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IDW PUBLISHING

30 DAYS OF NIGHT #1 (OF 6)

CVR B KOWALSKI & FOLNY

(W) Steve Niles (A) Piotr Kowalski (CA) Piotr Kowalski

As the sun sets over an isolated Alaskan township-not to rise again for a month-a new evil emerges from the shadows to terrorize the town... But after a series of strange events and horrific killings, the question becomes, what lurks in the shadows? 30 Days of Night is reborn in an all-new reimagining of the series designed to titillate the mind and horrify the senses! •   As Fargo was reinvented for television, see the IDW classic reimagined for the modern era-keeping the frights while keeping you guessing! •   15 years ago, IDW launched the origi NAl terrifying saga... now in 2017, 30 Days is reborn in a horrifically different re-telling! •   Series creator/writer Steve Niles is joined on interiors by Piotr Kowalski (Sex), and re-joined by creator/origi NAl artist Ben Templesmith and origi NAl cover artist Ashley Wood on covers! •   Steve Niles is getting critical acclaim for his book Winnebego Graveyard!

DC COMICS

(W) Dan Jurgens (A) Steve Pugh (CA) Francis Ma NApul

"BOOSTER SHOT" part one! As Superman struggles to cope with Mr. Oz's true identity, the Man of Steel turns to the only "hero" he knows who can prove once and for all if Oz's story is true: Booster Gold! But a massive power doesn't want our heroes venturing through time, and will do anything it can to sabotage their journey! RATED T

IDW PUBLISHING

ADV OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN ILLUS BY ERIC POWELL TP

(W) Mark Twain (A) Eric Powell (CA) Eric Powell

The "Great American Novel" re-presented with modern illustrations by celebrated comics creator Eric Powell. The classic novel by celebrated American author Mark Twain tells of a tee NAge misfit accompanied by an escaping slave, Jim, as the two NAvigate down the Mississippi River by raft. As their journey unfolds, Huck and Jim encounter adventure, danger, and a deftly scribed cast of characters that are by turns both me NAcing and hilarious. This special edition contains 21 illustrations by comics industry star Eric Powell (The Goon, Hillbilly), and presents the material as Twain intended.

BOOM! STUDIOS

ADVENTURE TIME SUGARY SHORTS TP #4

(W) Kat Leyh (A) Michael Dialy NAs (CA) Asia Kendrick-Horton

Collecting stories by comic creators from around the world, Sugary Shorts stars all your favorite Adventure Time characters, from Fion NA the Human to Billy the Hero. Includes fantastical tales from Kat Leyh (Lumberjanes), Jake Wyatt (Ms. Marvel), Michael Dialy NAs (The Woods), Kel McDo NAld (Misfits of Avalon), and more.

D. E.

AGENT 47 BIRTH OF HITMAN #3

CVR A LAU

(W) Christopher Sebela (A) Jo NAthan Lau (CA) Jo NAthan Lau

It's graduation day. Dia NA Burnwood struggles to balance her two lives, her psychotic mentor, and her conscience as she prepares to make the first kill on her road to avenging her parents. While Agent 47 and his brother 6 make their move to escape the Institute and end up changing their lives and world history in one bloody blow.

D. E.

AGENT 47 BIRTH OF HITMAN #3

CVR B GAMEPLAY

(W) Christopher Sebela (A) Jo NAthan Lau (CA) Gameplay

It's graduation day. Dia NA Burnwood struggles to balance her two lives, her psychotic mentor, and her conscience as she prepares to make the first kill on her road to avenging her parents. While Agent 47 and his brother 6 make their move to escape the Institute and end up changing their lives and world history in one bloody blow.

KODANSHA COMICS

AHO GIRL (CLUELESS GIRL) GN #4

(W) Hiroyuki (A) Hiroyuki (CA) Hiroyuki

Yoshiko is a hopefully clueless high school girl. Her rock-paper-scissors strategy is "rock." She somehow gets zeroes on multiple-choice tests. And she has an often-nearly-fatal weakness for ba NA NAs. Her devoted friends have no choice but to hang around and make sure nobody takes advantage of her. (Of course, the entertainment value might have something to do with it, too.) Cute characters, weird gags, and lots and lots of ba NA NAs!

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

ALICE & ZOUROKU GN #3

(W) Tetsuya Imai (A) Tetsuya Imai (CA) Tetsuya Imai

A thrilling super NAtural manga series-now with an anime adaptation! A group of young girls possesses a mysterious power known as "Alice's Dream," which gives them the ability to turn their thoughts into reality. Detained and experimented upon, these youths are locked away in secret until one of them ma NAges to escape. Her NAme is Sa NA-a girl with the power to ignore the very laws of physics. When this willful powerhouse crosses paths with a stubborn old man NAmed Zoroku, his carefully-ordered life will never be the same again!

