Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Julie E. Washington writes for Cleveland.com that fans of artist P. Craig Russell who live in or visit Cleveland, OH will have the opportunity to view a screening of “Night Music: The Art of P. Craig Russell” this coming Wednesday evening (8/26). Starting at 7:00 PM, Director Wayne Alan Harold and Russell will be in attendance to talk and answer questions afterwards. Click here to read Washington’s full article. Information about the Cleveland Art Museum may be found here.

Welcome to Gay Previews, a monthly list that highlights the work of LGBT and gay friendly creators. Listings are primarily taken from each month’s PREVIEWS. Just refer to the page number in your PREVIEWS copy for more information about each comic. Other sources such as a publisher’s website may be used. In thesecases, a link is provided.

If you are a LGBT creator whose work has been accidentally overlooked or is not included in PREVIEWS solicitations, please contact me at glajoe at gayleague dot com to be included.

Inspired by Andy Mangels whose idea this is originally and who dutifully compiled numerous lists before this one.

Names listed in bold face are LGBT or gay friendly creators.

ABSTRACT STUDIOS

ECHO #17 $3.50 Page 188
Terry Moore

Terry Moore Julie is getting used to the idea of another woman living inside her, but she is not so crazy about Annie using her body to reunite with boyfriend Dillon! Meanwhile, HeNRI prepares to turn on its super-collider, despite global protest against it. Now it’s up to Julie/Annie to stop the collider and save the world!

ECHO Vol 3: DESERT RUN $15.95 Page 188
Terry Moore

This Eisner Award-nominated series by Terry Moore is hot! Julie Martin wakes up in a desert motel covered in skintight radioactive atomic alloy capable of fantastic destruction. Pursued by a maniacal killer and a sexy government mercenary, Julie discovers the spirit of another woman is living inside her – and the two of them must stop the alloy from destroying the world! Collects issues #11-15.

ASPEN COMICS

ASPEN SHOWCASE #1 $2.00 Page 204
Marc Andreyko and Scott Clark
Aspen’s anthology series, ASPEN SHOWCASE, combines some of today’s finest creators with several of comics best loved properties and characters. The fan favorite Fathom heroine Kiani takes center stage in her very own ASPEN SHOWCASE: KIANI. Journey back to the early days of her Elite Warrior training, alongside Siphon and Brande, Cannon and Casque and more! Never before seen secrets of the Elite Warriors, and of the deep and ultimately tragic friendship between Kiani, Brande, and Siphon are uncovered in this revealing look into their past. For Kiani and Fathom fans, this book is a can’t-miss at a pivotal story arc relating to the entire Fathom universe! Brought to you by the incredible creative team of writer Marc Andreyko (of Torso and Manhunter fame!), longtime fan favorite artist Scott Clark, and Aspen’s own colorist extraordinaire John Starr. Come along as they take you for a special look at one of Aspen Comic’s most popular characters.

DARK HORSE

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #29 $2.99 Page 41
Jane Espenson and Georges Jeanty

Oz’s temple in the Tibetan mountains is no longer a safe retreat for Buffy and her troops. Discovered by Twilight’s magical agent, Amy, and bereft of their own magic, the army is preparing for a human war with guns, grenades, missiles . . . and manpads – it’s not a laughing matter. People are about to die. But even without her own magic, Buffy is still a Slayer – the Slayer – and she has to lead the way to victory. Or at least . . . live to fight another day.

DC

BATMAN #691 $2.99 Page 73
Judd Winick and Mark Bagley
BATMAN double-ships this month as Two-Face and the new Batman throw down in the Batcave. And the fight is a vicious one, but just as Two-Face begins to get the upper hand…Batman shows up? The final chapter of Dick Grayson’s first adventure as Batman is a can’t-miss!

BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #4 $3.99 Page 75
Chris Yost, Marc Andreyko, Dustin Nguyen, and Georges Jeanty

The 2-part “Leviathan” story begins from guest writer Chris Yost (Red Robin) as the Huntress finds herself in an unusual position – the responsible one! Because when Huntress hunts down a violent new criminal, she finds herself stuck with a violent, loose cannon of a partner on the case – the Man-Bat. Meanwhile, in the Manhunter co-feature, Jane Doe is in custody and claiming that Two-Face asked her to kill the former D.A. Since Kate Spencer can’t find the bipolar baddie, it’s up to Manhunter to hunt him down!

