WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE CHRISTMAS SPEC #1
CVR A TEMPLESMITH
(W) Ben Templesmith (A) Ben Templesmith (CA) Ben Templesmith
All is not well in the far north. As the Arctic slowly melts, automation increases, and labor costs go through the roof, CEO Claus is under increasing pressure to answer to his stockholders and his lenders. Rebellion is in the air and only Wormwood can potentially come in to help-and hopefully not bugger it up too much. • You saw him take on the U.S. Government, now it's time for Wormwood to tell if Santa's been nice... or naughty. • I saw Wormwood killing Santa Claus! Underneath the mistletoe last night! • More Wormwood already? It's a corpse-mas miracle!
WORMWOOD GENTLEMAN CORPSE CHRISTMAS SPEC #1
CVR B TEMPLESMITH
(W) Ben Templesmith (A) Ben Templesmith (CA) Ben Templesmith
All is not well in the far north. As the Arctic slowly melts, automation increases, and labor costs go through the roof, CEO Claus is under increasing pressure to answer to his stockholders and his lenders. Rebellion is in the air and only Wormwood can potentially come in to help-and hopefully not bugger it up too much. • You saw him take on the U.S. Government, now it's time for Wormwood to tell if Santa's been nice... or naughty. • I saw Wormwood killing Santa Claus! Underneath the mistletoe last night! • More Wormwood already? It's a corpse-mas miracle!
WRAPPED UP #3
MAIN MCMAHON CVR
(W) Dave Scheidt (A) Scoot McMahon (CA) Scoot McMahon
Killer kitties are on the hunt for Milo's neighbor, the Wizard! These aren't cute cats like from the internet, man. They're predators in deadly purrrsuit, and the Wizard needs Milo's help-and his sweet skateboard tricks-to escape! Can they fight off these feisty felines? Wrapped Up #3 features a variant cover by Tim Beard and a backup comic drawn by Miranda Harmon (Wizard's Garden)!
WRAPPED UP #3
BEARD WRAPAROUND CVR
(W) Dave Scheidt (A) Scoot McMahon (CA) Jim Beard
Killer kitties are on the hunt for Milo's neighbor, the Wizard! These aren't cute cats like from the internet, man. They're predators in deadly purrrsuit, and the Wizard needs Milo's help-and his sweet skateboard tricks-to escape! Can they fight off these feisty felines? Wrapped Up #3 features a variant cover by Tim Beard and a backup comic drawn by Miranda Harmon (Wizard's Garden)!
X-MEN BLUE #17
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(W) Cullen Bunn (A) R. B. Silva (CA) Arthur Adams
CROSS-TIME CAPERS Part 2 • Lost in time, JEAN GREY and her team of X-MEN must survive long enough to fix what is wrong with the timestream... • ...which isn't easy with the teens stranded in the not-too-far future. If only there were a similar group of mutant heroes to help them out. • Oh, wait! There totally is! GUEST-STARRING X-MEN 2099! Rated T+
X-MEN BLUE #18
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(W) Cullen Bunn (A) R. B. Silva (CA) Arthur Adams
CROSS-TIME CAPERS Part 3 • Nothing that MARVEL GIRL, CYCLOPS, JIMMY HUDSON, ICEMAN, BLOODSTORM or BEAST have done has cured the timestream, causing bits and pieces of history to blink out of existence. • Luckily, the original GENERATION X crew is here to help! Or fight? Guess we'll find out! • GUEST-STARRING CHAMBER, JUBILEE, HUSK, MONET, and so many others that we can't fit them into one solicit! Rated T+
X-MEN GOLD #17
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(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Ken Lashley (CA) Ken Lashley
The DARTAYUS ODYSSEY Part 2 • After alien invaders attack Manhattan, the X-Men must take the fight to the NEGATIVE ZONE! • But what does the mysterious KOLOGOTH have planned next? Rated T+
X-MEN GOLD #18
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(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Ken Lashley (CA) Ken Lashley
The DARTAYUS ODYSSEY Part 3 • Trapped! The X-Men's resident fuzzy blue elf Nightcrawler is a prisoner to the Dartayan Empire, and Rachel Grey may never see her new beau ever again! Rated T+
X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 (OF 2)
(W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor (CA) Ed Piskor
From Eisner award-winning creator Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree) comes a thrilling new series chronicling all of X-Men history! X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN stitches together the most important moments in mutant history, creating a comprehensive narrative celebrating the X-Men's past, present, and future. The first in a trilogy, GRAND DESIGN returns to Charles Xavier's assembly of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, and Beast! A must for fans looking to brush up on their X-Men lore or as jumping-on point for Marvel's merry mutants. Rated T+
X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 (OF 2)
PISKOR CHARACTER VAR
(W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor (CA) Ed Piskor
