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AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CASPER #1

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(W) S.A. Check (A) Mike Wolfer (CA) Mike Wolfer

Casper the friendly ghost, the friendliest ghost you know.  Casper and his friends Wendy the Good Little Witch and Hot Stuff the Little Devil are back!  The lovable Harvey classic returns to comics to delight kids of all ages with brand new adventures in the original beloved style.  Generations of today's artists grew up on these wonderful characters and now they have an opportunity to contribute colorful new stories to their legacy.  This fun first issue features three new exciting Casper stories with his friends Wendy and Hot Stuff!  Join us on Casper's journey with Main Cover by Adrian Ropp, Spooky Variant by Mike Wolfer, Classics Cover by Bill Galvan, a Blank Sketch Cover, and a special Retro Animation retailer incentive cover!  

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CASPER AND WENDY #1

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(W) Jenni Gregory (A) S.A. Check (CA) Bill Galvan

Everyone's favorite friendly ghost revisits one of the original Harvey team ups in "Casper And"!    Each comic will feature a new Harvey pal as they find all kinds of hysterical mischief they can get into at Casper's side. This issue features fantastic tales of teamwork between Casper and Wendy the Good Little Witch.  What hijinks can these two best of friends get up to?  Find out here in a comic book series that is true to the original Harvey look and feel.  Go back to your childhood and share modern tales with new generations of Casper fans!  Casper And Wendy comes with four covers, Main by Jenni Gregory, Antis by Jeff Scherer, Best Friends by Adrian Ropp, and a special Retailer Retro Animation Incentive Edition.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CASPER AND WENDY #1

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(W) Jenni Gregory (A) S.A. Check (CA) Jeff Scherer

Everyone's favorite friendly ghost revisits one of the original Harvey team ups in "Casper And"!    Each comic will feature a new Harvey pal as they find all kinds of hysterical mischief they can get into at Casper's side. This issue features fantastic tales of teamwork between Casper and Wendy the Good Little Witch.  What hijinks can these two best of friends get up to?  Find out here in a comic book series that is true to the original Harvey look and feel.  Go back to your childhood and share modern tales with new generations of Casper fans!  Casper And Wendy comes with four covers, Main by Jenni Gregory, Antis by Jeff Scherer, Best Friends by Adrian Ropp, and a special Retailer Retro Animation Incentive Edition.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

CASPER AND WENDY #1

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(W) Jenni Gregory (A) S.A. Check (CA) Adrian Ropp

Everyone's favorite friendly ghost revisits one of the original Harvey team ups in "Casper And"!    Each comic will feature a new Harvey pal as they find all kinds of hysterical mischief they can get into at Casper's side. This issue features fantastic tales of teamwork between Casper and Wendy the Good Little Witch.  What hijinks can these two best of friends get up to?  Find out here in a comic book series that is true to the original Harvey look and feel.  Go back to your childhood and share modern tales with new generations of Casper fans!  Casper And Wendy comes with four covers, Main by Jenni Gregory, Antis by Jeff Scherer, Best Friends by Adrian Ropp, and a special Retailer Retro Animation Incentive Edition.

AMRYL ENTERTAINMENT

CAVEWOMAN FACE OFF #1

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(W) Devon Massey (A) Devon Massey (CA) Devon Massey

A team of beautiful girls displaying seemingly super human powers suddenly appear in Marshville and it's up to Meriem, Carrie, and Mona to form their own team to combat this new threat.  Catch this new story arch from the beginning! A battle of sexy super teams in a no holds barred cat fight for the future of Marshville!

IDW PUBLISHING

COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS COMICS FOR ALL #1

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(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ryan Dunlavey (CA) Ryan Dunlavey

The bestselling, mind-blowing graphic history of our favorite medium continues-with the long birth of the Graphic Novel, spanning from1835 Switzerland to the USA today! How French and Belgian comics broke away from the American tradition-and inspired Heavy Metal and a sci-fi comics revolution! Starring: Will Eisner! Moebius! Gil Kane! Herge! Rodolfe Töpffer! All this and a brand-new HER-story of Comics story (and World History of Comics variant cover) too!

IDW PUBLISHING

COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF COMICS COMICS FOR ALL #1

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(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Ryan Dunlavey (CA) Ryan Dunlavey

The bestselling, mind-blowing graphic history of our favorite medium continues-with the long birth of the Graphic Novel, spanning from1835 Switzerland to the USA today! How French and Belgian comics broke away from the American tradition-and inspired Heavy Metal and a sci-fi comics revolution! Starring: Will Eisner! Moebius! Gil Kane! Herge! Rodolfe Töpffer! All this and a brand-new HER-story of Comics story (and World History of Comics variant cover) too!

ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE

CONSULTANT #1 (OF 4)

(W) Jason Sterr (A) David Maine (CA) Simon Fraser

Marcus Greenberg has a very particular set of skills, as a former Navy S.E.A.L., he does the dirty work of our nation's superheroes, keeping his clients out of the papers and off of death row. With the help of his assistant Russell, a reformed shape-shifting supervillain, Greenberg is the go-to-guy for making super-sins disappear. He is The Consultant.

