HEAVY METAL #298
CVR C COHEN
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Phil Cohen
Heavy Metal Magazine #298 - It's the return of the world's greatest illustrated science fiction taking readers to the edge of the cosmos and beyond with The Furthest Reaches Special. David Hine & Mark Stafford create bone-chilling intersections with insectoid life in "Bug House" - Alex Smith will take us through a "Body Jack" as modification reaches new frontiers - Matt Emmons plumbs the robot psyche with "The Incubator" - Emilio Balcarce & Marcelo Perez explore "A New Life" in the collapse of a robot army - James Maddox & Ben Templesmith plunge us into the "Abyss of Souls" with partners lost in space - Dwayne Harris stars in a double bill with "Dowser" following vicious gangs who guard Earth's water supply and "Philip K. Dick's Head" with Michael David Nelsen, based on a true story- Continuing in this issue is Richard Corben's "Murky World" - Concluding in this issue is Grant Morrison and Gerhardt's "Smile of the Absent Cat"!
HEIST HOW TO STEAL A PLANET #5
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Arjuna Susini (CA) Arjuna Susini
If you want to break the law, there's no better step than getting a judge on your side. So that's what Glane Breld and his crew do, Heist style! Also, Glane rights a personal wrong, Brady takes a very unexpected nap, and one member of the crew discovers family they've never known: a sister who's a potential monkey-wrench to the whole operation!
HELLBOY & BPRD RETURN OF EFFIE KOLB #2 (OF 2)
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(W) Mike Mignola (A) Zach Howard (CA) Zach Howard
Following Hellboy's strange encounter with the new residents of the Crooked Man's home, a young spiritual sensitive still feels that something bad is going on in the old Virginia mansion . . . and she's right. Prepare for monsters and mayhem in the second half of Mike Mignola's return to the story of "The Crooked Man," with artist Zach Howard and colorist Dave Stewart!
HELLFIGHTER QUIN #1
(W) Jay Sandlin (A) Atagun Ilhan (CA) Atagun Ilhan
Quinlan Jones, AKA the Hellfighter, thought he'd hung up his mask for good. That all changed when Harlem's own vigilante is forced into a tournament controlled by hidden clans to gain control over the Azure Sun; a mystical stone that provides abilities to those who come into contact with it. Here, Quin will fight for his life in a series of brutal contests against assassins, cyborgs, and other beings of unimaginable power. Alliances are formed and bones will be broken, but no matter what happens, only one may claim the Azure Sun!
HELLIONS #1
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(W) Zeb Wells (A) Stephen Segovia (CA) Stephen Segovia
BAD IS THE NEW GOOD! When Krakoa opened their doors to all mutants and forgave all past crimes, they might have known they'd have to accept some of their worst foes into the fold... but they didn't plan for what to do with them. Not to worry-Mister Sinister knows what to do with the troublemakers. Meet his new Hellions: Scalphunter, Wild Child, Empath, Nanny, Orphanmaker, Psylocke...and Havok?! Under Sinister's direction, they are sure to become productive members of mutant society. Writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, NEW MUTANTS) and artist Stephen Segovia (WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY, SUPERIOR CARNAGE) bring you the team you're going to hate to love! Rated T+
HELLIONS #1
PORTACIO VAR DX
(W) Zeb Wells (A) Stephen Segovia (CA) Whilce Portacio
BAD IS THE NEW GOOD! When Krakoa opened their doors to all mutants and forgave all past crimes, they might have known they'd have to accept some of their worst foes into the fold... but they didn't plan for what to do with them. Not to worry-Mister Sinister knows what to do with the troublemakers. Meet his new Hellions: Scalphunter, Wild Child, Empath, Nanny, Orphanmaker, Psylocke...and Havok?! Under Sinister's direction, they are sure to become productive members of mutant society. Writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, NEW MUTANTS) and artist Stephen Segovia (WOLVERINE: MANIFEST DESTINY, SUPERIOR CARNAGE) bring you the team you're going to hate to love! Rated T+
HELLS PARADISE JIGOKURAKU GN #1
(W) Yuji Kaku (A) Yuji Kaku (CA) Yuji Kaku
Gabimaru the Hollow is on death row for crimes committed as an assassin when he's made an offer: die in prison, or travel to a mysterious island to locate the elixir of immortality for the shogun. He soon finds himself trapped on an island full of otherworldly creatures, rival criminals and ruthless executioners eager to take the head of any criminal who steps out of line. For mature audiences.
