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COBRA KAI KARATE KID SAGA CONTINUES #1

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(W) Denton J. Tipton (A) Kagan McLeod (CA) Kagan McLeod

A no-mercy behind-the-scenes look at the creation process for the smash-hit first issue of Cobra Kai-The Karate Kid Saga Continues #1, featuring annotations from the creators and never-before-seen conceptual artwork and sketches. "JOHNNY'S STORY," Part 1. See The Karate Kid in a whole new light in this retelling through the eyes of Johnny Lawrence, two-time All Valley Tournament champion. When the new kid makes moves on the girl that broke Johnny's heart, he vows to settle the score and win back his love. Or so goes the story Sensei Lawrence tells his students nearly 35 years later. Written by Denton J. Tipton (X-Files) and illustrated by Kagan McLeod (Infinite Kung Fu). Based on the hit YouTube Original series Cobra Kai!

CROW LETHE #1 (OF 3)

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(W) Tim Seeley (A) Ilias Kyriazis (CA) Peach Momoko

He is NULL NARCOS, popular performer in the FREAK-CHIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW, able to endure horrific violence on his body without pain. But outside his nightly shows, Null is a blank slate, with only faint but disturbing memories of who he was before revealed. When other performers begin dying mysteriously, Null is haunted by a golden-eyed stalker and begins to remember a life he'd thought long gone... a life of murder, terror, and black wings.

CROW LETHE #1 (OF 3)

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(W) Tim Seeley (A) Ilias Kyriazis (CA) Tim Seeley

He is NULL NARCOS, popular performer in the FREAK-CHIC CIRCUS SIDESHOW, able to endure horrific violence on his body without pain. But outside his nightly shows, Null is a blank slate, with only faint but disturbing memories of who he was before revealed. When other performers begin dying mysteriously, Null is haunted by a golden-eyed stalker and begins to remember a life he'd thought long gone... a life of murder, terror, and black wings.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS INFERNAL TIDES #4 (OF 5)

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

Delina, Shandie, and Krydle fight to hold back the hordes of devils attacking Elturel while Minsc and Nerys struggle to survive the Blood War raging below! Souls and sanity are set to crumble as the Infernal Tides roll in! Dungeons & Dragons established the roleplaying game category with great storytelling for both tabletop and video game audiences. It continues to be a cultural force in bookstores and online!

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS INFERNAL TIDES #4 (OF 5)

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(W) Jim Zub (A) Max Dunbar

Delina, Shandie, and Krydle fight to hold back the hordes of devils attacking Elturel while Minsc and Nerys struggle to survive the Blood War raging below! Souls and sanity are set to crumble as the Infernal Tides roll in! Dungeons & Dragons established the roleplaying game category with great storytelling for both tabletop and video game audiences. It continues to be a cultural force in bookstores and online!

DYING IS EASY #3 (OF 6)

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(W) Joe Hill (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Martin Simmonds

From the powerhouse team of Joe Hill (Locke & Key) and Martin Simmonds (Punks Not Dead) comes the third chapter in the inaugural Syd "Sh*t-Talk" Homes mystery!   Syd Homes, having just Indiana Jones'd his way out of certain death, finds himself once again up the creek without a paddle. The Ross Brothers, suspects number one and two respectively in the death of joke stealer and general thief Carl Dixon, have just found themselves an alibi-which means Syd's back on the Most Wanted list. Good thing he's totally cool under pressure, because getting out of this jam may or may not involve posing as a stuntman... Well, as they say-life is short, comedy is hard, and dying is really f*cking easy!   Joe Hill's first new co-creation at IDW since Locke & Key! Art and colors by Punks Not Dead co-creator Martin Simmonds! Variant covers by Locke & Key co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez! A fair-play mystery for astute readers to help solve... if only life were actually fair!

