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EPICENTER COMICS

TEX MAGNIFICENT OUTLAW HC

(W) Mauro Boselli (A) Stefano Andreucci (CA) Michele Rubini

With a self-contained, all-ages story by the main Tex writer and editor, Mauro "The Bos(s)" Boselli (whom those familiar with Epicenter Comics had already chance to meet), and stunning artwork by maestro Stefano Andreucci (Zagor: Terror from the Sea), Tex: The Magnificent Outlaw (Signature Edition) offers us a glimpse into Tex in his younger, pre-ranger days, or better, his (magnificent) outlaw days! As Tex is framed for the crime he did not commit, he will stop at nothing to clear his name, and in the process he will both, teach and learn some hard-won life lessons.

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THAT TEXAS BLOOD #8

CVR A PHILLIPS

(W) Chris Condon (A) Jacob Phillips (CA) Jacob Phillips

"EVERSAUL, 1981," Part Two-P.I. Harlan Eversaul reveals his wild cult theories to a reluctant but desperate sheriff's office.

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THAT TEXAS BLOOD #8

CVR B STELLA

(W) Chris Condon (A) Jacob Phillips (CA) Tony Stella

"EVERSAUL, 1981," Part Two-P.I. Harlan Eversaul reveals his wild cult theories to a reluctant but desperate sheriff's office.

YEN PRESS

THAT TIME I REINCARNATED SLIME MONSTER NATION GN #5

(W) Fuse (A) Mitz Vah

After having a little too much fun collecting data for the next volume of her guidebook, Framea finds herself penniless with little income to speak of. After consulting her boss, Rimuru, he decides to let her use his card in place of the money she lacks. But after her initial reluctance to spending his money, Framea starts seeing brand-new, three-star cuisine and clothes, and she just can't say no! As she begins to worry about her reckless spending, the kingdom's greatest troublemakers pay her a visit...

DC COMICS

BATMAN & SCOOBY-DOO MYSTERIES #4 (OF 12)

(W) Ivan Cohen (A) Dario Brizuela (CA) Dario Brizuela

One or two monster masks might just mean there’s a smuggler or crooked real estate developer in town. But when Gotham City is terrorized by an army of thugs in monster masks, it can only mean one thing: a citywide crime spree by Black Mask and his gang, the False Face Society! With Batman mysteriously missing, and Nightwing and Batgirl up against a horde of crooked creatures, it’s lucky that the heroes have help from Scooby and the gang. After all, who has more experience in pulling the masks off bad guys?

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DREAMING WAKING HOURS #12 (OF 12) (MR)

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Nick Robles (CA) Marguerite Sauvage

The future of the realm of Faerie lands in Heather After’s hands—and Heather’s not exactly known for her sound judgment. But if she doesn’t use her power wisely, she could call down the wrath of the Dream Lord himself—and send her closest confidant, the escaped nightmare Ruin, back into eternal imprisonment…or far, far worse! Will Ruin be unmade before ever knowing the true love he condemned himself to mortality for? Perhaps he just gets what everybody gets—a lifetime. But it’s looking awfully short…

SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING

THE EDGE #2

CVR A MARK V

(W) Marvin Wynn (A) Mark V (CA) Mark V

Two members of the strike team have fallen. Revenant is still on the loose. Team members Blain, Mystic, and Randa have another showdown with Revenant. Round 2 of Blain vs. Revenant!

SECOND SIGHT PUBLISHING

THE EDGE #2

CVR B MARK V VIRGIN

(W) Marvin Wynn (A) Mark V (CA) Mark V

Two members of the strike team have fallen. Revenant is still on the loose. Team members Blain, Mystic, and Randa have another showdown with Revenant. Round 2 Blain vs Revenant.

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FLASH #772 CVR A BRANDON PETERSON

(W) Jeremy Adams (A) Will Conrad (CA) Brandon Peterson

Leaving past mistakes behind and racing into the future, Wally West returns as Central City’s Scarlet Speedster! Now reunited with his wife, Linda, and their two children, the former Kid Flash begins a new chapter in his life. But Wally quickly remembers that saving lives and fighting super-villains may make him a hero, but they don’t pay the bills. Luckily, an old friend may have just the right job for this blue-collar champion.

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FLASH #772 CVR B BRETT BOOTH CARD STOCK VAR

(W) Jeremy Adams (A) Will Conrad (CA) Brett Booth

Leaving past mistakes behind and racing into the future, Wally West returns as Central City’s Scarlet Speedster! Now reunited with his wife, Linda, and their two children, the former Kid Flash begins a new chapter in his life. But Wally quickly remembers that saving lives and fighting super-villains may make him a hero, but they don’t pay the bills. Luckily, an old friend may have just the right job for this blue-collar champion.

