The Graphic Novel Archive Blog

Baby & Me Volume 9, Black Lagoon Volume 1, Boys Over Flowers Volume 31, Dragonball Z Volume 2 (VizBig Edition), Eyeshield 21 Volume 21, Flame of Recca Volume 28, Hayate the Combat Butler Volume 8, Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs Volume 10, Inuyasha Ani-Manga Volume 28, Naoki Urasawa’s Monster Volume 16, O-Parts Hunter Volume 11, Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, Short-Tempered Melancholic and Other Stories, Tail of the Moon Volume 12, The Record of a Fallen Vampire Volume 2, and lots more.

Have a look at Viz Media’s manga for August 2008, and be sure to stop by the new GNA community forum!

For more solicitations from Viz Media and other publishers, visit the GNA’s solicitation archive.

Tokyopop is planning to introduce a few new series this coming August, consisting of Aspirin, Jade of Bango, JYU-OH-SEI, The Mysterians, StarCraft: Frontline, Too Long, and Warcraft: Legends.

Along with, expect many new installments for existing series, including Archlord Volume 6, Avatar: The Last Airbender Volume 8, Boys Be… Volume 17, Hannah Montana Volume 5, Initial D Volume 31, and Trinity Blood Volume 7.

Will Tokyopop’s woes alter this line-up? Only time will tell…

After browsing Tokyopop’s manga solicitations for August 2008, be sure to stop by the new GNA community forums!

For more solicitations from Tokyopop and other publishers, visit the GNA’s solicitation archive.

Plenty of manga regulars on Viz Media’s list for July. Bastard! Volume 17, Black Cat Volume 15, Case Closed Volume 24, Hunter x Hunter Volume 21, Inuyasha Volume 34, Naruto Volume 30, Red River Volume 22, The Prince of Tennis Volume 26, and YuYu Hakusho Volume 15, all among them.

Like Rurouni Kenshin? Viz has got ya covered, continuing their VIZBIG Rurouni Kenshin omnibus series with Rurouni Kenshin Volume 3.

And if you’re looking for something new, check out Real, COWA!, and Time Stranger Kyoko.

The latest Viz Media manga graphic novel solicitations are online and ready for browsing, and don’t forget - older solicits are listed in the Solicitations Archive.

Attention Dark Horse Omnibus fans! Save those pennies, as DH will be delivering three new omnibus editions soon: Star Wars Omnibus: Early Victories, Predator Omnibus Volume 4, and Ghost Omnibus Volume 1.

‘Course, there’s plenty more graphic novels scheduled as well. Look for a couple new Hellboy related books in the form of Abe Sapien Volume 1: The Drowning and Hellboy Library Edition: The Chained Coffin, The Right Hand of Doom, and Others. (What a title, eh?) Manga fans can look forward to Ghost Talker’s Daydream Volume 2, Hellsing Volume 9 and Oh My Goddess! Volume 10.

All this, plus Conan, Evil Dead, Serenity, and more!

Check out the latest Dark Horse graphic novel solicitations, or visit the GNA’s Soliciations Archive for prior solicits.

Tokoypop will be introducing a number of new manga series this coming July, including Yonen Buzz: Plastic Chew, Vassalord, Tokko, Silver Diamond, and Daemonium. A unique offering in the way of Princess Ai of Ai-Land: The Comic Strip Collection compliments many new mainstay installments, including The Queen’s Knight Volume 12, Rave Master Volume 29, Samurai Deeper Kyo Volume 29, and Fruits Basket Volume 20.

And Wil Wheaton represents in Star Trek: The Manga Volume 3. Very cool.

Check out the complete run of Tokyopop’s latest manga graphic novel solicitations, or visit the Solicitations Archive for Tokyopop’s prior solicits.

Tokyopop recently announced their continuing relationship with Blizzard Entertainment, with more Warcraft - and new Starcraft manga - on the way.

On the heels of the critically acclaimed international hit manga series Warcraft(r): The Sunwell Trilogy, TOKYOPOP, the leader of the global manga revolution, and Blizzard Entertainment(r), creator of some of the world’s most popular game series, are proud to announce their three-year publishing plan. Over the next 36 months, the companies intend to release twenty-two all-new never-before-told adventures set in the richly detailed Warcraft and StarCraft(r) universes.

Read on for the full PR. (more…)

Pop culture site ICv2 delivers info on a number of up-coming CMX manga titles, including Classical Medley, Suihelibe!, Fire Investigator Nanase, Jihai, and more.

Visit ICv2 for the full story.

30-something DC universe fans - if you’re still a fan of big hair, cold wars and colorful pastels, there are a couple 1980s era mini-series collections on the way, sure to impress - Invasion and Millennium.

Absolute fans have some Frank Miller love on the way, with Absolute Dark Knight and Absolute Ronin scheduled. The award winning Gotham Central series achieves hardcover status with the up and coming Gotham Central Volume 1: In The Line Of Fire. Vertigo fans have The Alcoholic and Heavy Liquid for the shelf, manga otaku can look forward to more Crayon Shinchan, Swan, and Venus In Love, while Wildstorm readers have some Midnighter and Deathblow scheduled.

Plenty of other goodies lined up as well, including a new Wonder Woman hardcover, more Atom and Superman showcased, Superman chronicled, a new printing of Robin: Year One, Batman: The Black Glove, King of Cards Volume 5, and more.

Check out DC’s latest graphic novel solicitations.

New Avatar cine-manga, a couple hardcover omnibus editions in the form of Battle Royale Ultimate Edition Volume 3 and Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition Volume 3, returning favorites including King of Hell, Dragon Knights, Faeries’ Landing, Dragon Hunter, Battle Vixens, Beck, and new series like of .hack//XXXX and Forget About Love.

Check out the latest manga graphic novels solicited by Tokyopop.

Astroboy 1 & 2, Barb Wire Omnibus, Nemesis Archives Volume 1, MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 1, Turok: Son of Stone, Achewood: The Great Outdoor Fight, Berserk Volume 25, Conan Volume 6: The Hand of Nergal, Gantz Volume 2, Groo: Hell on Earth, Savage Sword of Conan Volume 4, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 4, and more.

Check out the latest graphic novel solicitations from Dark Horse.