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DARK HORSE COMICS

CALAMITY KATE #1

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(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A) Corin Howell (CA) Ta NA Ford

Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be-Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she's worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: the Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore. From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nomi NAted writer of the breakout hit Kim & Kim and DC Comics' Eternity Girl with Gerard Way and artist on IDW's Ghostbusters and X-Files comes this modern day, adventure of heroes and monsters.

DARK HORSE COMICS

CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS III TP

(W) Larry Hama (A) Marcelo Ferreira (CA) Benjamin Carre

In the new Cold War of the 2060s, an elite group of soldiers stages covert assassi NAtions deep in hostile territory. Jacob Hendricks leads his team across a war-torn world transformed by technology. The Call of Duty: Black Ops III collection serves as a prequel to the successful video game. Collects issues #1-6.

SUBLIME

CANDY COLOR PARADOX GN #1

(W) Isaku NAtsume (A) Isaku NAtsume (CA) Isaku NAtsume

Satoshi Onoe takes pride in the good writing and ethical reporting he does in his job at a weekly magazine. But when the stakeout teams are shuffled around, he ends up being paired up with Motoharu Kaburagi, an ill-mannered photographer who is nothing but trouble. Onoe despises Kaburagi's haphazard and unethical reporting methods, and the two bicker constantly. But Onoe's annoyance begins to shift as he spends more time with Kaburagi, and his feelings turn a bit sweeter... For mature audiences.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CARSON OF VENUS FLAMES BEYOND #3

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(W) Carey Christopher Paul (A) Cyrus Mesarcia (CA) Michael William Kaluta

In the climactic conclusion of Carson of Venus: The Flames Beyond, Carson NApier must go head to head with his nemesis Varlek Sar, whose army of ghostly Carson duplicates is locked in a deadly battle with the allied forces Duare has assembled from across Amtor. But the war raging in the streets of the dystopian science-city of Havatoo is just the diversion Varlek Sar needs, as he sets his sights beyond the mythical flames that surround Amtor to achieve his true goal-conquest of the planet Earth! Carson of Venus The Flames Beyond #3 comes with three covers - Main by series artist Cyrus Mesarcia, Pulp Homage by Puis Calzada, and limited-edition Character Design edition also by Mesarcia.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CARSON OF VENUS FLAMES BEYOND #3

LTD ED CHARACTER DESIGN CVR

(W) Christopher P. Carey (A) Cyrus Mesarcia (CA) Cyrus Mesarcia

In the climactic conclusion of Carson of Venus: The Flames Beyond, Carson NApier must go head to head with his nemesis Varlek Sar, whose army of ghostly Carson duplicates is locked in a deadly battle with the allied forces Duare has assembled from across Amtor. But the war raging in the streets of the dystopian science-city of Havatoo is just the diversion Varlek Sar needs, as he sets his sights beyond the mythical flames that surround Amtor to achieve his true goal-conquest of the planet Earth! Carson of Venus The Flames Beyond #3 comes with three covers - Main by series artist Cyrus Mesarcia, Pulp Homage by Puis Calzada, and limited-edition Character Design edition also by Mesarcia.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CARSON OF VENUS FLAMES BEYOND #3

PULP HOMAGE CVR

(W) Christopher P. Carey (A) Cyrus Mesarcia (CA) Puis Calzada

In the climactic conclusion of Carson of Venus: The Flames Beyond, Carson NApier must go head to head with his nemesis Varlek Sar, whose army of ghostly Carson duplicates is locked in a deadly battle with the allied forces Duare has assembled from across Amtor. But the war raging in the streets of the dystopian science-city of Havatoo is just the diversion Varlek Sar needs, as he sets his sights beyond the mythical flames that surround Amtor to achieve his true goal-conquest of the planet Earth! Carson of Venus The Flames Beyond #3 comes with three covers - Main by series artist Cyrus Mesarcia, Pulp Homage by Puis Calzada, and limited-edition Character Design edition also by Mesarcia.

LION FORGE

CATALYST PRIME ACCELL #19

(W) Joe Casey (A) Ramon Bachs (CA) Ramon Bachs

It's Daniel Dos Santos's fi NAl showdown against George Hayes's hired supervillains-and the timing couldn't be worse as Daniel's condition with the Stream reaches a crisis point.

LION FORGE

CATALYST PRIME NOBLE #16

(W) Kevin Grevioux (A) Manuel Garcia (CA) Khary Randolph

David and Astrid Powell have dealt with more exter NAl, circumstantial drama than most couples could ever imagine, from Astrid's CIA level job stress to David unexpectedly becoming a superhero while on a mission that nearly took his life. What they haven't had is any time to decompress and reconnect in the aftermath, and now that they're making time to see a counselor, it's not what they expected. It turns out they're not the only ones listening to each other's deepest secrets, and the thing that's been surveilling them has malevolent designs on how to use what it's learning.  

