Recreation

Young Adults’ New Titles February 2011 (arrived in January)

Fiction

Guys read. [1], Funny business edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Mac Barnett ... [et al.] with illustrations by Adam Rex.
A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.
The kingdom on the waves taken from accounts by his [Octavius Nothing's] own hand and other sundry sources ; collected by Mr. M.T. Anderson of Boston.
After escaping a death sentence in the summer of 1775, Octavian and his tutor find shelter but no safe harbor in British-occupied Boston and, persuaded by Lord Dunmore's proclamation offering freedom to slaves who join his counterrevolutionary Royal Ethiopian Regiment, Octavian and his friends soon find themselves engaged in naval raids on the Virginia coastline as the Revolutionary War breaks out in full force.
The Demos deception Carl Anson.
Seventeen-year-old Steven Grant, tragically orphaned whilst in his last year at school, longs to escape the humdrum existence he is forced to lead with his appointed guardians. Sea Wolf, a blue water yacht left to him by his father is his one love and finally provides his escape to freedom. All is not plain sailing however as Steven is soon to discover. Shipwrecked by a violent storm on a supposedly deserted Pacific island he accidentally uncovers a terrorist plot by modern day pirates. Captured, he escapes and begins a personal odyssey to bring the culprits to justice. Aided by the intrepid Nadia Villas from the British Embassy in Bahrain he comes up against the piratical captain and crew of the oil tanker Demos which sails the seas under different aliases. Can Steven and Nadia foil the terrorist plot to blow up a Middle Eastern port?
The frenzy Francesca Lia Block.
When she was thirteen, something terrifying and mysterious happened to Liv that she still does not understand, and now, four years later, her dark secret threatens to tear her apart from her family and her true love.
The princess trap Kirsten Boie ; translated by David Henry Wilson.
Palace rules, boarding school, and paparazzi have Jenna, princess of the newly unified kingdom of Scandia, longing for her former anonymity, but when she runs away she finds herself in grave danger--and in a position to prevent the outbreak of civil war.
Plain Kate Erin Bow.
Plain Kate's odd appearance and expertise as a woodcarver cause some to think her a witch, but friendship with a talking cat and, later, with humans help her to survive and even thrive in a world of magic, charms, and fear.
Prisoner of the inquisition Theresa Breslin.
The book of spells : a private prequel : a novel Kate Brian.
Explains the origins of the Billings girls and how they became witches, beginning with the arrival of sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Williams at the Billings School for Girls in September, 1915.
Choppy socky blues.
The dead girls' dance.
Rose sees red Cecil Castellucci.
In the 1980s, two teenaged ballet dancers--one American, one Russian--spend an unforgettable night in New York City, forming a lasting friendship despite their cultural and political differences.
Matched Ally Condie.
On her seventeenth birthday, Cassia meets her Match. Society dictates he is her perfect partner for life. Except he's not. In Cassia's society, Officials decide who people love. How many children they have. Where they work. When they die. But, as Cassia finds herself falling in love with another boy, she is determined to make some choices of her own. And that's when her whole world begins to unravel...
A friend at midnight Caroline B. Cooney.
After rescuing her younger brother abandoned at a busy airport by their divorced father, fifteen-year-old Lily finds her faith in God sorely tested as she struggles to rescue herself from the bitterness and anger she feels.
15 Love.
The lost saint : a Dark Divine novel Bree Despain.
When Grace Divine receives a frightening phone call from her brother Jude, whom she then cannot find, she knows she must turn to her supernatural powers, even though it threatens her relationship with her boyfriend Daniel.
You against me Jenny Downham.
If someone hurts your sister and you're any kind of man, you seek revenge, right? If your brother's accused of a terrible crime but says he didn't do it, you defend him, don't you? When Mikey's sister claims a boy assaulted her, his world begins to fall apart. When Ellie's brother is charged with the offence, her world begins to unravel. When Mikey and Ellie meet, two worlds collide. This is a brave and unflinching novel from the bestselling author of "Before I Die". It's a book about loyalty and the choices that come with it. But above all it's a book about love.
Spinner : a novel Ron Elliott.
A girl named Mister Nikki Grimes.
