NOW #5
NEW COMICS ANTHOLOGY
The 2018 Eisner Award-nominated anthology series continues with another entirely self-contained collection of short comics genius! Under a cover by cartoonist Stéphane Blanquet, our fifth issue features 125 pages of ALL-NEW comics by Theo Ellsworth, DRT, DW, Ana Galvañ, Maggie Umber, Eroyn Franklin. Roman Muradov, Jose Quintanar, Walt Holcombe, Walker Tate, Keren Katz, Darin Shuler, Jesse Reklaw, and Nick Thorburn! At $9.99 for 125 pages of all-new color comics, NOW is the best value in comics!
NOW LOADING GN #1
(W) Mikanuji (A) Mikanuji (CA) Mikanuji
Two ladies playtest love in this yuri one-shot about the video game industry! Takagi Suzu has a lot of ups (and downs) working in the video game industry, but she's about to level up: Sakurazuki Kaori, a powerful director in the company who made Takagi's favorite game, has come to guide Takagi on her next mission. Sakurazuki can be a bit harsh, but she's also an experienced leader who will help Takagi gain advanced skills, and the two women might just unlock a new romance along the way!
OBLIV18N #5
(W) Ken Kristensen (A) Francesco Gaston
"Virgin Territory," Part Five. The desperate inmates of a Manhattan juvenile detention facility have been seemingly abandoned by the authorities. Violent chaos erupts as the inmates realize they may starve to death behind bars. Unbeknownst to them, a sympathetic and well-armed group of outsiders plans to break into the facility. But as infighting escalates inside, will there be anyone alive to rescue?
OBLIVION SONG BY KIRKMAN & DE FELICI #10
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Lorenzo De Felici (CA) Lorenzo De Felici
The dangers of Oblivion are running free-but how?
OGRE #3 (OF 3)
(W) Bob Salley (A) Shawn Daley
The gripping finale of the Ogre mini-series! As the northern army is bearing down on the last remaining rebels, the ogre again finds himself locked away. Will he be able to rise and save the day? Or will he perish with the rest of his kind?
OLD MAN HAWKEYE #12 (OF 12)
(W) Ethan Sacks (A) Marco Checchetto (CA) Marco Checchetto
BEYOND SIGHT! • HAWKEYE reaches the end of his quest... • ...as his sight fails him for good! • The final showdown and Hawkeye's last grasp for redemption-it's all here in the dramatic conclusion to 2018's breakout hit maxi-series! Parental Advisory
OLD MAN HAWKEYE #12 (OF 12)
DJURDJEVIC FANTASTIC FOUR VILLAINS VAR
(W) Ethan Sacks (A) Marco Checchetto (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
BEYOND SIGHT! • HAWKEYE reaches the end of his quest... • ...as his sight fails him for good! • The final showdown and Hawkeye's last grasp for redemption-it's all here in the dramatic conclusion to 2018's breakout hit maxi-series! Parental Advisory
OLIVIA TWIST #4
(W) Darin Strauss (A) Emma Vieceli (CA) Vanesa Del Rey
Olivia Twist has lost everything-her new friends and rediscovered family-and her last hope to save them is a desperate solo rescue into the Vertical City. But waiting for her at the top of the dangerous tower is Christian Krespo, whose plans are revealed. Can Olivia reclaim what is rightfully hers or will she be swept up in Krespo's dark designs for world domination? o First comic by internationally bestselling author, Darin Strauss. o Art by Dr. Who and The Adventures of Supergirl artist, Emma Vieceli. o Co-written by Adam Dalva, previously published in The Guardian and Tin House. o The latest from the Berger Books imprint!
ONE PIECE 3IN1 TP #26
(W) Eiichiro Oda (A) Eiichiro Oda (CA) Eiichiro Oda
The dastardly Doflamingo family's grip on the nation of Dressrosa tightens in a bloody battle for the heart and soul of the New World nation. When Trafalgar Law, a "Surgeon of Death" with Devil Fruit powers, allies with rubber-limbed Luffy, bizarre new battle powers emerge! For teen audiences.
ONE WEEK FRIENDS GN #5
Kaori is taking steps to face Hajime, a friend from elementary school that she has since forgotten. But with Hajime in the picture, how will the bond between Yuuki and Kaori shift? Are things looking up for their friendship, or...?
ORDER OF THE STICK DEEDS GONE UNPUNISHED GN
Join the good men and women of Azure City as they fight for, in, and around their homeland in Good Deeds Gone Unpunished, a new collection of stories from The Order of the Stick. This new mostly-prequel features five never-before-available stories, each starring a different Azurite character from the unjustifiably popular fantasy comic strip, The Order of the Stick. It`s our longest book of original content yet, clocking in at 160 pages of black-and-white action and comedy that is not readable online.