DYING IS EASY #3 (OF 6)

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(W) Joe Hill (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

From the powerhouse team of Joe Hill (Locke & Key) and Martin Simmonds (Punks Not Dead) comes the third chapter in the inaugural Syd "Sh*t-Talk" Homes mystery!   Syd Homes, having just Indiana Jones'd his way out of certain death, finds himself once again up the creek without a paddle. The Ross Brothers, suspects number one and two respectively in the death of joke stealer and general thief Carl Dixon, have just found themselves an alibi-which means Syd's back on the Most Wanted list. Good thing he's totally cool under pressure, because getting out of this jam may or may not involve posing as a stuntman... Well, as they say-life is short, comedy is hard, and dying is really f*cking easy!   Joe Hill's first new co-creation at IDW since Locke & Key! Art and colors by Punks Not Dead co-creator Martin Simmonds! Variant covers by Locke & Key co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez! A fair-play mystery for astute readers to help solve... if only life were actually fair!

FREE COMICS UNTOLD STORY OF GIVEAWAYS HC

(W) Various (A) Various

From before Superman to today, there have been many thousands of bizarro, rare, and fascinating FREE comic books given out at gas stations, schools, state fairs, clinics, political rallies, churches, shoe stores, and in cereal boxes. At last, the unknown and astonishing story of promotional comics is told in this thick, hardcover, full-color coffee table book featuring a plethora of incredible covers and absorbing full stories. Besides teaching the public to love corn and hate commies, these lost treasures sold cars and cigars, elected and defeated politicians, were both for and against smoking and drinking, saved souls, taught people how to milk cows and repair tractors, fought for civil rights, and told the public how to buy a TV and avoid VD. And are now saving lives! These rare giveaway comics feature cool, out of the left field artists, but also top creators! You'll see Kirby, Eisner, Ditko, Wood, Crandall, Everett, DeCarlo, Kurtzman, Kubert, Stan Lee, and more! PLUS Neal Adams and Charles Schulz' very first work! You'll also see familiar characters like Batman, Charlie Brown, Captain Marvel, Flash Gordon, Bugs Bunny, and Spider-Man! But your jaw will drop at the comics' wacky spokestoons: talking weiners, shoes, cigars, transistors, milk machines, fuses, barbwire and condoms! And there'sthe NRA's attempt to appeal to kids with a comic featuring a half puppy/half gun named Blooie!

GHOSTBUSTERS YEAR ONE #2 (OF 4)

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(W) Erik Burnham (A) Dan Schoening (CA) Dan Schoening

In anticipation of the new Ghostbusters feature film coming to theaters Summer 2020, we look back at the Boys in Grey's first year on the job, showcasing never before seen adventures! Being interviewed for a book on the Ghostbusters, RAY STANTZ will relate some of his earlier days working with Venkman and Spengler, as well as tell the tale of their first concrete encounter with a ghost... and the eventual fate of that spectral librarian that chased them out of the New York Public Library! In anticipation of the new Ghostbusters feature film coming to theaters Summer 2020! Never-before-seen early adventures of the Boys in Grey! By the fan-favorite and critically-acclaimed creative team of writer Erik Burnham, artist Dan Schoening, and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado! Cover A (Schoening) is part of 4-issue themed set featuring each 'buster in solo action! Cover B (Schoening) is part of 4-issue interconnected set!

GHOSTBUSTERS YEAR ONE #2 (OF 4)

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(W) Erik Burnham (A) Dan Schoening (CA) Dan Schoening

In anticipation of the new Ghostbusters feature film coming to theaters Summer 2020, we look back at the Boys in Grey's first year on the job, showcasing never before seen adventures! Being interviewed for a book on the Ghostbusters, RAY STANTZ will relate some of his earlier days working with Venkman and Spengler, as well as tell the tale of their first concrete encounter with a ghost... and the eventual fate of that spectral librarian that chased them out of the New York Public Library! In anticipation of the new Ghostbusters feature film coming to theaters Summer 2020! Never-before-seen early adventures of the Boys in Grey! By the fan-favorite and critically-acclaimed creative team of writer Erik Burnham, artist Dan Schoening, and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado! Cover A (Schoening) is part of 4-issue themed set featuring each 'buster in solo action! Cover B (Schoening) is part of 4-issue interconnected set!

