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TITAN COMICS

SEA OF THIEVES #1

CVR B GAME ART

(W) Jeremy Whitley (A) Rhoald Marcellius (CA) Game Cover

Explore and raid across the treacherous Sea of Thieves with this epic story based on the action-adventure multiplayer game from Rare Studios due for release in early 2018 on Xbox One and Windows 10! Voyaging to far islands in search of legendary buried treasure, our heroes will face rival thieves, the wrath of undead hordes guarding their riches, and the worst that the vast sea has to offer!

TITAN COMICS

SEA OF THIEVES #1

CVR C

(W) Jeremy Whitley (A) Rhoald Marcellius

Explore and raid across the treacherous Sea of Thieves with this epic story based on the action-adventure multiplayer game from Rare Studios due for release in early 2018 on Xbox One and Windows 10! Voyaging to far islands in search of legendary buried treasure, our heroes will face rival thieves, the wrath of undead hordes guarding their riches, and the worst that the vast sea has to offer!

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SECRET CODERS GN #5

POTIONS & PARAMETERS

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Mike Holmes (CA) Mike Holmes

The coders are back in the fifth volume of the hit computer-programming series that combines logic puzzles and basic coding instruction with a page-turning mystery plot from New York Times-bestselling author Gene Luen Yang. At long last, the Coders have found Hopper's missing father-but he's not the same. He drank Professor One-Zero's poisonous concoction, Green Pop. Now he's in a blissful stupor and all he cares about is the color green. Professor One-Zero won't stop until the whole town has joined his "green revolution." There's only one weapon that can defeat him, and unfortunately, it's in another dimension. But that won't stop Hopper, Eni, and Josh! Available in Softcover and Hardcover editions.

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SECRET CODERS HC #5

POTIONS & PARAMETERS

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Mike Holmes (CA) Mike Holmes

The coders are back in the fifth volume of the hit computer-programming series by New York Times-bestselling author Gene Luen Yang. At long last, the Coders have found Hopper's missing father-but he's not the same. He drank Professor One-Zero's poisonous concoction, Green Pop. Now he's in a blissful stupor and all he cares about is the color green. Professor One-Zero won't stop until the whole town has joined his "green revolution." There's only one weapon that can defeat him, and unfortunately, it's in another dimension. But that won't stop Hopper, Eni, and Josh! From graphic novel superstar (and former computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang, Secret Coders is a wildly entertaining series that combines logic puzzles and basic coding instruction with a page-turning mystery plot!

MARVEL COMICS

SECRET INVASION BY BENDIS OMNIBUS HC

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Leinil Francis Yu (CA) Gabriele Dell'Otto

Brian Michael Bendis' complete saga between two covers! It begins with a brutal battle between the New Avengers and the Hand - one that claims Elektra's life and reveals that she was...a Skrull! What does this mean for Tony Stark and his Mighty Avengers? Or his shadowy Illuminati? Soon, the whole Marvel Universe will be asking: Whom do you trust? As the Secret Invasion stands revealed and the Skrulls attack Earth, which heroes will be exposed as alien impostors? Can the Secret Warriors turn the tide? And can anyone stop the Skrull queen Veranke - whoever she is?! Plus: Bendis and a murderers' row of artistic talents reveal how your favorite Avengers were secretly replaced! Collecting SECRET INVASION #1-8, SECRET INVASION PROLOGUE, NEW AVENGERS (2004) #31-32 and #39-49, MIGHTY AVENGERS (2007) #7 and #12-20, and NEW AVENGERS: ILLUMINATI (2007) #1 and #5. Rated T+

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

SECRET WEAPONS OWENS STORY #0

CVR A ALLEN (ONE-SHOT)

(W) Eric Heisserer (A) Raul Allen (CA) Raul Allen

The complete SECRET WEAPONS creative team - Academy Award nominee Eric Heisserer (Arrival) and Harvey Award-nominated artists Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín (HARBINGER WARS 2) - reunites for an all-new, standalone tale spotlighting the Harbinger Foundation's most unique talent of all! Owen Cho is a conjurer...which can be a great deal more frustrating than it sounds. You see, Owen's "psiot" ability - unlocked at great expense and even greater danger - allows him to materialize objects out of thin air...but he can't control what to summon or when it might arrive. But what do you do with a heap of undesirable object conjured from parts unknown, anyway? Have a garage sale, of course! Before the Secret Weapons take center stage in HARBINGER WARS 2 this summer, witness one of the year's most unlikely and unorthodox origin stories as Heisserer, Allén, and Martín come together once again to recount a life lived one item at a time in "Owen's Story"!

