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Air Gear 34 by Oh! Great
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like fly...
View full detailsSayonara, Zetsubou-sensei 14 : The Power of Negative Thinking by Koji Kumeta
Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teac...
View full detailsSayonara, Zetsubou-sensei 13 : The Power of Negative Thinking by Koji Kumeta
Teachers are supposed to inspire the younger generation to follow their dreams and achieve great things. However, our hero, Nozomu is not that teac...
View full detailsNinja Girls 9 by Hosana Tanaka
Raizo is just the sort of boy who seems to have no hope of becoming a ninja. Disfigured by a strange horn in the middle of his forehead, Raizo is a...
View full detailsNegima! Omnibus 6 by Ken Akamatsu
Negi Springfield is a teacher at an all-girl Japanese high school. He also happens to be a 10 year-old wizard with a wide variety of strange and un...
View full detailsMardock Scramble 4 by Tow Ubukata
Rune Balot is a prostitute who is nearly murdered by Ciel, an enigmatic casino manager who suffers from a disease that that forces him to remove an...
View full detailsKitchen Princess Omnibus 3 by Natsumi Ando
Najika is a great cook and likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a bo...
View full detailsGenshiken Omnibus 3 by Shimoku Kio
It's the spring of freshman year and Kanji Sasahara is in a quandary. Should he fulfil his long-cherished dream of joining an otaku club? Saki Kasu...
View full detailsCage Of Eden 9 by Yoshinobu Yamada
Akira and his classmates are on a plane heading back home after a school trip abroad. Suddenly the plane crashes on a mysterious island - Akira is ...
View full detailsCage Of Eden 4 by Yoshinobu Yamada
Akira and his classmates are on a plane heading back home after a school trip abroad. Suddenly the plane crashes on a mysterious island - Akira is ...
View full detailsBloody Monday 11 by Ryou Ryumon
Bloody Monday has a gripping storyline as the protagonist, Takagi Fujimaru, goes head to head with cunning and ruthless terrorists. He may seem lik...
View full detailsBloody Monday 10 by Ryou Ryumon
Taka Fujimaru may seem like a regular high school student, but behind the cheery facade lies a genius hacker by the name of Falcon. When his father...
View full detailsBloody Monday 7 by Ryou Ryumon
Taka Fujimaru may seem like a regular high school student, but behind the cheery facade lies a genius hacker by the name of Falcon. When his father...
View full detailsBloody Monday 5 by Ryumon Ryou
Takagi Fujimaru may seem like a regular high school student, but behind this facade lies a genius hacker by the name of Falcon. When his father is ...
View full detailsBloody Monday 4 by Ryumon Ryou
Manga with a gripping storyline as the protagonist, Takagi Fujimaru, goes head to head with cunning and ruthless terrorists. He may seem like an av...
View full detailsArisa Vol. 6 by Natsumi Ando
Arisa revolves around Sonoda Arisa and Uehara Tsubasa, twin sisters separated by their parents' divorce. They finally meet again for the first time...
View full detailsAir Gear 30 by Oh! Great!
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like fly...
View full detailsAir Gear 29 by Oh! Great
Ikki and Team Kogarasumaru are in a bad situation - facing uber-team Sleipnir in an aerial battle on the back of fighter jets, while the clock tick...
View full detailsAir Gear 28 by Oh! Great
Ikki and Team Kogarasumaru are in a bad situation - facing uber-team Sleipnir in an aerial battle on the back of fighter jets, while the clock tick...
View full detailsAir Gear 27 by Oh!Great
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. But, because he?s the best, someone will always want to take him down. Ikki and Tea...
View full detailsAir Gear 26 by Oh!Great
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like fly...
View full detailsAir Gear 24 by Oh!Great
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like fly...
View full detailsAir Gear 23 by Oh! Great!
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like fly...
View full detailsAir Gear 22 by Oh! Great!
Everybody knows that Itsuki is the most fearsome skater around. With his high tech Air Gear skates, his moves are so smooth they're almost like fly...
View full detailsAttack On Titan 2 by Hajime Isayama
For one hundred years, what's left of mankind has lived in the city on earth, protected by walls that tower over ravenous giants known as the Titan...
View full detailsTokyo Mew Mew Omnibus 3 by Reiko Yoshida
Ichigo is out on a date with her 'crush' when suddenly she's involved in an odd incident in which her DNA is merged with the DNA of an almost extin...
View full detailsLove Hina Omnibus 4 by Ken Akamatsu
When Keitaro Urashima fails his entrance exams to get into Tokyo University for the second time, he's officially an unemployed and uneducated slack...
View full detailsLove Hina Omnibus 3 by Ken Akamatsu
When Keitaro Urashima fails his entrance exams to get into Tokyo University for the second time, he's officially an unemployed and uneducated slack...
View full detailsDeltora Quest 7 by Emily Rodda
The Deltora Quest series follows the journeys of Lief, who has set out to complete his father's quest to save Deltora from the Shadow Lord. Joining...
View full detailsDeltora Quest 6 by Emily Rodda
This exciting adventure series takes place in the magical land of Deltora, which is pentagonal in shape and is bordered by the Silver Sea to the we...
