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CARE BEARS TP #1

UNLOCK THE MAGIC

(W) Matthew Erman (A) Agnes Garbowska (CA) Agnes Garbowska

Follow the adventures of best friends Good Luck Bear, Funshine Bear, Cheer Bear, Grumpy Bear, and Share Bear as they embark from their life in Care-A-Lot on a new adventure through the Silver Lining! Spinning out of the new Boomerang cartoon! Welcome to the Silver Lining, a mystical realm full of mirth and magic! The Care Bears, along with their pals the Whiffles, protect this realm from the negative influence of the mischievous Bluster and his Bad Crowd!

CLUE TP #2

CANDLESTICK

(W) Dash Shaw (A) Dash Shaw (CA) Dash Shaw

Who did it? How'd they do it? And where? Answer these classic questions and solve the mystery in this graphic novel based on the timeless detective game. Cartoonist auteur Dash Shaw unleashes his murderous imagination on the quirky, thrilling, and mysterious world of Clue! Ripe with puzzles, secrets, and lies, everyone's a suspect in this suspense-filled whodunit! Was it Miss Scarlet in the conservatory with the lead pipe? Suspicions mount as bodies start piling up.

COBRA KAI KARATE KID SAGA CONTINUES #3 (OF 4)

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(W) Denton J. Tipton (A) Kagan McLeod (CA) Kagan McLeod

"Johnny's Story," Part Three. See The Karate Kid in a whole new light in this retelling through the eyes of Johnny Lawrence, two-time All Valley Tournament champion.    The gauntlet has been thrown, and Johnny trains to win the tournament-and his ex-girlfriend's heart.

COBRA KAI KARATE KID SAGA CONTINUES #3 (OF 4)

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(W) Denton J. Tipton (A) Kagan McLeod

"Johnny's Story," Part Three. See The Karate Kid in a whole new light in this retelling through the eyes of Johnny Lawrence, two-time All Valley Tournament champion.    The gauntlet has been thrown, and Johnny trains to win the tournament-and his ex-girlfriend's heart.

CORTO MALTESE GN #1 (OF 12)

UNDER THE SIGN OF CAPRICORN

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

This book, the first of 12 volumes, launches the definitive English language edition of Hugo Pratt's masterpiece, presented in the original oversized B&W format with new translations made from Pratt's original Italian scripts. Long before the term "graphic novel" entered the popular lexicon-ten years before Will Eisner's A Contract with God-Hugo Pratt pioneered the long-form "drawn literature" story. Corto Maltese set the standard for all adult adventure comics in Europe. By the mid-1970s Corto was the continent's most popular series and Hugo Pratt the world's leading graphic novelist. Hugo Pratt's peripatetic sailor was featured in a series of 29 stories. The adventures of this modern Ulysses are set during the first 30 years of the 20th Century in such exotic locales as Pratt's native Venice, the steppes of Manchuria, the Caribbean islands, the Danakil deserts, the Amazon forests, and the waves of the Pacific. Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn collects the first six inter-connected short stories Pratt created in France in the early 1970s: "The Secret of Tristan Bantam," "Rendez-vous in Bahia," "Sureshot Samba," "The Brazilian Eagle," "So Much for Gentlemen of Fortune," and "The Seagull's Fault."

CORTO MALTESE GN #2 (OF 12)

BEYOND THE WINDY ISLES

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

The second of twelve volumes presenting the definitive English-language edition of Hugo Pratt's masterpiece in the original oversized B&W format!

CORTO MALTESE GN BALLAD OF THE SALTY SEA

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

Celebrate this milestone in the history of graphic novels, winner of the world's first-ever "Best Graphic Novel" award, taking the prize in 1976 at the Angoulême Fesitval. Originally serialized beginning in 1967, this book is universally acknowledged as Hugo Pratt's masterpiece, in which he introduces Corto Maltese to the world. Corto is but one of a strong ensemble cast of characters whose lives permeate the entire 12-book series. It is here that we also meet the young and beautiful Pandora, her brother Cain, the mysterious criminal mastermind Monk, the grim and ferocious Rasputin, Lieutenant Slutter of the German Navy, and the natives Skull and Tarao. The Ballad of the Salty Sea is also hailed as the first example of the literary comic strip. Pratt was inspired by Conrad, Stevenson, and London, but even more directly by Henry de Vere Stacpool's Blue Lagoon, from which the author got the idea of a small island in the Pacific which he named "Escondida."

