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SMURF TALES SC GN #1

SMURFS & BRATTY KID

(W) Peyo (A) Peyo

On the occasion of the all-new animated TV series starting on Nick this September, an all-new series of Smurfs graphic novels! The Smurfs are back in new stories in English for the first time! First, when Papa Smurf's stork gets wounded in a storm, he must rely on the kindness of a local farmer to nurse the stork back to flying condi-tion. A different kind of storm arrives in the shape of Johnny, the nephew of the farmer. The boy is as ag-gressive as his uncle is friendly. Making his way to the Smurfs Village, Johnny leaves a path of destruction in his wake, putting the whole village in jeopardy. Plus, tales of the Smurfs on vacation!  Plus, there's plen-ty of medieval action and adventure from the king's page (and loyal ally to the Smurfs) Johan and his silly sidekick, the mischievous jester Peewit, go off on an adventure featuring Papa Smurf. Plus, even MORE Smurfs comicstrips to add some blue and brighten any day.

IDW PUBLISHING

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 30TH ANNIV CELEBRATION HC

(W) Ian Flynn (A) Aaron Hammerstrom

Celebrate Sonic the Hedgehog's way-past-cool 30th birthday! The classic character comes to life in all-new stories from high-octane creators, some in their Sonic debuts! Fan-favorite writer Ian Flynn returns to the blue blur, joined by Adventure Zone creators and New York Times bestselling authors Justin, Travis, and Griffin McElroy, as well as USA Today bestselling author Gale Galligan! Try to keep up with Sonic and his friends on adventures inspired by the original 2D games! Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, Amy Rose, Mighty the Armadillo, Ray the Flying Squirrel, and even MORE special guests travel with him through zones inspired by the seasons in search of Chaos Emeralds! It's a hilarious and hectic race against the clock in "Seasons of Chaos" by Ian Flynn! Plus stories by some of Sonic the Hedgehog's biggest fans and tons of bonus content celebrating the fastest thing alive! This special anniversary collection is the perfect piece of pop culture memorabilia for all Sonic fans!

ABLAZE

SPACE PIRATE CAPT HARLOCK #2

CVR A MIRKA ANDOLFO

(W) Leiji Matsumoto (A) Jerome Alquie (CA) Mirka Andolfo

LEIJI MATSUMOTO'S CAPTAIN HARLOCK CONTINUES HIS NEW ADVENTURE! The Earth government isn't up to the task of protecting the planet from an impending invasion, so Harlock and his crew have to take it on themselves. The space pirates rush to investigate a looming threat already implanted on Earth that will make a Mazon takeover that much MORE likely. Will they be able to meet this threat head on and eliminate it from the board before humankind is under siege from all sides?

ABLAZE

SPACE PIRATE CAPT HARLOCK #2

CVR B JUNGGEUN YOON

(W) Leiji Matsumoto (A) Jerome Alquie (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon

LEIJI MATSUMOTO'S CAPTAIN HARLOCK CONTINUES HIS NEW ADVENTURE! The Earth government isn't up to the task of protecting the planet from an impending invasion, so Harlock and his crew have to take it on themselves. The space pirates rush to investigate a looming threat already implanted on Earth that will make a Mazon takeover that much MORE likely. Will they be able to meet this threat head on and eliminate it from the board before humankind is under siege from all sides?

ABLAZE

SPACE PIRATE CAPT HARLOCK #2

CVR C ANDIE TONG

(W) Leiji Matsumoto (A) Jerome Alquie (CA) Andie Tong

LEIJI MATSUMOTO'S CAPTAIN HARLOCK CONTINUES HIS NEW ADVENTURE! The Earth government isn't up to the task of protecting the planet from an impending invasion, so Harlock and his crew have to take it on themselves. The space pirates rush to investigate a looming threat already implanted on Earth that will make a Mazon takeover that much MORE likely. Will they be able to meet this threat head on and eliminate it from the board before humankind is under siege from all sides?

