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DARK HORSE COMICS

FIGHT CLUB 3 #6

CVR B FAGAN

(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Cameron Stewart (CA) Kirbi Fagan

NApoleonic soldiers, angels, and the history of art theft come together as a young man ventures through the looking glass in pursuit of Epistasis Theory and the one True Cross.

ABSTRACT STUDIOS

FIVE YEARS #2

(W) Terry Moore (A) Terry Moore (CA) Terry Moore

Ivy and Julie take Tambi to the Heitzer Institute in hopes the company will assist in tracking down Phi bomb labs. Unfortu NAtely the new director has a plan of her own, one that may make matters much worse. Meanwhile, Rachel and Zoe follow Lilith's trail to Egypt and Katchoo is forced to reveal everything to Francine. Can she handle the truth? Find out in issue two of Terry Moore's new series!

DC COMICS

(W) Geoff Johns (A) Andy Kubert

This collectible slipcased box set features the complete FLASHPOINT epic, from the legendary miniseries by writer Geoff Johns (DOOMSDAY CLOCK) and artist Andy Kubert (THE DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE) to the entire run of titles by comics' greatest talents exploring the world of FLASHPOINT through the lives of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and more. When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed! Deceased family members are alive, loved ones are strangers and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war between the Atlanteans and Amazons-but where are the World's Greatest Heroes? It's a place where America's last hope is Cyborg, who hopes to gather the forces of the Outsider, the Secret Seven, S!H!A!Z!A!M!, Citizen Cold and other new and familiar-yet-altered faces! It's a world running out of time. If the Flash can't find out who altered the timeline, the DC Universe is doomed!   This collector's box set includes these trade paperbacks: •  FLASHPOINT TP •  FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING BATMAN TP •  FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING    GREEN LANTERN TP •  FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING THE FLASH TP •  FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING SUPERMAN TP •  FLASHPOINT: THE WORLD OF FLASHPOINT FEATURING    WONDER WOMAN TP ART NOT FI NAL

DARK HORSE COMICS

FLCL OMNIBUS GN

(W) Gai NAx (A) Hajime Ueda

The complete FLCL manga adaptation-now with bonus color illustrations and remastered story pages! In this surreal sci-fi romp, a sullen Japanese boy finds himself in the middle of an interstellar conspiracy. As his home life unravels, a sexy space assassin becomes his family maid, and his own head becomes a portal for armed robots. Life as he knows it is quickly falling apart, and Ueda doesn't know who's friend or foe! One thing's for certain-he has to grow up quick and save his hometown, whether he wants to or not!

VERTICAL COMICS

FLOWERS OF EVIL COMPLETE ED TP #1

(W) Shuzo Oshimi (A) Shuzo Oshimi (CA) Shuzo Oshimi

Edgy, intense, and romantic, The Flowers of Evil has been a reader favorite. The routine of class and endless stupidity in a provincial town is taking a toll on middle-schooler Takao Kasuga. Though he gets along well enough with his peers, they'll never begin to dig any of that reading business that's his only true escape. What can he expect when he's in love with foreign stuff like the poems of Charles Baudelaire? In a moment of weakness, he finds and takes home the gym clothes of pretty, sweet, and smart NA NAka Saeki on whom he has a major crush. Witness to the theft is the oddest girl in class, who seems to consider the whole world a pile of excrement and to nurse a terribly sadistic streak. Collects volumes 1-3 of the origi NAl publication.

VERTICAL COMICS

FLYING WITCH GN #7

(W) Chihiro Ichizuka (A) Chihiro Ichizuka (CA) Chihiro Ichizuka

A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba&! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humor, slice of life and traditio NAl Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka. Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

VIZ MEDIA LLC

FOOD WARS SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA GN #30

(W) Yuto Tsukuda (A) Shun Saeki (CA) Shun Saeki

The Régiment de Cuisine has reached its fi NAl bout! The council sends in its two best chefs, Tsukasa and Rindo, while the resisters' hopes ride on Soma and Eri NA. In this battle of true gourmet between father and daughter, who will walk away the victor-Azami or Eri NA?! For older teen audiences.

YEN PRESS

FOR THE KID I SAW IN MY DREAMS HC #2

(W) Kei Sanbe (A) Kei Sanbe (CA) Kei Sanbe

Senri used to go on adventures with his brother, but Kazuto is long gone... After suffering a blow to the head, Senri passes out. When he comes to, he's surrounded by professio NAl gangsters and his classmate, Itakura. Senri thought Itakura was the victim of his scam, but in reality it was a set-up that puts Senri in grave danger. Itakura offers a deal: freedom for Senri and his abducted friend in exchange for all of the money that Senri's been saving up. The money is important to Senri. He even got his own hands dirty making it, all to search for the man who murdered his brother. Will he lose it all? Senri must weigh revenge against a killer versus the life of a friend and then make his choice. Age 16 and up.

DC COMICS

(W) Geoff Johns (A) David Finch (CA) David Finch

The Justice League is dead! And the villains shall inherit the Earth! In this new title collecting the seven-issue miniseries FOREVER EVIL, the Crime Syndicate takes over the DC Universe, and no one can stand in the way of them and their quest for complete world domi NAtion - no one except Lex Luthor!

