Previews Orders Due: Friday, August 27th

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HST Pricing

You'll be pleased to hear that the implementation of the HST will NOT change the price of anything in the store! Hooray!!

Podcasts!

The Dragon is now podcasting on a (mostly) weekly basis! You can check out our first podcast in our website by clicking “Podcast” under the News menu. Be sure to check back to that page regularly for new podcasts on varying topics.

Ordering by Email:

There's a new email address to make orders with The Dragon - orders@thedragonweb.com - simple and easy! If you are making a Previews order or want to update your current subscription, please email us at that address, so that we can process your order more quickly and easily! Thanks!

Email List:

The Email List is go! We have had to change our address so check your spam filters for thedragonnews@gmail.com!!If you would like to subscribe please send and email to that address with 'join' as the subject.

New Manga This Week:

20th Century Boys vol.1 & 2 gns restock
Flight vol.7 gn
Friendly Game gn
Mondo Urbano gn
Pluto vol.1 gn restock
Super Pro Ko vol.1 gn
Usagi Yojimbo vol.24 gn

New Anime for Rent This Week:

(Please note that DVDs may not be shelved immediately)
Vampire Knight vol.1 DVD

New Merchandise This Week:

Torchwood Magazine 22 Special
Wizard Magazine 229

For more items shipping this week, check the Comics Newsletter.

Previews orders are due July 23rd.
DO NOT FORGET TO GET YOURS IN ON TIME!!

Cool Items to Order: Serenity Shepherd's Tale hc

The much rumored, much anticipated, and much wished for origin of Shepherd Book is at last solicited in the July Previews. This hard cover book written by Joss and Zack Whedon with art by Chris Samnee will finally fill in the gaps in Book's back story, filling all Firefly lovers in on where he came from and why he was always so secretive. This book is sure to fly off the shelves so be sure to get your pre-order in on time. You can check it out on page 28 of the July Previews and it will cost approximately 17.00.
The July Order has been placed! If you missed out on preordering this book please contact the store and we will put in a late order for you!

Recommended Reading: Solanin

Written and illustrated by Inio Asano, a relative newcomer to manga, Solanin is a touching and beautiful story about young adults finding their place in the world. Focusing on Meiko Inoue the story follows her as she decides to quit her Tokyo office job, that she has had since graduating college, and try to figure out what she really wants to do with her life. Along the path of Meiko's adventure we are introduced to her small group of friends, Narou her freelance artist and live in boyfriend, Ai who works in a women's clothing store, Kato who is currently on his sixth year of college and Rip who runs his family's Pharmacy.
Much like Box Office Poison and Tricked by Alex Robinson and Blankets by Craig Thompson, Asano's storytelling style jumps across characters and time to lead the reader to the end of the story. We get to see a snippet of their early days in college when the group first met and formed a band, and what life is like later as each tries to make a living in busy Tokyo without sacrificing all of their dreams. Though the story spans only approximately a years time the characters are so real that you begin to feel for them and hope that everything will work out. I will admit that at one point the story brought tears to my eyes because I was so empathetic for the characters. The subject matter of losing one's self to a job you hate combined with Asano's fantastic art style make this book a must read for anyone who enjoys the slice of life style of graphic novel.
Solanin is a single oversize manga volume from Viz Media Signature Series and retails for $21.00.

Anime Review: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Makoto Konno discovers that she has the ability to go back in time when she inadvertently does it to save herself from a train accident. After talking with her aunt who tells her that she too once had the ability to time leap, she starts time leaping for the smallest things like sleeping in, tests and even karaoke. When she discovers that time leaping can negatively affect others she starts doing it even more often to keep undesirable situations from happening. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is a movie which also has a one-shot manga that was created after the film.

Make sure to check out our DVD Rental selection. We add new titles regularly! Over 1000 DVDs to choose from! Only 4.50 for THREE nights!

 
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