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CONTROL #4 (OF 6)

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Andrea Mutti (CA) Ben Oliver

There's a deadly plot in the highest echelons of the Washington elite... and the bodies are piling up, cops and civilians both! Detective Kate Burnham's investigation leads her to confront a mystery woman spotted at the first crime scene... and come face-to-face with a powerful media magnate at the heart of the conspiracy!

DC COMICS

(W) Tom King (A) Ethan Van Sciver (CA) Ethan Van Sciver

This story from issues #0-8 of the weekly series ties into every DC story ever told! Kingdom Come, Red Son, Wild West Justice League, Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew-all the worlds of the DC Universe can still be found on Telos.  

ALTERNA COMICS

CORKTOWN TP

(W) Mario Candelaria (A) Scott Ewen (CA) Scott Ewen

The worst is far from over after a Detroit detective falls victim to a vampire's bite. With her soul trapped in limbo and her reanimated corpse wreaking havoc, Torrie must find a way to help her partners stop the carnage before more lives are taken. Detroit artist Scott Ewen infuses a stark and eerie noir look, bringing Corktown to vivid life. Writer Mario Candelaria fuses a mix of the paranormal with the procedural as he redefines what it means to be both a vampire and a ghost.

HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE

COURT OF THE DEAD #3

(W) Corinna Bechko (A) Ivan Koritarev (CA) Ian MacDonald

An enlightened Shard faces all manner of challenges, not the least of which is crossing swords Death's adopted daughter, the fallen angel valkyrie, Kier. A crisis of spirit draws the two powerhouses together to thwart a malevolent appetite. Meanwhile, the face of treachery is unmasked and strikes a brutal blow.

ONI PRESS INC.

COURTNEY CRUMRIN SPEC ED HC #7

(W) Ted Naifeh (A) Ted Naifeh (CA) Ted Naifeh

At long last, Courtney Crumrin Tales returns... in full color! Though the Witches and Warlocks of Hillsborough keep to themselves under Ravenna's Law, there are outliers who are a danger to others. The Anti-Sorcery Society, headed by mortal Horace Crisp, seeks to destroy these individuals, and Aloysius Crumrin, an eager young man, offers his assistance-keeping his magical ancestry to himself, of course. But he doesn't count on Alice Crisp, Horace's tenacious daughter, accompanying him on missions, or on trusting her with his secret... or on falling in love. Which proves more dangerous than anything when Horace becomes his enemy...

IDW PUBLISHING

CRAZY IS NEW NORMAL TOM TOMORROW TP

(W) Tom Twomorrow (A) Tom Twomorrow (CA) Tom Twomorrow

Return to... tomorrow as Tom Tomorrow's unique and celebrated perspective on American lunacy, This Modern World, returns to shelves! The gang's all here as the war drum of doom signals the encroaching apocalypse that is the 2016 American Presidential race-with special guest The Incredible Trump! Serious, elevated discourse and political correctness need not apply. One thing's for sure, in 2016 Crazy Is The New Normal, and Tom Tomorrow is the only guiding light fit to lead us into that darkness! This softcover volume collects select strips from 2013-2016.

DARK HORSE COMICS

CREATURES OF THE NIGHT HC (2ND ED)

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Michael Zulli (CA) Michael Zulli

Two magical stories featuring strange creatures that are not quite what they seem! In "The Price," a mysterious feline engages in a nightly conflict with an unseen, vicious foe. "The Daughter of Owls" recounts a tale of an orphan girl-and how those who wronged her faced bizarre consequences!

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CREEPY CASE FILES MARGO MALOO HC GN

(W) Drew Weing (A) Drew Weing (CA) Drew Weing

In the first volume of this new middle-grade series, Drew Weing delivers a fresh and funny take on the age-old battle between kids and closet-dwelling monsters. Charles wasn't too crazy about moving to a dilapidated apartment building in Echo City, and that was before he learned that it was teeming with monsters! It's a good thing the kids of Echo City have Margo Maloo, monster mediator. Using her expertise with trolls, ghosts, and vampires, Margo brokers a fragile peace between the monsters and kids. An avid blogger, Charles has stumbled onto the story of the century! Margo has sworn him to secrecy, but she doesn't mind him tagging along on her latest assignment.

