Super Manga Blast! #55

Dark Horse's Super Manga Blast! #55 packs a generous 128 pages of manga anthology goodness, and the cover makes a vivid case for what's inside — a beaming, wide-eyed heroine takes center stage surrounded by a lively crowd of supporting characters, heralding the Club 9 finale with "surprising reunions & bonus pinups" as Makoto Kobayashi's lovely heroine returns to Akita. Also on the bill are Cannon God Exaxxion, continuing its battle-for-Earth drama amid "rumors, lies, and extremist behavior," plus a double feature of What's Michael? spotlighting cats as brilliant control freaks. Rounding things out is a fan's-view section with convention reports and cosplay photos — making this one of the more cheerfully jam-packed issues in the anthology's run.