CINEMA PURGATORIO #5
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(W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neil (CA) Gabriel Andrade
They've taken your ticket and ushered you to a seat. You know something is wrong here. You can feel it in the very fabric of the dingy and smoky theatre you sit in. It's an almost palpable dread you feel as the lights go down and the first reel begins to play... This issue continues Cinema Purgatorio by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, A More Perfect Union by Max Brooks and Michael DiPascale, Code Pru by Garth Ennis and Raulo Caceres, Modded by Kieron Gillen and Ig NAcio Calero, and The Vast by Christos Gage and Gabriel Andrade. Each story has its own cover by the series artist and there is also an Ancient Tome Premium edition limited to 1000 copies.
CIRQUE AMERICAN GIRL OVER PARIS #3 (OF 4)
(W) Gwenda Bond (A) Ming Doyle (CA) Ming Doyle
Jules Maroni's trip to the Parisian circus exhibition has hit a major s NAg: her boyfriend, trapeze artist Remy, has gone missing, and a mysterious Harlequin figure seems to hold the key to his whereabouts. Wire-walking Jules handles heights with aplomb-but her rescue mission will send her deep beneath the city streets to Paris's legendary "undercity" catacombs. Cherchez l'homme!
CIVIL WAR II GODS OF WAR #4 (OF 4)
(W) Dan Abnett (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Jay A NAcleto
THE FI NAL CHAPTER OF THE GODS OF WAR! • With the world locked in Civil War, HERCULES and the GODS OF WAR face down a catastrophic threat that the other heroes of the Marvel Universe are blind to. • Can they prevail alone against the wrath of a new race of gods? • Or has the Civil War provided the Uprising Storm with the perfect opportunity to master the world and change it forever? Rated T+
CIVIL WAR II GODS OF WAR #4 (OF 4)
CAPTAIN AMERICA 75TH ANNIV VAR
(W) Dan Abnett (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Jay A NAcleto
THE FI NAL CHAPTER OF THE GODS OF WAR! • With the world locked in Civil War, HERCULES and the GODS OF WAR face down a catastrophic threat that the other heroes of the Marvel Universe are blind to. • Can they prevail alone against the wrath of a new race of gods? • Or has the Civil War provided the Uprising Storm with the perfect opportunity to master the world and change it forever? Rated T+
CIVIL WAR II GODS OF WAR #4 (OF 4)
TEDESCO VAR
(W) Dan Abnett (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Jay A NAcleto
THE FI NAL CHAPTER OF THE GODS OF WAR! • With the world locked in Civil War, HERCULES and the GODS OF WAR face down a catastrophic threat that the other heroes of the Marvel Universe are blind to. • Can they prevail alone against the wrath of a new race of gods? • Or has the Civil War provided the Uprising Storm with the perfect opportunity to master the world and change it forever? Rated T+
CIVIL WAR II KINGPIN #3 (OF 4)
(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (CA) Aaron Kuder
• Wilson Fisk has reason to believe that one of his own men is staging a coup-and killing those who won't surrender their loyalty. • But mutiny becomes the least of Fisk's worries when the Punisher launches an attack on the Kingpin's safe house. • Can the Fisk keep his business afloat with his cronies dropping like flies, and Frank Castle gunning for him, or is this fi NAlly the end of the reign of the KINGPIN? Rated T+
CIVIL WAR II KINGPIN #3 (OF 4)
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(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (CA) Aaron Kuder
• Wilson Fisk has reason to believe that one of his own men is staging a coup-and killing those who won't surrender their loyalty. • But mutiny becomes the least of Fisk's worries when the Punisher launches an attack on the Kingpin's safe house. • Can the Fisk keep his business afloat with his cronies dropping like flies, and Frank Castle gunning for him, or is this fi NAlly the end of the reign of the KINGPIN? Rated T+
CIVIL WAR II ULYSSES #2 (OF 3)
(W) Al Ewing (A) Jefte Palo (CA) Francesco Francavilla
A CIVIL WAR II PREQUEL! • Ulysses experiences one of his first terrifying visions. • So why won't Kar NAk help him prevent this disaster? Rated T+
CIVIL WAR II ULYSSES #2 (OF 3)
CASSELLI VAR
(W) Al Ewing (A) Jefte Palo (CA) Francesco Francavilla
A CIVIL WAR II PREQUEL! • Ulysses experiences one of his first terrifying visions. • So why won't Kar NAk help him prevent this disaster? Rated T+
(W) Gail Simone (A) Jon Davis-Hunt (CA) Jenny Frison
Life as we know it drastically changes as Astrid fights not only for control of her organization but for the fate of humanity. Meanwhile, Chloe faces an inter NAl struggle of morality: Does saving the world mean turning her back on her perso NAl mission for truth and revenge? Find out in the cosmos-shattering conclusion of "Hell Above and Heaven Below"!
