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UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPP

CHAM BEST COMIC STRIPS & GRAPHIC NOVELETTES 1839 - 1862 HC

(W) David Kunzle

Cham, real NAme Count Amédée de Noé and a serious rival to Daumier, may have been the epitome of a célèbre inconnu, a famous unknown. He is one much deserving, at last, of this fi rst account of his huge oeuvre as a caricaturist. This book concentrates on his mastery of the important newcomer to the field of caricature, which we call comic strip, picture story, and graphic novel. The volume features facsimiles of nearly twenty of these from 1839 to 1863 and ranging from one page to forty (this last a parody of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables). In addition, summaries and sample illustrations of twenty-seven "minor works" demonstrate that Cham is by far the most important specialist of what was then a new genre in Europe.

DARK HORSE COMICS

CHANNEL ZERO TP

COMPLETE COLLECTION

(W) Brian Wood (A) Brian Wood (CA) Brian Wood

A blistering take on media control in a repressive future America! DMZ and The Massive creator Brian Wood launched an all-out assault on the comics medium in 1997 with Channel Zero, an influential, forward-thinking series that combined art, politics, and graphic design in a unique way. Touching on themes of freedom of expression, hacking, cutting-edge media manipulation, and police surveillance, it remains as relevant today as it did back then. The Channel Zero collection contains the origi NAl series, the prequel graphic novel Jennie One (illustrated by Becky Cloo NAn), the best of the two Public Domain design books, and almost fifteen years of extras, rarities, short stories, and unused art. Also featuring the now-classic Warren Ellis introduction and an all-new cover by Wood, this is the must-have edition. See where it all began!

VERTICAL COMICS

CHI SWEET ADVENTURES GN #3

(W) Ko NAmi Ka NAta (A) Ko NAmi Ka NAta (CA) Ko NAmi Ka NAta

Cat lovers and comic readers alike rejoice at the return of manga's biggest NAme in feline cartoons, Chi! Chi's Sweet Adventures collects dozens of new full color Chi stories. Chi is back! Inspired by the new Amazon PrimeTV anime, Chi's Sweet Adventures collects a number of new full-color kitty tales made for readers of all ages!

YEN PRESS

CHIOS SCHOOL ROAD GN #3

(W) Tadataka Kawasaki (A) Tadataka Kawasaki (CA) Tadataka Kawasaki

Gamer girl Chio's commute to school is anything but normal, and it levels up yet again thanks to Chio's bad perso NAl habits and the appearance of an upperclassman from the school kabaddi club! And with the tasteless team of Chio and Ma NA NA getting up to no good as always, the latest installment of Chio's School Road takes another turn for the EXTREME!

TOR BOOKS

CHRONIN GN #1

KNIFE AT YOUR BACK

(W) Alison Wilgus (A) Alison Wilgus (CA) Alison Wilgus

Samurai Jack meets Back to the Future in Alison Wilgus's full-length debut, an action-packed time travel adventure. 2042, New York City: A day in the life of college student Mirai Yoshida means studying Japanese history, learning swordmanship, flirting with her TA, and preparing to travel to Japan in 1864. Everything changes once she goes back to the past. Mirai and her classmates are ambushed by rebel samurai. Her friends are killed, her time travel machine is lost, and Mirai ends up marooned. In order to survive, she disguises herself as a wandering samurai and is hired by Hatsu, a tea waitress, as bodyguard for her travels. Mirai has to find her way back to the future soon, or else she may be the first casualty on the bloody front lines of a conflict that is destined to shape a NAtion.

CINEFEX

CINEFEX #163

Cinefex takes a look behind-the-scenes of four movies coming to theaters this winter. After decades in development, producers James Cameron and Jon Landau present their adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's manga classic Alita: Battle Angel. Brad Pitt, Do NAld Sutherland, and Tommy Lee Jones star in Ad Astra, a sci-fi space thriller about an astro NAut traveling to the boundaries of our solar system in search of his father. The Transformers saga reaches back to the year 1987, when an encounter in a junkyard leads to a relationship between Bumblebee and a troubled tee NAger. And Emily Blunt shines in the role of no-nonsense but magical English NAnny Mary Poppins, who returns to Depression-era London in Mary Poppins Returns, this time to aid the next generation of Banks children.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CINEMA PURGATORIO #17