MARVEL COMICS

FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #7

(W) Tom Taylor (A) Ken Lashley (CA) Andrew Robinson

• As seen in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15, Aunt May is reopening the F.E.A.S.T. Center to help the homeless and needy of New York City! •  But things are rarely as simple as that in the Marvel Universe as F.E.A.S.T. and the new funding May has secured to try to make her dream a reality is under attack by...THE PROWLER?! •  Has Hobie Brown returned to his crimi NAl beginnings? Can Spider-Man help bring him back to the side of the angels? Rated T

IDW PUBLISHING

FULL BLEED COMICS & CULTURE QUARTERLY HC #1

NEW EDITION

(W) Mark Russell (A) Erin NAtions (CA) Cassey Kuo

NEW EDITION! FULL BLEED VOLUME ONE IS BACK IN PRINT!  The world's only 200-page PRINT-ONLY comics & culture hardcover "magazine," curated and edited by IDW Publishing's Dirk Wood and Ted Adams. By merging the best in comics, fiction, non-fiction, deep dive interviews, opinion, history, think-pieces and more, FULL BLEED is a reading experience like no other, and a beautiful artisan addition to any bookshelf. FULL BLEED volume one contains an exclusive interview with Stephen King, a lost and unpublished interview with Alan Moore, a new short story from Joe Lansdale with spot illustrations by Tim Truman, new comic content from Erin NAtions, Kim Dwinell, Shannon Wheeler, and much, much, much more! JOE HILL: "FULL BLEED #1 was a hell of a book. I'm excited to see the series continue. Jump in. The water's great." Featuring a print-only interview with STEPHEN KING available NOWHERE ELSE! A timeless collection of the best interviews, fiction, non-fiction, and new comic content-nd the beginning of a brand-new print only line!  

IDW PUBLISHING

FULL BLEED COMICS & CULTURE QUARTERLY HC #2

(W) Derek Royal (A) Walter Simonson (CA) Eric Rewitzer

If you thought FULL BLEED Volume 1 was full of amazing content, wait until you see the Deep Cuts in Volume 2! An exclusive interview with industry legend Walter Simonson, with never-before-seen sketches from the master himself! An interview with Gilbert & Jaime Her NAndez of Love & Rockets fame! A political rant with spot illustrations from the inimitable Bob Fingerman! An interview with, and feature on, the fantastical Nnedi Okorafor! All that, plus new comic content, new fiction, perso NAl essays on punk rock, comic art in museums, famous war photographers, and much, much more.   Full Bleed is a brand-new quarterly, PRINT-ONLY 200-page hardcover "magazine," curated and edited by IDW Publishing's Dirk Wood and Ted Adams. By merging the best in comics, fiction, non-fiction, deep dive interviews, opinion, history, think-pieces and more, FULL BLEED will be a reading experience like no other, and a beautiful artisan addition to any bookshelf. Looking through an inter NAtio NAl lens, but filtered through the unique perspective of the IDW:PDX satellite office in Portland, Oregon, FULL BLEED will tackle all aspects of the creative culture, and beyond-comics, music, film, tv, fine art, photography, design, politics and more. Also includes "The Watering Shed," a brand-new short story featuring Hap & Leo NArd from award-winning novelist Joe Lansdale! •       A new comic story from the creator of Surfside Girls, Kim Dwinell! •       "Creating Dangerously," an essay on Guy Coldwell and controversial art by Bob Leven! •       "Archival Quality: An interview with Christi NA "Steenz" Stewart and Ivy Weir" by Jen Vaughn! •       "Uncharted," a short story by Benjamin Percy with spot illustrations by Brent Schoonover! •       ... and much, much more!

VIZ MEDIA LLC

GANGSTA CURSED GN #5

(W) Kohske (A) Syuhei Kamo (CA) Syuhei Kamo

Spas has lost the sense of justice that gave his life meaning. Striker still lives only for the thrill of the hunt. The rift between their moral stances forces Spas to break the promise they'd once made to each other, initiating a bloody parting that will scar them both forever. The fi NAl volume of Marco Adriano's hidden history of savagery and redemption. For mature audiences.

DARK HORSE COMICS

GANTZ G TP #2

(W) Hiroya Oku (A) Keita Iizuka (CA) Keita Iizuka

After their disastrous first mission, the surviving Gantz teammates are determined to train hard to ensure gaining enough game points to resurrect the shy NAiki. But the teen team members are sorely tempted to use the powerful Gantz suits for their own purposes-and desires for revenge!

DARK HORSE COMICS

GANTZ OMNIBUS TP #1

(W) Hiroya Oku (A) Hiroya Oku (CA) Hiroya Oku

Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits . . . and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the fi NAl time? Over 600 story pages, value priced. Collecting Gantz vols, 1-3.

DARK HORSE COMICS

GANTZ OMNIBUS TP #2

(W) Hiroya Oku (A) Hiroya Oku (CA) Hiroya Oku

Ordi NAry Tokyo citizens resurrected from death by a mysterious black orb, the Gantz team is conscripted to fight bizarre, deadly aliens in a game that promises release from the game . . . or oblivion. But the game's purpose is unclear, and the stakes are far greater than survival!

