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3D TOTAL PUBLISHING

DRAW WHAT YOU LOVE ART OF SIMONE GRUNEWALD HC

(W) Simone Grunewald (A) Simone Grunewald

Simone Grünewald is a 3dtotal Publishing favorite as the designer of popular characters for Character Design Quarterly magazine, and the author of Sketch Every Day, a book packed with her much sought-after sketching techniques and character-design tips. This new title, The Art of Simone Grünewald, is a beautifully produced hardback that goes even further to delight existing fans, as well as aspiring character designers new to her work. Simone is an expert in the art of imbuing scenes and character with a depth of mood, emotion, and atmosphere. The resulting images are incredibly engaging and thoughtful, while still being accessible and commercial.

KODANSHA COMICS

DRIFTING DRAGONS GN #9

(W) Taku Kuwabara (A) Taku Kuwabara (CA) Taku Kuwabara

The daily routine aboard an airborne draking vessel springs to vivid life in this exquisitely crafted tale in the tradition of the lush, transporting fantasy of Hayao Miyazaki. Part travelogue, part imaginary cookbook, and part otherworldly slice of life, Drifting Dragons tells the stories of the Quin Zaza and the colorful band of misfits that makes up her crew.

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DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #8 (OF 12)

CVR A CAGLE

(W) Brian Herbet (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Evan Cagle

*  Duncan Idaho has a bad feeling about the upcoming celebration at Castle Atreides, but will anyone listen to the young boy? *  And how is it connected to Leto Atreides meeting his destiny? *  Meanwhile, Baron Harkonnen will have to contend with his own destiny and the consequences of his retaliation against Reverend Mother Mohiam.

BOOM! STUDIOS

DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #8 (OF 12)

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(W) Brian Herbet (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Jeff Dekal

*  Duncan Idaho has a bad feeling about the upcoming celebration at Castle Atreides, but will anyone listen to the young boy? *  And how is it connected to Leto Atreides meeting his destiny? *  Meanwhile, Baron Harkonnen will have to contend with his own destiny and the consequences of his retaliation against Reverend Mother Mohiam.

SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING

DUPLICANT #2 (OF 3)

(W) Karla Nappi (A) Marianna Strychowska (CA) Leila Del Duca

Matt Travers is haunted by the sudden death of Duplicant organ recipient Pamela Wilton. His research into whether his tech caused Pamela's death points to the possibility of a traitor in their midst, and Matt learns the Duplicant program has been taking advantage of already vulnerable people.

ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC

E-RATIC TP

(W) Kaare Andrews (A) Kaare Andrews (CA) Kaare Andrews

You're fifteen years old. You're suddenly granted incredible powers. Cool, right? There's only one problem: you can only use your powers for ten minutes at a time. What do you do when you have to save the world but you only have ten minutes to do it? This is the problem faced by Oliver Leif, a teenager who has just moved to a new town, and a new school, and is having a hard enough time navigating classes and his crush before the inter-dimensional monsters started showing up.

DARK HORSE COMICS

EC ARCHIVES MD HC

(W) Al Feldstein (A) Reed Crandall

Dramatic tales of medicine and surgery, and of modern medicine's constant struggle against illness and injury. The doctor is the hero of these stories, where diseases can be just as deadly as a murderer. This hardcover volume collects the complete run of MD, recolored digitally using the original palette, featuring art by legendary comics talents Reed Crandall, Joe Orlando, Graham Ingels, and George Evans.

KODANSHA COMICS

EDENS ZERO GN #12

(W) Hiro Mashima (A) Hiro Mashima (CA) Hiro Mashima

A young boy gazes up at the sky and sees a streaming bolt of light. The friendly, armor-clad being at his side tells him gently, "That's a dragon." The fact that he's joking isn't important. What's important is the look of wonder on the boy's face... and the galaxy-spanning adventure that's about to take place! Join Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) once more as he takes to the stars for another thrilling saga!

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

EIGHTBALL GHOST WORLD TP (CURR PTG)

(W) Daniel Clowes (A) Daniel Clowes (CA) Daniel Clowes

Inspiration for the feature film and one of the most acclaimed graphic novels ever, following the adventures of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, best friends facing the prospect of growing up, and more importantly, apart.

