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DRY FOOT #2 (OF 4)

(W) Jarred Lujan (A) Orlando Caicedo (CA) Orlando Caicedo

Diego, Maria NA, Fabian, and Angel head over to club Del Oceano to stake it out before e NActing their plan. However, once there, the group gets into an argument and now everything seems to be falling apart!

ABRAMS COMICARTS

DUNE GN #1

DUNE

(W) Frank Herbert (A) Raul Allen (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz

The definitive graphic novel adaptation of Dune, the groundbreaking science-fiction classic by Frank Herbert. Dune, Frank Herbert's epic science-fiction masterpiece set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar society, tells the story of Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis. A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism, and politics, Dune is a powerful, fantastical tale that takes an unprecedented look into our universe, and is transformed by the graphic novel format. Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's adaptation retains the integrity of the origi NAl novel, and Ra l Allén and Patricia Mart n's magnificent illustrations, along with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz, bring the book to life for a new generation of readers.

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DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #1

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(W) Brian Herbet (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Jae Lee

* Set in the years leading up the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Dune-which inspired the upcoming feature film from Legendary Pictures- DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. * Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man NAmed Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. * These unlikely souls are drawn together first as renegades and then as something more, as they discover their true fate - to change the very shape of history!

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DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #1

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(W) Brian Herbet (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Dan Mora

* Set in the years leading up the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Dune-which inspired the upcoming feature film from Legendary Pictures- DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. * Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man NAmed Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. * These unlikely souls are drawn together first as renegades and then as something more, as they discover their true fate - to change the very shape of history!

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DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #1

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(W) Brian Herbet (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Miguel Mercado

* Set in the years leading up the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Dune-which inspired the upcoming feature film from Legendary Pictures- DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. * Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man NAmed Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. * These unlikely souls are drawn together first as renegades and then as something more, as they discover their true fate - to change the very shape of history!

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DUNE HOUSE ATREIDES #1

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(W) Brian Herbet (A) Dev Pramanik (CA) Blank Sketch Cover

* Set in the years leading up the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Dune-which inspired the upcoming feature film from Legendary Pictures- DUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES transports readers to the far future on the desert planet Arrakis where Pardot Kynes seeks its secrets. * Meanwhile, a violent coup is planned by the son of Emperor Elrood; an eight-year-old slave Duncan Idaho seeks to escape his cruel masters; and a young man NAmed Leto Atreides begins a fateful journey. * These unlikely souls are drawn together first as renegades and then as something more, as they discover their true fate - to change the very shape of history!

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

DUNGEON BUILDER LABYRINTH MODERN CITY GN #3

(W) Rui Tsukiyo (A) Yoshikawa Hideaki (CA) Yoshikawa Hideaki

A demon lord decides to break from the evil mold when building his dungeon, and he develops a pleasant city instead! In a world where demon lords build dungeons and devour human emotions, one rookie demon lord, Procel, has a new idea. Procel seeks to build a revolutio NAry new dungeon where humans and monsters can coexist. But first, Procel must defeat the Wind Demon Lord. Based on the light novel series in Japan, this sexy fantasy tale has built something truly special!

AHOY COMICS

EDGAR ALLAN POE`S SNIFTER OF BLOOD #1

(W) Paul Cornell (A) Dean R. Motter (CA) Jill Thompson

The Snifter of Terror returns with an all-star s NArk-fest under a bloody new title! Paul Cornell (Doctor Who) and Russell Braun (The Boys) reimagine Poe's "Black Cat" - as a dog! In "Atlas Shrugged" (no relation), Mr. X creator Dean Motter settles the science vs. religion debate once and for all! Plus: prose, pix, and a jaunty cover by Scary Godmother's Jill Thompson!

AMULET BOOKS

EL DEAFO SUPERPOWERED ED HC GN

(W) Cece Bell (A) Cece Bell (CA) Cece Bell

A special edition of the New York Times-bestselling and Newbery Honor-winning graphic novel memoir. This deluxe edition of the critically acclaimed, bestselling graphic novel includes 40 extra pages of back matter, including photo references, early sketches, interviews, and more. Funny and deeply heartfelt, El Deafo chronicles the author's hearing loss at a young age and her subsequent experiences with the Phonic Ear, a powerful and very awkward hearing aid. The Phonic Ear allows her to hear but it also isolates her from her classmates. She really just wants to fit in and find a friend. Eventually, she's able to harness her own power and become "El Deafo, Listener for All"-and more important, declare a place for herself in the world. This is a moving and humorous memoir that helps show kids that what makes them different is what makes them extraordi NAry.

SCOUT COMICS

ELECTRIC BLACK PRESENTS #1

(W) Joseph Schmalke (A) Walt Ostlie

Black Caravan imprint. From the dark world of The Electric Black comes a series focusing on some of its more sinister residents. Come inside dear reader for two chilling tales of cosmic horror, madness, and wartime revenge hosted by The Electric Black's proprietor, Julius Black. Our first chilling story introduces us to a member of the inquisition following a trail of death through the Black Plague ravaged France that brings Julius face to face with an unexpected visitor from outside time and space. Our next haunting tale takes us to the heated jungles of Viet NAm where a genetically engineered monster is created and pushed to the very edge of sanity.

