Hello you Charismatic Comic Champions!
I may need to work on my alliteration.
Welcome to our slightly revamped, hopeful once again monthly, newsletter!
Our goal will be to present some great recommendations of comics to you that will help fill your shelves and engage readers today and also for weeks, months, and maybe even years to come!
We appreciate that libraries have limited budgets so we want to make sure that our recommendations will give you as much mileage as possible. Of course, we will continue to offer all our selections (when available) at a 20% discount off the Canadian cover price to you in an effort to help out your budget.
We hope the changes we've made to the newsletter will engage YOU folks more and always remember we are here for you to give recommendations at any time. With your support, we can grow and offer more services in the future, like in person presentations and book fairs. For now, let's get on to the recommendations!
- Jay, for the RT staff
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New releases available now
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WINGS OF FIRE SC VOL 06 MOON RISING
SRP $17.99 (less 20%)
RATED: All ages friendly!
The war between the tribes is finally over, and now the dragonets of the prophecy have a plan for lasting peace: Jade Mountain Academy, a school that will gather dragonets from all the tribes and teach them to live together, perhaps even as friends. Moonwatcher isn't sure how she feels about school, however. Hidden in the rainforest for most of her life, the young NightWing has an awful secret. She can read minds, and even see the future. Living in a cave with dozens of other dragons is noisy, exhausting-and dangerous. In just a few days, Moon finds herself overwhelmed by her secret powers and bombarded by strange thoughts, including those of a mysterious dragon who might be a terrible enemy. And when someone starts attacking dragons within the academy, Moon has a choice to make: Stay hidden and safe? Or risk everything to save her new friends?
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ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS #1
SRP $10.00 Cnd (less 20%)
RATED: All ages friendly!
This square bound, super affordable comic offers a rare glimpse into the first days of the Marvel Comics Legacy!
In FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed everything, introducing Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and Susan and Johnny Storm - and sending them on the ill-fated rocket trip that transformed them into the Fantastic Four!
In AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15, Lee joined another legend, Steve Ditko, to spin a tale of power and responsibility featuring teen wallflower Peter Parker?the icon-in-the-making named Spider-Man!
In X-MEN (1963) #1, Lee and Kirby created a new breed of hero _ the X-Men, whose mutant abilities are a gift they're born with?or is that a curse?
And in AVENGERS (1963) #1, they united Iron Man, Thor, the Hulk, Ant-Man and the Wasp in battle with Loki... and, lo, the Avengers were formed!
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CRITICAL ROLE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS FJORD HC
SRP $24.99 Cnd (less 20%)
RATED: Teen
Book 4 in a series of stand alone, character spotlights from the super popular Critical Role World!
Growing up in an orphanage on the Menagerie Coast, Fjord Stone has never been comfortable with the assumptions people draw from his half-orc heritage. His sweet, sensitive nature will do him no favors in Port Damali. Luckily, a chance encounter on the docks lands Fjord with a job, a mentor, and more adventure than he could ever dream of on the path that will eventually lead him to the rest of the Mighty Nein!
Kevin Burke and Chris "Doc" Wyatt, writers for the Amazon original animated series Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, join fan-favorite artist Selina Espiritu, colorist Diana Sousa, letterer Ariana Maher, and Matthew Mercer and Travis Willingham from the cast of Critical Role to bring Fjord's early years to life in this all-new hardcover graphic novel!
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VICIOUS CIRCLE #1 (OF 3)
SRP $13.75 Cnd (less 20%)
RATED: 16+
The first of 3 squarebound, magazine sized gorgeously drawn comics! Iconic artist Lee Bermejo (Batman: Damned, Joker) partners with director and screenwriter Mattson Tomlin (Batman: The Imposter)!
Shawn Thacker is a trained assassin from the future who seeks revenge on the only other man with his affliction-each life they take forces them both to travel between vastly different past and future eras.
Spanning from 22nd century Tokyo to 1950s New Orleans to the Cretaceous Era and beyond, the two mortal rivals are locked in a battle of wills that spans millions of years, all to alter the course of history.
With each time period, Lee Bermejo adjusts his artistic style to pay homage to luminary comics artists and historical master painters, all presented in a prestige, oversized format!
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RAINBOW DAYS VOL 01
SRP $18.75 (less 20%)
RATED: Teen
These four friends couldn't be more different: Natsuki Hashiba, a dreamer who longs for love, Tomoya Matsunaga, a self-centered playboy, Keiichi Katakura, a winsome guy with a hidden saucy streak, and Tsuyoshi Naoe, a socially awkward nerd who loves anime, manga, and games. Together their high school days are as vibrant as rainbows!
