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DC COMICS

(W) James TynionIV (A) Alvaro Martinez (CA) Eddy Barrows

"Fall of the Batmen" part two! Spoiler and the team still have unfinished business to resolve...and unfortunately for everyone, the Victim Syndicate feels the same way! RATED T

DC COMICS

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(W) James TynionIV (A) Alvaro Martinez (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

"Fall of the Batmen" part two! Spoiler and the team still have unfinished business to resolve...and unfortunately for everyone, the Victim Syndicate feels the same way! RATED T

DC COMICS

(W) James TynionIV (A) Alvaro Martinez (CA) Eddy Barrows

"Fall of the Batmen" part three! With the Victim Syndicate on the move and Clayface on the edge, the team faces a crossroads-but Batwoman believes she knows the way forward! The trick is...does Batman agree? RATED T

DC COMICS

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(W) James TynionIV (A) Alvaro Martinez (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

"Fall of the Batmen" part three! With the Victim Syndicate on the move and Clayface on the edge, the team faces a crossroads-but Batwoman believes she knows the way forward! The trick is...does Batman agree? RATED T

SPACE GOAT PUBLISHING

EVIL DEAD 2 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL AC TIVTY BOOK #0

(W) Georgia Ball (A) Vincenzo Riccardi (CA) David Youkovich

Two Christmas-themed Evil Dead 2 stories and Evil Dead 2 ac TIVities printed on matte paper, perfect for drawing and coloring! Ash faces Christmas Deadites and Krampus in this ho-ho-horror-day special! It reprints Evil Dead 2: Revenge of Krampus, Evil Dead 2: A Merry Deadite Christmas, with extra ac TIVities like groovy word hunts, dot-to-dot Deadites, and more! This jolly book is printed on matte paper perfect for coloring and writing!

DARK HORSE COMICS

JOE GOLEM OCCULT DETEC TIVE FLESH & BLOOD #1

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Patric Reynolds (CA) David Palumbo

Occult detec TIVe Joe Golem continues to protect New York City from supernatural danger when he investigates a home that has become a hotbed of paranormal ac TIVity, but the real danger may be from the person he least suspects. o First issue in a new arc!

CALIBER ENTERTAINMENT

SHERLOCK HOLMES RETIRED DETEC TIVE GN

(W) Gary Reed (A) Wayne Reid (CA) Wayne Reid

A look at Sherlock Holmes in his retirement years. A reporter is curious about the whisperings at University of a mysterious man rumored to be exploring and examining corpses in the dead of night. If it isn't related to a crime, what could he possibly be searching for? From award-winning writer Gary Reed.

REBELLION / 2000AD

2000 AD PACK DEC 2017 #90

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Na

Blazing SF action from the Eisner-nominated UK anthology! Everything wraps up in the final regular issue of 2017; there's fire and fury in the Siberian wastes in Judge Dredd: "Black Snow" by Michael Carroll and PJ Holden; Absalom takes one step closer to the last face-off in Terminal Diagnosis by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion; and The Brutania Chronicles come to its earth-shaking finale in the double-length conclusion to Slaine: Archon by Pat Mills and Simon Davis! The Galaxy's Greatest Comic rounds out its fortieth anniversary year with the traditional bumper Xmas special, a 100-page beast of an issue featuring a stunning line-up of creators and characters! Bad Company are hunted men as they search for the truth behind the Ararat war in "Terrorists" by Peter Milligan and Rufus Dayglo; the ABC Warriors are at each other's throats as Mars descends into chaos in "Fallout" by Pat Mills and Clint Langley; Merlin has awoken and unleashed the Motherless Men in Book 5 of Brass Sun, "Engine Summer," by Ian Edginton and INJ Culbard; Bill Savage discovers the reality behind the "Thousand Year Stare," courtesy of Pat Mills and Patrick Goddard; we flashback to a significant Justice Department character in a one-off The Fall of Deadworld story by Kek-W and Dave Kendall; Ace Garp celebrates the fes TIVe season in his own unique way, by Eddie Robson and Nigel Dobbyn; the long-awaited tale of what became of Starlord can finally be told, courtesy of Kenneth Niemand and Henry Flint; and lawman Judge Dredd is caught in a fix... Plus much more!

