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JOHNNY BOO HC #6

ZOOMS TO THE MOON

(W) James Kochalka (A) James Kochalka (CA) James Kochalka

Johnny Boo zooms to the moon on a star-powered skateboard, where he meets a spunky little girl ghost NAmed Susie Boom. She has BOOM power, which is pretty darn loud. Luckily, the moon has ice cream. But oh no! It also has an ice cream monster, just like back on earth. This book fulfills the dreams of many of our young readers, who said they wanted Johnny Boo to visit the moon. And many others who wanted to see Johnny Boo ride a skateboard. They will all be delighted by this very silly adventure.

IDW - TOP SHELF

JOHNNY BOO HC #9

JOHNNY BOO IS KING

(W) James Kochalka (A) James Kochalka (CA) James Kochalka

Johnny Boo is wearing a crown on his head, so that means he's the King! Squiggle wants to be king too, so he puts a rock on his head. After a brief argument, they decide to share their new flying castle, and fly to the moon. Or are they just pretending? After a madcap encounter with the Ice Cream Monster, they fi NAlly get too sleepy to stay awake... making this silly story excellent for bedtime.

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

JOIN THE FUTURE #4

(W) Zack Kaplan (A) Piotr Kowalski (CA) Piotr Kowalski

The rural town of Franklin is a day away from annihilation by mega terraforming ma-chines, and Clementine has failed to stop it, failed in her attempt at revenge and even failed her own ideals. Now she must decide if she wants to escape with her life or take a fi NAl stand against the futuristic City's control. Written by Zack Kaplan (LOST CITY EXPLORERS) with art from Piotr Kowalski (Sex, Marvel Knights: Hulk, The Dark Tower), JOIN THE FUTURE is a sci-fi western that examines a tomorrow where everyone must ask what your values are truly worth.

DC COMICS

The Eisner-nomi NAted creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino (Green Arrow, Gideon Falls) reunite for a psychological horror story that delves into the bottomless insanity of The Joker. Everyone knows The Joker doesn't have the most promising history with psychotherapists. In fact, no one's even been able to diagnose him. But that doesn't matter to Dr. Ben Arnell; he's determined to be the one to unravel this unknowable mind. And there's no way The Joker could ever get through the therapeutic walls Ben has built around himself. Right? There's no way The Joker's been entering his house at night...right? There's no way The Joker has stood over his son's bed and put that book in his hands, the one with the, the, the... Collects Joker: Killer Smile #1-3 and Batman: The Smile Killer #1.

REBELLION / 2000AD

JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #421

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) NA

More action and adventure in the future-shocked world of Judge Dredd! A Euro-Cit Judge travels to Mega-City One in a bid to help apprehend a wanted felon in "The Fugitive"; organized crime gets a foothold in Badrock in "Lawless: Boom Town"; Blunt and the survivors must get off Getri-1 before the alien Zhind arrive in the penultimate chapter of the thriller; and meanwhile, the second half of the issue is taken up with the concluding third arc of The Vigilant, as Dr. Sin, Thunderbolt, Leopard and the rest of the revived Brit super-heroes face down the evil Von Hoffman for the last time! In the bagged mini-trade, to mark The Vigilant's fi NAle, a selection of the greatest hits of the Steel Commando, Blake Edmonds, the Steel Claw, and more!

DC COMICS

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Xermanico (CA) Gary Frank

As writer Simon Spurrier jumps on board for the start of the three-part tale "The Rule of War," it's close encounters...of a Justice League kind! After answering a distress sig NAl from distant space, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Green Lantern discover an abandoned cargo ship full of young aliens! When the League attempts to return the children to their home planet, they are met with awe, terror, and war! Thus begins a three-part storyline that will take the League to a previously unknown planet, with an all-new species, a dangerous mystery, and a new, otherworldly villain.

DC COMICS

CLAUDIO CASTELLINI VAR ED

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Xermanico (CA) Claudio Castellini

As writer Simon Spurrier jumps on board for the start of the three-part tale "The Rule of War," it's close encounters...of a Justice League kind! After answering a distress sig NAl from distant space, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Green Lantern discover an abandoned cargo ship full of young aliens! When the League attempts to return the children to their home planet, they are met with awe, terror, and war! Thus begins a three-part storyline that will take the League to a previously unknown planet, with an all-new species, a dangerous mystery, and a new, otherworldly villain.

DC COMICS

WONDER WOMAN 84 GABRIELE DELL OTTO VAR ED

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Xermanico (CA) Gabriele Dell'Otto

As writer Simon Spurrier jumps on board for the start of the three-part tale "The Rule of War," it's close encounters...of a Justice League kind! After answering a distress sig NAl from distant space, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Green Lantern discover an abandoned cargo ship full of young aliens! When the League attempts to return the children to their home planet, they are met with awe, terror, and war! Thus begins a three-part storyline that will take the League to a previously unknown planet, with an all-new species, a dangerous mystery, and a new, otherworldly villain.

