Manga: Crime, mystery and thrillers
DC Comics Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 8
Book SynopsisThe beloved Batman adventures from the 90s continue in the latest collection of Detective Comics! Collecting stories from Detective Comics #644-652 and Detective Comics Annual #5 Batman: The Dark Knight Detective Vol. 8 is a thrilling tale starting with Buzz Galvan heading to the electric chair...and surviving?! Of course, the next move is to take revenge on everyone who gathered to watch him suffer. It's up to Batman and Robin to stop him!
£22.10
DC Comics Joker: One Operation Joker Vol. 2
Book SynopsisThe Joker is about to realize that raising kids is no joke! Batman, the epitome of justice, and his eternal nemesis, the Joker, have been engaged in an escalating battle in the streets of Gotham City. However, everything changes one fateful night when an unforeseen accident miraculously turns Batman into a helpless infant! Now, the Joker is detemined to raise the baby to eventually reclaim his mantle as Batman but finds himself overwhelmed with the challenges of nuturing a child. This officially authorized DC Comics series has captured the empathy of parents across generations. Prepare for a hilarious exploration of the Joker's woefully inadequate parenting skills in volume 2!
£8.54
DC Comics Batman: Harley and Ivy
Book SynopsisVillains Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy plan to take down Batman once and for all, but first Harley has to convince Poison Ivy that she has what it takes. Writer PAUL DINI and artist BRUCE TIMM, the creative minds behind the critically acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series, follow up their Eisner-winning BATMAN: MAD LOVE with another tale featuring the loony but loyal moll Harley Quinn, this time teaming up with her best friend, Poison Ivy. The duo s latest scheme will take them from the streets of Gotham to the jungles of South America to the bright lights of Hollywood! Collects stories from BATMAN: HARLEY AND IVY #1-3, BATMAN ADVENTURES ANNUAL #1, BATMAN ADVENTURES HOLIDAY ANNUAL #1, BATMAN AND ROBIN ADVENTURES #8, BATGIRL ADVENTURES #1, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #14 and BATMAN: BLACK AND WHITE #3.
£15.29
Titan Books Ltd Doctor Who Archives: The Eleventh Doctor Vol. 1
Book SynopsisCollecting the first comic book adventures of the Eleventh Doctor, as portrayed by Matt Smith, The Eleventh Doctor Archives: Volume One follows the Doctor, Amy, and Rory as they venture to the farthest corners of the galaxy. Join the Time Lord and his companions as they become entangled in the hunt for Britain's most infamous serial killer; encounter fearsome Vikings and troublesome time rifts; and confront giant space squids!
£17.09
Titan Books Ltd Ms Tree Volume 2: Skeleton in the Closet
Book SynopsisA thrilling ride through the case books of Ms Tree, private detective! From the minds of Road to Perdition author Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty, comes the second collection of five classic Ms Tree comics. Follow the private investigator Ms. Michael Tree through even more thriling cases, as she races to solve crimes of passion, murder and intruige! Join Ms. Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures as she solves crimes and fights to get her revenge for her murdered husband. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done.Trade ReviewPraise for Ms Tree: One Mean Mother "For those who prefer their comics a little harder, a little faster, and a whole lot pulpier, Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty's Ms. Tree Volume One: One Mean Mother, will hit the bullseye 3/4 and blow it to pieces." - Mystery Scene "A saga rife with treachery, violence, and intrigue... a 'must-read' for mystery graphic novel connoisseurs." - Midwest Book Review "As you'd expect from Max Allan Collins, this is another great read ... a classic noir style" - The Borg "Well crafted crime tales, with snappy dialogue and a good share of action and violence" - Graphic Novel Resources "A compelling read for those of us who love the character and a great, thoroughly accessible introduction for new readers" - First Comics News
£22.09
Titan Books Ltd Ms Tree: Heroine Withdrawal
Book SynopsisFans of pulp noir and hard-boiled detective crime fiction will love this seminal collection of classic comics. From the minds of award-winning author Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty, comes the fifth collection of classic Ms Tree stories, collected together for the first time! Join Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done.Trade Review"For those who prefer their comics a little harder, a little faster, and a whole lot pulpier, Max Allan Collins and Terry Beatty's Ms. Tree Volume One: One Mean Mother, will hit the bullseye 3/4 and blow it to pieces." - Mystery Scene "A saga rife with treachery, violence, and intrigue... a 'must-read' for mystery graphic novel connoisseurs." - Midwest Book Review "As you'd expect from Max Allan Collins, this is another great read ... a classic noir style" - The Borg "Well crafted crime tales, with snappy dialogue and a good share of action and violence" - Graphic Novel Resources
