SEAN: The end of January and the start of The Worst Month (tm). ASH: And an extra long one at that! SEAN: We start with Airship, which in print gives us Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut 7 (the final volume) and She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man 9. And in early digital we get
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Fluffy Paradise, Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man
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