DC COMICS

(W) James TynionIV (A) Kyle Hotz (CA) Yanick Paquette

At last, Justice League Dark's mission reaches the moment fans have been waiting for: their descent into the Other Place, as a reborn Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman, and Zatan NA sharpen their swords and spells to battle the Upside Down Man. But Zatan NA has more than just cards up her sleeve. The team discovers her burning secret, while Detective Chimp must come to terms with his own role within Team Dark.

DC COMICS

JOHN GIANG VAR ED

(W) James TynionIV (A) Kyle Hotz (CA) Kyle Hotz

At last, Justice League Dark's mission reaches the moment fans have been waiting for: their descent into the Other Place, as a reborn Swamp Thing, Wonder Woman, and Zatan NA sharpen their swords and spells to battle the Upside Down Man. But Zatan NA has more than just cards up her sleeve. The team discovers her burning secret, while Detective Chimp must come to terms with his own role within Team Dark.

IMAGE COMICS

KICK-ASS VS HIT-GIRL #1 (OF 5)

CVR A ROMITA JR

(W) Steve Niles (A) Marcelo Frusin (CA) John Romita

NEW STORY ARC! It's KICK-ASS versus HIT-GIRL. Old allies become enemies when Mindy screeches into Albuquerque to kill the imposter who's been running gangs in New Mexico. And as Hit-Girl sets out to avenge Dave and stop Kick-Ass' crimi NAl operations for good, Patience fights to survive as the target of the best assassin in the biz-and questions whether she could ever kill a child to save her own life.

IMAGE COMICS

KICK-ASS VS HIT-GIRL #1 (OF 5)

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(W) Steve Niles (A) Marcelo Frusin (CA) John Romita

NEW STORY ARC! It's KICK-ASS versus HIT-GIRL. Old allies become enemies when Mindy screeches into Albuquerque to kill the imposter who's been running gangs in New Mexico. And as Hit-Girl sets out to avenge Dave and stop Kick-Ass' crimi NAl operations for good, Patience fights to survive as the target of the best assassin in the biz-and questions whether she could ever kill a child to save her own life.

IMAGE COMICS

KICK-ASS VS HIT-GIRL #1 (OF 5)

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(W) Steve Niles (A) Marcelo Frusin (CA) Matteo Scalera

NEW STORY ARC! It's KICK-ASS versus HIT-GIRL. Old allies become enemies when Mindy screeches into Albuquerque to kill the imposter who's been running gangs in New Mexico. And as Hit-Girl sets out to avenge Dave and stop Kick-Ass' crimi NAl operations for good, Patience fights to survive as the target of the best assassin in the biz-and questions whether she could ever kill a child to save her own life.

IMAGE COMICS

KICK-ASS VS HIT-GIRL #1 (OF 5)

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(W) Steve Niles (A) Marcelo Frusin (CA) Andre Araujo

NEW STORY ARC! It's KICK-ASS versus HIT-GIRL. Old allies become enemies when Mindy screeches into Albuquerque to kill the imposter who's been running gangs in New Mexico. And as Hit-Girl sets out to avenge Dave and stop Kick-Ass' crimi NAl operations for good, Patience fights to survive as the target of the best assassin in the biz-and questions whether she could ever kill a child to save her own life.

IMAGE COMICS

KICK-ASS VS HIT-GIRL #1 (OF 5)

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(W) Steve Niles (A) Marcelo Frusin (CA) Blank Sketch Cover

NEW STORY ARC! It's KICK-ASS versus HIT-GIRL. Old allies become enemies when Mindy screeches into Albuquerque to kill the imposter who's been running gangs in New Mexico. And as Hit-Girl sets out to avenge Dave and stop Kick-Ass' crimi NAl operations for good, Patience fights to survive as the target of the best assassin in the biz-and questions whether she could ever kill a child to save her own life.

DARK HORSE COMICS

KILL WHITEY DONOVAN TP

(W) Sydney Duncan (A) NAtalie Baraho NA (CA) Jason Pearson

After An NA Hoyt's sister commits suicide, An NA sets off for Atlanta to kill the man responsible for destroying her family-her fiancé, Jim "Whitey" Donovan. But An NA, a spirited though pampered daughter of a prominent doctor, can't do it alone. To get through the hell that lay between her Alabama home and Atlanta, she makes a deal with one of the Donovan slaves, Hattie Virgil, who has an agenda all her own. In exchange for a chance at freedom, Hattie, a survivor, will lead this unlikely pair on a quest that will change them both forever. Collects the five-issue miniseries.

