Comic books in 'Manga'

Asian Pop Culture and Beyond. This issue: Anime Explosion, Saelee Oh, Angry Management, Shanghai Surprise, The Wanderer, Dirty Hands. Cover by Saelee Oh. Cover price $4.99.

Asian Pop Culture and Beyond. This issue: Fold School, Homeless in Tokyo, Back in Beijing, Big Bamboo, Foxxxy Lady, Kami. Cover price $4.99.

Asian Pop Culture and Beyond. This issue: Street Art plus Obama, Slumdog Millionaire Stars, Aaron Yoo, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Free the Robots, The Good, The Bad and The Weird. Cover price $4.99.

Asian Pop Culture and Beyond. This issue: Asian Jello, Bollywood Kung Fu (Akshay Kumar), Remake King Roy Lee (The Ring, Quarantine), Artist Stella Lai, Shin Tanaka 4-in-1 paper toy project part 3. Squarebound magazine, 8 1/8" x 10 7/8", color, 88 slick pages. Cover price $4.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kikori Morino.

When you live with a giant fuzzy spider with a heart of gold, post-apocalyptic life isn't so bad! Nagi is a young woman living alone in the mountains. She longs for someone to share her days with, and that's when she meets the giant, fuzzy spider who will soon become her dearest friend! A tale of unexpected friendship in a distant future.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kikori Morino.

When you live with a giant fuzzy spider with a heart of gold, post-apocalyptic life isn't so bad! Nagi is a young woman living alone deep in the mountains. She longs for someone to share her days with, and that's when she meets the giant, furry spider who will soon become her dearest friend! A tale of unexpected friendship in a distant future.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Kikori Morino.

When you live with a giant fuzzy spider with a heart of gold, post-apocalyptic life isn't so bad! Nagi is a young woman living alone deep in the mountains. She longs for someone to share her days with, and that's when she meets the giant, furry spider who will soon become her dearest friend! A tale of unexpected friendship in a distant future.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.99.

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WRITTEN AND PAINTED BY DAN BRERETON; PAINTED COVER BY BRERETON In stores June 16. The artist of BATMAN: THRILLKILLER and The Nocturnals introduces a world of deadly, fantastic monsters in a fully-painted miniseries! When a mysterious comet spawns enormous monsters in the Northwestern United States, the government creates a human/monster hybrid to stop them: a "giantkiller" named Jack. But can Jack exterminate one side of his fantastic heritage, especially after he meets a beautiful loner named Jill, whose connection to the monsters is a mystery unto itself? For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG. (1 OF 6) Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN AND PAINTED BY DAN BRERETON; PAINTED COVER BY BRERETON In stores July 21. The world of deadly, fantastic monsters from writer/artist Dan Brereton (BATMAN: THRILLKILLER) grows more complex as Jack, the Giantkiller, meets the mysterious Jill! As the fully-painted miniseries continues, two giant monsters ? Shrill and Kibosh ? venture outside the confines of the Monster Territories. Jack's mission: kill them before they can mate and produce even deadlier hybrid monsters. But, on the way, Jack meets Jill, an enigmatic black marketeer collecting samples of monster remains. Who is she? And what is her strange connection to Jack? Don't forget to look for artwork featuring all 26 GIANTKILLER monsters at www.dccomics.com/features/gk/index.htm. FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 6)$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

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Written and painted by Dan Brereton; painted cover by Brereton In stores August 18. Jack is sent into the Zone on a crucial mission: to stop the giant, ape- like monster known as Banjax. Meanwhile, Jack's mysterious ally Jill has problems of her own as a determined government agent pursues her right into the clutches of the strangely beautiful, yet utterly unpredictable monster called Zomm. When their paths cross in the land of the beasts, can the injured Jack trust Jill to protect him? Don't forget to look for artwork featuring all 26 GIANTKILLER monsters at www.dccomics.com/features/gk/index.htm. FC, 32 pg. (3 of 6)$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN AND PAINTED BY DAN BRERETON; PAINTED COVER BY BRERETON In stores September 15. The exciting origin of Jack's mysterious partner Jill is revealed! Find out her hidden connection to the project that spawned Jack the Giantkiller! Learn how she came to be stronger, faster and tougher than any human Jack's ever seen and witness her original encounters with the menagerie of monsters that haunts the poisoned Zone. It's the turning point for our hideous hero, as he must face ugly truths about himself...and about his monster-slaying mission! FC, 32 PG. (4 OF 6)" Cover price $2.50.