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

ALTERS #8

(W) Paul Jenkins (A) Leila Leiz (CA) Leila Leiz

The story of No-Damn- NAme, a loving mother      Chapter 3: Mother Stands for Comfort Chalice has successfully convinced the newest Alter to join the Gateway Army but the decision has come at a severe cost: a group of altered a NArchists has taken the very thing that our new Alter prizes the most, her oldest child. And as Chalice tries to work through her feelings of guilt and frustration to save the child, inspiration comes from the least likely source possible... at the ultimate price. "In essence, any superhero comic where the hero has a secret identity, can be seen as a metaphor for identity issues. However, Alters ramps this metaphor up to eleven." -Andy Hall of comiccrusaders.com From the writer of Wolverine: Origin, Sentry and Hellblazer with artwork by AfterShock's very own Leila Leiz!

MARVEL COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #792

LEG

(W) Dan Slott (A) Ryan Stegman (CA) Alex Ross

VENOM INC. Part 2 •  Spider-Man finds himself between Eddie and a mysterious new figure! •  And Black Cat and her gang find themselves face-to-face with an amped-up villain NAmed Maniac that might just rip those faces right off. Rated T

MARVEL COMICS

AMERICA #10

LEG

(W) Gabby Rivera (A) Joe Quinones (CA) Joe Quinones

EXTERMI NATRIX Part 3 •  Extermi NAtrix has taken over America's home, kid NApped her allies and turned her own friends against her. And so far, not even America's new powers have helped her turn the tide. •  But the Midas Corporation is about to learn that you don't mess with a Fuerto NA--and you definitely don't mess with a Chavez. •  America goes for the big shot as her first LEGACY arc comes to a head! Rated T+

DARK HORSE COMICS

AMERICAN GODS HC #1

SHADOWS

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Various (CA) Glenn Fabry

This super NAtural American road trip fantasy tells the story of a war between the ancient and modern gods. Shadow Moon gets out of jail only to discover his wife is dead. Defeated, broke, and uncertain where to go from here, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, who employs him to serve as his bodyguard-thrusting Shadow into a deadly world where ghosts of the past come back from the dead, and a god war is imminent. Collecting the first nine issues of the American Gods comic book series, along with art process features, high res scans of origi NAl art, layouts, character designs, and variant covers by Becky Cloo NAn, Skottie Young, Fábio Moon, Dave MCKean, and more! ''An atmospheric, beautifully illustrated take on Gaiman's story.'' -AV CLUB

ACTION LAB - DANGER ZONE

AMERIKARATE TP #2

US ACTION FORCE

(W) Brockton McKinney (A) Daniel Arruda Massa (CA) Daniel Arruda Massa

The President himself has a very special mission for Sam and Cynthi NA: karate-fight some robo-punks and restore justice to a recently crime-choked city. Who is the mysterious villain from Sam's past? What does that have to do with the city-wide crime wave? Can you have sex in a wheelchair? Find out all that and more in AmeriKarate: U.S. A.c.t.i.o.n. Force! In Shops: Dec 27, 2017 SRP: $14.99

BOOM! STUDIOS

AMORY WARS GOOD APOLLO #9 (OF 12)

(W) Claudio Sanchez (A) Rags Morales (CA) Rags Morales

The fi NAl chapter begins as the Rebel Army begins their assault on Apity Prime, while Claudio and Ambelli NA find themselves face-to-face with Wilhelm Ryan.

DARK HORSE COMICS

ANGEL SEASON 11 #12

(W) Corin NA Bechko (A) Geraldo Borges (CA) Scott Fischer

Angel, Fred, and Illyria, back in the present, find they've changed history . . . for the worse. There's a crack in time, and something monstrous, growing beyond control, has become the fount of an insect plague-a harbinger of the end of days! As Dublin is overrun, the trio must figure out how to destroy it, before it destroys . . . everything.

DARK HORSE COMICS

ANGEL SEASON 11 #12

VAR

(W) Corin NA Bechko (A) Geraldo Borges (CA) Stephanie Hans

ONI PRESS INC.

ANOTHER CASTLE GRIMOIRE TP #1

(W) Andrew Wheeler (A) Pauli NA Ganucheau (CA) Pauli NA Ganucheau

Princess Misty of Beldora longs for a more exciting life, but gets more than she bargained for when she is captured by Lord Badlug, the ruler of the neighboring kingdom of Grimoire. He intends to marry her and conquer Beldora, leading the land into ruin and chaos. Together with the long-suffering citizens of Grimoire and a certain bumbling prince, Misty must fight to protect her kingdom and free both realms from Badlug's tyrannical rule. Misty is determined not to be another damsel in distress; she'll discover just what it takes to be the hero of the story.

