin Keller. Re-live history in VERONICA #202, faithfully reprinted in a full-facsimile edition! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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1st printing.

Written by Brian Freschi. Art and cover by Ilaria Urbinati.

With a good job as an elementary school teacher and a love for her partner, India's life seems okay at face value. However, with a chronic mental illness that causes her to have panic attacks regularly, each day can be a struggle. With the threat of having her class taken from her, the pressure is building, and India needs to face her problems head on and take action.

This wonderful story of perseverance is beautifully and meticulously illustrated by Ilaria Urbinati, and wonderfully written by Brian Freschi, allowing India to be connectable to all audiences.

o Presented in English for the first time.

Hardcover, 192 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

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WRITTEN BY JONATHAN VANKIN; ART AND COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI AND SHAWN MARTINBROUGH In stores May 7. The series featured in THE FACE's top ten list continues. One couple's vacation plan to salvage their damaged relationship becomes more of a quest to save two young Thai prostitutes from a life of crime and abuse. An international sex scandal, a cross-dressing kick boxer, and a sacred elephant collide in the decadent metropolis that is the star of this skewed, one-of-a-kind reality series. For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY JONATHAN VANKIN; ART AND COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI AND SHAWN MARTINBROUGH In stores June 4. Something's fishy in Bangkok as this 4-issue miniseries continues. Three days in the decadent metropolis and American tourists Marz and Tuez are already embroiled in an international sex scandal. Expect plenty of sex, lies, white elephants, and cross-dressing Thai kickboxers. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY JONATHAN VANKIN; ART AND COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI AND SHAWN MARTINBROUGH In stores July 2. After they snatch Taeng from the possessive clutches of American sex-tourist Benny, Marz and Tuze go on the lam from corrupt policemen who demand the young prostitute's return. Meanwhile, Tuze sets her own dangerous plan in motion, while Marz and Julien embark on an all-night journey to find the white elephant. Retrieving the sacred animal is the only way to keep Benny out of Bangkok prison, but the lovesick Benny may have already slipped beyond the point of salvation. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY JONATHAN VANKIN; ART AND COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI AND SHAWN MARTINBROUGH In stores August 6. In the conclusion to the series, Tuze puts her plan in motion to save Taeng from a life of exploitation. But in Bangkok, even the best intentions can lead to shocking results. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY PETER MILLIGAN; ART AND COVER BY PHILIP BOND In stores November 6. Rocky Lamont ? rock 'n' roll legend ? has seen it all. Fame, fortune, armies of adoring groupies, mind-bending drugs. But now, after nearly forty years at the forefront of pop royalty, Rocky has turned sixty and his youth is gone. Or is it? A long-forgotten gift from an Eastern guru may hold the key to restoring Rocky's vigor, but at what unholy price? And what does all of this mean for a talentless young street-singer? For more information, see the feature article. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY PETER MILLIGAN; ART AND COVER BY PHILIP BOND In stores December 4. The latest VERTIGO POP! miniseries continues. Over-the-hill rock legend Rocky Lamont's plan to recapture his lost youth moves forward, leaving behind a trail of the lowest deceit imaginable. As the hapless would-be rock star Sean is brought into Rocky's glamorous world, his ambition blinds him to the fact that he is being prepared for a fate possibly worse than death. And the apple of Rocky's eye ? his lovely daughter, Zoe ? reveals a hidden dark side that could spell trouble for her unwitting daddy... MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY PETER MILLIGAN; ART AND COVER BY PHILIP BOND In stores January 8. Aging rock 'n' roll legend Rocky Lamont has successfully swapped bodies with young would- be pop sensation Cody. With Sean trapped in a hospital (in Rocky's 60-year-old body) and the newly-rejuvenated Rocky on the loose, the seeds of triumph and tragedy are sown as an estranged ex-wife, a drug-addicted girlfriend and a lascivious daughter are thrown into the mix. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (3 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY PETER MILLIGAN; ART BY WARREN PLEECE AND PHILIP BOND; COVER BY BOND. In stores February 5. Death, reconciliation and the downside of fame collide in the conclusion of VERTIGO's tale of stardom. Rocky Lamont finds out the hard way that his plan to restore his lost youth may not have been the best idea. MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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A lone American armed with a state-of-the-art digicam invades Tokyo in search of the ultimate in techno-cool. Just when he thinks he's figured the place out, a precocious, ultra-hip Japanese high-school girl ? with pop star dreams bigger than her outsize ego ? sweeps him away into the fast, furious and unforgiving underside life in the world's most electric city. Cover price $2.95.

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WRITTEN BY JONATHAN VANKIN; ART AND COVER BY SETH FISHER In stores August 14. The first VERTIGO POP! experience continues. A kidnapped pop star's future hangs in the balance as Maki, the carefree costumed teenager, leads her hapless gaijin companion straight into the twisted heart of Tokyo's underworld. Gasp as our intrepid American hero Steve smashes a ramen cart with a stolen futuristic limo! Shudder as aspiring yakuza member Ryuji attempts to slice off his pinky with a sushi knife! Gape at drunken salarymen, Shibuya pick-up artists and a city that encourages grown men to relieve themselves in public! MATURE READERS FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 4) $2.95 Cover price $2.95.

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Meet the Quills: an average middle-class suburban family who happen to consume human flesh. They're snacking their way across America in what begins as a twisted sitcom and quickly transforms into a darker-than-black comedy of disturbing appetites and terrifying consequences. Written by Peter Milligan, with art and cover by Dean Ormston. 68 pages. Suggested for Mature Readers. Rebax Format. Cover price $4.95. Cover price $4.95.