DARK HORSE COMICS

CRYPTOCRACY #4

(W) Van Jensen (A) Pete Woods (CA) Pete Woods

Hidden away in northern China is the Preserve, a walled-off compound where the Nine Families have secreted away the world's deadliest cryptozoological creatures. Grahame and Jason venture inside to search for a clue to the origin of the Mothmen, but learning the truth is only the first step. Then, they'll have to escape alive. Elsewhere, Bela shines a bright light on the Cryptocracy, sparking her followers to war.

LION FORGE

CRYSTAL CADETS TP

(W) Anne Toole (A) Katie O'Neill (CA) Katie O'Neill

Cadets Go! Join this team of darkness-fighting, world-saving, power-packed teen girls from all over the world on their first adventure! When an unusual crystal grants Zoe mysterious powers of light she becomes the Diamond Cadet, but she's not the only one! Suddenly she's meeting new friends with their own powers! It's all fun at first, but every light casts a shadow, and this group of action-hero girls will have to confront a growing threat - the Darkness.

DC COMICS

(W) John Semper Jr. (A) Will Conrad (CA) Will Conrad

"THE IMITATION OF LIFE" part one! Cyborg is thrown into conflict with every robotic threat to the DC Universe as a brand new era begins for Victor Stone, courtesy of writer John Semper Jr. (Spider-Man: The Animated Series) and artist Will Conrad (Angel & Faith)!

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VAR ED

(W) John Semper Jr. (A) Will Conrad (CA) Eric Canete

"THE IMITATION OF LIFE" part one! Cyborg is thrown into conflict with every robotic threat to the DC Universe as a brand new era begins for Victor Stone, courtesy of writer John Semper Jr. (Spider-Man: The Animated Series) and artist Will Conrad (Angel & Faith)!

DC COMICS

(W) John Semper Jr. (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Will Conrad

Victor Stone was once a star athlete and brilliant student with a bright future. But after a tragic accident destroyed over half of his body, Victor was kept alive by merging flesh with advanced technology. Today he is the Justice League co-founder called Cyborg. But is the young hero a man...or a machine that merely believes it's a man?Victor Stone was once a star athlete and brilliant student with a bright future. But after a tragic accident destroyed over half of his body, Victor was kept alive by merging flesh with advanced technology. Today he is the Justice League co-founder called Cyborg. But is the young hero a man...or a machine that merely believes it's a man?

DC COMICS

VAR ED

(W) John Semper Jr. (A) Paul Pelletier (CA) Joe Benitez

Victor Stone was once a star athlete and brilliant student with a bright future. But after a tragic accident destroyed over half of his body, Victor was kept alive by merging flesh with advanced technology. Today he is the Justice League co-founder called Cyborg. But is the young hero a man...or a machine that merely believes it's a man?

DC COMICS

UNPLUGGED

(W) David Walker (A) Ivan Reis (CA) Ivan Reis

In these tales from the first six issues of Vic Stone's new series, plus the sneak peek story from CONVERGENCE: CRIME SYNDICATE #2, the machine that gives Cyborg his powers is evolving! The only problem is that machine is his body-and he has no idea what's causing these changes!

DC COMICS

ENEMY OF THE STATE

(W) David Walker (A) Claude St Aubin (CA) John Romita

Following the attack of the Techno-sapiens, the government determines ownership of the tech implanted in Vic Stone-which means Vic may be government property. Don't miss these stories from CYBORG #7-12 plus CYBORG: REBIRTH #1

CINEBOOK

DAMOCLES GN #3

(W) Joel Callede (A) Alain Henriet (CA) Alain Henriet

Perfect Child is a company specialized in medically assisted procreation for extremely wealthy customers. An activity that isn't to everyone's taste, and the CEO, Ava Troy, has received many threats. Enter Ellie Braxton, assigned as Ava's bodyguard. Unfortunately, Ellie isn't doing too well. Her teammate and mentor, Walt, is still in a coma, and she's having many doubts about her life choices. But can she really afford such a luxury?

DARK HORSE COMICS

DANGANRONPA THE ANIMATION TP #3

(W) Takashi Tsukimi (A) Takashi Tsukimi (CA) Takashi Tsukimi

The life-or-death courtroom game continues at Hope's Peak Academy as Makoto and Kyoko work together to try to prove Yasuhiro's innocence and convict Celestia in the latest round of class trials! And Makoto has learned in his investigations that one of his fellow students is being forced by Monokuma to spy on them. Should he reveal this secret to the others-or wait for the spy to make what could be a very drastic move?