CORTO MALTESE GN GOLDEN HOUSE OF SAMARKAND

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

Corto Maltese sets out on another globetrotting adventure after the discovery of a Byron manuscript in a mosque on the Isle of Rhodes. Set in the years 1921-22, the action soon shifts to Turkey, Azerbaijan, and the Caspian Sea, following the footsteps of the legendary Silk Road, as Corto Maltese searches for the fabled treasure of Alexander the Great. A parade of fascinating characters are introduced, including the Whirling Dervishes, Joseph Stalin (with whom Corto is on a first-name basis), the Hashinin sect of assassins, the Turkish general Enver Pasha, and the return of Venexiana Stevenson and Rasputin (who has just escaped from the dreaded prison known as "The Golden House of Samarkand.")

CORTO MALTESE GN IN SIBERIA

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

With this book Hugo Pratt leaves behind the short story form he'd used for 21 interrelated tales and presents a truly epic graphic novel. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution and the First World War, Corto Maltese is engaged by the Red Lanterns-a Chinese secret society made up entirely of women-to find an armored train laden with gold that belonged to the last Russian Tsar, Nicholas II. They aren't the only ones lusting after the treasure. The adventure, which shifts from the hidden courts of Venice to the mysterious alleys of Hong Kong, from Shanghai to Manchuria and Mongolia to Siberia, also attracts regular and irregular armies, as well as revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries.

CORTO MALTESE GN TANGO

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

In 1923 Buenos Aires, while searching for a missing friend, Corto finds himself locked in a dangerous, yet elegant, game of cat and mouse. Before long, his investigation brings him up against an organized crime syndicate known as the "Warsavia" and their underworld network. Just as Fable of Venice was Pratt's homage to his hometown, Tango is a nod to Buenos Aires, where the cartoonist lived during his earliest creative successes in the late 1940s and 1950s. The atmosphere of the story is steeped in the sensual music of the tango, whose melodies almost seem to emerge from the artwork, with close-ups of the dance steps framed by Pratt with extraordinary effectiveness. The first English-language translation of Hugo Pratt's graphic novel set in Argentina.

CORTO MALTESE GN THE ETHIOPIAN

(W) Hugo Pratt (A) Hugo Pratt (CA) Hugo Pratt

When Corto Maltese arrives in the Middle East and Africa in 1918 the shifting sands and loyalties reveal colonial powers still battling for domination over each other and the indigenous people. The desert of Yemen, controlled by the fading Ottoman Empire, is the setting for "In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate," where Corto meets Cush, the Danikil warrior with whom he establishes a close yet conflicted relationship. In "The Coup de Grace" the stubborn racism of an English commander of a small fort in British Somaliland leads to conflict with Cush and the Dervish army of Sayyid Mohamed, whom the British call "The Mad Mullah." The action moves to Ethiopia amidst inter-tribal conflict in "...and of Other Romeos and Other Juliets," as Cush introduces Corto to the mysterious and powerful shaman Shamael, who hears the voices of the dead and of devils. German East Africa is the background of "The Leopard-Men of the Rufiji," where Corto is engulfed in a dreamlike atmosphere that reveals how African justice operates outside the constraints of "white" law.

CROW HACK SLASH TP #1

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Jim Terry (CA) Tim Seeley

One seeks revenge from beyond the grave, the other puts slashers in the grave! Cassie Hack crosses over into the world of The Crow in this graphic novel mashup. The crow flies. A soul is brought back. But something is wrong. Angeles Cero won't stop killing on her quest for revenge, and the bodies are piling up. Now, slasher hunter Cassie Hack and her monstrous partner Vlad are on the trail of the Crow Killer, assuming her to be one of the masked murderers they've hunted for years. But they aren't the only force trying to make the universe right again. Can the legendary killer of undead killers stomach working side by side with the one thing she hates the most?

CROW MEMENTO MORI TP

(W) Roberto Recchioni (A) Werther Dell'Edera (CA) Werther Dell'Edera

The return of a cult icon! Murderers may escape the law, but they're not safe from the vengeance of The Crow in this all-new story. Follow David through the streets of Rome, as he deals with the memories and emotional pain of his loss and seeks holy vengeance against the terrorists that murdered him and his girlfriend. This new story continues the major themes of the original indie-comics cult classic that spawned a goth franchise. Also includes a short story by Micol Beltramini and Angelo Mennillo.