£25.59
Titan Books Ltd Mother Nature
Book SynopsisAfter witnessing her engineer father die in mysterious circumstances on one of the Cobalt Corporation's experimental oil extraction projects, Nova Terrell has grown up to hate the seemingly benevolent company that the town of Catch Creek, New Mexico, relies on for its livelihood and, thanks to the "Mother Nature" project, its clean water. Haunted by her father's death, the rebellious Nova wages a campaign of sabotage and vandalism on the oil giant's facilities and equipment, until one night she accidentally makes a terrifying discovery about the true nature of the "Mother Nature" project and the malevolent, long-dormant horror it has awakened, and that threatens to destroy them all.Trade Review"An environmental horror story with ambitions as vast as the Southwestern sky...fans of thoughtful, character-driven horror will find plenty to dig into." Publishers Weekly
£21.24
Titan Books Ltd Moriarty: Clockwork Empire
Book SynopsisIn an alternate history of the London you know and love, Holmes and Watson are on the case of evil card-playing clockwork automatons, the case of a monstrous beast killed in the smoky backroom of an opium den, and the strange alter ego of one Henry Jekyll… In a dark and grimy steam-powered alternate history, Holmes and Watson are still on the case! In this gothic horror-tinged retelling of the classic duo, they’ll face down the legendary Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde, a villainous card playing automaton and the mystery of a hulking monster shot down in an opium den. Who could be behind all these Machiavellian schemes? Holmes only has one clue… M.O.R.I.A.R.T.Y…Trade Review"A spiritual successor to Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen...the character cameos are tons of fun, and the art is excellent. 9/10!" Comical Opinions "Gorgeously-rendered Victoriana, with huge attention to detail." - Paul Cornell "A thrilling steampunk twist on classic gothic horror, this "Clockwork Empire" rules!" - Matt Morrison, Comics Historian "Icons of historic literature cross paths in a comic unlike anything else on the shelves. You need this!" - Blake's Buzz
£15.29
Cinebook Ltd Buck Danny Classics Vol. 5: Operation Iron
Book SynopsisOctober 1961. The Soviet Union is working to create a supersonic bomber capable of launching nuclear weapons. Horrified by the warmongering of his political masters, one of the scientists working on the project decides to defect to the West with the aircraft's blueprints - but the KGB's reputation is well-deserved, and his attempt quickly turns into a nightmare. Soon, plans and counter-plans are put in action, and Buck and his friends find themselves thrust in the middle of a deadly game of spies...
£8.54
Cinebook Ltd XIII 3 - All The Tears Of Hell
Book SynopsisConvicted of murder and sent to a high-security prison for the criminally insane, XIII finds himself not only unable to continue searching for his past, but also at the mercy of his enemies. Unbeknownst to him, though, General Carrington and the beautiful (and deadly) Lieutenant Jones are still trying to unravel the mystery of the presidential assassination. All they have to do is find a way to help him before he loses his life-or his mind.
£7.59
Cinebook Ltd Trent Vol. 1: the Dead Man
Book SynopsisSergeant Philip Trent is a 'Mountie', a member of the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police. At the end of the 19th century, it's up to him and his fellow officers to criss-cross the vast open spaces of Canada to maintain law and order. Sent after a small-time killer, he finds himself saving the beautiful Agnes from a pack of hungry wolves. The young woman has come from the city to find her missing half-brother. Against his better judgement, Trent agrees to help her...
£6.99
Cinebook Ltd Route 66 List, The Vol. 1: Illinois
Book Synopsis1961, Illinois. Alex Poliac buries his wife Alice. That evening, he and his son flee their home. Not because he is a suspect in Alice's death, but because a serial killer - The Clown - is prowling the state, and Alex knows how he picks his victims. A meeting with Laura, a friend of his wife, brings more questions: was Alice hiding something, with her mysterious phone calls and unexplained absences? Was her death really an accident?
