Spring Trade Paperbacks: Graphic Novels
-- Publishers Weekly, 1/21/2008
Abrams
Nat Turner (July, $12.95) by Kyle Baker depicts the evils of slavery in this historically accurate story of Turner's rebellion.
Bloomsbury
Freddie & Me: A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody (June, $19.95) by Mike Dawson tells of a young man's lifelong obsession with the rock band Queen.
Dark Horse Books
Hellboy: Darkness Calls (June, $19.95) by Mike Mignola ties in to the summer film release of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (June, $12.95) by George Lucas et al. presents the comics' adaptation of the newest Indiana Jones film.
Gantz, Vol. 1 (July, $12.95) by Hiroya Oku. This manga deals with the moral conflicts of violence, teenage angst and a fascination with death.
DC Comics/Minx
Water Baby (May, $9.99) by Ross Campbell. The shark chewing her leg off just may be the best part of surfer girl Brody's summer.
DC Comics/Vertigo
Y the Last Man: Vol. 10, Whys and Wherefores (June, $14.99) by Brian K. Vaughan, illus. by Pia Guerra, concludes the series.
Del Rey
Dark Wraith of Shannara (Mar., $13.95) by Terry Brooks introduces the world of Shannara to manga form. Ad/promo.
Del Rey Manga
Yozakura Quartet V1 (Mar., $10.95) by Suzuhito Yasuda. Teens with superpowers band together to protect their hometown.
In Odd We Trust (July, $10.95) by Dean Koontz puts the Odd Thomas series into graphic novel format.
Grand Central Publishing
Method Man (July, $13.99) by Method Man with David Atchison, illus. by Sanford Greene. The Wu-Tang Clan member presents a tale featuring PI Mosley Paine as he fights to protect Staten Island. Ad/promo. 6-city author tour.
Metropolitan Books
A People's History of American Empire (Apr., $17) by Howard Zinn et al. tells our history in comics form.
Princeton Architectural Press
At a Crossroads: Between a Rock and My Parents' Place (May, $19.95) by Kate T. Williamson follows a college grad's return home after a year in Japan.
Tokyopop
(dist. by HarperCollins)
Hellgate: London, Vol. 1 (Mar., $10.99) by Arvid Nelson and Lee Tae-hang. In the year 2020, a demon invasion targets London just before a climactic battle.
Warcraft: Dragons of Outland, Vol. 1 (June, $9.99) by Jae-hwan Kim and Richard A. Knaak. This new Warcraft trilogy continues the adventures of blue dragon Tyrygosa and human paladin Jorad Mace.
Silver Diamond, Vol. 1 (Aug., $9.99) by Shiho Sugiura. A flower seller discovers he is destined to save an empire in an alternate world.
Vassalord, Vol. 1 (Aug., $9.99) by Nanae Chrono. A cyborg vampire who does the Vatican's dirty work is in thrall to the local vampire playboy.
Vertical
(dist. by Random House)
The Guin Saga, Book 3: The Battle of Nospherus (Mar., $9.95) by Kaoru Kurimoto. The leopard-headed warrior battles an army of 12,000.
Dororo, Vol. 1 (Apr., $13.95) by Osamu Tezuka centers on a samurai hunting the demons who have his body parts
Viz Media
One-Pound Gospel, Vol. 1, 2nd Edition (June, $9.99) by Rumiko Takahashi. A boxer's fluctuating weight and addiction to junk food threatens his future in the sport.
Viz Signature
Naoki Urasawa's Monster, Vol. 15 (June, $9.99) and ... Vol. 16 (Aug., $9.99) introduce new friends and foes in the continuing saga of serial murders and hospital politics.
Real, Vol. 1 (July, $12.99) by Takehiko Inoue. The worlds of three young men whose only connection is their passion for basketball are turned upside down.
