A-DO comic books issue 1

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1st printing. Cover art by Christopher Parsonavich. The Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters starring Clint, Chuck, Jackie, and Bruce, script by Don Chin, art by Christoper Parsonavich; the first unofficial spoof of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Comic Castle has Marvelmania ad for Marvel back issues. Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters illustration by Herb Wood; the four hamsters square off to what appears to be the shadow of Wolverine. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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2nd printing. Cover art by Christopher Parsonavich. The Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters starring Clint, Chuck, Jackie, and Bruce, script by Don Chin, art by Christoper Parsonavich; the first unofficial spoof of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Comic Castle has Marvelmania ad for Marvel back issues. Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters illustration by Herb Wood; the four hamsters square off to what appears to be the shadow of Wolverine. 36 pgs. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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The Fight of the Century. Story by Don Chin. Art by Ty Templeton, plus 3-D effects by Ray Zone. Wraparound cover by Christopher Parsonavich. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. This series features the 3-D effects of the renowned Ray Zone, who worked on most of the 3-D comics in the 1980s. Even the ads are in 3-D. 32 pages, B&W with 3-D effects. May or may not come with 3-D glasses. Cover price $2.50.

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters "2-D" Edition is a special printing of this comics (limited to 300 copies) that was produced for color blind readers who cannot read a standard 3-D comic. This special edition has the same cover as the regular 3-D version, but the interior art is printed in ordinary black and white. Because the comic is NOT in any form of 3-D, no 3-D glasses were included with the comic, despite the "Free 3-D Glasses Included!" notice on the cover. A very rare and unusual item, but again, not a 3-D comic! Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Tom Nguyen. by Keith Champagne and Tom Nguyen. In 1977, NASA inexplicably sent four hamsters into space to investigate a strange mass of radioactive gelatin that was hovering over the Earth. Due to exposure from the radioactive mass, the four hamsters quickly changed, evolving into something new. Something adolescent. Something radioactive! Crash landing in the Himalayas, the Hamsters were found by a hidden monastery of monks who nursed them back to health, training the group in the martial arts. Now they're back and Dynamite has them! Under the watchful eye of original series creator Don Chin, writer Keith Champagne (Countdown: Arena) is joined by artist Tom Nguyen for a comic book series unlike the world has ever seen! Ninjas! Barbarians! Huns! Monks! Hamsters! This one's got it all! Cover price $3.50.

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Cover by Michael Avon Oeming. by Keith Champagne and Tom Nguyen. In 1977, NASA inexplicably sent four hamsters into space to investigate a strange mass of radioactive gelatin that was hovering over the Earth. Due to exposure from the radioactive mass, the four hamsters quickly changed, evolving into something new. Something adolescent. Something radioactive! Crash landing in the Himalayas, the Hamsters were found by a hidden monastery of monks who nursed them back to health, training the group in the martial arts. Now they're back and Dynamite has them! Under the watchful eye of original series creator Don Chin, writer Keith Champagne (Countdown: Arena) is joined by artist Tom Nguyen for a comic book series unlike the world has ever seen! Ninjas! Barbarians! Huns! Monks! Hamsters! This one's got it all! Cover price $3.50.

Limited Edition Sketch Variant Cover by Michael Avon Oeming. by Keith Champagne and Tom Nguyen. In 1977, NASA inexplicably sent four hamsters into space to investigate a strange mass of radioactive gelatin that was hovering over the Earth. Due to exposure from the radioactive mass, the four hamsters quickly changed, evolving into something new. Something adolescent. Something radioactive! Crash landing in the Himalayas, the Hamsters were found by a hidden monastery of monks who nursed them back to health, training the group in the martial arts. Now they're back and Dynamite has them! Under the watchful eye of original series creator Don Chin, writer Keith Champagne (Countdown: Arena) is joined by artist Tom Nguyen for a comic book series unlike the world has ever seen! Ninjas! Barbarians! Huns! Monks! Hamsters! This one's got it all! Cover price $3.50.