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Written and painted by Dan Brereton; painted cover by Brereton In stores October 20. The stunning miniseries nears its breathtaking conclusion! When Jack -- along with his monster-hunting companion, Jill -- encounters the intelligent monster known as Nox, he learns his true destiny: to slay his "father," Rroar, king of all monsters. Now Jack must decide between claiming his place in the monster hierarchy and clinging to his humanity, a decision he must make quickly, as the military prepares a nuclear strike on California and an impending volcanic eruption threatens to unleash Rroar on all of North America! FC, 32 pg. (5 of 6)" Cover price $2.50.

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WRITTEN AND PAINTED BY DAN BRERETON; PAINTED COVER BY BRERETON In stores November 17. The stunning miniseries reaches its earth-shaking conclusion as Jack takes on Rroar ? King of the Monsters! It's a date with destiny for Jack, who was bred from Rroar's genetic material to be the ultimate weapon against the monster invasion. But even though this confrontation with his "father" seemed ordained from the moment of Jack's creation, how will the human side of his conflicted inner nature decide the outcome of his most dangerous and distasteful mission of all? FC, 32 PG. (6 OF 6)" Cover price $2.50.

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Add to cart CGC 9.8 $52.00 View scans Paper: White Label #0303060010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

WRITTEN AND PAINTED BY DAN BRERETON; PAINTED COVER BY BRERETON In stores June 16. Arm yourself with the facts you'll need to survive the new age of monsters with this stunning one-shot written and painted by GIANTKILLER's Dan Brereton! The only place to get the complete details on all twenty-six monsters that Jack ? the Giantkiller ? must defeat in battle to save the Earth, the FIELD GUIDE introduces the monsters (each corresponding to a different letter of the alphabet): from AKAI, BANJAX and CETHLU to XAX, YMIR and ZOMM, and provides valuable insight into their background and powers through the journal entries of Jack's mysterious ally, the crossbow-toting Jill. For more information, see the feature article. FC, 32 PG.$2.50" Cover price $2.50.

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Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

1st printing. By Fumiyo Kouno. 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! Softcover, 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $12.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

The newest manga from the blockbuster creator behind Gantz and Inuyashiki!

Don't miss this intense science fiction tale of epic proportions. Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening... where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 2 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening... where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening... where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening... where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Add to cart Near Mint $5.00

Volume 5 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening... where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening... where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

The horrifying giant that laid waste to America has turned its sights on Japan, and as the titan draws close to Tokyo, suicide rates go through the roof. Somehow, the monster is driving people into unnatural, self-destructive despair. Separated from her boyfriend after their relationship became a national scandal, Chiho gets some unexpected assistance: a group of time travelers from the distant future, who know the truth behind all the bizarre disasters threatening the survival of the human race.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

Thanks to anonymous votes on the underground website E.T.E., the Earth has suffered one calamity after another. Just as popular demand requested, a gigantic, towering monster is wreaking havoc across the world, and the only people who can stand against it are Papico and a team of time travelers from a ruined future. But with the revelation that Papico's pregnant, her battle for Tokyo's safety takes on a whole new set of stakes. Can she protect herself, her lover, and her baby from certain doom?

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Volume 9 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust.

The newest manga from the blockbuster creator behind Gantz and Inuyashiki! Don't miss this intense science fiction tale of epic proportions.

Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening...where she grows to the size of a giant!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers

Cover price $13.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Add to cart Near Mint $8.95

Volume 10 - 1st printing. Story and art by Hiroya Oku. Translated by Christine Dashiell. Adapted by Jay Trust. The newest manga from the blockbuster creator behind Gantz and Inuyashiki! Don't miss this intense science fiction tale of epic proportions. Rei Yokoyamada, a high schooler whose father works for a film production company, is inspired to create his own short film with his friends. One day, while out to find actors, he spots tabloid-like notices that the adult film star Papico lives in his area. When he takes them down to protect her, he runs into the woman herself. Little does he know that Papico is about to get dragged into a strange, supernatural happening...where she grows to the size of a giant! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 180 pages, B&W. Mature Readers Cover price $13.99.