DETECTIVE #858 $3.99 Page 74
Greg Rucka, J H Williams, and Cully Hamner
The shocking and tragic origin story of Batwoman begins here! In “Go” part 1, young Kate Kane and her family are kidnapped by terrorists, and Kate’s life – and the lives of her family – will never be the same! Plus, the mystery behind the villainous Alice is at last revealed! Then, in The Question co-feature, Renee’s search for a missing girl comes to a bittersweet end, leaving Renee with more questions and an even bigger mystery for her to solve. As long as she can survive the night, that is…

DETECTIVE ANNUAL #11 $4.99 Page 70
Fabian Nicieza and Tom Mandrake
Picking up where Batman Annual #27 left off! A lock without a key. A murder mystery whose solutions could lead to countless deaths. An answer in search of – the Question! Renee Montoya must help Batman save Robin from Amon, the Sixth Sinner, while keeping the fanatic killer from uncovering a 2,000-year-old religious secret. But is Azrael willing to risk Robin’s life in order to see this secret revealed? “The Eighth Deadly Sin” sets the stage for this month’s premiere issue of the Azrael
ongoing series!

JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRY FOR JUSTICE #4 $2.99 Page 87
James Robinson and Mauro Casioli
How far would you go for justice? The heroes have found themselves turning to darker tactics in their search for retribution. Starman and Congorilla have captured the killers who took down some of their friends, but now what do they do with them? Meanwhile, Green Lantern and company wrestle with the idea of torturing villains for information in order to save lives.[This Starman is Mikaal Tomas whom Robinson revealed to have a male love interest in his STARMAN. Batwoman is also scheduled to take part in this story.]

SECRET SIX #14 $2.99 Page 92
Gail Simone and Nicola Scott
The shattering conclusion to “The Depths” is here! The Six find themselves pitted against Artemis, Wonder Woman and the hideous secret being from deep within the new Devil’s Island!

WONDER WOMAN #37 $2.99 Page 94
Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti
It’s a civil war – and the world hangs in the balance! Zeus has made Achilles ruler of the Amazons, and Diana finds herself in battle against the people she loves most! And what is the secret behind the sudden rash of pregnancies on Paradise Island?

VERTIGO

GREEK STREET #4 $2.99 Page 115
Peter Milligan and Davide Gianfelice

As Lady Esther slums it among the villains and tarts of Soho looking for proof of her husband’s (the “noble” Lord Menon) infidelity, Detective Dedalus finally gets to question the three “mad women.” But the answers he gets put him on a collision course with one of the scarier monsters of Greek Street. Meanwhile, young Eddie may not live to see another day…  [Detective Dedalus is gay.]

MADAME XANADU #15 #2.99 Page 118
Matt Wagner and Amy Reeder Hadley

When the gloss and polish of a 1950s Madison Avenue exec’s wife begins to tarnish, Madame Xanadu’s present investigation will stir up a rivalry from the powerful mystic’s past. [Wagner has revealed a part of Xanadu's life during the Spanish Inquisition in which she loved a woman named Marisol.]

WILDSTORM

THE AUTHORITY #15 $2.99 Page 105
Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Christos Gage, Simon Coleby and Cliff Rathburn
The team is splintered following Kaizen Gamorra’s surprise attack on the Carrier. Jack has been captured by Cybernary, and Swift and the Engineer are Lorenzo’s “guests” at Rendlesham. As the plundering of the Carrier begins, can anyone help in this most desperate hour? And where has Midnighter been?

EX MACHINA #46 $2.99 Page 106
Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris
“Pro-Life” Part 2! The final EX MACHINA storyline continues as questions are answered and blood is shed! It’s Mayor Hundred’s last year in office, and not everyone will make it out alive. In issue #6 Mayor Hundred proposes to marry the Deputy Mayor’s brother who is a NYFD fireman and happens to be gay. The following issue deals with opinions from the mayor’s staff and the possible implications of the Mayor performing a same-sex marriage. The topic became a part of the “Smoke, Smoke” storyline. Mayor Hundred’s mother recently asked him if he is gay. Vaughn left the question unanswered. There is also a lesbian
supporting character.]