A pregnant teenager finds support and forgiveness from God through a book of poetry presented from the Virgin Mary's perspective.
Close range.
Ghost ride Rosemary Hayes ; illustrated by Helen Semmler.
Mates, dates and great escapes.
Folly Marthe Jocelyn.
In a parallel narrative set in late nineteenth-century England, teenaged country girl Mary Finn relates the unhappy conclusion to her experiences as a young servant in an aristocratic London household while, years later, young James Nelligan describes how he comes to leave his beloved foster family to live and be educated at London's famous Foundling Hospital.
The emerald flame Frewin Jones.
Branwen has accepted the role of Chosen One, and now, with a growing army including her half-owl half- human friend Rhodri and the dashing yet maddening Iwan, she must overcome terrifying odds if she is to succeed in saving Wales from the Saxon invaders.
Firelight Sophie Jordan.
When sixteen-year-old Jacinda, who can change into a dragon, is forced to move away from her community of shapeshifters and start a more normal life, she falls in love with a boy who proves to be her most dangerous enemy.
The betrayal of Natalie Hargrove.
Please ignore Vera Dietz A.S. King.
When her best friend, whom she secretly loves, betrays her and then dies under mysterious circumstances, high school senior Vera Dietz struggles with secrets that could help clear his name.
The truth of the matter.
The revenge of Lord Oda Nick Lake.
In sixteenth-century Japan, Taro, a vampire like all ninja warriors, tries to protect his mother and defeat the power-hungry Lord Oda, who he believed was dead.
The body at the tower Y.S. Lee.
As a nearly full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit based in Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn, disguised as a poor apprentice builder, must brave the sinister underworld of Victorian London in order to unmask a murderer.
Real live boyfriends : yes, boyfriends, plural, if my life weren't complicated I wouldn't be Ruby Oliver : a Ruby Oliver novel E. Lockhart.
Now a senior at her Seattle prep school, Ruby continues her angst-filled days coping with the dilemmas of boyfriends, college applications, her parents' squabbling, and realizing that her "deranged" persona may no longer apply.
October.
Crushes, cliques and the cool school trip.
Pegasus Robin McKinley.
Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylvi is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday, but the closeness of their bond becomes a threat to the status quo and possibly to the safety of their two nations.
Eclipse Stephenie Meyer.
Bella must choose between her friendship with Jacob and her relationship with Edward, but when Seattle is ravaged by a mysterious string of killings, the three of them need to decide whether their personal lives are more important than the well-being of an entire city.
Twilight Stephenie Meyer.
When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
The Boneshaker Kate Milford with illustrations by Andrea Offermann.
When Jake Limberleg brings his traveling medicine show to a small Missouri town in 1913, thirteen-year-old Natalie senses that something is wrong and, after investigating, learns that her love of automata and other machines make her the only one who can set things right.
Half brother Kenneth Oppel.
In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioural psychologist pursues his latest research project-- an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills-- he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother.
The school of possibilities Seita Parkkola ; translated by Annira Silver and Marja Gass.
The haunting story of a school's sinister secret and the young boy who tries to unravel what's really going on.
The secret fiend Shane Peacock.
1868, London: When Sherlock's friend Beatrice appears at his door late at night, claiming to have been attacked by the Spring Heeled Jack--a fictional, fire-spitting character from the Penny Dreadfuls--Sherlock assumes she's lying. Soon, however, the Jack attacks again--and Sherlock is on the case.
Goal! : the dream begins.
Mindblind Jennifer Roy.
Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark, who has Asperger's Syndrome, tries to prove that he is a genius by writing songs for his rock band, so that he can become a member of the prestigious Aldus Institute, the premier organization for the profoundly gifted.
Mostly good girls Leila Sales.
Sixteen-year-olds Violet and Katie, best friends since seventh grade despite differences in their family backgrounds and abilities, are pulled apart during their junior year at Massachusetts' exclusive Westfield School.
Alcatraz versus the Shattered Lens Brandon Sanderson.
When a hero is needed to save the doomed kingdom of Mokia from the evil Librarians, thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry, whose family talents include getting lost and breaking things, answers the call.