View full detailsSailor Moon Vol. 8 by Naoko Takeuchi
Usagi Tsukino is just another ordinary girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat, who tells her that she has a greater purpose as Sailor Moo...
View full detailsThe Osamu Tezuka Story : A Life in Manga and Anime by Toshio Ban
This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka--Japan's "God of Manga"--looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, K...
View full detailsThe Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition : A Century of Japanese Animation by Jonathan Clements
Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work. Neil GaimanOver one thousand new entrie...
View full detailsZenobia by Morten Durr
; Pagination: 96 pages 96 Illustrations unspecified; Date of Publication: 22/11/2018
Peter Panzerfaust Volume 3: Cry of the Wolf by Kurtis J. Wiebe
A coming of age tale told through the eyes of a group of French orphansduring World War 2 who are saved by a brave and daring American boy named Pe...
View full detailsThink Tank Volume 3 by Matt Hawkins
Slacker genius Dr. David Loren used to worry about the deadly consequencesof his creations from the safety of his laboratory... but not anymore! De...
View full detailsDid you know the modern form of comics has been traced back to the nineteenth century? However, we’ve arguably been creating stories using images since the first cave paintings. Manga, newspaper cartoons, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, webcomics- across the years, sequential art have taken several forms. They can be fictional, factual, or somewhere in between. Some are serious, some are hilarious, and they can cater to a wide range of reading abilities.
We’ve pulled together some of the very best manga, comic books and graphic novels from North America, Europe, the UK and Japan in this collection. Whether you're a dedicated anime fan, superhero stan, or looking to read your first comic, we've got something for you here.
Graphic novels
Everything is bigger in North America, and that includes comics. The comic book has evolved from a disposable commodity to the cornerstone of billion-dollar companies. Comic artists and writers have flocked from all over the world to be a part of the industry. The superhero was invented there, a character-type that has taken over popular culture.
It’s not all business. The form and term graphic novel was invented in the USA as a way to help legitimize serious, groundbreaking work like the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus by Art Spiegelman. America’s also the home of underground, alternative, and independent comics that challenge and redefine the mainstream.
One of the most popular indie comics of recent years is actually Canadian. The Complete Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley is heavily influenced by manga and video games culture but is entirely original. Scott Pilgrim is 23 years old. He’s in a band, doesn’t have a job, and his girlfriend’s in high school. His precious little life is turned upside down when he meets delivery girl Ramona Flowers. To win her love, he must defeat her seven evil exes and maybe even grow up. The series was filmed as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World by superstar director Edgar Wright, and it’s turning out to be a modern classic.
Manga
The term manga first came into use right at the end of the eighteenth century. Before World War II, the illustrations followed Japanese artistic traditions. However, the influence of the US occupation immediately after the war revolutionised the art form. Cinematic techniques, American culture, and television led to popular characters and series such as Astro Boy. Popular manga series are regularly turned into anime - film and television cartoons - which completes the circle of influence.
Manga is loved not only for its dynamic art style, but the wide range of stories produced for audiences of all ages and genders. The works trickled into the west through the twentieth century, with popular series such as Akira, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and Ghost in the Shell leading the charge. The popularity of Japanese culture exploded after the international success of Pokemon, and now many manga series are international bestsellers. Right now we're selling the hilarious Assassination Classroom: Complete Box Set. Grab it now before it sells out!
British comic strips & characters
The first comic magazine is reported to have been published in Glasgow in 1826. Since then, the UK has had a fine tradition of comics that have become global phenomenons. From The Beano to 2000AD, Bunty to Commando, Eagle to The Phoenix, Britain has published a wide range of different styles and genres in comic form. Many of the most highly regarded writers and illustrators come from Britain, including Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and Posy Simmonds.
The UK is also home to many memorable comics characters, like Dennis the Menace and Judge Dredd. One of these is Roy Race, better known as Roy of the Rovers. Originally appearing in Tiger in September 1954, he was published in various magazines for nearly sixty years. Now, Roy is back. Roy of the Rovers: 3 Book Collection by Rob Williams and Ben Willsher features a modern Melchester Rovers, broke and languishing at the bottom of League Two. Can Roy help turn the club around?
Bandes dessinées albums
Mainland Europe brought the world Rodolphe Töpffer, the man dubbed “the father of comic strips.” 175 years after his death, it’s still the home of some of the world’s best comics art. This is particularly true of the Francophone sphere, which calls the medium Bandes dessinées, sold in books called albums.
France brings us Asterix, which was created by Goscinny & Uderzo. In these hilarious adventures, Asterix, Obelix, and the warriors of his Gaulish tribe are the last hold-out against the Roman Empire. The Complete Asterix contains 39 albums, which should keep you busy until the Romans come back.
Belgium is most famous for master cartoonist Hergé, who is best known for The Adventures of Tintin. We stock the boy reporter's most famous adventures individually and in two box sets. The Adventures of Tintin: 90th Anniversary is a box set of twenty-three paperback books, printed close to their original size. The Tintin Collection: The Adventures of Tintin (Compact Edition) reprints the series in eight hardback volumes.
Comics are some of our bestsellers at Book2Door. We’re always bringing in new stock, so keep an eye out for our latest products.