EX MACHINA DELUXE EDITION Vol 2 HC $2.99 Page 106
Brian K. Vaughn,Tony Harris, TOm Feister, and Chris Sprouse

In this new, deluxe volume collecting issues #12-20 of the hit series along with Ex Macina Special #1-2, Mayor Mitchell Hundred must make a difficult decision about his own future, becomes part of a shocking trial complicated by the unexpected arrival of an all-new Super Hero, and leaves New York City for the first time since his election to embark on a strange adventure. Plus, shocking tragedy strikes an Iraq War protest in downtown Manhattan. Advance-solicited; on sale December 2.

GEN:13 #32 $2.99 Page 105
Scott Beatty and Mike Huddleston
With Gen14 on one side and the Fearsmiths on the other, Gen13 is stuck in the middle of a fight for their lives! Who will live? Who will die? The answers may surprise you as the kids finally reach the end of the road on their long journey across the post-apocalyptic landscape of World’s End! And you won’t believe what happens next! [As in previous volumes, Sarah Rainmaker is lesbian.]

D.E.

THE BOYS #35 $2.99 Page 246
Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
Origins time. In the first of the two part “Nothing Like It In The World”, Mother’s Milk tells Hughie the story of his life to date- his upbringing in Harlem, the secret of his massive strength, the catastrophe that struck his family, and the unforgettable boxing championship disaster that led him to join The Boys.

THE BOYS #1 (Dynamite Edition) $1.00 Page 246
Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
Dynamite Entertainment never actually had the honor of publishing issue #1 of the Boys (we started with #7), but now we’re going to do it! But, we’re not just reprinting issue #1, we’re doing it and charging just $1.00 for it! See where it all
began, for a buck!

THE BOYS Vol 2: GET SOME HC Limited Edition Page 246 $29.99
Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
Butcher takes Wee Hughie to meet the Boys’ greatest weapon against the Supes: a man called “The Legend.” The Legend has the Boys investigating the murder of a relative apparently at the hands of a super…but the winding trail will take many turns and all roads lead to the Tek Knight! What secret does this man of machinery hold?

THE BOYS: HEROGASM #6 $2.99 Page 246
Garth Ennis and  John McCrea
The Boys are forced into action as a surprise development threatens to reveal their presence on Isla McFarlane. The Supes are leaving- but exactly what has happened to the Homelander, and what are his intentions now that Vought have set the scene for Vic the Veep’s next great political leap forward? Sudden death and shocks galore, as Herogasm shudders to its gasping, spurting climax

DIGITAL MANGA DISTRIBUTION

BLUE SHEEP REVERIE Vol 2 $12.95 Page 260
Makoto Tateno
In the city called Dawn is a man with the name of “Night.” Every evening, Kai is embraced by the “Iron Lahti,” opening himself to him. It’s unclear if that truly can be called love, but that doesn’t even matter anymore. Kai doesn’t just want to be held softly and treated sweetly… As the Iron Lahti and Kai whirl round and round each other, what will happen as their love and their hatred become complexly intertwined?

CIAO CIAO BAMBINO  $12.95 Page 257
Momoko Tenzen
Soon after taking a part-time job as a cram-school lecturer, Yoh meets Yuta, a boy of peerless beauty. While Yoh thinks it’s cute how Yuta pines for him, why is it that when Yuta acts so manly from time to time it makes Yoh’s heart beat faster…?
Another airy love story from Momoko Tenzen.

THE DEVIL INSIDE $12.95 Page Page 258
Rico Fukiyama

Kouma is virtually predisposed to falling in love wherever he goes, but he’s constantly grating on people’s nerves and he’s the king of getting his heart broken. But what happens when a strange yet handsome fortune-teller makes a bold prediction – that Kouma will soon meet the man of his destiny!? And later, what is Kouma to make of it when he reunites with the fortune-teller and begins to fall in love with him…?! Set in a magic shop and dealing with the sweetest of living arrangements, Rico Fukiyama depicts a sweet love story of magical happiness.