IMAGE COMICS

CURSE WORDS HOLIDAY SPEC #1

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(W) Charles Soule (A) Mike Norton (CA) Ryan Browne

'Tis the season...but not just on Earth! The Hole World has holidays too, and in this special CURSE WORDS event, you'll see how Wizord, Margaret, and their pals celebrate the season. With looks into the cast's pasts and visits from dearly departed wizard-y friends (hey there, Cornwall...), this one's not to be missed.

IMAGE COMICS

CURSE WORDS HOLIDAY SPEC #1

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(W) Charles Soule (A) Mike Norton (CA) Mike Norton

'Tis the season...but not just on Earth! The Hole World has holidays too, and in this special CURSE WORDS event, you'll see how Wizord, Margaret, and their pals celebrate the season. With looks into the cast's pasts and visits from dearly departed wizard-y friends (hey there, Cornwall...), this one's not to be missed.

DC COMICS

Tasked as the government's own living, breathing, ticking time bomb, Ethan retains no control when the monster takes over. Cheaper than a nuclear warhead and twice as effective, Ethan fights to rein in the damage he unleashes when the beast inside him springs free for one hour a day. With everyone around him in danger, Ethan struggles to contain the DAMAGE he inflicts on the DC Universe. RATED T+

DARK HORSE COMICS

EMPOWERED & SISTAH SPOOKY`S HIGH SCHOOL HELL #1

(W) Adam Warren (A) Carla Speed McNeil (CA) Carla Speed McNeil

Empowered's "frenemy" Sistah Spooky was once a schoolgirl who sold her soul for hotness, but was granted even more magic than beauty. Now, both superheroines find themselves trapped in a high-school hellscape by Spooky's Infernal Service Provider-with her blonde ex-classmates plotting ritual murder to claim her magic for themselves! o First Empowered comic-book series in standard comics format. o Over 250,000 Empowered volumes in print. o Artist Carla Speed McNeil is the acclaimed creator of Finder and artist of No Mercy, Queen and Country, and many more. Finder won an Eisner Award, Two Ignatz Awards, and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

EQUILIBRIUM GUN KATA CASE BOOK #1

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(W) Tory Mell (A) Clint Hilinski (CA) Rich Bonk

Return to Libria and the dystopian world of Equilibrium!  Emotions and artistic expression is banned.  And Sense Offenders are the biggest threat to the peace the city faces.  To stop these terrorists, the Grammaton Clerics are trained in the lethal martial art of gun kata, which allow them to dispatch of the underground rebels with brutal finality.  This special one shot story examines the black and white world of Equilibrium and drops you in the middle of a non-stop firefight for control! Equilibrium Gun Kata Case Book comes with two covers - Main by Richard Bonk and Photo Cover.

AMERICAN MYTHOLOGY PRODUCTIONS

EQUILIBRIUM GUN KATA CASE BOOK #1

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(W) Tory Mell (A) Clint Hilinski (CA) Photo

Return to Libria and the dystopian world of Equilibrium!  Emotions and artistic expression is banned.  And Sense Offenders are the biggest threat to the peace the city faces.  To stop these terrorists, the Grammaton Clerics are trained in the lethal martial art of gun kata, which allow them to dispatch of the underground rebels with brutal finality.  This special one shot story examines the black and white world of Equilibrium and drops you in the middle of a non-stop firefight for control! Equilibrium Gun Kata Case Book comes with two covers - Main by Richard Bonk and Photo Cover.

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FAITHS WINTER WONDERLAND SPECIAL #1

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(W) Marguerite Sauvage (A) Marguerite Sauvage (CA) Marguerite Sauvage

Eisner Award and Russ Manning Award-nominated artistic sensation Marguerite Sauvage (FAITH, Shade the Changing Girl) takes the helm for a fanciful tale of Faith Herbert's very first holiday extravaganza! As cheer fills the air, Faith "Zephyr" Herbert is about to take a trip down the rabbit hole...and into a mind-bending winter wonderland where every day is something special! But hiding behind the tinsel, all is not what it seems... White rabbit meets red-nosed reindeer as Faith squares off against a realm of make-believe and merriment for a whimsical flight of superhero fancy, featuring the electrifyingly beautiful artwork of Marguerite Sauvage - one of the fastest rising stars in comics today!

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC

FAITHS WINTER WONDERLAND SPECIAL #1

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(W) Marguerite Sauvage (A) Marguerite Sauvage (CA) Paulina Ganucheau

Eisner Award and Russ Manning Award-nominated artistic sensation Marguerite Sauvage (FAITH, Shade the Changing Girl) takes the helm for a fanciful tale of Faith Herbert's very first holiday extravaganza! As cheer fills the air, Faith "Zephyr" Herbert is about to take a trip down the rabbit hole...and into a mind-bending winter wonderland where every day is something special! But hiding behind the tinsel, all is not what it seems... White rabbit meets red-nosed reindeer as Faith squares off against a realm of make-believe and merriment for a whimsical flight of superhero fancy, featuring the electrifyingly beautiful artwork of Marguerite Sauvage - one of the fastest rising stars in comics today!