1st printing.

Story and art by Kentaro Miura.

From Berserk creator Kentaro Miura comes Giganto Maxia, a science-fiction/fantasy manga of titanic proportions!

One hundred million years in the future, the Empire of Olympus uses colossal mutant beasts to crush its adversaries. Only the gladiator Delos, the mystic Prome, and the titan Gohra can hope to prevent genocide!

Softcover, 136 pages, full color.

Cover price $13.99.

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By Ben Dunn and Ted Nomura. The classic anime series is now an Antarctic Press full-color comic series! The year is 1945: The Americans attack an uncharted Japanese island that holds a secret scientific base where scientists are working on a new kind of weapon ? a giant robot known simply as "The Ironman." Jump to the year 1961: A new criminal organization has threatened the governments of the world with an army of mechanical weapons and beasts. The freedom of the world rests upon the collective shoulders of an organization known as the International Justice Organization. Meanwhile, in one of the I.J.O.'s secret labs, a new weapon for justice is being created, a weapon code-named Gigantor! But the project is far from completion, and the lab has been infiltrated by a traitor! FC, 20pg (1 of 12)" Cover price $2.50.

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By Ben Dunn and Ted Nomura. The World Justice Organization, with the robot known as Gigantor in its ranks, is activated in response to the arrival of a mysterious criminal organization. Calling themselves the "Red Reich," these villains use giant mechanical beasts to blackmail the world. When the WJO is attacked by the Red Reich's mechanical monsters, Jimmy Sparks, the only person who can control Gigantor, is nowhere to be found! FC, 20pg (2 of 12)" Cover price $2.50.

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By Ben Dunn. A mysterious new robot is disrupting life in the Space Program, and its name is Black Ox. Can Gigantor defeat this new foe, or will he have finally met his match? Don't miss out on this hot, new series with the space-age robot! Bimonthly. Cover price $2.50.

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By Ben Dunn and Ted Nomura. Jimmy Sparks is puzzled to discover one day that Gigantor's movements aren't as effective as before. Dr. Brilliant examines the robot and discovers that it's a fake! Soon, many Gigantors are sighted, leading to even more startling discoveries: Somebody is producing less-effective replicas to hide the real one stolen right from Jimmy's complex! On top of that, the real Gigantor is under the control of Captain Spider and is now on its way to the Moon, where Spider is building a missile launch base to shower the Earth with neutron bombs! (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America. Bimonthly. Cover price $2.50.

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By Ted Nomura. "Doppleganger": Part 2?Captain Spider has stolen Gigantor and is using it to speed up the building of his Moonbase fortress. After realizing that his Gigantor is an inferior copy, Jimmy Sparks convinces Dick Strong and Inspector Blooper to assemble a task force to retrieve the real Gigantor from the Moon. But Spider discovers their plan through his network of spies and prepares a surprise party for them. Inspector Blooper's special Space Police force is about to face... the Moon of Death! Bimonthly. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America. FC, 32pgs. Cover price $2.50.

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By Ted Nomura. DOPPLEGANGER: Part 3?Now that the Gigantor is back under Jimmy Sparks' control, he plans to have the space-age robot help Inspector Blooper's Space Police destroy Captain Spider's Moonbase of Death. But Spider has one more card up in his sleeve: when he had Gigantor under his control, he not only had it help build his moonbase, but also assist in constructing the mammoth Red Spider, a giant robot meant to succeed Gigantor by destroying it! Eight times as large and powerful as Gigantor, Red Spider will pit the Bigger-than-Big G against its greatest threat to survival! Bimonthly. (CAUT: 3) NOTE: Not available outside North America. Cover price $2.50.

