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DARK HORSE COMICS

BALTI MORE HC #1

PLAGUE SHIPS

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Ben Stenbeck (CA) Mike Mignola

After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Balti MORE, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, and submarine graveyards, on the hunt for the creature who's become his obsession. This hardcover collects issues #1-#5 of the miniseries and features an extensive sketchbook section.

DARK HORSE COMICS

BALTI MORE HC #5

APOSTLE & WITCH OF HARJU

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Peter Bergting (CA) Mike Mignola

Lord Balti MORE hunts the godlike Red King, who is responsible for the vampire plague. After saving a young woman from her undead husband, Balti MORE and his team of fearless vampire killers face the demonic offspring of a witch and uncover the truth about the inquisitor-turned-werewolf Judge Duvic, now MORE bloodthirsty than ever. Collects Balti MORE: The Witch of Harju #1-#3 and The Wolf and the Apostle #1-#2.

DARK HORSE COMICS

BALTI MORE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER & VAMPIRE SC NOVEL

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Ben Stenbeck (CA) Mike Mignola

When Lord Balti MORE awakens the wrath of a powerful vampire on the hellish battlefields of World War I, the world is forever changed. A deadly plague has been unleashed, one that even death cannot end. The original prose novel featuring multiple illustrations by Hellboy artist Mike Mignola, plus the one-shot comic The Widow and the Tank.

DARK HORSE COMICS

LADY BALTI MORE #1 (OF 5)

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Bridgit Connell (CA) Abigail Larson

Once she was Sofia Valk, living in a village overrun by evil. In time she became Lord Balti MORE's most trusted ally. Now, MORE than a decade after his death, Europe has erupted with the early battles of World War 2 and dark forces are rising again. With witches, vampires, and Nazis on the march, Sofia must embrace the title of Lady Balti MORE!  But can she fight monsters without becoming a monster herself? Horror genius writing team Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden reunite, with stellar art by Bridgit Connell and colors by Michelle Madsen as they return readers to the world of Balti MORE.

PIE INTERNATIONAL

ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH SC

(A) Ei Nakau

This book is full of great samurai warriors and heroes in Ukiyo-e masterpieces. It showcases various samurai warriors and heroes, including the Genji and Heike clans (hereditary clan names bestowed by the emperors of the Heian period), samurai warriors of the Sengoku period (a century-long period of political upheaval and warlordism in Japan), the swordsman and poet Miyamoto Musashi, Eight Dog Warriors from the novel The Eight Dog Chronicles written in the Edo period, Jiraiya (the toad-riding Ninja character from Japanese folklore), Forty-seven Ronin, the Chinese hero Guan-Yu, and MORE. Vigorous and powerful characters illustrated in vibrant and dynamic compositions are simply overwhelming and stunningly beautiful.

DC COMICS

(W) Frank Miller (A) Frank Miller (CA) Frank Miller

Now back in print once MORE, this Absolute edition features an extended sketch section from THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN with commentary by Frank Miller, a look at the plot and pencils from the legendary finale to THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS, an introduction by Miller, cover and slipcase art by Miller and MORE! Ten years after an aging Batman retired, Gotham City has sunk deeper into decadence and lawlessness. Now, when his city needs him most, the Dark Knight returns in a blaze of glory. This Absolute edition collects THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1-4 and THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN #1-3.

HARPER ALLEY

ACTION PRESIDENTS COLOR HC GN #2

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ryan Dunlavey (CA) Ryan Dunlavey

We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave the historic Gettysburg Address and ended the Civil War. But did you also know that he never went to college, was a licensed bartender, and kept important documents in his famous top hat? Wimpy Kid meets the Who Was... series in these hilarious new graphic novels, where the history is real and the jokes are fake! Action Presidents' bold and hilarious comic-style illustration is perfect for curious minds, filled with timelines, maps, charts, and MORE, now in full color! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

HARPER ALLEY

ACTION PRESIDENTS COLOR SC GN #2

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ryan Dunlavey (CA) Ryan Dunlavey

We all know that Abraham Lincoln gave the historic Gettysburg Address and ended the Civil War. But did you also know that he never went to college, was a licensed bartender, and kept important documents in his famous top hat? Wimpy Kid meets the Who Was... series in these hilarious new graphic novels, where the history is real and the jokes are fake! Action Presidents' bold and hilarious comic-style illustration is perfect for curious minds, filled with timelines, maps, charts, and MORE, now in full color! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

IDW PUBLISHING

ALIEN INVASIONS HISTORY OF ALIENS IN POP CULTURE HC

(W) Michael Stein

For the first time ever, read how aliens have invaded pop culture in all its guises and forms in this definitive history spanning over 100 years. See how depictions of aliens have evolved over the years in popular and pulp magazines, comics, on TV, and in movies! These depictions of aliens are visualized through the prism of pop culture in this thoroughly engaging 176-page book, featuring MORE than 200 full-color illustrations  accompanied by extensive captions.

MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #47

(W) Nick Spencer (A) Marcelo Ferreira (CA) Josemaria Casanovas

"SINS RISING" PART 3 •  Sin Eater has leveled up and is looking for MORE sins to eat. •  His new target? A place with plenty of sins to go around: Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane. •  Spider-Man faces a conundrum he hasn't faced before, and it is messing him up. •  We are one month from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN LGY #850 and it is going to be a doozy.

MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #47

BAGLEY VAR

(W) Nick Spencer (A) Marcelo Ferreira (CA) Mark Bagley

"SINS RISING" PART 3 •  Sin Eater has leveled up and is looking for MORE sins to eat. •  His new target? A place with plenty of sins to go around: Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane. •  Spider-Man faces a conundrum he hasn't faced before, and it is messing him up. •  We are one month from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN LGY #850 and it is going to be a doozy. Rated T

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY MONSTERS #1

CVR A MARTINEZ

(W) Michael Gordon (A) Dan Parson (CA) Roy Allen Martinez

American Mythology Productions is plunging into the darkness... And we're taking you with us! American Mythology Monsters is our first foray into full-tilt fright, an all-new, black and white anthology title featuring modern takes on some of the horror world's most classic creations. Meet the hideous creature called "Quinn," an assemblage of sickening parts that together form a nightmarish creature who wants nothing MORE than to rip you to shreds! Beware the curse of "Safiya," rising from the unearthed corpse of an ancient Egyptian mummy and bent on the destruction of a scientific facility and the possession of its human inhabitants! And howl with a university professor whose brief sexual encounter with a mysterious woman has left him with "The Bite," and the horrifying curse of the werewolf! It's serialized horror in the classic tradition, in three tales that will haunt your dreams, but only for mature readers.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY MONSTERS #1

CVR C RACY LTD ED

(W) Michael Gordon (A) Dan Parson (CA) Mike Wolfer

American Mythology Productions is plunging into the darkness... And we're taking you with us! American Mythology Monsters is our first foray into full-tilt fright, an all-new, black and white anthology title featuring modern takes on some of the horror world's most classic creations. Meet the hideous creature called "Quinn," an assemblage of sickening parts that together form a nightmarish creature who wants nothing MORE than to rip you to shreds! Beware the curse of "Safiya," rising from the unearthed corpse of an ancient Egyptian mummy and bent on the destruction of a scientific facility and the possession of its human inhabitants! And howl with a university professor whose brief sexual encounter with a mysterious woman has left him with "The Bite," and the horrifying curse of the werewolf! It's serialized horror in the classic tradition, in three tales that will haunt your dreams, but only for mature readers.

ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC

ARCHANGEL 8 #4 (OF 5)

(W) Michael MOREci (A) C. P. Smith (CA) Jeff Dekal

In a world beyond the sight of mortals, Heaven and Hell wage war for the souls of mankind. Principal among God's legion are seven archangels written about in religious texts for millennia. But there is an eighth archangel, known only from passing allusions in Apocrypha, who operates under a different code. Fighting without God's sanction, he faces the enemy on his own terms, and shows just how bad good can be.

UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC

ART OF DARKSIDERS GENESIS HC

(W) Thq (A) Various (CA) Baldi Konijn

Darksiders: Genesis is an action/adventure game that tears its way through hordes of demons, angels, and everything in-between on its way to Hell and back with guns blazing and swords swinging. Showcasing the introduction of the Horseman Strife and the return of his brother War, Genesis gives players their first look at the world of Darksiders before the events of the Apocalypse. The Art of Darksiders Genesis gathers the epic artwork behind this unique new installment in the franchise, and includes character designs, rough concepts, environments, storyboards, and MORE. Darksiders Genesis also heralds the return of series creator Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers, Uncanny X-men) alongside his development studio, Airship Syndicate.

IDW PUBLISHING

ART OF THE PULPS AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY HC

(W) Douglas Ellis

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and MORE, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines-the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers. Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with MORE than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors' collections-among the world's largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

ARTIST CIRCLE OF LIFE HC

(W) Anna Haifisch (A) Anna Haifisch (CA) Anna Haifisch

The Artist first appeared as a weekly strip on Vice and this second collection (the first was published in 2016) continues our hero's attempts to break out as a fine artist while being plagued by setbacks punctuated by glimpses of recognition. It's cynically satirical, but far MORE loving and affectionate than one might expect. The Artist is a modern hero for anyone who feels broken by the art world but continues on nonetheless.

AHOY COMICS

ASH & THORN #3

(W) Mariah McCourt (A) Soo Lee (CA) Jill Thompson

Things are getting weird for our old-lady Champions as they embark on a journey to the dreamworld to get a glimpse of their destinies. Will they like what they see? Or will their fates reveal MORE than they want to know? Every AHOY comic also features extra prose stories and illustrations.