GREAT PLACE HIGH SCHOOL Vol 1 $12.95 Page 259
Naduki Koujima
It’s the renowned Great Place Academy, home of the most famous, most terrifying student council president, Rin Amanohara, and vice-president, Eichi Shidoh. Is there anyone – within the school or without – brash enough to oppose them!? That’s what’s been bothering Amanohara lately, with the emergence of the information processing group, whose members are independently organized. Every day they meet it’s like a rebellion. But even there, the fires of love find ways to ignite. And how will this partnership progress as a secret love grows bolder?

KABUKI Vol 2 $12.95 Page 260
Yukari Hashida
Master Kounosuke and his servant Kageya, are now reborn into this world as lovers. They both have vivid memories of the past lives but things are much different this time – their roles are reversed and Kageya is much older than Kounosuke. While Kageya is feeling hopeless and insecure, surrounded by uncertainty how would they pledge their love for each other?

MILLENIUM PRIME MINISTER Vol 2 $12.95 Page 258
Eiki Eiki

Sai ran away from home after Minori learned about his feelings for Kanata. What will the Okazaki Administration do…!? To make matters worse, his sworn enemy, Kamijoh, decides to show up…!! Minori feels responsible for Kanata’s current exhaustion, and what’s more, for some reason it feels as if there’s something else weighing on his mind…!! It’s another chapter of political comedy as this couple tries to figure out how to move their relationship forward!

TRAIN TRAIN Vol 3 $12.95 Page 259
Eiki Eiki
One day, the station master dropped a photograph depicting three cool, handsome guys dressed in Minami Kitazawa Electric Railway uniforms. Those three handsome men turned out to be the station master, Akita the assistant and Miyagi the manager in their youth!! The station master proceeded to tell Asahi and company the story behind the photograph. The three of them had once touched off a revolution at Minami Kitazawa. And that was merely the beginning of the legend…

DRAWN & QUARTERLY

THE BOOK ABOUT MOOMIN, MYMBLE AND LITTLE MY HC $16.95 Page 261
Tove Jansson

The treasured children’s classic, lovingly back in print. In this companion to the hugely successful Moomin series, Tove Jansson presents a delightful book for all ages in a very intricate and elaborately designed book, complete with Moomin die-cuts on every page. Like the Moomin comic strip companion volumes, this book is a “lost classic” from the 1950s and has been unavailable in North America for over half a century. [Tove Jansson was lesbian.]

THE COMPLETE MOOMIN Volumes 1 – 4 $19.95 each Page 261
Tove Jansson

The enchanting comic strip that introduced North American readers to the wonderful world of Moomin. The Moomins saw life in many forms but debuted to its biggest audience ever on the pages of the world’s largest newspaper, the London Evening News, in 1954. The strip was syndicated in newspapers around the world with millions of readers in forty countries.

801 MEDIA
Rie Honjou
LOVE SKIT $15.95 (Less at Amazon) Page 265
Note: The following description is taken from Amazon.  After his sister’s death, high school student Aoto lives with his brother-in-law Takashi, whom he is secretly in love with. Takashi has to go on a business trip and asks his friend Masayuki, a devilishly handsome older guy, to keep an eye on Aoto. Aoto doesn’t know how to take the flirty Masayuki, and wonders if the portion of his heart he has closed will ever be open again? Preorder this manga from Amazon.

IDW

CLIVE BARKER’S SEDUTH 3-D $5.99 Page 274
Clive Barker and Gabriel Rodriguez

Master of Horror Clive Barker offers up an all-new, standalone tale presented in chilling 3-D and featuring the art of Eisner-nominated artist Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)! When celebrated architect Harold Engle first glimpses the small cloud of darkness inside a glittering, priceless diamond, he can’t possibly be aware of the terrible plague contained within. “Seduth” follows Engle on a surreal journey through murder and madness to the very heart of existence and a terrible,
impossible choice – to unravel the very fabric of the world, or to save it?

IMAGE

AGE OF BRONZE #29 $3.50 Page 158
Eric Shanower
“Betrayal” part ten – Special music issue. Achilles headlines with a song about cosmic sex as Cressida has her heart ripped out. The gods don’t seem to pay much attention to King Priam of Troy, but he drones on and on anyway. And when the songs are over, the battles and intrigue keep going.