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Standard cover by Ken V. Meyer Jr. and Ron Lim. The Fight of the Century. Story by Don Chin. Art by Ty Templeton. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. A reprint of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters 3-D (1986) #1, minus the 3-D effects. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Variant gold edition cover. The Fight of the Century. Story by Don Chin. Art by Ty Templeton. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. A reprint of Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters 3-D (1986) #1, minus the 3-D effects. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Stories by Don Chin, Mark Martin, Mark Lewis and Kevin Harville. Art by Mark Martin, Christopher Parsonavich and Bryan Robles. Cover by Christopher Parsonavich. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. This special features a spoof of the Hamsters themselves (a spoof of a spoof of a spoof), showing what they might look like as drawn by Frank Miller, Jack Kirby, and Rob Liefeld; in another tale, the Hamsters encounter various horror-movie killers. Also reprints a monster story from Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (1986) #9. Big Name Artists Draw the Hamster!; Big Butt Hamhocks; The Night Light Zone; The Untold Story. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters Massacre The Japanese Invasion! Story by Don Chin. Art by Ken Hooper. Cover by Stan Sakai. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. When the Hamsters learn that their book is being cancelled to make way for more manga, they head to Japan to settle the score. Featuring cameos by writer and editors Don Chin, Dean Mullaney, and Catherine Yronwode. Contains parodies of Area 88, Speed Racer, Astro Boy, Mai the Psychic Girl, Legend of Kamui, Lone Wolf and Cub, and Godzilla. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Amano Jaku. Translated by Irene Nakano. A brash young woman and a boy with a mysterious arm search for answers while evading military assassins in this dystopian sci-fi action manga, perfect for fans of Akira and Sakamoto Days. Following a wave of immigration, Japan has became a volatile mix of people and cultures, rocked by the protests of xenophobic extremists unhappy with the new status quo. A brash, job-hopping young woman named Riko is driving her scooter through one such protest when she sees a boy about to get run over by a truck. Riko just manages to shove him out of the way, and, in the hours that follow, she finds herself looking after the boy, named Eito. Riko takes Eito out for a bowl of ramen, but just as they're about to dig in, Eito is fired upon by a distant army sniper. As the bullet pierces the restaurant window and comes whizzing toward Eito, plant-like tendrils snake out from his arm and stop it in mid-flight. Who in the world is this boy, and why is the army after him?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 256 pages, B&W. Older Teen (16+) Cover price $13.99.

Story by Don Chin. Art by Christopher Parsonavich. Cover by Mark Lewis. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. In this special, they wind up lost in New York (in a spoof of the film Home Alone 2) and finally encounter their arch nemeses: a quartet of mutated, martial-arts trained, artistically named turtles! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

Gold Limited Edition signed by creator Don Chin and limited to 1500 copies. Story by Don Chin. Art by Christopher Parsonavich. Cover by Mark Lewis. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. In this special, they wind up lost in New York (in a spoof of the film Home Alone 2) and finally encounter their arch nemeses: a quartet of mutated, martial-arts trained, artistically named turtles! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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1st printing.

Written by Douglas Rushkoff. Art and cover by Michael Avon Oeming.

A new edition of the mind-bending historical epic, with extra material by author Douglas Rushkoff (Program or be Programmed) and a new cover by artist Michael Avon Oeming (Powers)!

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism. During the second World War, the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley develops a powerful and dangerous new weapon in the conflict against the Axis of evil. But this unconventional new form of warfare could cast the world into Armageddon!

Softcover, 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

1st printing.

Written by Mathieu Mariolle. Art and cover by Fabio Piacentini. Translated by Montanna Kane.

A final chase between Allied and Nazi submarines at the dawn of the Cold War.

December 1944. As the fate of World War II seems to be sealed, a submarine leaves Germany, taking with it Hitler's secrecy-shrouded "last hope" for winning the war. Two allied soldiers immediately set off after the aircraft: one British, the other American. But when the true nature of the precious cargo is revealed, the once parallel paths of these allies begin to diverge...

Softcover, 120 pages, full color.

Cover price $22.99.

1st printing. Written by Douglas Rushkoff. Art by Goran Sudzuka and José Marzan. Cover by José Marzan and Goran Sudzuka. The Adolescent Demo Division are the world's luckiest teen gamers. Raised from birth to test media, appear on reality TV and enjoy the fruits of corporate culture, the squad develop special abilities that make them the envy of the world - and a grave concern to their keepers. One by one, they "graduate" to new levels that are not what they seem. But their heightened abilities can only take them so far as the ultimate search for their birth families leads to an inconceivably harrowing discovery. Written by Douglas Rushkoff, world-renowned media theorist, Frontline TV correspondent and author (Ecstasy Club, Media Virus and Program or Be Programmed, TESTAMENT), with full color art by Goran Sudzuka and Jose Marzan Jr. (Y: THE LAST MAN). Harcover, 152 pages, full color. MATURE READERS Cover price $24.99.

