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MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS K TP #5

ASSEMBLING AVENGERS

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Woo Bin Choi

The Avengers assemble - in brilliant manhwa format! Aided by amazing archer Hawkeye, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury searches for Captain America, who's been missing for 50 years. He assigns super-spy NAtasha Romanoff to help Tony Stark fix the failing arc reactor in his chest - but she ends up entangled in Iron Man's fight with Whiplash! Black Widow's task doesn't stop there: When the Hulk goes on a rampage, it's up to her to calm him down! And in New Mexico, S.H.I.E.L.D. unearths an alien object - followed shortly by its owner! Can Thor recover his hammer in time to defeat the Destroyer?! Collected for the first time in English, leading Korean publisher Daewon C.I.'s origi NAl manhwa reimagines the Avengers' origin as Fury brings the heroes together for the first time! Rated T+

BIG PLANET/ RETROFIT COMICS

BABYBEL WAX BODYSUIT (ONE SHOT) #0

(W) Eric Kostiuk Williams (A) Eric Kostiuk Williams (CA) Eric Kostiuk Williams

A collection of short stories delving into self-worth, Internet culture, and the fasci NAting grotesqueries offered up by our science-fiction present. The author, as a closeted teen, NAvigates comic book message boards and befriends a Pentecostal Christian! Keith Haring fights off gentrification in the 1980s East Village! A familiar pop star breaks free of her Las Vegas promoters, one hundred years in the future! And more!

DARK HORSE COMICS

BALTIMORE THE RED KINGDOM #3

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

Baltimore's team fight their way into the Vatican as the Red King prepares for his coro NAtion day.

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(W) Hope Larson (A) Chris Wildgoose (CA) Francis Ma NApul

"Son of the Penguin" part four! Ethan Cobblepot has shown his true colors: he's a Penguin, through and through! Or is he? Can Batgirl turn his ambitions into a force for good-before he can turn Burnside against Batgirl? RATED T

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(W) Julie Benson (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Yanick Paquette

"Blackbird" part two! The Birds need answers about the mysterious Blackbird, who's handing out massive increases in power to Gotham City's most dangerous metahumans...and to get them they're sending their own dangerous metahuman, Black Ca NAry, undercover into the world of black-market super-powered fights! Roulette rules this world with an iron fist...will she give up the secrets Di NAh needs? And at what price? RATED T

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(W) Julie Benson (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Karmome Shirahama

"Blackbird" part two! The Birds need answers about the mysterious Blackbird, who's handing out massive increases in power to Gotham City's most dangerous metahumans...and to get them they're sending their own dangerous metahuman, Black Ca NAry, undercover into the world of black-market super-powered fights! Roulette rules this world with an iron fist...will she give up the secrets Di NAh needs? And at what price? RATED T

DC COMICS

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

"I am Bane" fi NAle! In this epic climax, there is no going back. No more tricks, no more allies. Just Batman. And Bane. When the fi NAl blood spills...nothing will ever be the same for the Dark Knight.   RATED T

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

"I am Bane" fi NAle! In this epic climax, there is no going back. No more tricks, no more allies. Just Batman. And Bane. When the fi NAl blood spills...nothing will ever be the same for the Dark Knight.   RATED T

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(W) Tom King (A) Jason Fabok (CA) Jason Fabok

"THE BUTTON" part one! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party-and it's not who anyone suspects! It's a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here! Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please note that this issue's lenticular cover edition is available only in the US and Ca NAda.

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(W) Tom King (A) Jason Fabok (CA) Tim Sale

THE BUTTON" part one! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party-and it's not who anyone suspects! It's a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here! Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please note that this issue's lenticular cover edition is available only in the US and Ca NAda.

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INTER NATIO NAL EDITION

(W) Tom King (A) Jason Fabok (CA) Jason Fabok

"THE BUTTON" part one! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party-and it's not who anyone suspects! It's a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here! Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please note that this issue's lenticular cover edition is available only in the US and Ca NAda.

