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Author
Series
Akame ga kill! Zero volume 3
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Before becoming Night Raid's deadliest ally, Akame was a young girl bought by the Empire and raised as an assassin whose sole purpose was to slaughter everything in her path. Because that's what makes people happy--right? Discover Akame's shocking past in ... the prequel to the ... series Akame ga kill."--Back cover of Volume 1.
Author
Series
Akame ga KILL! volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Tatsumi's fantasy of leading a righteous assassin's life is brutally shattered when Sheele is lost in battle, but he must battle through his sorrow when he goes to fight the new group of teigu wielders called the Three Beasts.
Series
Publisher
Dark Horse Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An invisible enemy is threatening the Emperors life inside the Imperial Palace walls and Mulan is the only one he trust to help him. But among all the unspoken rules of the court, Mulan feels discouraged and hopeless. Can she rise to the Emperors expectations, defeat the dark threat, and save China once again?
Author
Series
Akame ga kill! Zero volume 4
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The tombs are littered with the captives and corpses of friends and foes alike. The rescue mission has become a bloody massacre as wave after wave of unrelenting Gravekeepers strike at the elite team. Will the backup's backup succeed where two other teams have failed?!"--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Akame ga KILL! volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Emotions are running high as the member of Night Raid storm the cathedral, but no one is remotely prepared for resistance from 'the Empire's strongest'-- Esdeath!!" -- Page [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Akame ga KILL! volume 15
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
While on a mission to exterminate a new type of Danger Beast, Tatsumi is reunited with none other than General Esdeath! With one last chance to win Esdeath over to Night Raid's side, will Tatsumi prove fruitful in his efforts?
Author
Series
Akame ga KILL! volume 1
Publisher
Yen Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"When the Jaegers' Dr. Stylish attacks the Night Raid base, Tatsumi and the others are forced out of their hideout to escape the deadly assassin! Pursued by Dr. Stylish's army of experimental soldiers, Night Raid must defeat the mad scientist or risk being made his next test subjects!"--Cover.
Author
Series
Rat Queens volume 2
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A brand-new, booze-soaked tale of the Rat Queens reveals a growing menace within the very walls of Palisade. And while Dee may have run from her past, the bloated, blood-feasting sky god N'rygoth never really lets his children stray too far. Collects issues #6-10 of the smash-hit series, plus extras."--
Author
Series
Crying Freeman volume 3
Publisher
Dark Horse
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A failed assassination attempt brings into Freeman's possession Muramasa, the Devil's Sword, an ancient blade that brings misfortune and death to any who possess it. To tame the sword's malevolent spirit, Tiger Orchid, Freeman's wife, takes the blade to train with a legendary swordmaster, but she'll need to find him in the Kowloon Walled City, a slum so virulent that it does not officially exist. But its dangers are all too real, including a criminal...
Author
Series
Rat Queens volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A group of mercenaries known as the Rat Queens, who are in the business of killing for profit, search for the mastermind behind the missions they are being sent on that set them up as targets for assassination.
14) Quarry's war
Author
Series
Publisher
Titan Comics
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Former U.S. Marine sniper and Vietnam vet Quarry has found a new vocation as a professional assassin. But when his latest contract turns out to be an old acquaintance from his military days, the fresh-faced hit man finds himself battling against his own conscience as secrets from the past start to reveal themselves."-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
At Myojo Private School, an elite all-girls boarding academy, the Class Black is comprised of thirteen students, twelve of whom are assassins. Their prey is the thirteenth student, Haru Ichinose, an upbeat girl who vows to survive school and graduate unharmed! Enter Azuma Tokaku, a cold-blooded killer who transfers from another school to kill Haru. What should have been a routine hit turns into a far more complicated affair as Tokaku is unable to...
Author
Publisher
DC Comics
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Killed in action. That{u2019}s the official story on the Suicide Squad, the crack team of the world{u2019}s most dangerous super-villains assembled to do the jobs too dirty for the good guys to handle. Also known as Task Force X, they{u2019}ve been X{u2019}ed out, leaving their minder and master, Amanda Waller, behind to pick up the pieces. At least that{u2019}s what they want you to believe.
Author
Publisher
Seven Seas Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
" Happy-go-lucky Haru Ichinose is an upbeat, all-smiles kind of girl. At a prestigious all-girls boarding school, Haru is one of the most popular girls on campus. The attention paid to her, however, is about to turn deadly. Enter Tokaku Azuma, a cold-blooded female assassin, who moves from one mission to the next with deadly precision. The heartless Tokaku has set her sights on Haru as her next target. What should have been a routine hit turns into...
Author
Series
Deadly class volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Change the world with a bullet. It's 1987 and homeless teenager Marcus Lopez Arguello has no reson to keep living. Until one fateful evening he is approached by a mysterious girl who invites him to join Kings Dominion Atelier of the Deadly Arts, a brutal, clandestine high school, where the world's top crime families send the next generation of assassins to be trained. Murder is an art, killing is a craft and the dagger in your back is no metaphor....
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