Japanese Doujinshi/ Art Book. Cover and Art by Miyuki Masaki. Japanese Language.

1st printing.

Written by Douglas Rushkoff. Art and cover by Michael Avon Oeming.

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism. During the Second World War, the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley develops a powerful and dangerous new weapon in the conflict against the Axis powers. But this unconventional new form of warfare could cast the world into Armageddon!

Hardcover, 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

2nd and later printings.

Written by Douglas Rushkoff. Art and cover by Michael Avon Oeming.

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism. During the Second World War, the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley develops a powerful and dangerous new weapon in the conflict against the Axis powers. But this unconventional new form of warfare could cast the world into Armageddon!

Hardcover, 96 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $19.99.

1st Printing - Trivia book for Walt Kelly's classic comic strip series "Pogo". Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 52 pages, B&W.

1st printing. Collects Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (1986-1988) #1-4. Stories by Don Chin. Art by Christopher Parsonavich, Herb Wood, Mike Dringenberg and Bryan Robles. Cover by Christopher Parsonavich. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. Their further adventures include the Legendary Man of the Mountains, the Return of the Yeti, a prison drama, a cult that worships Colonel Sanders, and a surprise cameo from The Heap. Softcover, 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95. Cover price $9.95.

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Limited Edition Signed and Numbered limited to 350 copies. 1st printing. "America the Beautiful!" Collects Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (1986-1988) #1-4. Stories by Don Chin. Art by Christopher Parsonavich, Herb Wood, Mike Dringenberg and Bryan Robles. Cover by Christopher Parsonavich. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. Their further adventures include the Legendary Man of the Mountains, the Return of the Yeti, a prison drama, a cult that worships Colonel Sanders, and a surprise cameo from The Heap. Softcover, 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $9.95. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing. Collects Adolescent Radioactive Black Belt Hamsters (1986-1988) #6-8 and Target: Airboy (1988) #1. Written by Don Chin, Chuck Dixon and Sam Kieth. Art by Sam Kieth, John Nyberg and Christopher Parsonavich. Cover by Sam Kieth. One of the many martial-arts funny-animal comics that appeared in the wake of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles success, and nearly broke the comics industry. This one features hamsters with space-borne super-combat skills, and was the most popular, other than TMNT itself. A reprint of the Hamsters epic final battle. A fight in an amusement park leads to an underwater deathtrap run by a mystery menace and a date with tragedy. Also featuring a crossover with Airboy and The Heap, from Target: Airboy #1. Softcover, 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "A Tale of the Twentieth Century!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. ADOLF creator Osamu "God of Manga" Tezuka is the world reknowned animator of such classic series as ASTROY BOY and KIMBA, THE WHITE LION. ADOLF is his first full-length work to be published in English. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "A Tale of the Twentieth Century!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. ADOLF creator Osamu "God of Manga" Tezuka is the world reknowned animator of such classic series as ASTROY BOY and KIMBA, THE WHITE LION. ADOLF is his first full-length work to be published in English. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.95.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "A Tale of the Twentieth Century!" Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. ADOLF creator Osamu "God of Manga" Tezuka is the world reknowned animator of such classic series as ASTROY BOY and KIMBA, THE WHITE LION. ADOLF is his first full-length work to be published in English. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 264 pages, B&W. Cover price $21.95.

1st printing.

Written by Zidrou. Art and cover by Arno Monin.

A young couple's lives are changed when they adopt an orphaned 4-year old girl, but no one is more inconvenienced by the addition than Gabriel, who has to put his retirement aside to become a grandfather. Easier said than done, considering he never took much time to be a father in the first place.

Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 144 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Marc Bernardin. Art and cover by Ariela Kristantina.

Adora and the Distance is a YA fantasy graphic novel following the epic adventures of Adora, a brave young woman of color who lives in a fantastical world with underground pirates, ghosts, and a mysterious force called "the Distance" which threatens to destroy it all and only Adora can stop it.

From Marc Bernardin-the award-winning television writer/producer on Star Trek: Picard, Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, Masters of the Universe: Revelations, Castle Rock, and Mata Hari's Ariela Kristantina.

o Collects Adora and the Distance original digital series in print for the first time.

Softcover, 112 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

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1st printing.

Story and art by Jonathan Rosenbaum.

