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DARK HORSE COMICS

TRUE LIVES FABULOUS KILLJOYS CALIFORNIA DLX HC

(W) Gerard Way (A) Becky Cloonan (CA) Tony Ong

A direct tie-in to the My Chemical Romance album Danger Days! Years ago, the Killjoys fought against the tyrannical megacorporation Better Living Industries, costing them their lives, save for one-the mysterious Girl. Today, the fo LLOwers of the original Killjoys languish in the Desert while BLI systematically strips citizens of their individuality. As the fight for freedom fades, it's left to the Girl to take up the mantle and bring down the fearsome BLI! This oversized deluxe hardcover edition collects issues #1-#5 of the 2014 series The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California-the deluxe format also includes a slipcase designed by Tony Ong and an exclusive print by Becky Cloonan, the short story "Dead Satellites," with the expanded sketchbook section from the limited edition!

SCRIBE PUBLICATIONS

TWO WEEK WAIT GN

An original graphic novel based on the IVF stories of its husband-and-wife authors and the 1-in-50 couples around the world like them. Conrad and Joanne met in their final year of university and have been virtually inseparable since then. For a while, it felt like they had all the time in the world. Yet now, when they are finally ready to have kids, they find that getting pregnant isn't always so easy. Ahead of them lies a difficult, expensive, and emotional journey into the world of assisted fertility, where each "successful" implantation is fo LLOwed by a two-week wait to see if the pregnancy takes. Join Joanne and Conrad, their friends, their family, their coworkers in an unflinching portrayal of the hope and heartbreak offered to so many by modern medicine.

DARK HORSE COMICS

UMBRELLA ACADEMY DALLAS DLX LTD HC #2

(W) Gerard Way (A) Gabriel Bá (CA) Gabriel Bá

This deluxe edition hardcover collects the complete second series, Dallas, with an expanded 36-page sketchbook. The hardcover book comes in an illustrated slipcase featuring art by Gabriel Bá; also included is a portfolio containing a new unique print from the artist. The Umbrella Academy is despondent fo LLOwing the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. Trouble is--each of them is distracted by their own problems. The White Violin is bedridden. Rumor has lost her voice--the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track, and The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres . . . all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK!

J-NOVEL CLUB

UNWANTED UNDEAD ADVENTURER LIGHT NOVEL #1

(W) Yu Okano (A) Jaian

Rentt Faina, a twenty-five-year-old adventurer, has been hacking away at monsters for a decade. However, without much talent for the job, Rentt finds himself stuck hunting slimes and goblins for meager amounts of coin every day. Little does he know, all this is about to change when he comes across a seemingly undiscovered path in the Water Moon Dungeon. What awaits him at the end of the path, however, is neither treasure nor riches, but a legendary dragon that wastes no time swa LLOwing him whole! Waking up a short time later, Rentt finds himself not quite dead, but not very alive either - he is nothing more than a pile of bones! Armed with nothing but his trusty sword, tool belt, and ghoulish new looks, Rentt sets off on his quest as a newly reborn skeleton to achieve Existential Evolution, hoping to one day return to civilization with a more human form!

DYNAMITE

VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #21

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(W) Tom Sniegoski (A) Kewber Baal (CA) Lucio Parri LLO

Issue #21! Writer Tom Sniegoski continues to weave a post-apocalyptic tale featuring a literal hell on earth as a reborn Vampirella fights against the literal forces of chaos to save humanity from its ultimate destruction!   Mistress Nyx is no more, but the evil she was responsible still infects the world.  Vampirella wanders a wasteland on the verge of rebirth while searching for her own, lost humanity. Will she find it, or will she succumb to the darkness that still grips the world once ruled by Chaos?  

DYNAMITE

VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #21

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(W) Tom Sniegoski (A) Kewber Baal (CA) Lucio Parri LLO

Can't get enough of Lucio Parri LLO's iconic pinup paintings? We've got you covered!

MARVEL COMICS

VENOM BY DONNY CATES HC #3

(W) Donny Cates (A) Juan Gedeon (CA) Iban Coe LLO

When a dangerous armored foe named Virus erupts into Venom's life, he threatens to rip away everything Eddie Brock holds dear. His son, his symbiote - even himself! But as their battle spirals out of control, Venom suddenly finds himself somewhere beyond! In a wildly different and highly dangerous world, new allies, familiar faces and shocking enemies await! Eddie must somehow find a way home - but untold horrors await him there. Knull, the terrifying King in Black, has arrived to plunge Earth into darkness with his army of symbiote dragons - and Venom will be the first to fall! After three years of all-out action and suspense, Donny Cates brings his symbiote saga to a staggering close - and nothing will ever be the same for the Lethal Protector! Collecting VENOM (2018) #26-35 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2020 (SPIDER-MAN/VENOM). Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