Preview this book HERE |
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ILLUSTRATED AL SONGS OF WEIRD AL YANKOVIC HC
SRP $41.25 Cnd (less 20%)
RATED: AL-ages!
Five-time Grammy Award-winner and legendary musical satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic has written some... ALL of the greatest songs of both the 20th and 21st centuries. Z2 has gathered some of the top cartoonists to express Al's "Yankovisions" visually within this book's pages. The great Al-merican songbook features over 20 classic songs interpreted by such artists as Bill Plympton, Peter Bagge, Michael Kupperman, and more!
2 covers to chose from!
 
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DND RPG DRAGONLANCE SHADOW O/T DRAGON QUEEN
SRP $66.75 Cnd (less 20%)
AGES 10 and up
Continue the love of storytelling and role-playing with this rejuvenized classic campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons!
In a world ravaged by war, the actions of heroes can have world-altering stakes.
Defend the people of Kalaman against seemingly insurmountable odds as Krynn prepares for war. The Dragon Armies are on the march, their ranks swelled by ogres, minotaurs, and humans who seek a share of the spoils, while rumors of the return of the Dark Queen’s dragons swirl among the people.
Contents:
- Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen adventure for characters levels 1–11
- Introduces the Dragonlance setting to 5th edition D&D with a focus on the legendary War of the Lance
- Experience mass battlefield play with the option to enhance 6 encounters by playing connected scenarios in the Warriors of Krynn board game that alter the course of your adventure (board game sold in the Deluxe Edition)
- Face off against the infamous death knight Lord Soth and his army of draconians
- Includes character options at home in the Dragonlance setting, including the kender race, feats, backgrounds, and a subclass focused on Tower of High Sorcery magic- users
- Book comes with a poster map of the continent of Ansalon and the Kalaman theater of war
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MANGA-MANIA!
A few key selections for your shelves!
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DEATH NOTE
Rated Teen
When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good—or evil?
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life?
Available in 3 formats;
- The original 12 volumes series - $12.99 Cnd each
- The 6 "Black Editions" volumers - $19.99 Cnd each
- The complete box set, which includes Vol 1-12, Vol 13 (How To Read) and a special fold out - $139.99 Cnd
 
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DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
Rated Teen
COMING SOON TO NETFLIX!
When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions. They're eager to get right back to it, but there's just one problem: if they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to eat it on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, mimics, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Currently there are 11 volumes in the series!
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COMING SOON!
Get your pre-orders in and be the cool kid!
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BATMAN : FAILSAFE HC
SRP $24.99 US
Estimated ship date: March 21, 2023
Superstar (Canadian) writer Chip Zdarsky joins legendary artist Jorge Jimenez to define a new era in Batman!
Bruce Wayne is at a turning point, haunted by dreams of a dark future, while Gotham City billionaires are being gruesomely murdered. With the discovery of an archenemy’s involvement and a tragedy unfolding, the Dark Knight’s nightmares are just beginning. And when Batman is framed for murder, a deadly protocol activates…and Failsafe begins! Collecting Batman #125-130.
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DAMAGE CONTROL: NEW EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
SRP $17.99 US
Estimated ship date: March 28, 2023!
Enter the secret labyrinth of Damage Control! After the mega-powered battles and Hulk-level catastrophes, Damage Control is always there to clean up the mess. But Damage Control is much more than just a glorified cleanup crew - and now Adam F. Goldberg (creator of TV's The Goldbergs), Hans Rodionoff and artist Will Robson pull back the curtain and reveal the secret inner workings previously only available to people with Clearance Level Eight! Guest-starring familiar faces including Moon Knight, Nightcrawler and She-Hulk! Collecting DAMAGE CONTROL (2022) #1-5.
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SCURRY TP
SRP $14.99 US - Estimated ship date: February 15, 23
"An incredibly beautiful book!" -JAMES TYNION IV (THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH, Batman, Something is Killing the Children)
The middle-grade webcomic and Kickstarter smash hit from MAC SMITH arrives in a single-print volume for the first time!
Enter a world where humanity is gone and only animals have survived. Wix, a brave scout from a colony of house mice, must embark on a perilous journey into parts unknown, where he'll face dangerous threats, fantastic new creatures-and a destiny he never expected.
Watch the video trailer HERE
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DO A POWERBOMB TP
SRP $24.99 US - Estimated ship date: March 1, 2023
Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler, but she's living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling-obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest-and most dangerous-pro-wrestling tournament of all time! It's The Wrestler meets Dragonball Z in a tale where the competitors get more than they ever bargained for!
