ASTERISK WAR LIGHT NOVEL SC #7
(W) Yuu Miyazaki (A) Okiura
After making contact with Hilda, Ayato rejects her offer to heal Haruka in exchange for his cooperation-but she answers with an ominous warning. As spring arrives, the students of Seidoukan begin their preparations for the second-year Gryps Festa and the school festival, and Ayato's friendships deepen with the revelation of secrets... and MAYBE even a date?!
LIFE ON EARTH YA GN #1
LOSING THE GIRL
(W) MariNaomi (A) MariNaomi (CA) MariNaomi
Claudia Jones is missing. Her classmates are thinking the worst... or at least the weirdest. It couldn't be an alien abduction, right? None of Claudia's classmates at Blithedale High know why she vanished-and they're dealing with their own issues. Emily's trying to handle a life-changing surprise. Paula's hoping to step out of Emily's shadow. Nigel just wants to meet a girl who will laugh at his jokes. And Brett hardly lets himself get close to anybody. In Losing the Girl, the first book in the Life on Earth trilogy, Eisner-nominated cartoonist MariNaomi looks at life through the eyes of four suburban teenagers: early romance, fraying friendships, and the traces of a mysterious, MAYBE otherworldly, disappearance.
STAR WARS #52
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) David Marquez
"HOPE DIES," PART THREE • The MILLENNIUM FALCON versus the whole IMPERIAL FLEET? No problem. • A certain TIE ADVANCED STARFIGHTER piloted by a certain SITH LORD? Problem. Big problem. • No human can save the day. But MAYBE a droid can... Rated T
SWORD PRINCESS AMALTEA MANGA GN #2
After - reluctantly - following the Queen's orders to embark on her solo coming of age journey, battling a dragon, rescuing the beautiful Prince Ossian and getting attacked by bandits, Princess Amaltea is beginning to see that MAYBE the world isn't as simple as she once thought. Now the fated pair have a long journey ahead of them, and with Princess Dorotea hot on their trail they'll need to move quickly if they want to make it to the Grey Mountains Queendom before she catches up to them. That'll take cooperation, but with Amaltea too stubborn and arrogant to listen to her fellow traveler, perhaps she'll need to spend a day in his shoes...
TRANSFORMERS LOST LIGHT TP #3
Crammed into a dead Decepticon astropod that's 10 sizes too small, the displaced crew of the Lost Light faces their most serious threat yet: each other. No worries though, Rodimus can save the day! Or MAYBE they'll all die... Plus, the Scavengers have never had it so good. The war is a receding memory, their patchy service records have been forgotten, and the five of them can roam the galaxy as they please. All's well that ends well? Not quite. Collects issues #13-18.
UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #35
(W) Ryan North (A) Derek Charm (CA) Erica Henderson
• Squirrel Girl may have avoided going to jail, but now Kraven's a fugitive on the run! It's been a difficult day! • Can Squirrel Girl stop Kraven and Spider-Man from fighting before it's too late? • Can a squirrel named "Haskell" be a major part of a super hero epic? • Can Brain Drain use some well-applied existentialist philosophy to save the day? • The answer to all these questions is, "I dunno, MAYBE?" And you'll have to read the comic to find out anything more specific! • UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #35 is your one-stop shop for a) friendship, b) punching and c) SPIDER-MAN, HE'S BEEN IN LOTS OF MOVIES, EVERYONE LOVES HIM. Rated T+
XENA #7 (OF 5)
CVR A DAVILA
(W) Erica Shultz (A) Vicente Cifuentes (CA) Sergio Davila
What could Nazar have done to set the Oracles out to kill her? MAYBE she really DID kill her sister. But Xena and Gabrielle can't fight the assassins AND keep Nazar safe, so the Warrior Princess calls in a favor...with the Amazons!
XENA #7 (OF 5)
CVR B CIFUENTES
(W) Erica Schultz (A) Vicente Cifuentes (CA) Vicente Cifuentes
What could Nazar have done to set the Oracles out to kill her? MAYBE she really DID kill her sister. But Xena and Gabrielle can't fight the assassins AND keep Nazar safe, so the Warrior Princess calls in a favor...with the Amazons!