TITAN COMICS

ASSASSIN`S CREED BLOODSTONE HC

(W) Guillaume Dorison (A) Ennio Bufi (CA) Ennio Bufi

The multi-award winning world of Assassin's Creed visits a new era in the Vietnam War! Tomo, one of the youngest members of the Japanese Assassin cell, has uncovered a conspiracy. MORE of a man of science than a man of action, Tomo investigates further, leading him to follow the footsteps of Assassins that operated during the Vietnam War.

DEAD RECKONING

ATLAS AT WAR HC GN

Atlas at War! collects fifty hard-hitting stories from Atlas Comics, the company that became Marvel Comics and published MORE war titles than anyone in the industry between the years 1951 and 1960. Comics historian Dr. Michael J. Vassallo has chosen the best of the best, many of which are coming back into print for the first time, from sixteen different Atlas war titles and featuring the artwork of twenty different artists giants of the genre, including Russ Heath, John Severin, Bernie Krigstein, Joe Maneely, Jerry Robinson, Steve Ditko, and Jack Kirby. Each page has been meticulously restored from its first printing by comic art restorer Allan Harvey.

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS TP

(W) Ed Brisson (A) Jonas Scharf (CA) Juan Jose Ryp

A new story from the world of OLD MAN LOGAN! In a future where America's super heroes fell at the Red Skull's hands over 50 years ago, a new force rises in the Wastelands! Dani Cage wields mighty Mjolnir for the cause of peace, but the Avengers may assemble once MORE when Doctor Doom's brutal regime forces Dwight - the owner of the surviving Ant-Man technology - together with Dani and Hulk Jr. in a last-ditch effort to survive! Can they succeed where Logan left off? And what does Captain America's return herald for the team? The Wastelands are filled with terrors: Baron Blood and his legion of vampires! The Green Goblin! The Enchantress and the Absorbing Man! But none are worse than Doom, and these neophyte Avengers are about to learn that the hard way! Collecting AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #1-5.

DC COMICS

At last, DC gathers the entire run of Batgirl adventures written by best-selling author Gail Simone from the New 52 era in a single volume! In these stories, Barbara Gordon has regained the ability to walk-but as a crimefighter she must prove herself to Batman and the other heroes of Gotham City all over again! Along the way, she'll have to face the threat of the ruthless vigilante known as Knightfall, stop her own brother, James Gordon Jr., from wreaking havoc on the city as the Joker-inspired Killer Clown, and much MORE. Collects Batgirl #0-34, Batgirl Annual #1 and 2, Batgirl: Futures End #1, and MORE!

IDW PUBLISHING

BE GAY DO COMICS TP

(A) Hazel Reed Newlevant (CA) VARIOUS

The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humor, an incredible lineup of top indie cartoonists takes you from the American Revolution through Stonewall to today's fights for equality and representation. Featuring MORE than 30 cartoonists including Hazel Newlevant, Joey Alison Sayers, Maia Kobabe, Matt Lubchansky, Breena Nuñez, Sasha Velour, Shing Yin Khor, Levi Hastings, Mady G, Bianca Xunise, Kazimir Lee, and many, many MORE!

BOOM! STUDIOS

BEAR ORIGINAL GN HC

(W) Ben Queen (A) Joe Todd-Stanton (CA) Joe Todd-Stanton

* Bear is a guide dog for the blind, and he would do anything for his best friend and owner, Patrick. But when Bear suddenly loses his own vision, he worries that he has lost his purpose! Determined to protect Patrick at all costs, Bear sets out on a quest to regain his eyesight. * Along the way Bear will learn to tap into his other senses and begin to see the world from a new perspective that is at times MORE rich and colorful than the world he's always known.   * Writer Ben Queen (Disney/Pixar's Cars 2 and Cars 3) draws inspiration from real life stories of how memory can influence how we recall our own surroundings, and artist Joe Todd-Stanton (A Mouse Called Julian) lovingly renders an unforgettable story of one dog's grand adventure from the wooded countryside to the heart of Manhattan where he encounters new friends and discovers his true calling.

DARK HORSE COMICS

BERSERK TP #1

BLACK SWORDSMAN

(W) Kentaro Miura (A) Kentaro Miura (CA) Kentaro Miura

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned -- and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, MORE an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance. Created by Kenturo Miura, Berserk is manga mayhem to the extreme -- violent, horrifying, and mercilessly funny -- and the wellspring for the internationally popular anime series. Not for the squeamish or the easily offended, Berserk asks for no quarter -- and offers none! * Dark Horse brings an English translation of Berserk to the US for the very first time! * The Dark Horse version of Berserk will be published in the original Japanese format! * One of the most eagerly anticipated manga properties in recent years, Berserk was originally published in Japan and has been serialized in Young Animal Magazine since the early 1990's. * Berserk will be shipped shrink-wrapped with a content advisory printed on the back cover.