GI JOE #6

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(W) Paul Allor (A) Chris Evenhuis (CA) Chris Evenhuis

A mission to smuggle vital intelligence to Free Canada goes sideways when Fadeaway confronts someone from her past working in Cobra! The bonds of friendship are tested when lives are at stake! The world of G.I. Joe expands in this turning point issue!

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #273

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(W) Larry Hama (A) Robert Atkins (CA) Robert Atkins

"SNAKE HUNT," Part 8. Cobra Commander wants a Snake Eyes of his own. The Joes have other ideas. It'll take two armies to settle this dispute! It's all hands on deck for both G.I. JOE and Cobra as living legend Larry Hama and fan-favorite artist Robert Atkins continue this massive 10-issue event... featuring EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF G.I. JOE! There's no halftime break in this contest, folks! All action, all the time! Eighth chapter of 10-issue mega event-"SNAKE HUNT"! Will feature every living Joe from G.I. JOE: ARAH, including never-before-seen origins! Living legend Larry Hama teams with fan-favorite G.I. JOE: ARAH artists Robert Atkins and Netho Diaz! Cover B for issues #271-275 will be 5 interlocking ALL HANDS ON DECK covers by artist Jamie Sullivan! A fantastic new chapter in Snake Eyes lore!

GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #273

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(W) Larry Hama (A) Robert Atkins (CA) Jamie Sullivan

"SNAKE HUNT," Part 8. Cobra Commander wants a Snake Eyes of his own. The Joes have other ideas. It'll take two armies to settle this dispute! It's all hands on deck for both G.I. JOE and Cobra as living legend Larry Hama and fan-favorite artist Robert Atkins continue this massive 10-issue event... featuring EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF G.I. JOE! There's no halftime break in this contest, folks! All action, all the time! Eighth chapter of 10-issue mega event-"SNAKE HUNT"! Will feature every living Joe from G.I. JOE: ARAH, including never-before-seen origins! Living legend Larry Hama teams with fan-favorite G.I. JOE: ARAH artists Robert Atkins and Netho Diaz! Cover B for issues #271-275 will be 5 interlocking ALL HANDS ON DECK covers by artist Jamie Sullivan! A fantastic new chapter in Snake Eyes lore!

GLOW VS THE BABYFACE #4 (OF 4)

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(W) Aimee Garcia (A) Hannah Templer (CA) Veronica Fish

The women of GLOW are preparing for an all-new sort of a foe... a news anchor! As they learn the art of the promo to convince the media that GLOW isn't a bad influence on children, they discover a much bigger problem-a runaway who's been living under the ring! Written by actress Aimee Garcia (Lucifer, Dexter) and former WWE superstar and New York Times bestselling author AJ Mendez (Crazy is My Superpower)!

GLOW VS THE BABYFACE #4 (OF 4)

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(W) Aimee Garcia (A) Hannah Templer (CA) Nicole Goux

The women of GLOW are preparing for an all-new sort of a foe... a news anchor! As they learn the art of the promo to convince the media that GLOW isn't a bad influence on children, they discover a much bigger problem-a runaway who's been living under the ring! Written by actress Aimee Garcia (Lucifer, Dexter) and former WWE superstar and New York Times bestselling author AJ Mendez (Crazy is My Superpower)!

HERB TRIMPE INCREDIBLE HULK ARTIST ED HC

(W) Roy Thomas (A) Herb Trimpe (CA) Herb Trimpe

Herb Trimpe was one of the premier artists working for Marvel in the 1960s and 1970s. His extended run on The Hulk is a high point for many fans of Bruce Banner's rampaging alter ego, with masterful inks by both Trimpe and John Severin. This Artist's Edition features at least five complete stories by Trimpe and an incredible cover gallery to boot!

I CAN SELL YOU A BODY #3 (OF 4)

(W) Ryan Ferrier (A) George Kambadais (CA) George Kambadais

Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life. For Denny and his new lover-turned-bank-robber, getting through means not getting caught by a Vatican priest with a biblical axe to grind or the blood-thirsty house-hunting demon.