HEROES REBORN RETURN OMNIBUS HC
(W) Peter David (A) Dan Jurgens (CA) Brett Booth
The Avengers and Fantastic Four return from the pocket dimension of "Heroes Reborn," but the Earth they left behind still needs heroes! As waters rise and Celestials loom, will Rikki "Bucky" Barnes and her Young Allies step up - or is Doctor Doom the iron hand this ravaged planet needs? Trapped on this Counter-Earth, the disguised villains called the Thunderbolts must choose between escape or becoming heroes! And the interdimensional Exiles drop in for a visit! But when Onslaught rises, Franklin Richards returns to the original world he created - and Rikki Barnes must summon allies from the real Marvel Universe! Collecting HEROES REBORN: THE RETURN #1-4; THOR ANNUAL 1999; HEROES REBORN: DOOMSDAY, ASHEMA, MASTERS OF EVIL, REBEL, REMNANTS, YOUNG ALLIES and DOOM; FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #25 and #31; DOOM #1-3; DOOM: THE EMPEROR RETURNS #1-3; THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #51-52, #60-62, #64, #66, #68, #70, #72 and #74; EXILES (2001) #81-82; ONSLAUGHT REBORN #1-5; ONSLAUGHT UNLEASHED #1-4; and MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: HEROES REBORN/ONSLAUGHT REBORN. Rated T
HEXAGON #1 (OF 5)
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(W) Michael Moreci (A) Jheremy Raapack (CA) Jorge Corona
It's the 1980s and all twelve-year-old Don wants to do is play video games at the local arcade. Don's father, however, refuses to let him play. Egged on by his friends and trying to impress a girl, Don sneaks out to join an all-night game-a-thon. Defying the odds (and on his first quarter ever!), Don beats Crucible, a game long considered unbeatable. In an instant, his world is turned upside down when his victory triggers an alien invasion and sucks him into an intergalactic battle that has been raging for years, a battle his father was desperately trying to protect him from!
HEXAGON #1 (OF 5)
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(W) Michael Moreci (A) Jheremy Raapack (CA) Julien Cittadino
It's the 1980s and all twelve-year-old Don wants to do is play video games at the local arcade. Don's father, however, refuses to let him play. Egged on by his friends and trying to impress a girl, Don sneaks out to join an all-night game-a-thon. Defying the odds (and on his first quarter ever!), Don beats Crucible, a game long considered unbeatable. In an instant, his world is turned upside down when his victory triggers an alien invasion and sucks him into an intergalactic battle that has been raging for years...a battle his father was desperately trying to protect him from.
HEXAGON #1 (OF 5)
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(W) Michael Moreci (A) Jheremy Raapack (CA) Nuo Xu
It's the 1980s and all twelve-year-old Don wants to do is play video games at the local arcade. Don's father, however, refuses to let him play. Egged on by his friends and trying to impress a girl, Don sneaks out to join an all-night game-a-thon. Defying the odds (and on his first quarter ever!), Don beats Crucible, a game long considered unbeatable. In an instant, his world is turned upside down when his victory triggers an alien invasion and sucks him into an intergalactic battle that has been raging for years...a battle his father was desperately trying to protect him from.
HIDDEN SOCIETY #2 (OF 4)
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(W) Rafael Scavone (A) Rafael Albuquerque (CA) Rafael Albuquerque
A new series from Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, the team behind Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald! After assembling the last stand between humanity and a primeval world-killing serpent god, Ulloo the wizard leads the heroes of the Hidden Society to Europe where they must stop a group of nihilist warlocks from waking the serpent beast from the bowels of the earth.
HIDDEN SOCIETY #2 (OF 4)
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(W) Rafael Scavone (A) Rafael Albuquerque (CA) Greg Tocchini
A new series from Rafael Albuquerque and Rafael Scavone, the team behind Neil Gaiman's A Study in Emerald! After assembling the last stand between humanity and a primeval world-killing serpent god, Ulloo the wizard leads the heroes of the Hidden Society to Europe where they must stop a group of nihilist warlocks from waking the serpent beast from the bowels of the earth.
HIGH RISE INVASION GN #6
(W) Tsuina Miura (A) Takahiro Oba (CA) Takahiro Oba
On the roof of a high-rise building, a young girl named Yuri witnesses a masked figure split a man's head open with an axe! It's not exactly an everyday occurrence for a high schooler, but things only get weirder from there. Yuri soon finds herself in a strange world of skyscrapers with only two options for escape: fight past the mysterious masked figures or leap to her death! Collects volumes 11-13 of the original manga.
HIMOUTO UMARI CHAN GN #9
(W) Sankaku Head (A) Sankaku Head (CA) Sankaku Head
In public, Umaru Doma appears to be the perfect high school student: hard-working, refined, and totally responsible. But the minute she gets home to her older brother Taihei - and dons her famous hamster hoodie - she devolves into the ultimate bratty little sister! She's happy to roll around all day in an otaku cloud of games and junk food while her exhausted older brother takes care of everything in the house. In this hilarious comedy about family, friendship, and the nonsense we put up with (from the people we love), Umaru and Taihei will find a way to make it work!