ABLAZE

SPACE PIRATE CAPT HARLOCK #2

CVR D JEROME ALQUIE

(W) Leiji Matsumoto (A) Jerome Alquie (CA) Yanick Paquette

LEIJI MATSUMOTO'S CAPTAIN HARLOCK CONTINUES HIS NEW ADVENTURE! The Earth government isn't up to the task of protecting the planet from an impending invasion, so Harlock and his crew have to take it on themselves. The space pirates rush to investigate a looming threat already implanted on Earth that will make a Mazon takeover that much MORE likely. Will they be able to meet this threat head on and eliminate it from the board before humankind is under siege from all sides?

ABLAZE

SPACE PIRATE CAPT HARLOCK #2

CVR E PHILIPPE BRIONES

(W) Leiji Matsumoto (A) Jerome Alquie (CA) Philippe Briones

LEIJI MATSUMOTO'S CAPTAIN HARLOCK CONTINUES HIS NEW ADVENTURE! The Earth government isn't up to the task of protecting the planet from an impending invasion, so Harlock and his crew have to take it on themselves. The space pirates rush to investigate a looming threat already implanted on Earth that will make a Mazon takeover that much MORE likely. Will they be able to meet this threat head on and eliminate it from the board before humankind is under siege from all sides?

ANDREWS MCMEEL

SPELLBINDING EPISODES OF PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN TP

(W) Dana Simpson (A) Dana Simpson

In these spellbinding adventures, nine-year-old Phoebe Howell and her unicorn best friend, Marigold Heavenly Nostrils, explore the possibilities of friendship, summer camp, the holidays, and even founding their own detective agency. These entertaining, visually dazzling stories are a wonderful reminder to young readers that being weird is much MORE fun than being normal. A deluxe bind-up featuring all the comics from Unicorns vs. Goblins and Razzle Dazzle Unicorn.

MARVEL COMICS

SPIDER-MAN SPIDERS SHADOW #4 (OF 5)

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Pasqual Ferry (CA) Phil Noto

WHAT IF PETER PARKER BECAME VENOM? Peter is finally free...or so he thought. The Fantastic Four are now in trouble, with Reed Richards in the crosshairs of the symbiote - and it's MORE dangerous than ever before! A brutal penultimate chapter, featuring guest stars galore and twists you'll never see coming! Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

SPIDER-WOMAN #13

(W) Karla Pacheco (A) Pere Perez (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon

THE MOST ACTION-PACKED SPIDER-WOMAN ISSUE YET! •  A who's who of Marvel Mercenaries want something that Jess has (and NEEDS), so Jess has to fight Lady Bullseye and MORE to secure this treasured possession. •  This fight will take Jess across NYC in the most intense, issue-long action sequence you've ever read! Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

SPIDER-WOMAN #13

MCNIVEN CAPTAIN AMERICA 80TH VAR

(W) Karla Pacheco (A) Pere Perez (CA) Steve McNiven

THE MOST ACTION-PACKED SPIDER-WOMAN ISSUE YET! •  A who's who of Marvel Mercenaries want something that Jess has (and NEEDS), so Jess has to fight Lady Bullseye and MORE to secure this treasured possession. •  This fight will take Jess across NYC in the most intense, issue-long action sequence you've ever read! Rated T

VIZ LLC

SPLATOON SQUID KIDS COMEDY SHOW GN #4

(W) Hideki Goto (A) Hideki Goto

Fourth time around is the charm! Inklings Hit, Maika and Kou return for even MORE silly stories and fun adventures in the world of Splatoon! For all ages.

DISNEY LUCASFILM PRESS

STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC YA HC NOVEL #3

OUT OF SHADOWS

(W) Justina Ireland

Another exciting young adult adventure set in the time of the High Republic! Featuring Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh, Jedi Padawan Reath Silas, and many MORE!

