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ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

CITIZEN #3

(W) Charlie McFarland (A) Aleksandar Jovic (CA) Aleksandar Jovic

Norman attempts to take a much needed vacation on the same night a monster attacks the city.

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

CLANS OF BELARI #4

(W) Rob Blackie (A) Daniel Maine (CA) Andy Clarke

It's only a suicide mission if you actually die doing it. Separated, Te'a and Gummy find themselves on divergent paths. Under pressure from Cluthian, Te'a is forced into carrying out a mission that most pilots wouldn't even dream of attempting-but Te'a is not "most pilots". Each issue of CLANS OF BELARI features 24 pages of story and art with a cardstock cover!

DIGITAL MANGA DISTRIBUTION

CLOCKWORK APPLE GN

(W) Osamu Tezuka (A) Osamu Tezuka

When a Nazi lieutenant is sentenced to death for war crimes, he expects to escape with his life, but hubris is his downfall. A female android marries for love but is soon lost, and she must deal with the consequences. After a married man finds out his city is being experimented on, he tries to save the people while struggling with adulterous thoughts. On a dark and lonely road, a cabby picks up a shady man who threatens him, but little does his passenger know the cabby is not as he seems. An educated man falls in love with an elusive woman who has a life altering secret.American school kids learn the cruelty of war. A revolutionary fails his revolution, and an interstellar peace conference does not yield the hoped for results when space hippies defy peace conventions

MANUSCRIPT PRESS

COMICS REVUE PRESENTS OCTOBER 2021 #70

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Joe Staton

America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 19 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison, Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Tarzan by Gil Kane, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts, Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk, Krazy Kat by George Herriman, and many more!

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

COMP LIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK DLX ED HC

(W) Don Rosa

An unprecedented comics collection of Scrooge McDuck's life story, this epic Duckburg serial is back for keeps in a beyond-complete oversized full color deluxe edition-and comes slipcased with a special commemorative coin, available nowhere else! From his shoe-shining boyhood in Glasgow, Scotland, to his gold-hoarding adulthood in Duckburg, Calisota, Uncle Scrooge McDuck has lived a life of legend... a legend founded by Scrooge's creator Carl Barks and carried on in Don Rosa's signature series, "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck!" Now join Scrooge, Flintheart Glomgold, Goldie O'Gilt, and more for the most amazing edition ever of Scrooge McDuck's biography. The original twelve chapters - and the many "in-between" chapters and related stories - and every last cover and pin-up are all in this money bin-sized book! Don Rosa, among the world's most beloved modern cartoonists, launched his two-decade, Carl Barks-inspired Disney comics career in 1987, with "The Life and Times" winning the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award in 1995 for Best Serialized Story. Presented with brilliant color and a treasure trove of Rosa's behind-the-scenes factoids, this taller, wider deluxe edition shows off Rosa's hyper-detailed artwork to full, glorious effect and comes slipcased with a special commemorative coin available nowhere else! This is the definitive Scrooge McDuck for longtime fans and collectors!

IMAGE COMICS

COMPASS #5 (OF 5)

(W) Robert Mackenzie (A) Justin Greenwood (CA) Justin Greenwood

GREG RUCKA proudly presents a new direction in adventure with...COMPASS! The Cauldron of Eternal Life falls into Margul Khan's hands! Now Shahidah El-Amin must hold the line and stop him, or his unkillable armies will spread in conquest across the globe. From the acclaimed OLD GUARD: TALES THROUGH TIME team of writers ROBERT MACKENZIE and DAVE WALKER (LAZARUS SOURCEBOOK) and artist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (LAZARUS: X +66, Stumptown) comes the thrilling conclusion of Shahi's adventure!

HERMES PRESS

COMPLETE DC COMICS PHANTOM HC #2 (OF 3)

(W) Mark Verheiden (A) Luke McDonnel

Collecting the action-packed stories from issues three through eight of DC Comics' The Phantom, with scripts by Mark Verheiden and pencils and inks by Luke McDonnell; colors by Anthony Tollin; second of three volumes; includes introductory essay, extra art.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

COMPLETE PEANUTS HC #16

1981-1982

(W) Charles M. Schulz

The world's greatest comic strip enters the '80s! In volume 16 of The Complete Peanuts (softcover edition), Snoopy's long-lost brother "Marbles" joins the cast of characters - and is baffled by Snoopy's un-doglike behavior. Charlie Brown lives up to his hard-luck reputation: on the day of the biggest game of the season, he loses the baseball field! In other stories, Peppermint Patty witnesses the "butterfly miracle," Linus and Sally spar over whether he is indeed her "Sweet Babboo," the Van Pelts foray into an ill-fated farming venture, and two of the most eccentric characters from later Peanuts years - the hyper-aggressive Molly Volley and the whiny "Crybaby" Boobie - return for a rematch. Lynn Johnston (For Better or For Worse) introduces this volume. The Complete Peanuts: 50 Years of Art. 26 Books. The publishing project that launched a renaissance in comic strip publishing: the complete reprinting of Charles M. Schulz's classic, Peanuts. This is the only place Peanuts has ever been collected in its entirety. Featuring impeccable production values, every single strip is reproduced better than ever before. The series presents the entire run in chronological order, dailies and Sundays, two years per volume, and includes forewords by famous fans and friends of Peanuts.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