DC COMICS

JOKER #5 CVR A GUILLEM MARCH

(W) James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Sam Johns (A) Francesco Francavilla, Sweeney Boo (CA) Guillem March

The never-before-seen tale of The Joker’s first night in Arkham Asylum is finally revealed! When a lunatic in a clown suit tries to poison Gotham City’s reservoir and is placed in Arkham Asylum before his trial, Detective Jim Gordon realizes something’s different about this new inmate that could forever change the future of Gotham. Backup: Rising-star artist Sweeney Boo joins the series as things get worse and worse for Punchline and Bluebird. Punchline’s prison war against the Queen of Spades escalates, and no prisoner at Blackgate Penitentiary will be exempt from choosing sides. And after barely escaping death at the hands of Punchline’s former accomplice, will Bluebird have the will to continue her investigation and find the mysterious woman from Punchline’s past who has the answers she’s looking for?

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JOKER #5 CVR B KAARE ANDREWS VAR

(W) James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Sam Johns (A) Francesco Francavilla, Sweeney Boo (CA) Kaare Andrews

The never-before-seen tale of The Joker’s first night in Arkham Asylum is finally revealed! When a lunatic in a clown suit tries to poison Gotham City’s reservoir and is placed in Arkham Asylum before his trial, Detective Jim Gordon realizes something’s different about this new inmate that could forever change the future of Gotham. Backup: Rising-star artist Sweeney Boo joins the series as things get worse and worse for Punchline and Bluebird. Punchline’s prison war against the Queen of Spades escalates, and no prisoner at Blackgate Penitentiary will be exempt from choosing sides. And after barely escaping death at the hands of Punchline’s former accomplice, will Bluebird have the will to continue her investigation and find the mysterious woman from Punchline’s past who has the answers she’s looking for?

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JOKER #5 CVR C SEAN PHILLIPS VAR

(W) James Tynion IV, Matthew Rosenberg, Sam Johns (A) Francesco Francavilla, Sweeney Boo (CA) Sean Phillips

The never-before-seen tale of The Joker’s first night in Arkham Asylum is finally revealed! When a lunatic in a clown suit tries to poison Gotham City’s reservoir and is placed in Arkham Asylum before his trial, Detective Jim Gordon realizes something’s different about this new inmate that could forever change the future of Gotham. Backup: Rising-star artist Sweeney Boo joins the series as things get worse and worse for Punchline and Bluebird. Punchline’s prison war against the Queen of Spades escalates, and no prisoner at Blackgate Penitentiary will be exempt from choosing sides. And after barely escaping death at the hands of Punchline’s former accomplice, will Bluebird have the will to continue her investigation and find the mysterious woman from Punchline’s past who has the answers she’s looking for?

DC COMICS

NEXT BATMAN SECOND SON #4 (OF 4) CVR A JORGE MOLINA

(W) John Ridley (A) Travel Foreman, Norm Rapmund, Le Beau Underwood (CA) Jorge Molina

While gathering evidence against the criminal Arkadine, Jace Fox has a brutal showdown with assassin Eabha O’Roark. The shocking arrival of Katana could turn the tables…but for whom? Plus, tensions in the GCPD run high as Mayor Nakano’s anti-mask policies divide the force, and Lucius Fox must decide if he wants to be a part of the Magistrate program. And prepare for a blockbuster ending!

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NEXT BATMAN SECOND SON #4 (OF 4) CVR B RACHTA LIN CARD STOCK VAR

(W) John Ridley (A) Travel Foreman, Norm Rapmund, Le Beau Underwood (CA) Rachta Lin

While gathering evidence against the criminal Arkadine, Jace Fox has a brutal showdown with assassin Eabha O’Roark. The shocking arrival of Katana could turn the tables…but for whom? Plus, tensions in the GCPD run high as Mayor Nakano’s anti-mask policies divide the force, and Lucius Fox must decide if he wants to be a part of the Magistrate program. And prepare for a blockbuster ending!

DC COMICS

NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #2 (OF 12) CVR A ALVARO MARTINEZ BUENO (MR)

(W) James Tynion IV (A) Alvaro Martinez Bueno (CA) Alvaro Martinez Bueno

After the life-changing events of the previous issue, the guests at the nice house on the lake must decide their next steps—but there’s not exactly perfect agreement about the situation. Who among them is ready to walk out the door? And who is content to simply…float?

