Comic books in 'Manga'

By Katy Coope. Improve your drawing skills and create exciting Manga characters. Learn step-by-step how to draw different faces and bodies as well as cool clothes and accessories. Discover the secrets of creating action in your drawings, like running and jumping. You'll even get tips on designing backgrounds, drawing manga creatures, and how to put it all together in one scene. So, grab your pencil, and start drawing. Softcover, 9 x 11-in, Color interior. Cover price $6.99.

1st printing.

Take a deep dive into the design process behind the iconic characters of the Street Fighter franchise.

This includes a detailed showcase of the raw concept art behind Street Fighter V, as well as a look back at classic Street Fighter and Final Fight games. The book is packed with in-depth interviews, creator commentary, anatomy tips, sprite illustrations, costume designs, rejected characters, and more!

How To Make Capcom Fighting Characters is a must-have reference guide for all artists and fighting game fans.

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Art begins to imitate life in this super popular series about a boy and three beauties teaming together to create a dating sim game! Aspiring visual-novel game designer Aki Tomoya thinks he's just met his dream girl, but reality comes crashing down when he finds out that this girl is none other than his beautiful but boring classmate Megumi Kato! Fueled by a desire to make Megumi the heroine of his dating sim game, he recruits two more beauties - Eriri, his artistic childhood friend, and Utaha, a genius writing prodigy - to form Blessing Software. The road to making a dating sim game is full of fun and romance - especially when life begins to imitate art! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Just as Blessing Software gets the ball rolling on their visual novel game, production is derailed when the main writers suddenly revolt! Is their project destined for development hell? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $4.00

Add to cart Near Mint $12.95

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Though the creative differences between the main writers have led to major head-butting, the plot of Aki's game is completed without further incident after he spends a sweet night (?) with Utaha. Character design is up next on the to-do list, but before that can get underway, a familiar face from Aki's past shows up waiting for him at the school gate! Little Izumi isn't so little anymore, and her debut sends shockwaves through the other heroines! A doujinshi showdown awaits at Summer Comiket! Is Aki's dating sim on the backburner? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.00.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yuki Kawaguchi. Translated by Adrienne Beck.

In a world where fairy tales are fact and humans live in fear of werewolves, witches, and monsters, only the Hunters Guild can keep the monsters at bay. These red-hooded fighters are anything but little, and only those able to pay a king's ransom can afford their services, but it's a small price to stay alive.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Add to cart Near Mint $9.99

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Yuki Kawaguchi. Translated by Adrienne Beck.

Hoping to join the Hunters Guild, Velou boards the mobile training facility known as the Ironworks. But things aren't all sunshine and rainbows. After three grueling months of nonstop training, he and the other examinees are about to face the most difficult trial of all-the debarkation exam! This time it's a game of cops and robbers, and the ones playing the role of the cops are none other than Grimm and Debonair, leaving the trainees no choice but to run for their lives as the robbers! Velou seems to have a plan up his sleeve, but will the other examinees be willing to trust him?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Teen

Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Add to cart Near Mint $6.95

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Yuki Kawaguchi. Translated by Adrienne Beck. The final exam aboard the Ironworks reaches its climax! Velou's goal of getting everyone to pass requires all of the trainees to work together, but many still hesitate. Then, things take a sudden, weird turn after the exam, when Cinderella and the Guild start making uncharacteristic moves. Not only that, the mayor, who Velou thought dead, returns and exposes the shocking truth about their world! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. Teen Cover price $9.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $21.00

NOTE: All Text is in Japanese.

1st printing.

The first artbook of reoenl, an illustrator who creates overwhelming stories that captivate the audience without words, is finally available in a gorgeous two-volume set! Over the past few years, reoenl has been creating illustrations of characters with various worldviews and backgrounds and has been releasing them through social media and doujinshi (self-published fan magazines).

The story "hyka," which was serialized on PIE International's official website, has become a universe that contains all of reoenl's creations. This book is made up of two parts: a booklet summarizing his unique worldview centered on "hyka", and a booklet summarizing various commercial works.

It is a must-have complete art collection for fans who want to immerse themselves in the unique and all-consuming world that reoenl creates.

Includes: 2 Volumes (with Cardstock Sleeve): 1 Softcover (with Dust Jacket), 170 pages, full color and 1 Softcover (with NO Dust Jacket), 40 pages, full color.

Cover price $45.00.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.00

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Hiro Maijima. Take a coffee break in this supernatural spin on a cat cafe! For some people, the daily grind of city life is exhausting. Yet somewhere between busy streets there's a mysterious cat cafe that can only be found by weary souls. What's on the menu? A delicious cup of coffee, specially brewed for each customer... by a cat barista! Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and Art by Hiro Maijima. At Cafe Hachiware, worn-out city dwellers may find a cozy sanctuary and a comforting beverage from the cheerful cat barista! When Mitsubachi Kanae stops by for a visit, she encounters a friendly dog patisserie, fresh out of work! Can the cat barista serve up something to soothe the pup's sadness....and perhaps give the master baker a job? Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $13.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kengo Hanazawa.

A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he's certain of only two things: he's destined to be the city's hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan-an actual firearm! The Shogakukan Manga Award winner comes to Dark Horse! Contains I Am a Hero Japanese volumes 1 and 2. o Winner of the esteemed Shogakukan Manga Award!

Softcover, 512 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings.

Story and art by Kengo Hanazawa.

A mentally unhinged manga artist witnesses the beginning of a zombie outbreak in Tokyo, and he's certain of only two things: he's destined to be the city's hero, and he possesses something quite rare in Japan-an actual firearm! The Shogakukan Manga Award winner comes to Dark Horse! Contains I Am a Hero Japanese volumes 1 and 2. o Winner of the esteemed Shogakukan Manga Award!

Softcover, 512 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kengo Hanazawa.

Having avoided being eaten by his zombie girlfriend and torn apart by his infected coworkers, Hideo Suzuki continues to head away from civilization and the bloodthirsty hordes taking over Japan. In a "suicide forest," Hideo finds a young girl who needs help-and who could also help him more than he realizes!

Softcover, 512 pages, full color.

Cover price $19.99.