COMPLETE PEANUTS TP BOX SET 1979-1982

(W) Charles M. Schulz

A box set collecting two volumes of the series presenting the entire run of the world's greatest newspaper comic strip, in chronological order, dailies and Sundays, two years per volume (In Vols. 15-16, we leave the 1970s behind as we enter the 1980s!) and includes forewords by famous fans and friends.  The Complete Peanuts 1979-1982 gift box set includes paperback editions of Vols. 15 and 16 and introductions by Al Roker and Lynn Johnston. The Complete Peanuts: 50 Years of Art. 26 Books. The publishing project that launched a renaissance in comic strip publishing: the complete reprinting of Charles M. Schulz's classic, Peanuts. This is the only place Peanuts has ever been collected in its entirety. Featuring impeccable production values, every single strip is reproduced better than ever before. The series presents the entire run in chronological order, dailies and Sundays, two years per volume, and includes forewords by famous fans and friends.

ADHOUSE BOOKS

COMRADE KILL GN

(W) Patrick Sparrow (A) Patrick Sparrow (CA) Patrick Sparrow

A Cold War super soldier accidentally wakes from a cryogenic freeze long after the war has ended to find out his existence is now meaningless. Being too dumb to reconcile this he goes out into the wild to satisfy a pointless mission objective that no one asked him to do.

MARVEL COMICS

CONAN BARBARIAN EPIC COLL ORIG MARVEL YRS TP BLACK COAST

(W) Roy Thomas (A) John Buscema (CA) John Buscema

In these pages Conan meets the Queen of the Black Coast in one of the most captivating pairings in comics! But first, he teams up with Red Sonja in one of Roy Thomas and John Buscema's finest tales! Then, Conan's travels through the western wastelands bring readers the tear-jerking "Last Ballad of Laza-Lanti," the fearsome threat of Shokkoth and a flashback tale of from the Cimmerian's youth! Next, the saga of Lupalina the Wolf-Woman takes Conan to the castle keep of the death-dealing Unos! Along the way, Conan picks up sidekicks Yusef and Tara and comes face-to-face with his biggest challenge: himself! We conclude with the debut and origin of Bêlit, the pirate queen that would become Conan's partner in love and war. Collecting CONAN THE BARBARIAN (1970) #43-59 and material from SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN (1974) #1. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

CONAN PEOPLE OF BLACK CIRCLE AND OTHER STORIES TP

(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ariel Olivetti (CA) Ariel Olivetti

Savage tales of the iconic barbarian! When an agent of the dreaded Black Seers of Yimsha assassinates the King of Vendhya, the king's sister Yasmina inherits the throne - and vows vengeance! But her plans against the Black Seers are derailed when she is kidnapped - by Conan?! Before long the Cimmerian has ruthless mercenaries, vengeance-crazed tribesmen, sinister sorcerers and an entire army hard on his heels - and that's just how he likes it! Plus: Conan's journeys continue, taking him from the Exiled Lands to Hesterm and beyond. Thieves, demons, warriors and more all await him - and all will fall prey to his savage sword! Collecting CONAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE BLACK CIRCLE #1-4, CONAN: CHILDREN OF THE SUN, CONAN: EXILES, and material from DARK HORSE PRESENTS (2014) #21 and ROBERT E. HOWARD'S SAVAGE SWORD #1-4 and #6-10. Parental Advisory

ANTARCTIC PRESS

COOKIE & KID VOL 02 #4 (OF 5)

(W) Alex Kosakowski (A) Alex Kosakowski

Showdown at the Old Blackthorn Tree!  With the Hill King and the Kingsguard hot on their trail, and the sneaky crooked Hube lurking in the shadows, Cookie and his friends have one last chance to rescue the human child's lost dog.  But Cookie has to choose: save the dog, or get his hands on more delicious sweet treats.  Can he overcome his own selfishness?

INSIGHT COMICS

COURT OF DEAD WAR OF FLESH & BONE GN

(W) Tom Gilliland (A) Ivan Koritarev (CA) Alex Horley

Three factions lead the Underworld in their secret rebellion against Heaven and Hell. Only through their unity will they defeat the Celestials, yet two of the faction leaders are constantly at odds and pit their pride against each other in the training arena: Gethsemoni's gargantuan golem Odium must fight Xiall's stalwart soldier Mortighull. Odium is a raging juggernaut of sheer muscle and might. Mortighull is a swift and canny skeletal warrior. Odium and Mortighull are treated as pawns in the War of Flesh and Bone, but where their leadership has lost sight, they struggle to find new purpose in the face of an even larger threat.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

CRACKING TP

(W) Tommi Musturi

Cracking is a retina-bursting picture book that gathers Tommi Musturi's work from 2013 to 2020. The book holds plain art, illustrations, sketchbook material, pixel art, and more. A psychedelic mashup of different styles and perspectives, rich in form and color. The book also contains an essay by the author (on working on the borders of different arts) and liner notes for everything included. Musturi is known to be a stylistic chameleon often dealing with existential themes that twirl around the ideal of 'freedom' - Cracking is an attention-grabbing showcase of a rich visual imagination and graphic stylist.

ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE

CRASH & TROY #4

(W) Jarred Lujan (A) Kyler Clodfelter (CA) Kyler Clodfelter

Damn! Thought Jongun was down for the count, but BLAM he silenced our higher-consciousness boy Troy into oblivion! With Crash down and Delphi out of options, they get locked up abroad! With two out of three team members left and little hope, the two must find a way to stop Wexia-1's inevitable doomsday.

VIZ LLC

CREATIVE GENE HIDEO KOJIMA HC

(W) Hideo Kojima

Ever since he was a child, Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima was a voracious consumer of movies, music, and books. They ignited his passion for stories and storytelling, and the results can be seen in his groundbreaking, iconic video games. Now the head of independent studio Kojima Productions, Kojima's enthusiasm for entertainment media has never waned. This collection of essays explores some of the inspirations behind one of the titans of the video game industry, and offers an exclusive insight into one of the brightest minds in pop culture.

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

CREEPY CASE FILES MARGO MALOO GN #2

MONSTER MALL

(W) Drew Weing (A) Drew Weing (CA) Drew Weing

Now that Charles has helped Margo Maloo close a case, he thinks he's an expert on things that go bump in the night. But Margo knows he still has a lot to learn about Echo City's hidden monster society - he doesn't even know the difference between a poltergeist and a wraith! So as long as he doesn't get in the way, she lets him tag along on her adventures. As Margo's assistant, Charles meets a variety of monsters, from imps to vampires. And lately they all say the same thing: living secretly in Echo City is getting harder. Humans and their smartphones are encroaching on monster territory, eager to photograph paranormal activity and share it with the world. Some monsters are tired of hiding and ready to fight. Can Margo and Charles prevent all-out war between human and monsterkind?

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

CREEPY CASE FILES MARGO MALOO HC GN #3

TANGLED WEB

(W) Drew Weing (A) Drew Weing (CA) Drew Weing

As the assistant to Margo Maloo, Charles has gone on assignment in some pretty interesting locations. He's been to a vampire's lair, an ogre's den, and even a monster grocery store! But he's never been to Downside, Echo City's underground monster metropolis that is super mysterious and definitely off limits to kids. But a settlement of giant spiders is about to be dynamited by unwitting construction workers - and, coincidentally, one of those giant spiders "accidentally" bit Charles. His cure and the spiders' salvation lie in the Downside - if Charles and Margo can make it in time.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT

CREEPY CAT GN #1

(W) Cotton Valent (A) Cotton Valent

A full-color young adult graphic novel series that originated as a webcomic about a beloved ghostly cat! Flora moves into a mysterious mansion and finds it inhabited by a strange creature - Creepy Cat! Thus begins her strange and sometimes dangerous life with a feline roommate. This Gothic comedy brings the chuckles... and the chills!

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRITICAL ROLE: TALES OF EXANDRIA #1 (OF 4)

(W) Darcy Van Poelgeest (A) CoupleofKooks (CA) Helen Mask

Leylas Kryn, the Bright Queen of the Kryn Dynasty, has spent multiple lives in pursuit of assembling the Luxon. With her eternal lover Quana at her side, she will stop at nothing to use its otherworldly power to bring a Golden Age to the peoples under her rule. So when what might be the final piece of the Luxon appears nearby, Leylas sends Quana to collect it . . . with consequences that may threaten the entire Dynasty! Critical Role Game Master Matthew Mercer joins Eisner Award-winning writer Darcy van Poelgeest (Little Bird)!

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

CROSS TO BEAR #1

CVR A BANOVIC

(W) Marko Stojanovic (A) Sinisa Banovic (CA) Sinisa Banovic

Jack the Ripper was never caught because no one was looking for him in the Wild West...No one accept The Order. An organization made up of the descendants of Crusaders sworn to eradicate the unnatural, The Order will stop at nothing to fulfill the pledge their forefathers made, even if it means crossing the ocean or a line or two...

AVATAR PRESS INC

CROSSED #0 RED CROSSED VAR #0

(CA) Jacen Burrows

CROSSED-RED CROSSED INCENTIVE COVER This is the grand finale of Red Crossed from our archives, and we saved the best for last! These are all first printings of the original Crossed series! That's right, the very first issues, preserved for fifteen years. Limited quantities remain, and all ship in a bag and board.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CROSSED #1 RED CROSSED VAR #0

(CA) Jacen Burrows

CROSSED-RED CROSSED INCENTIVE COVER This is the grand finale of Red Crossed from our archives, and we saved the best for last! These are all first printings of the original Crossed series! That's right, the very first issues, preserved for fifteen years. Limited quantities remain, and all ship in a bag and board.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CROSSED #2 RED CROSSED VAR #0

(CA) Jacen Burrows

CROSSED-RED CROSSED INCENTIVE COVER This is the grand finale of Red Crossed from our archives, and we saved the best for last! These are all first printings of the original Crossed series! That's right, the very first issues, preserved for fifteen years. Limited quantities remain, and all ship in a bag and board.