PROOF #25 $3.50 Page 163
Alex Grecian and Riley Rossmo
“Aftermath” – It’s a year in the future and The Lodge has burned to the ground. Who’s left alive after The Cryptid War? And what prowls the grounds of the habitat? Plus, the original Proof story in color for the first time ever, a huge pinup gallery, and plenty of extras.[Supporting character Wayne Russet is gay.]

MARVEL

ASTONISHING X-MEN #31 $2.99 Page 63
Warren Ellis and Phil Jimenez
“Exogenic” Part 1 of 5 – Abigail Brand, director of S.W.O.R.D., has been in some sticky situations, and she isn’t the type who asks for help to get out of them. But when you’re careening towards Earth in the cockpit of a damaged spaceship after being attacked on an exploding asteroid 7.5 million miles from Earth…it’s time to call the X-Men. They might not have much of a plan, or much of a chance, but that’s certainly never stopped them before. Superstar artist Phil Jimenez joins writer Warren Ellis for the second arc of the mind-bending ongoing series!

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #19 $2.99 Page 39
Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Wes Craig
Will Kang Conquer the Guardians? Rocked by the aftershocks of War of Kings, Star-Lord’s team – now castaways across shattered timelines – are desperate to find a route home before all possible futures fuse into one dark nightmare! Guest-starring the original Guardians of the Galaxy (sort of) and the infamous time-traveling despot who may be their only hope![Phyla (Quasar)oand Moondragon were lovers before Moondragon’s apparent death. Moondragon has since returned to the land of the living.]

MARVEL DIVAS #4 $3.99 Page 48
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Tonci Zonjic

All your questions will be answered here, True Believers! When the real intentions behind Daimon Hellstrom’s indecent proposal come to light, does it mean that once again, Patsy Walker is going to Hell? Also, now that Monica’s helped Doctor Voodoo obtain the dread monkey’s paw, does that means HE now owes HER? After Felicia’s fight with the Puma last issue, is there any way their relationship can survive? And when a blast from the past re-enters Angelica’s life, will it be at the moment of her greatest triumph or most crushing defeat? All bets are off in the heart-stopping conclusion of this high-buzz mini-series!

MIGHTY AVENGERS #30 $2.99 Page 50
Dan Slott, Christos Gage, and Sean Chen
As the epic battle with The Unspoken threatens all of Earth, the team-up you’ve been waiting for finally happens as members of the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers, and the Avengers Initiative unite to fight a foe that no single hero could withstand! How can we fit so many Avengers in one issue? Against the most powerful Inhuman of all, with the greatest weapon in history, do they have a choice? All that plus a special appearance by the Dark Avengers.

Models Inc #3 $3.99 Page 52
Paul Tobin and Vicenc Villagrasa

Millie may not be modeling her prison stripes any more, but she’s in as much hot water as she is in hot fashion! While the noxious North Norrell continues to hold up Millie as the prime suspect in the mystery of Todd Speers and Devin Perlman’s murders, Millie’s friends are pulling out all the stops trying to clear her name. All this and keeping up with fashion week! Of course, someone didn’t tell the sniper aiming for Millie’s head that hot lead isn’t an in-vogue accessory this season!

NEW MUTANTS #6 $2.99 Page 66
Zeb Wells and Diogenes Neves
“Necrosha” The dead just won’t stay dead. The New Mutants’ past comes to haunt them as Necrosha hits home. Selene’s master plan busts out of the pages of X-Force and into New Mutants. Part 1 of 3.

OZ: THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ HC $29.99 Page 4
Eric Shanower and Skottie Young
The premier American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment ! Eisner Award winning writer/ artist Eric shanower teams up with fan favorite Skottie Young to bring L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical land of Oz she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch , liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress…but all she really wants to know is how to get home. Collecting the 8 issue mini series.