(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) Kevin O'Neil

The end is near with the penultimate issue of the finest anthology in comics.  Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and NAhuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CINEMA PURGATORIO #17

ANCIENT TOME PREMIUM CVR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) Gabriel Andrade

The end is near with the penultimate issue of the finest anthology in comics.  Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and NAhuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CINEMA PURGATORIO #17

CODE PRU CVR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) Raulo Caceres

The end is near with the penultimate issue of the finest anthology in comics.  Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and NAhuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CINEMA PURGATORIO #17

MODDED CVR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) NAhuel Lopez

The end is near with the penultimate issue of the finest anthology in comics.  Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and NAhuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CINEMA PURGATORIO #17

PERFECT UNION CVR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) Gabriel Andrade

The end is near with the penultimate issue of the finest anthology in comics.  Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and NAhuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

AVATAR PRESS INC

CINEMA PURGATORIO #17

VAST CVR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) Gabriel Andrade

The end is near with the penultimate issue of the finest anthology in comics.  Now showing: Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Gabriel Andrade, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and NAhuel Lopez, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

CITRUS GN #9

(W) Saburouta (A) Saburouta (CA) Saburouta

Yuzuko Aihara, a high school girl whose main interests are fashion, friends, and having fun, is about to get a reality check. Due to her mom's remarriage, Yuzu has transferred to a new, all-girls school that is extremely strict. Her real education is about to begin. From day one, happy-go-lucky Yuzu makes enemies, NAmely the beautiful yet stern Student Council President Mei. So what happens when a dejected Yuzu returns home and discovers the shock of her life: that Mei is actually her new step-sister who has come to live with her? Even more surprising, when Mei catches Yuzu off guard and kisses her out of the blue, what does it all mean?

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED

CLASSIC ILLUS REPLICA ED HC ALL QUIET ON WESTERN FRONT

(W) Erich Maria Remarque (A) Kenneth W. Fitch

NArrated by Paul Bäumer, a young man fighting on the French front, Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front describes the extreme circumstances of the German soldiers of the First World War. Paul and his friends volunteered to join the army after being swept up by the patriotic speeches of their teacher. But after undergoing several weeks of harsh training and experiencing the unimagi NAble horrors of life on the front, they have realized that the truth of warfare is not honorable, but terrible.

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED

CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED REPLICA ED HC

TIME MACHINE

(W) H. G. Wells (A) Lou Cameron (CA) Lou Cameron

Wells' classic tale tells the story of the un NAmed time traveler, who travels thousands of years into the future, where he encounters the strange, child-like people, the Eloi, and the terrifying underground race, the Morlocks. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a biography of H. G. Wells, theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom or at home to further engage the reader in the story.

CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED

CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED TP PRISONER OF ZENDA

(W) Anthony Hope (A) Henry C Keifer

Set in the fictio NAl land of Ruritania, The Prisoner of Zenda is a tale of intrigue, crime and scheming villains trying to depose the rightful heir to the throne. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes theme discussions and study questions, which can be used both in the classroom and at home to further engage the reader in the story.

KODANSHA COMICS

CLOCKWORK PLANET GN #10

(W) Yuu Kamiya (A) Kuro (CA) Kuro

The science fiction mystery that's now a major anime, from the creator of No Game, No Life! NAoto's a high school dropout and brilliant amateur tinkerer. He lives in a world that has been so over-exploited that the entire surface has become one vast machine. When a box crashes into his home containing a female automaton, it's a harbinger of change that will rock the entire globe, and give NAoto his chance to be a hero.

BOOM! STUDIOS

CODA #9 (OF 12)

MAIN & MIX

(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Matias Bergara (CA) Christian Ward

Hum is at rock bottom-no Serka, no NAg, all alone in the wilderness of the dystopian wastelands. But just when all hope seems lost, a familiar friend appears...

IMAGE COMICS

COLD SPOTS TP

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Mark Torres (CA) Mark Torres

Spine-tingling horror, psychological fright, the undead, and the bitter cold of a super NAtural winter come together in this tale of mounting dread. Ten years ago, Dan Kerr turned his back on his wife and unborn daughter. Now, both mother and child have gone missing, and Dan will have to pull out all the stops to bring them home. Because ghosts stir when Dan's estranged daughter is near, and as the dead grow restless, the cold deepens...  Collects COLD SPOTS #1-5.