ORDER OF THE STICK GN
ORIGIN OF THE PCS
Ever wonder how the Order of the Stick met? Or why on earth Roy would ever hire Elan? Or whether any of the OOTSers ever knew each other before the team formed? All of these questions and many others have been left annoyingly unanswered in the online edition of the Order of the Stick. But wait! Now you can know! Now your burning curiosity that borders on unhealthy obsession can at last be sated, with this original prequel story. Yes, travel back with Rich Burlew, creator of the popular gaming comic The Order of the Stick, as he unearths the secret origins of your favorite adventurers in the first all-new never-posted-on-the-internet version of OOTS. In The Order of the Stick: On the Origin of PCs, you'll discover the answers to all of the following questions: How did Haley leave the employ of the Thieves' Guild? Why was Durkon sent into human lands by the high priest of Thor? Why did Eugene Greenhilt swear revenge on Xykon? What was Roy like in Fighter College? What ever happened to Elan's last employer? What does Belkar really think of the Monk class? Why DO they call themselves the "Order of the Stick"? (No, for real this time.) Presented in 72 glossy pages of glorious black-and-white art (for that nostalgic "old movie" feel), the book also features a prefaces by the author and Redcloak the Goblin Cleric. The Order of the Stick: On the Origin of PCs is a must for any fan of the comic series. Well, any fan who doesn't want to be kept up nights worrying about the horrible, horrible truth about their favorite characters. Trust usyour sanity practically DEMANDS you own this book!
ORDER OF THE STICK GN #1
DUNGEON CRAWLIN FOOLS
The Order of the Stick follows the comic strip adventures of six stick-figure heroes as they brave the perils of your favorite fantasy roleplaying game. Watch as they struggle against monsters, evil twins, bored necromancers and their own crushing incompetence in more than 140 full-color comic strips. The Order of the Stick lampoons roleplaying games and the fantasy genre itself in hilarious fashion weekly on the internet, and now even the technophobic can enjoy their antics in convenient book format. Packed with author commentary and never-seen-before comics, these compilations are sure to be collector's treasures for years to come.
ORDER OF THE STICK GN #2
PALADIN BLUES
The Order of the Stick is back in action (and in color!) in this second volume compiling the popular fantasy gaming satire webcomic in convenient book format. Watch in amazement as The Order of the Stick, everyone's favorite band of hopelessly incompetent adventurers, leaves the dungeon behind (probably a good idea, considering they blew it up anyway) and ventures out into the great outdoors. Thrill to encounters with bandits, dragons, assassins, and perhaps the most terrifying of all--paladins! Watch in amazement as the Order of the Stick finds itself caught between the forces of Good and Less-Than-Good as their stupid little adventure turns into a stupid epic adventure to save their very world! What's in No Cure for the Paladin Blues, you ask? All of the comics from #121 and #301 (inclusive). Fourteen all-new bonus strips that fit in (mostly) seamlessly with the existing story. More than 12 pages of self-absorbed author commentary. Foreward by Scott Kurtz, creator of the webcomic PVP. Preface by Vaarsuvius, elven wizard. A detailed recap of the events of Dungeon Crawlin' Fools by Elan the Bard. And yes, the book contains a complete translation for all of Haley's cryptograms. The Order of the Stick, Volume 2: No Cure for the Paladin Blues is the exciting continuation of the Order of the Stick story. Without it, your copy of the first and third books will look odd sitting on the shelf next to one another.
ORDER OF THE STICK GN #3
WAR AND XPS
The epic battle between good and evil becomes more epic-y than ever in the long-awaited third volume in The Order of the Stick story, War and XPs. Follow the continuing adventures of Roy, Haley, Elan, Durkon, Vaarsuvius, and Belkar as they persevere prophecies, revenge, true love, heroic battles, villainous treacheries, tragic falls, and one swingin' party. Read in white-knuckled edge-of-your-seat anticipation as the Order leads the charge in a massive siege that makes the Battle of Thermopylae look like a sorority car wash. Continuing directly from the story in the award-winning No Cure for the Paladin Blues, this book is a must-have for those who have been collecting the entire The Order of the Stick story in print format. Only slightly briefer than its namesake, War and XPs is a mammoth 288-page comic book that weighs in at over 2 pounds of comedy and covers all of the OOTS comics between #302 and #484?ut we didn't stop until we crammed more than 30 pages of never-before-seen bonus material into this book, too!
