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AFTERSHOCK COMICS

ARTEMIS & ASSASSIN #1

CVR A HESTER

(W) Stephanie Phillips (A) Meghan Hetrick (CA) Phil Hester

What happens when a time-traveling assassin and a spy from 1944 try to kill each other? For a price, a top-secret assassination organization will travel through time and interfere with watershed moments. Trained as the agency's top assassin, Maya is sent to kill Virginia Hall, the deadliest spy of WWII. Charged with carrying important plans about the invasion of Normandy to the Allied troops, Virginia's death would have a cataclysmic effect on WWII as we know it. Written by Stephanie Phillips (Butcher of Paris, DESCENDENT), with art by Meghan Hetrick and Francesca Fantini, colors by Lauren Affe, and letters by Troy Peteri, ARTEMIS AND THE ASSASSIN is a pulpy adventure story about the cost of changing history.

J-NOVEL CLUB

ASCENDANCE OF BOOKWORM NOVEL APPRENTICE SHRINE MAIDEN #1

VOL 01 PT 2

(W) Miya Kazuki (A) You Shiina

With her baptism ceremony complete, Myne begins work in the temple as an apprentice shrine maiden. Awaiting within is what she always wanted: a room full of books! But her new life isn't quite the dream she was hoping for; she's surrounded by nobles who scorn her commoner origins, and even her own servants are causing her trouble. On top of that, she has to constantly battle the weakness of her own body. But with her love for books burning in her heart, she gives her all to her new apprentice duties. Thus begins part two of this bibliofantasy!

RANDOM HOUSE GRAPHIC

ASTER & ACCIDENTAL MAGIC HC GN

(W) Thom Pico (A) Karensac

A fun, action-packed fantasy adventure about a girl, her dog, and magic gone wrong! Quiet...birds...nature.... That's what Aster expects when her parents move their whole family to the middle of nowhere. It's just her (status: super-bored), her mom and dad (status: busy with science), her brother (status: has other plans), and... ...magic? In her new home, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own. But when she and her dog Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they run into a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes. After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language...and the trouble she gets into is just starting. Maybe the middle of nowhere will be more interesting than Aster thought.

RANDOM HOUSE GRAPHIC

ASTER & ACCIDENTAL MAGIC SC GN

(W) Thom Pico (A) Karensac

Quiet... birds... nature.... That's what Aster expects when her parents move their whole family to the middle of nowhere. It's just her (status: super-bored), her mom and dad (status: busy with science), her brother (status: has other plans), and... magic? In her new home, Aster meets a mysterious old woman with a herd of dogs who gives her a canine companion of her own. But when she and her dog Buzz are adventuring in the forest, they run into a trickster spirit who gives Aster three wishes. After wishing for the ability to understand and talk to her dog, she becomes only able to talk in dog language... and the trouble she gets into is just starting. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

AT NIGHT I BECOME A MONSTER NOVEL SC

(W) Yoru Sumino (A) Yoru Sumino (CA) Yoru Sumino

By day, Adachi is a normal student. By night, he's a terrifying creature of many eyes and many legs who lurks in the darkness. One night, while haunting his own school, he comes across his classmate Yano Satsuki-; she's been an unexpected victim of bullying, and stalking the night in her own way. He's surprised to find himself developing a sympathetic relationship with her. In this supernatural novel about nighttime outcasts, two students confront the monstrous ways that humans can treat each other.

MARVEL COMICS

ATLANTIS ATTACKS #3 (OF 5)

(W) Greg Pak (A) Ario Anindito (CA) Rock-He Kim

SWORD OF THE SIRENAS! •  As the tenuous peace with NAMOR collapses, WAVE and AMADEUS search their souls and measure their allegiances - and end up on opposite sides of the war! •  What happens when the dream you thought you were defending turns out to be your ally's greatest nightmare? •  Young heroes grapple with impossible conflicts with the fate of three great civilizations in the balance! Rated T

DARK HORSE COMICS

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER IMBALANCE LIBRARY EDITION HC

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Gurihiru (CA) Gurihiru

Aang faces a decision from which there is no return! When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries-the factory owned by Toph's father-Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender-versus-non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent. In order to heal the divide and save the town, Aang and the team will all face tough decisions about power and identity that could tear them apart. Collects Imbalance parts 1-3. o February 2020 marks the 15th anniversary of Avatar!

