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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 super NAtural 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 SIRE NAS! •  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

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS #3 (OF 5)

(W) Ed Brisson (A) Jo NAs 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+

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 Super NAtural 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.

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 fi NAl issue!

DC COMICS

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

The mysterious master crimi NAl known only as the Designer once brought together Gotham City's greatest crimi NAls 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 MATTI NA VAR ED

(W) James TynionIV (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Francesco Matti NA

The mysterious master crimi NAl known only as the Designer once brought together Gotham City's greatest crimi NAls 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 crimi NAl 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?

DC COMICS

CARD STOCK FRANCESCO MATTI NA VAR ED

(W) James TynionIV (A) Jorge Jimenez (CA) Francesco Matti NA

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 crimi NAl 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?

DC COMICS

(W) Bryan Hill (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Tyler Kirkham

Black Lightning is an Outsider no more! It's up to Kata NA to take up the reigns of leader-ship as things look their darkest for the team-and the new addition of Babylon has thrown the team into flux. Plus, Batman is far from thrilled with the secrets that the Sig NAl and Orphan are keeping from him. And this is exactly what Ra's al Ghul wants: a broken team that doesn't stand a chance against his new League and their deadliest assassin yet.

DC COMICS

CARD STOCK DELL OTTO VAR ED

(W) Bryan Hill (A) Dexter Soy (CA) Gabriele Dell'Otto

Black Lightning is an Outsider no more! It's up to Kata NA to take up the reigns of leader-ship as things look their darkest for the team-and the new addition of Babylon has thrown the team into flux. Plus, Batman is far from thrilled with the secrets that the Sig NAl and Orphan are keeping from him. And this is exactly what Ra's al Ghul wants: a broken team that doesn't stand a chance against his new League and their deadliest assassin yet.

DC COMICS

FRANCIS MA NAPUL VAR ED

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Sean Chen (CA) Francis Ma NApul

The battle against Blight rages on! Batwoman will need Batman's help to take down his greatest foe and the man who killed his father. But with Batwoman's identity revealed, it's sending shock waves through Neo-Gotham. Everyone will have to get on board with her-or face Blight's nuclear destruction.

DC COMICS

(W) Sean Murphy (A) Sean Murphy (CA) Sean Murphy

Witness the fi NAl battle of the two Bats in this conclusion to the second installment of the White Knight saga! After learning the truth about his NAme and fortune, Bruce Wayne has made a shocking public announcement in pursuit of redemption-but before he can secure Gotham's future and prosperity once and for all, he must protect the city in one last brutal showdown with Azrael. With Batman devastated by his shattered identity and with little left to lose, there may be nothing left to stop him from abandoning his code and resorting to one unthinkable desperate measure.

DC COMICS

SEAN MURPHY VAR ED

(W) Sean Murphy (A) Sean Murphy (CA) Sean Murphy

Witness the fi NAl battle of the two Bats in this conclusion to the second installment of the White Knight saga! After learning the truth about his NAme and fortune, Bruce Wayne has made a shocking public announcement in pursuit of redemption-but before he can secure Gotham's future and prosperity once and for all, he must protect the city in one last brutal showdown with Azrael. With Batman devastated by his shattered identity and with little left to lose, there may be nothing left to stop him from abandoning his code and resorting to one unthinkable desperate measure.

DC COMICS

Twenty years in the future, Bruce Wayne wakes up in Arkham Asylum. Young. Sane. And... he's never been Batman. So begins this sprawling tale of the Dark Knight as he embarks on a quest through a devastated DC landscape, featuring a massive cast of familiar faces from the DC Universe. As he tries to piece together the mystery of his past, he must unravel the cause of this terrible future and track down the unspeakable force that destroyed the world as he knew it... From the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo, the team that reinvented Batman from the emotio NAl depths of Batman: Court of Owls to the epic power of Dark Nights: Metal, DC presents what could be the last Batman story ever told... Collects Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1-3.