From Eisner award-winning creator Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree) comes a thrilling new series chronicling all of X-Men history! X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN stitches together the most important moments in mutant history, creating a comprehensive narrative celebrating the X-Men's past, present, and future. The first in a trilogy, GRAND DESIGN returns to Charles Xavier's assembly of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, and Beast! A must for fans looking to brush up on their X-Men lore or as jumping-on point for Marvel's merry mutants. Rated T+
X-MEN GRAND DESIGN #1 (OF 2)
PISKOR CORNER BOX VAR
(W) Ed Piskor (A) Ed Piskor (CA) Ed Piskor
From Eisner award-winning creator Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree) comes a thrilling new series chronicling all of X-Men history! X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN stitches together the most important moments in mutant history, creating a comprehensive narrative celebrating the X-Men's past, present, and future. The first in a trilogy, GRAND DESIGN returns to Charles Xavier's assembly of Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, and Beast! A must for fans looking to brush up on their X-Men lore or as jumping-on point for Marvel's merry mutants. Rated T+
X-MEN LEGION SHADOW KING RISING TP
(W) Chris Claremont (A) Bill Sienkiewicz (CA) Jim Lee
David Haller is no ordinary mutant. Son of Charles Xavier, founder of the X-Men, David's incredible mental powers fractured his mind - and now, each of his personalities controls a different ability! And they're not all friendly, as Xavier and the New Mutants find out the hard way! But as Legion struggles to control the chaos in his head, he attracts the attention of one of Xavier's oldest and most malevolent foes: Amahl Farouk, the Shadow King, who's secretly been stalking and manipulating the X-Men and their allies. When the Shadow King sinks his hooks deep into David's mind, will two teams of X-Men be enough to defeat him - or will David be the key to the villain's ultimate victory? Collecting NEW MUTANTS (1983) #26-28 and #44, UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #253-255 and #278-280 and X-FACTOR (1986) #69-70. Rated T
X-MEN LEGIONQUEST HC
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Andy Kubert
The epic story that ushered in the Age of Apocalypse! Legion's once-shattered psyche is finally united, with a singular purpose: to make up for all the misery he has visited on his father, Charles Xavier. And to do it, he plans to make Xavier's dream a reality - by traveling back in time to kill its greatest obstacle, Magneto! The X-Men scramble to stop him from altering history - but, lost in the past, can they thwart Legion's misguided mission before the entire Marvel Universe is wiped away? Plus: Mystique seeks revenge against Legion, even as her shocking connection to Nightcrawler is revealed! And Storm returns to Cairo to face her past, but will she join the all-new Hellfire Club? Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #318-321, X-MEN (1991) #38-41, X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #4-7, X-MEN ANNUAL (1992) #3, X-FACTOR (1986) #107-109 and CABLE (1993) #20. Rated T
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #10
CVR A LAROSA
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Clayton Crain (CA) Lewis LaRosa
Wanted dead or alive by the galaxy's deadliest band of mercenaries! One does not rise to power without making enemies along the way...and for X-O Manowar, the armored emperor of the planet Gorin, those enemies' grievances have now come due. To end his reign, Aric of Dacia's adversaries have paid a blood-fueled bounty to a ragtag assemblage of the cosmos's most feared undesirables and cutthroat killers - alien beings whose viciousness is matched only by their greed. And their hunt starts...now. Meet the most feared band of trackers the Valiant Universe has ever known right here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY, Mind MGMT) and blockbuster artist Renato Guedes (DIVINITY #0, Wolverine) present a bruising, standalone interlude for the year's most acclaimed comics epic!
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #10
CVR B ROCAFORT
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Clayton Crain (CA) Adam Pollina
Wanted dead or alive by the galaxy's deadliest band of mercenaries! One does not rise to power without making enemies along the way...and for X-O Manowar, the armored emperor of the planet Gorin, those enemies' grievances have now come due. To end his reign, Aric of Dacia's adversaries have paid a blood-fueled bounty to a ragtag assemblage of the cosmos's most feared undesirables and cutthroat killers - alien beings whose viciousness is matched only by their greed. And their hunt starts...now. Meet the most feared band of trackers the Valiant Universe has ever known right here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY, Mind MGMT) and blockbuster artist Renato Guedes (DIVINITY #0, Wolverine) present a bruising, standalone interlude for the year's most acclaimed comics epic!
