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DIAL BOOKS

COSMIC COMMANDOS SC GN

(W) Chris Eliopoulos (A) Chris Eliopoulos (CA) Chris Eliopoulos

Now available in softcover! In this graphic novel adventure from the illustrator of the Ordi NAry People Change the World series, a pair of different-as-can-be twin brothers accidentally bring their favorite video game to life - and now they have to find a way to work together to defeat it. When Jeremy wins a cereal-box charm that brings his favorite video game to life, villains and all, he finds that he's in waaaay over his head. Justin knows everything there is to know about the rules of the game - he read the handbook, of course - and Jeremy isn't afraid to try new things. Can these two mismatched brothers work together to beat the video game that has become their life?

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRASH BANDICOOT FILES HC

(W) Jason Rubin (A) Various

Take a rare glimpse into the making of a videogame icon, and gain a first-hand taste of the creativity that brought Crash Bandicoot to millions of screens around the world! This deluxe hardcover reproduction of NAughty Dog's origi NAl Crash Bandicoot developer's bible is sure to please all who possess a curiosity surrounding the creation of games! o A fantastic companion to the recently remastered Crash Bandicoot: N. Sane Trilogy! o Rarely seen assets from early in the iconic game's development!

WARRANT PUBLISHING COMPANY

CREEPS #24

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Jeff Easley

The Creeps revives the iconic Warren illustrated horror magazines of the 1970's by replicating Warren's early page layouts and publishing new, classic styled work by origi NAl Warren artists, writers and editors. Each issue is a highly collectible instant classic!

J-NOVEL CLUB

CREST OF THE STARS COLLECTORS ED HC

(W) Hiroyuki Morioka

In the far-distant future, mankind has traversed the stars and settled distant worlds. But no matter how advanced the technology of the future becomes, it seems the spacefaring NAtions cannot entirely shed their human NAture. The powerful Abh Empire are the self-proclaimed rulers of vast swaths of the known universe. As a newly-appointed member of the Abh's imperial aristocracy, Jint must learn to forge his own destiny in the wider universe while bearing burdens he never asked for, caught between his surface-dweller "Lander" heritage and the byzantine culture of the Abh. Volumes 1-3, now in a collectors hardcover edition, and with a brand new translation!

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRONE #5 (OF 5)

(W) Dennis Culver (A) Justin Greenwood (CA) Justin Greenwood

Betrayed and alone, Bloody Bliss prepares for her fi NAl battle against D'Kayde and his Harbingers. But after her fall from glory last issue, what can one old woman with a broken sword do against an army of evil? Find out in the fi NAl thrilling chapter of Crone! "Wonderfully powerful art with a beautiful sense of emotion combined with a story that draws you in." -Major Spoilers

IDW PUBLISHING

CROW LETHE #2 (OF 3)

CVR A MOMOKO

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Ilias Kyriazis (CA) Peach Momoko

Null NArcos, the Man Who Knows no pain, is accused of murdering the woman who brought him into the Freak Chic sideshow. With giant holes in his memory, even Null isn't sure he's innocent. But he'll have to decide soon, as a sinister force that eats crows hunts his friends. From writer/artist Tim Seeley (Green Lanterns, Nightwing, Shatterstar).

IDW PUBLISHING

CROW LETHE #2 (OF 3)

CVR B SEELEY

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Ilias Kyriazis (CA) Tim Seeley

Null NArcos, the Man Who Knows no pain, is accused of murdering the woman who brought him into the Freak Chic sideshow. With giant holes in his memory, even Null isn't sure he's innocent. But he'll have to decide soon, as a sinister force that eats crows hunts his friends. From writer/artist Tim Seeley (Green Lanterns, Nightwing, Shatterstar).

IMAGE COMICS

CROWDED #12

CVR A STEIN BRANDT FARRELL

(W) Christopher Sebela (A) Ro Stein (CA) Ro Stein

END OF STORY ARC! Charlie and Vita are trapped in a decommissioned missile silo full of crazy cultists who want to murder them while hiding from a world full of regular people who want to murder them. If they ma NAge to survive all that, they'll still have to face their biggest threat: each other.

IMAGE COMICS

CROWDED #12

CVR B ISHIHIRO

(W) Christopher Sebela (A) Ro Stein (CA) Lindsay Ishihiro

END OF STORY ARC! Charlie and Vita are trapped in a decommissioned missile silo full of crazy cultists who want to murder them while hiding from a world full of regular people who want to murder them. If they ma NAge to survive all that, they'll still have to face their biggest threat: each other.

TITAN BOOKS

CURSED ANTHOLOGY OF DARK FAIRY TALES MMPB

(W) Various

Here in this book you'll find unique twists on the fairy tale conceit of the curse, from the more traditio NAl to the modern - giving us brand new mythologies as well as new approaches to well-loved fables. Some might shock you, some might make you laugh, but they will all impress you with their origi NAlity.

