I wanted to point out two things. First, Deb Aoki has a more complete round-up of Viz's early line-up. Second, Douglas Wolk has done an impressive job running down the big-ticket books of the year over at Savage Critic.

Moving on we turn to Toon Books, the new children's graphic novel company from Francoise Mouly. They have two books planned for the first half of the year:

Luke on the Loose by Harry Bliss. The popular New Yorker cartoonist and children's illustrator (Diary of A Worm) makes his graphic novel debut in this story about a boy who, while following some pigeons, ends up taking a rather unconventional tour of New York City. $12.95 hardcover, April 6.

Benny and Penny in the Big No-No by Geoffrey Hayes. Hayes' cute mice siblings return for another outing. This time the pair go snooping in their mysterious new neighbor's backyard. Will they find a monster or a friend? Maybe a monster friend! $12.95, hardcover, May 5.