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Summer Offensive, round two. 

...and a few Tooth droids involved: Rob Williams, Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo.

[Prophet]

Simon Roy (Prophet artist) posted this commission on his tumblr page:

A Dutch company called Dark Dragon have brought out a Best of Clint Langley book if anyone is interested.

[Wilds End]

Wilds End will have another mini-series out this year (haven't read the first one, worth a punt?)

Definitely do not go for the single Dark Horse volumes as a lot of them are out of print. I got up as far as the mid-teens and I started finding the volumes I was looking for next are out of print so I'll have to invest in the Saga collections.

[Giganto Maxia.]

Kentarou Miura (of Berserk fame) has a new series being released by Datk Horse next year, Giganto Maxia.

Indeed, everything from the 2016 DH solicitation looks interesting.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-16/dark-horse-adds-giganto-maxia-rg-veda-danganronpa-i-am-a-hero-manga/.88232

It's amazing how far behind English editions of manga are, French people were reading I Am A Hero a couple of years ago. (I'm just a grumpy sod anytime DH announce manga as some of my favourite manga are left uncompleted by them).

What is The Great Attractor?

[Beautiful Darkness]

Still not read Green Manor, is it good - well I assume youi reckon so! Looks like he's done something with Sean Philips - interested to see that...

Green Manor is great fun - essentially a series of locked-room-type murder mysteries/Victorian-era Future Shocks. So no recurring characters, no ongoing plot of any kind, but a lot of twist-in-the-tale vignettes.

The third book has been 'awaiting' translation since 2008, though, so I'm not holding my breath for that one.

I know. I'm hoping they will since Vehlmann is a big name thanks to Beautiful Darkness making a lot of best-of lists for 2014. The last volume of Insiders was released in 2010 and that is getting a new volume in October...

I picked up a copy of Tsuro yesterday after seeing a demonstration. Haven't had a chance to play it yet but it looks very accessible. I'm hoping it will prove to be a good family game like Qwirkle has been.
Could be just the thing Radiator is looking for too.

Tsuro is a really quick simple game, the Tsuro of the Seas version lengthens it but it mightn't be worth getting both if you have one. I prefer the first one.

Remember - Saturday is National tabletop game day, so make sure to celebrate by breaking out your favorite boardgames.

Worth calling into your local gaming shop or board game club, they might be running events for the day. I'm off to a all-day boardgaming convention myself.

[Die Wergelder]

Dark Horse will release the final volume of Blade of the Immortal this year. Maybe they will start reprinting the series from the beginning.

Kodansha will be releasing another series by him, Die Wergelder.

[Orbital]

Orbital and Barracuda will have new volumes from Cinebook later in the year and I think Requiem: Vampire Knight will have another collection from Panini.

Where did you get your Space Hulk from Satanist?

I had a similar nostalgic urge to get it recently and it seemed to be out of print (with the last one being a pre-order only and they're already gone sort of deal).

A few shops still have copies knocking around here in Ireland, I'd say ask the smaller gaming shops.

Bah! Just checked and it's PHANTOMS of the Louvre. Great novel, Otter, you should check it out. And I'm pumped for The Nikopol Trilogy based on Bilals art work alone. The man is a magician.

The Nikopol Trilogy has a transitional change in art from him, the last volume has his modern style.