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DC COMICS

BLUE & GOLD #1 (OF 8) CVR A RYAN SOOK

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Ryan Sook (CA) Ryan Sook

Desperate to regain the spotlight, Booster Gold looks to attract the public’s (and Justice League’s) attention the same way any washed-up, second-rate hero would—social media. The not-so-tech-savvy hero from the 25th century enlists the help of his best friend, Blue Beetle, who possesses both the money and the brains to help his old pal NAvigate the scary world of internet influencers. Watch out, evildoers, our heroes are live and online! Don’t miss Dan Jurgens’s triumphant return to Booster Gold with the help of all-star artist Ryan Sook (Legion of Super-Heroes), telling a tale filled with heart and maybe even redemption for DC’s two favorite underdogs!

DC COMICS

BLUE & GOLD #1 (OF 8) CVR B DAVE JOHNSON CARD STOCK VAR

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Ryan Sook (CA) Dave Johnson

Desperate to regain the spotlight, Booster Gold looks to attract the public’s (and Justice League’s) attention the same way any washed-up, second-rate hero would—social media. The not-so-tech-savvy hero from the 25th century enlists the help of his best friend, Blue Beetle, who possesses both the money and the brains to help his old pal NAvigate the scary world of internet influencers. Watch out, evildoers, our heroes are live and online! Don’t miss Dan Jurgens’s triumphant return to Booster Gold with the help of all-star artist Ryan Sook (Legion of Super-Heroes), telling a tale filled with heart and maybe even redemption for DC’s two favorite underdogs!

VAULT COMICS

BLUE FLAME #3

CVR A GORHAM

(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Adam Gorham

It's been seven months since the incident, and Sam Brausam is alive... if you can call it that. He's barely learned to walk again, his spirit seems broken beyond repair, and the booze and pain pills aren't doing his recovery any favors. His sister Dee-now eight months preg NAnt-and her boyfriend Mateo have moved into the old family home in order to help care for him. Meanwhile, the Blue Flame continues to build his case to defend humanity from extinction. But seven months into the discovery phase of the trial, the Tribu NAl Consensus is growing impatient.

VAULT COMICS

BLUE FLAME #3

CVR B YOSHITANI

(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Adam Gorham (CA) Yoshi Yoshitani

It's been seven months since the incident, and Sam Brausam is alive... if you can call it that. He's barely learned to walk again, his spirit seems broken beyond repair, and the booze and pain pills aren't doing his recovery any favors. His sister Dee-now eight months preg NAnt-and her boyfriend Mateo have moved into the old family home in order to help care for him. Meanwhile, the Blue Flame continues to build his case to defend humanity from extinction. But seven months into the discovery phase of the trial, the Tribu NAl Consensus is growing impatient.

GHOST SHIP

BOOTY ROYALE NEVER GO DOWN WITHOUT FIGHT OMNIBUS GN #1

(W) Rui Takato (A) Rui Takato (CA) Nozomu Tamaki

An explosive sexual free-for-all by the artist of Devilman Grimoire! Eighteen-year-old karate expert Misora Haebaru moves to Tokyo to pursue her dream of becoming a famous singer. Unfortu NAtely, her sleazy handlers trick her into the adult entertainment industry instead. Her only way out is to survive a martial arts tour NAment where she must fight her way through one hundred lustful male opponents. If she loses, she will pay the ultimate erotic price!

BOOM! STUDIOS

BRZRKR (BERZERKER) TP #1

(W) Keanu Reeves (A) Ron Garney (CA) Rafael Grampá

A WAR WITH NO END, A MAN WITH NO LIMITS. The man known only as B. is half-mortal and half-God, cursed and compelled to violence...even at the sacrifice of his sanity.   But after centuries, B. may have fi NAlly found a refuge - working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. In exchange, B. will be granted the one thing he desires: the truth about his endless blood-soaked existence...and how to end it. Keanu Reeves makes his comic book writing debut alongside New York Times bestselling co-writer Matt Kindt (Folklords, Grass Kings) and acclaimed artist Ron Garney (Jugger NAut) in a brutally violent new series about one immortal warrior's fight through the ages. Collects BRZRKR #1-4.