BOOM! STUDIOS

EIGHTY DAYS HC

(W) A.C. Esguerra (A) A.C. Esguerra (CA) A.C. Esguerra

CAN LOVE OUTFLY THE SHADOW OF WAR? Jay wants nothing more than to fly the skies in perfect solitude and with perfect freedom. Or so he thinks, until he crosses paths with a mysterious thief named Fix whose tricks and charms draw him into the struggle against the looming aviation guild to which Jay owes his very being. As Jay becomes further entangled in the turbulence of Fix's cause, each man must learn to navigate shifting allegiances, the fight for freedom, and the greatest adventure of all - love. Award-winning cartoonist A.C. Esguerra presents an unforgettable debut graphic novel for fans of The Prince and The Dressmaker and The Sacrifice of Darkness, about finding the courage to fight for what you believe in.

SCOUT COMICS

ELECTRIC BLACK #1

2ND PTG

(W) Joseph Schmalke (A) Rich Woodall

The Electric Black is a cursed antique shop, appearing in any time or space, soliciting customers it hungers to corrupt or devour. The mysterious Julius Black is the store's demonic proprietor and narrator. He, along with his psychopathic employees, regularly manipulates patrons for their own devious purposes. The poor souls that enter never leave without something. It's dark light will shine on macabre mysteries, grisly murders, and other frightful occurrences. Dare you step within its sinister halls?

DEVILS DUE

ENCODED #2

(W) Josh Blaylock (A) Jethro Morales (CA) Jethro Morales

The year is 2055. With the internet shutdown "analog protocol" ended, things briefly return to normal. But Epic's search to find his A.I. android peers, the "Soul Splinters", is cut short when he and Augustina must help find a kidnapped Anchorite child hidden somewhere in Chicago.

VAULT COMICS

ENGINEWARD #12

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(W) George Mann (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Joe Eisma

The time has come. Is this the end, or just a new beginning? As Gemini fractures and Virgo is undone by her own hubris, Joss finds an unlikely ally willing to risk their life for her cause. The Sphere lies in ruins, but a new era is about to dawn. The Oert shall rise again!

VAULT COMICS

ENGINEWARD #12

CVR B HICKMAN

(W) George Mann (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Jen Hickman

The time has come. Is this the end, or just a new beginning? As Gemini fractures and Virgo is undone by her own hubris, Joss finds an unlikely ally willing to risk their life for her cause. The Sphere lies in ruins, but a new era is about to dawn. The Oert shall rise again!

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

ERB MONSTER MEN TP #1

(W) Mike Wolfer (A) Roy Allen Martinez (CA) Roy Allen Martinez

Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale of mad science, shocking horror, and monsters galore rages to life in an all-new graphic novel story that begins where "The Monster Men" novel ended! On a secluded, jungle island near Borneo, Professor Maxon and his daughter Virginia barely survived the onslaught of the rampaging, half-human beasts that he created in his laboratory. Now, Virginia and Townsend Harper Jr. return to the island where he originally believed that he was Maxon's mysterious creature, Number 13... But the real Number 13 is very much alive and prowls the steaming, island jungle in search of human victims! Mike Wolfer and Roy Allan Martinez combine their talents once again to create an unparalleled excursion into terror, officially endorsed by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. as the sequel to the classic horror novel! This volume collects Monster Men Soul of the Beast #1 and Monster Men Heart of Wrath #1-3.

MARVEL COMICS

ETERNALS #5

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Esad Ribic

• You know the Forgotten One by many names. Hero, Gilgamesh... •  Eternals know him by many more. Often less complimentary. •  They include Killer. •  But did he kill Zuras? •  Well, failing that, it certainly looks like he's having a shot at killing Ikaris, right? 32 PGS./Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

ETERNALS #5

NAUCK HEADSHOT VAR

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Todd Nauck

• You know the Forgotten One by many names. Hero, Gilgamesh... •  Eternals know him by many more. Often less complimentary. •  They include Killer. •  But did he kill Zuras? •  Well, failing that, it certainly looks like he's having a shot at killing Ikaris, right? 32 PGS./Rated T+

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EVE #2 (OF 5)

CVR A ANINDITO

(W) Victor Lavalle (A) Jo Migyeong (CA) Ario Anindito

*  Will Eve escape the remnants of New York City in order to save her father and restore life to a dying planet? *  Accompanied by Wexler, Eve must stay one step ahead of the mutants stalking them who want to consume them. *  But when they are separated, she will discover that there are things even more terrifying in this new wasteland.