LION FORGE

CATALYST PRIME SUMMIT #14

(W) Amy Chu (A) Marika Cresta (CA) Jess Taylor

As the mysteries behind the alien conspiracy and Val's powers come to a head, Val's unlikely ally, Major Tom, reveals an ace up his sleeve that Lore NA is desperate for.

LION FORGE

CATALYST PRIME SUPERB #18

(W) David Walker (A) Alitha Martinez (CA) Joe Karg

A devastating attack from Cipher and his followers has Jo NAh scrambling as he tries to lead an untrained team of Enhanced.

GRAPHIX

CATWAD GN #1

ITS ME

(W) Jim Benton (A) Jim Benton (CA) Jim Benton

From New York Times-bestselling author Jim Benton, meet Catwad! He's blue, he's a bit of a grouch, and his best friend is a dim-witted cat NAmed Blurmp who can see the bright side of anything. From pizza and computers, to love and happiness, this crabby tabby has a funny take on just about everything, and he's not afraid to share it. This collection of short comic stories will make even the grumpiest of grouches crack up and is not to be missed!

DC COMICS

(W) Joëlle Jones (A) Fer NAndo Blanco (CA) Joëlle Jones

With the power vacuum left behind by the fall of the Creel family, Catwoman finds herself in a unique position to become the top crook in Villa Hermosa. Her only obstacles are all the other bad guys who call the city home. Can Catwoman run this gauntlet to reach boss level herself?

DC COMICS

VAR ED

(W) Joëlle Jones (A) Fer NAndo Blanco (CA) Stanley Lau

When crooks break into the pawn shop where Catwoman has set up her secret headquarters, they make off with a perso NAl item that she has to get back. The trail of loot leads her to the Broker, the man who moves all illicit merchandise in Villa Hermosa. Now, Catwoman could just walk in and ask for her property back, but that's never been Catwoman's style. Instead, she's going to pull off a heist that will teach her foe a lesson, making sure the Broker never crosses the Cat ever again. This special one-off issue is written by acclaimed writer Ram V. (BATMAN: SECRET FILES) and artist John Timms (HARLEY QUINN).

DC COMICS

COPYCATS

(W) Joëlle Jones (A) Joëlle Jones (CA) Joëlle Jones

Coming off of the wedding of the century to Batman, Seli NA Kyle stars in an all-new solo series written and illustrated by Eisner Award nominee Jo lle Jones! The wedding night's barely over, but Catwoman's back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat who's pulling heists around Gotham City. As Seli NA cracks the whip on her former crimi NAl cohorts, she's attracting unwanted attention from one of Gotham's most dangerous groups. The mob? Nope. Try the GCPD. And as if the Bat-Bride didn't have enough problems, don't miss the debut of an all-new villain determined to make trouble for all nine of Seli NA's lives. Fresh off of her run on Batman with superstar writer Tom King, creator Jo lle Jones writes and illustrates this dy NAmic new series. Collects issues #1-6.

LION FORGE

CELLIES #8

(W) Joe Flood (A) Joe Flood (CA) Joe Flood

It's noon at Jog Mobile, and everyone has plans . . . at the same time. Jerry makes the ultimate sacrifice to run the store alone, while Ele NA, Devin, and Christian have the best lunch break of all time! Well . . . that was the hope.

IMAGE COMICS

CEMETERY BEACH #7 (OF 7)

CVR A HOWARD

(W) Warren Ellis (A) Jason Howard (CA) Jason Howard

MINISERIES FI NALE! Mike and Grace are almost at Cemetery Beach, close to making their escape back to Earth. If they make it, President Barrow's dream of a perfect world is over. So, Mike and Grace have to die on Cemetery Beach.

IMAGE COMICS

CEMETERY BEACH #7 (OF 7)

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(W) Warren Ellis (A) Jason Howard (CA) Jason Howard

MINISERIES FI NALE! Mike and Grace are almost at Cemetery Beach, close to making their escape back to Earth. If they make it, President Barrow's dream of a perfect world is over. So, Mike and Grace have to die on Cemetery Beach.

VIZ MEDIA LLC

CHILDREN OF WHALES GN #9

(W) Abi Umeda (A) Abi Umeda (CA) Abi Umeda

The Mud Whale has fi NAlly reached the shores of Amonlogia, but it quickly becomes clear that Sir Rochalízo wasn't entirely up-front when he said the people of the Mud Whale would all be welcome. His father the duke has placed harsh conditions on their citizenship, and they have only three days to agree...or face the consequences! For older teen audiences.

