To help you stay on top of each week’s new graphic novels and anime, we present the following list compiled from Diamond Comic Distributors’ complete weekly shipping list and Anime News Network’s Releases encyclopedia
Some of this week’s highlights:
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl: The young adventurer has become a star, leading to problems with fame and a trouble-making doppleganger
Drama: Raina Telgemeier follows up Smile with tales of the behind-the-scenes fun, mishaps and crushes of a high school stage crew
Genshiken Second Season Vol. 1: A new sequel series follows the continued adventures of a high school otaku club
The Cavalier Mr. Thompson: a Sam Hill Graphic Novel: Follows the early adventures and complicated family life of Sam Hill, an aspiring detective in the 1920’s, based on crime writer Jim Thompson
Graphic Novels
215 Ink
- LITTLE HEROES GN
AAM Markosia
- KETSUEKI GN
- TOYBOX TURMOIL GN
Archaia
- RETURN O/T DAPPER MEN HC SPECIAL EDITION
Archie Comics
- KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA ARCHIVES TP VOL 03
Avatar
- CROSSED WISH YOU WERE HERE VOL 01
Blank Slate
- HUGO TATE GN
Bloomsbury
- ODYSSEY GN
Campfire
- STEVE JOBS GENIUS BY DESIGN GN
Dark Horse
- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 8 LIBRARY HC VOL 02 WOLVES AT GATE
- BUCKO HC
- CHRONICLES OF KING CONAN TP VOL 03
- STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE III EMPIRE LOST TP
- STAR WARS CRIMSON EMPIRE SAGA HC
DC
- BATMAN ARKHAM CITY TP
- BIRDS OF PREY TP VOL 01 TROUBLE IN MIND
- BRIGHTEST DAY TP VOL 03
- FURY OF FIRESTORM NUCLEAR MEN TP VOL 01 GOD PARTICLE
- GREEN ARROW ARCHERS QUEST TP NEW ED
- GREEN ARROW LONGBOW HUNTERS TP NEW ED
- JUDAS COIN HC
Fantagraphics
- CAVALIER MR THOMPSON A SAM HILL GN
- CRACKLE OF THE FROST HC
- IS THAT ALL THERE IS TP
- LOVE AND ROCKETS NEW STORIES TP VOL 05
First Second
- LEGENDS OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL GN
IDW
- DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FR DRIZZT OMNIBUS TP VOL 02
Image
- BREED COL VOL 03 BOOK OF REVELATIONS
- BULLETPROOF COFFIN TP VOL 02 DISINTERRED
- MONDO TP
- SAVAGE DRAGON INVASION TP
Kickstart Comics
- DUPLICATE GN
- MAXIMUM HIGH GN
Kodansha
- GENSHIKEN SECOND SEASON GN VOL 01
Marvel
- DR STRANGE PREM HC SEASON ONE
- ESSENTIAL PUNISHER TP VOL 04
- FEAR ITSELF TP SECRET AVENGERS
- MMW IRON FIST HC VOL 02
- MU AVENGERS EARTHS HEROES DIGEST TP VOL 01
- NEMESIS TP
- NEW MUTANTS TP VOL 05 DATE WITH DEVIL
- OZ HC DOROTHY AND WIZARD IN OZ
- POWERS HC VOL 05 DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
- UNCANNY X-MEN BY KIERON GILLEN TP VOL 01
- WOLVERINE ROT PREM HC
Omnibus Press
- BEATLES GRAPHIC GN
Scholastic
- DRAMA
Seven Seas Entertainment
- ALICE IN THE COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 02
- AMAZING AGENT JENNIFER OMNIBUS GN VOL 01
- CLOCKWORK SKY VOL 01
- GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 05
SubLime
- HIS FAVORITE VOL 01
Titan Books
- ALIEN ILLUSTRATED STORY TP
Vertical
- TORADORA GN VOL 05
Viz
- ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 11
- HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER TP VOL 20
- LOVELESS GN VOL 09
- NARUTO TP VOL 58
Zenescope
- WHORE GN
Anime
Funimation
- Cat Planet Cuties – Complete Series
- Dragon Ball Z Kai – Season 3
- Spice and Wolf – Season 1 and 2 Complete Series
Media Blasters
- Kite
NIS America
- Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up
Sentai
- Cluster Edge – Season 1
- UFO Ultramaiden – Seasons 1-2
Viz Media
- Bleach – Season 14 Uncut Box Set
Keep in mind that titles are not always available from book vendors on the same dates as they are released in comic book stores, so not all of these will be available everywhere at the same time. Check with your vendors, just to be sure!
