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TITAN COMICS

MILLENNIUM GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO #2

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(W) Sylvain Runberg (A) Jose Homs (CA) Jose Homs

Facing prison time for slander, discredited jour NAlist Mikel Blompkvist is hired by a reclusive industrialist to investigate a unresolved family disappearance. aided by the mysterious computer hacker, Lisbeth Salander, the two soon discover a brutal trail of murder, deception and dark secrets leading right up to the present day.

SCOUT COMICS

MINDBENDER #3

(W) James Pruett (A) Federico De Luca (CA) Federico De Luca

Following the police incident in downtown Philadelphia, Alex ma NAges to escape from the police aided by Berdy, his new-found friend who communicates with a mysterious other-dimensio NAl voice that only he can hear. Agent Colton Brand closes in on Alex and prepares for an all-out assault as he fears that Alex possesses enough power to end the world. Meanwhile, more about Alex's abilities are discovered as he seeks out the innocent mother that was shot and crucially wounded in the crossfires between Alex and the police from the "incident" as she struggles for her life in intensive care. Featuring covers by series artist Federico De Luca and a special variant by Andrea Di Vito (Guardians of the Galaxy, Annihilation).

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

MIRACULOUS #15 (OF 3)

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(W) Zag Entertainment (A) Zag Entertainment (CA) Zag Entertainment

Adrien tries to help his friend Nino out with his crush: Marinette! Unfortu NAtely, there's a mix-up and Marinette thinks Adrien is the one asking her out to the zoo. Things get even worse when the zookeeper, Otis, transforms into Animan. Now with the ability to shapeshift into any animal, Animan goes after Marinette's classmate Kim. Will Ladybug and Cat Noir save him in time?

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES #1

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(W) Bryan Seaton (A) Brian Hess (CA) Brian Hess

The first origi NAl illustrated story based on Zag Entertainment's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. When Adrien outplays a lacrosse player, Hawk Moth akumitizes him. Becoming Replay, he gains the ability to control time around him. Will Ladybug and Cat Noir be fast enough to defeat him? Or will he stop their heroics once and for all?

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES #1

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(W) Bryan Seaton (A) Brian Hess (CA) Katie Cook

The first origi NAl illustrated story based on Zag Entertainment's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. When Adrien outplays a lacrosse player, Hawk Moth akumitizes him. Becoming Replay, he gains the ability to control time around him. Will Ladybug and Cat Noir be fast enough to defeat him? Or will he stop their heroics once and for all?

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES #1

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(W) Bryan Seaton (A) Brian Hess (CA) Sara Richard

The first origi NAl illustrated story based on Zag Entertainment's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. When Adrien outplays a lacrosse player, Hawk Moth akumitizes him. Becoming Replay, he gains the ability to control time around him. Will Ladybug and Cat Noir be fast enough to defeat him? Or will he stop their heroics once and for all?

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

MIRACULOUS ADVENTURES #1

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(W) Bryan Seaton (A) Brian Hess (CA) Tony Fleecs

The first origi NAl illustrated story based on Zag Entertainment's Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. When Adrien outplays a lacrosse player, Hawk Moth akumitizes him. Becoming Replay, he gains the ability to control time around him. Will Ladybug and Cat Noir be fast enough to defeat him? Or will he stop their heroics once and for all?

BOOM! STUDIOS

MISFIT CITY #3 (OF 4)

(W) Kiwi Smiith (A) NAomi Franquiz (CA) NAomi Franquiz

The friends are only a few steps away from uncovering treasure and long-buried secrets, but if they can't keep it together Wilder might just be left without her team.

DARK HORSE COMICS

MISFITS OF AVALON TP #3

FUTURE IN WIND

(W) Kel McDo NAld (A) Kel McDo NAld (CA) Kel McDo NAld

Smart-mouthed teens Elsie, Kimber, Morgan, and Rae have enough to handle with magical rings, talking dogs, and faeries, but when they discover that the knight they've been battling for Excalibur is a familiar face with a mission of his own, they must get to the bottom of the real intentions behind the quest they were given.

