Diamond Comic Distrubutors’ Previews Catalogue is the place to find the best upcoming graphic novels, comics and manga. Titles are listed in the catalogue approximately 2 months before they are released onto the market which makes this tome a great resource for pre-ordering and staying ahead of upcoming releases.

The titles listed below are highly recommended for both libraries and schools due to their literary content and/or popularity. I have placed emphasis on graphic novels for kids but may add the occasional teen/adult title if they are particularly noteworthy.

Best Upcoming Graphic Novels/Manga For Kids:
Previews Catalogue February 2010

GROWING UP ENCHANTED TP
(W) Jack Briglio (A) Alex Serra
SC, 6×9, 112pgs, B&W
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781905692385

FACT: Growing up is hard to do. Fictional FACT: Growing up enchanted is even harder to do! The Eisner-nominated all-ages fantasy adventure series is back in print and finally collected as a trade! Join young Olianna and her family & friends as she tries to learn life’s mundane lessons while practicing magic in a world of giants, trolls, and dragons!

CARS VOLUME 3: RALLY RACE
(W) Alan J. Porter (A) Allen Gladfelter
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC  
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865178

Alan Porter returns with an all new, original adventure with your favourite Disney/Pixar’s World Of Cars characters. Lightning McQueen organizes a Radiator Springs rally race to raise money for his favourite charity, but finds some of his old rivals are feeling somewhat less than charitable! Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.

THE INCREDIBLES VOLUME 3: REVENGE FROM BELOW
(W) Mark Waid, Landry Walker (A) Marcio Takara, Ramanda Kamarga
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 128pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865185

The adventures of the Parr family continue in Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles. Mark Waid and Landry Walker take your favourite superheroes on a fearsome journey as Dash’s suspicions that his teacher might be an alien take them from a parent/teacher conference to a ferocious battle at the earth’s molten core. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.

DISNEY FAIRIES VOLUME 1: PRILLA’S TALENT GN
SC, 5×7, 80pgs, FC
Junior Fiction  ISBN: 9781597071864

The best-selling series of books and videos comes to comics. Meet the Fairies from Pixie Hollow in this collection of four comics stories. Featuring Prilla, Tinker Bell, Bess, Rani, and many more, this graphic novel is a wonderful journey readers are sure to remember.

GERONIMO STILTON VOLUME 4: FOLLOWING THE TRAIL OF MARCO POLO
(W/A) Geronimo Stilton
HC, 6×9, 56pgs, FC
Junior Fiction  ISBN: 9781597071888

What begins as a relaxing vacation turns into a time-travelling adventure when Geronimo Stilton must travel to Khanbalik (the modern-day Beijing) in 13th-century China where he encounters Kublai Khan and Marco Polo. This time, Geronimo and friends must stop the Pirate Cats from stealing Marco Polo’s famous book and changing history forever!

BENNY AND PENNY IN THE TOY BREAKER HC
(W/A) Geoffrey Hayes
HC, 6×9, 32pgs, FC
Junior Fiction  ISBN: 9781935179078             

Benny and Penny hide every toy and tell Cousin Bo he can’t play with them. Will the three mice find a way to play without something getting torn, ripped, or snatched away?

STAR COMICS: ALL-STAR COLLECTION VOL. 3 GN-TPB
Written by LENNY HERMAN, SID JACOBSON, DAVE MANAK, BEN BROWN, MORT GERBERG & ANGELO DECESARE
Pencilled by WARREN KREMER, BEN BROWN & STEVE STILES
216 PGS./ Junior Fiction  ISBN: 9780785143482

“Attack of the Tarantulugs!” “Crisis in Cashalot!” “The Return of Merlin!” “The Royal Olympics!” Only some of the scintillating sagas spun as Star hit its stride! Wally the Wizard fights to rescue Princess Penelope, Planet Terry fights to save Omnus’s life, and Top Dog meets Royal Roy…plus Heathcliff the Cat in “The Mystery of the Missing Millions!” And speaking of mysteries, who is Sam Space? Don’t ask him, he’s only the universe’s greatest detective! Collecting PLANET TERRY #5-6, TOP DOG #7-9, WALLY THE WIZARD #5-6 and ROYAL ROY #5-6. 

 You can Preorder these titles (copy the ISBN for convenience) at Amazon.

Diamond Comic Distrubutors’ Previews Catalogue is the place to find the best upcoming graphic novels, comics and manga. Titles are listed in the catalogue approximately 2 months before they are released onto the market which makes this tome a great resource for pre-ordering and staying ahead of upcoming releases.