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

SECRET WEAPONS OWENS STORY #0

CVR B MEYNET (ONE-SHOT)

(W) Eric Heisserer (A) Raul Allen (CA) Sibylline Meynet

The complete SECRET WEAPONS creative team - Academy Award nominee Eric Heisserer (Arrival) and Harvey Award-nominated artists Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín (HARBINGER WARS 2) - reunites for an all-new, standalone tale spotlighting the Harbinger Foundation's most unique talent of all! Owen Cho is a conjurer...which can be a great deal more frustrating than it sounds. You see, Owen's "psiot" ability - unlocked at great expense and even greater danger - allows him to materialize objects out of thin air...but he can't control what to summon or when it might arrive. But what do you do with a heap of undesirable object conjured from parts unknown, anyway? Have a garage sale, of course! Before the Secret Weapons take center stage in HARBINGER WARS 2 this summer, witness one of the year's most unlikely and unorthodox origin stories as Heisserer, Allén, and Martín come together once again to recount a life lived one item at a time in "Owen's Story"!

INSIGHT EDITIONS

SERENITY HANDBOOK CREW MEMBERS GT FIREFLY HC

(W) Marc Sumerak (A) Marc Sumerak (CA) Marc Sumerak

The Firefly-class transport ship was originally created by the Allied Spacecraft Corporation, but since the Browncoats' Independence War, it has become a favorite among smugglers on the Rim worlds. The aircraft's many nooks, crannies, and hidden compartments give it an incredible cargo capacity, and its speed and small size make it the perfect getaway vehicle. The many secrets of Serenity are revealed in this fascinating crew-created owner's manual, which features in-depth technical specifications and insightful commentary from the entire crew. Designed as an in-world crew-made manual for the ship, this book will allow fans of Firefly and Serenity to explore the iconic Firefly-class Series 3 ship in a whole new way.

KODANSHA COMICS

SEVEN DEADLY SINS GN #25

(W) Nakaba Suzuki (A) Nakaba Suzuki (CA) Nakaba Suzuki

When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth - the Sins were framed by the king's guard, the Holy Knights - too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn't even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins' strength been exaggerated?

VERTICAL INC

SEVEN DEADLY SINS SEPTICOLORED RECOLLECTIONS HC

(W) Shuka Matsuda (A) Usamaru Furuya (CA) Usamaru Furuya

A light novel prequel of sorts for the hit manga by Nakaba Suzuki, The Seven Deadly Sins. A must read for fans of the animated series. Ten years before the beginning of The Seven Deadly Sins, Holy Knight was murdered and the fate of the Lyonnesse Kingdom was set. The Seven Scars Left Behind takes a look at the players from 10 years ago and how the Seven Deadly Sins were framed for the fall of the Lyonnesse Kingdom.

IMAGE COMICS

SEX CRIMINALS #23

(W) Matt Fraction (A) Chip Zdarsky (CA) Zip Charsky

"FIVE-FINGERED DISCOUNT," Part Three It's all been building to this: Alix gets hit by a bus. (She's okay.)

IMAGE COMICS

SEX CRIMINALS #23

XXX MARGUERITE SAUVAGE VAR

(W) Matt Fraction (A) Chip Zdarsky (CA) Marguerite Sauvage

What's got two thumbs and a brand-new XXX cover by MARGUERITE (Faith, Shade the Changing Girl, like a zillion other things) SAUVAGE? You! Assuming you've got two thumbs and buy this XXX variant.

DC COMICS

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Marley Zarcone (CA) Becky Cloonan

Shade has shed her alien identity. She's stepped out of her original Earth body and into another one. Now, free of the burdens of any past life, and finally on her own, she sets out to see more of her new home. But how does she cope when the madness takes all the human emotions she was forced to confront in the Milk Wars and turns them into a bouillabaisse of memory and confusion? And to make it even more challenging, Shade must also face her namesake, the original Changing Man.

DC COMICS

VAR ED

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Marley Zarcone (CA) Marley Zarcone

Shade has shed her alien identity. She's stepped out of her original Earth body and into another one. Now, free of the burdens of any past life, and finally on her own, she sets out to see more of her new home. But how does she cope when the madness takes all the human emotions she was forced to confront in the Milk Wars and turns them into a bouillabaisse of memory and confusion? And to make it even more challenging, Shade must also face her namesake, the original Changing Man.

D. E.

SHADOW BATMAN #6 (OF 6)

CVR A PETERSON

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Giovanni Timpano (CA) Brandon Peterson

For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip...but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven's personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn't expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It's Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It's a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

D. E.

SHADOW BATMAN #6 (OF 6)

CVR B SEGOVIA

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Giovanni Timpano (CA) Stephen Segovia

For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip...but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven's personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn't expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It's Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It's a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

D. E.

SHADOW BATMAN #6 (OF 6)

CVR C IENCO

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Giovanni Timpano (CA) Raffaele Ienco

For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip...but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven's personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn't expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It's Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It's a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

D. E.

SHADOW BATMAN #6 (OF 6)

CVR D FORNES

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Giovanni Timpano (CA) Jorge Fornes

