Soul Eater, Vol. 9

In the sequel to CatStronauts: Mission Moon, your favorite elite group of cat astronauts are thrust into the space-race of the century! Fresh off of their heroic mission to save the world, the CatStronauts--Major Meowser, Pom Pom, Blanket and Waffles--are taking a well deserved victory lap. Parades and fancy awards dinners are the new norm! But around the world, other cat space programs are watching--in particular the CosmoCats, the first cats to go to space! With national pride and scientific research on the line, the world's space programs rush to be the first cats to Mars, and the CatStronauts are starting months behind! Can they catch up and prove their first mission was no fluke? In this graphic novel, debut author/illustrator Drew Brockington takes the CatStronauts further than they've every gone, adding in mounds of jokes, charm, science, and enough yarn and scratching posts for everyone!

Kid, accompanied by an escort of witches, enters the witches' realm to appeal for help. Though they have been DWMA's enemies for years, the witches share a respect for order-and are equally threatened by the Kishin. Kid's immediate goal is to deal with the situation on the moon, but he hopes that the negotiations will forge a new pact between DWMA and witches in the future-assuming anyone survives the Kishin's madness!

In his madness, Death the Kid has embraced a new notion of 'order': Only in nothingness can there be true balance and equilibrium. But for Black*Star, being on equal footing with anyone is not his style. Black*Star has always wanted to 'transcend the gods' - now his only chance may be to overpower his shinigami friend and take Death down if he wants to save him...!

After a successful operation at Baba Yaga Castle, DWMA prepares a new offensive strategy centred around a select of elite students - the Spartoi, Maka and Soul undergo rigorous training, probing the boundaries of Soul's hard-won new potential as a weapon. Maka's soul perception ability has made her the enemy's next target, and she and Soul know they will have to step it up fast - Eibon and his followers are coming, ready or not!

As Maka and a team of DWMA students slip into Baba Yaga Castle in the guise of Arachnophobian guards, Black Star opts for his usual style of entrance: loud and without a trace of subtlety. But although Black Star doesn't seem to have changed much on the outside, inwardly, he has at last found the way to harness the true power of the Uncanny Sword. And that means he's ready to test his blade in a round three rematch against swordsman Mifune. Will Black Star's transformation be enough? Or will he once again find himself at the mercy of the great samurai?