NEW MANGA OUT

BLACK CLOVER SERIES BY YUKI TABATA

TWIN STAR EXORCISTS SERIES BY YOSHIAKI SUKENO

BATTLE RABBITS SERIES BY AMEICHI

TRIGUN MAXIMUM SERIES BY YASUHIRO NIGHTOW

CLOVER BY CLAMP

FAIRY TAIL, TWIN DRAGONS OF SABERTOOTH SPINOFF SERIES

NEW BOOKS OUT IN OCTOBER

ZEROES - SCOTT WESTERFELD/MARGO LANAGAN/DEBORAH BIANCOTTI

MESSENGER - LOIS LOWRY (The Giver part 3)

STONE RIDER - AVID HOFMEYR

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH - ALI BENJAMIN

LEGACY OF KINGS - ELEANOR HERMAN (New York Times bestselling author)

BOYWATCHING: IT'S NOT JUST A HABIT AT'S A SCIENCE - CHLOE BENNET

IT'S ABOUT LOVE - STEVEN CAMDEN (from the author of 'Tape')

THE IT-GIRL - KATY BIRCHALL

ALL MY SECRETS - SOPHIE MCKENZIE

CORALINE - NEIL GAIMAN (from the author of The Sandman, and Stardust)

TROLLHUNTERS - GUILLERMO DEL TORO (from the director of Hellboy and Pan's Labyrinth)

THE FORETELLING OF GEORGIE SPIDER (Final book in 'The Tribe' trilogy)

BRAND NEW DVD'S OUT THIS WEEK!!!

TOY STORY 2

When Woody is stolen by a toy collector, Buzz and his friends vow to rescue him, but Woody finds the idea of immortality in a museum tempting.

GRIMM: SEASON 1

A homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunter who fights supernatural forces. 

LES MISERABLES

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives for ever.

TRUE BLOOD: SEASON 7

Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.

SUPERNATURAL: SEASON 7 & 9

Two brothers follow their father's footsteps as "hunters" fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth.

THE 100: SEASON 1

Set 97 years after a nuclear war has destroyed civilization, when a spaceship housing humanity's lone survivors sends 100 juvenile delinquents back to Earth in hopes of possibly re-populating the planet.

PEAKY BLINDERS: SEASON 1 & 2

A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.

NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS OUT THIS WEEK!!!

KICK ASS 3 by MARK MILLAR & JOHN ROMITA JNR

The grand finale of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.'s blockbuster! Hit-Girl is in jail, leaving Kick-Ass to lead the superhero team Justice Forever. But superheroes have been outlawed, leaving Kick-Ass and to dodge both cops and some terrifying new foes! For the first time, Kick-Ass begins to doubt. Is he in too deep to get out? Meanwhile, Hit-Girl starts running all the gangs in the joint, and a broken Red Mist gets an education from a terrifying crime boss. But when the new Skull and Bones vigilante team debuts and dissension hits Justice Forever's ranks, will Kick-Ass be able to fend off a coup? Plus: The flashback you've all been waiting for...the secret origin of Hit-Girl! How does little Mindy McCready earn her assassin stripes? Find out as Kick-Ass comes to its epic conclusion! COLLECTING : Kick-Ass 3 1-8

KINGDOM COME by MARK WAID & ALEX ROSS 

Writer Mark Waid, coming from his popular work on Flash and Impulse, and artist Alex Ross, who broke new ground with the beautifully painted Marvels, join together for this explosive book that takes place in a dark alternate future of the DC Superhero Universe. Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and almost every other character from DC Comics must choose sides in what could be the final battle of them all

PREACHER BOOK 5 by GARTH ENNIS & STEVE DILLION

Writer Garth Ennis’s violent, scabrous journey across America’s religious landscape continues in this fifth hardcover volume.Preacher Jesse Custer’s dark journey to find God, accompanied by his gun-toting girlfriend and Irish vampire buddy, continues as Jesse becomes the sheriff of a troubled Texas town. Then, he decides it’s high time to renew his quest to find God and hold him accountable for all of his actions. But before he can continue down that path, he must reunite with his girlfriend, Tulip. 

EX MACHINA 6: POWER DOWN by BRIAN K. VAUGHAN & TONY HARRIS 

Spin City and The West Wing meet Batman in this gripping superhero graphic novel series by the award-winning writer of Y: The Last Man, Brian K. Vaughan.A mysterious new visitor arrives in New York City, with powers that may be connected to superhero mayor Mitchell Hundred's - just as Hundred's own abilities shut down during an extended citywide blackout! Can the mayor manage the ensuing chaos, keep his family safe from an apparent madman, and deal with new revelations about the nature of his barely-comprehended powers?

ASTRO CITY: PRIVATE LIVES by KURT BUSIEK & BRENT ANDERSON

When you're the Silver Adept, one of Astro City's newest and most powerful mystic heroes, your life is full of magic, battle, demons, apocalypses and more. When you're the Adept's personal assistant, though, life gets really weird. A look at the woman behind the hero.