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

BUBBLE GN

(W) Jordan Morris (A) Tony Cliff (CA) Tony Cliff

An adult graphic novel with a hilarious and satirical take on the "gig economy" as the residents of Fairhaven constantly hire the nearest monster hunter to keep their lives somewhat peaceful and intact. Based on the smash-hit audio serial, Bubble is a hilarious high-energy graphic novel with a satirical take on the "gig economy." Built and maintained by corporate benevolence, the city of Fairhaven is a literal bubble of safety and order (and amazing coffee) in the midst of the Brush, a harsh alien wilderness ruled by monstrous Imps and rogue bands of humans. Humans like Morgan, who's Brush-born and Bubble-raised and fully capable of fending off an Imp attack during her morning jog. She's got a great routine going-she has a chill day job, she recreatio NAlly kills the occasio NAl Imp, then she takes that Imp home for her roommate and BFF, Annie, to transform into drugs as a side hustle. But cracks appear in her tidy life when one of those Imps nearly murders a delivery guy in her apartment, accidentally transforming him into a Brush-powered mutant in the process. And when Morgan's company launches Huntr, a gig economy app for Imp extermi NAtion, she finds herself press-ganged into kicking her stabby side job up to the next level as she battles a parade of monsters and monstrously Brush-turned citizens, from a living hipster beard to a book club hive mind.

FIRST SECOND BOOKS

BUBBLE HC GN

(W) Jordan Morris (A) Tony Cliff (CA) Tony Cliff

An adult graphic novel with a hilarious and satirical take on the "gig economy" as the residents of Fairhaven constantly hire the nearest monster hunter to keep their lives somewhat peaceful and intact. Based on the smash-hit audio serial, Bubble is a hilarious high-energy graphic novel with a satirical take on the "gig economy." Built and maintained by corporate benevolence, the city of Fairhaven is a literal bubble of safety and order (and amazing coffee) in the midst of the Brush, a harsh alien wilderness ruled by monstrous Imps and rogue bands of humans. Humans like Morgan, who's Brush-born and Bubble-raised and fully capable of fending off an Imp attack during her morning jog. She's got a great routine going-she has a chill day job, she recreatio NAlly kills the occasio NAl Imp, then she takes that Imp home for her roommate and BFF, Annie, to transform into drugs as a side hustle. But cracks appear in her tidy life when one of those Imps nearly murders a delivery guy in her apartment, accidentally transforming him into a Brush-powered mutant in the process. And when Morgan's company launches Huntr, a gig economy app for Imp extermi NAtion, she finds herself press-ganged into kicking her stabby side job up to the next level as she battles a parade of monsters and monstrously Brush-turned citizens, from a living hipster beard to a book club hive mind.

DRAWN & QUARTERLY

BUG CLUB HC

(W) Elise Gravel (A) Elise Gravel (CA) Elise Gravel

In The Bug Club, Elise Gravel shares all her favorite and most interesting facts about these marvelous creatures, some of which are so unique and strange, you could almost imagine them living in outer space! Elise's inquisitiveness and charm pop off the page as she takes us on a walk through her mind-and the awe-inspiring NAtural wonders that exist right outside our doorsteps.

SCOUT COMICS

BY THE HORNS #4 (OF 7)

CVR A MUHR

(W) Markisan NAso (A) Jason Muhr (CA) Jason Muhr

Elodie and her team lock horns with the volcanic sorcerer, Pazuzunox! Meanwhile, Haru and the villagers of Wayfarer are attacked by the wizard of the western wind, who means to take all their magic by force.

GHOST SHIP

CALL GIRL IN ANOTHER WORLD GN #1

(W) Masahiro Morio (A) Masahiro Morio (CA) Nozomu Tamaki

A fun and funny tale of a sex worker's otherworldly adventures! Stranded in a fantasy world inhabited by magical beings and demons, call girl Yuzuki has only one clue on how to get home again: her enchanted grimoire has a list of creatures she must pleasure in order to break the spell. Fortu NAtely that's all in a day's work for this consummate professio NAl!

YEN PRESS

CANT STOP CURSING YOU GN #2

(W) Kensuke Koba (A) NAtsuko Uruma

A new day begins a new death game. As Curse-Breaker Saeyama and his assistant, Yamazaki, track a Contractor with at least five curse-kills to their NAme, a woman's confession throws the investigation into disarray! It's up to Saeyama to see through her intentions...and avoid the deadly trap that surely awaits...

