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MARVEL COMICS

THOR EPIC COLLECTION TP RUNEQUEST

(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Bob Layton

Thor confronts a barrage of foes - from Storm Giants and the Crusader to Graviton and the Lord of Darkness himself, Dracula! The battle for Asgard - the battle for life itself - is set when Loki and war god Tyr steal the Golden Apples of Immortality and unleash the Midgard Serpent. Thor, Sif and the Warriors Three must face a world-destroying menace and prevail - or age and die like mortal men! Then, to save Jane Foster, Thor and Sif embark on a quest into the cosmic depths of the Runestaff! Also featuring a rare black-and-white Thor adventure and retellings of classic Asgardian tales: the birth of Thor, the forging of Mjolnir, the humbling of Thor and more! Collecting THOR (1966) #320-336 and ANNUAL #11, and BIZARRE ADVENTURES #32. Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

THUNDERBOLTS CLASSIC TP #3

NEW PTG

(W) VARIOUS (A) Mark Bagley (CA) Mark Bagley

The Thunderbolts return to Earth after an interdimensional journey to Kosmos, but there's no rest for the weary as they find themselves pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. - as well as a recovering Baron Zemo who's out for their blood! Has this team of villains posing as heroes truly reformed? And even so, will anyone believe them? One person might - a surprising figure from the ranks of the mighty Avengers, who briefly went down a villainous road himself many years before: The Avenging Archer, Hawkeye! He could offer the T-Bolts redemption, but at what price? Plus: Atlas must face the mighty Hercules, who seeks revenge for injuries suffered in years past! Guest-starring the Masters of Evil, Captain America and the Avengers - and introducing the new Citizen V! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS (1997) #15-22 and #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA & CITIZEN V ANNUAL 1998 and AVENGERS (1998) #12. Rated T

IDW PUBLISHING

TMNT ANIMATED TP #8

RETURN TO NEW YORK

(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) VARIOUS

Read along and re-live the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon action with Leo, Don, Mikey, Raph, April, and Shredder in these young reader volumes. This volume adapts the Season 3 episodes "Within The Woods" and "Return To New York." Bullet points: " All-ages fun from the TV to the book shelf!

MARVEL COMICS

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL HC #1

(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Erica Henderson

Wolverine. Deadpool. Doctor Doom. Thanos. There's one hero who's beaten them all, and now she's got her own book! And to celebrate, she's set her sights even higher - much higher. We're talking Galactus! But first Doreen Green, a.k.a. Squirrel Girl, is starting college, making new friends, eating nuts and kicking butts - not necessarily in that order! Together with her best (human) pal Nancy and her best (squirrel) pal Tippy-Toe, and armed only with a tail and some fact-filled super-villain trading cards, she'll take on the likes of Kraven the Hunter, Whiplash and, oh, yeah, the Devourer of Worlds! Plus: Classic Squirrel Girl tales including her dazzling Ditko-drawn debut! Collecting UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL (2015A) #1-8 - plus material from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES (1990) #8, GLX-MAS SPECIAL, THING (2006) #8 and AGE OF HEROES #3. Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

UNCANNY X-MEN TP #6

STORYVILLE

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) VARIOUS (CA) Chris Bachalo

The final explosive story in Brian Michael Bendis' epic X-Men saga! Cyclops' revolution comes to a head! Will the morally compromised Scott Summers save himself from ruin - or will he make that fateful leap?! Meanwhile, Kitty Pryde and Illyana Rasputin take on an assignment neither of them thought they would tackle: facing off against a legion of monsters! And Mystique returns, out for vengeance against Cyclops' revolutionary team! Will Magik's soulsword be enough to halt the shape-shifter's wrath? The Jean Grey School, the New Xavier School, the time-tossed young X-Men - it's all going to change! The X-Men are at a crossroads. And not everyone will make it through in one piece. Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (2013) #32-35 and #600. Rated T+

CINEBOOK

VALERIAN GN #12

WRATH OF HYPSIS

(W) Pierre Christen (A) Jean-Claude Mezieres (CA) Jean-Claude Mezieres

The head of Galaxity's Spatio-Temporal Service himself has joined Valerian and Laureline at Inverloch Castle. There, among VARIOUS human and alien allies, he explains to them the threat that looms over Earth: all of the recent incidents, all those important people gone mad and threatening to bring about the apocalypse. All of that is due to the malicious influence of the mysterious planet Hypsis. But Hypsis is a world that moves from system to system; it'll need to be pinpointed first!

IDW PUBLISHING

WEIRD LOVE #13

(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) John Rosenberger

The Special Unlucky in Love 13th issue! You'll tremble with both excitement and fear when you read the bizarro Pre-Code classics: "My Kisses Brought Death!" "Bad Luck Girl" "Superstition Made Me Afraid to Love" "I was Born Unlucky!" "Jinx Girl" and the story all of the Weird Love readers will definitely relate to: "Beauty is a Curse!" Bullet points: " WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS ISSUE WHILE WALKING UNDER A LADDER!

MARVEL COMICS

X-23 COMPLETE COLLECTION TP #1

(W) VARIOUS (A) VARIOUS (CA) Billy Tan

The origin of X-23! Cloned from Wolverine's cells and raised to be the perfect killer, young Laura Kinney never knew a life free from the harsh masters at the Facility. But now she's broken loose at last and must forge her own path in the world! Free of her chains and determined to live, Laura will write the next chapter of her story herself. But can X-23 escape her training and her instincts, or will the gallons of blood spilled in her violent past drag her down? And can she truly begin a new life until she faces the man whose shadow has loomed over her for years? Enter: The Wolverine! Collecting X-23 (2005) #1-6, X-23: TARGET X #1-6, CAPTAIN UNIVERSE/X-23, X-23 (2010) ONE-SHOT and #1-3, and material from X-MEN: TO SERVE AND PROTECT #2. Parental Advisory