BOOM! STUDIOS

EVE #2 (OF 5)

CVR B ANDOLFO

(W) Victor Lavalle (A) Jo Migyeong (CA) Mirka Andolfo

*  Will Eve escape the remnants of New York City in order to save her father and restore life to a dying planet? *  Accompanied by Wexler, Eve must stay one step ahead of the mutants stalking them who want to consume them. *  But when they are separated, she will discover that there are things even more terrifying in this new wasteland.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

EVEN THOUGH WERE ADULTS GN #2

(W) Takako Shimura (A) Takako Shimura

Ayano, an elementary school teacher in her thirties, stops by a bar one day and meets another woman named Shuri. Sparks fly as the two chat, and before the night is over, Ayano even goes in for a kiss. Shuri is intrigued but confused... especially when she discovers that Ayano has a husband! Both Ayano and Shuri are about to find out that love doesn't get any easier, even as you grow older.

DC COMICS

CHECKMATE #1 CVR A ALEX MALEEV

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Alex Maleev

The dark forces of Leviathan have torn through the DC Universe, and now no one can be trusted. No one…not even the person writing to you about this book! That’s why you find out in Justice League #63 that Green Arrow has been secretly funding a group called CHECKMATE because not even the Justice League itself can be trusted. The mysterious MR. KING has helped Green Arrow assemble the greatest team of super—spies the world has ever seen! LOIS LANE, THE QUESTION, ROBIN, STEVE TREVOR, MANHUNTER, BONES, and TALIA Ah GHUL! will have to outsmart the smartest people in the world before they destroy everything! PLUS! A new mystery character is tip toeing though the shadows! They call him…the DAEMON ROSE! And he is hunting Lois Lane right under Superman’s nose! It’s an all–new spine-chilling thriller from the Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev!

DC COMICS

CHECKMATE #1 CVR B MATT TAYLOR CARD STOCK VAR

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Matt Taylor

The dark forces of Leviathan have torn through the DC Universe, and now no one can be trusted. No one…not even the person writing to you about this book! That’s why you find out in Justice League #63 that Green Arrow has been secretly funding a group called CHECKMATE because not even the Justice League itself can be trusted. The mysterious MR. KING has helped Green Arrow assemble the greatest team of super—spies the world has ever seen! LOIS LANE, THE QUESTION, ROBIN, STEVE TREVOR, MANHUNTER, BONES, and TALIA Ah GHUL! will have to outsmart the smartest people in the world before they destroy everything! PLUS! A new mystery character is tip toeing though the shadows! They call him…the DAEMON ROSE! And he is hunting Lois Lane right under Superman’s nose! It’s an all–new spine-chilling thriller from the Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev!

BLACK MASK COMICS

EVERFROST #0

(W) Ryan Lindsay (A) Sami Kivela (CA) Sami Kivela

Van Louise retired to the ice coast so she could quietly find a way off planet from a world on the wrong side of societal collapse. She biohacks a dead leviathan to orchestrate passage away into the universe, but her plans are about to get chewed up by a mounting war between the Warlords - violent gatekeepers for the global ruling party - and the Bloom - those who risk extinction living out on the water - as well as a family reunion with her son who she hasn't seen since he died in her arms when he was a child.   Join Ryan K Lindsay, award-winning writer of ETERNAL and NEGATIVE SPACE, as he teams yet again with Sami Kivela, the artistic juggernaut behind ABBOTT and UNDONE BY BLOOD, alongside Lauren Affe, the colourist of THE WITCHER, STRANGER THINGS, and FIVE GHOSTS as they drop an absolute bomb of sci fi insanity and heartbreaking emotion in the grandest Black Mask tradition.

MARVEL COMICS

EXCALIBUR #21

GALA

(W) Tini Howard (A) Marcus To (CA) Mahmud Asrar

RICTOR HATES PARTIES. Even the nice ones. And with Captain Britain's return to a changed world, this one is looking to be not so nice. Excalibur's Earth-shattering HELLFIRE GALA issue will change Krakoan diplomacy forever. 32 PGS./Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

EXCALIBUR #21

TO CHARACTER DESIGN VAR GALA

(W) Tini Howard (A) Marcus To (CA) Marcus To

RICTOR HATES PARTIES. Even the nice ones. And with Captain Britain's return to a changed world, this one is looking to be not so nice. Excalibur's Earth-shattering HELLFIRE GALA issue will change Krakoan diplomacy forever. 32 PGS./Rated T+