AMIGO COMICS

GARGANTUAN #2 (OF 5)

(W) Colleen Douglas (A) Luis Czerniawski (CA) Hugo Petrus

Gargantuan; ancient bio machines, fused with alien D NA, buried in the planet intended for use with specific persons carrying the compatible ancestral genes of the designers. Sarah Lozen dreams of them and sees the capabilities of their true power; the future of mankind is earmarked Hominid!

IDW PUBLISHING

GEARS OF WAR HIVEBUSTERS #4 (OF 5)

CVR A QUAH

(W) Kurtis J. Wiebe (A) Alan Quah (CA) Alan Quah

With the memories of those they've lost fresh in their minds, Team Scorpio has fi NAlly made it to the hive. But as they fight their way through, they'll also uncover a disturbing secret that could tip the balance in their fight against the Swarm. Don't miss the penultimate issue of this new Gears of War mission! Gears of War games have collectively garnered more than 520 media and industry awards, accolades, and nomi NAtions. With The Coalition and franchise co-creator Rod Fergusson leading development, Xbox Game Studios is tripling down on "Gears of War" with three new titles: Gears 5, Gears Pop!, and Gears Tactics. Ask your retailer about the limited Pierre Droal variant!

PAPERCUTZ

GERONIMO STILTON 3IN1 #3

(W) Geronimo Stilton (A) Geronimo Stilton (CA) Geronimo Stilton

The hit Scholastic chapter book series has been successfully adapted into the best-selling graphic novel series from Papercutz. As Geronimo continues to garner new fans from his animated adventures seen on Netflix and Amazon Prime, Papercutz proudly collects 3 Geronimo Stilton graphic novels in 1! Geronimo Stilton and friends travel back to the past in the Speedrat to save the future from dastardly Pirate Cats. First up, head back to visit the Dinosaurs, then save Mozart from composing a CAT-astrophe, and fi NAlly help Geronimo invent the printing press. Fun and educatio NAl, Geronimo Stilton has a huge fan following and thanks to the new animated series, that following is getting larger all the time!

KODANSHA COMICS

GHOST IN SHELL DLX RTL HC ED #1

(W) Shirow Masamune (A) Shirow Masamune (CA) Shirow Masamune

This deluxe edition will mark the first time the book has been published in its origi NAl Japanese right-to-left format in English. Supervised by the creator, this will be the definitive edition of The Ghost in the Shell. Deep into the twenty-first century, the line between man and machine has been blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg superagent Major Motoko Kusa NAgi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercrimi NAls, including "ghost hackers" who are capable of exploiting the human/machine interface and reprogramming humans to become puppets to carry out the hackers' crimi NAl ends.

IDW PUBLISHING

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #265

CVR A DIAZ

(W) Larry Hama (A) Netho Diaz (CA) Netho Diaz

G.I. Joe and Cobra go head-to-head in the latest arc fi NAle from Living Legend Larry Hama and superstar artist Netho Diaz! But this ending may only be the beginning of bigger troubles to come for our Real American Heroes! The second of 2 connecting covers (Cover B) by artist Dan Fraga!

IDW PUBLISHING

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #265

CVR B FRAGA

(W) Larry Hama (A) Netho Diaz (CA) Dan Fraga

G.I. Joe and Cobra go head-to-head in the latest arc fi NAle from Living Legend Larry Hama and superstar artist Netho Diaz! But this ending may only be the beginning of bigger troubles to come for our Real American Heroes! The second of 2 connecting covers (Cover B) by artist Dan Fraga!

IDW PUBLISHING

GLOW #4

CVR A TEMPLER

(W) Tini Howard (A) Han NAh Templer (CA) Han NAh Templer

It's time for the main event! The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are turning heel for one night only-but just like any good wrestling match, nothing is quite as it seems! Will the Star Primas come out on top? Or will GLOW come out swinging with a surprise upset?!

IDW PUBLISHING

GODZILLA COMP RULERS OF EARTH TP #2

(W) Chris Mowry (A) Matt Frank (CA) Matt Frank

Giant monsters are appearing across the globe and leaving complete devastation in their wake. But a mysterious Russian industrialist offers to rid the world of them with his new Mechagodzilla units. Will the new fleet of weaponized robots be enough to stop Godzilla when he returns? Will Godzilla be able to battle the newly created Mecha-King Ghidorah? It's a war of the machines with Godzilla caught in the middle. Collects the fi NAl 13 issues (#13-25) of the series. Advance solicited for August. Godzilla returns, and the world will never be the same!

ANTARCTIC PRESS

GOLD DIGGER #267

(W) Fred Perry (A) Fred Perry

A dark shadow has fallen across "Futility", a lower region of the omniverse so close and yet a universe away from Earth. Here, once-powerful War-crafters and Arch-entities wallow in despair under the iron fist of their new overlord, Gi NA Diggers, who has seemingly given up hope on ever returning home and has taken out her frustrations on the fiends who once called her "slave"!  Only one soul dares to challenge her now...one armed with a toy pistol and a familiar look in her eye!