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AVANT-GUARDS TP #2

(W) Carly Usdin (A) Noah Hayes (CA) Noah Hayes

     * The Avant-Guards have been on a roll, but when they hit the end of their winning-streak, will these new friendships survive? As The Avant-Guards struggle to move forward, they'll soon learn just what it means to truly be a team - on the court and, most importantly, off the court. * The critically-acclaimed team of writer Carly Usdin (Heavy Vinyl) and artist Noah Hayes (Wet Hot American Summer) deliver the next chapter of the series where every shot counts when you take them with your friends. * Collects issues #5-8.

DARK HORSE COMICS

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER PROMISE LIBRARY ED HC

(W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Gurihiru (CA) Gurihiru

The Avatar's adventures continue right where the TV series left off, in this beautiful oversized hardcover of The Promise, from Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko and Eisner and Harvey Award winner Gene Luen Yang! Aang and friends must join together once again as the four nations' tenuous peace is threatened in an impasse between Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei! As the world heads toward another devastating war, Aang's friendship with Zuko throws him into the middle of the conflict! Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender-The Promise Parts 1-3, plus a brand-new sketchbook.

DARK HORSE COMICS

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER RIFT LIBRARY ED HC

(W) Michael Dante Dimartino (A) Gurihiru (CA) Gurihiru

Avatar Aang and friends honor an Air Nomad holiday that hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years, but when cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen lead Aang to a refinery operating on land sacred to the Airbenders, they soon find themselves in peril as a dangerously powerful ancient spirit awakens with vengeance and destruction on its mind! Collects The Rift parts 1-3.

ABRAMS

AVATAR LAST AIRBENDER RISE OF KYOSHI HC NOVEL

(W) F C Yee

F. C. Yee's The Rise of Kyoshi delves into the story of Kyoshi, the Earth Kingdom-born Avatar. The longest-living Avatar in this beloved world's history, Kyoshi established the brave and respected Kyoshi Warriors, but also founded the secretive Dai Li, which led to the corruption, decline, and fall of her own nation. The first of two novels based on Kyoshi, The Rise of Kyoshi maps her journey from a girl of humble origins to the merciless pursuer of justice who is still feared and admired centuries after she became the Avatar.

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS #28

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Ed McGuinness

STARBRAND REBORN PART TWO: THE DRAWING OF THE HERALDS! A mysterious new wielder of the all-powerful, cosmic super-weapon the Starbrand has arisen inside a space prison the size of a galaxy, drawing the attention of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, along with some of the most powerful figures from beyond the stars. Behold the coming of the Three Heralds. Also, Thor is a Brood now... Rated T+

MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS #28

LUPACCHINO 2020 VAR

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Emanuela Lupacchino

STARBRAND REBORN PART TWO: THE DRAWING OF THE HERALDS! A mysterious new wielder of the all-powerful, cosmic super-weapon the Starbrand has arisen inside a space prison the size of a galaxy, drawing the attention of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, along with some of the most powerful figures from beyond the stars. Behold the coming of the Three Heralds. Also, Thor is a Brood now... Rated T+

ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS

B & V FRIENDS JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #276

(W) Bill Golliher (A) Dan Parent (CA) Pat & Tim Kennedy

BRAND NEW STORY: "Relatively Speaking" Betty's cousin Jessie is paying a visit to the Cooper household, and she's planning on spicing up the quiet town of Riverdale!

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B B FREE #2 (OF 12)

CVR A DUNLAP

(W) Gabby Rivera (A) Royal Dunlap (CA) Royal Dunlap

    After discovering that everything her father ever told her is a lie, b.b. is on the run to the only person she can trust, her radio show partner, Chulita. But with b.b.'s mysterious powers getting stronger everyday, and her father's power organization on her trail, b.b. won't find the safe haven she expects... and she may be putting her only friend in danger.

