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IMAGE COMICS

ELEPHANTMEN 2260 TP #5

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

(W) Richard Starkings (A) Axel Medellin (CA) Boo Cook

The transgenics' worst enemy, and fan-favorite, "The Silencer" has returned! Collects ELEPHANTMEN 2260 #70-71; 73-76.

DARK HORSE COMICS

EMPOWERED SOLDIER OF LOVE #1

(W) Adam Warren (A) Karla Diaz (CA) Karla Diaz

Love is tearing apart costumed crimefighter Empowered's city, as the unearthly powers of an embittered "International Magical Girl of Mystery" covertly inflame the superheroic community's burning passions. But even if a befuddled Emp can puzzle out her shadowy foe's schemes, can she hope to prevail against the Soldier of Love?  

MARVEL COMICS

ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #5 (OF 5)

(W) Jonathan Adams (A) Horacio Domingues (CA) Brian Kesinger

A TIKI CATASTROPHE! •  This issue has it all!  Well, not ALL of it, but a lot of it, as the fates of the Tiki Room natives and visitors collide in an uproarious finale! •  When one of the MACAWS goes missing, the others will need to band together like never before...but do they have what it takes to work as a team, or will they have to replace their brother with an animatronic substitute? •  And: the reveal of the mystery visitor's secret mission! •  Also: ORANGE BIRD! •  Don't miss the enchanting conclusion to the all-new story inspired by the legendary Disney attraction! RATED T

MARVEL COMICS

ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #5 (OF 5)

CHRISTOPHER ACTION FIGURE VAR

(W) Jonathan Adams (A) Horacio Domingues (CA) Brian Kesinger

A TIKI CATASTROPHE! •  This issue has it all!  Well, not ALL of it, but a lot of it, as the fates of the Tiki Room natives and visitors collide in an uproarious finale! •  When one of the MACAWS goes missing, the others will need to band together like never before...but do they have what it takes to work as a team, or will they have to replace their brother with an animatronic substitute? •  And: the reveal of the mystery visitor's secret mission! •  Also: ORANGE BIRD! •  Don't miss the enchanting conclusion to the all-new story inspired by the legendary Disney attraction! RATED T

MARVEL COMICS

ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #5 (OF 5)

GRANDT CONNCECING VAR

(W) Jonathan Adams (A) Horacio Domingues (CA) Brian Kesinger

A TIKI CATASTROPHE! •  This issue has it all!  Well, not ALL of it, but a lot of it, as the fates of the Tiki Room natives and visitors collide in an uproarious finale! •  When one of the MACAWS goes missing, the others will need to band together like never before...but do they have what it takes to work as a team, or will they have to replace their brother with an animatronic substitute? •  And: the reveal of the mystery visitor's secret mission! •  Also: ORANGE BIRD! •  Don't miss the enchanting conclusion to the all-new story inspired by the legendary Disney attraction! RATED T

YEN PRESS

ERASED GN #1

(W) Kei Sanbe (A) Kei Sanbe (CA) Kei Sanbe

The source material of the breathtaking anime series gets its own, deluxe English language release at last! Satoru Fujinuma flounders through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make his drab life worse. But then, one day, everything changes. A terrible incident forever changes Satoru's life as he knows it, and with it comes a "Revival" that sends Satoru eighteen years into the past! In the body of his boyhood self, Satoru encounters sights he never imagined he would see again - the smile of his mother, alive and well, his old friends, and Kayo Hinazuki, the girl who was kidnapped and murdered when he was a boy the first time around. To return to the present and prevent the tragedy that brought him back to his childhood in the first place, Satoru begins plotting a way to change Hinazuki's fate. But up against the clock and a faceless evil, does eleven-year-old Satoru even stand a chance?

DARK HORSE COMICS

ETHER #4

(W) Matt Kindt (A) David Rubin (CA) David Rubin

Twelve-year-old Hazel loves spending summers at her grandmother's house. Granny's magical stories of adventure in the Ether are unlike the stories and fairy tales Hazel finds at the library. And then, one summer, Hazel gets a little too curious and discovers the source of those stories. When she falls through a well into a magical dimension, she learns that there's a dark side to the Ether that her Granny never told her about.

DC COMICS

(W) Matthew Sturges (A) Steve Rolston (CA) Tula Lotay

Experience the dawn of the Everaftering through the eyes of the legendary magician, The Amazing Szymon! At a crisis point in his tired career, the Amazing Szymon is on the verge of throwing it all away when his tricks of the trade are suddenly revitalized by real and inexplicable magic. After Feathertop intervenes with a promise to guide this new Fable in exchange for his service with the Shadow Players, Szymon's mission to rescue a Mundy pop star from a distant goblin realm reveals sinister underpinnings.

