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ALIENS DEFIANCE #11

(W) Brian Wood (A) Tristan Jones (CA) Massimo Carnevale

The mangled Europa is in a state of free fall in Earth's atmosphere with Zula, Davis, Hollis, and a previously frozen xenomorph onboard. Davis battles the alien threat while Hollis and Zula scramble to the escape hatch. Impact is unavoidable; survival is doubtful.

ALIENS VS PREDATOR LIFE AND DEATH #4

(W) Dan Abnett (A) Brian Thies (CA) David Palumbo

On LV-223, it's the last stand for the Colonial Marines - and their Predator allies - against an overwhelming army of Alien warriors determined to protect their new queen. Only one thing can stop them... and it's the last thing anybody wants!

ANGEL SEASON 11 #3

MAIN FISCHER CVR

(W) Corinna Bechko (A) Geraldo Borges (CA) Scott Fischer

As the battle between Illyria of the past and an invading god escalates, Fred is caught in the middle while Angel tries to figure a way to prevent the foretold disaster and get them back to the future... safe... and able to save the world again.

ANGEL SEASON 11 #3

VAR DEKAL CVR

(W) Corinna Bechko (A) Geraldo Borges (CA) Jeff Dekal

As the battle between Illyria of the past and an invading god escalates, Fred is caught in the middle while Angel tries to figure a way to prevent the foretold disaster and get them back to the future... safe... and able to save the world again.

BALTIMORE THE RED KINGDOM #2

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

Protected by his armies marching on Rome, the Red King seems invulnerable as he takes his place at the Vatican for his coronation. How can the resistance hope to get close enough to confront him in human form?

BLACK HAMMER #7

ORMSTON MAIN

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Dean Ormston

Joe Weber: the Black Hammer. A hero from the Spiral Slums. A husband. A father. Gone without a trace. A visitor from the outside world arrives on the farm, looking for the Black Hammer and bringing news of Spiral City to its Golden Age heroes. Her arrival stirs up old memories and awakens new hope in the marooned heroes.

BLACK HAMMER #7

LEMIRE VAR

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston (CA) Jeff Lemire

Joe Weber: the Black Hammer. A hero from the Spiral Slums. A husband. A father. Gone without a trace. A visitor from the outside world arrives on the farm, looking for the Black Hammer and bringing news of Spiral City to its Golden Age heroes. Her arrival stirs up old memories and awakens new hope in the marooned heroes.

BTVS SEASON 11 #5

MAIN MORRIS CVR

(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Georges Jeanty (CA) Steve Morris

Buffy is trying hard to keep things civil in the Safe Zone, but certain residents seem to be pushing for confrontations of any kind - and the death toll is rising. Buffy is not making any new friends. Meanwhile, Willow is doing all she can to get fellow Wiccans released from camp - and if that means magic, she has plenty to use. Catch "deleted scenes" on the variant covers!

BTVS SEASON 11 #5

VAR JEANTY CVR

(W) Christos N. Gage (A) Georges Jeanty (CA) Georges Jeanty

Buffy is trying hard to keep things civil in the Safe Zone, but certain residents seem to be pushing for confrontations of any kind - and the death toll is rising. Buffy is not making any new friends. Meanwhile, Willow is doing all she can to get fellow Wiccans released from camp - and if that means magic, she has plenty to use. Catch "deleted scenes" on the variant covers!

CONAN THE SLAYER #9

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Sergio Fernandez Davila (CA) Phroilan Gardner

The sinister Jehungir Agha enlists the bewitching Octavia to lure Conan to the remote island of Xapur, where Agha's murderous trap is to be sprung. But other malign forces are at work in Xapur's jungle-choked ruins... and the Devil in Iron lurks in the shadows!

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #32

(W) Paul Levitz (A) Carla Speed McNeil (CA) Michael Walsh

This month's Dark Horse Presents offering is full of fresh, new stories, featuring Shannon Wheeler's Too Much Coffee Man, Jim Alexander and Will Pickering's Savant, and Chad Lambert and Apri Kusbiantoro's The Jock! Plus, a new chapter of Carla Speed McNeil's Finder: Chase the Lady, the penultimate chapter of Paul Levitz and Tim Hamilton's Brooklyn Blood, and more!

DEAD INSIDE #4 (OF 5)

(W) John Arcudi (A) Toni Fejzula (CA) Dave Johnson

It had enough twists and turns to be interesting, but in the end it was a simple case. The Jail Crimes Division of the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office easily solved the murder of an inmate. Or did they? Detective Caruso isn't ready to accept that the case is closed, and the more questions she asks, the more suspects she finds.

DEPT H #12

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

There's a traitor loose in the Dept. H base, sabotaging the underwater research station, endangering the lives of the crew and their valuable research. With both paranoia and water rising, the crew is at each other's throats. Will a world-changing discovery and news from the surface bring them together or tear them apart?

ELFQUEST FINAL QUEST #19

(W) Wendy Pini (A) Wendy Pini (CA) Wendy Pini

Seemingly healed at long last, Wolfrider chief Cutter returns, with his rescuers, to the Father Tree. But the rejoicing is tempered by news that the invading Djunslander army has met and engaged the native Iceholt human tribes-who have never before encountered the murderous power of firearms. Meanwhile, in the long-abandoned ruins of the Sun Village, the search is on for a long-lost talisman that could spell doom for all the elves dwelling in the Palace of the High Ones!