WHAT IF ORIG MARVEL SERIES OMNIBUS HC #2

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(W) Peter B. Gillis (A) Herb Trimpe (CA) Bob Budiansky

Complete your collection of the classic series in which Marvel's best and brightest posed the eternal question: What if? The results were action-packed, thought-provoking and often tragic twists on the Marvel Universe you know! How would Peter Parker's life change if Uncle Ben or Gwen Stacy had lived...if his clone had survived...or if Aunt May were bitten by the spider? What if Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny never gained their powers...or there were no Fantastic Four at all? Imagine if the Thing and the Beast continued to mutate, Matt Murdock became an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Captain America became president! Phoenix and Elektra don't die...but Ye LLOwjacket and the Invisible Girl do! Dazzler becomes the herald of Galactus, Wolverine kills the Hulk, Iron Man is trapped in the past, Thor meets Conan the Barbarian...and much more! Collecting WHAT IF? (1977) #23-47. Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

WHAT IF ORIG MARVEL SERIES OMNIBUS HC #2

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(W) Peter B. Gillis (A) Herb Trimpe (CA) Bob Layton

Complete your collection of the classic series in which Marvel's best and brightest posed the eternal question: What if? The results were action-packed, thought-provoking and often tragic twists on the Marvel Universe you know! How would Peter Parker's life change if Uncle Ben or Gwen Stacy had lived...if his clone had survived...or if Aunt May were bitten by the spider? What if Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny never gained their powers...or there were no Fantastic Four at all? Imagine if the Thing and the Beast continued to mutate, Matt Murdock became an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Captain America became president! Phoenix and Elektra don't die...but Ye LLOwjacket and the Invisible Girl do! Dazzler becomes the herald of Galactus, Wolverine kills the Hulk, Iron Man is trapped in the past, Thor meets Conan the Barbarian...and much more! Collecting WHAT IF? (1977) #23-47. Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

WHAT IF ORIG MARVEL SERIES OMNIBUS HC #2

ROMITA JR DM VAR

(W) Peter B. Gillis (A) Herb Trimpe (CA) John Romita

Complete your collection of the classic series in which Marvel's best and brightest posed the eternal question: What if? The results were action-packed, thought-provoking and often tragic twists on the Marvel Universe you know! How would Peter Parker's life change if Uncle Ben or Gwen Stacy had lived...if his clone had survived...or if Aunt May were bitten by the spider? What if Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny never gained their powers...or there were no Fantastic Four at all? Imagine if the Thing and the Beast continued to mutate, Matt Murdock became an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. or Captain America became president! Phoenix and Elektra don't die...but Ye LLOwjacket and the Invisible Girl do! Dazzler becomes the herald of Galactus, Wolverine kills the Hulk, Iron Man is trapped in the past, Thor meets Conan the Barbarian...and much more! Collecting WHAT IF? (1977) #23-47. Rated T

AMULET BOOKS

WITCH FOR HIRE HC GN

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

When a series of high school pranks get out of hand, teen witch Faye Faulkner is the only one who can solve the case in this spooky YA graphic novel Faye Faulker isn't popular, and that's just fine by her. She spends her lunches at the Loser Table with the other social rejects, aka her best friends, and brushes off the uninspired taunts from the cool kids. But when lonely freshman Cody finds her way to Faye's corner of the cafeteria, it sets off a peculiar chain of events . . . To Cody's surprise, these kids aren't so bad; an overdramatic theater nerd, a handicapable girl in a wheelchair, an overweight boy, and Faye, who comes to school every day dressed like a witch. But it's no costume, Fay really is a witch! While high school can be hell for many reasons, this year the ante has been raised when a series of pranks swiftly go from mischievous to downright dangerous. From the lowliest debate team nerds to the prom queen, no one is safe, not even the teachers! When things start to really get out of hand, Cody owns up to Faye: in a moment of desperation, she signed up for an online challenge that promises to grant popularity to those who fo LLOw the website's twisted demands. Now Faye is faced with a choice: Reveal her witchy nature to Cody and help her or stand aside and keep her secret identity safe. Despite her misgivings, Faye takes on the case, but will her powers be strong enough to solve this mystery? And will people ever stop asking her if she puts newts' eyes in her homemade baked goods? Witch for Hire is a gothic whodunnit about resilience, magic, and the power of friendship.