£6.99
Vintage Publishing Grandville Force Majeure
Book SynopsisIn the middle of a gang war, wanted for murder, truly alone and outside the law, Detective Inspector LeBrock is on the run from both the police and gangster assassins, the victim of a diabolical scheme to annihilate himself and everyone he holds dear, engineered by mastermind crime lord Tiberius Koenig, one of the most despicable villains in the history of detective fiction.A fiendishly ingenious story of love, tenacity, treachery and tragedy, this fifth, final and longest stand-alone volume of the Eisner and Hugo Award-nominated Grandville series by master storyteller and graphic novel pioneer Bryan Talbot is a veritable rollercoaster of a detective thriller, featuring Grandville’s trademark high-octane excitement, humour and deduction on a Holmesian scale as we finally meet LeBrock’s mentor, Stamford Hawksmoor, and discover LeBrock’s untold backstory. Fan-favourite characters Detective Sergeant Roderick Ratzi and LeBrock’s vivacious fiancée, Parisian prostitute Billie are joined by a new badger in town! Enter Tasso, an Italian badger who’s bigger, meaner and uglier than LeBrock – but is he a force for good or evil? A battle royale ensues as LeBrock fights against truly outrageous odds. How can he possibly survive?Prepare to be royally badgered!Trade ReviewI have greatly enjoyed the Grandville books. I think they’re superbly designed, beautifully conceived, admirably written – everything about them is terrific. They really show what the form can do. A graphic novel built on the solid foundation of a strong story. -- Philip PullmanThe latest and last in the sequence Grandville Force Majeure is an epic of anthropomorphised sex and violence featuring a huge cast of badgers (including our hero Detective Inspector LeBrock), lizards, rats and even a Dalmation. It’s a heady mix of Holmesian ratiocination and SF steampunk technology straight out of a Jules Verne novel, lashed to a story that takes in gang violence, freemasons and secret identities. And it’s so slick. Talbot’s great facility as a comic artist gives his narrative extra oomph. The result is fast-moving and hugely entertaining. -- Teddy Jamieson * Herald Scotland *Exceeds the standards… Of all in its league. * Blouin Artinfo *
£17.09
Centrala Ltd The Sisters Dietl
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£23.99
Aftershock Comics OUT OF BODY
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£13.49
Ablaze, LLC GoSt 111
Book SynopsisWinner of the Angouleme 2021 Fauve Polar SNCF prize for "Best Thriller"! A dizzying dive into the world of police informants. A model father but unemployed, Goran Stankovic accepts a shady job, gets arrested and has no other choice but to collaborate by becoming an informant. Stuck between thugs and the police, in a world of manipulation, Goran will have to play a perilous double game to get out of it. GoSt111 is as much a perilous thriller as a vertiginous dive into the unknown world of the informants of the police. A chiseled and hyperrealistic dark story, brought to life by the expressive line of Marion Mousse. Co-written by screenwriter Mark Eacersall, and Henri Scala, who was Commissioner of the National Police for more than 20 years.
£19.54
Ablaze, LLC Trese Vol 4: Last Seen After Midnight
Book SynopsisAward-winning Filipino comic, and now hit Netflix anime series! In a neglected area of Luneta Park, a man is found strangled by the weeds and vines. Across town, a murdered manananggal is about to spark a supernatural gang war. Over at the university, a strange illness is driving college students mad with despair. At the harbor, demons have gathered to watch the country’s greatest boxer fight for his very soul. Foul play. Magic spells. Supernatural criminals. When the case takes a turn for the weird, the police call Alexandra Trese. Trese Vol 4: Last Seen After Midnight contains 4 stories from the case files of Alexandra Trese: • CADENA DE AMOR • A PRIVATE COLLECTION • WANTED: BEDSPACER • FIGHT OF THE YEAR Each features updated/remastered artwork, as well as bonus material, including Alexandra’s journal entries chronicling her creature encounters and more.
£13.49
Mad Cave Studios Dry Foot Vol. 1
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£11.24
Aftershock Comics DOGS OF LONDON
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£14.39
Aftershock Comics CALCULATED MAN, A
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£14.39
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Tista, Vol. 2
Book SynopsisTista leads a dual life as an assassin and a university student. What price will she pay to save the people she loves?In New York City, the NYPD struggles to track down a serial killer known as Sister Militia, who has been targeting mobsters and other criminals in the Big Apple. No one knows who Sister Militia really is except a few residents of a Catholic orphanage. Her name is Tista…Tista’s activities as the grim reaper of New York City have drawn the attention of the FBI. Agent Snow makes contact with Arty and begins to investigate. Meanwhile, Tista continues to bury her emotions in order to complete her deadly missions. But when the organization she serves issues a particularly cruel order, can she carry it out?
£7.59
Little, Brown & Company ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department P.S.,
Book SynopsisDive back into Natsume Ono's world of clandestine intrigue and delectable eats! This spin-off puts the spotlight on the supporting characters seen throughout the original series-including the five chief officers of ACCA! Discover closely guarded secrets, hidden thoughts, and true feelings in the Dowa Kingdom.
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Love of Kill, Vol. 1
Book SynopsisShe's a professional hitman. And he...is also a professional hitman. And she's his target. Caught in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, will she fall first...or will he?