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

ACTIONVERSE ONGOING #4

STRAY CVR A IZAAKSE

(W) Vito Delsante (A) Sean Izaakse (CA) Sean Izaakse

The past is prologue. Stray's greatest challenge lies in the present. Who are the Intolerance? With New York City at a tipping point, Stray is going to need some help! Guest starring Midnight Tiger! Also: A new back-up story by Jay Piscopo! Retailer incen TIVe cover by Miguel Angel Ruiz!

ACTION LAB ENTERTAINMENT

ACTIONVERSE ONGOING #4

STRAY CVR B RUIZ

(W) Vito Delsante (A) Sean Izaakse (CA) Miguel Ruiz

The past is prologue. Stray's greatest challenge lies in the present. Who are the Intolerance? With New York City at a tipping point, Stray is going to need some help! Guest starring Midnight Tiger! Also: A new back-up story by Jay Piscopo! Retailer incen TIVe cover by Miguel Angel Ruiz!

IDW PUBLISHING

ANGRY BIRDS COMICS QUARTERLY #1

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(W) Paul Tobin (A) Jordi Alfonso (CA) Paco Rodriques

Red, Matilda, Chuck, and all your favorite, feathered friends are back for more adventures in the second Angry Birds quarterly comic! This oversized issue is crammed full of crea TIVe characters and silly stories that will delight readers new and old!

IDW PUBLISHING

ANGRY BIRDS COMICS QUARTERLY #1

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(W) Paul Tobin (A) Jordi Alfonso (CA) Tony Sandoval

Red, Matilda, Chuck, and all your favorite, feathered friends are back for more adventures in the second Angry Birds quarterly comic! This oversized issue is crammed full of crea TIVe characters and silly stories that will delight readers new and old!

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

ARCHIE CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR #1

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Various

Get ready for a Christmas spectacular featuring some of Archie's most fes TIVely fun stories!

DARK HORSE COMICS

ART OF RATCHET & CLANK HC

(W) Insomniac Games (A) Insomniac Games (CA) Insomniac Games

Dark Horse Books and Insomniac Games proudly offer a look back at the history of the Ratchet & Clank saga in a Qwark-tastic collection of never-before-seen concept art and behind-the-scenes commentary chronicling eleven amazing games and the brilliant studio that created them! o The 15-year anniversary retrospec TIVe of one of the most influential PlayStation games!

IDW PUBLISHING

ASSASSINISTAS #1

CVR A HERNANDEZ

(W) Tini Howard (A) Gilbert Hernandez (CA) Gilbert Hernandez

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 alterna TIVe 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 Hernandez teams up with rising star writer Tini Howard (The Skeptics, Magdelena, Rick and Morty) for a full-octane action & family drama assault! •   Letter columns, interviews, previews, behind-the-panel-borders secrets & more!

IDW PUBLISHING

ASSASSINISTAS #1

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(W) Tini Howard (A) Gilbert Hernandez (CA) Sanford Greene

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 alterna TIVe 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 Hernandez teams up with rising star writer Tini Howard (The Skeptics, Magdelena, Rick and Morty) for a full-octane action & family drama assault! •   Letter columns, interviews, previews, behind-the-panel-borders secrets & more!

BOOM! STUDIOS

BACKSTAGERS TP #2

(W) James TynionIV (A) Rian Sygh (CA) Veronica Fish

Jory and the rest of the Backstagers have one goal this semester: to put on the best show their town's ever seen. But best-laid plans aren't easy to achieve when there's an entire magical world that lives beyond the curtain! When one of the actors suddenly goes missing, the Backstagers must band together to save their comrade and maintain the natural balance of...theater. James Tynion IV (Detec TIVe Comics, The Woods) and artist Rian Sygh (Munchkin, Stolen Forest) explore what it means to be an outcast looking to find one's place in an earnest story of friendship and self-expression. Collects the final issues #5-8. "A genuine must read comic that will improve the quality of your life simply by existing in it." - Mul TIVersity  

D. E.

BETTIE PAGE #6

CVR A LINSNER

(W) David Avallone (A) Colton Worley (CA) Joseph Michael Linsner

Bettie goes to the Cannes Film Fes TIVal! Invasion of the Space Commies isn't up for the Grand Prix, but that won't keep our plucky heroine from chasing spies on the French Riveria! David Avallone and Esau Figueroa take you back to 1952, in the next installment of the Secret Diary of Bettie Page.