ADVENTURE TIME: SEEING RED & GRAYBLES SCHMAYBLES by KATE LETH, ZACK STERLING & MEREDITH McCLAREN 

Marceline has to go back home for a family reunion. Normally, she would skip out but it turns out she left her axe behind the last time she was there. With the help of Jake the dog, Marceline hopes this trip won’t be a complete drag. Little does she know, her dad has made some decisions while she’s been away and this visit is going to be a roller coaster of family, friends, and communication!

THE SWORN SWORD by GEORGE R. R. MARTIN

The Sworn Sword is a novella by George R. R. Martin that first appeared in the Legends II anthology series. This is the second in the series of Dunk and Egg stories.

EXPLORING CALVIN AND HOBBES by BILL WATTERSON

Exploring Calvin and Hobbes is the catalogue for an exhibition by the same name at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library Museum at Ohio State University that ran in 2014. The exhibit is Bill Watterson's personal exploration of how the wonder of Calvin and Hobbes came to be. It includes original art of Calvin and Hobbes, along with Watterson's original commentary. The show also includes art from cartoons and cartoonists that Watterson has identified as influential in the development of his art, including Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy Kat, Doonesbury, Pat Oliphant, Jim Borgman, Flash Gordon, Bloom County, and Steadman. The book also includes an extensive, original interview with Watterson by Jenny Robb, the exhibition's curator.

DEADPOOL: VOL 1 & 2 by BRIAN POSEHN, GERRY DUGGAN & TONY MOORE

Dead former United States presidents, from George Washington to Gerald Ford, have been resurrected--and that's bad. The Marvel heroes can't be the ones to stop them...someone is needed with the reputation, skills and plausible deniability to take out these com-monsters in chiefs.


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GRAPHIC NOVELS

ADVENTURE TIME VOL 6. by Ryan North, Shelli Paroline, Braden Lamb

BATMAN: HUSH by Jeph Loeb

BATMAN: ARKHAM ASYLUM by Grant Morrison

TABBY by Stephen Kok

HELLBLAZER 1 by John Constantine

THE SANDMAN: DREAMHUNTERS by Neil Gaiman

DVDS OUT TODAY

THE CAT EMPIRE

DISC ONE Welcome to the SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL MELBOURNE where the weather is perfect, the stage is set, the lights, sound and production are second to none, and Harry has worn a gold tapestry suit for the occasion. This special concert event features THE CAT EMPIRE along with THE EMPIRE HORNS, THE EMPIRICAL STRINGS (4 piece string section), Sergio Ercole guest guitar, NOMADIC FUNK - four incredible hip-hop dancers dancing up a storm, and a troupe of FLAMENCO musicians and dancers who bring their elegance and passion to the stage. DISC TWO We take you where the fans are dying to go - backstage with The Cat Empire. A special behind the scenes view with Will (drummer) and Ryan (Bass) who give you guided tours of life on the road, including tour buses, a rangers view (they are the rangers!) of bears in Canada, and what Glastonbury Festival is really like - dirt and all. This disc also features highlights from a selection of other shows the band has performed in recent years, and rare ..

THE BOOK THIEF

While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. "Exit Through the Gift Shop" tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner with spectacular results. The film contains exclusive footage of Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Invader and many of the worlds most infamous graffiti artists at work, on walls and in interviews. As Banksy describes it, "It's basically the story of how one man set out to film the un-filmable. And failed!"

MADMEN: SEASON 6

A drama about one of New York's most prestigious ad agencies at the beginning of the 1960s, focusing on one of the firm's most mysterious but extremely talented ad executives, Donald Draper.

DVDS OUT TODAY

AMERICAN HUSTLE

A fictional film set in the alluring world of one of the most stunning scandals to rock our nation, American Hustle tells the story of brilliant con man Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), who along with his equally cunning and seductive British partner Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) is forced to work for a wild FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper). DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia that's as dangerous as it is enchanting. Jeremy Renner is Carmine Polito, the passionate, volatile, New Jersey political operator caught between the con-artists and Feds. Irving's unpredictable wife Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) could be the one to pull the thread that brings the entire world crashing down. Like David O. Russell's previous films, American Hustle defies genre, hinging on raw emotion, and life and death stakes. 

NEW YOUNG ADULT BOOK OUT TODAY

CLARIEL by Garth Nix

Clariel is the daughter of one of the most notable families in the Old Kingdom, with blood relations to the Abhorsen, and to the King. When her family moves to the city of Belisaere, Clariel finds herself at the centre of sorcery and intrigue: a plot is brewing against the old and withdrawn King Orrikan; her parents want to marry her off to a killer; and a dangerous Free Magic creature is loose in the city. When Clariel is drawn into the efforts to find and capture the creature, she finds hidden sorcery within herself, yet it is magic that carries great dangers. Can she rise above the temptation of power, escape the unwanted marriage and save the King?

Set approximately six hundred years before the birth of Sabriel, Clariel will delight Old Kingdom fans as well as new readers hungry for epic fantasy adventure.