RUNAWAYS: DEAD WRONG Digest $9.99 Page 102
Terry Moore and Humberto Ramos

After escaping catastrophe in New York City,the seven friends have returned to their home: Los Angeles. But all is not well in the City of Angels, as a group of soldiers from Runaway Karolina Dean’s home planet arrives with guns blazing, demanding that their fellow Majesdanian be handed over to them for some unknown offense. Though the otherworldly warriors are repelled, the clock is ticking down to the moment when they will rally and return. As the Majesdanians struggle to regroup, the Runaways begin to fall apart, squabbling over the best course to take. Some advocate direct action, others diplomacy and, distressingly, Karolina considers just giving herself up. How can the Runaways face their biggest threat to date when they’re having trouble facing one another? Collecting Runaways vol 3 #1-6.

RUNAWAYS: ROCK ZOMBIES TPB $14.99 Page 108
Terry Moore, Chris Yost, James Asmus, Takeshi Miyazawa, Sara Pichelli, and Emma Rios
Things get ugly in a city of beautiful people. A group of kids – including a witch, a robot, a mutant and a time-displaced little girl – living together in Los Angeles. What could possibly go wrong? After having to say “goodbye” to one of their own
during a conflict with some aggressive alien invaders, the Runaways are attempting to get back to normal – which for them means video games, camping trips and, of course, neutralizing potential violent threats to the City of Angels. Meanwhile,
however, the popular DJ at L.A.’s KZIT radio station is concocting a devious scheme. With the help of a mysterious magician, Val Rhymin produces a song guaranteed to take Los Angeles by storm. Using a mystic chant layered in with the tune, the song magically affects anyone who has undergone plastic surgery, turning them into an obedient zombie. And since it’s in L.A., that means a lot of zombies. Collecting Runaways vol 3 #7-10

RUNAWAYS: TEENAGE WASTELAND TPB $14.99 Page 109
Brian K. Vaughn, Adrian Alphona, and Takeshi Miyazawa

Still on the run from their super-villain parents, this motley crew of super-powered kids finds a kindred spirit in a daring young stranger and welcomes him into their fold. But will this dashing young man help the teenagers defeat their villainous parents…or tear them apart? One troubled member finds out, as she leaves the group’s hideout with their new recruit, who reveals his startling secret, putting the entire team in jeopardy! Plus: Who do you send to catch a group of missing, runaway teenage super heroes? Marvel’s original teen runaway crimefighters, Cloak and Dagger, making their first major appearance in years! Collecting Runaways vol 1 #7-12.

SPIDER-MAN: AMERICNA SON HC $19.99 Page 93
Joe Kelly, Phil Jimenez, Paulo Siqueira, Marco Checchetto, Dale Eaglesham, Colleen Coover, and others

Two stars of Saturday Night Live make their Marvel debut with an all-new story set righton the bustling, hot dog juice covered streets of New York City. Halloween is coming early this year as Spidey is knocked out during the Greenwich Village costume parade and an intoxicated reveler in a Spidey costume takes his place! Then, spinning out of the revelations surrounding the return of Harry Osborn, we have a tale that sheds more light on Harry and Peter’s longtime friendship.

THE STAND: SOUL SURVIVORS #1 $3.99 Page 9
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Mike Perkins
M-O-O-N spells the start of the third volume of Marvel’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Stephen King’s horror epic. Nick Andros has hit the road and teamed up with the child-like Tom Cullen. After the horrors of Captain Trips, a bike trip through Oklahoma and Nebraska sounds like fun, right? Except it’s tornado season, True Believers, and not everyone Nick and Tom meet is on the side of the angels. Hell hath no fury like Julie Lawry, another survivor of the plague.

UNCANNY X-MEN #516 $2.99 Page 64
Matt Fraction and Greg Land
“Nation X” Part 1  of 7. He (MAgnet) returns. [Northstar has returned to the X-Men as of #508. Northstar may not appear in all issues, as often happens with every team book with a large cast.]

X-FACTOR #50 $3.99 Page 76
Peter David and Valentine Delandro

Worlds and times collide in this double-sized conclusion to the year long storyline that has revitalized X-Factor. Will the Summers Rebellion triumph as is supposed to happen…or will it be derailed? Will Madrox make it back to his own time? Will Siryn, Monet and the rest of the team have their final showdown with Cortex? Will we actually learn just how it is that Layla Miller knows stuff? Will someone die? The answer to at least some of these questions is: Yes. [In issue #14, Rictor comes out as bisexual to Jamie. Madrox also has a gay dupe who occasionally appears. Rictor and Shatterstar kiss in #45.]