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

FORLORN FUNNIES #1

(W) Paul Hornschemeier (A) Paul Hornschemeier (CA) Paul Hornschemeier

Paul Hornschemeier returns with a mosaic of genres. Comics, scripts, prose, all are on display here, including the first chapter of Hornschemeier's new graphic novel "Jerkwater Elite," a Downton Abbey style screenplay ("Ups and Downs") and chapter one of Hornschemeier's first prose novel. "Captain All" offers a surrealist nod to Steve Ditko and Fletcher Hanks and "Benny Schellfisch" offers a welcome dose of misanthropic navel gazing.

SCOUT COMICS

GHOSTS OF HIROSHIMA #1

(W) Jim Krueger (A) Luigi Borillo (CA) Luigi Borillo

Hell doesn't always come in a hand basket; sometimes it comes in a briefcase. Guilt is the greatest ghost of them all. For James Henricherson, the guilt of a mistake made many years ago continues to haunt him. It dogs his every move. It keeps him from sleeping. He believes he has condemned an innocent soul to eternal suffering and pain. And he has worked for years to invent a way to free this soul from Hell itself. But Henricherson's attempts and his theoretical success has stirred the condemned souls of Hell, who see this as a way to get power in Hell, to become the gatekeepers of a place that, before this moment, had no such thing as a door.

DARK HORSE COMICS

GIANTS #1

(W) Carlos Valderrama (A) Miguel Valderrama (CA) Miguel Valderrama

A cataclysm of unknown origins unleashed a race of gigantic monsters whose presence has driven humanity underground. There, two orphans discover that the most dangerous monster is ambition, which unchecked, will grow until it devours you! o An original vision from two powerful new talents! o The Valderrama Bros. first American work!

DARK HORSE COMICS

HELLBOY KRAMPUSNACHT #1

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Adam Hughes (CA) Adam Hughes

The only thing more exciting than pitting Hellboy against this Satanic spin on Santa is the team-up of Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes.

DARK HORSE COMICS

HELLBOY KRAMPUSNACHT #1

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(W) Mike Mignola (A) Adam Hughes (CA) Mike Mignola

The only thing more exciting than pitting Hellboy against this Satanic spin on Santa is the team-up of Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes.

DARK HORSE COMICS

HELLBOY KRAMPUSNACHT #1

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(W) Mike Mignola (A) Adam Hughes (CA) Adam Hughes

The only thing more exciting than pitting Hellboy against this Satanic spin on Santa is the team-up of Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes.

DC COMICS

"THE END OF FOREVER" part one! There is a secret history to the DC Universe of heroes who have protected humanity from the shadows since the dawn of time...and who can live forever. Enter the Immortal Men! The team, headed by the Immortal Man, has waged a secret war against the House of Conquest for countless years-but Conquest has dealt a devastating blow. When their base of operations, known as the Campus, is savagely attacked, the Immortal Men must seek out their last hope-an emerging metahuman known as Caden Park! Caden's emerging powers may be able to ensure the Immortal Men's survival-but will Conquest get to him first? RATED T+

BOOM! STUDIOS

JIM HENSON STORYTELLER FAIRIES #1 (OF 4)

(W) Matt Smith (A) Matt Smith (CA) Matt Smith

The critically acclaimed Jim Henson's The Storyteller celebrates four mythic tales of fairies inspired by folklore from around the world and told in the spirit of Jim Henson's beloved television series. In this first issue, rising newcomer Matt Smith (Lake of Fire, Barbarian Lord) reimagines the "The Elf Queen and the Shepherd," a tale of elven fairies in Iceland.   When a Fairy Princess is cursed to the human realm and cursed to bring death with her, Grettir the Strong must discover the source of the trouble and break her curse. Upcoming issues will include stories by Benjamin Schipper, Tyler Jenkins, and Celia Lowenthal. Praise for Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Giants: "An enjoyable read, nicely adapting both the classic show and folk tale, with very solid artwork." - Multiversity Comics

BOOM! STUDIOS

JIM HENSON STORYTELLER FAIRIES #1 (OF 4)

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(W) Matt Smith (A) Matt Smith (CA) Sas Milledge

The critically acclaimed Jim Henson's The Storyteller celebrates four mythic tales of fairies inspired by folklore from around the world and told in the spirit of Jim Henson's beloved television series. In this first issue, rising newcomer Matt Smith (Lake of Fire, Barbarian Lord) reimagines the "The Elf Queen and the Shepherd," a tale of elven fairies in Iceland.   When a Fairy Princess is cursed to the human realm and cursed to bring death with her, Grettir the Strong must discover the source of the trouble and break her curse. Upcoming issues will include stories by Benjamin Schipper, Tyler Jenkins, and Celia Lowenthal. Praise for Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Giants: "An enjoyable read, nicely adapting both the classic show and folk tale, with very solid artwork." - Multiversity Comics