The titles listed below are highly recommended for both libraries and schools due to their literary content and/or popularity. I have placed emphasis on graphic novels for kids but may add the occasional teen/adult title if they are particularly noteworthy.

Best Upcoming Graphic Novels/Manga For Kids:
Previews Catalogue January 2010

THE SIMPSONS: GET SOME FANCY BOOK LEARNIN’ TP
(W/A) Matt Groening
SC, 144pgs, FC Junior Fiction ISBN: 0061957879

Gather round for some high-spirited and fortune-filled fables when Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, takes on the world’s literary classics! Mount Olympus will never be the same when Homer presents The Iliad and Ned Flanders takes a turn as Aesop. Marge is Persian princess Scheherazade, who must impress the impulsive King Moe-mar Shahryar every night with a story in order to save her own neck.

Bart does the Bard, man, when the students of Springfield Elementary perform, measure by measure, virtually every one of William Shakespeare’s plays in one midsummer night. From gods to gorgons, the Simpsons put high-minded and high-falutin’ literature in its place — on your favourite bookshelf!

THE MUPPET SHOW VOLUME 2: ON THE ROAD
(W/A) Roger Langridge (A) Shelli Paroline
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865161

With the theatre destroyed after the search for the treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson, the Muppets take their act on the road, but with two familiar hecklers in every town, will their show be a hit or will our Muppet minstrels be run out of town in tar and feathers?

Plus, Fozzie and Rizzo have plans for a big-budget Pigs in Space film, but is Hollywood prepared? Collecting issues #0-3 of the acclaimed ongoing The Muppet Show series by Roger Langridge. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.

TOY STORY VOLUME 1: THE RETURN OF BUZZ LIGHTYEAR
(W) Jesse Blaze Snider (A) Nathan Watson
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC  
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865574

When Andy is given a surprise gift by his grandmother, no one is more surprised than the toys in his room — it’s a second Buzz Lightyear! The stage is set for a Star Command showdown as only one Buzz can stay, but when the wrong Buzz is returned to the store, Woody and the other toys must mount a rescue mission! Collecting the Toy Story Ongoing issues #0-3. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions.

WALL-E VOLUME 1: RECHARGE
(W) J. Torres (A) Morgan Luthi
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC  
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865123

Superstar writer J. Torres (Teen Titans Go!) chronicles Wall-E’s life before the events of the hit film. Wall-E is not yet the hardworking robot we know and love. Instead, he lets the few remaining other robots take care of most of the trash compacting while he collects interesting junk.

But when the other robots start breaking down, Wall-E must learn to adjust his priorities… or else Earth is doomed! Collects the WALL-E #0-3. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions. 

GUINEA PIG, PET SHOP PRIVATE EYE VOLUME 1: HAMSTER AND CHEESE SC
(W) Colleen AF Venable (A) Stephanie Yue
SC, 7×7, 48pgs, FC Junior Fiction  
ISBN: 9780761354796                              

Sasspants, reluctant Guinea Pig P.I., solves the case of the missing sandwiches with the help of her sidekick, Hamisher the Hamster, and a menagerie of suspects. A furry, fishy, feathered, fanged, and funny cast of characters solve just-right mysteries in Mr. Venezi’s mixed-up pet shop.

With quick pacing, lots of visual clues, and complete with “animal facts” at the end, this series gives very young readers graphic novels of their own.

THE ELSEWHERE CHRONICLES BOOK 4: THE CALLING GN
(W) Nykko (A) Bannister
SC, 7×10, 48pgs, FC Junior Fiction
ISBN: 9780761360698            

Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo have returned to the ordinary world, but they left behind them a land still under threat by the Master of Shadows. Rebecca is dangerously ill, and the only cure is to return to ElseWhere.

After battling monsters and Shadows, Max can’t fit in with days of bike racing and petty pranks. But how can any of them get there, now that they’ve destroyed all Grandpa Gabe’s passageways to the other world?

AMELIA RULES! TWEENAGE GUIDE TO NOT BEING UNPOPULAR
(W/A) Jimmy Gownley
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 176pgs, FC
Junior Fiction  ISBN: 9781416986089

Meet Amelia Louise McBride. She’s been forced to move out of Manhattan after her parents decided to get divorced, and is now living in a small town with her mom and her aunt, Tanner. Not to mention the fact that she’s dealing with being the new kid in school.

In Jimmy Gownley’s first original volume in two years, Amelia and company rise and fall through the ranks of nerd, geek — and cheerleader? — in a daring attempt to not be unpopular. Available in Hardcover and Softcover editions. 

 You can Preorder these titles (copy the ISBN for convenience) at Amazon.

