Bambino Secondo 6, Brave Story 9, Marsupilami - Houba Banana by Franquin, Batem & Fauche (Level Comics 31 August 2012 manga and bande dessinée) [UPDATED]

Legare reborn! (just in time because an international Italian star is in town to promote a new movie), Wataru VS Hade (again), the road from karate Weak to Strong, Who is out in the marriage race? and With my own hands, I carried out trepanation. As with the Elex releases, Level manga streeting tomorrow have no blurbs (nor artwork) floating around, so those snaps comprise the only NikBabble™ you're going to get.
Added ROMIC restocks. (The lead—Marsupilami: Houba Banana—is a BD (bande dessinée) after all. :p)

Marsupilami: Houba Banana (Level Comics)

Le Marsupilami, Tome 11: Houba Banana © Franquin, Batem & Fauche/Marsu Productions. Published in Indonesia as Marsupilami: Houba Banana by Level Comics

Little Marsu is in big trouble! The notorious Shark kidnaps Little Marsu from Collin and Remi's house, intending to make the boing-boing-ing critter star in commercials for a new soft drink, Houba Banana.

Fortunately, the gray parrot from Gabon witnesses the crime and gives chase, along with Marsupilami. Collin and Remi, too, go after Shark.

Marsupilami: Houba Banana, the 11th volume of the Marsu Productions spin-off of André Franquin's Le Marsupilami series, was first published in July 1997. Batem (Marsupilami, Sam Speed) illustrated the Xavier Fauche (Lucky Luke, Rantanplan) and Eric Adam (Les Contes du 7ème Souffle) story.

If you're not familiar with When the animal rebounds, he makes a funny noise: Boing Marsupilami—editor Adis-san sez the series has been adapted for the big screen—go here (my abridged version) or here (Wiki article).

Level Comics manga (2012.08.31)

  1. Bambino! Secondo vol 6 of 11+ by Sekiya Tetsuji
  2. バンビ~ノ!SECONDO 6 (JP cover)

    Bambino! Secondoバンビ~ノ!SECONDO
    by Sekiya Tetsuji
    Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen
    Volume 6 first published in Japan 2011.02
    (Volume 11 released 2012.06; Volume 12 street date: 2012.09.28)

    Related series
    Prequel: Bambino! (15 volumes)

  3. Brave Story (Brave Story - Shinsetsu) vol 9 of 20 by Miyabe Miyuki and Ono Yoichiro
  4. Brave Story, tome 9 (FR cover)

    Brave Story - Shinsetsu
    ブレイブ・ストーリー~新説~
    by Miyabe Miyuki and Ono Yoichiro
    AKA Brave Story: A Retelling of a Classic
    Shinchosha Comic Bunch, seinen
    Volume 9 first published in Japan 2005.10

    Related
    Adapted from Miyabe Miyuki's Brave Story light novel

    Other languages
    English Brave Story (TOKYOPOP: five volumes; the Brave Story novel was published by VIZ Media 2009.11), French (Kurokawa: Tome 20 shipped 2011.02) and traditional Chinese (Tong Li Taiwan)

  5. Homunculus vol 13 of 15 by Yamamoto Hideo
  6. ホムンクルス 13 (JP cover)

    Homunculusホムンクルス
    by Yamamoto Hideo
    Shogakukan Big Comic Spirits, seinen
    Volume 13 first published in Japan 2010.07

  7. Karate Master Minoru (Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru) vol 2 of 49+ by Baba Yasushi
  8. 空手小公子 小日向海流 2 (JP cover)

    Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru
    空手小公子 小日向海流」 by Baba Yasushi
    Kodansha Young Magazine, seinen
    Volume 2 first published in Japan 2000.10

    Other languages
    Traditional Chinese (Sharp Point Press Taiwan: 空手小霸王-小日向海流 (45) released 2012.06)

    Related
    Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru Kōshiki Guide Book published 2005.07.06

  9. Miso-Com (30 Kon Miso-com) vol 13 of 14+ by Yonezawa Rika
  10. 30婚 miso‐com 13 (JP cover)

    30 Kon Miso-com30婚 miso‐com
    by Yonezawa Rika
    Kodansha Kiss, josei
    Volume 13 first published in Japan 2011.08

    Other languages
    Traditional Chinese (Tong Li: 待嫁熟女 13 per 2012.04

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European comics/BDs (2012.08.31)

  • Marsupilami: Houba Banana (Le Marsupilami, Tome 11: Houba Banana) by Franquin, Batem & Fauche (Marsu Productions)
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