GRAPHIX

BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER GN #1

KARENS WITCH

(W) Ann M. Martin (A) Katy Farina (CA) Katy Farina

A fresh and fun graphic novel series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen Brewer lives next door to Mrs. Porter, who wears long robes and has wild gray hair. Mrs. Porter has a black cat named Midnight and always seems to be working in her garden. Karen isn't supposed to spy on her neighbor, but she's determined to prove that Mrs. Porter is a witch named Morbidda Destiny! Mrs. Porter is getting ready to have a special meeting at her house, and Karen is sure the meeting is for witches. Are they going to cast a spell on Karen? Or will she be brave enough to send them away, once and for all? Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

GRAPHIX

BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER HC GN #1

KARENS WITCH

(W) Ann M. Martin (A) Katy Farina (CA) Katy Farina

A fresh and fun graphic novel series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen Brewer lives next door to Mrs. Porter, who wears long robes and has wild gray hair. Mrs. Porter has a black cat named Midnight and always seems to be working in her garden. Karen isn't supposed to spy on her neighbor, but she's determined to prove that Mrs. Porter is a witch named Morbidda Destiny! Mrs. Porter is getting ready to have a special meeting at her house, and Karen is sure the meeting is for witches. Are they going to cast a spell on Karen? Or will she be brave enough to send them away -- once and for all?

YEN ON

BACCANO LIGHT NOVEL HC #12

(W) Ryohgo Narita (A) Katsumi Enami (CA) Katsumi Enami

It's the year 2002, and Firo and Ennis are finally on their very belated honeymoon-and for some reason, Czes has been invited to join them on the cruise to Japan. But with movie stars, stuntmen, stowaways, and gunslingers aboard, the voyage is looking to be anything but peaceful... For readers ages 13 years and up.

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING

BACK ISSUE #118

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Rich Buckler; John Beatty

Back Issue #118 is a Greatest Stories Never Told issue! Alex Ross' unrealized Fantastic Four reboot, DC: The Lost 1970s (including Joe Simon's Guardian Angel and Gerry Conway and John Calnan's Ninja the Invisible), Frank Thorne's Red Sonja preliminaries, Chris Claremont and Dave Sim's X-Men/Cerebus, Mike Grell's Batman/Jon Sable, Larry Hama's Fury Force, Curt Swan's lost pages from Ed Hannigan's Skull and Bones, Steve Englehart and Trevor Von Eeden's Batman/Mad Hatter, Brian Augustyn and Mike Parobeck's Target, and Paul Kupperberg's insider's look at the ill-fated Impact reboot (with unpublished art by Dave Cockrum, Michael Netzer, and more)!

GALLERY 13

BAD GIRLS SC GN

(W) Alex De Campi (A) Victor Santos (CA) Victor Santos

Six million dollars. Twelve hours to get out of Cuba. A gangster's moll, a jazz singer, and a mambo queen all have their reasons for needing to escape the El Eden Casino in Havana. And during a tumultuous New Year's Eve in 1958, when Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista flees the country and the nation falls to Fidel Castro's Communists, they get their chance, thanks to the help of six suitcases filled with stolen dirty money. Of course, it's one thing to get the cash... and quite another to get off the island alive.

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

BAD RECEPTION #5

(W) Juan Doe (A) Juan Doe (CA) Juan Doe

The last dance has finally arrived-but will it be for Hashtag, or for those who have survived this far? Join superstar creator Juan Doe for this finale as we bid farewell to everyone that attended this "off-the-grid" wedding extravaganza. We leave you with these parting words, the first day of the rest of your life may be your last. Written and drawn by AfterShock's very own Juan Doe (DARK ARK, AMERICAN MONSTER, WORLD READER), BAD RECEPTION is a searing horror story that doubles as a topical, satirical critique on society's obsession with technology, social media and the cult of celebrity.

ANTARCTIC PRESS

BADASS #2

(W) Adrian Nelson (A) Adrian Nelson (CA) Adrian Nelson

Parasites, elderly zombies and Sam, oh my!  A day at the office go sideways for B.A.D.A.S.S. (Bureau of Alien Detection And Supernatural Sightings) when a battle is waged inside their own headquarters!

LION FORGE

BALLAD OF YAYA GN #4

ISLAND

(W) Patrick Marty (A) Golo Zhao (CA) Golo Zhao

Yaya and Tuduo find themselves stranded on an island, and it is up to Yaya to find help. But things get even more desperate when she winds up in the clutches of some wicked gangsters and their illegal pearl diving operation. How will she be able to escape?