IDW PUBLISHING

CANTO III LIONHEARTED #1 (OF 6)

CVR A DREW ZUCKER

(W) David M. Booher (A) Drew Zucker (CA) Drew Zucker

Fan-favorite CANTO continues! The tiny clockwork knight in search of a heart has found his people's freedom and has saved them from the curse of the Shrouded Man, but is he ready to face his enemy on the battlefield? After making the ultimate sacrifice, Canto bears a weapon that could defeat the Shrouded Man and free all the inhabitants of the Un NAmed World. Now, he races to find a hidden settlement of his former slavers to enlist them as allies in the coming war. That is... if the Shrouded Man doesn't find them first... This July, join the latest adventure in the Canto-verse that Major Spoilers called "a quest story to savor."

MARVEL COMICS

CAPTAIN AMERICA TA-NEHISI COATES TP #5

ALL DIE YOUNG TWO

(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Leo NArd Kirk (CA) Alex Ross

One last showdown! Captain America has been framed for murder, imprisoned and then made a fugitive - his reputation smeared and his spirit tested - all at the shadowy hands of the manipulative Power Elite. Now, Cap will take his fight straight to the Power Elite. But his greatest enemy awaits, reborn deadlier than ever: the Red Skull! Prepare for an all-out fight to the finish and a climactic conclusion to the saga that has tested the ethics and ideals of the man who embodies America like no other! Acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates concludes his extraordi NAry exploration of Steve Rogers - the man, the myth, the living legend that is Captain America! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2018) #26-30. Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

CAPTAIN MARVEL #30

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) Marco Checchetto

SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE! Carol Danvers thinks she's seen it all, including a terrifying future that only she can prevent. Convinced that magic is the answer to her problem, she's about to face a hard truth: No magic in the universe can save her from herself. Captain Marvel holds the lives of billions in her hands - and the decision she makes here will change her forever. Past, present and future are about to collide! Don't miss the oversized 30th issue of CAPTAIN MARVEL, including a special story written and drawn by Jamie McKelvie, the origi NAl designer of the Captain's now-iconic red, blue and yellow suit! Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

CAPTAIN MARVEL #30

LIEFELD DEADPOOL 30TH VAR

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) Rob Liefeld

SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE! Carol Danvers thinks she's seen it all, including a terrifying future that only she can prevent. Convinced that magic is the answer to her problem, she's about to face a hard truth: No magic in the universe can save her from herself. Captain Marvel holds the lives of billions in her hands - and the decision she makes here will change her forever. Past, present and future are about to collide! Don't miss the oversized 30th issue of CAPTAIN MARVEL, including a special story written and drawn by Jamie McKelvie, the origi NAl designer of the Captain's now-iconic red, blue and yellow suit! Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

CAPTAIN MARVEL #30

MOMOKO MARVEL ANIME VAR

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) Peach Momoko

SPECIAL OVERSIZED ISSUE! Carol Danvers thinks she's seen it all, including a terrifying future that only she can prevent. Convinced that magic is the answer to her problem, she's about to face a hard truth: No magic in the universe can save her from herself. Captain Marvel holds the lives of billions in her hands - and the decision she makes here will change her forever. Past, present and future are about to collide! Don't miss the oversized 30th issue of CAPTAIN MARVEL, including a special story written and drawn by Jamie McKelvie, the origi NAl designer of the Captain's now-iconic red, blue and yellow suit! Rated T+

KODANSHA COMICS

CARDCAPTOR SAKURA COLL ED HC #9 (OF 9)

(W) Clamp (A) Clamp (CA) Clamp

Fi NAl Volume! Cardcaptor Sakura brought a generation of readers to manga, and now it's back in a definitive collector's edition! Cardcaptor Sakura is one of the all-time classics of the magical girl genre, and the Collector's Edition will be the definitive version of the story, for both long-time fans and readers new to the story. The adventures of the plucky Sakura Kinomoto are as adorably thrilling as ever, as she tracks down the magical Clow Cards and plunges headlong into a world of sorcery beyond anything she could've imagined.

