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MARVEL COMICS

AVENGERS WEST COAST EPIC COLLECTION TP HOW THE WEST WAS WON

(W) Roger Stern (A) Bob Hall (CA) Bob Hall

Earth's Mightiest Heroes go West! When Vision creates a second squad, Hawkeye grabs the first Quinjet to California to lead the West Coast Avengers - including Mockingbird, Wonder Man, Tigra and an Iron Man or two! But will local vigilante the Shroud join the West Coasters? How about Firebird, Hank "Ant-Man" Pym and the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing?! The "Whackos" quickly make their own enemies - including the Blank, Graviton, Master Pandemonium and a villainous Goliath! Plus: Kraven the Hunter targets Tigra! Wonder Man battles Sandman! And Vision and Scarlet Witch lend a hand against the Grim Reaper and Ultron!  Collecting West Coast Avengers (1984) #1-4, Iron Man Annual #7, Avengers (1963) #250, West Coast Avengers (1985) #1-7, Vision And The Scarlet Witch (1985) #1-2 And Wonder Man (1986) #1. Rated T

DENPA BOOKS

BABY BEARS BAKERY GN #1

(W) Kanen Totsu (A) Kanen Totsu

Welcome to Baby Bear's Bakery, a brand new patisserie run by a bear cub! While Bear may be a fine baker, he is not much of a business animal, so he has plenty to learn about running a small business. Finances, customer service and even researching new products are all new to this cub. But he is more than willing to dig his paws into the world of entrepreneurship. Join Baby Bear as he grows his cake empire!

GRAPHIX

BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER GN #3

KARENS WORST DAY

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

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen is having a terrible day. Her favorite jeans are missing, there's no prize in the Crunch-O cereal box, and Boo-Boo the cat won't play with her. She even gets punished and sent to her room! Karen tries everything to make her day better, but nothing is going right and her bad luck just won't go away. Will this be the worst day ever? Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

GRAPHIX

BABY SITTERS LITTLE SISTER HC GN #3

KARENS WORST DAY

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

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen is having a terrible day. Her favorite jeans are missing, there's no prize in the Crunch-O cereal box, and Boo-Boo the cat won't play with her. She even gets punished and sent to her room! Karen tries everything to make her day better, but nothing is going right and her bad luck just won't go away. Will this be the worst day ever?

YEN ON

BACCANO LIGHT NOVEL HC #15

It began in the year 1707, when Maiza introduced playwright Jean-Pierre to an alchemist named Fermet. Two years later, Huey finds himself opening his heart to Elmer and Monica more than he ever expected with his troubled past, but Jean-Pierre's new play only invites trouble, and darkness falls over the trio... For readers ages 13 and up.

TWOMORROWS PUBLISHING

BACK ISSUE #125

(W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) Rudy Nebres

Back Issue takes a stab at the evolution of Creator-Owned Comics, featuring in-depth histories of Matt Wagner's Mage and Grendel. Plus other indie sensations of the Bronze Age, including Colleen Doran's A Distant Soil, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, Steve Purcell's Sam & Max, James Dean Smith's Boris the Bear, and Larry Welz's Cherry Poptart! With a fabulous Grendel cover by Wagner.

ONI PRESS INC.

BACKTRACK #9

(W) Brian Joines (A) Jake Elphick (CA) Marco D'Alfonso

The drivers continue their treasure hunt across Port Royal in search for clues that will get them to the final leg of the race. But with the finish line in sight, Quellex has started quick-firing twists and turns. Meanwhile, a tragic accident awaits them back at home base.

ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC

BAD MOTHER #5 (OF 5)

(W) Christa Faust (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Mike Deodato

A nerve-racking thriller from crime writer Christa Faust and blockbuster artist Mike Deodato Jr. (The Resistance, Infinity Wars). When her teenaged daughter goes missing under mysterious circumstances, suburban soccer mom April Walters embarks on a harrowing mission to find her; a journey that takes her through the underbelly of her suburban community and sets her on a collision course with a massive crime syndicate and its lethal matriarch. Tested to her limits and beyond, April discovers that hell hath no fury like a mother scorned. In this issue, April makes her first moveron the lovely and lethal Eva, and it is truly explosive.