B.E.S. PUBLISHING

COMIC BOOK ARTISTS WORKBOOK PERSPECTIVE SC

(W) Daniel Cooney (A) Daniel Cooney (CA) Daniel Cooney

Aspiring comic book artists and storytellers will thoroughly enjoy this book! Seasoned author Daniel Cooney shows readers how to draw credible perspective from any point of view for convincing backgrounds and their relationships with the characters that inhabit them. This instructio NAl book works like a jour NAl filled with exercises for creating scenes in the context of storytelling. Practical demonstrations and interactive workbook grids to complete show readers how to enjoy the process as they develop their drawing mechanics and storytelling "chops."

REBELLION DEVELOPMENTS LTD

COMPLETE CABALLISTICS INC TP

(W) Gordon Rennie (A) Dom Reardon

The complete collection of the cult horror classic from the pages of 2000 AD! During the Second World War a department was formed within the Ministry of Defence to combat NAzi occult warfare. In the 21st century, however, it has long outlived its usefulness and its funding is scrapped. Enter reclusive millio NAire rock star Ethan Kostabi, who has brought up its employees and, together with a handful of freelance ghosthunters, constructed a brand new outfit, Caballistics, Inc.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

COMPLETE CREPAX HC #4

PRIVATE LIFE

(W) Guido Crepax (A) Guido Crepax (CA) Guido Crepax

The fourth volume of Fantagraphics' groundbreaking Complete Crepax series puts the author's sexy proto feminist heroine Valenti NA, the globe-trotting Milanese photographer, front and center in a series of erotic comics NArratives. Most of the comics in this volume, spanning 1965 to 1985, have never before been published in English. It includes Crepax's first foray into comics magazines-"The Curve of Lesmo"-in which our heroine is introduced as an adventurer's sidekick! Elsewhere in this volume, she becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more! Not only is Crepax's impeccable draftsmanship on full display, but this deluxe package highlights the innovative visual storytelling techniques that made him an inter NAtio NAl sensation.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

COMPLETE CREPAX HC BOX SET VOL 03-04 SPELLS & PRIVATE LIFE #2

(W) Guido Crepax (A) Guido Crepax (CA) Guido Crepax

Italy's Guido Crepax is one of the most acclaimed cartoonists in the world. In the 1960s and '70s, he created and chronicled the adventures of Valenti NA, arguably the strongest and most independent female character in European comics up to that time, and legitimized the erotic genre. Fantagraphics' ambitious Complete Crepax series launched in 2016 to inter NAtio NAl acclaim, and this handsome boxed set contains our third and fourth columes, Evil Spells and Private Life. Vol. 3 introduces Baba Yaga, the villainous witch of folklore, and includes Crepax's sinuous adaptations of several literary masterpieces by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, and Edgar Allan Poe. In Vol. 4, the author's sexy proto feminist heroine Valenti NA becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more!

ZENESCOPE ENTERTAINMENT INC

CONSPIRACY #4 (OF 5)

SOCIAL MEDIA CVR A COLAPIETRO

(W) Hans Rodionoff (CA) Leo NArdo Colapietro

Social media has crept its way into almost every aspect of our daily lives. Some say it's a blessing, others believe it's the beginning of the end of civilization. Who really controls the news feeds or broadcast messages you hear? What is the truth? Can anyone be trusted? Find out in this pulse-pounding issue!

INSIGHT COMICS

COURT OF DEAD SHADOWS OF UNDERWORLD HC GN

(W) Jacob Murray (A) Ivan Koritarev

Based on an origi NAl property from Sideshow Collectibles! Before the Underworld can rise up and end the war between heaven and hell, they must first defeat the darkness within themselves: The Dreadsgrip. The power reaped from mortal souls comes at a significant cost. Any reapers that siphon too much ethereal power from the harvest may lose themselves to the Dreadsgrip, an irresistible thirst to destroy. Now, a rogue agent in Death's Underworld is stoking a mutiny, fueled by the terrible Dreadsgrip plague that affects all denizens of the Underworld, a plague that could derail the leader of the Underworld, the Alltaker's plans to rise up against the celestial powers of both heaven and hell.