The Ugly Duckling, but in reverse. Beastlings are fierce and scare for food, and this young group of Beastlings have an oddball that just can't scare. She was too cute to scare anything. We wonder if she'll survive. Just like the original fable, this story is about being yourself and being ok with it.

Hardcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 32 pages, full color.

Cover price $11.99.

Written by Mark Waid, Louise Simonson. Karl Kesel, and Jeff Parker. Art by Emil Friis Ernst, Chad Lewis, Alexandra Huntington, and Hayden Sherman. Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. Relive the Origins of Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, and Iron Man in this promotional comic showcasing the abilities of Student artists using exclusively Adobe Artist Products! 8 pages, full color.

1st printing. Story and art by Jason. A professional assassin is given the unique job of traveling back in time - to kill Adolf Hitler in 1939, but things go wrong! I Killed Adolf Hitler is rendered in Jason's crisp deadpan neo-clear-line style, augmented by lovely, understated coloring. Softcover, 48 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Jason. Unavailable since 2014, I Killed Adolf Hitler is back in print in a newly designed edition! In this graphic novel, a hitman travels back in time to kill Adolf Hitler in 1939... but things go spectacularly wrong. Hardcover, 52 pages, full color. Cover price $16.99.

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1st printing. Kawaii Manga is the ultimate guide to how to draw the kawaii (super cute) manga that is popular in cartoons, video games, advertising, and fashion designs around the world. With this playful and comprehensive manual, both new and experienced manga artists will learn all the steps - both freehand and digital - to draw a host of stunning kawaii characters. Detailed step by step instructions will take them from initial character sketches to colorful finished designs, and even reveal how to master things such as the application of digital color and 3-D vectorial drawing. Softcover, 9-in. x 9-in., 352 pages, full color. Cover price $25.99.

1st printing. By Christopher Hart. Cute chibi-style monsters, appealing cat-girls, and super-deformed manga characters are all ready to be rendered in this step-by-step instruction book that will get every manga fan in on the chibi fun! Softcover. 9 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

2nd and later printings. By Christopher Hart. Cute chibi-style monsters, appealing cat-girls, and super-deformed manga characters are all ready to be rendered in this step-by-step instruction book that will get every manga fan in on the chibi fun! Softcover. 9 1/2-in. x 11-in., 144 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing. By Mattias Adolfsson. For the first time in North America, brilliant Swedish illustrator Mattias Adolfsson's incredibly lush sketchbook illustrations are collected in a facsimile Moleskine edition. Adolfsson, in between assignments for the New York Times, videogame design, children's books, and other major publications, spends his time filling untold Moleskines with intricate and beautifully detailed drawings of whatever strikes his fancy. From hot-rod spaceships to rocket-fueled fountain pens, from rococo robots to Richard-Scary-gone-berserk cityscapes, Adolfsson uses his imagination to create everything mad scientists the world-over have yet to begin dreaming up. Includes a special introduction from The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon. Softcover, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: May or may NOT include back cover sash. Cover price $16.99.

2nd and later printings. By Mattias Adolfsson. For the first time in North America, brilliant Swedish illustrator Mattias Adolfsson's incredibly lush sketchbook illustrations are collected in a facsimile Moleskine edition. Adolfsson, in between assignments for the New York Times, videogame design, children's books, and other major publications, spends his time filling untold Moleskines with intricate and beautifully detailed drawings of whatever strikes his fancy. From hot-rod spaceships to rocket-fueled fountain pens, from rococo robots to Richard-Scary-gone-berserk cityscapes, Adolfsson uses his imagination to create everything mad scientists the world-over have yet to begin dreaming up. Includes a special introduction from The Comics Reporter's Tom Spurgeon. Softcover, 128 pages, PC/PB&W. NOTE: May or may NOT include back cover sash. Cover price $16.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Osamu Tezuka. One of Osamu Tezuka's most cherished works returns in a new two-volume hardcover reprint. The godfather of manga returns with another tour de force as he takes on the topic of Adolf Hitler as told through two young men in Kobe, Japan, both named Adolf. Message to Adolf was a literary masterpiece in its time. Published in Japan's top literary journal, it is a provocative political thriller that poses the question of Hitler's past while examining Nazi Germany from a Japanese perspective. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 592 pages, full color. Cover price $26.95.