HOBBY JAPAN APRIL 2019 #1363
Hobby Japan, the magazine that specializes in model kit building and customizing in Japan, is generally recognized as the No.1 magazine of the hobby industry. A wide variety of articles features each month, including the montly "How to Build..." feature, which shows readers how to build and customize the latest and greatest Gundam kits from Bandai! As a leading magazine in the industry, Hobby Japan listens to its readers and offers the the hottest information on the market! Japanese Text.
HOMESTUCK HC #6
ACT 5 ACT 2 PART 2
(W) Andrew Hussie (A) Andrew Hussie (CA) Andrew Hussie
As the game sessions tick down into their final hours, the players spin up into frenzied action. Their rivalries and ridiculously elaborate competing plans entail 2pooky paranormal phenomena, random teleportation murders, grimdarkness, crazy suicide missions, silly conversations, password nonsense, lipstick chainsaw retribution, wrecking some havoc, and being santa. For older teen audiences.
HORRORHOUND #82
Say his name five times ... we dare you! Candyman returns to theaters with a special reboot from writer and producer Jordan Peele (Us, Get Out). We take a look at this upcoming horror title, while also looking back at the original film franchise made famous by Tony Todd, in a special retrospective feature. This issue will also feature a look back at the history of black horror cinema. We also takes a look into the upcoming sequel to A Quiet Place and the new Scooby-Doo feature film, plus our regular features, such as toy and comic book news.
ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC
HOTELL #1 (OF 4)
(W) John Lees (A) Dalibor Talajic (CA) Karen Andrews
You won't find it on any map, but if you happen to be driving down Route 66 late at night and you're truly desperate for shelter, sanctuary or secrecy, you might see a battered sign on the side of the road: The Pierrot Courts Hotel. - where many check in but few check out.
(W) Nalo Hopkinson (A) Dominike "Domo" Stanton (CA) Marcio Takara
Erzulie had abandoned all hope that her lost husband Agwe could return from the grave...though her other husbands Damballa and Ogun have not lost faith. Have they found a way to pull his spirit out of the boards of the House of Whispers? And what terrible price will they have to pay to do so?
HOW I BROKE UP WITH MY COLON GN
(W) Nick Seluk (A) Nick Seluk (CA) Patrick McDonnell
Mysterious illnesses. Freakish injuries. X-rays revealing something weird that got stuck in your foot. These strange but true stories are among the 24 medical tales retold in hilarious fashion by bestselling author/illustrator Nick Seluk. Featuring fascinating stories submitted by people all over the world, How I Broke Up with My Colon is an educational and highly entertaining tour through the bizarre workings of the human body.
HOW NOT TO SUMMON DEMON LORD GN #7
(W) Yukiya Murasaki (A) Naoto Fukuda (CA) Naoto Fukuda
An elite but socially-stunted gamer finds himself in another world, inhabiting the body of his character Diablo! But despite his powers, his awkwardness keeps getting in the way - so he decides to pretend to be a Demon Lord and soon finds himself with a pair of slaves: a well-endowed elf and a cat girl. Together, they struggle with everything from interpersonal relationships to diabolical beast battles!
HOW NOT TO SUMMON DEMON LORD LIGHT NOVEL SC #7
(W) Yukiya Murasaki (A) Takahiro Tsurusaki
With Diablo learning of a ritual passed down by the Dark Elves that may be able to remove the remnants of the Demon Lord's soul still slumbering within Rem's body, he tags along despite her insistence to solve her personal problems on her own. Out of concern of course; it has nothing to do with the Dark Elves having gigantic breasts according to the game! R-Right...?
I CAN SELL YOU A BODY #4 (OF 4)
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(W) Ryan Ferrier (A) George Kambadais (CA) George Kambadais
Denny Little's 48 hours to scrape up a hundred grand and relocate a dead mobster are up, and things are looking mighty unfavorable for our hapless psychic and his bank robbing girlfriend. Denny's probably getting shot in his big, dumb face...unless a soul-sucking demon gets to him first!
I THINK HES CRAZY HC NATIONAL LAMPOON
(W) B. K. Taylor
For years, cartoonist B.K. Taylor regaled the readers of National Lampoon with the goofiness of "Timberland Tales" and "The Appletons." Now Fantagraphics brings you a complete collection of Taylor's creations, showcasing all of "The Appletons," "Timberland Tales," plus more, including a foreword by Tim Allen and afterword by R.L. Stine.