Black Star (2026)

A captivating collection of short stories by Ryoichiro Kezuka that explores the quiet, powerful intersections of music, memory, and everyday life. At the heart of these stories is a young woman working at a small record store in Tokyo. Each story introduces a new visitor to the shop—each with a unique past, a specific record in mind, and an emotional thread waiting to be uncovered. As the needle drops, so do the walls between strangers, revealing bittersweet moments, long-lost connections, and the smooth healing of sound.

Written By Kristin Kreuk, Star Of Smallville, Murder In A Small Town And Reacher. Amidst Skirmishes Between Two Warring Factions In The Early Nineteenth-Century Fur Trade, Dashiell Carlyle Discovers He Has Magical Abilities… And That He’S Not Alone. Thrust Into A Secret Order With Designs To Use Their Magic To Build A New And Better World, Dashiell Discovers That Their Utopia May Come At A Horrific Cost.

Raf’s first mission as a newly minted squad leader goes sideways fast when Real Patriot and the Justice Battalion blow a hole in Maverick’s jet and expose that their flight suits have been secretly tracked all along. A tense, bloody standoff shatters the team and any illusion about who the “good guys” are—capped by the shocking return of Danny, now fighting for the other side just for the healthcare.With their squad wiped out and their loyalties shaken, Raf and Kyle are the only survivors left to finish the mission and decide what they really believe in.

Rumors of a mythical beast behind recent disappearances have villagers on edge. And after another bad harvest, with winter closing in, the settlement must rely on the generousity of the Order causing tension between the two parties to grow. It becomes clear that not every villager is what they seem, and not every member of the order is who they have sold themselves to be.

The mob has reached the gates in search of bloody justice. The Order has been brought to their knees. And Laurence’s true plan comes to light. As the three sides clash - Dashiell searches for a moral path through the wreckage, as the final issue of Black Star sets the next two hundred years in motion…”