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Appleseed
Graphic Novel - Sci-Fi
World War Three is over, but for nomad soldier Deunan Knute and her cyborg lover, Briareos, the greatest challenge lies ahead, not in the abandoned cities and DMZs of a post-war battlefield, but on the streets of a new utopia. Shirow Masamune's visionary Appleseed is widely regarded not only as one of the linchpin works of graphic fiction, but one of the most influential science-fiction stories in recent memory, culminating in the astonishing 2005 animated adaptation. Appleseed Hypernotes, never before collected in America, features an over 80-plus-page Appleseed tale, plus reams of detailed information and art of the characters, machines, and weapons of Appleseed, presented in a non-Westernized, right-to-left reading format. • Contains Appleseed stories from Super Manga Blast! #25-39.
Neonseed: EXTRA
Manga - Sci-Fi
Extras and bonus material from the Neonseed series. This material may be from various stages of development, previously released, or otherwise unfinished or unreleased. For more information on the Heka Collective, please visit our website (hekacollective.com)
Mechanism
Comic - Sci-Fi
In the aftermath of an alien invasion, a prototype military robot is rushed into the field before it is combat-ready. Now attached to a group of survivors, it studies them to learn what it means to be human. Will it come to understand man as a noble creature worth preserving or that the human race isn't worth saving at all?
AEGIS DAWN: TRIALS OF VALOR
Comic - Sci-Fi
In 2375, Admiral Silas Uriah, commander of the aegis fleet, has convened a council meeting with many commanding officers on Arcadia Nova, Uriah emphasizes the guardian’s significance as a defense mechanism for earth’s realm and safety of various alien settlements across the galaxy, despite unprecedented resistance. Uriah asks for five fresh recruits, indicating the development of a new breed of super soldier. Gear up for an explosive sci-fi adventure!
Blackguard
Manga - Sci-Fi
SURVIVE, THEY SAID. HAVE HOPE, THEY SAID. The world is no longer what it used to be. Shojo-ferocious, ape-like creatures who feed on humans-roam the land, and anyone who's bitten becomes infected with the same mysterious virus. Humanity has resisted by building aerial cities and forming special units called Guards to fight back. Among them, a young man with a blank stare battles without regard for his life-Minami. People call him a messiah, but their only hope has a constant death wish and defends them day in and day out simply because he still breathes...A dark post-apocalyptic fantasy from the creator of Devils' Line, Ryo Hanada!
Port Of Earth
Comic - Sci-Fi
An alien arrival saga like you’ve never seen.
What if aliens came to Earth, not in war or peace, but with a business deal: open a spaceport here on Earth in exchange for advanced technology. But when rogue alien visitors wreak havoc in our cities and strange alien threats emerge, the newly formed Earth Security Agency must answer the call to keep Earth and the Port safe.
Now, facing a deadly alien outbreak, a growing human resistance to the Port, and a delicate relationship with our alien Port partners, the ESA’s leaders and agents must balance between protecting humans and alien visitors alike, or risk planetary occupation.
Butcher Queen
Comic - Sci-Fi
In Black Star City, alien offworlders are being systematically attacked and removed from society by a clandestine paramilitary group called the Overseers. When fugitive cop-turned-mercenary Syd Kiowa is contacted by a victim who escaped their grip, she is thrust into a horrifying war of secrets that will determine the future of alien relations on Earth forever!
Queen Emeraldas
Manga - Sci-Fi
The sci-fi classic from the creator of Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), Galaxy Express 999, and Captain Harlock in English for the first time!Emeraldas, known throughout the galaxy as the Pirate Queen, travels through space on her heavily-armed ship, searching for a secret. Hiroshi Umino is a young boy who escaped the bounds of Earth only by building his own spaceship. He crashes on Mars, where he encounters Emeraldas, who sees a little of herself in the reckless young man.The first new English translation of a work by sci-fi legend Leiji Matsumoto since 2003!