AFTERSHOCK COMICS

BAD RECEPTION TP

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

It's the celebrity wedding of the century, set in an undisclosed, remote location, with no access to wifi, cell phone reception or the outside world. But the dream wedding becomes a nightmare when, one by one, the guests are brutally slaughtered by a mysterious killer who brands his vic-tims with a hashtag. 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. Written and drawn by After-Shock's very own Juan Doe (DARK ARK, AMERICAN MONSTER, WORLD READER)! This collection contains the entire series, issues #1-5. "...fantastic character designs, a really good setting, some gorgeous colorwork, and a real sense of self and personality...It's a very easy recommendation in collected form as once the mystery and the murders start going on, you're going to want a lot more of it very quickly." - The Fan-dom Post

VERTICAL COMICS

BAKEMONOGATARI GN #6

(W) Nisioisin (A) Oh Great

From the best selling novel series by renouned author NISIOISIN, comes the manga adaptation of the MONOGATARI Series! Artwork by Oh! great. "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I hate you..." The "truth" behind Suruga Kanbaru's curse has been laid bare, and Koyomi Araragi finds himself confronted by his own naiveté. Now, he faces a critical difference between himself and Suruga, but can he still save her?

MAGNETIC PRESS INC.

BALLAD OF YAYA GN #7

TRAP

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

Yaya's memory is still missing, even after being rescued by the wicked Zhu, the gangster who has been chasing her for her family's wealth. She mistakes him for a good Samaritan and agrees to follow him to Hong Kong where he promised to return her to her parents. Meanwhile, Tuduo keeps his promise by also going to Hong Kong to inform her parents of her apparent death.

MAGNETIC PRESS INC.

BALLAD OF YAYA GN #8

RETURN

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

Setting sail on a large freighter, Yaya and Zhu head back to Shanghai while Tuduo and Oyster Gravy miss the boat. During the journey, however, Yaya recovers her memory and realizes that her savior is not who she thought he was!

MAGNETIC PRESS INC.

BALLAD OF YAYA GN #9

SONATA

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

Yaya is finally back home but finds the big house where she expected to find her family to be deserted. Only the loyal driver Chang is there to greet her. Fortunately, Tuduo and his little brother arrive to cheer her up and give her hope, because her parents may not be that far away...

TOKYOPOP

BANG DREAM GIRLS BAND PARTY ROSELIA STAGE MANGA GN #2

(W) Dr Pepperco (A) Dr Pepperco (CA) Dr Pepperco

After her father's dreams of making it big in the music industry crumble beneath the strain of trying to appease both his managers and his fans, singer Yukina Minato is determined to make him proud by forming the "perfect band" of her own! But first, she'll have to find all the right members. They'll need unparalleled skill, passion and drive if they're going to succeed as a J-rock band in such a crowded scene! Future World Fes is the biggest music event of the year, a world-famous spectacular that showcases only the best of the best. Do five high school girls have what it takes to rock their competition and secure a spot on the main stage?!

DARK HORSE COMICS

BARBALIEN RED PLANET #2 (OF 5)

CVR A WALTA

(W) Tate Brombal (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Gabriel Hernandez Walta

With a borrowed face, shapeshifting Martian hero Barbalien explores the gay night scene and a buried part of himself. But his fractured identity takes another hit when he comes into conflict with his new friends, his fellow police officers, and the murderous lunatic who followed him to Earth. o Origin story for Barbalien. o Art by Gabriel Hernández Walta (New Mutants, X-Men)!

DARK HORSE COMICS

BARBALIEN RED PLANET #2 (OF 5)

CVR B KOCH

(W) Tate Brombal (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Aud Koch

With a borrowed face, shapeshifting Martian hero Barbalien explores the gay night scene and a buried part of himself. But his fractured identity takes another hit when he comes into conflict with his new friends, his fellow police officers, and the murderous lunatic who followed him to Earth. o Origin story for Barbalien. o Art by Gabriel Hernández Walta (New Mutants, X-Men)!