QUIRK BOOKS

ELF POP CLASSIC ILLUS STORYBOOK HC

(A) Kim Smith (CA) Kim Smith

The beloved holiday movie starring Will Ferrell is now a Pop Classics picture book! Buddy the Elf has more Christmas spirit than anyone, but he's never quite fit in with the other North Pole elves. It all makes sense when he learns he's actually a humanhis father is on the NAughty list! Determined to bring his father some Christmas cheer, Buddy sets out on an epic journey to New York City, where he discovers the joy of revolving doors, unmasks a fake department store Santa, and works in a shiny mailroom. Can Buddy count on his new family to help him save Christmas?

BALZER + BRAY

EMMIE & FRIENDS 4 BOOK BOX SET

(W) Terri Libenson (A) Terri Libenson

Crushes. Frenemies. Drama. Middle School. The NAtio NAl bestselling hybrid full-color graphic novels Invisible Emmie, Positively Izzy, Just Jaime, and Becoming Brian NA by award-winning cartoonist Terri Libenson are now available in a paperback box set.

MARVEL COMICS

EMPYRE CAPTAIN AMERICA AND AVENGERS TP

When the united Kree/Skrull army targets Earth, Captain America sends out a call for heroes! But which Avengers will stand to fight a war on three fronts? Old favorites like Scarlet Witch and the Black Knight will join new faces including Ka-Zar, Zabu and...the Man-Thing?! In New York, a villain from the past is supercharged with alien energy! In Mexico, old hatreds turn allies into enemies! And in the Savage Land, the soul of the jungle has been stolen - and Shan NA the She-Devil's life hangs in the balance! Meanwhile, Cap himself stands on the front lines! With his back against the ropes, Steve Rogers reaches out for aid - but is there anyone left to battle by his side? Prepare for mystery, magic and mayhem in the Mighty Marvel Manner - Avengers Assemble! Collecting EMPYRE: CAPTAIN AMERICA #1-3 and EMPYRE: AVENGERS #1-3. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

EMPYRE TP

An intergalactic event that will reshape the Marvel Universe! Old allies make a distress call to the Avengers with news of a terrible enemy that could wipe out humanity. Meanwhile, in the most unlikely of places, the Fantastic Four witness the fi NAl conflict of the Kree/Skrull War - and a long-hidden Elder of the Universe stands revealed! With the Kree and Skrulls united under a new emperor, their war fleet charts a course - for Earth! The Avengers are ready to fight, while the FF seek a diplomatic solution. But if they can't work together, the world may not survive. Either way, both teams will be tested as never before! The new Marvel Space Age begins here! Collecting EMPYRE #0: AVENGERS, EMPYRE #0: FANTASTIC FOUR, EMPYRE #1-6, EMPYRE AFTERMATH: AVENGERS and EMPYRE FALLOUT: FANTASTIC FOUR. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

EMPYRE TP LORDS OF EMPYRE

Destiny in the stars! Emperor Dorrek VIII is the son of Kree hero Mar-Vell and the Skrull Princess Anelle. For years, he lived on Earth as the heroic Young Avenger called Hulkling, evading the clutches of both bloodthirsty empires. But his long-avoided destiny has caught up to him, and now Hulkling must take the throne! Elsewhere, the young Cotati called Quoi faces his hour of ascension! Will he become the Celestial Messiah, the role he was prophesized to play - or will his mother, Mantis, stand in his way? Plus: The Avenger called Swordsman may be long dead, but his shadow looms large across the galaxy! And in South America, Co NAn finds himself targeted by slavers from beyond the stars - and only Venom can help him avoid a grisly fate! Collecting LORDS OF EMPYRE: EMPEROR HULKLING, CELESTIAL MESSIAH and SWORDSMAN; and EMPYRE: SAVAGE AVENGERS. Rated T+

VIRUS

EVA GN

(W) Marco Turini (A) Marco Turini (CA) Marco Turini

The surface of the Earth became uninhabitable and humans had to find refuge in the bowels of the planet. In Janis, capital of the fourth and last underground level, survival involves repairing bodies with electronic components. This is where E.V.A. lives and she plans to break the law to cross the levels that separate her from the sun. At the end of this perilous adventure, an unbearable truth awaits her... E.V.A. is u NAware that her escapade is part of a plan of which she is the key element. Those who hold the cards of her destiny have planned everything.

IMAGE COMICS

FAMILY TREE TP #2

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Phil Hester (CA) Phil Hester

The super NAtural family drama continues! Grandpa Judd refuses to give up the fight with the Arborists, even as his young granddaughter Meg begins what could be her fi NAl transformation into a tree...or is it the world that will be transformed forever? Collects FAMILY TREE #5-8.

VIZ MEDIA LLC

FANGIRL MANGA GN #1

(W) Rainbow Rowell (A) Gabi NAm (CA) Gabi NAm

Cath doesn't need friends IRL. She has her twin sister, Wren, and she's a popular fanfic writer in the Simon Snow community with thousands of fans online.  But now that she's in college, Cath is completely outside of her comfort zone. There are suddenly all these new people in her life. She's got a surly roommate with a charming boyfriend, a writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome new writing partner ... And she's barely heard from Wren all semester! For teen audiences.

