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MARVEL COMICS

CLOAK AND DAGGER OMNIBUS HC #2

LEONARDI CVR

(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Larry Stroman (CA) Rick Leonardi

As Cloak discovers the hideous secret of his hunger for light, Nightmare seeks to use him to destroy Doctor Strange! Elsewhere, the horrific Mr. Jip unleashes his minions, Day and Night! Cloak and Dagger face the Punisher and Mayhem. But when Tandy is corrupted, can X-Factor help save her soul? Then, Dagger deals with the loss of her sight and the apparent death of her crimefighting partner - while the villainous Ecstasy wears Cloak's cloak! But rumors of Ty's death have been greatly exaggerated! Plus: Doctor Doom! Acts of Vengeance! Inferno! And Spider-Man and Ghost Rider join Cloak and Dagger for a final fight against Mephisto! Collecting MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: CLOAK AND DAGGER - PREDATOR AND PREY, STRANGE TALES (1987) #7, MUTANT MISADVENTURES OF CLOAK AND DAGGER #1-13, CLOAK AND DAGGER (1990) #14-19, and material from STRANGE TALES (1987) #3-6 and #8-19. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

CLOAK AND DAGGER OMNIBUS HC #2

STROMAN DM VAR

(W) More (A) Larry Stroman (CA) Larry Stroman

As Cloak discovers the hideous secret of his hunger for light, Nightmare seeks to use him to destroy Doctor Strange! Elsewhere, the horrific Mr. Jip unleashes his minions, Day and Night! Cloak and Dagger face the Punisher and Mayhem. But when Tandy is corrupted, can X-Factor help save her soul? Then, Dagger deals with the loss of her sight and the apparent death of her crimefighting partner - while the villainous Ecstasy wears Cloak's cloak! But rumors of Ty's death have been greatly exaggerated! Plus: Doctor Doom! Acts of Vengeance! Inferno! And Spider-Man and Ghost Rider join Cloak and Dagger for a final fight against Mephisto! Collecting MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: CLOAK AND DAGGER - PREDATOR AND PREY, STRANGE TALES (1987) #7, MUTANT MISADVENTURES OF CLOAK AND DAGGER #1-13, CLOAK AND DAGGER (1990) #14-19, and material from STRANGE TALES (1987) #3-6 and #8-19. Rated T+

DRAWN & QUARTERLY

CLYDE FANS TP

(W) Seth (A) Seth (CA) Seth

Abe and Simon Matchcard are brothers, struggling to save their archaic family business selling oscillating fans in a world switching to air conditioning. Simon flirts with becoming a salesman as a last-ditch effort to leave the protective walls of the family home, but is ultimately unable to escape Abe's critical voice in his head. As Clyde Fans Co. crumbles, so does the relationship between the two men, who choose very different life paths but both end up utterly unhappy.

DARK HORSE COMICS

COJACARU THE SKINNER #1 (OF 12)

CVR A BERGTING

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

Cojacaru the Skinner, the strange and enigmatic bane of Eastern European witches, has been dead many years. But from a bloodied French town in the throes of World War II, a plea for help carries across the winds of time. A desperate band of resistance soldiers and their white witch allies rest their fate in the hands of Cojacaru's ghost. And when she answers their call, it will be heard near and far. Celebrated horror writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden return to tell the story of Cojacaru the Skinner, once a small girl named Crina who befriended a witch-hunting golem. Rejoined by artist Peter Bergting (Baltimore and Joe Golem: Occult Detective) and colorist Michelle Madsen, the tale they spin will be one of horror, desperation, and ultimately hope.

DARK HORSE COMICS

COJACARU THE SKINNER #1 (OF 12)

CVR B BERGTING

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

Cojacaru the Skinner, the strange and enigmatic bane of Eastern European witches, has been dead many years. But from a bloodied French town in the throes of World War II, a plea for help carries across the winds of time. A desperate band of resistance soldiers and their white witch allies rest their fate in the hands of Cojacaru's ghost. And when she answers their call, it will be heard near and far. Celebrated horror writers Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden return to tell the story of Cojacaru the Skinner, once a small girl named Crina who befriended a witch-hunting golem. Rejoined by artist Peter Bergting (Baltimore and Joe Golem: Occult Detective) and colorist Michelle Madsen, the tale they spin will be one of horror, desperation, and ultimately hope.

SOURCE POINT PRESS

COLD DEAD HANDS TP

(W) Garrett Gunn (A) Lee Milewski (CA) Christopher Williams

Aspiring mercenary, Kit Kelso, comes wrist-to-wrist with the deadliest hands in history. This collects the complete mini-series.

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

COLD DEAD WAR #2 (OF 4)

(W) George C. Romero (A) German Ponce (CA) German Ponce

The first covert mission begins for The Pacific Pearl, a group of zombie pilots trained to defend American democracy, especially if they have to kill for it.  This is the secret history of American combat, and the story of the undead soldiers who fought to keep their nation safe.

UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPP

COMICS OF R CRUMB UNDERGROUND IN ART MUSEUM SC

(A) R. Crumb

The Comics of R. Crumb: Underground in the Art Museum is a groundbreaking collection on the work of a pioneer of underground comix and a fixture of comics culture. Ranging from art history and literary studies, to environmental studies and religious history, the essays included in this volume cast Crumb's work as formally sophisticated and complex in its representations of gender, sexuality, race, politics, and history, while also charting Crumb's role in underground comix and the ways in which his work has circulated in the art museum.

MANUSCRIPT PRESS

COMICS REVUE PRESENTS APRIL 2021 #67

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Seymour Sy Barry

America's longest-running magazine of classic comics now has twice as many pages of strips as the earlier version, on better paper, includes 8 pages of full-color comic strips, and features Flash Gordon by Harry Harrison, Rick O'Shay by Stan Lynde, The Phantom by Sy Barry, Gasoline Alley by Dick Moores, Alley Oop by V. T. Hamlin, Tarzan by Gil Kane, Steve Canyon by Milton Caniff, and Casey Ruggles by Warren Tufts. Plus: a wealth of B&W features, including Mandrake the Magician by Lee Falk, Krazy Kat by George Herriman, Buz Sawyer by Roy Crane, and Sir Bagby by R&B Hackney.

IMAGE COMICS

COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #7 (OF 12)

CVR A TINTO

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Davide Tinto

The American Individuality Act moves forward as the world looks on in envy. The loss of empathy has left few speed bumps on the road to worldwide chaos. Can the Crisis Command's hail mary revelation about the Multiverse kickstart Earth's caring? And will Frontier escape the Lightning World in time for it to matter?

IMAGE COMICS

COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #7 (OF 12)

CVR B NGU

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Kael Ngu

The American Individuality Act moves forward as the world looks on in envy. The loss of empathy has left few speed bumps on the road to worldwide chaos. Can the Crisis Command's hail mary revelation about the Multiverse kickstart Earth's caring? And will Frontier escape the Lightning World in time for it to matter?

IMAGE COMICS

COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #7 (OF 12)

CVR C JUCHEM

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Ricardo Juchem

The American Individuality Act moves forward as the world looks on in envy. The loss of empathy has left few speed bumps on the road to worldwide chaos. Can the Crisis Command's hail mary revelation about the Multiverse kickstart Earth's caring? And will Frontier escape the Lightning World in time for it to matter?

IMAGE COMICS

COMMANDERS IN CRISIS TP #1

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Tinto Davide (CA) Davide Tinto

The last survivors of the Multiverse live among us under new, superheroic identities, five survivors of doomed worlds...taking a second chance to ensure our world lives on. A new twist on strange superhero comics, with a bleeding-edge eye on the modern moment, COMMANDERS IN CRISIS follows in the footsteps of Doom Patrol and Thunderbolts as five unexpected heroes come together to solve a murder unlike any other. The victim? Compassion itself...This is ideacide! A new series by acclaimed writer STEVE ORLANDO (Wonder Woman, Doom Patrol: Milk Wars, Martian Manhunter) and artist DAVIDE TINTO (Marvel Action: Spider-Man), an intense, weird action thriller reminding us about the importance of compassion and hope in the present moment, and putting fists to faces along the way! Collects COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1-6.

MARVEL COMICS

CONAN THE BARBARIAN #20

(W) Jim Zub (A) Cory Smith (CA) Geoff Shaw

INTO THE WILD! •  CONAN must escape the Khitai royal guard while stalking through an uncharted land and battling the forces of nature that would see him fall! •  But is his new comrade MEIWEI everything she seems? •  And what secrets do HENG THE INSURGENT and his roving bandits hide? Parental Advisory

SCOUT COMICS

CONCRETE JUNGLE TP #1

(W) Sheldon Allen (A) Karl Mostert

The year is 1986. The streets of Atom City-Miami crawl with extraterrestrials, robots, and genetic mutations. Crime is a plague. There are no good guys. There are no bad guys. There are only survivors. When a rogue telepath begins hijacking unsuspecting minds and bodies to commit vicious crimes, crooked Detective Annie Brunson is charged with cracking the case with her new straight laced telepathic partner, Faith Jones. Concrete Jungle is a science fiction police tale like no other. Collects issues #1-4.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

COPING SKILLS HC

(W) John Cuneo (A) John Cuneo

When John Cuneo isn't gracing the cover of The New Yorker, being featured in Esquire, or winning every illustration award known, he fills a plastic container with drawings labeled "Loose Sketches." He explains that these pieces are not categorized by anything else than "it simply means they are untethered." And, boy, are they! Coping Skills collects these scenes of domesticated manatees, climate change, sex - lots and lots of sex - and many more of these "helpful drawings" by one of the best illustrators in the world.