MARVEL COMICS

STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLL ORIGINAL MARVEL YEARS TP #5

(W) Jo Duffy (A) Ron Frenz (CA) Tom Palmer

The search for Han Solo! Determined to rescue their friend from his carbonite prison, the heroes of the Rebel Alliance undertake mission after mission to track him down - while staying one step ahead of the Empire! But Darth Vader remains equally determined to capture Luke Skywalker, and - with the evil Emperor Palpatine - prepares one final trap to reunite father and son. It all culminates in a gorgeous comic book adaptation of Return of the Jedi - but the story doesn't end there! The rebels have one final mission: to defeat the last remnants of the Empire and create a New Republic to unify the galaxy once MORE. But another Dark Lord is waiting in the wings! Collecting STAR WARS (1977) #74-88, STAR WARS ANNUAL (1979) #3 and STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI #1-4. Rated T

SEVEN SEAS ENT - AIRSHIP

STRANGE ADVENTURE OF BROKE MERCENARY NOVEL SC #1

(W) Mine (A) Tejas Venugopal (CA) Nozomu Tamaki

A gritty swords and sorcery tale of a veteran mercenary who must start anew after he loses his old company. When seasoned mercenary Loren is the sole survivor of a disastrous battle that destroys the rest of his company, he must find a new way to survive in the world. With no friends or connections, he has no hope of joining an adventuring party-until enigmatic priestess Lapis offers to partner up with him. But there's MORE to Lapis than meets the eye, and Loren soon finds himself bound to a fate stranger than he imagined.

LIVING THE LINE

STRANGE DEATH OF ALEX RAYMOND HC

(W) Dave Sim (A) Dave Sim (CA) Dave Sim

Legendary creator Dave Sim is renowned world-wide for his groundbreaking Cerebus the Aardvark. Now, in The Strange Death of Alex Raymond, Sim brings to life the history of comics' greatest creators, using their own techniques. Equal parts Understanding Comics and From Hell, Strange Death is a head-on collision of ink drawing and spiritual intrigue, pulp comics and movies, history and fiction. The story traces the lives and techniques of Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon, Rip Kirby), Stan Drake (Juliet Jones), Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), and MORE, dissecting their techniques through recreations of their artwork, and highlighting the metatextual resonances that bind them together.

DARK HORSE COMICS

STRANGER THINGS LIBRARY ED HC #1

(W) Jody Houser (CA) Kyle Lambert

Experience MORE eighties horror nostalgia with this hardcover collection of Stranger Things: The Other Side, and Stranger Things: Science Camp. Find out how Will survived the horrors of the Upside Down and follow Dustin on his adventures at summer camp. Collects Stranger Things Volume 1: The Other Side and Stranger Things Volume 4: Science Camp.

COMICS EXPERIENCE

STUD & THE BLOODBLADE #1 (OF 3)

CVR A DOUGHERTY

(W) Perry Crowe (A) Jed Dougherty (CA) Jed Dougherty

What's better than a comic book? Two comic books! All three Studly issues are double-sized for $1 MORE-twice the story, nearly the same price! Welcome to Ouroboros, a world teetering between far future and primordial past, where aliens and barbarians, bigfoots and robots, monsters and puns wrestle for control! Mightiest is Stud, he of immense strength and nonexistent impulse control! Follow Stud's caravan of carnage as his cursed BloodBlade, keeps him on a razor's edge between hero and Gary! From co-creators Perry Crowe and Jed Dougherty: it's He-Man meets The Tick meets Judge Dredd - it's STUD!

COMICS EXPERIENCE

STUD & THE BLOODBLADE #1 (OF 3)

CVR B ATKINS

(W) Perry Crowe (A) Jed Dougherty (CA) Robert Atkins

What's better than a comic book? TWO comic books! All three Studly issues are double-sized for $1 MORE-twice the story, nearly the same price! Welcome to Ouroboros, a world teetering between far future and primordial past, where aliens and barbarians, bigfoots and robots, monsters and puns wrestle for control! Mightiest is Stud, he of immense strength and nonexistent impulse control! Follow Stud's caravan of carnage as his cursed BloodBlade, keeps him on a razor's edge between hero and Gary! From co-creators Perry Crowe and Jed Dougherty: it's He-Man meets the Tick meets Judge Dredd-it's STUD!! Variant cover art by G.I. Joe artist Robert Atkins!