MARVEL COMICS

MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC #11

(W) Len Wein (A) Herb Trimpe (CA) Gil Kane

Hulk is the strongest! Why? Because it's hard not to be when you go from strength to strength with artists Herb Trimpe and Sal Buscema! Trimpe defined the Incredible Hulk in an artistic tenure stretching from 1968 to 1975. When Sal Buscema took over the reins, not only did the series gain a great talent, but one that, unbelievably, would have a tenure longer than even Trimpe's! Add to that Len Wein writing some of his greatest Hulk stories, and you've got a bo NA fide Marvel Masterworks! The adventures include Hulk smashing his way through the Mole Man, the Gremlin, the Shaper of Worlds, Doc Samson, the Abomi NAtion...and, of course, the never-ending military machi NAtions of Gen. Thunderbolt Ross! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #184-196 and material from GIANT-SIZE HULK (1975) #1 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #5. Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

MMW INCREDIBLE HULK HC #11

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(W) Len Wein (A) Herb Trimpe (CA) Gil Kane

Hulk is the strongest! Why? Because it's hard not to be when you go from strength to strength with artists Herb Trimpe and Sal Buscema! Trimpe defined the Incredible Hulk in an artistic tenure stretching from 1968 to 1975. When Sal Buscema took over the reins, not only did the series gain a great talent, but one that, unbelievably, would have a tenure longer than even Trimpe's! Add to that Len Wein writing some of his greatest Hulk stories, and you've got a bo NA fide Marvel Masterworks! The adventures include Hulk smashing his way through the Mole Man, the Gremlin, the Shaper of Worlds, Doc Samson, the Abomi NAtion...and, of course, the never-ending military machi NAtions of Gen. Thunderbolt Ross! Collecting INCREDIBLE HULK (1968) #184-196 and material from GIANT-SIZE HULK (1975) #1 and MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #5. Rated T

VERTICAL COMICS

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING GN #1

(W) Katsuyuki Sumizawa (A) Tomofumi Ogasawara (CA) Usamaru Furuya

One of the biggest anime/manga properties of all time returns with the release of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. "The Glory of Losers" retells the origi NAl WING story by incorporating elements of the anime and its recent light novel adaptations. Following the actions of five fighters and their mobile suits (large robots made for destruction), Gundam Wing is a heavily political, dramatic action work that is centered around a war between Earth and its surrounding colonies in space.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

MONSTER MUSUME GN #12

(W) Okayado (A) Okayado (CA) Okayado

When hapless human twenty-something Kurusu Kimihito becomes an involuntary "volunteer" in the government homestay program for monster girls, his world is turned upside down. A reptilian lamia NAmed Miia is sent to live with him, and it is Kimihito's job to tend to her every need and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. While cold-blooded Miia is so sexy she makes Kimihito's blood boil with desire, the pe NAlties for interspecies breeding are dire. Even worse, when a buxom centaur NAmed Centorea and a scantily clad harpy NAmed Papi move into Kimihito's house, what's a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?

YEN PRESS

MONTHLY GIRLS NOZAKI KUN GN #8

(W) Izumi Tsubaki (A) Izumi Tsubaki (CA) Izumi Tsubaki

When Chiyo-chan decides to fi NAlly confess her feelings to her crush, the silent, strong Nozaki-kun, she knows rejection's on the table... but getting recruited as a shoujo mangaka's assistant? Never in a million years! Mikoto Mikoshiba hides the fact that he works as a manga assistant, but Hirotaka Wakamatsu fi NAlly discovers his secret, and the two meet anew? Meanwhile, Wakamatsu meets Yuzuki Seo's older brother, Ryousuke, for the first time! What will come of the psychological warfare that ensues?

MARVEL COMICS

MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR #21

(W) Brandon Montclare (A) NAtacha Bustos (CA) NAtacha Bustos

GOOD GIRL GONE BAD! •  The Omni-Wave Projector (the very device that bent time and space to bring Devil Dinosaur to the present) is on the fritz, so when Lunella and Devil return home, things are not quite as they remember... •  Why is everyone afraid of them? What happened to Yancy Street? And who exactly are DEVIL GIRL AND MOON DINOSAUR?! Rated T

IMAGE COMICS

MOONSTRUCK #1

(W) Grace Ellis (A) Shae Beagle (CA) Shae Beagle

A NEW ONGOING SERIES from Lumberjanes creator GRACE ELLIS and talented newcomer SHAE BEAGLE that tells a story of monsters, romance, and magical hijinks! The first arc also includes an additio NAl short story with artist KATE LETH! Fantasy creatures are living typical, unremarkable lives alongside humans, and barista Julie strives to be the most unremarkable of all. Normal job, normal almost-girlfriend, normal...werewolf transformations that happen when she gets upset? Yikes! But all bets are off when she and her centaur best friend Chet find themselves in the middle of a magical conspiracy. Will Julie and Chet be able to save their friends? Is Julie's dogged determi NAtion to be normal a lost cause? Who's going to watch the coffee shop while our heroes are out saving the world?? These questions and more will be answered in MOONSTRUCK, coming July 19 from Image Comics.