Diamond Comic Distrubutors’ Previews Catalogue is the place to find the best upcoming graphic novels, comics and manga. Titles are listed in the catalogue approximately 2 months before they are released onto the market which makes this tome a great resource for pre-ordering and staying ahead of upcoming releases.

The titles listed below are highly recommended for both libraries and schools due to their literary content and/or popularity. I have placed emphasis on graphic novels for kids but may add the occasional teen/adult title if they are particularly noteworthy.

Best Upcoming Graphic Novels/Manga For Kids:
Previews Catalogue December 2009

DISNEY’S HERO SQUAD VOLUME 1 SC
SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865437

When Scrooge McDuck’s money bin is assaulted by the world’s most sinister super-villains, it’s up to the Hero Squad to save the day! Super Goof! The Duck Avenger!

Can an alliance of Disney’s mightiest keep Scrooge from losing his lucre? Collecting the Hero Squad stories from BOOM!’s first four smash-hit issues of Walt Disney Comics and Stories #699-702!

UNCLE SCROOGE: THE HUNT FOR OLD NUMBER ONE
(W) Erik Hedman (A) Wanda Gattino
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865475

It’s the adventures of the richest duck in the world!
Join Donald Duck’s favourite penny pinching Uncle Scrooge as he, along with Donald, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie embark on a globe spanning trek to recover treasure and save Scrooge’s “number one dime” from the treacherous grasp of Magica De Spell and a whole host of baddies in the exciting Hunt for the Number One Dime!

DONALD DUCK AND FRIENDS VOLUME 1: DOUBLE DUCK
(W) Fausto Vitaliano, Marco Bosco (A) Various
SOFTCOVER—SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865451

Donald Duck as a secret agent?
Villainous fiends beware as the world of super sleuthing and espionage will never be the same in the first part of the epic Double Duck!
This is Donald Duck like you’ve never seen him!

WIZARDS OF MICKEY VOLUME 1 SC
SC, 6×9, 112pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781608865413

When the Wizard’s Apprentice, Mickey Mouse, loses the magic talisman he has been charged to protect, Mickey must gather a team to win it back in the Great Wizard’s Tournament… but with Donald and Goofy as his teammates, does he really have a chance?

Collecting the first four smash hit Wizards of Mickey stories, originally presented in Mickey Mouse and Friends #296-299!

AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN HC
(W) Sarah Stewart Taylor (A) Ben Towie
HC, 7×10, 96pgs, FC
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9781423113379

Amelia Earhart’s triumphant crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 1928 offers readers a glimpse into her relentless ambition and her tireless will to promote women’s rights. She developed a love of flying at a very young age. As she followed her dream, breaking records along the way, she inspired other women to soar to new heights.

MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN/SPIDER-MAN DIGEST
Written by Various
96 PGS
Junior Fiction ISBN: 9780785141174

The all-ages, all-action fun continues with four stories starring two of Marvel’s most famous heroes! First, it’s up to Spider-Man to save the day when a werewolf terrorizes Midtown High. And if that’s not bad enough, Tombstone and the Torino crime family have put a price on his head!

Then, learn the terrible secret from Tony Stark’s past that forced the billionaire inventor to become the Golden Guardian known as Iron Man, the world-renowned symbol of mega-conglomerate Stark International! And finally, our heroes battle together in two titanic tales of Marvel past, facing the twin terrors of the Radioactive Man and Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man!

You can Preorder these titles (copy the ISBN for convenience) at Amazon.

Just a quick note to let you know about Amazon’s Black Friday Sale that starts today.

This is the one week of the year that Amazon heavily discounts certain items in their already heavily discounted stock for a very limited time.

These guys are masters at creating anticipation (as I write Monster Vs Aliens DVD is 77% off with 22% of stock sold out and only 1 hour and 12 minutes left of the sale!!!!).

Note added exclamation marks above (insert droll accent here).

Anyway the reason for drawing all of this crass (but highly effective) sales talk to your attention is that there are a number of Graphic novels and comic collections included in the sale.

As I speak they have all three of Stephen King’s Darktower GNs for $29.99, which is a cool deal. They also had The Complete Far Side and The Complete Calvin and Hobbes on steep discount.

Things may change by the time you read this because, as I mentioned above, most deals are on sale for a very limited time and it pays to check back daily.

Hopefully throughout the week Amazon will see fit to add more graphic novels to the sale deals (if you see one let us know!).

You can find the direct link to the Black Friday Deals on Books section here (I got lost very quickly!)

More Graphic Novel news coming soon, I promise.

Cheers
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