It’s the first Tuesday of the month, and publishers have manga to release! If you haven’t been following the weekly releases, DC finally has the first volume of Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga collected, and perfectly timed for landing under the Christmas tree. It’s mix of Batman action and 60s insanity will be a double treat for Batman/manga fans. Or just something for non-Batman fans to laugh at. For not so laughing material, Vertical Comics releases volume 12 of Knights of Sidonia, their popular sci-fi series. This series will be caught up with the Japanese release with its next volume. Fans will then have to endure a long and excruciating wait to get their next fix. Can they hold out?

Viz Media has the lion’s share of titles this week with their shonen and shojo titles making landfall. Assassination Classroom, the title about an alien threatening to destroy the Earth that takes on a class of middle school misfits is finally out. I’m seriously considering this one. New in shojo is Yukarism, a gender-bending, time-traveling title by Chika Shiomi. I will pick up the first volume of any series by her. She is one of the few mangaka I have that much trust in. The final volume of the romance title for more mature readers, Happy Marriage?!, is out this week as is the final  volume of Millennium Snow. I’ve been holding off on reading volume 3. I’ve been torn over reading more and knowing it’s gonna end again, and I don’t want it too! But all good things must, right?

Full list per Diamond Distributors:

DARK HORSE COMICS
New Lone Wolf And Cub Volume 3 TP, $13.99

DC COMICS
Batman The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga Volume 1 TP, $14.99

KODANSHA COMICS
Sankarea Volume 10 GN, $10.99

PERFECT SQUARE
Pokemon Black And White Volume 19 GN, $4.99
Pokemon XY Volume 1 GN, $4.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
Alice In The Country Of Joker The Nightmare Trilogy Volume 2 GN, $13.99

VERTICAL
From The New World Volume 6 GN, $10.95
Knights Of Sidonia Volume 12 GN, $12.95

VIZ MEDIA
Assassination Classroom Volume 1 GN, $9.99
Dragon Ball 3-In-1 Edition Volume 7 TP, $14.99
Food Wars Shokugeki No Soma Volume 3 GN, $9.99
Happy Marriage Volume 9 GN, $9.99
Honey Blood Volume 2 GN, $9.99
Kimi Ni Todoke Volume 20 GN, $9.99
Millennium Snow Volume 4 GN, $9.99
Naruto Volume 68 GN, $9.99
Nura Rise Of The Yokai Clan Volume 24 GN, $9.99
Seraph Of The End Vampire Reign Volume 3 GN, $9.99
Toriko Volume 25 GN, $9.99
Vampire Knight Fleeting Dreams SC, $14.99
Voice Over Seiyu Academy Volume 8 GN, $9.99
Yukarism Volume 1 GN, $9.99