The lying game Sara Shepard.
Seventeen-year-old Emma Paxton steps into the life of her long-lost twin Sutton to solve her murder, while Sutton looks on from her afterlife.
Bruiser Neal Shusterman.
Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Bronte befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.
The double-edged sword Sarah Silverwood.
'Sixteen's an interesting age: not quite a fully grown man, but not a kid anymore neither. Anything is possible when you're sixteen.' Finmere Tingewick Smith was abandoned on the steps of the Old Bailey. Under the guardianship of the austere Judge Harlequin Brown and the elderly gentlemen of Orrery House, Fin has grown up under a very strange set of rules. He spends alternate years at two very different schools and now he's tired of the constant lies to even his best friends, to hide the insanity of his double life. Neither would believe the truth! But on his sixteenth birthday, everything changes. The Judge is killed, stabbed in the chest with a double-edged sword that's disturbingly familiar, and from that moment on, Fin is catapulted into an extraordinary adventure. Through the Doorway in Fin's London, a hole in the boundaries of Existence, lies another London -- and now both are in grave danger. For the Knights of Nowhere have kidnapped the Storyholder, the keeper of the Five Eternal Stories which weave the worlds together. Because of the Knights' actions, a black storm is coming, bringing madness with it. Fin may be just 16, but he has a long, dark journey ahead of him if he is to rescue the Storyholder and save Existence!
A true and faithful narrative Katherine Sturtevant.
In London in the 1680s, Meg--now sixteen years old--tries to decide whether to marry either of the two men who court her, taking into account both love and her writing ambitions.
Scar Hill Alan Temperley.
Cloaked in red Vivian Vande Velde.
Presents eight twists on the traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood, exploring such issues as why most characters seem dim-witted and what, exactly, is the theme.
My soul to steal.
The end of the world club J&P Voelkel.
With the end of the Mayan calendar fast approaching, fourteen-year-old Max Murphy and his friend Lola, the Maya girl who saved his life in the perilous jungle, race against time to outwit the twelve villainous Lords of Death, following the trail of the conquistadors into a forgotten land steeped in legend and superstition.

Non-Fiction

The Marvel Comics encyclopedia : a definitive guide to the characters of the Marvel Universe [Alastair Dougall, senior editor].
Celebrate 70 years of Marvel Comics with "The Marvel Encyclopedia." Fully updated with new images and text, this one-volume encyclopedia contains more than 1,000 of Marvel's greatest.
Sand chronicles. Vol. 1 story & art by Hinako Ashihara ; [English adaptation, John Werry ; translation, Kinami Watabe].
After her parents get divorced, Ann Uekusa and her mother move from Tokyo to rural Shimane, where Ann has difficulty adjusting to the overbearing kindness of the people in her mother's hometown.
Yotsuba&!. 9 Kiyohiko Azuma ; [translation, Amy Forsyth].
Yotsuba continious adventures.
Gossip girl. 1, For your eyes only art and adaption, HyeKyung Baek ; based on the Gossip girl novels written by Cecily von Ziegesar.
Alpha mathematics David Barton.
This edition of Alpha Mathematics has been completely revised to meet the requirements of Level Four Mathematics and Statistics in the New Zealand Curriculum: The content has been arranged to match the three curriculum strands: Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistics. In the Number section, there is a focus on the Numeracy Project, and a completely new chapter on basic Financial Literacy has been added. In the Measurement section there are many fresh questions, involving charts, timetables, and the like. Alpha Mathematics is rich in cross-curriculum applications, all grounded in the New Zealand context.
Shadoweyes [written and illustrated by Ross Campbell].
Sexually transmitted diseases Sean Connolly.
The Avengers, earth's mightiest heroes : the ultimate character guide written by Alan Cowsill.
Hereville : how Mirka got her sword Barry Deutsch ; colors by Jake Richmond.
Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg dreams of fighting dragons and spends her days honing her skills, even though there are no dragons in her Orthodox Jewish community, but when she accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka just mightwin her dragon-fighting sword after all.
Counter X. [ Vol. 1] : X force plot, Warren Ellis ; script, Ian Edginton ; pencilers, Whilce Portacio ... [et. al].