ORDER OF THE STICK GN #4
Divided by the events of War and XPs, our heroes struggle to reunite in this fourth compilation of the popular online comic, The Order of the Stick! With their leader, ah, indisposed, Haley leads the quest to bring him back from the, uh, the place that he is at. (Hey, some people only read the comic in book form, I don't want to spoil it for them.) Meanwhile, her love Elan contends with new threats at sea, including some direct competition for her man! And how will these problems drive one of the Order's own to take an offer they should have refused? Find out in the exciting continuation of the OOTS story, Don't Split the Party!
ORDER OF THE STICK GN #5
BLOOD RUNS FAMILY
The fifth volume in the popular stick figure fantasy webcomic, The Order of the Stick, features 384-pages of full-color comedy and adventure. Watch as leader Roy Greenhilt leads his less-than-intrepid team to the distant Western Continent, where they encounter scheming warlords, creepy death priests, dim-witted bounty hunters, and a whole lot of shocking coincidences! Crammed with bonus materials and author commentaries, it`s the biggest OOTS book yet, with five years` worth of comics compiled for the first time.
ORDER OF THE STICK START OF DARKNESS GN
From the depths of time comes a story of wicked villains, terrible secrets, and monumental screw-ups! The Order of the Stick: Start of Darkness reveals for the first time the secret origins of Xykon, Redcloak, the Monster in the Darkness, heck, even the demon cockroaches. Containing 112 pages of all-new never-published-online comics in dramatic black-and-white, Start of Darkness is full of villainy goodness for any fan of the OOTS. Learn such secrets as: How did Xykon and Redcloak meet? How did Xykon became a lich? Why did Eugene Greenhilt swear revenge on Xykon? What ever happened to Lirian's Gate, anyway? How did Redcloak discover the Monster in the Darkness? Why on earth does Redcloak put up with Xykon's crap? This book is a must have for fans as it fills in missing details in the story of who these evildoers are and why they do evil. Wallowing in unrepentant villainy has never been this much fun (legally)!
OSCAR MARTINS SOLO SURVIVORS OF CHAOS TP
(W) Oscar Martin (A) Oscar Martin
The Statix Press debut of Oscar Martin, Warner Bros Lifetime Achievement Award-winning writer-artist of Tom & Jerry - packed with brutal action and engrossing detail in an animal apocalypse! On an Earth ravaged by nuclear war, an array of mutant animals have repopulated the land. These survivors of chaos are far from peaceful, and when Solo's family faces starvation, the young rat wanders the cannibal wastes to become a warrior!
OUTCAST BY KIRKMAN & AZACETA #37
(W) Robert Kirkman (A) Paul Azaceta (CA) Paul Azaceta
NEW STORY ARC At long last, Simon's story is told.
OUTER DARKNESS #2
(W) John Layman (A) Afu Chan (CA) Afu Chan
From the creator of CHEW-a horrifying vision of space! Captain Rigg is prepared to test his new ship and crew by flying them straight into the heart of demon-infested space. One small problem: he didn't brief them beforehand...
OUTPOST ZERO #5
(W) Sean McKeever (A) Alexandre Tefenkgi (CA) Alexandre Tefenkgi
NEW STORY ARC Lyss is never going to be able to explore the Frost or have a truly important job... that's just how it is in the Outpost. But as Planning Team attempts to save everyone from the ice threatening to crush them all, Lyss has an unexpected opportunity to prove her worth.
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #4
MAIN
(W) Celia Lowenthal (A) Jorge Monlongo (CA) Celia Lowenthal
As Beatrice continues to urge Wirt to leave Hollow Town, Greg is unhelpful. Except, after all this time something about Wirt seems off...
OVER GARDEN WALL HOLLOW TOWN #4
PREORDER HALL VAR
(W) Celia Lowenthal (A) Jorge Monlongo (CA) Natalie Hall
As Beatrice continues to urge Wirt to leave Hollow Town, Greg is unhelpful. Except, after all this time something about Wirt seems off...
PAPER GIRLS TP #5
(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Cliff Chiang (CA) Cliff Chiang
BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of Wonder Woman, return with award-winning colorist MATTHEW WILSON and innovative letterer JARED K. FLETCHER for the darkly dramatic fifth volume of PAPER GIRLS. Can anyone escape fate? That's what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they travel from the year 2000 to a distant and dangerous future era of Cleveland, Ohio. Plus, the secret truth behind the mysterious "Grand Father" who's been pursuing the girls across time is finally revealed! Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-25