SPACE GOAT PUBLISHING

EVIL DEAD 2 REGENGE OF EVIL ED #1 (OF 2)

(W) Ian Edington (A) Vincenzo Riccardi (CA) Guy Major

Evil Ed returns, busted skull and all! The Deadite madness goes all out in this all-new 30th Anniversary special. Ash wins a bus trip to Las Vegas from a bogus Employee of the Month award which quickly goes off the tracks as Deadite Evil Ed shows up with an entourage of the baddest bads. Hitler, Dracula, The Mummy, Bin Laden, and Rasputin are all here, jammed full with those crazy Kandarian demons! But hey, a trip to Vegas is a trip to Vegas, right?

MARVEL COMICS

EXCALIBUR EPIC COLLECTION TP SWORD IS DRAWN

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Alan Davis

A legendary team is born! Meet the United Kingdom's champion, Captain Britain, and his paramour, the metamorphic Meggan! They'll band together with former X-Men Nightcrawler and Kitty Pryde when Gatecrasher and her Technet are sent to capture Rachel "Phoenix" Summers! From their lighthouse base, the heroes of Excalibur will tackle the ferocious Warwolves, the unstoppable Juggernaut and Mojo mayhem! Things get wild with Arcade, the Crazy Gang and the X-Babies - and really heat up as Excalibur is drawn across the Atlantic to an Inferno raging in New York! And don't forget Lightning Squad, the alternate Nazi versions of Excalibur! Plus: Who or what is Widget? Collecting CAPTAIN BRITAIN (1976) #1-2; EXCALIBUR (1988) #1-11, SPECIAL EDITION and MOJO MAYHEM; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #31-38, and MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL (1983) #7 and #14-15. Volume #1 in the Excalibur Epic Collections Rated T

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

EXCAVATION HC

(W) Max Andersson (A) Max Andersson (CA) Max Andersson

A new German Expressionist-influenced graphic novel from the author of Pixy and Bosnian Flat Dog where nothing is as it seems. A man and his girlfriend go to visit his family, only to find their home destroyed and his father Frankensteining his siblings. Based on the author's dreams, The Excavation's surreal verisimilitude recalls cult films like The Forbidden Zone and Eraserhead and reads like a collaboration between Gary Panter and Edvard Munch.

MARVEL COMICS

EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #19

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Victor Ibanez (CA) David Yardin

AN INHUMANS vs. X-MEN TIE-IN! •  Mutant sorceress MAGIK is a key player in the mutants' plan to conquer the Inhuman capital, New Attilan. •  But when her own demons threaten to surface, will Magik lose her grip on the city...and also herself? Rated T+

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FAITH (ONGOING) #8

CVR A KANO

(W) Jody Houser (A) Pere Perez (CA) Kano

Pain from the past! From Hollywood's darkest shadows, an old enemy rises to extract revenge on Faith! A superhero's work is never done...and, now, one of Faith's former adversaries has returned for a fateful rematch that will put the life of Los Angeles' greatest hero into a tailspin. And when this familiar assailant finally shows their true face, will the high flying psiot have the strength to put them down for good? Ready your spoiler alerts, because rising star rising star Jody Houser (Mother Panic) and acclaimed artists Meghan Hetrick (Red Thorn) and Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells) are going to pull the curtain on Faith's most shocking adventure yet with the surprise moment of the year!

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FAITH (ONGOING) #8

CVR B TAN

(W) Jody Houser (A) Pere Perez (CA) Philip Tan

Pain from the past! From Hollywood's darkest shadows, an old enemy rises to extract revenge on Faith! A superhero's work is never done...and, now, one of Faith's former adversaries has returned for a fateful rematch that will put the life of Los Angeles' greatest hero into a tailspin. And when this familiar assailant finally shows their true face, will the high flying psiot have the strength to put them down for good? Ready your spoiler alerts, because rising star rising star Jody Houser (Mother Panic) and acclaimed artists Meghan Hetrick (Red Thorn) and Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells) are going to pull the curtain on Faith's most shocking adventure yet with the surprise moment of the year!

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FAITH (ONGOING) #8

CVR C LAFUENTE

(W) Jody Houser (A) Marguerite Sauvage (CA) David LaFuente

Pain from the past! From Hollywood's darkest shadows, an old enemy rises to extract revenge on Faith! A superhero's work is never done...and, now, one of Faith's former adversaries has returned for a fateful rematch that will put the life of Los Angeles' greatest hero into a tailspin. And when this familiar assailant finally shows their true face, will the high flying psiot have the strength to put them down for good? Ready your spoiler alerts, because rising star rising star Jody Houser (Mother Panic) and acclaimed artists Meghan Hetrick (Red Thorn) and Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells) are going to pull the curtain on Faith's most shocking adventure yet with the surprise moment of the year!

DC COMICS

(W) Cary Bates (A) Will Conrad (CA) Will Conrad

"Past Imperfect" part 2! An overload in the quantum field forced Nathaniel Adam back to the 1990s, leaving him stranded. With no powers and no clear way to get home, he wonders how his presence in the past might affect his future. But if he gets his wish...will that future include Captain Atom? RATED T

MONSTERS INK, LLC

FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND #283

STAR WARS VAR

(CA) Rob Prior

Classic trilogy icon Mark Hamill shares insights and a few secrets, Oscar winner Martin Landau gets candid on the challenges and triumphs of making Gerry Anderson's , star Sam J. Jones details the making of the 1980 cult fave, creator Chris Carter previews Mulder and Scully's January return, and much more! Featuring original trilogy variant cover art by Rob Prior.

