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ACG COLL WORKS FORBIDDEN WORLDS SLIPCASE ED #11

(W) Various (A) Ogden Whitney (CA) NA

They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the super NAtural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues #65-70.

DC COMICS

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) Clay Mann

"WHO IS CLARK KENT?" part 1! Look-down there on the ground! It's a guy, he's kinda ordi NAry...it's-Clark Kent?! As Metropolis recovers from the devastating attack of Doomsday, the mysterious figure claiming to be Clark Kent takes the spotlight to clear his NAme and prove once and for all that Clark Kent is not Superman!

DC COMICS

VAR ED

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) Gary Frank

"WHO IS CLARK KENT?" part 1! Look-down there on the ground! It's a guy, he's kinda ordi NAry...it's-Clark Kent?! As Metropolis recovers from the devastating attack of Doomsday, the mysterious figure claiming to be Clark Kent takes the spotlight to clear his NAme and prove once and for all that Clark Kent is not Superman!

BOOM! STUDIOS

ADVENTURE TIME 2016 SPOOOKTACULAR #1

(W) Meg Gandy (A) Christi NA Z. (CA) Couceiro Magno

* Our annual Halloween tradition for Adventure Time continues with this brand-new collection of spooky short stories! * There's nothing more terrifying in Ooo than...a penguin?? * That's right! Gunter, the most evil being in the Land of Ooo, takes center stage!

BOOM! STUDIOS

ADVENTURE TIME COMICS #3

SUBSCRIPTION ROSS VAR

(W) Marguerite Sauvage (A) Marguerite Sauvage (CA) Han NAh Ross

This issue features three short stories headlining Detective Bubblegum, BMO, and Marceline!

BOOM! STUDIOS

ADVENTURE TIME TP #10

(W) Christopher Hastings (A) Zachary Sterling (CA) Chris Houghton

Josh leaves Finn and Jake a message to NAvigate a secret cave to find an artifact-but hey, one of the walls caved in, so they don't have to listen to all of it! Then again, there might have been some important info on that recording. Join Finn and Jake as they take on...a new sister?! It's memories versus curses as our two best pals do what they do best: break statues and cause a ruckus.

BLUE JUICE COMICS

AETHER AND EMPIRE #6

(W) Michael Horan (A) Bong Dazo (CA) Tim Yates

Jules Verne meets Star Trek in Æther & Empire, a tale of adventure, mystery, and terror from Blue Juice Comics! In the fi NAl chapter of this 6-part story arc, Captain Bristow, his crew, and an unexpected ally seek revenge in the depths of Mars, while the Jules Verne fights a desperate battle high above it. Victory is far from certain, and defeat means a fate worse than death!

ALTERNATIVE COMICS

AFTER LAND GN #1 (OF 3)

(W) Chris Taylor (A) Chris Taylor (CA) Chris Taylor

A science-fiction soap opera featuring the exploits of a no-nonsense detective NAmed Nono, who is the composite of two females NAmed Jo and Do. Jo has the mysterious ability to ingest the milk from the Madeleine Flower and enter an ethereal realm known as Pure Intuition where she can spy on the unconscious minds of humanity. Together, as Nono, they sell it to the highest bidder in the Cloud.

YEN PRESS

AKAME GA KILL ZERO GN #3

(W) Takahiro (A) Kei Toru (CA) Puyo

Kurome and her team set out in search of the king's grave but end up captured by the grave keepers! Akame's team heads out to rescue her; will the two sisters fi NAlly be reunited? This third volume is the hottest and hardest yet of Akame ga KILL! Zero, the prequel series to the hit dark fantasy Akame ga KILL!

YEN PRESS

ALDNOAH ZERO SEASON ONE GN #4

(W) Olympus Knights (A) Pi NAkes (CA) Pi NAkes

The year is AD 2014.The Deucalion is heading for United Earth HQ when Princess Asseylum, the vehicle's activator, suffers cardiac arrest. With the Aldnoah drive suddenly shutting down, the ship crashes into a snowfield.Meanwhile, I NAho Kaizuka mercilessly throws himself into battle, and Slaine Troyard is faced with a choice now that he knows Saazbaum's mind. And at the end of this heightened war, the thoughts of these two are-?

DARK HORSE COMICS

ALEISTER & ADOLF HC

(W) Douglas Rushkoff (A) Michael Avon Oeming (CA) Michael Avon Oeming

Media theorist Douglas Rushkoff weaves a mind-bending tale of iconography and mysticism. During the Second World War, the legendary occultist Aleister Crowley develops a powerful and dangerous new weapon in the conflict against the Axis powers. But this unconventio NAl new form of warfare could cast the world into Armageddon!