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS #32

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Ed McGuinness

EARTH'S MIGHTIEST VILLAINS! What do the King of Atlantis, the Lord of the Vampires, the deposed duke of Hell, a mysterious Russian assassin and the secret boss of Washington, D.C.'s greatest super-team have in common? They all really hate the Avengers. And so there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest villains found themselves united against a common threat. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS #32

MCKONE SPIDER-WOMAN VAR

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Mike McKone

EARTH'S MIGHTIEST VILLAINS! What do the King of Atlantis, the Lord of the Vampires, the deposed duke of Hell, a mysterious Russian assassin and the secret boss of Washington, D.C.'s greatest super-team have in common? They all really hate the Avengers. And so there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest villains found themselves united against a common threat. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #3 (OF 5)

(W) Ed Brisson (A) Jonas Scharf (CA) Juan Jose Ryp

A FULL MOON RISES ON THE WASTELANDS! •  The AVENGERS have assembled! •  But so has BARON BLOOD and his legion of vampires! •  The saga continues with more revelations and a SURPRISE reappearance of a hero of the Wastelands to guide the new team! Rated T+

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #279

(W) Bill Golliher (A) Dan Parent (CA) Jeff Schultz

TWO NEW STORIES: First, in "'Fun'-draising," Betty and Veronica are in a charitable spirit and decide to put all their effort into fundraising for Riverdale Children's Hospital. But that doesn't mean that their newfound giving attitudes stop them from a little friendly competition! Then, in "The Perfect Cast," Young warlock Salem and his friends are holding a spell-casting contest. Salem is feeling outpaced and insecure so he ups the ante with an especially dangerous spell-with some not-so-great consequences!

BOOM! STUDIOS

B B FREE #5 (OF 12)

(W) Gabby Rivera (A) Royal Dunlap (CA) Royal Dunlap

As b.b. and Chulita make it to the New Georgia Orchards, they are horrified to find many of the locals affected by PEACH FEVER, a disease that bears a terrifying resemblence to The Plague That Ate Greed, which wiped out over half the population. What has caused the resurgence of the Plague, and what does it have to do with b.b.'s strange powers?

ONI PRESS INC.

BACKTRACK #2

(W) Brian Joines (A) Jake Elphick (CA) Doug Garbark

The drivers are caught like flies in Quellex's sick game, racing through history for the entertainment of a megalomaniac. Lemmon's confession offers more questions than answers, but before they can squeeze any information out of him, Alyson and the rest of the drivers find themselves in a gut-wrenching race through Constantinople.

ANTARCTIC PRESS

BADASS #4

(W) Adrian Nelson (A) Adrian Nelson (CA) Adrian Nelson

The continuing dangerous adventures of B.A.D.A.S.S., the Bureau of Alien Detection And Supernatural Sightings!  Following the abduction of his son, Sam enlists help to rescue him before he can be used against Earth!

VERTICAL COMICS

BAKEMONOGATARI GN #3

(W) Nisioisin (A) Oh Great

One day, high-school student Koyomi Araragi catches a girl named Hitagi Senjougahara when she trips. But, much to his surprise, she doesn't weigh anything. At all. She says an encounter with a so-called "crab" took away all her weight. Monsters have been here since the beginning. Always. Everywhere.