MARVEL COMICS

DAREDEVIL #11

(W) Charles Soule (A) Ron Garney (CA) Ron Garney

THE CREEPIEST DD STORY OF THE CENTURY, "DARK ARTS" CONTINUES! •  A serial killer who turns his victims into works of art is on the loose •  Can DAREDEVIL and BLINDSPOT stop him before he reveals his next "masterpiece"? Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

DAREDEVIL PUNISHER TP SEVENTH CIRCLE

(W) Charles Soule (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Reilly Brown

It's a clash between two vigilantes with very different ideas about justice! A simple change of venues for one of Matt Murdock's cases becomes more complicated when the Punisher attempts to send the defendant away - permanently! If Daredevil and his protégé, Blindspot, want this Russian mobster to have his day in court, it will take everything they have. But all Frank Castle needs to get his job done is one bullet! And with the gangster's associates also on his trail, getting him to the airport won't be easy. Will the Punisher get the chance for a kill shot? Will Daredevil secure a fair trial in Texas, where the accused may still end up facing a lethal injection? Or will this matter of life and death be decided by...the Crimson Dynamo?! Collecting DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER (2016) #1-4. Rated T+

DARK HORSE COMICS

DARK HORSE PRESENTS #26

(W) Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Aaron Campbell (CA) Troy Nixey

This month's issue of Dark Horse Presents features three new stories: Black Sinister by Kaare Andrews and Troy Nixey, Espirits de Corps by John Arcudi and Lucas Varela, and Rubber Guns by Keith Goldberg, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Aaron Campbell! Paul Levitz and Tim Hamilton's Brooklyn Blood, Al Gordon and Bo Hampton's The Once and Future Tarzan, and Rich Woodall and Craig Rousseau's Kyrra: Alien Jungle Girl continue in this issue! Jimmy Palmiotti (W), Justin Gray (W), Keith Goldberg (W), Kaare Andrews (W), John Arcudi (W), Alan Gordon (W), Rich Woodall (W), Paul Levitz (W), Aaron Campbell (A), Troy Nixey (A/Cover), Lucas Varela (A), Bo Hampton (A), Craig Rousseau (A), and Tim Hamilton (A)

DC COMICS

DIRECTORS CUT

(W) Frank Miller (A) Frank Miller (CA) Andy Kubert

The epic story continues in a way you never saw coming, and now it's back in a new Director's Cut edition because you demanded it! The Dark Knight rises again to face the dawn of the master race in these stories from issue #1 of the 8-issue miniseries, which includes the minicomic printed at standard comic-book size.

TITAN COMICS

DARK SOULS LEGENDS OF THE FLAME #1 (OF 2)

CVR A QUAH

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Alan Quah

In a realm where hollowed champions rise and fall with the ages, where brave knights quest for absolution, and bonfires blaze against the everdark, myth and legend will forever prevail... From the desolate worlds of Namco-Bandai's critically-lauded video game series comes this unsettling collection of all-new Dark Souls tales - written and drawn by some of the comic industry's finest.  Building upon the extensive lore of the franchise, this action-packed anthology is essential for all fans of the unforgiving and brutal video game!

TITAN COMICS

DARK SOULS LEGENDS OF THE FLAME #1 (OF 2)

CVR B CROOK

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Tyler Crook

In a realm where hollowed champions rise and fall with the ages, where brave knights quest for absolution, and bonfires blaze against the everdark, myth and legend will forever prevail... From the desolate worlds of Namco-Bandai's critically-lauded video game series comes this unsettling collection of all-new Dark Souls tales - written and drawn by some of the comic industry's finest.  Building upon the extensive lore of the franchise, this action-packed anthology is essential for all fans of the unforgiving and brutal video game!

TITAN COMICS

DARK SOULS LEGENDS OF THE FLAME #1 (OF 2)

CVR C HACK

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Robert Hack

In a realm where hollowed champions rise and fall with the ages, where brave knights quest for absolution, and bonfires blaze against the everdark, myth and legend will forever prevail... From the desolate worlds of Namco-Bandai's critically-lauded video game series comes this unsettling collection of all-new Dark Souls tales - written and drawn by some of the comic industry's finest.  Building upon the extensive lore of the franchise, this action-packed anthology is essential for all fans of the unforgiving and brutal video game!