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1st printing. Story and art by Hope Larson. Verity "Very" Nelson can do it all. She's student body president, debate club whiz, and first chair clarinetist. She can even do more push-ups than anyone at her school. You could say she's pretty much the best at everything... Well, almost everything. Everything except math. And it's not like she doesn't try. Math just doesn't make sense in her brain. But it better start soon, or else she can kiss her presidency-and her campaign promises-goodbye. Soon she finds herself enrolled in a remedial math class, where, despite her best efforts, failure persists. All seems lost until a teacher helps her discover the truth: Verity has dyscalculia, a learning disability that causes her to mix up numbers. Armed with a new perspective, can Verity pass math, keep her presidency, and make good on her word to the student body she loves so much? Or will her presidency-and perfect reputation-all come crashing down? Hardcover, 6-in.,x 9-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

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1st printing published by Iconografix. Cover price $2.50.

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Second printing. Cover price $2.50.

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1st printing. Story and art by Thom. Death waits... Famed author Titus Caropin is stuck with a bad case of writer's block and keeps pushing back the release date on the seventh book in his best-selling series. He has run out of inspiration, and even karaoke can't seem to bring the old magic back! But when Titus gets a visit from the Grim Reaper, his biggest fan who just wants an autograph (and Volume VII of his fave series), the pressure to finish his latest book becomes unbearable. A wordless meditation on death and the creative process, VII is existential slapstick at its best - showcasing both the fluid style and narrative ingenuity of first-time author Thom, who proves that the right picture can truly be worth a thousand words. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 160 pages, full color. Cover price $22.95.

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First edition, 2005. Paintings by Luc Giard, no text. Some of Tin Tin, some of street scenes and people. 5 1/4-in. x 6 3/4-in., approx. 80 unnumbered pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tia Yamashina. Translated by JM Iitomi Crandall. Six Strangers, one house, one shared goal: Fall in love. What could go wrong? Successful, well-liked, and beautiful, twenty-six-year-old working woman Shoko Shoji seems to have it all. But behind her picture-perfect exterior is a secret that haunts her: to her chagrin, Shoko is still a virgin. Tired of making excuses for her total lack of dating experience, she signs up to live in the Love House, an experimental program seeking to test if six young singles can find romance under one shared roof. But will this change of pace be enough to help Shoko ditch her v-card for good, or will the trauma of her first broken heart jinx her forever to a life without love? Softcover, 196 pages, B&W. Rated: 16+ Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tia Yamashina. Translated by JM Iitomi Crandall. Determined to break out of her shell and find real romance, Shoko Shoji signs up for the Love House, an experimental living arrangement putting six young singles under one roof to see what sparks may fly. Her eye is immediately caught by the intriguing young art student, Kei, who appears to have set his sights on her as well. But things are not always as they seem, and soon Shoko walks in on Kei in an intimate moment with another housemate: Momo, the adorably charming and fashionable hairstylist, who's not about to back down from her own chance at love. Softcover, 176 pages, B&W. Rated: 16+ Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Tia Yamashina. Translated by JM Iitomi Crandall. Determined to break out of her shell and find real romance, Shoko Shoji signs up for the Love House, an experimental living arrangement putting six young singles under one roof to see what sparks may fly. Her eye is immediately caught by the intriguing young art student, Kei, who appears to have set his sights on her as well. But things are not always as they seem, and soon Shoko walks in on Kei in an intimate moment with another housemate: Momo, the adorably charming and fashionable hairstylist, who's not about to back down from her own chance at love. Softcover, 176 pages, B&W. Rated: 16+ Cover price $12.95.

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Written by Tom King. Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta. Cover by Michael Del Mundo. A bonus-packed encore presentation of one of the decade's most celebrated Marvel titles! The Vision created his family to be normal - but this isn't normal! A house attacked. A daughter dying. An old, dead friend screaming out in pain. And that's just the beginning! It's the Android Avenger as you've never seen him before. Collecting VISION (2015) #3-4, plus extras. 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

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Written by Tom King. Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta. Cover by Marco D'Alfonso. Continuing the bonus-packed re-presentation of one of Marvel's most acclaimed titles! The secrets are turning into lies, and the lies are turning into blood. In the midst of this violence, the Vision must find the truth! As the halfway point approaches, the Android Avenger will never be the same. • Collecting VISION (2015) #5-6, plus extras. 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

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Written by Tom King. Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta. Cover by Michael Del Mundo. The synthezoid sensation, now upgraded with new features! Every family has its share of secrets - skeletons in the closet, kept hidden from the world at large. For the Visions, those secrets are real, actual skeletons. And the thing about secrets is they always have a cost. One of the Visions is going to pay with their life - and the repercussions will be world-shattering. Collecting VISION (2015) #9-10, plus extras. 80 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $6.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by Douman Seiman. DEAD AND BREAKFAST! With every day Taizou spends at the Voynich Hotel, he finds himself more and more smitten with Helena, one of the maids. But even with love goggles on, its hard to ignore all the weirdness happening on the island…or the fact that theres a serial killer running amok! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 202 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $12.99.

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Codex Retreat Edition "B" Variant Cover by Xong Brothers. Story by Luis Torres. Art by MitsuBlinger.

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Volume 2 -1st Printing. Story, art, and cover by EMMA. Sixteen-year-old tomboy Ito Miura has become fast friends with her schoolmate and fellow drama enthusiast Makoto Amano. The problem? Makoto's a boy who must pass as a female drama student in order for his family to approve of his acting ambitions. Just as Ito and Makoto begin to feel the impact of their strong attraction to each other, Takayo, a fiancée imposed on Makoto from childhood, and her sinister brother Takashi, have decided to transfer into Makoto's new school! Add a college-age lothario and a spoiled rich-girl actress, and what chance can gender-bending true-love possibly have?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.99.