Like all mutants, X-Force must face a callous and deadly world -- but now they've been trained for it by Peter Wisdom, one of the most callous and deadly mutants of all! The proactive paranormal platoon faces a city transformed by Cold War mad science and a mutant druglord terrorist, but will their deadliest enemies be Wisdom's long-lost allies? Featuring killer zombies, exploding buildings and the dynamic Domino!
Counter X. [Vol. 3], X-man [plot, Warren Ellis ; script, Warren Ellis & Steven Grant; art, Ariel Olivetti].
Nate Grey's beside himself! He has to figure out if he's his own best friend or worst enemy when he starts a tour of alternate universes, with a redheaded nemesis who's either his lover Madelyne or his mother Jean--if not both! Plus: A Broken Man's come a lot of broken miles to face a group of mutants who didn't want to save or conquer the world, but will Nate defend them when he learns they did something much, much worse? It's a showdown for the Mutant Shaman to save at least two worlds, before he starts on all the others!
Hamlet Nicki Greenberg.
Denmark is in turmoil. The palace is seething with treachery, suspicion and intrigue. On a mission to avenge his father's murder, Prince Hamlet tries to claw free of the moral decay all around him. But in the ever-deepening nest of plots, of plays within plays, nothing is what it seems. Doubt and betrayal torment the Prince until he is propelled into a spiral of unstoppable violence. In this sumptuous staging of Shakespeare's enigmatic play on the page, Nicki Greenberg has created an extraordinary visual feast that sweeps up all in its path as the drama intensifies both on stage and off.
Hetalia : axis powers. Volume 1 created by Hidekaz Himaruya [translation, Monica Seya Chin ; English adaptation, Clint Bickham ; retouch and lettering, Star Print Brokers ; production artist, Rui Kyo].
Offers a collection of four-panel comic strips which, depicting the world's powers as stereotypes, presents a politically incorrect comedy of the relationships between the Axis and Allied powers during the World Wars.
Vampire Knight. Vol. 11 story & art by Matsuri Hino ; [adaptation, Nancy Thistlethwaite ; translation, Tetsuichiro Miyaki ; touch-up art & lettering, Rina Mapa ; graphic design, Amy Martin ; editor, Nancy Thistlethwaite].
The Night Class at Cross Academy has been abolished. Zero still attends the Day Class while carrying out his duties as a vampire hunter. Yuki now lives hidden away at the Kuran residence with Kaname, but can she embrace the life of a pureblood vampire?
Slam Dunk, Vol. 13, Unstoppable story and art by Takehiro Inoue ; English adaptation, Kelly Sue DeConnick ; translation, Joe Yamazaki ; touch-up art & lettering, James Gaubatz.
"Shohoku is down fifteen points against the Kings from Kainan, so whom do they turn to in an effort to get back in the black? Superstar Kaede Rukawa, of course. Rukawa's natural abilities help put some crucial points on the board, and a comeback seems possible, but when Captain Akagi twists his ankle on an opposing player's foot, Shohoku quickly finds itself without one of its biggest offensive and defensive forces. Can Sakuragi step into Akagi's shoes and keep Kainan from running away with the game?"--Cover.
Green Lantern. Rebirth Geoff Johns, writer ; Ethan Van Sciver, penciller and covers ; Prentis Rollins ... [et al.], inkers ; Moose Baumann, colorist ; Rob Leigh, letterer.
Sugar free me : an inspirational books for diabetic teens and their loved ones-- Naomi Kingery.
Eighteen years ago, Naomi was born in Bangalore, India to missionary parents. Diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at the age of twelve, Naomi began a journey towards strength and healing that led her to become a certified yoga therapist. Her unique style and positive approach to this disease have opened the door for her to teach at ADA summer camps and serve as an international spokeswoman for Medtronic Minimed. Naomi is currently pursuing a degree in Human Performance, while continuing her work as a fitness coach and instructor at the YMCA in Southern California. "Each moment is a blessing from God. As we accept and embrace the lives we've been given, our numerous struggles can become a stepping-stone to enrich the diabetic community. And as we learn and grow with one another, we can fight against the bitterness of this disease with hope and joy."
