Today, we have an exclusive excerpt of Julia Kluge's TO BE A BRAVE SCOUT, published this summer by Rotopol in Germany. Enjoy!

Helen Chazan takes a look at another classic comic by Rumiko Takahashi, and professes her love for Kyoko Otonashi in a review that blends the critical with the personal.

As the Ventura Police Dept. prepares to combat the PELICAN BASTARDS with Operation K.A.L.M.A.R., Officer Napkin encounters a surprise scenario...