D. E.

BETTIE PAGE #6

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(W) David Avallone (A) Colton Worley (CA) Scott Chantler

Bettie goes to the Cannes Film Fes TIVal! Invasion of the Space Commies isn't up for the Grand Prix, but that won't keep our plucky heroine from chasing spies on the French Riveria! David Avallone and Esau Figueroa take you back to 1952, in the next installment of the Secret Diary of Bettie Page.

D. E.

BETTIE PAGE #6

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(W) David Avallone (A) Colton Worley (CA) Photo

Bettie goes to the Cannes Film Fes TIVal! Invasion of the Space Commies isn't up for the Grand Prix, but that won't keep our plucky heroine from chasing spies on the French Riveria! David Avallone and Esau Figueroa take you back to 1952, in the next installment of the Secret Diary of Bettie Page.

DC COMICS

(W) Tony Isabella (A) Clayton Henry (CA) Clayton Henry

Wrongly accused of killing a gang of armed robbers, Black Lightning must stay ahead of the police while fighting to remove a deadly arsenal of high-tech weapons from the streets of Cleveland...and while facing civilians who are no longer certain he's one of the good guys. As teacher Jefferson Pierce, he must also try to keep drug dealers away from his students. Meanwhile, Detec TIVe Colavito investigates mystery man Tobias Whale. Beware: news in this city breaks without pity. RATED T

DC COMICS

Presenting never-before-reprinted adventures of Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, from the pages of WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #256-260, DC COMICS PRESENTS #16, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #173-174 and DETEC TIVE COMICS #490-491 and 494-495!

MARVEL COMICS

CABLE NEMESIS CONTRACT TP

(W) Joe Casey (A) Jose Ladrönn (CA) Jose Ladrönn

Cable stars in power-packed adventures from an explosive era! The Askani'son's world is rocked when he battles Jack Truman, the highly trained S.H.I.E.L.D. opera TIVe known as Agent 18! When the Nemesis Contract is opened, Cable will face the wrath of Zzzax, the fury of Nick Fury and the portent of Project Deathlok! Then, when Stryfe strikes, Nathan must unite with his "blood brother" Nate Grey - the headstrong young refugee from the Age of Apocalypse known as X-Man - to stop him! But Cable will need help from the Avengers when the end times draw near, courtesy of the Harbinger of Apocalypse! Plus: Rachel Summers - the once and future Phoenix - makes her return! With the Prophecy of the Twelve looming on the horizon, will Cable embrace his Apocalyptic destiny? Collecting CABLE (1993) #59-70 and ANNUAL '99 and X-MAN #45-47. Rated T

CHAPTERHOUSE COMICS

CAPTAIN CANUCK YEAR ONE #1

VIRGIN ART

(W) Jay Baruchel (A) Marcus To (CA) David Finch

Jay Baruchel joins Chapterhouse with an epic origin story! If you missed FCBD, we have you covered! Captain Canuck Year One Book One is available again at $1.99 with a brand-new deluxe cover wrap featuring David Finch's iconic image of the Captain. And on the reverse of every cover of Year One is the virgin art! "Sur Saray" is a Year One story set during Tom Evans' time serving in the Afghanistan war. Tom has returned to ac TIVe duty after going AWOL to rescue his brother from Site ALEPH, but his unit, the PCE Squad is folded into an unscrupulous mercenary platoon. Frustrated by the injustices he's witnessing on a daily basis, Tom begins slipping away by night, using his new powers to right the street-level wrongs the military is too unwieldy to effec TIVely address.

PICTURE ESQUE PUBLISHING

CARTOONS MAGAZINE #12

(A) Various (CA) Mike Lavallee

CARtoons is back with some more Hot Rod-related B&W stories & artwork. Issue #12 is about "Custom Paint Culture." From airbrushing to pin striping and much more! 64 pages of pure automo TIVe family friendly humor. If you love Cars, you will love CARtoons.