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NICE HOUSE ON THE LAKE #2 (OF 12) CVR B ANAND RADHAKRISHNAN CARD STOCK VAR (MR)

(W) James Tynion IV (A) Alvaro Martinez Bueno (CA) Anand Radhakrishnan

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OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #5 (OF 5) CVR A GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & MARCO MASTRAZZO (MR)

(W) John Ridley (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Marco Mastrazzo

Being a superhero runs in Anissa Pierce’s family. It’s been a part of her life in one way or another since her father, Jefferson Pierce, first started to fight crime as Black Lightning. Despite what her parents tell her, despite what the world tells her, Anissa knows that she has the same calling as her father. But as Anissa takes on the mantle of Thunder, she must grapple with a very different world than the one that her father first patrolled. The critically acclaimed creative team of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi bring The Other History of the DC Universe to a close.

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OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #5 (OF 5) CVR B JAMAL CAMPBELL VAR (MR)

(W) John Ridley (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Cucchi (CA) Jamal Campbell

Being a superhero runs in Anissa Pierce’s family. It’s been a part of her life in one way or another since her father, Jefferson Pierce, first started to fight crime as Black Lightning. Despite what her parents tell her, despite what the world tells her, Anissa knows that she has the same calling as her father. But as Anissa takes on the mantle of Thunder, she must grapple with a very different world than the one that her father first patrolled. The critically acclaimed creative team of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi bring The Other History of the DC Universe to a close.

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SWAMP THING #5 (OF 10) CVR A MIKE PERKINS

(W) Ram V (A) John McCrea (CA) Mike Perkins

Newly armed with the knowledge and powers he gained from the Green and yet lonelier than ever, Levi Kamei is pulled once more into service as the Avatar of the Green is summoned by primal forces to the city of London, where old ideas lie buried, slowly leaching into the reality above. The scars of old wars and the dangers of past ideologies resurface as the Swamp Thing must team up with an old trench-coated acquaintance and his new protégé to save the present from the atrocities of our past.

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SWAMP THING #5 (OF 10) CVR B BRIAN BOLLAND CARD STOCK VAR

(W) Ram V (A) John McCrea (CA) Brian Bolland

Newly armed with the knowledge and powers he gained from the Green and yet lonelier than ever, Levi Kamei is pulled once more into service as the Avatar of the Green is summoned by primal forces to the city of London, where old ideas lie buried, slowly leaching into the reality above. The scars of old wars and the dangers of past ideologies resurface as the Swamp Thing must team up with an old trench-coated acquaintance and his new protégé to save the present from the atrocities of our past.

SILVER SPROCKET

THEE COLLECTED CYANIDE MILKSHAKE

(W) Liz Suburbia (A) Liz Suburbia

Hilarious and angst-ridden comics: horny dystopian fantasies commingle with autobiographical vignettes. A delinquent dog duo smokes cigarettes while satirical ads offer promises of a better life through nasal sex and reality TV. Tuck this book under your pillow and apocalyptic sex dreams are guaranteed.

MARVEL COMICS

THOR AND LOKI DOUBLE TROUBLE #4 (OF 4)

(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Gurihiru (CA) Gurihiru

It's Thor vs. Loki for all the marbles! Or really, just one marble: the sphere that has the power to send Thor and Loki home! Will these two battling brothers find their way back to Asgard at last? Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

THOR AND LOKI GN TP DOUBLE TROUBLE

(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Gurihiru (CA) Gurihiru

They're brothers, gods and sons of Odin - but Thor and Loki just don't get along! Especially since Loki keeps tricking Thor into doing things that will get him in trouble. Even so, when Loki dares Thor to steal a powerful relic from Odin's vault, how can the God of Thunder say nay? As Loki summons a serpent set on city-smashing, Thor has to clean up his mess...again! But when the feuding siblings are transported to an alternate universe, they meet a very different Thor: Jane Foster! Can the Goddess of Thunder help these misbehaving brothers find their way home? Mariko Tamaki and Gurihiru - the fan-favorite team that brought you SPIDER-MAN & VENOM: DOUBLE TROUBLE - return to unleash anarchy in Asgard! Collecting THOR & LOKI: DOUBLE TROUBLE #1-4. Ages 9-12

MARVEL COMICS

THOR ANNUAL #1 INFD #0

(W) Aaron Kuder (A) Aaron Kuder (CA) Aaron Kuder

THOR VS. THOR! Thor and the other leaders of the Ten Realms (and, uh, Hawkeye?) have gathered for a World Tree celebration! But the festivities come to an abrupt halt when a mysterious guest - and his otherworldly powers - crashes the party. And his "plus-one" is a dark, twisted version of Thor who is determined to become the iron-fisted ruler of all the realms!   ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Part 5 (of 8) of "Infinite Fury"! Rated T+