Slayers Return brings back Lina Inverse and her partner in crime, Naga the White Serpent in laugh out loud new adventures. Kia Asamiya's Nadesico will continue to take readers on an amazing and mysterious adventure beyond the stars and the imagination. Nadesico Book 2 will be available in the popular smaller print format and at a reduced price.

Slayers Return
They've always been bitter rivals, but now Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent must put aside their differences and join forces for a common goal, to save the world!

Size: 5" x 7.375"
Pages: 136 pages, b&w
Rating: 13UP
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
Catalog #: CMX 64604G
ISBN #: 1-58664-914-0
Pre-order date: February 9, 2004
Street date: March 3, 2004
SRP: $9.99

Nadesico Book 2
Writer and Artist: Kia Asamiya artist of Uncanny X-Men and Batman: Child of Dreams. While investigating a strange space anomaly, the Space Battleship Nadesico encounters a long-lost interstellar cruiser that mysteriously vanished many years ago. What bizarre connection binds these two ships?

Size: 5" x 7.375"
Pages: 168 pages, b&w
Rating: 13UP
Genre: Science Fiction
Catalog #: CMX 62402MM
ISBN #: 1-58664-907-8
Pre-order date: February 9, 2004
Street date: March 17, 2004
SRP: $9.99

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