DARK HORSE COMICS

BEASTS OF BURDEN ANIMAL RITES TP

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Jill Thompson (CA) Jill Thompson

Black magic, demonic frogs, and zombie road kill are just a few of the problems plaguing this seemingly sleepy little town. Beneath the quiet streets a rat cabal plots vengeance, while in the local cemetery the dead leave their graves. With the human residents u NAware of the super NAtural danger, it's up to a determined crew of dogs (and one cat) to keep their community safe. Lives will be lost, and bonds forged as the beasts of Burden Hill battle against an unknown evil rooted within their town. Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin (Milk & Cheese) and Jill Thompson (Scary Godmother) come together to share the lives of some unlikely heroes. This volume reprints the comic-book series Beasts of Burden issues #1-4, the short stories from the Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, the Dark Horse Book of Witchcraft, the Dark Horse Book of the Dead, and the Dark Horse Book of Monsters,  "Stray," "Unfamiliar," "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie," and "A Dog and His Boy," published by Dark Horse Comics.

LITTLE BEE BOOKS

BETTY & VERONICA FANTASTIC FASHION BOARD BOOK

Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge from Riverdale show off their best outfits in this hilarious mix-and-match format! Betty and Veronica are all mixed-up in this fun new book that uses three-panel pages to create hilarious combi NAtions from head to toe! Mix and match faces, bodies, and footwear in more than 100 different combi NAtions to build fashio NAble new looks and stories. Get ready, Riverdale. Here comes some fantastic fun!

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER #9

ALL RELATIVE #1

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

Get to know the siblings and relatives of Betty, Veronica and other notable figures in Riverdale! Meet Veronica's mischievous cousin Leroy, Smithers' debo NAir nephew Liam, Mr. Weatherbee's charming niece Wendy and Betty's cunning cousin Jessica! It's a full-on family affair!

LITTLE BROWN & COMPANY

BIG BREAK HC GN

(W) Mark Tatulli (A) Mark Tatulli

Andrew and Russ are best friends, obsessed with finding the legendary Jersey Devil that supposedly lives in the Pine Barrens, practically in their own backyards. They're even making a movie about their search for any sign of the mythical creature. But when Russ starts spending less time on their movie and more time with artsy, first-chair violinist Tara, Andrew feels the cracks in their friendship beginning to form.Suddenly, all of Andrew's favorite things are deemed too babyish for Russ, and Andrew is left trying to figure out where he belongs without his best friend by his side. Then a rash of Jersey Devil sightings excite their small town, and the boys are thrown back together by their friends on a fevered hunt. Can Andrew and Russ put aside their differences for one last chance to find the monster of their dreams? Or will the break in their friendship be too much to mend?Funny, refreshing, and full of heart, The Big Break perfectly captures the unique combi NAtion of growing pains and childlike wonder that defines what it means to be in middle school.

TITAN COMICS

BIG HOAX HC

(W) Carlos Trillo (A) Roberto Mandrafi NA (CA) Roberto Mandrafi NA

Told in luxurious black and white, this suspense-filled thriller from award-winning writer Carlos Trillo, slips into a deep mystery set in a 20th Century Ba NA NA Republic. A young woman's virginity becomes the center of a disturbing mystery, which escalates into a NAtio NAl scandal. The story unfolds between her relationship with the man hired to help her, and the danger they find themselves in when an enigmatic lizard-hitman called The Igua NA will stop at nothing to conceal the truth.

HARPER WAVE

BIG SHE BANG HERSTORY OF UNIVERSE HC

(W) Marisa Acocella

For centuries, history has been "written about a bunch of men by a bunch of men." In The Big SHE-Bang, Marisa Acocella challenges our understanding of humanity's past in this gloriously vibrant, clever and hilarious alter NAte herstory of the world, revealing the true leaders, makers, and doers who have been omitted - the women - at last claim their place.  Filled with stunning color graphic images, this uncompromising and hilarious book opens with a visitation: The Divine Mother appears in Acocella's studio and takes her on an epic feminist journey that begins at the big SHE-bang. The rest, as they say, is herstsory.

QUIRK BOOKS

BITES OF TERROR GN

(W) Liz & Jimmy Reed (A) Liz & Jimmy Reed

From an ice cream cone who makes a deal with the devil('s food cake), to a moldy strawberry who wants one last dip in a bowl of cream, Bites of Terror offers ten macabre, hilarious tales featuring adorable anthropomorphic food characters caught in horror story sce NArios complete with twist endings. Each tale is introduced by your horrible host, the Cake Creeper, a partially eaten groom's cake with an agenda of his own. And because presentation is so important for every meal, the stories are told in "diorama comic" format: they read like a comic or graphic novel, but instead of drawings, the images are photographs of sculpted characters, looking good enough to eat and staged on custom-made sets full of fasci NAting details.