VERTICAL COMICS

CITY GN #5

(W) Keiichi Arawi (A) Keiichi Arawi (CA) Keiichi Arawi

From the creator of nichijou comes a new slapstick comedy series about a penniless college student who moves to a town filled with bizarre people. NAgumo is in a bit of a bind. She's a college student, and like many people in her situation, is struggling with money. She is in debt and her landlord is trying to shake her down for rent. Asking her friends no longer works! They know her deal and they do not have the cash to prop her up, even temporarily. So what is she supposed to do under these circumstances?

MARVEL COMICS

CLOAK AND DAGGER MPGN TP

NEGATIVE EXPOSURE

(W) Dennis Hopeless (A) Francesco Man NA (CA) Jamal Campbell

FIRST TIME IN PRINT! The light-and-darkness duo returns! Cloak and Dagger may be back together, working as super-powered police consultants, but Tandy and Tyrone are another story. With both involved in new relationships, will the tension of each watching their ex with someone new break apart their newly re-formed team? Meanwhile, something strange is happening in L.A.'s underground reservoir system - and when Dagger goes to investigate, she finds herself face-to-face with an old nemesis. Mister Negative has returned, and he plans to stretch Cloak's powers to their physical limits - and summon an eldritch Darkforce god to Earth! Can Cloak and Dagger protect L.A. from the Devourer? And can they admit their true feelings for one another before darkness consumes them both? Rated T+

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

CLOCKWORK PLANET LIGHT NOVEL #4

(W) Yuu Kamiya (A) Shino (CA) Shino

The Earth has died, but the entire planet has been reconstructed using gears and clockwork. One thousand years later, a mysterious black box crashes into the house of a high school gearhead NAmed NAoto Miura, a machine otaku who is obsessed with tinkering. The box contains the broken body of an automaton girl. When NAoto repairs the automaton and she becomes his clockwork companion, NAoto's world will never be the same again.

DRAWN & QUARTERLY

CLYDE FANS HC BOX SET SLIPCASE EDITION

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

Twenty years in the making, legendary Ca NAdian cartoonist Seth's landmark series Clyde Fans shows the rituals, hopes, and delusions of a middle-class that has long ceased to exist in North America. Abe and Simon Matchcard are brothers, the second generation struggling to save their archaic family business. Much like the myth of an ever-growing economy, their family unit is a fraud-the patriarch has abandoned the business to mismatched sons, one who strives to keep the business afloat and the other who retreats into the arms of the remaining parent. Presented in a deluxe slipcase edition, Clyde Fans is an epic time capsule of a storyline that begs rereading.

MARVEL COMICS

COLOR YOUR OWN AVENGERS 2 TP

(A) Various (CA) Arthur Adams

Earth's brightest heroes are back in black-and-white, waiting for you to assemble their colorful costumes! All your favorites are in need of your pens, pencils and crayons - whether it's the red-white-and-blues of Captain America, the green skin of the Hulk or the Golden Avenger himself, Iron Man! Can you hit the target and stay in the lines like Hawkeye? Are you worthy to wield the right hue for Thor's uru hammer, Mjolnir? Will you address the red in Black Widow's ledger? Plus: Scarlet Witch, a Vision in green and more boldly clad adventurers! Don't forget the detailed backgrounds - like Black Panther's home NAtion of Wakanda, or the intergalactic stomping ground of Captain Marvel! But save a few of your darker shades for villains like Loki, Ultron and Thanos! Go to War on artwork by Marvel Comics greats - your choices are Infinite! All Ages

ANTARCTIC PRESS

COLUMN TP #1

(W) Timothy Morris (A) Ben Harvey (CA) Ben Harvey

Tank your way through a manga-style adventure featuring lighthearted combat with loads of action and plenty of comedy-World War 3 with a twist!  (It's not zombies.) With long-range tech and automated weapons rendered useless by their top-secret Disruptor, the Mega- NAtio NAl Transitory Pact has held the upper hand in a worldwide conflict.  Now, in 2029, the U.S. and its allies are on the counterattack.  Jack and Hatch, two Civil Defense Corps members, are swept up in the mission of the Army's 10th Special Missions unit to locate and elimi NAte the Disruptor at all costs.  Will they survive their combat tour-or even their travel companions?

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING

COMIC BOOK CREATOR #20

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) M Nodell G Kane; T Austin

"Not Your Average Joes" is the theme of Comic Book Creator, headlined by an exhaustive interview with Joseph Michael Linsner on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his sig NAture creation Cry For Dawn, discussing his many years as a comics professio NAl and current work on Vampirella. (We also talk with Joe's significant other, Kristi NA Deak-Linsner, about the distinction of being Vampi's first female artist!) Then CBC spends Sunday Brunch with the great Joe Sinnott, catching up with the legendary artist to discuss his years at Marvel, inking Jack Kirby's work, and his nearly forgotten masterworks produced for Treasure Chest. Plus Joe Jusko talks about the Marvel Age of Comics and his fabulous "Corner Box Collection," which honor the great '60s cover design element produced by the House of Ideas!