YOKAI RENTAL SHOP GN #2
(W) Shin Mashiba (A) Shin Mashiba (CA) Shin Mashiba
A young man named Hiiragi has recently learned that he has a half-brother. Seeking him out, he not only finds the brother he never knew, but discovers he is a mysterious individual covered in bandages who runs an exclusive rare animal pet shop. But this unique shop is itself a front for something even more mysterious: a secret shop where customers in-the-know can sign a contract forged in blood and rent out yokai for their own singular purposes!
YONA OF THE DAWN GN #9
(W) Mizuho Kusanagi (A) Mizuho Kusanagi (CA) Mizuho Kusanagi
Zeno, the Yellow Dragon, joins Yona's party, and now the Four Dragons are finally assembled! Yona and her friends head to Yun's birthplace in the land of the Fire Tribe. The people in the area not only have to deal with famine, but are forced into poverty by heavy taxes. What measures will Yona and her friends take to protect the town from oppressive government officials? For teen audiences.
YOU HAVE KILLED ME GN
(W) Jamie S. Rich (A) Joëlle Jones (CA) Joëlle Jones
The classic graphic novel collaboration from the minds behind Lady Killer returns in a new softcover format! Antonio Mercer is a private eye by trade, a man bad luck seems to follow, as evidenced by his newest client-the sister of his former lover, Julie Roman, who's now disappeared. And Julie's sister, Jessica, is a real piece of work. Still, Mercer takes the case, getting entangled in the same family drama that drove him away. Well, maybe not exactly the same, because the Romans have made some... unsavory connections. As the bodies start piling up, Mercer has no choice but to see the case through to its end-or become one of its casualties.
YOUNGBLOOD #7
CVR A TOWE
(W) Chad Bowers (A) Jim Towe (CA) Jim Towe
"TEAM YOUNGBLOOD," Part One Mission accomplished. Now what? Following the events of "Reborn," the team begins to reevaluate its purpose while lying low in Japan. Elsewhere, a new threat approaches in the form of a Youngblood-obsessed serial killer.
YOUNGBLOOD #7
CVR B LIEFELD
(W) Chad Bowers (A) Jim Towe (CA) Rob Liefeld
"TEAM YOUNGBLOOD," Part One Mission accomplished. Now what? Following the events of "Reborn," the team begins to reevaluate its purpose while lying low in Japan. Elsewhere, a new threat approaches in the form of a Youngblood-obsessed serial killer.
YOUTH ROMANTIC COMEDY WRONG EXPECTED GN #7
(W) Wataru Watari (A) Naomichi Io (CA) Ponkan 8
The manga adaptation of one of the bestselling light novel franchises in Japan brings high school cynicism face-to-face with youthful enthusiasm in this bittersweet comedy of errors! Who thought it would be a good idea to put the most cynical, anti-social loner in school on the school festival committee? What's done is done, and Hachiman wants nothing more than to simply muddle through and do as little work as possible. But when the head of the committee can't be bothered to even show up to most meetings, work begins to fall heavily on Yukino and the others. The event date closes in relentlessly but will they finish the preparations in time when half the committee is slacking off?
YOWAMUSHI PEDAL GN #7
(W) Wataru Watanabe (A) Wataru Watanabe (CA) Wataru Watanabe
Team Sohoku races their hearts out in the name of guts and glory in the inspiring original manga series behind the cycling anime smash hit, Yowamushi Pedal! Imaizumi's pedaling as hard as he can to propel Team Sohoku's ace forward...but will Midousuji's sudden appearance crush their spirits?! Read on in the hit cycling manga, Yowamushi Pedal!
ZIPPER COSMIC JUNGLE #1
From the mind of the iconic Gene Simmons! Return to the world of Zipper - an alien trapped on Earth fights his way home to Etheria. In his absence, he has become a symbol of hope for a group of freedom fighters, fleeing the global Collective. Is Zipper ready to play savior to these dissidents against the tyrannical Old Ones and threats from outside their very universe? His life depends on it.
ZODIAC STARFORCE TP #2
CRIES OF THE FIRE PRINCE
(W) Kevin Panetta (A) Paulina Ganucheau (CA) Paulina Ganucheau
After defeating a former ZS member and her mean-girl minions the girls thought they'd get a break, but a new big-bad has come out to play and demons are overrunning the town! The UK team's secrets are causing a rift in the Zodiac alliance and divided they may fall! The series Comics Alliance calls "your favorite new magical girl team" returns with even more laughs, crushes, and monsters in their latest adventure! Collects Zodiac Starforce: Cries of the Fire Prince #1-4.
ZOJAQAN #5
(W) Collin Kelly (A) Nathan Gooden (CA) Nathan Gooden
The stunning conclusion begins in blood, as Shannon Kind must reckon with the choices she's made - and the lessons she has taught the impressionable Zoja. Can Shannon save the world of Zojaqan... or will she burn it to the ground?