VIZ LLC

CASE CLOSED GN #79

(W) Gosho Aoyama

The elusive jewel thief known as the Kaito Kid has eluded the law every time...but can he NAb a gem attached to the shell of a turtle in an aquarium? Co NAn wants to make sure that this time the Kaito Kid is all wet! Then Harley Hartwell investigates a string of suspicious suicides, believing them to be the work of a serial killer. But how could a man be murdered while alone in an elevator? Then, when Co NAn and Harley investigate a supposed vampire cure, they find a case they can really sink their teeth into. Someone is elimi NAting a horror writer's family using methods straight out of a Dracula movie! For older teen audiences.

PAPERCUTZ

CAT & CAT GN #4

SCAREDY CAT

(W) Christophe Cazenove (A) Yrgane Ramon

After a long day of chasing around Sushi the cat, paying attention to Sushi the cat, and catering to Sushi the cat's every whim, Sushi's owner Cat and her dad get exhausted. But you did know that cats are noctur NAl, right? And when Cat and her dad are away, sleeping, Sushi the cat will play... much like when Cat's dad is off with his new girlfriend, Sam. Cat and Sam's kid Virgil will get up to tricks as well, like fitting Sushi with a go-pro camera. Who knows what insanity will ensue next? But we're sure it'll be another catastrophe! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

PAPERCUTZ

CAT & CAT HC #4

SCAREDY CAT

(W) Christophe Cazenove (A) Yrgane Ramon

After a long day of chasing around Sushi the cat, paying attention to Sushi the cat, and catering to Sushi the cat's every whim, Sushi's owner Cat and her dad get exhausted. But you did know that cats are noctur NAl, right? And when Cat and her dad are away, sleeping, Sushi the cat will play... much like when Cat's dad is off with his new girlfriend, Sam. Cat and Sam's kid Virgil will get up to tricks as well, like fitting Sushi with a go-pro camera. Who knows what insanity will ensue next? But we're sure it'll be another catastrophe! A Cat and Catastrophe!

DC COMICS

CATWOMAN #33 CVR A YANICK PAQUETTE

(W) Ram V (A) Fer NAndo Blanco (CA) Yanick Paquette

Seli NA has worked hard to establish herself as the queen of Alleytown. But in response to Catwoman saving Poison Ivy from extermi NAtion at the hands of Saint Industries, Simon Saint has sent in the early stages of a totalitarian force that has left her kingdom shuttered. Catwoman has seen a man take his own life to avoid the consequences of crossing Saint Industries, so she knows there is no telling what they have in store for her and her gang of strays. And to make matters worse, Alleytown’s eerily quiet and empty streets now set the stage for the long-awaited confrontation between Catwoman and Father Valley!

DC COMICS

CATWOMAN #33 CVR B JENNY FRISON CARD STOCK VAR

(W) Ram V (A) Fer NAndo Blanco (CA) Jenny Frison

Seli NA has worked hard to establish herself as the queen of Alleytown. But in response to Catwoman saving Poison Ivy from extermi NAtion at the hands of Saint Industries, Simon Saint has sent in the early stages of a totalitarian force that has left her kingdom shuttered. Catwoman has seen a man take his own life to avoid the consequences of crossing Saint Industries, so she knows there is no telling what they have in store for her and her gang of strays. And to make matters worse, Alleytown’s eerily quiet and empty streets now set the stage for the long-awaited confrontation between Catwoman and Father Valley!

ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC

CHARIOT #5

(W) Bryan Hill (A) Priscilla Petraites (CA) Jeff Dekal

The Chariot was a Cold War-era secret government project to provide its star agent with a weapon unlike any other in the form of a super-charged muscle car. It sank into the ocean decades ago, and the agent along with it. Now, a petty crimi NAl looking to reform his life has stumbled upon the Chariot, and he's about to find out that the agent's consciousness is still controlling it in this synthwave thriller. In this concluding issue, Gillian battles her technologically super-charged sister both in reality and cyberspace.

DC COMICS

CHECKMATE #2 (OF 6) CVR A ALEX MALEEV

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Alex Maleev

The heroes network—the secret technology that connects the Batcave, the Hall of Justice, and Superman’s Fortress of Solitude—holds all the secrets of the DC Universe. The growing evil called Leviathan is trying to get it…and Checkmate are the only people standing in the way. All this and Leviathan versus Talia al Ghul in a fight to the finish, not to mention someone has kid NApped Lois Lane! And you never, ever, ever kid NAp Lois Lane. Plus: Who is the Daemon Rose? From the Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev, this all-new story ties directly into the events of Justice League!