DK PUBLISHING CO

CORPSE TALK SC GN #3

QUEENS & KINGS

(A) Adam Murphy

Welcome to Corpse Talk, the talk show with a difference - all of the guests are dead! Meet your host, comic book artist Adam Murphy, as he interviews eighteen magnificent monarchs throughout history. Have you heard of Moctezuma, the last ruler of the Aztecs? Or wondered why Queen Victoria was not amused? This graphic novel answers all of your questions about the lives of these infamous leaders, from the struggles they overcame for their countries to their personal challenges.

BLACK PANEL PRESS

CORSAIR GN

(W) Tarek Ben Yakhlef (A) Vincent Pompetti (CA) Vincent Pompetti

In these times of peace with the treacherous Albion, an incredible event will upset the monotonous routine of the King of France's corsairs. A veritable genie, distant cousin of Aladdin's genie from 1001 Nights appears, offering them three wishes. Thus, the expert privateers fall into a series of adventures that will lead them across the southern seas in search of The Treasure of Rackham The Cruel.

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

CREEPING DEATH FROM NEPTUNE BASIL WOLVERTON HC #1

(W) Basil Wolverton (A) Basil Wolverton (CA) Basil Wolverton

This is the first of two volumes reprinting copious amounts of comics stories and recounting the career of cartoonist Basil Wolverton. All of Wolverton's non-humorous comic book stories will be presented in full, along with prime examples of his humorous comics and dozens of pages of unpublished art, including editorial drawings, advertisements, caricatures, pulp illustrations, rejected comic book covers, and unsold features.

FLOATING WORLD COMICS

CRIME DESTROYER TRUE TILL DEATH #1

(W) Jason Miles (A) Shaky Kane (CA) Ken Landgraf

Holy cows! It's a holy war! Crime Destroyer and the puritanical punk gang, The Pill-Grims battle for the soul of Optic City. The main event: Extremism in Defense of Liberty vs. The Pursuit of Justice by Any Means Necessary. This is All Time Comics.

DC COMICS

CRIME SYNDICATE #2 CVR A JIM CHEUNG

(W) Andy Schmidt (A) Kieran McKeown - Bryan Hitch (CA) Jim Cheung

With Starro ravaging the planet and controlling superheroes and villains alike, the fate of the world rests in the hands of Ultraman, Superia, and Owlman—in other words, win or lose, humanity is doomed! Question of the month: What famous Gotham foes are held in Owlman’s cave? Plus, in the backup story, witness the origin of Owlman in a tale illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!

DC COMICS

CRIME SYNDICATE #2 CVR B TYLER KIRKHAM VAR

(W) Andy Schmidt (A) Kieran McKeown - Bryan Hitch (CA) Tyler Kirkham

With Starro ravaging the planet and controlling superheroes and villains alike, the fate of the world rests in the hands of Ultraman, Superia, and Owlman—in other words, win or lose, humanity is doomed! Question of the month: What famous Gotham foes are held in Owlman’s cave? Plus, in the backup story, witness the origin of Owlman in a tale illustrated by superstar artist Bryan Hitch!

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRIMSON FLOWER #4 (OF 4)

CVR A LESNIEWSKI

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Matt Lesniewski (CA) Matt Lesniewski

From New York Times-bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Matt Lesniewski (The Freak) comes a brand-new, mind-altering journey through Russian folk tales, trained assassins, and government conspiracies. As Rodion uncovers a secret Russian program that raised children into brainwashed super assassins she finds herself trapped in in her father's killer's murder room in which there is no escape!

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRIMSON FLOWER #4 (OF 4)

CVR B BENCE

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Matt Lesniewski (CA) Tyler Bence

From New York Times-bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt and Matt Lesniewski (The Freak) comes a brand-new, mind-altering journey through Russian folk tales, trained assassins, and government conspiracies. As Rodion uncovers a secret Russian program that raised children into brainwashed super assassins she finds herself trapped in in her father's killer's murder room in which there is no escape!

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRITICAL ROLE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS JESTER HC

(W) Sam Maggs (A) Hunter Severn (CA) Cathy Le

Jester Lavorre had an unconventional upbringing, even for one born in cosmopolitan Nicodranas. Daughter of the famed Ruby of the Sea, she had many opportunities for mischief as a small child, of which she took full advantage! Dive into the mystery of Jester's early years, her first meeting with the Traveler, and the fateful events that set her on a path to eventually join the Mighty Nein. Jester's story is brought to life by writer Sam Maggs (Captain Marvel, The Unstoppable Wasp) with art by Hunter Severn Bonyun, in direct consultation with Laura Bailey! It's available as a gorgeous hardcover, ready to take its place in your Critical Role library!