YEN PRESS

AOHARU X MACHINEGUN GN #8

(W) NAoe (A) NAoe (CA) NAoe

Fans demanded it, and now one of our bestselling digital releases comes to print! 'We, Star White, will stand with Toy Gun Gun.' Star White suddenly shows up to join in on the fight against 11 DOGs. When Midori suggests that they temporarily team up, Matsuoka agrees to the plan. What will come of the counter battle that faces the two-man cells of Tachiba NA and Ichi, Yukimura and Fujimoto, and Matsuoka and Midori!? And what kind of difficult past does Matsuoka share with Midori and Yukimura...?

DC COMICS

UNDERWORLD (REBIRTH)

Enraged by rumors of Arthur's survival in the slums of Atlantis, the ruthless King Rath orders the use of ancient Atlantean techno-magic to track down the Aquaman at all costs! But the ex-king Arthur can't hide for long when his fate collides with that of a mysterious young woman on the run from Rath's own secret police. Her NAme: Dolphin. Collects AQUAMAN #25-30.

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

ARCHIES #3

CVR A REG SMALLWOOD

(W) Alex Segura (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Greg Smallwood

New Ongoing Series! Featuring inter NAtio NAlly bestselling artist CHVRCHES! As The Archies face a rocky start to their first-ever tour, they find unexpected drama among the members! Can Betty and Archie reconcile their artistic differences? Can real-life indie Scottish synthpop trio CHVRCHES provide the guidance they need to weather the storm?

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

ARCHIES #3

CVR B MCKELVIE

(W) Alex Segura (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Jamie McKelvie

New Ongoing Series! Featuring inter NAtio NAlly bestselling artist CHVRCHES! As The Archies face a rocky start to their first-ever tour, they find unexpected drama among the members! Can Betty and Archie reconcile their artistic differences? Can real-life indie Scottish synthpop trio CHVRCHES provide the guidance they need to weather the storm?

ANTARCTIC PRESS

ARYA #3

(W) Sam Beck (A) Sam Beck

The popular Indie series featuring independent women comic creators and illustrators is back!  A queen protects the future of her kingdom at all costs (Sam Beck), and a young woman discovers growing up sometimes starts when you're already an adult (Han NAh Fisher).

ASPEN MLT INC

ASPEN UNIVERSE DECIMATION #3

CVR A REN NA

(W) Vince Her NAndez (A) Marco Ren NA (CA) Marco Ren NA

The time for Revelations has ended. The time for Decimation has begun... All Hell breaks loose as battles arise on all fronts! The arrival of Grace in the Everlands sig NAls the fight for the very existence of the magical realm itself! Meanwhile, in Costa Rica, the Death Princess discovers that manipulating the minds of the innocent is far easier than those of the guilty-as several of Aspen's toughest villains combine under the dark lord Rainier to vanquish her rule for all eternity!

ASPEN MLT INC

ASPEN UNIVERSE DECIMATION #3

CVR B GREEN

(W) Vince Her NAndez (A) Marco Ren NA (CA) Randy Green

The time for Revelations has ended. The time for Decimation has begun... All Hell breaks loose as battles arise on all fronts! The arrival of Grace in the Everlands sig NAls the fight for the very existence of the magical realm itself! Meanwhile, in Costa Rica, the Death Princess discovers that manipulating the minds of the innocent is far easier than those of the guilty-as several of Aspen's toughest villains combine under the dark lord Rainier to vanquish her rule for all eternity!

IDW PUBLISHING

ASSASSINISTAS #1

CVR A HER NANDEZ

(W) Tini Howard (A) Gilbert Her NAndez (CA) Gilbert Her NAndez

Dominic Prince and the Semester Abroad, Part 1 of 6. Dominic Price is a college-age kid who just wants to spend the semester making out with his boyfriend, Taylor, in between rounds of TurboLight Fighter and maintaining a solidly passable 3.2 GPA. His mom, Octavia, formerly a badass action-movie-quality bounty hunter, didn't pay his tuition, because she had to get back in the business and spend 40K on black market weapons and body armor. And she's bringing Dominic with her, because the alter NAtive is making lattes for a semester, and he'd rather die. Good thing in mom's line of work, dying is an option. •   "It's a Kill Bill story in a Venture Brothers world! or better yet:  Fun Home taking place on a backdrop of The Expendables."-Tini Howard, co-creator/writer •   Modern Family. Retro Sass. Highly Trained. To Kick your Ass. ASSASSINISTAS •   Eisner Hall of Fame Artist Gilbert Her NAndez teams up with rising star writer Tini Howard (The Skeptics, Magdele NA, Rick and Morty) for a full-octane action & family drama assault! •   Letter columns, interviews, previews, behind-the-panel-borders secrets & more!