Naruto. Vol. 1, The tests of the ninja story and art by Masashi Kishimoto.
Chronicles the difficulties faced by Naruto: to enter the Ninja Academy; deal with his rival, Konohamaru; and learn to be friends with his new classmates, with whom he must survive a savage test against their ninja instructor.
Bleach. Vol. 32, Howling [story and art by Tite Kubo ; English adaption, Lance Caselman ; translation, Joe Yamazaki].
Ichigo and his friends are moving ever closer to the centre of Hueco Mundo and rescuing Orihime. But their battles against the Arrancars are testing them in ways they never thought possible. Can they keep their honor in a world where it doesn't exist, or will Hueco Mundo leave an indelible mark on their souls?
Bleach. Vol. 33, The bad joke [story and art by Tite Kubo ; English adaptation, Lance Caselman ; Translation, Joe Yamazaki].
"Ichigo's mission to rescue his friend Orihime from the Hollow world has turned into a struggle for survival against a succession of enemies, each one more powerful than the next. Now another vicious challenger has entered the fray, one that happens to know the startling truth about Ichigo's new friend Nel!"--P. [4] of cover.
Jing, king of bandits. Volume 6 of 7 story and art by Yuichi Kumakura.
Batman. Hush. Volume one Jeph Loeb, writer ; Jim Lee, penciller ; Scott Williams, inker.
Unaware of being watched, Batman pursues villains including Killer Croc and Poison Ivy, and discovers that Poison Ivy's latest plan will require that he ally himself with Catwoman in order to defeat his old friend Superman.
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. [10], The warning story by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi ; art by Guy Davis ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins ; editor, Scott Allie.
The B.P.R.D. team tracks down the mysterious gentleman who's been appearing in Liz's visions, but soon find themselves in over their heads when old enemies - from the frog creatures, to the Black Flame, to the last denizens of Hyperborea - descend to lay waste to the world.
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. [11], The black goddess story by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi ; art by Guy Davis ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins ; editor, Scott Allie.
"The Bureau has learned who's been haunting Liz Sherman-- and now Memnan Saa has taken Liz captive, to use her power to harness the fire of the Black Goddess. The inhuman forces that Saa warned of are rising from underground, and the B.P.R.D. faces an epic battle-- and the start of an apocalyptic war" -- p. [4] of cover.
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. [13], 1947 story by Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart ; art by Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins ; cover art by Mike Mignola ; editor, Scott Allie.
Mike Mignola's B.P.R.D. [14], King of fear story by Mike Mignola and Joshua Dysart ; art by Guy Davis ; colors by Dave Stewart ; letters by Clem Robins ; editor, Scott Allie.
Pandora hearts. [1] Jun Mochizuki ; [translation, Tomo Kimura ; lettering, Tania Biswas].
"The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. Thrown into the Abyss--an eternal prison from which there is no escape--Oz meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, will they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or will Alice provide him with some shred of hope?"--p.[4] of cover.
Pandora hearts. [2] Jun Mochizuki ; translation Tomo Kimura.
Pandora hearts. [3] Jun Mochizuki ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
Batman. The widening gyre Kevin Smith, writer ; Walt Flanagan, penciller ; Art Thibert, inker ; Art Lyon, colorist ; Jared K. Fletcher, letterer.
Black Gate. [Vol. 1-3] Yukiko Sumiyoshi ; [translation by Ajani A. Oloye].
InuYasha. Vol. 1 story and art by Rumiko Takahashi ; [English adaptation by Gerard Jones].
InuYasha. Vol. 55 story and art by Rumiko Takahashi ; [English adaptation by Gerard Jones ; translation, Mari Morimoto].
As Naraku merges with the Shikon Jewel, his doubles target Miroku and Sango. Inuyasha and Sesshomaru attack Naraku, but Kagome loses her priestess powers, making her vulnerable.
Black Jack. Volume 1 Osamu Tezuka ; [translation, Camellia Nieh].
Black Jack. Volume 2 Osamu Tezuka ; [translation, Camellia Nieh].
Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical community's hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run-ins with the authorities, as well as from gangsters and criminals who approach him for illegal operations. Black Jack charges exorbitant fees for his services, the proceeds from which he uses to fund environmental projects and to aid victims of crime and corrupt capitalists. But because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil.
Black Jack. Volume 3 Osamu Tezuka ; [translation, Camellia Nieh].
Black Jack. Volume 4 Osamu Tezuka ; [translation, Camellia Nieh.]
Black Jack. Volume 5 Osamu Tezuka ; [translation, Maya Rosewood].
Black Jack chronicles the travails of an enigmatic surgeon-for-hire who is more good than he pretends to be.
Black Jack. Volume 6 Osamu Tezuka.
Doctor Black Jack continues to travel the world as a mercenary physician, performing difficult procedures for large sums of money that he then uses to fund environmental projects and to help the victims of crime.
Black Jack. Volume 7 Osamu Tezuka.
Doctor Black Jack continues to travel the world providing extraordinary free medical care to those he deems worthy, while avoiding the police who want to arrest him for practicing medicine without a license.
Black Jack. Volume 8 Osamu Tezuka.
Black Jack is a mysterious and charismatic young genius surgeon who travels the world performing amazing and impossible medical feats. Though a trained physician, he refuses to accept a medical license due to his hatred and mistrust of the medical community's hypocrisy and corruption. This leads Black Jack to occasional run-ins with the authorities, as well as from gangsters and criminals who approach him for illegal operations.Black Jack charges exorbitant fees for his services, the proceeds from which he uses to fund environmental projects and to aid victims of crime and corrupt capitalists. But because Black Jack keeps his true motives secret, his ethics are perceived as questionable and he is considered a selfish, uncaring devil. The Black Jack series is told in short stories. Each volume will contain 16-20 stories, each running approximately 20-24 pages in length.Black Jack is recognized as Osamu Tezuka's third most famous series, after Astro Boy and Kimba, the White Lion.
Black butler. 2 Yana Toboso ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
"As high society's social calendar opens up and the Season draws to a close, London is gripped by fear. Someone has taken to stalking women of the night and painting the town red-- in their blood. The name on everyone's lips seems to be 'Jack the Ripper' -- and as a result, the name on Queen Victoria's lips is Phantomhive. Summoned to London to clean up the mess created by this madman, Ciel Phantomhive arrives with Sebastian, his extraordinary butler, at his side to pour him tea, polish his silver, and-- investigate a serial killer. And with the aid (and occasional interference) of a few of the Phantomhive house's numerous acquaintances, little stands in the way of the young earl getting to the bottom of this mystery. However, one question remains-- can he handle the shattering truth behind it?" -- from publisher's web site.
Black butler. 3 Yana Toboso ; [translation, Tomo Kimura].
Terrorizing its populace, Jack the Ripper has shaken London to its very core. But when Sebastian Michaelis, singular butler of the Phantomhive house, lays bare the madman's true identity, all that is left for him to do is eliminate the perpetrator in the name of the Queen and Phantomhive. But inhumanly efficient skills don't guarantee victory when the opponent is just as supernaturally gifted! And though Sebastian may be able to save Ciel from physical harm in the battle that ensues, will the young earl ever recover from the emotional scars it will leave on his heart?
Mr. Mendoza's paintbrush Luis Alberto Urrea ; artwork by Christopher Cardinale ; color masking and compositing, Anthony Cardinale ; design, Anne M. Giangiulio.
Tells a story of a graffiti artist, Mr. Mendoza, who goes about the Mexican village of Rosario creating masterpieces that reflect the social ills of the city. One day his paintbrush creates a miraculous event that no one in Rosario ever forgets.
Runaways. [Vol. 6], Parental guidance writer, Brian K. Vaughan ; penciler, Adrian Alphona ; inker, Craig Yeung ; colorist, Christina Strain ; created by Brian K. Vaughan & Adrian Alphona.
When the youngest member of the Runaways is separated from her teammates, Molly Hayes must survive a night alone on the mean streets of Los Angeles! The 11-year-old mutant girl soon hooks up with a new group of runaways, but is their mysterious leader a hero or a villain? This title collects "Runaways" from volumes 13-18.