JOHN BUSCEMA SILVER SURFER ARTIST ED HC

(W) Stan Lee (A) John Buscema (CA) John Buscema

John Buscema was one of the most important artists at Marvel Comics for decades. He produced gorgeous pencils for some of the most iconic characters at the House of Ideas, including The Avengers, Thor, The Fantastic Four, The Amazing Spider-Man and many more. But he is perhaps most acclaimed for his stunning rendition of the noble Silver Surfer! This Artist's Edition will include Silver Surfer classics #5 and #6, both double-sized issues, as well as other stories, a cover and classic page gallery, plus more! All done with the full endorsement and cooperation of the Buscema family.

JUDGE DREDD 100 PAGE GIANT #0

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Alan Quah

Take a trip through the rough streets of Mega-City One with the one-and-only Judge Dredd! Featuring amazing stories from an all-star cast of writers and artists that stretch from the filthy underbelly of Mega-City One to beyond its walls, there's never been a better place to see what you've been missing.

KILL LOCK #3 (OF 6)

(W) Livio Ramondelli (A) Livio Ramondelli (CA) Livio Ramondelli

Continuing their search for a cure by seeking out one of the Kill Lock's creators, the bots bound by it find themselves on a world that was decimated by one of their own. Meanwhile, the group's most dangerous member, the Artisan, decides it's time he takes over the education of their youngest, the Kid. A new series by Livio Ramondelli (Transformers Galaxies: Constructicons Rising, Optimus Prime)! If one dies, they all do!

LOCKE & KEY HC #1

WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT

(W) Joe Hill (A) Gabriel Rodriguez (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

Acclaimed suspense novelist and New York Times best-selling author Joe Hill (Heart-Shaped Box) creates an all-new story of dark fantasy and wonder: Locke & Key. Written by Hill and featuring astounding artwork from Gabriel Rodriguez, Locke & Key tells of Keyhouse, an unlikely New England mansion, with fantastic doors that transform all who dare to walk through them... and home to a hate-filled and relentless creature that will not rest until it forces open the most terrible door of them all...Locke & Key creator Hill has received the Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection, the British Fantasy Award for Best Collection and Best Short Story, and the Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award-2007, among his growing collection of critical accolades. This collection of Locke & Key, in development as a major motion picture by Dimension Films, features an introduction by Robert Crais, author of the best-selling Elvis Cole novels.

LOCKE & KEY HC #2

HEAD GAMES

(W) Joe Hill (A) Gabriel Rodriguez (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the Eisner-nominated creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the second hardcover L&K collection. In Head Games, we are introduced to some new characters, explore the backstory of the town and the Locke family, and experience a second magical and mind-altering key. The collection also includes bonus sketches and backup material from Rodriguez.

LOCKE & KEY HC #3

CROWN OF SHADOWS

(W) Joe Hill (A) Gabriel Rodriguez (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

The third storyline in the Eisner-nominated series by Joe Hill (Horns) and Gabriel Rodriguez. Sam Lesser may be dead and gone, but Dodge still has uses for him, and in the first chill days of October, will make contact with him again. The dead know things the living may not, and Sam's restless spirit has had time to discover the thing Dodge wants to know most of all... where to find the key to the black door.

LOCKE & KEY HC #4

KEYS TO THE KINGDOM

(W) Joe Hill (A) Gabriel Rodriguez (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in Keys to the Kingdom. With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke's family's mysteries ever-expanding, Dodge's desperation to end his shadowy quest drives the habitants of Keyhouse ever closer to a revealing conclusion.

LOCKE & KEY HC #5

CLOCKWORKS

(W) Joe Hill (A) Gabriel Rodriguez (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

The sprawling tale of the Locke family and their mastery of the whispering iron thunders to new heights as the true history of the family is revealed to Tyler and Kinsey. Zack Wells assumes a new form, Tyler and Kinsey travel through time, and surprises beyond imagination will be revealed.