Flight

4 ans, 9 mois

6 ans

7 ans - Battle Royale, a high-octane thriller about senseless youth violence, is one of Japan's best-selling - and most controversial - novels. As part of a ruthless program by the totalitarian government, ninth-grade students are taken to a small isolated island with a map, food, and various weapons. Forced to wear special collars that explode when they break a rule, they must fight each other for three days until only one "winner" remains. The elimination contest becomes the ultimate in must-see reality television. A Japanese pulp classic available in English for the first time, Battle Royale is a potent allegory of what it means to be young and survive in today's dog-eat-dog world. The first novel by small-town journalist Koushun Takami, it went on to become an even more notorious film by 70-year-old gangster director Kinji Fukusaku.

10 ans - A series of graphic novel anthologies that collect short works from several dozen independent creators. The only rule is for great storytelling. Each of these massive books (two in the series so far) comes reasonably priced and in full color.

10 ans - A series of graphic novel anthologies that collect short works from several dozen independent creators. The only rule is for great storytelling. Each of these massive books (two in the series so far) comes reasonably priced and in full color.