Yuichi Yokoyama makes comics in a unique language situated somewhere between the primal drives of William Blake and the elegant geometries of Sol Lewitt--they are works of philosophical complexity and stunning visual power, of which he has said, "I'm not trying to write stories that are set in the future, but rather to write stories which are delivered from references to any given epoch or time. If the history of the world had turned out differently from what we know today, men would live according to different sets of values and different aesthetics It would be a civilization completely alien to ours." This first U.S. book on Yokoyama's work combines two of the artist's central themes: fighting and building. One set of graphic stories, Public Works, details massive structures being erected across a landscape. Plot is pushed aside in favor of sheer formal verve as we watch buildings, about which we know nothing, come into being. The other set of stories, Combats, is one sequence after another of elegantly choreographed battles. Manga comics have never seen a talent that combines this level of formal ambition with such exquisitely drawn depictions of fashion, art and architecture. (Source: PictureBox)

Manga symbols – “manpu” in Japanese - are iconic or symbolic expressions used uniquely in manga, such as sweat drops, popping veins, and smoke puffs. Giga Town: A Guide to Manga Iconography! is (probably) Japan’s first guide to this manga iconography, collecting and explaining these symbols, with a short manga featuring the frolicking animals of the famous Japanese scroll Choju-jinbutsu-giga to explain each one! (Source: Udon)

Ballistic buzzing guided camera drones, terrorizing fur and feathers. Drip drop drop top inside your futuristic RV Zen boombox, and then you float away. There’s nothing like a trip into the great unknown with avant-garde manga artist Yokoyama Yuichi. Originally published in Japanese in 2009, Outdoors is another rip-roaring eye feast and ear bomb by the cult author of New Engineering, Travel, and Iceland. (Source: Breakdown Press)

The story is taken from the famous Nordic saga, but is based on the adaption of Richard Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen, a cycle of four epic music dramas. Central element of the story is of course the stunning Ring of the Nibelung, guarded in the depths of the sea by the nymphs of the water. According to the legend, the owner of the ring will get an enormous power that can challenge even the gods. The hero of the manga is Siegfried, who grew up in the woods with the blacksmith Mime (a dwarf), and is accustomed to harsh life and fighting. He embarks on his destined journey when Mime is killed by a soldier and he is out to get revenge. On his journey he will meet Woden, the god of thunder, and his daughter Brunilde, of whom he falls in love with. (Source: shoujo-manga.net)

The Japanese automobile was seen as the inferior “second-class” vehicle in America during the 1960’s. During this time, there were men in Japan who dared to dream of the impossible: to build a Japanese sports car that would be popularly accepted worldwide. Through the zeal and innovation of Yutaka Katayama, now known as “Mr. K”, and the designing genius of Yoshihiko Matsuo, their dream was made real in the form of the legendary sports car, the Nissan Fairlady Z. Known as the Datsun 240Z in America, this sports car became an unprecedented success, and is still loved by fans today. (DMP)

Emi had been passionate about making sweets since her childhood. However, her life as a patissiere came to an abrupt end when she was hit by a truck. When she awoke, she found herself reincarnated as Chantilly Merveilleux, the daughter of an earl, in a different world. She's bullied by maids and her father treats her coldly, but worst of all... there are no sweets in this world! *"I can't take this! If sweets don't exist, then I'll just have to make my own!"* With the determination to introduce sweets to this world, Chantilly leaves her home. She learns about an exam being conducted to hire chefs for the kingdom’s frail yet handsome second prince. Once hired as his personal patissiere, they work together to solve their problems using sweets. Over time, their professional relationship evolves into something else that's completely different... (Source: POCKETCOMICS)

Hino Soichiro, who has paranormal powers, is tricked by his mother Souko to transfer to Seiga Private High School. Waiting for him there is his childhood friend Aoyama Itsuki, who is president of the Love Club which is otherwise known as the Ghostbusters. Vol. 4 includes extra story not related to Rabu Club called "Scramble Night".

Shiramine Mana is sent to live with relatives in the mountain town of Sanaemachi after failing her high school entry exam. Accompanying her is her pet cat, Sasuke, who has just been revealed to be a bakeneko. But there is more to her having been sent to Sanaemachi then simply needing to study in peace and quiet...

Homura wants to set something, anything, on fire. She may finally get her chance when she's summoned to another world that's desperate enough to ask her for help! Along with a group of similarly offbeat high school girls who all have their own powers, Homura incinerates evildoers and reins in the chaos caused by the Demon Lord's resurrection. What's going to happen when she inevitably gets a little carried away? Will her flames of justice burn down the whole world? (Source: Yen Press) *Note: Winner of the 27th Sneaker Awards Grand Prize.*

Kita-Kagami City is a pretty normal town... except that some people have gotten their hands on Mecha-Ude: powerful, sentient mechanical beings attached to the limbs of their hosts. When middle school kid Hikaru accidentally activates Alma, a mysterious Mecha-Ude with no memory of his past, he forms an unlikely connection with the talking arm. But where did Alma come from? And why are shadowy secret organizations and corporate assassins with deadly Mecha-Ude of their own suddenly chasing Hikaru down, hell-bent on stealing Alma? Hikaru and Alma must learn to work together to uncover the truth behind Alma’s identity and prevent him from ending up in the wrong hands (or on the wrong arm)! (Source: Azuki) *Note: Chapter 12.5 is included in the chapter count.*

By day, Miya Akatsuki is just a slightly grumpy and unsocial girl studying in St. Margaret's Girls' College. But by night she's secretly a Final Executor – an ultimate debt collector who can make even the shadiest debtors click the "accept" button on the payment warrant. The debt collection agency she works for, however, is a slightly different than normal ones. Haruki Kobayashi, a boy working in the electronics store of his family, becomes affiliated with Miya after accidentally witnessing her at work. She and her two colleagues end up moving to Haruki's home as part-timers to keep an eye on him. Gradually Haruki starts to learn about the painful loss that made Miya want to obtain power.