ABANDONED SACRED BEASTS GN #12
(W) MAYBE (A) MAYBE (CA) MAYBE
An action fantasy set in a dystopian future where, in order to combat monster attacks, monster hunters infuse themselves with monster DNA but in the process lose their humanity resulting in the development of a monster hunter extermination unit lead by a werewolf named Hank.
BATPIG HC GN
(W) Rob Harrell (A) Rob Harrell
Introducing a supremely hilarious graphic novel featuring an unstoppable, super-swine hero who boldly fights for justice! Gary Yorkshire was your perfectly average, fuzzy pink pig who loved tasty sandwiches, video games, mud baths, and hanging out with his friends Carl the fish and Brooklyn the bat. Until one day... a radioactive bat bite gives him powers he never would have dreamed of! Inspired by his old Crimson Swine comics, Gary decides that he'll use his powers for good and becomes (drumroll) Batpig! Now he just needs a good zinger of a Batpig slogan, a spandex costume that flatters his rear end... and MAYBE a little advice about how in the world to defeat super-villains?
CHICKEN DEVIL #1
CVR A HAYDEN SHERMAN
(W) Brian Buccellato (A) Hayden Sherman (CA) Hayden Sherman
Mitchell Moss is about as regular as it gets. He's married with two children, and co-owns a successful chain of Memphis Hot Chicken restaurants. It's not the life that screams hero/vigilante...until he discovers that his business partner is in bed with the mob and owes them $2 million. Unfortunately, Mitch is ill-equipped to be a badass-he's just a guy who makes really good chicken. Can he protect his family from cold-blooded gangsters? Absolutely not. But MAYBE the CHICKEN DEVIL can... Writer Brian Buccellato (Detective Comics, The Flash, Witchblade) and artist Hayden Sherman (COLD WAR, MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER) serve up a darkly comedic crime drama that's juicy, tender and finger-lickin' hilarious.
FAITHLESS TP
(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Maria Llovet (CA) Maria Llovet
* Faith. Sex. The Devil. * Faith likes to dabble with magic. Her friends think it's cute.and not just a little off-putting, but it 's part of her charm and her warped search for purpose in a world that makes too much sense. But she's a true believer and knows there is a power within her reach. She's right, of course. It just took a while for that magic, that temptation, that unknowable thing to find her... In short, Faith is bored as hell. And Hell has noticed. * New York Times bestselling writer Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned, 100 Bullets) and artist Maria Llovet (Loud) coalesce in a story of self-exploration, eroticism, and MAYBE even love. * Collects the complete 6-issue series.
FANTASTIC FOUR #37
(W) Dan Slott (A) Nico Leon (CA) Terry Dodson
"There Are Monsters on Yancy Street" • The fallout from the FF's 60th anniversary stories continues! • MAYBE a visit from a certain friendly neighborhood Spider-Man might help with that? • Meanwhile, it's time for Ben and Alicia to take their kids trick or treating for the very first time... which might not be such a good idea. Especially when one of the Fantastic Four's greatest enemies has returned! RATED T
FANTASTIC FOUR #37
JUSKO MARVEL MASTERPIECES VAR
(W) Dan Slott (A) Nico Leon (CA) Joe Jusko
"There Are Monsters on Yancy Street" • The fallout from the FF's 60th anniversary stories continues! • MAYBE a visit from a certain friendly neighborhood Spider-Man might help with that? • Meanwhile, it's time for Ben and Alicia to take their kids trick or treating for the very first time... which might not be such a good idea. Especially when one of the Fantastic Four's greatest enemies has returned! RATED T
HAGANAI I DONT HAVE MANY FRIENDS GN #19
(W) Yomi Hirasaka (A) Itachi (CA) Itachi
Recent high school transfer student Hasegawa Kodaka is pathetically inept at making friends. When Kodaka, an outcast, comes across the brash loner Mikazuki Yozora, who typically chats with her imaginary friend, the two outsiders become the unlikeliest of allies. The two rejects decide to form a group called "The Neighbor's Club" in order to make friends and MAYBE even learn a thing or two about social skills. Will these quirky misfits ever make normal friends or are they all doomed to social failure?