MARVEL COMICS

FANTASTIC FOUR EPIC COLLECTION TP AT WAR WITH ATLANTIS

Certifiably the World's Greatest Comic Collaboration, the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby FANTASTIC FOUR run stands as one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of comics! Together, Stan and Jack's FF laid the foundation of the Marvel Universe and birthed more amazing concepts and characters than any series before or since. Here, in the fi NAl issues of their run, expect plenty of explosive action and family drama - including the Mole Man, an interstellar gladiatorial are NA, Doctor Doom, a mission to save Apollo 11, the Inhumans, the Sub-Mariner, Magneto and more! And to top it all off, we're including the completed version of Stan and Jack's "lost" FF issue! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #88-104 and ANNUAL #7, and FANTASTIC FOUR: THE LOST ADVENTURE. Rated T

KATHERINE TEGEN BOOKS

FANTASTIC TALES OF NOTHING GN #1

(W) Fanny Rodriguez (A) Fanny Rodriguez

Welcome to Nothing! Despite its NAme, this is a fantastic land where humans and magical volken coexist peacefully - at least they try to coexist... This is the tale of NAthan, an ordi NAry human (or so he thinks) living an ordi NAry life (or so he wishes). Everything changes when he wakes up in the middle of nowhere and meets Haven, a mysterious creature who is neither human nor volken. Oh, and the two of them are being chased by volken merce NAries: a grumpy wolf NAmed Bardou and a delightful crow NAmed Si NA. NAthan soon learns he has mysterious powers inside him, even though humans aren't supposed to have magic. But there's no time to dwell on that because this discovery sets the group on a perilous quest with the fate of Nothing resting on NAthan's shoulders! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

KATHERINE TEGEN BOOKS

FANTASTIC TALES OF NOTHING HC GN #1

(W) Fanny Rodriguez (A) Fanny Rodriguez

In the first book of this full-color fantasy graphic novel series filled with humor and hijinks, the fate of the land of Nothing hinges on NAthan and an unlikely team of magical beings to save the day-perfect for fans of Amulet and Estranged. Welcome to Nothing! Despite its NAme, this is a fantastic land where humans and magical volken coexist peacefully-at least they try to coexist . . . This is the tale of NAthan, an ordi NAry human (or so he thinks) living an ordi NAry life (or so he wishes). Everything changes when he wakes up in the middle of nowhere and meets Haven, a mysterious creature who is neither human nor volken. Oh, and the two of them are being chased by volken merce NAries-a grumpy wolf NAmed Bardou and a delightful crow NAmed Si NA. NAthan soon learns he has mysterious powers inside him, even though humans aren't supposed to have magic (just NAthan's luck). But there's no time to dwell on that because this discovery sets the group on a perilous quest across windswept terrain, through haunted forests, and in ancient tombs. With the fate of Nothing resting on NAthan's shoulders, he and his unlikely friends must prevent an impending war and defeat a dark evil to save their land. No pressure, of course. If they fail, everything will turn into, well . . . nothing.

ONE PEACE BOOKS

FARMING LIFE IN ANOTHER WORLD GN #1

(W) Kinosuke NAito (A) Kinosuke NAito (CA) Kinosuke NAito

As overworked Machio Hiraku slowly succumbs to disease in a hospital, his one solace is a TV program about the leisurely life of a farmer. When he dies at 39, God grants Hiraku a second chance at a life of his choosing. Hiraku chooses to be a farmer and, armed with a new body, powerful farming skills, and new language, he begins to adjust to his new world. But a quiet farming village is not all it seems, and Hiraku must dig, chop, and plough his way through new challenges. A hilarious journey into the fantasy farming life!

PIE INTERNATIONAL

FASHION ILLUSTRATION OUTFIT OF DAY SC

(A) Various

Fashion illustration is a new genre in the Japanese illustration scene, offering the most up-to-date, modern and practical styles for everyday. This book introduces 40 up-and-coming illustrators from Japan who are becoming popular on social media, including DaisukeRichard the author of Kikanetsu published in June 2019. Filled with loads of cool, stylish coordi NAtes and color patterns, this guide offers a whole new way for discovering new trends in fashion. Find your own outfit of the day!

VAULT COMICS

FINGER GUNS TP

(W) Sabs Cooper (A) Val Halvorson (CA) Val Halvorson

Two troubled tee NAgers discover they can manipulate emotions by firing finger guns. There will be laughs. There will be tears. There will be uncomfortable teen feelings and angst. Oh yeah... and chaos. So much chaos.

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FIREFLY #21

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(W) Greg Pak (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Marc Aspi NAll

THE BLUE SUN RISING EVENT CONTINUES! The Blue Sun Corporation has launched their new line of high-tech robots designed to help local law enforcement, and they already have their electronic eye on a new target-the Chang-Benitez Gang! Mal wants to help his former crew on Serenity, but can they trust him while he still wears the badge?