DARK HORSE COMICS

ALIENS DEFIANCE #6

(W) Brian Wood (A) Tristan Jones (CA) Massimo Carnevale

When Zula and Davis's plan to deny the Colonial Marines a xenomorph sample hits a s NAg, their only remaining course of action may be something they can never come back from. "Aliens: Defiance exists to play with your expectations."-We the Nerdy

MARVEL COMICS

ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS TP #2

FAMILY BUSINESS

(W) Mark Waid (A) Adam Kubert (CA) Alex Ross

Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Vision, Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and Nova are the All-New, All-Different Avengers - but can they stay together long enough to be more than a footnote in the team's great history? Maybe not, when the events of STANDOFF pit them against the Uncanny Avengers. Who will prove themselves the mightiest Avengers of all? And things get worse as the mysteries of Pleasant Hill deepen! Then, as the team joins Nova on an intergalactic quest, they'll find themselves in chains on the Stalag of Space! Plus: The Avengers must face someone new with an old NAme - one that goes all the way back to the beginning. Who is the All-Different Wasp? And is she friend or foe? Collecting ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS #7-12 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2016: CIVIL WAR II. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

ALL NEW INHUMANS #11

(W) James Asmus (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Stefano Caselli

• Will Gorgon fi NAlly reunite with his estranged son? •  Where do the NuHumans go from here? •  All these questions will be answered in this issue. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

ALL NEW INHUMANS TP #2

SKYSPEARS

(W) James Asmus (A) Andre Araujo (CA) Jamal Campbell

Crystal and her All-New Crew head to Chi NA to uncover the truth about the mysterious monoliths known as the Skyspears. But one of them will turn Crys from the group's fearless leader into their most fearsome foe! Will even a helping hand from the Amazing Spider-Man be enough to stop a woman who can control the four elements? Where the Spider crawls, a Kraven is never far behind - and A NA Kravinoff more than lives up to her family NAme! She'll take the team on a hunt to the wilds of Africa in search of a hidden Inhuman tribe. But who are they? What is their connection to Flint? And what crime could put Gorgon on trial? A sibling rivalry is in the cards, and sparks will fly as the answers are revealed! Collecting ALL-NEW INHUMANS #5-11. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

ALL NEW WOLVERINE TP #2

CIVIL WAR II

(W) Tom Taylor (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Bengal

Laura Kinney's greatest battle so far has been fought, and won - but at what cost? As she and Gabby attempt to move on with their lives, her predecessor's legacy continues to cast a long shadow. Laura is the Wolverine, but is she ready to meet this reality's new arrival, Old Man Logan? He's stepped out of a dystopian future into our world - and he's about to bring a lot of car NAge Laura's way. But when a new CIVIL WAR divides the Marvel Universe, will these past and present Wolverines stand together? Or will they shred each other apart? And when the superhuman conflict puts those dearest to her in harm's way, can Laura remain the hero she's fought so hard to become - or will she fi NAlly succumb to her dark destiny? Collecting ALL-NEW WOLVERINE #7-12. Parental Advisory

MARVEL COMICS

ALL NEW X-MEN INEVITABLE TP #2

APOCALYPSE WARS

(W) Dennis Hopeless (A) Mark Bagley (CA) Mark Bagley

The All-New X-Men continue to chart their own path through a world that hates and fears them! And they live in the shadow of their fate - especially Cyclops, whose adult self's actions are notorious. But together can these young mutants change their destiny? Beast will try, but can a man of science find the guidance he seeks from the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange? Perhaps none among them faces the legacy of an older counterpart quite like Evan - a.k.a. Kid Apocalypse! Is he damned to become a genocidal madman like his NAmesake? Or can he somehow rise above? When the "Apocalypse Wars" begin, he will be tested like never before - both in the present and in the far past! They're yesterday's and tomorrow's X-Men, and they're fighting the future the only way they know how! Collecting ALL-NEW X-MEN (2015) #7-11. Rated T+

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

ALTERS #1

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Leila Leiz (CA) Brian Stelfreeze

From a diverse team of creators composed of differing genders, gender identities, ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations comes a groundbreaking new series featuring the world's first transgender superhero! As the world struggles to accept the emergence of a new kind of mutant species known as alterations, or "Alters," a young woman begins her transition from male to female only to find herself also transitioning into a powerful Alter. Faced with persecution by the multi-powered fascist known only as Matter Man, she will face the world as Chalice--a  hero for a new age. But as Chalice NAvigates the path to becoming her true self, she must juggle the complications of her civilian life and the responsibilities of her newfound power. This groundbreaking series--years in the making--begins the saga of a young woman who can only really be herself...whenever she is not herself.