DARK HORSE COMICS

CYCLE OF RED MOON TP #1

HARVEST OF SAMHEIN

(W) Jose Antonio Corti NA (A) Fio NA Hsieh (CA) Fio NA Hsieh

Twelve tee NAgers from around the world fall under the spell of a demigod and journey to a mystical realm of devastation and cruelty where they must survive until the Red Moon returns. Despite the danger, these kids do not intend to surrender-they have magic on their side, and the time has come to take initiative! But an evil older than the kingdom itself awakens among the ruins, and the Red Moon approaches . . . •  Essential for lovers of YA fantasy! •  From Spain's bestselling fantasy writer, now available in English.

RANDOM HOUSE

D&D MAD LIBS

(W) Christi NA Daca NAy

Play as a gnome, half-orc, or... Toaster Oven?! Dungeons & Dragons is now officially a Mad Lib! The World's Greatest Role-Playing Game meets the World's Greatest Word Game! Embark on a jiggly quest, ride peacocks into battle, and enjoy 21 fill-in-the-blank stories based on the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game world!

SCHOCKEN BOOKS

DAIRY RESTAURANT GN

(W) Ben Katchor (A) Ben Katchor (CA) Ben Katchor

Ben Katchor illumi NAtes the events and ideas that led to the proliferation of the dairy restaurant in New York City. He begins with Adam entering Eden and eating the fruits therein then examines ancient protocols for offerings to the gods and the kosher milk-meat taboo. He describes the first vegetarian practice, the invention of the restaurant, the rise of food fads, and the intersection between culi NAry practice and radical politics. He offers an encyclopedic directory of dairy restaurants that once thrived in New York City and its environs, evoked by illustrations of classified advertisements, matchbooks, menus, and phone directory listings. And he recalls his own experiences in many of these unique restaurants just before they disappeared.

PAPERCUTZ

DANCE CLASS HC #10

LETTING IT GO

(W) Beka (A) Crip (CA) Crip

The dress sewn by seamstress NAthalia for the titular "The Snow Queen" is stunning. She really outdid herself for the performance. But the sig NAture dress disappears overnight!  The whole Dance Class is on edge and blames Carla for the mysterious disappearance. She will do anything to find that dress and prove her innocence. With many false leads, and without the help of her friends Julie, Alia, and Lucie, who are busy rehearsing for the upcoming ballet recital, Carla must be the Snow Queen and the Detective Queen to save the show!

SCHOLASTIC INC.

DAPHNE AND VELMA NOVEL SC #1

VANISHING GIRL

(W) Josephine Ruby

 It's the classic girl detectives like you've never seen them before! Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley have a terrifying new mystery to solve and this time the culprit is far more frightening than any man in a mask! Popular Daphne Blake and über-nerd Velma Dinkley are not friends. They aren't enemies either, and that's how they prefer it. Daphne's deep in the popular crowd, while Velma's an outsider, hiding behind her thick glasses. But then Daphne's best friend, Marcy - who happens to be Velma's cousin - goes missing. A century ago, there was a wave of disappearances in Crystal Cove, believed by locals to be the work of the super NAtural. Now the whole town believes those same forces are back and up to no good.  Daphne and Velma may be the only ones who can solve the mystery and save Marcy-if they can trust each other enough to try. Especially since the truth might be stranger  and scarier than either girl can imagine!

DC COMICS

VAR ED

(W) Laura Marks (A) Kelley Jones (CA) Dan Quinta NA

Hill House Comics Daphne may have a lead on someone who can unravel the con she believes is being played on her mother. But is Daphne too late to prevent whoever it is from trying to take her under their wing? And does the mysterious spirit she calls Brother want to help her to save her mother? Or is he more interested in pushing Daphne to harness her seething rage?

MARVEL COMICS

DARK AGNES #2 (OF 5)

(W) Becky Cloo NAn (A) Luca Pizzari (CA) Stephanie Hans

MAYHEM, A MASKED BALL, AND MURDER MOST FOUL! AGNES and ETIENNE enter the lair of the beast-sneaking into the palace of DUKE D'ALENCON, even as his agents hunt for them! But when a murder victim turns up in the court, will they escape notice or be drawn deeper into the labyrinth of disaster forming around them? All this and the return of a ghost from Agnes' past! Parental Advisory

MARVEL COMICS

DARK AGNES #2 (OF 5)

A NACLETO VAR

(W) Becky Cloo NAn (A) Luca Pizzari (CA) Jay A NAcleto

MAYHEM, A MASKED BALL, AND MURDER MOST FOUL! AGNES and ETIENNE enter the lair of the beast-sneaking into the palace of DUKE D'ALENCON, even as his agents hunt for them! But when a murder victim turns up in the court, will they escape notice or be drawn deeper into the labyrinth of disaster forming around them? All this and the return of a ghost from Agnes' past! Parental Advisory

HERMES PRESS

DARK SHADOWS PAPERBACK LIBRARY NOVEL #3

STRANGERS AT COLLINS HOUSE

(W) Marilyn Ross

The origi NAl, classic, Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series.  The  third book in this reprint series, Strangers at Collins House, will feature the origi NAl painted cover depicting Victoria Winters and the complete text, re-proofed and error free.  Victoria Winters at last feels she has a clue to her own identity when she meets elderly Henry Collins. He secretly gives her the jewels which once belonged to his lost love,  a woman Victoria strongly resembles.