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 6
Book SynopsisThe "Fire" Man raids a hospital to rescue a barely conscious Kazuto. He succeeds, despite Wakazono's hot pursuit. However, the difference between the way Kazuto and his mentor think is more clearly delineated than ever. And now the change in their relationship even has a major impact on the people around Senri. In the end, Enan's life hangs in the balance...!!
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company Love of Kill, Vol. 2
Book SynopsisProfessional assassin Chateau Dankworth never loses her cool, but when an even more accomplished hitman, Ryang-ha Son, takes an interest in her, she's got no clue how to react. What's more, he has quite a few enemies, and like it or not, she's about to become their next target!
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company Love of Kill, Vol. 3
Book SynopsisAssassins Ryang-ha Song and Chateau Dankworth have what could be called anuncommon relationship. He delivers her half-dead bounty targets, and she reluctantlyaccepts them. As their bond deepens, they're forced to come to grips with their pasts,and the truths that await them may be too painful for them to face...
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company Triage X, Vol. 15
Book SynopsisThe battle of Mikami Storm begins! The whole team of the Fujoshi clan has been waiting for this moment to change their destiny...Who will manage to make it through?
£11.39
Little, Brown & Company Triage X, Vol. 22
Book SynopsisThe truth—that Fiona is not only immortal, but also the source of the unnatural powersand ability to transcend death that those injected with D99 receive—has beenrevealed. And what choices do Mochizuki, burdened with unforgivable crimes anddriven into a corner by Syringe, have left to make...?
£11.39
Little, Brown & Company Lost Lad London, Vol. 1
Book SynopsisA murder on the London Underground and a mysterious bloody knife draw a regular university student and a grizzled New Scotland Yard detective into a web of crime and suspense...
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 8
Book SynopsisAs Kazuto's final hour approaches, bargaining begins with the "fire" man over the childwho will be left behind. And it's not just Kazuto—Senri is also determined to preventthe child from going through what the brothers have, no matter what!
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company Spy Classroom, Vol. 2 (manga)
Book SynopsisUnder the questionable tutelage of Klaus, the greatest spy in the world, the girls ofLamplight have been steadily honing their skills in preparation for their impendingmission. But there’s a more pressing issue at hand-just why were these specificmembers chosen for this team? Perhaps it’s time to use their feminine wiles to pry theanswer from their stoic teacher...
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 9
Book SynopsisWakazono is getting more and more reckless in his pursuit of revenge—he even seeksout the help of the "fire" man's former ally, Kazuto! But the information he possessesshows that he might be completely out of his depth here...And now that Senri has aclue about Kazuto's whereabouts, what awaits him and Enan...?
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company Love of Kill, Vol. 11
Book SynopsisRyang-Ha, hiding out with Lucy in Chinatown, may look as if he’s bright and cheerful…but on the inside, he’s still suffering the pain of old wounds. Meanwhile, Gintei appears with a knife in Lucy’s Chinese restaurant…!
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company Manner of Death, Vol. 1
Book SynopsisWhen the skilled coroner Dr. Bunnakit is called to examine the body of his childhood friend after her “suicide,” he soon determines that she was actually murdered. That night, a mysterious stranger threatens him, telling him to rule her death a suicide—and after he confides in his prosecutor friend about this incident, his friend suddenly goes missing. But all hope is not lost, as a young lecturer named Tan offers to help him get to the bottom of all this—which would be more reassuring if Tan weren’t the prime suspect...
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw In My Dreams, Vol. 3
Book SynopsisKazuto is alive.An overjoyed Senri comes up with a way he can be reunited with his twin brother and then begins to put his plan in action."I want to see Kazuto."But the same shared vision that brought Senri hope after its return now thrusts a cruel reality at him. His brother, Kazuto, is being pursued by both the police and the underworld as a hitman...
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company Triage X, Vol. 24
Book SynopsisBlack Label and their allies’s infiltration continues as the various teams hold strong against the forces of Syringe. But what will Arashi and Mikoto to do when they lose sight of Oriha?
£11.39
Little, Brown & Company Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture,
Book SynopsisNaoya Fukamachi is a university student whose ability to infallibly detect lies has left him friendless and isolated. When a paper of his piques the interest of his folklore studies professor Akira Takatsuki, a handsome and eccentric man, he soon finds himself dragged into Akira’s research. Now, as the assistant in charge of common sense, he must help his professor interpret an array of unexplainable phenomena…
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 10
Book SynopsisWakazono is making his move to get his revenge on the “Fire” Man, and he seems determined to entangle Kazuto in his schemes as well! Will Senri and Enan be able to stop him or will he take everyone down with him?