Collects DO A POWERBOMB! #1-7
ROLLING TALES STAFF, WITH VERY TEARY EYES,
100% RECOMMENDS THIS BOOK!
Appropriate for Jr High and up!
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CHOUJIN X GN VOL 01
SRP $19.99 Cnd (less 20%)
Estimated ship date: February 22, 2023
A great new series for fans for DEATH NOTE, TOKYO GHOUL, and KAIHU NO. 8!
Best friends Tokio and Azuma do everything together, even if most of the time it feels like Tokio is just stumbling along in Azuma's cooler, more talented footsteps. But when they're attacked one night by a superhuman mutant called a choujin, Tokio finally has a chance to shine-by turning into a choujin himself!
RATED: Older teen
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MERMAID SCALES & TOWN SAND GN
SRP $26.99 Cnd (less 20%)
Estimated ship date: February 22, 2023
Everyone but Tokiko denies the existence of merpeople, and yet the townspeople hold a festival every year to honor them. Can she solve the mystery of what is real and what is fantasy? And learn to live with the truth?
When Tokiko's parents break up, she and her father move from the bustling city to a sleepy coastal town to live with her grandmother. Starting sixth grade in a new school where everyone has known each other their whole life isn't easy... Things start to look up when local boy Narumi, another outsider, wants to be friends!
But then strange memories start to surface.
Swimming in the ocean...
Drowning...
Getting saved by...
...a merman?
RATED: Teen
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OTHERWORLDER EXPLORING DUNGEON GN VOL 01
SRP $13.00 US
Estimated ship date: March 22, 2022
Broke and desperate, Souta signs up for a gig to warp to a fantasy world and ascend a dungeon tower to claim the treasure inside. However, an accident in the transfer process separates him from his teammates, leaving him stranded. Will his adventure end before it even begins?
RATED: 13+
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SNOW FAIRY
SRP $13.99 US
Estimated ship date: April 12, 2023
When Hokkaido-born Haruki meets animal photographer Akihito and finds out his accommodations have fallen through, he offers his home as a shelter for the winter. A city slicker, Akihito is smart, charming, and a smooth conversationalist; the polar opposite of country boy Haruki. Despite their differences, Akihito wants to close the gap between the two of them, before the snow thaws in the spring.
RATED: 13+
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SHIBANBAN SUPER CUTE DOGGIES GN
SRP $15.00 US - Estimated ship date: May 3, 2023
A full-color book for the popular Shiba Inu characters appearing in LINE stickers and stationery! Meet Aka, Kuro, Cha, Shiro, the Roly-Poly Pups, and the rest of this colorful cast of adorable Shiba Inu dogs! Whether they're venturing out into stormy weather in a raincoat, lazing at the beach, napping in a cozy dog bed, or eagerly eyeing dinner someone left out on the table, their fun (and sometimes mischievous) antics are sure to delight. Follow the capers of a group of canines in this collection of hilarious comics.
RATED: All ages
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WINGS OF FIRE VOL 6 |
$17.99 |
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ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS |
$10.00 |
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CRITICAL ROLE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS FJORD HC |
$24.99 |
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VICIOUS CIRCLE #1 (OF 3) |
$13.75 |
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RAINBOW DAYS VOL 1 |
$18.75 |
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POP CULTURE ROUND UP |
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ILLUSTRATED AL |
$41.25 |
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DRAGONLANCE RPG |
$66.75 |
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MANGA-MANIA! |
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DEATH NOTE VOL 1-12 |
$12.99 |
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DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITIONS |
$19.99 |
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DEATH NOTE BOX SET |
$139.99 |
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DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON 1-11 |
$19.75 |
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DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON WORLD GUIDE ADVENTURERS BIBLE GN |
$24.99 |
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COMING SOON! |
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BATMAN FAILSAFE HC |
$24.99 US |
Mar 21 |
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DAMAGE CONTROL NEW EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK |
$17.99 US |
Mar 28 |
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SCURRY |
$14.99 US |
Feb 15 |
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DO A POWERBOMB |
$24.99 US |
Mar 1 |
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CHOUJIN X |
$19.99 Cnd |
Feb 22 |
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MERMAID SCALES |
$26.99 Cnd |
Feb 22 |
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OTHERWORLDER EXPLORING DUNGEON |
$13.00 US |
Mar 22 |
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SNOW FAIRY |
$13.99 US |
Apr 12 |
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SHIBANBAN SUPER CUTE DOGGIES GN |
$15.00 US |
May 3 |
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