Shrink-wrap and a mature rating may keep “Dorothea” out of its core fanbase’s hands.

Crazy monsters? Check. Giant weapons? Check. Copious blood splatters? Check. Simple and goofy plot? Check and check.

Listening to the devil’s music will doom them to hell… or at the very least hell’s version of Amtrak.

Despite the buckets of blood, Gantz doesn’t live up to the hype.

Real, Vol. 1
By Takehiko Inoue
Viz, 224 pp.
Rating: T + (Older Teen)

From Takehiko Inoue, creator of Vagabond, comes Real a series in which the lives of three boys, their trials, triumphs and failures are chronicled. The three heroes come from three different walks of life, but find their lives intertwining due to two common threads: a [...]

One of the first manga I ever read was by Masamune Shirow. I came across a volume of Appleseed in a CD store one day and was absolutely ecstatic! Prior to this, I had only seen the anime OVA and actually had no idea that a manga version existed. Hell, at that point I wasn’t [...]

Croquis Pop, Vol. 1
Story by KwangHyun Seo, Art by JinHo Ko
Yen Press, 208 pp.
Rating: Teen

“The word croquis comes from French and means simply “sketch”.” – Wikipedia: Croquis.
Da-Il is the latest assistant to famous comic creator Ho Go, but, sadly, he’s not much of an artist. Still, that’s not the kind of thing that’ll keep him [...]

Black Cat, Vols. 14-15
By Kentaro Yaduki
Published by Viz
Rating: Teen + (Older Teen)

In volume 14 of Black Cat, our intrepid trio of bounty hunters, Train, Eve and Sven, begin the unenviable task of hunting down the evil Creed Diskenth! This involves some intensive training, and a duel with the Sweeper called River to gather information on [...]

Orfina, Vol. 1
By Kitsune Tennouji
CMX, 162 pp.
Rating: M (Mature)

Orfina is a fantasy series about two women, Princess Orfina and Fana, who happen to look exactly alike. Fana’s country is under attack from the neighboring country of Granze. Granze’s forces are rolling across the landscape, conquering other countries in incredibly short amounts of time with the [...]

Hellgate: London, Vol. 1
Written by Arvid Nelson, Art by Jeyong Mo Yang
Tokyopop, 192 pp.
Rating: Older Teen (18+)

Based on the video game of the same name, Hellgate: London depicts events leading up to the focal point of the game, namely a demonic invasion on Halloween night. The primary characters are John and Lindsey Fowler, two teens [...]