CROW MIDNIGHT LEGENDS TP #2

FLESH & BLOOD

(W) James Vance (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Kyle Hotz

In the midst of a rural land-rights struggle, Iris Shaw is a federal conservation officer who is murdered in a bombing by a rag-tag band of right-wing activists. Little do her killers know that Iris wasn't their only victim, and now, with the help of the Crow, Iris must exact vengeance for her own death, and that of her unborn baby. Raised from her grave and armed with cold-blooded hatred and a few deadly weapons, Iris hunts down her killers one by one. But if exacting ultimate pain is the goal, when does vengeance cross the line to brutality? And what is the price of the soul?

CROW MIDNIGHT LEGENDS TP #3

WILD JUSTICE

(W) Jerry Prosser (A) Charlie Adlard (CA) Kyle Hotz

Michael and Jan didn't plan to die... but justice is wild, and Michael is about to learn from his two crow guides just what he needs to do to see his love again.

CROW MIDNIGHT LEGENDS TP #4

WAKING NIGHTMARES

(W) Christopher Golden (A) Phil Hester (CA) Kyle Hotz

Can a crow pursue only vengeance, or can he act to save the living? NYC Cop Mark Leung contemplates this question from the other side after he and his wife are murdered by the Triad, who then take their twin daughters captive.  

D4VE TP #3

D4VEOCRACY

(W) Ryan Ferrier (A) Valentin Ramon (CA) Valentin Ramon

After conquering 34RTH as the greatest robot war hero, then saving it from invading aliens, D4VE's next campaign gets political! In the wake of a robo-political assassination, D4VE begins a presidential campaign. A hip new app startup has other plans for the robot society, however, and creates the perfect political rival. The third arc of the acclaimed D4VE series returns in D4VEOCRACY.

DAVE COCKRUM X-MEN ARTIFACT ED HC

(W) Chris Claremont (A) Dave Cockrum (CA) Dave Cockrum

By 1975 the X-Men had been relegated to reprint status for a number of years, and the title was not a safe bet to become one of the most popular comic book franchises of all time-but with the launch that year of GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1, by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum, that is precisely what happened! Dave Cockrum was the artist and architect of this newly revamped team, and he co-created Storm, Colossus, and, perhaps most notably, Nightcrawler. After the runaway success of Giant Size X-Men #1, the title began producing all-new stories with X-Men #94... and the rest is the stuff comic book dreams are made of! This Artifact Edition contains more than 100 pages from Cockrum's initial run on X-Men, as well as some pages when the artist returned later for a second run on the characters several years later. As with all Artist's Edition style books from IDW Publishing (which have so far won six Eisner Awards), the pages presented were all scanned from Cockrum's actual original art and are printed at the same size they were drawn, mimicking the look and feel of the artist's hand-drawn work. As an added bonus, there is a gallery section featuring covers, sketches, and a few surprises-this is an art book MADE for fans of Dave Cockrum's X-Men art!

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS INFERNAL TIDES #2 (OF 5)

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(W) Jim Zub (A) Max Dunbar (CA) Max Dunbar

A devil-tainted puzzle box sends our heroes to the fortress-library known as Candlekeep. If Minsc and his companions can't unravel its secrets in time, thousands of innocent souls will be lost, including their own! Infernal Tides continues the D&D comic odyssey written by Jim Zub (D&D: Legends of Baldur's Gate, D&D: Shadows of the Vampire, Avengers) with artwork by Max Dunbar (Avengers, D&D: Legends of Baldur's Gate)!

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS INFERNAL TIDES #2 (OF 5)

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(W) Jim Zub (A) Max Dunbar (CA) Max Dunbar

A devil-tainted puzzle box sends our heroes to the fortress-library known as Candlekeep. If Minsc and his companions can't unravel its secrets in time, thousands of innocent souls will be lost, including their own! Infernal Tides continues the D&D comic odyssey written by Jim Zub (D&D: Legends of Baldur's Gate, D&D: Shadows of the Vampire, Avengers) with artwork by Max Dunbar (Avengers, D&D: Legends of Baldur's Gate)!