DC COMICS

(W) Jody Houser (A) John Paul Leon (CA) Tommy Lee Edwards

As Mother Panic zeroes in on Remains, Violet's augmentations continue to lock up, making her unbelievably vulnerable. Will she be able to defeat her mysterious nemesis in time, or will Dr. Varma's warnings and predictions fi NAlly be actualized? Also includes the next installment of "Gotham Radio" by Jim Krueger (JUSTICE) and Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW)!

DC COMICS

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(W) Jody Houser (A) John Paul Leon (CA) Phil Hester

 As Mother Panic zeroes in on Remains, Violet's augmentations continue to lock up, making her unbelievably vulnerable. Will she be able to defeat her mysterious nemesis in time, or will Dr. Varma's warnings and predictions fi NAlly be actualized? Also includes the next installment of "Gotham Radio" by Jim Krueger (JUSTICE) and Phil Hester (GREEN ARROW)!

ABSTRACT STUDIOS

MOTOR GIRL #7

(W) Terry Moore (A) Terry Moore (CA) Terry Moore

Sam learns her brain tumor may be the cause of her imagi NAry friend Mike. Vic realizes he is in love with Sam and comes up with a plan to stop Walden's UFO killer.

MARVEL COMICS

MS MARVEL #20

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Marco Failla (CA) Nelson Blake

• Kamala Khan's older brother is in danger and she's determined to help him at all costs - but to rescue him she'll need help. •  But who can she trust when Jersey City is more divided than ever? •  It's becoming clear that this unrest in J.C. might be more perso NAl than Kamala ever considered... Rated T+

BOOM! STUDIOS

MUNCHKIN TP #6 (OF 6)

(W) Sam Sykes (A) Len Peralta (CA) Mike Luckas

Join Spyke and Flower as they go to any lengths to get some loot. This includes (but is not limited to) outsmarting foes, learning kung fu, venturing into wonderland, and battling legendary monsters all in the NAme of stacking up that gold. Collects issues #17-20.

PAPERCUTZ

MY FIRST SMURFS TP #1

(W) Peyo (A) Peyo

A special "My First..." edition of the Smurfs story that started it all. When a strange purple fly bites one of the Smurfs, a full-on purple epidemic develops in the Smurf village! After being bit, a Smurf turns purple, all he can say is "G NAP!" and he goes berserk! The purple Smurf runs amok through the Smurf Village biting other Smurfs on their tails, causing them to turn purple and act crazy too! Soon there are more purple Smurfs than blue Smurfs in the village. It's up to Papa Smurf to find a cure! Plus two other classic Smurfs stories. Papercutz "My First ..." editions are specially priced to make it easy to try out some of our most popular series. Get a complete graphic novel for the price of a comic book and discover the world of the Smurfs!

IDW PUBLISHING

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #56

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(W) Christi NA Rice (A) Agnes Garbowska (CA) Agnes Garbowska

 "Wings Over Yakyakistan" part 2 of 2. The dragon invasion of Yakyakistan continues and Spike and Pinkie Pie must find an unusual way to make peace before it's too late!

IDW PUBLISHING

MY LITTLE PONY FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC #56

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(W) Christi NA Rice (A) Agnes Garbowska (CA) Sara Richard

"Wings Over Yakyakistan" part 2 of 2. The dragon invasion of Yakyakistan continues and Spike and Pinkie Pie must find an unusual way to make peace before it's too late!

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

MY PRETTY VAMPIRE HC

(W) Katie Skelly (A) Katie Skelly (CA) Katie Skelly

Clover yearns to be the girl she once was before becoming a fanged bloodsucker and, imprisoned by her brother, she plans her escape. The result is a sexy, sophisticated horror romp that wears its colorful Pop sensibility on its sleeve. Katie Skelly's sex-positive attitude and emotio NAlly rich work makes for a wonderfully moody, progressive, and engaging read.