HITOMI CHAN IS SHY WITH STRANGERS GN #1
Tall and busty high school girl Takano Hitomi has shark teeth, a looming presence, and an intense facial expression. However, looks can be deceiving. Beneath her imposing frame and piercing glare, Hitomi-chan is a sweet first-year student who just wants to overcome her social anxiety and make some friends. Enter Usami Yuu, a second-year boy who is shorter than Hitomi but not put off by her intimidating looks. A friendship blossoms-and MAYBE more! Don't miss this charming romcom between a scary-but-sweet girl and her smaller, loving senpai.
HUMAN REMAINS #2
CVR A CANTIRINO
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Sally Cantirino (CA) Sally Cantirino
Jennifer McStay knows what it's like to feel trapped. Stuck in a world of violence, where once intimate spaces become claustrophobic, and everything seems to shrink until there's nothing left but fear. MAYBE that means she'll be able to survive the real monsters, who live outside and hunt human emotion. Or MAYBE it means the monsters will finally be her escape.
HUMAN REMAINS #2
CVR B HIXSON
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Sally Cantirino (CA) Josh Hixson
Jennifer McStay knows what it's like to feel trapped. Stuck in a world of violence, where once intimate spaces become claustrophobic, and everything seems to shrink until there's nothing left but fear. MAYBE that means she'll be able to survive the real monsters, who live outside and hunt human emotion. Or MAYBE it means the monsters will finally be her escape.
MIRKA ANDOLFO SWEET PAPRIKA #4 (OF 12)
(W) Mirka Andolfo (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Mirka Andolfo
Paprika is shocked by the revelation she had - a real bombshell on a USB stick. She starts asking herself questions about the very foundations of her way of life. It would be a good time to talk to a friend... if only she had any. But there are other ways to find comfort. MAYBE.
SUPERMAN VS LOBO #2 (OF 3) CVR A MIRKA ANDOLFO (MR)
(W) Tim Seeley, Sarah Beattie (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Mirka Andolfo
Superman and Lobo’s dreams come true! But MAYBE it’s not always best to get what you wished for. When the godlike alien Numen brings the planets Krypton and Czarnia back from the grave, he makes a terrible error and puts Superman and Lobo on the wrong home planets! Now each must find their way off the resurrected worlds that seem to be their worst nightmares come to life!
ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READE
TINY DANCER GN
(W) Siena Cherson Siegel (A) Mark Siegel (CA) Mark Siegel
All her life, Siena has dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet, with hopes of becoming a member of George Balanchine's world-famous New York City Ballet company. Siena has worked hard for many years to be a professional ballet dancer, but injury and doubt are starting to take their toll. MAYBE it's time to look beyond the world of dance-but when you have spent your entire life working toward something, how do you figure out what comes next? And how do you figure out who you are without the thing that defined you? Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
ATHENEUM BOOKS FOR YOUNG READE
TINY DANCER HC GN
(W) Siena Cherson Siegel (A) Mark Siegel (CA) Mark Siegel
A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquisite graphic memoir-a follow-up to the Sibert Honor-winning To Dance. All her life, Siena has dreamed of being a ballerina. Her love of movement and dedication to the craft earned her a spot at the School of American Ballet, with hopes of becoming a member of George Balanchine's world-famous New York City Ballet company. Siena has worked hard for many years to be a professional ballet dancer, but injury and doubt are starting to take their toll. MAYBE it's time to look beyond the world of dance-but Siena's whole identity has been shaped by ballet. When you have spent your entire life working toward something, how do you figure out what comes next? And how do you figure out who you are without the thing that defined you? This is a moving and beautifully drawn memoir of a dancer struggling to find her next step-and a young woman finding her true footing in the world.