NET COMICS

ADVENTURES OF YOUNG DET Vol 3 $9.99 Page 291
Gyojeong Kwon
Det and Osen arrive at a village to rest, but later that night the area is attacked by monsters. The intrepid boys manage to save the village using the secret methods they learned from their village sorcerer. In the process, they meet a girl named Fore who decides to join their adventure. Meanwhile, the Ferat, still alive, follows her visions to Ogean in search of Det. She questions the sorcerer to learn Det’s whereabouts and continues on his trail. The adventures of Det continue, but perhaps only the Great Ferat knows how his journey will end.

AGE CALLED BLUE GN $11.99 Page 291
Est Em

Age Called Blue follows two friends , Billy and Nick. These boys have been living as roommates while doing all they can to promote their band. Billy has been harboring feelings for Nick for some time, but hasn’t yet found the nerve to move their relationship beyond the boundaries of normal friendship. In the world of struggling artists, trouble is always on the horizon, and is soon to rear its head as the other members of the band grow tired of Nick’s free thinking and easy going ways. They want the “hippy” out of the band, leav ing Billy with a heart wrenching choice: should he follow his life long desire to make music, a career he’s thrown countless hours into? or should he side with the boy who stole his heart a long time ago, his true best friend Nick?

DINING BAR AKIRA $11.99 Page 291
Tomoko Yamashita
In Tomoko Yamashita’s Dining Bar Akira, romantic passions battle with cool logic behind kitchen doors. There’s always drama when you’re trying to run a busy bar and restaurant. Akira Koji, the manager, is stuck in the middle of it all, trying to keep his cool. Then he gets a late night confession from one of his employees. Not only that, it’s a very attractive male employee a full six years younger than him, 26-year-old Torihara. Akira has never considered a homosexual relationship before, but things start to change when he can’t get the young man out of his head. Will the two of them be able to remain professional when things start to get serious?

TOKYO POP

GAME X RUSH Vol 2 $10.99 Page 304
Mizuho Kusanagi
Japan’s greatest bodyguard and greatest assassin caught in a deadly game…The mystery behind Yuuki’s sordid past is revealed, but can Memori tell the difference between what is the truth and what is just a lie? And what if that truth has something to do with Memori’s own mysterious past? [Note: Tokyopop used the word "bishonen" in its synopsis of the first volume, though I don't think this could be classified as yaoi.]
Pre-order this from Amazon.

LIBERTY LIBERTY GN $12.99 Page 304
Hinako Takanaga
From the creator of A Capable Man, You Will Drown in Love, and You Will Fall in Love!…After fleeing Tokyo, trying to escape a personal crisis, hapless Itaru winds up drunk and passed out on a neighborhood trash heap. His misery is documented by prickly cameraman, Kouki, who works for a local cable station, and soon the two end up roommates and co-workers. But with a company full of quirky characters, including a perky, winsome cross-dresser, and their own personalities to contend with, will Itaru and Kouki ever truly understand one another?
Preorder this from Amazon.

KYO KARA MAOH Vol 4 $120.99 Page 305
Tomo Takabayashi and Temari Matsumoto
The quest to fully activate Morgrif continues in this high school alien gender-bending adventure love story!
This manga is available now from Amazon.

TOP SHELF

VOICE OF THE FIRE NOVEL SC $14.95 Page 308
Alan Moore and Jose Villarrubia (photographs)
Alan Moore’s only novel, now available in paperback, with an introduction by Neil Gaiman! We meet twelve distinctive characters that lived in the same region of central England over the span of 6,000 years. Their narratives are woven together in patterns of recurring events, strange traditions and uncanny visions. Through each tale, Moore travels through history blending truth and conjecture, in a novel that is dazzling, moving, sometimes tragic, but always mesmerizing.
This book is available from Amazon.

YAOI PRESS

GOTHIC YAI BUNDLE: THE WORKS OF DANY & DANY $32.99 Page 314
Dany & Dany
This super-bargain bundle has forbidden French Revolution love between a priest and a playboy in “The Lily and the Rose,” Venetian theater decadence in “Wishing for the Moon,” tragic urban angst in “Idol,” and steampunk yaoi sci-fi in “Anima.”