1st printing. Story and art by Sarah Myer. A poignant young adult graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl who uses fandom and art-making to overcome racist bullying. Sarah has always struggled to fit in. Born in South Korea and adopted at birth by a white couple, she grows up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors. People whisper in the supermarket. Classmates bully her. She has trouble containing her anger in these moments-but through it all, she has her art. She's always been a compulsive drawer, and when she discovers anime, her hobby becomes an obsession. Though drawing and cosplay offer her an escape, she still struggles to connect with others. And in high school, the bullies are louder and meaner. Sarah's bubbling rage is threatening to burst. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $17.99.

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1st printing. Story and art by Sarah Myer. A poignant young adult graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl who uses fandom and art-making to overcome racist bullying. Sarah has always struggled to fit in. Born in South Korea and adopted at birth by a white couple, she grows up in a rural community with few Asian neighbors. People whisper in the supermarket. Classmates bully her. She has trouble containing her anger in these moments-but through it all, she has her art. She's always been a compulsive drawer, and when she discovers anime, her hobby becomes an obsession. Though drawing and cosplay offer her an escape, she still struggles to connect with others. And in high school, the bullies are louder and meaner. Sarah's bubbling rage is threatening to burst. Hardcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $25.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

1st printing. Written by William Shakespeare. Art and cover by Donovan Bixley. There's never been a period when Shakespeare was out of fashion. In his lifetime he was incredibly successful, and soon after his death his works were published to the world. Within these pages you'll find a new interpretation of Shakespeare's stages, a play on words, which sheds light on the colorful and exuberant world of Shakespeare's life and times. You won't find the sainted genius, solemn with quill and ink-stained hand. Never the snooty artist, locked away from the world, Shakespeare was in the thick of it. Much Ado About Shakespeare brings you the highs and lows, the tongue in cheek, the truth and imagination, the fantastical world of William Shakespeare in his own words and through the magnificent art of Donovan Bixley. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 120 pages, full color. Cover price $19.95.

1st printing.

Story and art by Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom.

Thousands of South Korean children were adopted around the world in the 1970s and 1980s. More than nine thousand found their new home in Sweden, including the cartoonist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom, who was adopted when she was two years old.

Throughout her childhood she struggled to fit into the homogenous Swedish culture and was continually told to suppress the innate desire to know her origins. As Sjöblom digs deeper into her own backstory, returning to Korea and the orphanage, she finds the truth is much more complicated than the story she was told and struggled to believe.

Softcover, 156 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Shojo Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by by Chiho Saito. Elegance is a way of life at Ohtori Academy. For close to one hundred years, the elite boarding school has values tradition and ceremony above almost everything else. Into this academic milieu walks Utena Tnjou, a short-stressed teenaged girl who favors trim-cut boys clothing. Almost immediately, she finds herself embroiled in sword duels, knotty romantic entanglements and a string of shady alliances. There's a cloud of mystery hanging over the campus of Ohtori and everyone Utena meets harbors a dark and twisted secret. A liberal adaptation of the movie by the same name, The Adolescence of Utena veers wildly from its original source. More direct than the anime and more mature than the original manga series, this version of Chiho Saito's fractured fairy tale blasts Utena straight into the iconic stratosphere. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.95.

1st printing.

By Lauren R. O'Connor.

Debuting just a few months after Batman himself, Robin has been an integral part of the Dark Knight's history and, from the outset, has both reflected and reinforced particular images of American adolescence. Closely reading several characters who have "played" Robin over the past eighty years, Robin and the Making of American Adolescence reveals the Boy (and sometimes Girl!) Wonder as a complex figure through whom mainstream culture has addressed anxieties about adolescents in relation to sexuality, gender, and race.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 198 pages, Text (with full color photos).

Cover price $29.95.

1st printing.

Written by Ian Doescher. Art and cover by Nicolas Delort.

Power struggles. Bitter rivalries. Jealousy. Betrayals. Star-crossed lovers. When you consider all these plot points, it's pretty surprising William Shakespeare didn't write Mean Girls. But now fans can treat themselves to the epic drama and heroic hilarity of the classic teen comedy rendered with the wit, flair, and iambic pentameter of the Bard.

Our heroine Cady disguises herself to infiltrate the conniving Plastics, falls for off-limits Aaron, struggles with her allegiance to newfound friends Damian and Janis, and stirs up age-old vendettas among the factions of her high school. On the 15th anniversary of its release, Mean Girls is a recognized cultural phenomenon, and it's more than ready for an Elizabethan makeover.

Softcover, 5-in. x 8-in., 176 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations). All Ages

Cover price $12.99.