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DC COMICS

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Brent Eric Anderson (CA) Alex Ross

This new collection starts with a look back at ASTRO CITY's past in a special 20th anniversary issue. It all began with Samaritan's dreams of flying-but what is he dreaming of now? Then, a suburban family must face a terrifying alien invasion in "The Menace from Earth." And finally, the spotlight turns to Steeljack-from "The Tarnished Angel," one of ASTRO CITY's most popular stories-and how he's been getting by the last few years. When he's hired by a femme fatale from his past, he'll wind up in deep trouble with no one to turn to. Collects ASTRO CITY #26, 29-30 and 32-34.

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

ATHENA VOLTAIRE VOLCANO GODDESS TP

(W) Steve Bryant (A) Steve Bryant (CA) Steve Bryant

Collecting the fan-favorite pulp heroine's Action Lab debut miniseries! When her father gains possession of a supernatural artifact, Athena Voltaire sets off on an adventure that pits her against Nazis, deadly assassins, an old nemesis, and an angry fire goddess! Written and drawn by Eisner and Manning Award-nominated creator Steve Bryant.

CREATIVE MIND ENERGY

ATOLL #2

(W) Tim Daniel (A) Ricardo Drumond (CA) Ricardo Drumond

When the burlap sack is ripped from her head, decorated Olympic athlete Story Helms finds herself seated on a steel platform overlooking an arena somewhere far off the northwestern coast of Australia. Welcome to The Atoll, where abductees are pitted in combat against the world's deadliest apex predator, Majesty, a twenty-one foot Great White Shark. Story is next in the ring; how long will she last?

DARK HORSE COMICS

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER TP #15

NORTH SOUTH PART 3

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Gurihiru (CA) Gurihiru

Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei arrive in the Southern Water Tribe amid protests against Gilak's imprisonment. While the leaders hold council to solidify Malina and Hakoda's unification plans, Gilak breaks free and leads a powerful rebellion! In the face of these two opposing tribes, Katara will have to make peace with her nostalgia and distrust to save the home she loves from being permanently torn apart.

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS #4

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mike Del Mundo (CA) Alex Ross

"Kang War IV" begins! The Avengers turn the tables on one of their oldest foes by adopting one of his tactics, leaving Kang nowhere to run and nowhere to hide - except in the timestream itself! Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS #4.1 #0

(W) Mark Waid (A) Barry Kitson (CA) Barry Kitson

The old order crumbles as Captain America finds himself unable to keep "The Mighty Pretenders" together as a team. But he has one ace up his sleeve - one you've never seen before! Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS AND X-MEN TP AXIS

(W) Rick Remender (A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung

Red Onslaught is broadcasting waves of telepathic hate across the globe - and Marvel's greatest heroes have turned on their moral axis! What will the Avengers and X-Men find in the Red Skull's bleak "re-education camps"? What is Tony Stark's dark secret? And with the heroes "inverted" to evil, who will stand against them? How about an army of villains?! Magneto betrays his alliance, a founding Avenger quits, and Scarlet Witch is forced to join Doctor Doom! And who are Kluh and the Sorceress Supreme? As the Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes, the all-new Astonishing Avengers battle the Uncanny X-Men! Witness an X-Man's horrifying fate - and an Avenger's appalling choice! Who will live and die? Who will remain inverted? The shocking climax will crack the Marvel Universe to its core! Collecting AVENGERS & X-MEN: AXIS #1-9. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS INITIATIVE COMPLETE COLLECTION TP #1

(W) Dan Slott (A) Various (CA) Jim Cheung

In the wake of CIVIL WAR, the Initiative is the new face of the Marvel Universe! As pro-registration super-teams populate the 50 states, Yellowjacket, War Machine, She-Hulk, Justice and Gauntlet train the heroes of tomorrow for the conflicts of today! But as the recruits fall in, who will graduate, who will flunk out - and who will die?! Worry not, because for every soldier who doesn't make it, there are plenty more waiting in line! And when a vacancy arises at the Camp Hammond training ground, the new drill instructor will be a real Taskmaster! But as the Skrulls' SECRET INVASION is revealed, the fate of the Initiative, the United States and planet Earth hang in the balance! This is a job for a former Avenger turned ultimate Skrull hunter: the new 3-D Man! Collecting AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #1-19 and ANNUAL #1. Rated T+

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING

BACK ISSUE #95

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty

Creatures of the night! 's Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz in a Pro2Pro interview! Plus: , , Eclipso in the Bronze Age, , and exclusive interviews with writer Mike W. Barr and Marvel's Nightcat, Jacqueline Tavarez. Featuring the work of Bob Budiansky, J. M. Dematteis, Dave Simons, Roger Stern, Tom Sutton, Jean Thomas, and many more. With a retro cover by Sienkiewicz and Klaus Janson!

IDW PUBLISHING

BACK TO THE FUTURE #17

(W) Bob Gale (A) Emma Vieceli (CA) Emma Vieceli

WHO IS MARTY MCFLY-CONCLUSION! Too many Martys... but only one can survive. Or can he? Time travel gets confusing! But this issue provides all the mind-bending answers as Doc and Marty try to get out of the future-and figure out which "now" is theirs!