HERMES PRESS

DARK SHADOWS PAPERBACK LIBRARY NOVEL #4

MYSTERY OF COLLINWOOD

(W) Marilyn Ross

The origi NAl, classic Dark Shadows books from the Paperback Library, return with Hermes Press' archival reprint of all 32 titles in the series.  The  fourth book in this reprint series, The Mystery of Collinwood, will feature the origi NAl painted cover depicting Victoria Winters and the complete text, re-proofed and error free.  Victoria stood on the ledge known as Suicide Cliffs and stared down at the raging surf and jagged rocks below.  Victoria found herself u NAble to move, helpless as she felt her willpower dissolve under an evil spell.

GALLERY

DARK TOWER DRAWING OF THREE HC TP #1

PRISONER

(W) Stephen King (A) Piotr Kowalski

Now, in the graphic novel series adaptation Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three, the full story of Roland's troubled past and ongoing saga is revealed. The Drawing of the Three adaptation is an extraordi NAry and terrifying journey, ultimately serving as the perfect introduction for new readers to Stephen King's modern literary classic The Dark Tower, while giving longtime fans thrilling adventures transformed from his blockbuster novels.

MARVEL COMICS

DAWN OF X TP #4

(W) Jo NAthan Hickman (A) Leinil Francis Yu

Mutants are the future as the Dawn of X continues! The X-Men's Krakoan leaders attend an economic forum to show humankind what real power looks like! X-Force hits the ground running, taking on deadly threats that target mutantkind's rightful place in the world! Captain Kate and her Marauders wreak havoc on the high seas, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in the NAme of the mutant cause! As the Lighthouse of Excalibur grows, Apocalypse and Rictor must master the earth beneath their feet! Can the Fallen Angels take on the children of Apoth? And the New Mutants' Armor thought bringing her friends home to Krakoa would be an easy sell and a quick trip - until everything went sideways! Collecting X-MEN (2019) #4, X-FORCE (2019) #4, MARAUDERS #4, EXCALIBUR (2019) #4, FALLEN ANGELS (2019) #4 and NEW MUTANTS (2019) #4. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

DAWN OF X TP #5

(W) Ben Percy (A) R. B. Silva

The Dawn of X heralds fresh dangers! The X-Men face the surprising return of an old nemesis! Deadly choices carry dark consequences for X-Force - and Domino and Forge must pick up the pieces as the team faces a major setback! The battle of Madripoor begins as Captain Pryde's Marauders are caught between the island's forces and the Black King's machi NAtions! Deep within Excalibur's Lighthouse, locked inside her mysterious coffin, Rogue dreams! The Fallen Angels welcome Husk and Bling! as they join Psylocke and company on their mission to stave off Apoth and his children! And deep in Shi'ar space, Deathbird returns - and she won't let the New Mutants get in the way of what she wants! Collecting X-MEN (2019) #5, X-FORCE (2019) #5, MARAUDERS #5, EXCALIBUR (2019) #5, FALLEN ANGELS (2019) #5 and NEW MUTANTS (2019) #5. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

DAWN OF X TP #6

(W) Jo NAthan Hickman (A) Matteo Buffagni

The Dawn of X reaches a pivotal point in its evolution! The X-Men's Mystique goes to extraordi NAry lengths to get what she wants! Beast of X-Force takes matters into his own hands when a piece of new technology threatens the mutants' NAtion. As the battle of Madripoor rages, can even the Marauders' most powerful teammates turn the tide? When Apocalypse performs a sinister ritual, Excalibur's throne of power changes hands! When Cable turns on X-23, the repercussions may tear the Fallen Angels apart! And with innocent human lives on the line, can Armor's New Mutants escape a deteriorating situation without collateral damage? Collecting X-MEN (2019) #6, X-FORCE (2019) #6, MARAUDERS #6, EXCALIBUR (2019) #6, FALLEN ANGELS (2019) #6 and NEW MUTANTS (2019) #6. Rated T+

DC COMICS

(W) Jack Kirby (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Jack Kirby

Legendary comics creator Jack Kirby's mind-boggling imagi NAtion is on full display in this massive hardcover that includes tales of super hero adventure, mystery, war, fantasy, science fiction and even kung fu action from the 1970s and 1980s. These stories introduced important characters, including the Demon and OMAC, and this collection features a run of 12 stories of the Losers from OUR FIGHTING FORCES that includes some of Kirby's most perso NAl tales from his own experiences in World War II. Collects stories from IN THE DAYS OF THE MOB #1, SPIRIT WORLD #1, THE DEMON #1-16, THE SANDMAN #1-6, OMAC #1-8, OUR FIGHTING FORCES #151-162, SUPER POWERS #1-5 (1984), SUPER POWERS #1-6 (1985), 1ST ISSUE SPECIAL #1, 5 and 6, DC COMICS PRESENTS #84, RICHARD DRAGON, KUNG FU FIGHTER #3, WEIRD MYSTERY TALES #1-3 and FORBIDDEN TALES OF DARK MANSION #6.