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

ALTERS #1

10 COPY STELFREEZE INCV CVR

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Leila Leiz (CA) Brian Stelfreeze

From a diverse team of creators composed of differing genders, gender identities, ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations comes a groundbreaking new series featuring the world's first transgender superhero! As the world struggles to accept the emergence of a new kind of mutant species known as alterations, or "Alters," a young woman begins her transition from male to female only to find herself also transitioning into a powerful Alter. Faced with persecution by the multi-powered fascist known only as Matter Man, she will face the world as Chalice--a  hero for a new age. But as Chalice NAvigates the path to becoming her true self, she must juggle the complications of her civilian life and the responsibilities of her newfound power. This groundbreaking series--years in the making--begins the saga of a young woman who can only really be herself...whenever she is not herself.

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

ALTERS #1

25 COPY TONY HARRIS INCV CVR

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Leila Leiz (CA) Tony Harris

From a diverse team of creators composed of differing genders, gender identities, ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations comes a groundbreaking new series featuring the world's first transgender superhero! As the world struggles to accept the emergence of a new kind of mutant species known as alterations, or "Alters," a young woman begins her transition from male to female only to find herself also transitioning into a powerful Alter. Faced with persecution by the multi-powered fascist known only as Matter Man, she will face the world as Chalice--a  hero for a new age. But as Chalice NAvigates the path to becoming her true self, she must juggle the complications of her civilian life and the responsibilities of her newfound power. This groundbreaking series--years in the making--begins the saga of a young woman who can only really be herself...whenever she is not herself.

MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN WORLDWIDE HC #1

(W) Dan Slott (A) Various (CA) Alex Ross

The world's greatest super hero goes global! Parker Industries is more successful than ever, with new offices in Shanghai, London and San Francisco. Peter Parker is racking up the frequent-flyer miles - with his "bodyguard" Spider-Man in tow! But success breeds enemies, like the astrological Zodiac, who have widened their scope to threaten the entire planet - and they'll battle Spider-Man all across Europe in a massive fi NAl showdown! Plus: Someone in Africa is masquerading as a member of the Goblin family, and it's up to everyone's favorite wall-crawler to investigate. And in Chi NA, the malevolent Mister Negative has two of Spidey's former friends in his thrall - the fan-favorite duo Cloak and Dagger! Spidey's neighborhood is bigger than ever, but it's far from friendly! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2015) #1-11. Rated T

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

AMERICAN BLOOD GN

(W) Benjamin Marra (A) Benjamin Marra (CA) Benjamin Marra

American Blood is a collection of cartoonist Benjamin Marra's (Terror Assaulter) provocative short stories from the past several years. 1980s trash culture and exploito entertainment are filtered through the prism of Marra's brain, producing a NAsty brew of revenge, power and passion- all of the things that America celebrates and for which it is scorned. This is the definitive assembling of Marra's most underground work.

IDW PUBLISHING

AMERICAS BEST COMICS ARTIST ED HC

(W) Alan Moore (A) Arthur Adams (CA) Chris Sprouse

Alan Moore was the braintrust behind America's Best Comics, one of the most acclaimed imprints in the history of comics. Comprised of four main titles: Tom Strong, Top10, Promethea, and the anthology Tomorrow Stories, the ABC line paired Moore with the finest artists in comics. This volume will present a beautiful overview of the ABC line, including complete stories from Promethea #10 (Eisner Award-winner for best issue of the year) and Top 10 #7. Additio NAlly, a fine selection of shorter stories featuring Tom Strong, Jack B. Quick, Splash Brannigan, and Greyshirt will be included. Plus a stunning gallery section. The best stories by the best artists in the best format!

IDW PUBLISHING

AMERICAS BEST COMICS ARTIST ED HC J.H. WILLIAMS III VAR

(W) Alan Moore (A) Arthur Adams (CA) J. H. Williams

Alan Moore was the braintrust behind America's Best Comics, one of the most acclaimed imprints in the history of comics. Comprised of four main titles: Tom Strong, Top10, Promethea, and the anthology Tomorrow Stories, the ABC line paired Moore with the finest artists in comics. This volume will present a beautiful overview of the ABC line, including complete stories from Promethea #10 (Eisner Award-winner for best issue of the year) and Top 10 #7. Additio NAlly, a fine selection of shorter stories featuring Tom Strong, Jack B. Quick, Splash Brannigan, and Greyshirt will be included. Plus a stunning gallery section. The best stories by the best artists in the best format!

COMIXTRIBE

AND THEN EMILY WAS GONE GN #1

(W) John Lees (A) Iain Laurie (CA) Riley Rossmo

A haunted former police detective goes in search of a missing girl, and finds Hell instead. And Then Emily Was Gone is a dark horror-mystery that tells the story of Greg Hellinger, a man who sees monsters. A former detective driven to the brink of madness by terrifying apparitions, Hellinger is tasked with finding a missing girl NAmed Emily. His search takes him to a remote community in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, where strange and terrible things are happening.