DYING IS EASY #1 (OF 6)

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(W) Joe Hill (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Martin Simmonds

The debut of an all-new creation by Joe Hill (Locke & Key) and Martin Simmonds (Punks Not Dead)! Meet Syd "Sh*t-Talk" Homes, a disgraced ex-cop turned bitter stand-up comic turned... possible felon?! In part 1 of Dying is Easy, Carl Dixon is on the verge of comedy superstardom and he got there the dirty way: by stealing jokes. He's got a killer act, an ugly past, and more enemies than punch-lines. So when someone asks Syd Homes how much it would cost to have Dixon killed, Syd isn't surprised in the slightest. He's already got a figure in mind...

DYING IS EASY #1 (OF 6)

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(W) Joe Hill (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Gabriel Rodriguez

The debut of an all-new creation by Joe Hill (Locke & Key) and Martin Simmonds (Punks Not Dead)! Meet Syd "Sh*t-Talk" Homes, a disgraced ex-cop turned bitter stand-up comic turned... possible felon?! In part 1 of Dying is Easy, Carl Dixon is on the verge of comedy superstardom and he got there the dirty way: by stealing jokes. He's got a killer act, an ugly past, and more enemies than punch-lines. So when someone asks Syd Homes how much it would cost to have Dixon killed, Syd isn't surprised in the slightest. He's already got a figure in mind...

ENOLA HOLMES HC #1

CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS

(W) Serena Blasco (A) Serena Blasco (CA) Serena Blasco

Prepare to meet Sherlock Holmes's younger sister! EuroComics proudly presents the first volume of a new all-ages series, ENOLA HOLMES, VOL. 1: THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS. This graphic novel series is based on the best-selling novels by Nancy Springer, adapted by Serena Blasco. Enola is the much-younger sister of the celebrated detective Sherlock Holmes. Raised by her mother on the family's country manor, she wakes on her 14th birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Sherlock. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead. Her journey quickly leads her into the dark and sordid neighborhoods of London and she finds herself involved in the kidnapping of a young marquess. Will Enola evade her two brothers and succeed in her new independent life, even as she continues to follow her mother's trail? This delightfully drawn graphic novel adaptation also includes a portfolio of pages from Enola's secret notebook.

ENOLA HOLMES HC #2

CASE OF LEFTHANDED LADY

Sherlock Holmes's younger sister returns to solve another mystery in ENOLA HOLMES, VOL. 2: THE CASE OF THE LEFT-HANDED LADY, by Serena Blasco, based on the book series by Nancy Springer! Enola has more tricks up her sleeve this time around as she stays one step ahead of her brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft! Enola Holmes is the much-younger sister of the celebrated detective, Sherlock Holmes. Hiding from Sherlock and her other brother Mycroft, who want to place her in a boarding school since their mother's disappearance, Enola has reinvented herself as Ivy Meshle, secretary to the fictitious Dr. Ragostin, specialist in finding missing persons. Her new client? None other than Sherlock's friend, Dr. John Watson! His mission: to employ Dr. Ragostin to find the missing Enola! She decides to take the case, only so she can keep tabs on Sherlock's every move to locate her. Yet Ivy Meshle is just one of Enola's disguises. In her search for a missing teenager, the Lady Cecily Alistair, she alternately poses as Lady Ragostin, wife of her non-existent employer, and as "Sister," the kindly nun who braves the dangerous nighttime alleys to bring comfort to the homeless. All the time she and Sherlock play a game of cat and mouse...until the surprise ending when Enola hides in the one place Sherlock won't think of looking. This beautifully drawn graphic novel adaptation also includes a portfolio of pages from Enola's secret notebook.

ENOLA HOLMES HC #3

CASE OF THE BIZARRE BOUQUETS

(W) Serena Blasco (A) Serena Blasco (CA) Serena Blasco

Can Enola crack her latest case and find a missing Dr. John Watson before her famous older brother, Sherlock? The adventures continue in these beguiling graphic novel adaptations of Nancy Springer's mystery series. Enola is still hiding from her older brothers Sherlock and Mycroft, who want to place her in a boarding school since their mother's disappearance. Looking for a new disguise, she finds just what she needs in a theatrical costume shop. This time, no old woman or ingenious girl will do as she transforms herself into an elegant and refined lady. When she questions Mrs. Watson about her husband's disappearance, Enola notices a strange bouquet. It is here that she has the upper hand on Sherlock. Enola's mother taught her about the secret language of flowers. The meaning of the bouquet is "bad luck," "death," and "revenge"! Can she locate Dr. Watson in time?