DC COMICS

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Ber NArd Chang (CA) Ber NArd Chang

"RISE OF THE DEMON" part two! As Terry McGinnis considers whether or not to take a break from being Batman, Gotham City Police H.Q. is overrun by a horde of ninjas. The League of Assassins has launched a full-out assault on the city and Curaré, leaving Terry no choice but to jump into the fray. What news does Curaré bring that makes her a target for death? RATED T

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(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Ber NArd Chang (CA) Martin Ansin

"RISE OF THE DEMON" part two! As Terry McGinnis considers whether or not to take a break from being Batman, Gotham City Police H.Q. is overrun by a horde of ninjas. The League of Assassins has launched a full-out assault on the city and Curaré, leaving Terry no choice but to jump into the fray. What news does Curaré bring that makes her a target for death? RATED T

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(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Eduardo Risso (CA) Eduardo Risso

This deluxe edition hardcover from the award-winning team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso collects the six-issue Batman epic "Broken City," an exami NAtion of the Dark Knight and the city he protects. While hunting the murderer of a small boy's parents, Batman is caught up in his own investigation and rumi NAtions, only to fall prey to a deadly new pair of killers who have been stalking him. Collects BATMAN #620-625, FLASHPOINT: BATMAN-KNIGHT OF VENGEANCE #1-3 and stories from WEDNESDAY COMICS #1-12 and BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #8.

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Riley Rossmo (CA) Riley Rossmo

Two of history's greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit...but he's been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston's life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much... The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you've seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dy NAmite. RATED T

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Riley Rossmo (CA) Tim Sale

Two of history's greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit...but he's been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston's life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much... The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you've seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dy NAmite. RATED T

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Riley Rossmo (CA) Cliff Chiang

Two of history's greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit...but he's been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston's life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much... The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you've seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dy NAmite. RATED T

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Riley Rossmo

Two of history's greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit...but he's been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston's life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much... The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you've seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dy NAmite.  RATED T

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(W) Scott Snyder (A) Riley Rossmo (CA) Riley Rossmo

Two of history's greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit...but he's been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston's life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much... The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you've seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dy NAmite. RATED T

DC COMICS

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Steve Epting (CA) Steve Epting

"The Many Arms Of Death" part two! The crimi NAl haven of Corya NA has changed completely in the years since Batwoman left! The biggest change of all? Her closest friends are now her enemies - or they're corpses! It's time for Kate Kane to cut to the heart of what's happening here, and find out who brought the deadly bioweapon Monster Venom into Corya NA...but she might get her own heart cut out in the process, by the unbeatable assassin known as the Knife! RATED T+

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(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Steve Epting (CA) J. G. Jones

"The Many Arms Of Death" part two! The crimi NAl haven of Corya NA has changed completely in the years since Batwoman left! The biggest change of all? Her closest friends are now her enemies - or they're corpses! It's time for Kate Kane to cut to the heart of what's happening here, and find out who brought the deadly bioweapon Monster Venom into Corya NA...but she might get her own heart cut out in the process, by the unbeatable assassin known as the Knife! RATED T+

IMAGE COMICS

BEAUTY #14

CVR A HAUN & RAUCH

(W) Jeremy Haun (A) Thomas NAchlik (CA) Jeremy Haun

New clues to the Beauty murders case lead detectives Foster and Vaughn down an increasingly complicated path to finding the NArcissus Killer.

IMAGE COMICS

BEAUTY #14

CVR B KAFTON

(W) Jeremy Haun (A) Thomas NAchlik (CA) Aaron Lee Kafton

New clues to the Beauty murders case lead detectives Foster and Vaughn down an increasingly complicated path to finding the NArcissus Killer.

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3

CVR A REG ADAM HUGHES BETTY

(W) Adam Hughes (A) Adam Hughes (CA) Adam Hughes

All Heck breaks loose in Riverdale as the fi NAl act of "Betty Versus Veronica" reaches its combustible conclusion! The streets of Riverdale run red under the rockets' red glare and no one will ever be the same!

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

BETTY & VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES #3

CVR B VAR ADAM HUGHES VERONICA

(W) Adam Hughes (A) Adam Hughes (CA) Adam Hughes

All Heck breaks loose in Riverdale as the fi NAl act of BETTY VERSUS VERONICA reaches its combustible conclusion! The streets of Riverdale run red under the rockets' red glare and no one will ever be the same!