EMPOWERED SOLDIER OF LOVE #2

(W) Adam Warren (A) Karla Diaz (CA) Karla Diaz

While Empowered struggles with a superhero community turned upside down by rampant romance, her mercenary "magical girl" opponent, the Soldier of Love, escalates her fanatical "down with love" campaign to an apocalyptic new level! Meanwhile, Ninjette wisely stays well hydrated with a beer or three! Or four! (Gotta have priorities, folks.)

ETHER #5

(W) Matt Kindt (A) David Rubin (CA) David Rubin

When a dangerous magical force finds its way to Earth, Boone is the only man equipped to protect his home from the dangers of the Ether. But he hardly recognizes his home anymore - every week he spends in the Ether is a full year on Earth. Maybe one man can't live in two dimensions, after all.

GROO FRIENDS AND FOES HC

(W) Mark Evanier (A) Sergio Aragones (CA) Sergio Aragones

As the birdbrained wanderer Groo and his loyal mutt Rufferto crisscross the countryside, they encounter various acquaintances from years past. Sometimes, it's a friend. Other times, it's a foe. Most of the time, it doesn't matter! From Arba and Dakarba to Granny Groo, Chakaal, Taranto, and even the melodic narrating Minstrel, the bumbling cheese-dip eater crosses paths with fan-favorite characters on his quest to reunite Kayli with her long-lost father. Can Groo do even that one little thing right? This oversized hardcover collects over three hundred pages of Groo: Friends and Foes, the full twelve-issue series from Dark Horse.

HARROW COUNTY #21

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Tyler Crook (CA) Tyler Crook

As the guardian of Harrow County, Emmy is not surprised that someone has come to ask for her help. But she is surprised that her visitor is a haint! Someone (or something) has been attacking Harrow County's supernatural residents, and it's up to Emmy to solve the mystery. Featuring special backup stories exclusive to the single issues!

HARROW COUNTY TP #5

ABANDONED

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Tyler Crook (CA) Tyler Crook

The Abandoned, a giant monster with haunting yellow eyes, rarely leaves his ramshackle cabin deep in the woods of Harrow County. But it wasn't always so. And when hunters travel to Harrow County in search of big game, they get a lot more than they bargained for. As Emmy meets more visitors from the outside world, she discovers secrets of her own past and the very foundations of Harrow County. Collects issues #17-#20 of the award-winning horror comic.

HATSUNE MIKU RIN-CHAN NOW TP #2

(W) Sezu (A) Hiro Tamura (CA) Hiro Tamura

The fight to make Rin-chan the most popular Vocaloid has never been so much fun, as her smallest everyday activities at school, home, and work (?) get blown up online to major celebrity events! Based on the video with over 2.5 million combined views on Niconico and YouTube, the Rin-Chan Now! manga is written, drawn, and edited by the video's creators!

HELLBOY AND BPRD 1954 GHOST MOON #1

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Brian Churilla (CA) Mike Huddleston

Hellboy hunts ancient Chinese demons in the Walled City of Hong Kong when an old friend of Bruttenholm's calls in a favor. A heavily researched look into the early days of the British spy network in the Far East, combined with Mignola's unique brand of supernatural adventure.

JERRY & JOKER ADVENTURES & COMIC ART HC

(W) Jerry Robinson (A) Jerry Robinson (CA) Jerry Robinson

In this art-infused memoir by the late Jerry Robinson, learn how a seventeen-year-old became the artist on Detective Comics and Batman-and created one of the most famous villains of all time: the Joker. This volume includes never-before-published full-page artwork from Detective Comics and Batman, covers featuring Batman, Robin, and the Joker, and much more. Never-before-published artwork featuring Batman, Robin, the Joker, and more!

LOBSTER JOHNSON PIRATES GHOST #1

(W) John Arcudi (A) Tonci Zonjic (CA) Tonci Zonjic

The New York Harbor Patrol are in over their heads when a ghostly pirate ship appears on the Hudson River, and the Lobster's hunt for a major mob boss may have something to do with it.

MISTER X ARCHIVES TP

(W) Dean R. Motter (A) Dean R. Motter (CA) Dean R. Motter

When Mister X hit the shelves over thirty years ago, no one had ever seen anything like it. A fusion of film noir, art deco, and German expressionism, it is still as inspiring and compelling as the first time it saw print. This paperback includes issues #1-14 of Dean Motter's original Mister X; Heartsprings and Watchstops, written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean; and a foreword by Warren Ellis! Previously out of print, this is now offered as a paperback!

NEIL GAIMAN AMERICAN GODS SHADOWS #1

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) P. Craig Russell (CA) Glenn Fabry

NEIL GAIMAN! P. CRAIG RUSSELL! SCOTT HAMPTON! Shadow Moon just got out of jail, only to discover his wife is dead. Defeated, broke, and uncertain as to where to go from here, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who employs him to serve as his bodyguard - thrusting Shadow into a deadly world of the supernatural, where ghosts of the past come back from the dead, and a brewing war between old and new gods hits a boiling point. The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula award-winning novel and upcoming Starz television series by Neil Gaiman is adapted as a comic series for the first time!