DARK HORSE COMICS

BANG #2 (OF 5)

CVR A TORRES

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Wilfredo Torres (CA) Wilfredo Torres

A constant stream of terrorist attacks follows John Shaw, and the only thing that keeps him one step ahead is a collection of power-giving inhalers and a hatred of shoes. When he's once again caught in the middle of a terrorist plot, Shaw finds that these random attacks may not be so random-and the fabric of reality may be at stake. This is how you make comics!!"-Brian Michael Bendis Skip dinner and buy this book"-Mark Millar

DARK HORSE COMICS

BANG #2 (OF 5)

CVR B KINDT

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Wilfredo Torres (CA) Matt Kindt

A constant stream of terrorist attacks follows John Shaw, and the only thing that keeps him one step ahead is a collection of power-giving inhalers and a hatred of shoes. When he's once again caught in the middle of a terrorist plot, Shaw finds that these random attacks may not be so random-and the fabric of reality may be at stake. This is how you make comics!!"-Brian Michael Bendis Skip dinner and buy this book"-Mark Millar

AMIGO COMICS

BARBARA THE BARBARIAN #3 (OF 3)

(W) Jos (A) Manuel Diaz (CA) Manuel Diaz

Welcome to the Mad Demons Festival, a festivity typical and quaint and... no! This is war! Be witness of the crudeness of the battles against hordes, the scheming of politicians, the plans of cunning rogues, the skill of sword-wielding warriors and the power of true love... all in this funny action-packed final issue!

DC COMICS

(W) Joe Hill (A) Leomacs (CA) Reiko Murakami

In the darkest and most desperate hours of the night, June Branch will use her impossible occult hatchet to cut her way back to her boyfriend. But time is running out for Liam, and June's basket is getting heavier with every new swing of the axe! It's all going down in the penultimate chapter of the gonzo gorefest that launched Hill House Comics!

DC COMICS

LUCIO PARRILLO VAR ED

(W) Joe Hill (A) Leomacs (CA) Tyler Kirkham

Hill House Comics In the darkest and most desperate hours of the night, June Branch will use her impossible occult hatchet to cut her way back to her boyfriend. But time is running out for Liam, and June's basket is getting heavier with every new swing of the axe! It's all going down in the penultimate chapter of the gonzo gorefest that launched Hill House Comics!

DC COMICS

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico

As Gotham City's renovations begin, mysterious metal statues begin appearing all over town, which leads Batgirl to believe they may be more than meets the eye. What's even creepier is whatever is terrorizing Alejo's constituents. Jason Bard doesn't want to admit it, but his body doesn't feel quite right after leaving Unearth. Did something follow him out of the portal?

DC COMICS

TERRY & RACHEL DODSON VAR ED

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Terry Dodson

As Gotham City's renovations begin, mysterious metal statues begin appearing all over town, which leads Batgirl to believe they may be more than meets the eye. What's even creepier is whatever is terrorizing Alejo's constituents. Jason Bard doesn't want to admit it, but his body doesn't feel quite right after leaving Unearth. Did something follow him out of the portal?

DC COMICS

(W) James TynionIV (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Jorge Jimenez

The mysterious master criminal known only as the Designer once brought together Gotham City's greatest criminals to plot the perfect crime, and now his plan has been unleashed upon the city in all its might. Batman will go to any length to uncover the grand design, but Catwoman is the one who holds the greatest secret. If Batman wins against the Designer, he will lose everything.

DC COMICS

CARD STOCK FRANCESCO MATTINA VAR ED

(W) James TynionIV (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Francesco Mattina

The mysterious master criminal known only as the Designer once brought together Gotham City's greatest criminals to plot the perfect crime, and now his plan has been unleashed upon the city in all its might. Batman will go to any length to uncover the grand design, but Catwoman is the one who holds the greatest secret. If Batman wins against the Designer, he will lose everything.

DC COMICS

(W) James TynionIV (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Jorge Jimenez

To save Gotham City, Catwoman will have to commit the greatest heist in the city's history! But hot on her trail are the Penguin, the Riddler, a horde of assassins, and the master criminal called the Designer! And the most dangerous person standing in her way is the man she's trying to save: Batman. And what complications will his arise from his new sidekick, Harley Quinn?