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DC COMICS

(W) Grant Morrison (A) Richard Case (CA) Brian Bolland

In these tales from issues #51-63, the Doom Patrol must face new challenges: the fi NAl fate of the Brotherhood of Dada, the rise of the unstoppable Candlemaker, Danny the Street meets his cosmic destiny and Crazy Jane attempts to find her place in the world. Sound strange? Well, not as strange as the superhero team fighting them. This new title also includes the legendary DOOM FORCE SPECIAL #1.

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

DOORMAN TP #1

(W) Eliot Rahal (A) Kendall Goode (CA) Kendall Goode

On every planet there is a door that can take you anywhere in the galaxy. Henry Clay Waters is the Doorman for Earth - and he's one day from retirement. So why is he suddenly the target of Intergalactic assassins? Can spunky alien cop, Detective Flower, keep him alive long enough to find out? It's a cosmic comic caper full of space Koalas, monsters, exploding heads, and egomaniacal extraterrestrial gazillio NAires, as two working-class heroes try to save The Universe in Reprints #1-4, and includes 14 pages of bonus material!

IDW PUBLISHING

DUCK AVENGER #3

(W) Francesco Artibani (A) Claudio Sciarrone (CA) Stefano Intini

"Shadows on Venus!" Do NAld Duck likes nobody less than s NArky, crooked newsman Angus Fangus-so what to do when the deadly Evronians drag Fangus off into outer space? Celebrate? Or enlist vengeful merce NAry Xadhoom to (wak!) bring him back?

IDW PUBLISHING

DUCK AVENGER #3

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(W) Francesco Artibani (A) Claudio Sciarrone (CA) Marco Gervasio

"Shadows on Venus!" Do NAld Duck likes nobody less than s NArky, crooked newsman Angus Fangus-so what to do when the deadly Evronians drag Fangus off into outer space? Celebrate? Or enlist vengeful merce NAry Xadhoom to (wak!) bring him back?

IDW PUBLISHING

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FROST GIANTS FURY #3

(W) Jim Zub (A) Netho Diaz (CA) Max Dunbar

To discover the Frost Giants' evil plans, our heroes must ascend the treacherous ice-covered mountain known as 'Cold Crag' and confront its guardian, a short-tempered white dragon eager to destroy any who dare invade her sanctuary. We don't call it 'Dungeons & Dragons' for nothing, y'know! •   Dungeons & Dragons is seeing a re NAissance with the release of the fifth edition rules in late 2014. Hundreds of thousands of players are returning to D&D or embarking on their first adventures and they're hungry for extra content. •   This new D&D story ties into the Storm King's Thunder event that runs across multiple RPG products, novels, and video games. •   This series continues with the cast from the hit Legends of Baldur's Gate and Shadows of the Vampire stories, but is also built as a perfect jumping on point for new readers, bringing them into D&D's classic blend of sword & sorcery adventure.

IDW PUBLISHING

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FROST GIANTS FURY #3

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(W) Jim Zub (A) Netho Diaz (CA) Nelson Daniel

To discover the Frost Giants' evil plans, our heroes must ascend the treacherous ice-covered mountain known as 'Cold Crag' and confront its guardian, a short-tempered white dragon eager to destroy any who dare invade her sanctuary. We don't call it 'Dungeons & Dragons' for nothing, y'know! •   Dungeons & Dragons is seeing a re NAissance with the release of the fifth edition rules in late 2014. Hundreds of thousands of players are returning to D&D or embarking on their first adventures and they're hungry for extra content. •   This new D&D story ties into the Storm King's Thunder event that runs across multiple RPG products, novels, and video games. •   This series continues with the cast from the hit Legends of Baldur's Gate and Shadows of the Vampire stories, but is also built as a perfect jumping on point for new readers, bringing them into D&D's classic blend of sword & sorcery adventure.

IMAGE COMICS

EAST OF WEST #32

(W) Jo NAthan Hickman (A) Nick Dragotta (CA) Nick Dragotta

The tee NAge Horsemen show the world just how grown-up they've gotten, but they still aren't old enough to drive.

IMAGE COMICS

ECLIPSE TP #1

(W) Zack Kaplan (A) Giovanni Timpano (CA) Giovanni Timpano

Imagine if sunlight burned you alive. In the near future, a mysterious solar event has transformed the sun's light into deadly immolating rays. The world's few survivors now live in noctur NAl cities. But a killer emerges who uses sunlight to burn his victims, and when he targets the daughter of a solar power mogul, it falls to a disillusioned solar engineer to protect her. Collects ECLIPSE #1-4.

IMAGE COMICS

ELEPHANTMEN 2260 TP #5

UP CLOSE & PERSO NAL

(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 "Inter NAtio NAl 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) Jo NAthan 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 fi NAle! •  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)

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(W) Jo NAthan 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 fi NAle! •  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)

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(W) Jo NAthan 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 fi NAle! •  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 Hi NAzuki, the girl who was kid NApped 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 Hi NAzuki's fate. But up against the clock and a faceless evil, does eleven-year-old Satoru even stand a chance?

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 Jugger NAut 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 alter NAte 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

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 fi NAlly 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

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(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 fi NAlly 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

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(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 fi NAlly 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

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(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 origi NAl 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 occasio NAlly 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 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 origi NAl 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 Va NA, both origi NAl 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 origi NAl 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!

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, origi NAl 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.

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 Re NAissance, 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.