IMAGE COMICS

KILLADELPHIA TP #1

SINS OF THE FATHER

(W) Rodney Barnes (A) Jason Shawn Alexander (CA) Jason Shawn Alexander

Featuring the show-stopping talents of SPAWN series artist JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER and the writer behind such hit shows as Wu-Tang: An American Saga, Marvel's Ru NAways, and STARZ's American Gods-RODNEY BARNES. When small-town beat cop Jimmy Sangster returns to his Philadelphia roots to bury his murdered father, he stumbles into a mystery that will lead him down a path of horrors and shake his beliefs to their core. The city that was once the symbol of liberty and freedom has fallen prey to corruption, poverty, unemployment, brutality...and vampires. There's a reason they say you can't go home again. Welcome to Killadelphia. Collects KILLADELPHIA #1-6.

DYNAMITE

KILLING RED SONJA #4

MOONEY LTD VIRGIN HOMAGE CVR

(W) Mark Russell (A) Craig Rousseau (CA) Stephen Mooney

This month, Dy NAmite's rolling out a few variants on a theme! See Stephen Mooney's "Frank Miller Homage" variant for KILLING RED SONJA #4, free of book dressings, with this Limited, "Virgin" Edition!

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

KING OF FIGHTERS NEW BEGINNING GN #3

(W) Kyotaro Azuma (A) Kyotaro Azuma (CA) Kyotaro Azuma

An all-new manga for the King of Fighters video game franchise! This slick SNK collaboration is a retelling of the recent King of Fighters XIV game for the PS4. Follow your favorite tour NAment characters in this lavishly illustrated, action-packed manga!

BOOM! STUDIOS

KING OF NOWHERE #4 (OF 5)

CVR A JENKINS

(W) Maxwell Prince (A) Tyler Jenkins (CA) Tyler Jenkins

As Denis digs deeper into the secrets of Nowhere, he only finds more questions - about the strange town, and about his own history. When he meets a man in full hazmat gear, Denis fi NAlly learns the truth about what brought him to Nowhere.

BOOM! STUDIOS

KING OF NOWHERE #4 (OF 5)

CVR B MORAZZO VAR

(W) Maxwell Prince (A) Tyler Jenkins (CA) Martin Morazzo

As Denis digs deeper into the secrets of Nowhere, he only finds more questions - about the strange town, and about his own history. When he meets a man in full hazmat gear, Denis fi NAlly learns the truth about what brought him to Nowhere.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

KINGDOM OF Z GN #1

(W) Saizo Harawata (A) Ron Watanuki (CA) Ron Watanuki

A sexy and terrifying zombie apocalypse adventure! Five days after a sudden and devastating zombie attack, Masaru is barely ma NAging to survive by hiding out at his high school. Suddenly, he is rescued by two beautiful high school girls: Sekigahara Miki and NAgiri Karin. But what are their real motives?

DARK HORSE COMICS

KINGS ROAD TP

(W) Peter Hogan (A) Staz Johnson (CA) Staz Johnson

A civil war in another dimension impacts a seemingly normal American family! When mystical creatures raid the suburbs to assassi NAte Don's family, he reveals that he needs to return to the origi NAl fantasy realm in which he was born to quell a violent uprising and regain the family throne! This collection includes all Dark Horse Presents chapters and the three-issue miniseries!

VERTICAL COMICS

KINOS JOURNEY BEAUTIFUL WORLD GN #6

(W) Keiichi Sigsawa (A) Iruka Shiomiya

Based on the hit novel series, Kino's Journey now has a beautiful manga adaptation with illustrations by Iruka Shiomiya (Ningen Series). Kino's Journey is about a character NAmed Kino who travels around the world with a talking motorcycle NAmed Hermes. Together they travel to different countries and meet the inhabitants there. Kino's policy is to only stay three days in every town without exception, saying it's enough time to learn about the each place and moving on to explore the next new place.

KODANSHA COMICS

KISS ME AT STROKE OF MIDNIGHT GN #11

(W) Rin Mikimoto (A) Rin Mikimoto (CA) Rin Mikimoto

Hi NA NA prizes her reputation as a serious high school student, too focused on getting into college to pay attention to boys. But she's a secret fairytale romance freak, sneaking away from her studies to see A Roman Holiday and tucking pop idol magazines into her textbooks. When her celebrity crush comes to her school to film a TV episode, she has to pretend to be totally uninterested even as she desperately tries to get close to him. However, she's not the only one who's not what she appears; her dreamboat isn't just a pretty face either!