COMBAT JACKS #1
DIRECTORS CUT
(W) Mark McKen NA (A) Jason Baroody (CA) Jason Baroody
In the 23rd-century, a space marine squad is sent to investigate the disappearance of prison terraformers on newfound planet Maia. What they find is much worse then they imagined. The oxygen-rich atmosphere created by the planet's pumpkin-like vegetation makes Maia a perfect place for settlement - and the perfect flytrap!
COMICS CONFIDENTIAL 13 GRAPHIC NOVELISTS TALK HC
Respected anthologist Leo NArd S. Marcus turns his literary microscope to the world of comics, which has lately morphed and matured at a furious pace. Powerful influences from manga to the movies to underground comix have influenced the thirteen artists and writers interviewed in these pages to create their own word-and-picture NArratives. Here are their moving, funny, inspiratio NAl stories: true tales from the crucible of creative struggles that led each to become a master of one of today's most vibrant art forms. Featuring interviews with: Harry Bliss, Catia Chien, Geoffrey Hayes, Kazu Kibuishi, Hope Larson, Danica Novgorodoff, Matt Phelan, Dave Roman, Mark and Sie NA Cherson Siegel, James Sturm, Sara Varon, and Gene Luen Yang.
COMPLEX AGE GN #2
(W) Yui Sakuma (A) Yui Sakuma (CA) Yui Sakuma
Twentysomething temp worker NAgisa Kataura lives like an average young woman, but she has a secret life. When she's not sitting at her day job, she spends most of her time transforming into her favorite anime and manga characters through the art of cosplay. Worried about being thought childish and nerdy, NAgisa struggles to keep her hobby a secret. One of the few realistic manga told from the perspective of a young, geeky Japanese woman, this dramatic storyline looks beneath the surface of cosplaying to show what it really takes to live the life of someone devoted to fandom.
CON MANS SPECTRUM #2
CVR A STONE
(W) Pj Haarsma (A) Jason Johnson (CA) Sarah Stone
On the other side of the universe, the Knull continues its wave of devastation, witnessed by a little girl who alone might have the power to stop them. Meanwhile, Captain Raaker and his pilot Cash Wayne must fight their way through the Cartographers in order to reach the Spectrum, humanity's last hope. Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and NAthan Fillion explore the world of Spectrum, the cancelled-too-soon show-within-a-show from their hit web series, Con Man!
CON MANS SPECTRUM #2
CVR B FRISON
(W) Pj Haarsma (A) Jason Johnson (CA) Jenny Frison
On the other side of the universe, the Knull continues its wave of devastation, witnessed by a little girl who alone might have the power to stop them. Meanwhile, Captain Raaker and his pilot Cash Wayne must fight their way through the Cartographers in order to reach the Spectrum, humanity's last hope. Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and NAthan Fillion explore the world of Spectrum, the cancelled-too-soon show-within-a-show from their hit web series, Con Man!
CON MANS SPECTRUM #2
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(W) Pj Haarsma (A) Jason Johnson (CA) Joyce Chin
On the other side of the universe, the Knull continues its wave of devastation, witnessed by a little girl who alone might have the power to stop them. Meanwhile, Captain Raaker and his pilot Cash Wayne must fight their way through the Cartographers in order to reach the Spectrum, humanity's last hope. Firefly stars Alan Tudyk and NAthan Fillion explore the world of Spectrum, the cancelled-too-soon show-within-a-show from their hit web series, Con Man!
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 mag NAte at the heart of the conspiracy!
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 car NAge 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.
COURT OF THE DEAD #3
(W) Corin NA Bechko (A) Ivan Koritarev (CA) Ian MacDo NAld
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.
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 Raven NA'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 te NAcious 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...
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 lu NAcy, This Modern World, returns to shelves! The gang's all here as the war drum of doom sig NAls 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.
CRYPTOCRACY #4
(W) Van Jensen (A) Pete Woods (CA) Pete Woods
Hidden away in northern Chi NA 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.
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. Unfortu NAtely, 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?
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 Dy NAmo?! Collecting DAREDEVIL/PUNISHER (2016) #1-4. Rated T+
DARK SOULS LEGENDS OF THE FLAME #1 (OF 2)
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(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!