DC COMICS

(W) Joe Hill (A) Leomacs (CA) Reiko Murakami

Basketful of Heads continues as a seven-issue miniseries! June Branch has been hunted, haunted, and desperate; she's got an ancient Viking axe with mystical properties and a severed head in a basket that won't shut up. If she can't make her traveling companion be quiet, maybe she can get some answers out of him...answers that might spell the difference between life and death. But getting him to talk is one thing, and getting the truth out of him is another. He's a decapitated devil who'd like nothing more than to lead June astray-and with three other killers out to finish her off, so she has no room for error. The comic with the sharpest edge in horror returns for another swing of the axe!

DC COMICS

CARD STOCK VAR ED

(W) Joe Hill (A) Leomacs (CA) Tula Lotay

Basketful of Heads continues as a seven-issue miniseries! June Branch has been hunted, haunted, and desperate; she's got an ancient Viking axe with mystical properties and a severed head in a basket that won't shut up. If she can't make her traveling companion be quiet, maybe she can get some answers out of him...answers that might spell the difference between life and death. But getting him to talk is one thing, and getting the truth out of him is another. He's a decapitated devil who'd like nothing more than to lead June astray-and with three other killers out to finish her off, so she has no room for error. The comic with the sharpest edge in horror returns for another swing of the axe!

DC COMICS

(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Jim Lee

This new hardcover features Batman and Catwoman's greatest team-ups from their 80-year history together by some of the best writers and artists in the industry! Follow the famous duo's ups and downs from the 1940s on opposite sides of the law to their recent engagement and more in stories from DC's rich history.

DC COMICS

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico

With Oracle calling the shots in Burnside, Batgirl must figure out how to survive her nightmare opponent. But how do you defeat a nemesis who does you better than you? Does the answer lie within? Our hero just might have to forget everything she knows in order to beat these impossible odds!

DC COMICS

VAR ED

(W) Cecil Castellucci (A) Carmine Di Giandomenico (CA) Terry Dodson

With Oracle calling the shots in Burnside, Batgirl must figure out how to survive her nightmare opponent. But how do you defeat a nemesis who does you better than you? Does the answer lie within? Our hero just might have to forget everything she knows in order to beat these impossible odds!

DC COMICS

(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Mikel Janin

"City of Bane" chapter eleven! The end is near as one victory leads to another defeat. As Batman reclaims his city from Bane, can he regain his sense of family? More specifically, when a man who is your father from another dimension has torn everything down around you, what will it take to build it back up? Especially when that man is currently staring you in the face and threatening to punch it. The final battle for Gotham City...and the cowl of the Caped Crusader...starts here!

DC COMICS

CARD STOCK VAR ED

(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Francesco Mattina

"City of Bane" chapter eleven! The end is near as one victory leads to another defeat. As Batman reclaims his city from Bane, can he regain his sense of family? More specifically, when a man who is your father from another dimension has torn everything down around you, what will it take to build it back up? Especially when that man is currently staring you in the face and threatening to punch it. The final battle for Gotham City...and the cowl of the Caped Crusader...starts here!

DC COMICS

(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Tony S. Daniel

The stunning conclusion to "City of Bane" is here! How will Flashpoint Batman be vanquished from our dimension? What will become of Gotham Girl now that she's betrayed all she knows? How will the Bat team cope without Alfred? Will Catwoman stick around? Who will rebuild Gotham City? Is Batman ever going to be Batman again? The event of the summer now closes out the year, setting the stage for a whole new path for the Dark Knight Detective. You don't dare miss the extra-sized concluding chapter to Tom King's epic run on Batman-and it all leads to the new Batman and Catwoman series!

DC COMICS

CARD STOCK VAR ED

(W) Tom King (A) Mikel Janin (CA) Francesco Mattina

The stunning conclusion to "City of Bane" is here! How will Flashpoint Batman be vanquished from our dimension? What will become of Gotham Girl now that she's betrayed all she knows? How will the Bat team cope without Alfred? Will Catwoman stick around? Who will rebuild Gotham City? Is Batman ever going to be Batman again? The event of the summer now closes out the year, setting the stage for a whole new path for the Dark Knight Detective. You don't dare miss the extra-sized concluding chapter to Tom King's epic run on Batman-and it all leads to the new Batman and Catwoman series!