DC COMICS

SUICIDE SQUAD GET JOKER #1 (OF 3) CVR A ALEX MALEEV (MR)

(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Alex Maleev, Matt Hollingsworth (CA) Alex Maleev

Critically acclaimed and bestselling author Brian Azzarello (Batman: Damned) and Eisner Award-winning art legend Alex Maleev (Batman: No Man’s Land) collaborate for the first time in this three-issue, oversize, Prestige plus format Suicide Squad series pitting Red Hood, Harley Quinn, Firefly, and MORE of DC’s most villainous criminals against The Joker. When Task Force X’s Amanda Waller sets her sights on Batman’s greatest foe, she enlists the Dark Knight’s former partner Jason Todd to track down the Clown Prince of Crime and put an end to his mad reign of terror.

RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS YOUNG READE

SUPER HERO HALLOWEEN BOARD BOOK

Celebrate spooky season with your little ones and the DC Super Heroes! Little heroes decorate, dress up, and trick or treat, too! Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, and the DC Super Heroes-and villains-have never been MORE adorable in this board book that's the perfect Halloween gift for toddlers and babies.

DC COMICS

SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW #2 (OF 8) CVR A BILQUIS EVELY

(W) Tom King (A) Bilquis Evely (CA) Bilquis Evely

After the shocking conclusion of last issue, Supergirl and her new friend Ruthye find themselves stranded with no way to pursue Krem, the murderous kingsagent. Each moment this fugitive roams free, the MORE beings become dangerously close to dying by his hand. There is no time to lose, so our heroes must now travel across the universe the old-fashioned way…by cosmic bus! Little do they know, their journey will be a dark one filled with terrors that not even the Maid of Might is prepared to face! Can Kara Zor-El lie low long enough to ensure their safe passage?

DC COMICS

SUPERGIRL WOMAN OF TOMORROW #2 (OF 8) CVR B LEE WEEKS VAR

(W) Tom King (A) Bilquis Evely (CA) Lee Weeks

After the shocking conclusion of last issue, Supergirl and her new friend Ruthye find themselves stranded with no way to pursue Krem, the murderous kingsagent. Each moment this fugitive roams free, the MORE beings become dangerously close to dying by his hand. There is no time to lose, so our heroes must now travel across the universe the old-fashioned way…by cosmic bus! Little do they know, their journey will be a dark one filled with terrors that not even the Maid of Might is prepared to face! Can Kara Zor-El lie low long enough to ensure their safe passage?

DC COMICS

SUPERMAN RED & BLUE #5 (OF 6) CVR A AMANDA CONNER

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Amanda Conner

There’s no dog in the Multiverse quite like Superman’s real best friend, Krypto! Join us this month for an epic retelling of Superman’s canine companion’s origin story, along with four additional tales about the Man of Steel, including one that proves that even in his secret identity Clark Kent is just as super. While Superman is known for his larger-than-life heroism, in this issue we tell the story of a delicate infant rocketed through the unforgiving universe! Also, meet for the first time the man rescued by Superman MORE often than anyone else in the Multiverse. And follow Pa Kent as he learns what it really means to be the father of a superhero. You won’t want to miss the penultimate issue of this star-studded anthology celebrating the Man of Steel!

DC COMICS

SUPERMAN RED & BLUE #5 (OF 6) CVR B ARTHUR ADAMS VAR

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Arthur Adams

There’s no dog in the Multiverse quite like Superman’s real best friend, Krypto! Join us this month for an epic retelling of Superman’s canine companion’s origin story, along with four additional tales about the Man of Steel, including one that proves that even in his secret identity Clark Kent is just as super. While Superman is known for his larger-than-life heroism, in this issue we tell the story of a delicate infant rocketed through the unforgiving universe! Also, meet for the first time the man rescued by Superman MORE often than anyone else in the Multiverse. And follow Pa Kent as he learns what it really means to be the father of a superhero. You won’t want to miss the penultimate issue of this star-studded anthology celebrating the Man of Steel!