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

BARNABY HC #4

(W) Crockett Johnson (A) Crockett Johnson

Volume Four collects the post-WWII years, continuing five-year-old Barnaby Baxter and his Fairy Godfather's misadventures. In its combination of sly wit, a child's feeling of wonder and a keen eye for the ridiculous, Barnaby expanded our sense of what comics can do. The magic of Barnaby resides in its mix of fantasy and satire, amplified by the elegance of Crockett Johnson's clean, spare art. Designed by Daniel Clowes, this volume features a foreword by cartoonist Trina Robbins, and essays by comics historian Jared Gardner and Johnson biographer Philip Nel.

DC COMICS

(W) GAIL SIMONE (A) ARDIAN SYAF (CA) ADAM HUGHES

At last, DC collects the entire run of Batgirl adventures from the New 52 written by best-selling author Gail Simone! In these stories, Barbara Gordon has regained the ability to walk—but as a crime-fighter she must prove herself to Batman and the other heroes of Gotham City all over again! Along the way, she’ll have to face the threat of the ruthless vigilante known as Knightfall, stop her own brother, James Gordon Jr., from wreaking havoc on the city as the Joker-inspired Killer Clown, and much more. Collects Batgirl #0-34, Batgirl Annual #1 and 2, Batgirl: Futures End #1, and more!

DC COMICS

(W) JAMES TYNION IV (A) CARLO PAGULAYAN (CA) JORGE JIMENEZ

Ghost-Maker is living up to his spectral name as Batman scours Gotham City for any trace of him…but this deadly new vigilante is going to prove a bloody point to the Dark Knight by murdering both Clownhunter and Harley Quinn. That is, unless they kill each other first!

DC COMICS

FRANCESCO MATTINA CARD STOCK VAR ED

(W) JAMES TYNION IV (A) CARLO PAGULAYAN (CA) FRANCESCO MATTINA

Ghost-Maker is living up to his spectral name as Batman scours Gotham City for any trace of him...but this deadly new vigilante is going to prove a bloody point to the Dark Knight by murdering both Clownhunter and Harley Quinn. That is, unless they kill each other first!

DC COMICS

WONDER WOMAN 84 J. SCOTT CAMPBELL CARD STOCK VAR ED

(W) JAMES TYNION IV (A) CARLO PAGULAYAN (CA) J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

DC COMICS

(W) JAMES TYNION IV (A) CARLO PAGULAYAN (CA) JORGE JIMENEZ

Batman battles Ghost-Maker in the no-holds-barred, bloody conclusion of this epic tale…winner take Gotham City! And the outcome is not what you’re expecting! The future of Gotham City and the fate of Clownhunter hang in the balance!

DC COMICS

FRANCESCO MATTINA CARD STOCK VAR ED

(W) JAMES TYNION IV (A) CARLO PAGULAYAN (CA) FRANCESCO MATTINA

Batman battles Ghost-Maker in the no-holds-barred, bloody conclusion of this epic tale...winner take Gotham City! And the outcome is not what you're expecting! The future of Gotham City and the fate of Clownhunter hang in the balance!

DC COMICS

(CA) DEAN HASPIEL

written by TY TEMPLETON, CHUCK DIXON, SCOTT PETERSON, and GABE SORIA
art by RICK BURCHETT, TIM LEVINS, CRAIG ROUSSEAU, and DEAN HASPIEL

Robin takes the lead in this series of stories set in the beloved world of Batman: The Animated Series! A criminal uncovers Robin’s secret identity—and attempts to profit from his discovery! Plus, when Batman’s poisoned, Robin only has six hours to find the cure—and Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn are standing in his way. Collects Batman: Gotham Adventures #7, #19, #29, #42, #54, and Batman Adventures #9.

DC COMICS

(W) JAMES TYNION IV (A) JAMES STOKOE (CA) DERRICK CHEW

The riveting new vigilante known as Clownhunter was a breakout star of “The Joker War”— but what’s the tragic origin of this teenage assassin? How did his parents die at the hands of The Joker, and is there a place for him in the evolving Gotham City? Can there be redemption for the infamous Clownhunter?
This epic tale reteams writer James Tynion IV and artist James Stokoe, the storytellers behind the definitive Clownhunter tale from Batman: The Joker War Zone #1!