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By Ben Dunn. "Rulers of the Sea"?A top-secret submarine is destroyed, and the Iron Empire is blamed. However, after careful investigation by Inspector Blooper, agent Dick Strong, and Jimmy Sparks, they begin to suspect that another enemy is at work... an enemy that has vowed vengeance on all surface dwellers! Bimonthly. Cover price $2.50.

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By Ben Dunn. The undersea kingdoms of Mu and Atlantis have declared war on the surface world, and the Iron Empire is supplying the technology to control the seas! Gigantor is the world's only hope, but Jimmy Sparks and Inspector Blooper are prisoners! Will Bob Brilliant be able to control Gigantor enough to battle the undersea robots? Bimonthly. (CAUT :3) NOTE: Not available outside North America, Puerto Rico, Australia, and New Zealand. b&w, 32pgs. Cover price $2.95.

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Sting of the Spider: Part 1 - Story, Art and Cover by Ben Dunn. There is no end to the power of a brilliant mind, and few limits to the terror it can create when it is used for evil. Dr. Emeritus has created a small machine that can generate over 100,000 volts of electricity, but the invention has caused him attention both welcome and unwelcome! Armed with this device, criminals could use it for their own ends and create havoc. Can Reeny, Dr. Emeritus' daughter, safely transport this potential weapon to Bob Brilliant? 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Sting of the Spider: Part 2 - Story and Art by Ben Dunn and David Hutchison. Reeny and Jimmy Sparks are kidnapped by an evil scientist intent upon using Dr. Emeritus' device to power his own giant robot so he can use it to destroy Gigantor...and conquer the world! 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story, art and cover by Ben Dunn. Ben Dunn of Ninja High School adapts the beloved anime series about a boy and his giant robot. When mysterious UFOs attack the Earth, no one can stop them, not even Gigantor. Dr. Bob Brilliant creates a ray that can stop the aliens, but before he can use it, he is kidnapped by the criminal mob run by the madman Ugablob! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Story, art and cover by Ben Dunn. Ben Dunn of Ninja High School adapts the beloved anime series about a boy and his giant robot. Ugablob plans to brainwash Dr. Brilliant and steal his new weapon. Gigantor and Jimmy must find him before the UFOs destroy the Earth. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.

22 page Black and White Preview Ashcan. Can have multiple color covers. Cover price $1.25.

22 page Black and White Signed Limited Edition Preview Ashcan. Signed and numbered by Stephen J. Egged and Patrick Hatfield. Limited to 1,000. Cover price $1.25.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shizuru Seino. A father enrolls his daughter in a prestigious school... as a boy! Kyo Aizawa is very excited about attending Seisyu Academy, but her father has his own ideas. He explains to her that Seisyu Academy is famous for its boys' basketball program and he enrolled her as a boy so she can fulfill his own dream of becoming an NBA basketball star! To make matters worse, she has to stay in the dorms, and her roommate is the same boy she came to hate at tryouts...! Softcover, 5-ion. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shizuru Seino. A father enrolls his daughter in a prestigious school... as a boy! Just when Chiharu has decided he doesn't hate Kyo all that much and they can be friends, he accidentally touches her breast. Kyo, afraid she might be found out, makes a hurried excuse and comes up with a plan to make herself seem more masculine. Softcover, 5-ion. x 7-in., 176 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shizuru Seino. Enter Tsuyaka Himejima. She transferred to Kyo's new high school so that she could finally play basketball with her again. She is very disappointed to discover that Kyo is currently a boy, and comes up with a plan to get Kyo onto the girls basketball team regardless of that fact. Softcover, 5-ion. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shizuru Seino. When Chiharu discovers Kyo's true gender, he shows her the door and tells her that he can't be her roommate anymore. Devastated with nowhere to go, Kyo moves into a cardboard box in the park, where her hoop dreams begin to turn into overtime nightmares. Softcover, 5-ion. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 5 - 1st printing. Story and art by Shizuru Seino. When Kensuke Yura, the boy who puts himself ahead of the team, worms his way back to boy's basketball squad, not everyone is giving him high-fives. Kyo feels sorry for him, and wants to be a good teammate by being his friend. Will Kensuke take advantage of her assist? Or will he just foul out? Softcover, 5-ion. x 7-in., 192 pages, B&W. NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.