ALTERNATIVE COMICS

FANCY FROGLIN UNCENSORED GN

(W) James Kochalka (A) James Kochalka (CA) James Kochalka

The first complete collection of James Kochalka's classic web comic. The lovable story of a very dirty little frog who only occasionally wears pants. He's an ineffably cute little frog that is very frisky, yet purely innocent. He loves bunnies, and he is really really funny.

ASPEN MLT INC

FATHOM COLORING BOOK TP #2

(A) Michael Turner

A new FATHOM Coloring Book is here! Join in on the fun of bringing Michael Turner's Fathom to life in this second thrilling coloring book filled with 64 stunning illustrations by series creator Turner, along with today's hottest comic book superstars including Talent Caldwell, Joe Benitez, J. Scott Campbell and many more! With the first FATHOM coloring book becoming an instant sell-out, don't miss your chance to own the newest volume of the hit series!

ASPEN MLT INC

FATHOM TP #1

DEFINITIVE ED NEW PTG

(W) Michael Turner (A) Michael Turner

The sold out Fathom Definitive Edition TPB returns to print! Collecting together everything ever published from the original Fathom Volume 1...The rare Fathom Preview, issues #0 and #1/2, issues #1 through #9, including the special add-in pages, plus the sold out issues #10 and #11! Plus, re-envisioned pages and excerpts from issues #12 through #14, focusing on Aspen and Cannon's ordeal with Vana, both original Fathom Swimsuit issues featuring pin-ups from a host of today's top artists, along with a jam-packed Fathom cover gallery and more rare and seldom seen Fathom goodies as only Michael Turner and Aspen could deliver! If that's not enough, we also included the complete Aspen Extended Edition which bridges the gap between Fathom Volume 1 and Volume 2, and also features the first appearance of everyone's favorite Blue warrior goddess, Kiani!! Combine all that together, and you have 496 massive pages of everything that was Fathom Volume 1. This is THE DEFINITIVE FATHOM collection and an absolute must for any Aspen, Fathom, Michael Turner, or comic book fan, period.

ASPEN MLT INC

FATHOM TP #2

INTO THE DEEP NEW PTG

(W) J. T. Krul (A) Koi Turnbull (CA) Michael Turner

The sold out Fathom volume 2 TPB returns to print! Worlds collide when the might of the bloodthirsty Admiral Maylander and the United States military declare war on the Blue civilizations nestled deep under the ocean's surface. Following the classic events of the original FATHOM series, the second thrilling volume finds underwater biologist Aspen Matthews struggling to accept the startling reality of her true identity. All in the midst of an all out war between the humans and the Blue! Collecting together the sold out Fathom: Beginnings and Zero issue, as well as issues #1 though #11, this is 320 pages of everything Fathom volume 2! And if that's not enough, we included a complete covers gallery featuring artwork by none other than Fathom creator Michael Turner!! This complete FATHOM VOLUME 2 TPB 2nd Printing Edition is a must for any Aspen, Fathom, Michael Turner, or comic book fan!

IMAGE COMICS

FEW #2

(W) Sean Lewis (A) Hayden Sherman (CA) Hayden Sherman

As Hale and the Boys run further from Herrod they find themselves taken in by the father of the militia men. Hale's past comes more and more into light as we discover how these boys are as good at guerilla warfare as they are.

IDW PUBLISHING

FICTION HOUSE FROM PULPS TO PANELS HC

(W) Mitch Maglio (A) Matt Baker (CA) Lily Renee

From sexy jungle girls to even sexier ray gun toting space women and beyond, Fiction House Comics had it all! Now for the first time the entire history of Fiction House, the leading purveyor of Good Girl art during the Golden Age of Comics, is told in a single volume! Stuffed with breathtaking cover reproductions, original artwork and full length stories, Fiction House: From Pulp to Panels tells the story of one of the most successful publishers through the works of legends such as Matt Baker, George Tuska, Lou Fine, Bob Lubbers, and Lily Renee.

KODANSHA COMICS

FIRE FORCE GN #2

(W) Atsushi Ohkubo (A) Atsushi Ohkubo (CA) Atsushi Ohkubo

The city of Tokyo is in the grip of a reign of terror! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment's notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. But the team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous "devil's footprints" (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first?

DRAWN & QUARTERLY

FIRE THE ZORA NEALE HURSTON STORY HC

(W) Peter Bagge (A) Peter Bagge (CA) Peter Bagge

Through Bagge's skilled cartooning, he turns what could be a rote biography into a bold and dazzling graphic novel, creating a story as brilliant as the life itself. Hurston challenged the norms of what was expected of an African American woman in early 20th century society. She arrived in NYC at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, and went on to become a noted folklorist and critically acclaimed novelist, including her most provocative work . With admiration and respect, Bagge reconstructs her vivid life in resounding full-color.