IDW PUBLISHING

BACK TO THE FUTURE #17

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(W) Bob Gale (A) Emma Vieceli (CA) Chris Eliopoulos

WHO IS MARTY MCFLY-CONCLUSION! Too many Martys... but only one can survive. Or can he? Time travel gets confusing! But this issue provides all the mind-bending answers as Doc and Marty try to get out of the future-and figure out which "now" is theirs!

IDW PUBLISHING

BACK TO THE FUTURE BIFF TO THE FUTURE #2 (OF 6)

(W) Bob Gale (A) Alan Robinson (CA) Alan Robinson

"Biff Goes To Hollywood." When you're a famous young man with a bulging wallet and healthy libido, what do you do? You go to Hollywood, of course, and you chase beautiful women, hang out with movie stars... and maybe even buy a studio to produce your life story! But when you're Biff Tannen, you can be certain things are going to get... messy.

IDW PUBLISHING

BACK TO THE FUTURE BIFF TO THE FUTURE #2 (OF 6)

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(W) Bob Gale (A) Alan Robinson (CA) Derek Fridolfs

"Biff Goes To Hollywood." When you're a famous young man with a bulging wallet and healthy libido, what do you do? You go to Hollywood, of course, and you chase beautiful women, hang out with movie stars... and maybe even buy a studio to produce your life story! But when you're Biff Tannen, you can be certain things are going to get... messy.

BOOM! STUDIOS

BACKSTAGERS #7 (OF 8)

(W) James TynionIV (A) Rian Sygh (CA) Veronica Fish

The Backstagers uncover a bigger group of outsiders living inside the magical backstage universe, and an offer is put on the table for them to leave their real world forever.

DARK HORSE COMICS

BALTIMORE THE RED KINGDOM #1

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Peter Bergting (CA) Ben Stenbeck

Lord Baltimore is missing. The Red King - evil incarnate - is taking over the world. Baltimore's team has been driven apart, with some of them dying on the frontlines while others are in hiding. Since the day he set out for revenge on the vampire who killed his family, Baltimore's fight has gotten bigger than he'd ever imagined, but what role will he take as evil finally threatens to consume the world?

DC COMICS

(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Chris Wildgoose

"Son of Penguin" part two! It's hard enough to juggle a new boyfriend when you're not secretly investigating him for super-villainy! But is Batgirl dating Ethan Cobblepot to get to bottom of his new tech business...or could she actually like him? Plus, Magpie strikes! RATED T

DC COMICS

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(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Francis Manapul

"Son of Penguin" part two! It's hard enough to juggle a new boyfriend when you're not secretly investigating him for super-villainy! But is Batgirl dating Ethan Cobblepot to get to bottom of his new tech business...or could she actually like him? Plus, Magpie strikes! RATED T

DC COMICS

(W) Julie Benson (A) Claire Roe (CA) Yanick Paquette

"VALENTINE'S DAY" part one! The new Oracle is now embedded in the Birds of Prey's lives...and they're going to have to make it work whether they like it or not! Plus, Huntress has decided to make Gotham her permanent home-but that means venturing into the most dangerous world of all...the Gotham City real-estate market! Perhaps an abandoned amusement park with a murder slide is up her alley? RATED T

DC COMICS

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(W) Julie Benson (A) Claire Roe (CA) Karmome Shirahama

"VALENTINE'S DAY" part one! The new Oracle is now embedded in the Birds of Prey's lives...and they're going to have to make it work whether they like it or not! Plus, Huntress has decided to make Gotham her permanent home-but that means venturing into the most dangerous world of all...the Gotham City real-estate market! Perhaps an abandoned amusement park with a murder slide is up her alley? RATED T

DC COMICS

BEYOND BURNSIDE (REBIRTH)

(W) Hope Larson (A) Rafael Albuquerque (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

In order to up her game after the events of the Battle of Burnside, Babs travels to Japan on a quest to train with one of her all time heroes. But when a chance meeting with an old friend puts a target on her back, Batgirl may need to use her new skills (and rack up a few more stamps in her passport) to solve a deadly mystery. Collects BATGIRL #1-6.

DC COMICS

(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) David Finch

"I Am Bane" part one! Bane is coming for Batman. Bruce must keep those he loves safe for five days in order to save Gotham Girl once and for all. But Bane will stop at nothing, and no one is safe. RATED T

DC COMICS

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(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) Tim Sale

"I Am Bane" part one! Bane is coming for Batman. Bruce must keep those he loves safe for five days in order to save Gotham Girl once and for all. But Bane will stop at nothing, and no one is safe. RATED T

DC COMICS

(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) David Finch

"I Am Bane" part two! Barricading himself within the walls of Arkham Asylum still might not keep Batman and his allies safe from Bane's assault. Which one of Bruce's loved ones will be torn from him next? RATED T

DC COMICS

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(W) Tom King (A) David Finch (CA) Tim Sale

"I Am Bane" part two! Barricading himself within the walls of Arkham Asylum still might not keep Batman and his allies safe from Bane's assault. Which one of Bruce's loved ones will be torn from him next? RATED T

DC COMICS

THE SILVER AGE

(W) Alvin Schwartz (A) Curt Swan (CA) Michael Cho

Superman and Batman first teamed up in these stories from the Silver Age of comics. In these tales, which feature frequent guest stars Robin, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon and Perry White, the two heroes battle crime in the past, present and future, including each other's greatest foes: Lex Luthor and The Joker! Collects stories from SUPERMAN #76 and World's Finest Comics #71-94.