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 11
Book SynopsisSenri and Wakazono—two avengers spurred on by love for the family they lost. The two finally come face-to-face with the ones who tore their lives apart. Who will be left standing when the dust settles?
£13.29
Little, Brown & Company Glitch, Vol. 1
Book Synopsis“Are you one of the ones who can see them?” Minato notices something strange about their new town on their very first day of school, when they witness an eerie shadow. Together with their little sister, Akira, and their new friends, they set out to investigate what’s behind the bizarre visions plaguing them.
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Glitch, Vol. 2
Book SynopsisAfter coming across the otherworldly “Hirata,” Kaname Ito makes contact with one of the strange “glitches” occurring in town. Meanwhile, Kei Kinjou-Dias determines that the source of the “mysteries” is inside the forest that towers over the center of town. But what will he find there...?
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company Love of Kill, Vol. 13
Book SynopsisHeld captive by Triad boss Ethan Huang Jr., Ryang-Ha is in dire straits. But that won’t deter Chateau, who’s determined to save him, enlisting the help of her coworkers to do so. But with the odds stacked against her, can she really hope to make it to him in one piece?
£10.44
Little, Brown & Company Ako and Bambi, Vol. 1
Book SynopsisWhen amateur novelist Bambi moves into a new, cheap place, he’s shocked to find it’s already occupied—by the ghost of a high school girl. With one amnesiac ghost girl Ako haunting the apartment, the stories practically write themselves! But as the days pass and they get closer, he starts wondering exactly who she is...and what she is to him. From the author of Horimiya comes a sweet slice-of-life that transcends the boundaries of life and death!
£12.34
Little, Brown & Company For the Kid I Saw in My Dreams, Vol. 4
Book SynopsisAfter years of searching, Senri finally has a lead on Kazuto! In an effort to get even closer and finally find the "Fire" man, Senri leans on some alternative methods and reaches out to Wakazono for his help. But Wakazono may prove to have his own agenda which leaves Senri in the dust!
£13.29
Kaiten Books LLC The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Vol. 1
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£13.49
Boom! Studios We Only Find Them When They're Dead Deluxe
Book SynopsisThe complete, deluxe hardcover collection of the acclaimed sci-fi series!ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL… ALWAYS DEAD… NO ESCAPE. Captain Malik and the crew of the spaceship the Vihaan II are in search of the only resources that matter–which can only be found by harvesting the giant corpses of alien gods that are found on the edge of human space. But Malik’s obsession with being the first to find a living god will push his crew into the darkest reaches of space and many decades into the future, where the universe has changed in ways beyond comprehension. Rival religious factions clash throughout the galaxy as the Vihaan II is on a quest to discover—once and for all—the origins of the Gods. Will the lines between humanity and the divine blur even further? Superstar writer Al Ewing (Immortal Hulk) and distinguished artist Simone Di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) for the first time ever present a deluxe hardcover collection of the entire sci-fi epic! Collects We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #1-15.
£32.29
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Asadora!, Vol. 7
Book SynopsisA deadly typhoon, a mysterious creature and a girl who won’t quit.In 2020, a large creature rampages through Tokyo, destroying everything in its path. In 1959, Asa Asada, a spunky young girl from a huge family in Nagoya, is kidnapped for ransom—and not a soul notices. When a typhoon hits Nagoya, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive. But there’s more to her kidnapper and this storm than meets the eye.The mysterious creature appears in Tokyo Bay and takes a chunk out of a self-defense forces vessel. Asa is called into action, but she has trouble reaching the airfield due to the Olympic crowds. Meanwhile, Shota arrives at the same beach as the creature. Asa and Kasuga finally get up in the air and do a flyby, but the creature damages their plane, causing them to lose altitude. Will Asa be able to regain control★Trade Review"...[a] juggernaut of the manga world..." “If you’re itching for adventure, and are craving something to instill your waning faith in humanity, I implore you. Let these works transport you. Fly Urasawa Air.It’ll get you where you need to go." “Urasawa’s works possess such a singular ability to transport readers halfway across the world almost effortlessly...” -- Polygon * Manga legend Naoki Urasawa: ‘A victory through violence is not a victory’ *
£9.89
Scholastic Captain Underpants and the Tyrannical Retaliation
Book SynopsisWhen the evil Turbo Toilet 2000 was defeated, George and Harold thoughttheir toilet troubles were over. Unfortunately, their problemswere only beginning... Join Captain Underpants for another epicshowdown of Wedgie Power vs. Potty Power.
£8.54