For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip...but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven's personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn't expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It's Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It's a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

D. E.

SHADOW BATMAN #6 (OF 6)

CVR E TIMPANO EXC SUBSCRIPTION VAR

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Giovanni Timpano (CA) Giovanni Timpano

For centuries, the Silent Seven has held Earth in its evil grip...but nothing lasts forever. The Shadow and Batman have infiltrated the Seven's personal stronghold, hidden off the map and away from history, at great personal cost. They didn't expect to find one of their own standing against them once they arrived. It's Robin versus Batman with society itself in the balance as the Shadow steps into the one place even he has feared to go: The Deadly Mind of Shiwan Khan. Can three generations of crimefighting overcome centuries of evil? It's a crucible they can only overcome through the one thing none of them have: trust.

SANCTUM PRODUCTIONS

SHADOW DOUBLE NOVEL #128

SHADOWED MILLIONS

(W) Maxwell Grant (A) Tom Lovell (CA) George Rozen

The Dark Avenger proves that crime does not pay in classic pulp novels by Walter. B. Gibson and Bruce Elliott. First, a huge investment in a South American country attracts international criminals and corrupt politicians, leading the Dark Avenger to hunt for the "Shadowed Millions." Then, gang violence and gambling madness corrupt a city until The  Shadow demonstrates to vicious mobsters that there is "No Safety in Numbers." Plus, "The Chateau of Shadows," a Golden Age of Comics classic by Walter Gibson and Bob Powell.

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

SHADOWMAN (2018) #1

CVR A ZONJIC

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Stephen Segovia (CA) Tonci Zonjic

DON'T FEAR YOUR DEMONS. FIGHT THEM. Orphaned at birth and raised on the margins of society, Jack Boniface never knew his place in the world. Until he discovered it waiting for him... in a darkness far older than the reign of men... Unbeknownst to him, Jack was fated to become the next in a long lineage of Shadowmen - mortals bound to violent voodoo spirits of immense power - that could safeguard our world against incursions from realms beyond. For years, he struggled to control the loa's murderous urges - a battle he eventually lost. But now, after years of self-imposed exile, the man once known as Shadowman is returning home to sharpen the weapon within...and unleash a reckoning on the evils of our world that will soon send shockwaves through heaven and hell alike... In the epic tradition of X-O MANOWAR and BLOODSHOT REBORN, Shadowman storms to the forefront of the Valiant Universe- more powerful, more terrifying, and more relentless than ever before - in an adrenaline-fueled ongoing series from superstar writer Andy Diggle (Green Arrow: Year One, The Losers) and high-octane artist Stephen Segovia (Action Comics)!

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

SHADOWMAN (2018) #1

CVR B GUEDES

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Stephen Segovia (CA) Renato Guedes

DON'T FEAR YOUR DEMONS. FIGHT THEM. Orphaned at birth and raised on the margins of society, Jack Boniface never knew his place in the world. Until he discovered it waiting for him... in a darkness far older than the reign of men... Unbeknownst to him, Jack was fated to become the next in a long lineage of Shadowmen - mortals bound to violent voodoo spirits of immense power - that could safeguard our world against incursions from realms beyond. For years, he struggled to control the loa's murderous urges - a battle he eventually lost. But now, after years of self-imposed exile, the man once known as Shadowman is returning home to sharpen the weapon within...and unleash a reckoning on the evils of our world that will soon send shockwaves through heaven and hell alike... In the epic tradition of X-O MANOWAR and BLOODSHOT REBORN, Shadowman storms to the forefront of the Valiant Universe- more powerful, more terrifying, and more relentless than ever before - in an adrenaline-fueled ongoing series from superstar writer Andy Diggle (Green Arrow: Year One, The Losers) and high-octane artist Stephen Segovia (Action Comics)!

MARVEL COMICS

SHE-HULK #163

LEG

(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Diego Olortegui (CA) Rahzzah

JEN WALTERS MUST DIE Part 5 IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN! •  Jen Walters has gone through some stuff. She's fought golems made of rage and fear, faced monsters twice her size and won tough court battles. •  What's next for Jen? •  Well...let's find out. Rated T+

D. E.

SHEENA #7

CVR A SANAPO

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Maria Sanapo (CA) Maria Sanapo

Past and present collide as Sheena goes up against the formidable huntress! Long forgotten secrets of Sheena's past are revealed while, across the forest, the mysterious head of Cadwell Industries readies himself to take revenge against Sheena by targeting the one she holds most dear...

D. E.

SHEENA #7

CVR B DUURSEMA

(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Maria Sanapo (CA) Jan Duursema

Past and present collide as Sheena goes up against the formidable huntress! Long forgotten secrets of Sheena's past are revealed while, across the forest, the mysterious head of Cadwell Industries readies himself to take revenge against Sheena by targeting the one she holds most dear...