DC COMICS

WONDER WOMAN AGENT OF PEACE TP VOL 01 GLOBAL GUARDIAN

(W) Various (A) Various

The Amazonian warrior explodes onto the scene in Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace Vol. 1! Collecting chapters 1-11 of the digital series, fo LLOw Wonder Woman on a host of adventures taking her across the entire DC Universe. Watch as she teams up with Harley Quinn to take down a crime boss in Gotham, or battles an alien beast in Gorilla City! Wherever someone is in danger, Wonder Woman will always be there to restore peace to the world!

DC COMICS

WONDER WOMAN BLOOD AND GUTS THE DELUXE EDITION HC

(W) Brian Azzare LLO (A) Cliff Chiang, Tony Akins (CA) Cliff Chiang

Raised as a daughter by the queen of the Amazons, Diana is different from the rest of her countrywomen. They’ve all heard the legend of how she was formed from clay by the childless queen—and they treat her like an outcast because of it, no matter how hard she fights for justice as Wonder Woman in the outside world. But far from the Amazons’ Paradise Island, the gods of Olympus are playing their own dark games. The prodigal sun Apo LLO is making his move for his father Zeus’s vacant throne, and both vengeful gods and innocent humans are caught in the crossfire. And at the beating, bloody heart of the conflict? Wonder Woman, and a secret that will shatter everything she thought she knew. She is about to learn the truth about her origin. And when she does, blood will run… From writer Brian Azzare LLO (100 Bullets) and artist Cliff Chiang (Paper Girls), Wonder Woman: Blood and Guts The Deluxe Edition collects issues #1-12 of the New 52 Wonder Woman series and behind-the-scenes extras!

DARK HORSE COMICS

WORST DUDES #3 (OF 5)

(W) Aubrey Sitterson (A) Tony Gregori (CA) Tony Gregori

It's the book that has everyone saying "What am I looking at here?" "You should be ashamed of yourselves!" and "What is Dark Horse thinking!?" From acknowledged bad eggs Aubrey Sitterson (No One Left to Fight, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling) and Tony Gregori (Deuce of Hearts, Karma Police), it's the scifi detective story so dirty, so filthy, so repulsive it'll turn your other comics ye LLOw. o Includes the special print single issue-exclusive backup "No Kings, No Masters" by Aubrey Sitterson and Goran Gligovi?!

TOKYOPOP

WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A FAMILY TP

(W) Koyama

Families come in many shapes and sizes, and these three are no different! Takemura is a loner with little interest in socializing with others. Bullied in high school for being gay, he prefers to spend time by himself, but when he runs into his bright coworker Natsui in the supermarket, he's surprised to find out that he's a single father... and even more surprised to be invited to dinner! Kuma is a good guy, but is often dismissed as a deadbeat. When his friend's older brother breaks up with his boyfriend, Yagi, Kuma becomes intrigued with this attractive stranger and slowly, his curiosity begins to blossom into a crush. Kodama is a reserved psychology major who is approached by the loud, outgoing Harada when he falls ill on his way home. It turns out the two of them study at the same university, and Harada insists the two become friends. But as they spend more time with one another, Kodama begins to question how he truly feels. Fo LLOw three very different relationships in this intimate Boys Love anthology.

BEHEMOTH COMICS

YOU PROMISED ME DARKNESS #5

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(W) Damian Connelly (A) Damian Connelly (CA) Damian Connelly

The second part of the two-issue finale of the first arc! The end. Tired of running, Yuko and Sebastian decide to face the Anti-everything and set out to find him. The villain has gathered great amounts of energy by now and his loyal fo LLOwers rally to meet him at father Kinkaid's old church, in the middle of the woods, to prepare an attack on Kolosimo.

BEHEMOTH COMICS

YOU PROMISED ME DARKNESS #5

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(W) Damian Connelly (A) Damian Connelly (CA) Damian Connelly

The two-issue finale of the first arc. PART TWO: The end. Tired of running, Yuko and Sebastian decide to face the Anti-everything and set out to find him. The villain has gathered great amounts of energy by now and his loyal fo LLOwers rally to meet him at father Kinkaid's old church, in the middle of the woods, to prepare an attack on Kolosimo.

BEHEMOTH COMICS

YOU PROMISED ME DARKNESS #5

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(W) Damian Connelly (A) Damian Connelly (CA) Damian Connelly

The two-issue finale of the first arc. PART TWO: The end. Tired of running, Yuko and Sebastian decide to face the Anti-everything and set out to find him. The villain has gathered great amounts of energy by now and his loyal fo LLOwers rally to meet him at father Kinkaid's old church, in the middle of the woods, to prepare an attack on Kolosimo.