RONIN ISLAND #8
CVR B PREORDER YOUNG VAR
(W) Greg Pak (A) Giannis Milonogiannis (CA) Ethan Young
Kenichi's bandits confront the Shogun's caravan, bringing him face to face with Hana for the first time in months. Faced between her sworn word to the Shogun and her loyalty to Kenichi and the home he represents, Hana must make a final choice.
ROUGH RIDERS COMPLETE SERIES HC
(W) Adam Glass (A) Pat Oliffe (CA) Pat Oliffe
Led by a young Theodore Roosevelt, a motley crew of soon-to-be American legends must work together to solve a mystery that threatens all of existence. Harry Houdini - street magician and master of misdirection. Annie Oakley - a washed-up entertain-er, eager for a chance to prove herself in a real war. Jack Johnson - an undefeated brawler and the son of ex-slaves, determined to get his shot at the heavyweight championship... When a terrifying alien technology destroys the USS Maine, these unlikely allies set sail for bloody Cuba, into the heart of a brewing conflict, to wage a shadow war against the greatest threat mankind has ever known. Before they were famous, they were... ROUGH RIDERS. Created and written by Adam Glass (THE LOLLIPOP KIDS, MARY SHELLEY MONSTER HUNTER) with artwork by Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man), this robust hardcover contains the entire series, ROUGH RIDERS (1-7), ROUGH RIDERS: RIDERS ON THE STORM (1-6) and ROUGH RIDERS: RIDE OR DIE (1-4).
RUBY FALLS #2 (OF 4)
(W) Ann Nocenti (A) Flavia Biondi (CA) Flavia Biondi
Chasing clues to solve the mystery of her grandmother's bloody memories, Lana's relationship with Blair starts to chip away and a love triangle looms. Meanwhile, Blair is tempted to cross a line at Silks, and Clara takes one step further into the past-and out of safety.
RUNAWAYS #27
(W) Rainbow Rowell (A) Andres Genolet (CA) Kris Anka
JUSTICE IS SERVED! • The Runaways can't go home, but Los Angeles' First Protector and Most Venerable Hero has taken them in! Have they FINALLY met a powerful adult they can trust? • To fight by his side, they'll have to leave one of their own behind! • And without a soul to feast on, Gib is fading fast. Sounds like a ticking clock... Rated T+
RV9 #1 (OF 5)
(W) Ben Goldsmith (A) Travis Mercer (CA) Nicolas Salamanca
Former assassin Velveteen is on the run from the Order of the 9, the organization that took her from her family and forced her into a life where all she knows is secrecy, violence, and death. Now, after years of running, she is bringing the fight to them. With help from an American hacker, Jasper, and a rookie officer with an attitude, Inspector Pazzi, Velveteen will use everything she was taught by the Order of the 9 against them.
(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Sarah Stone
Yang Xiao Long is listless after the fall of Beacon. Isolated from her friends and recuperating at home, she'll do anything to distract herself from her pain, but what can helping out around town do for her? Meanwhile, Blake Belladonna reminisces about her relationship with Adam Taurus and the White Fang as she makes her way home!
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(W) Marguerite Bennett (A) Mirka Andolfo (CA) Stanley Lau
Yang Xiao Long is listless after the fall of Beacon. Isolated from her friends and recuperating at home, she'll do anything to distract herself from her pain, but what can helping out around town do for her? Meanwhile, Blake Belladonna reminisces about her relationship with Adam Taurus and the White Fang as she makes her way home!
RYUKO TP #2
(W) Eldo Yoshimizu (A) Eldo Yoshimizu (CA) Eldo Yoshimizu
Hard Case Crime presents the explosive climax to Eldo Yoshimizu's manga homage to gangster cinema! As a covert war rages in Japan's underworld, the motorcycle-riding yakuza princess Ryuko discovers the truth behind the disappearance of her mother - and the face of her true foe! Part two of a two-part criminal saga packed with international intrigue, complex morality, and blistering action!
SABRINA TEENAGE WITCH TP #1
(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Veronica Fish (CA) Veronica Fish
Kelly Thompson (Uncanny X-Men) and artists Veronica Fish and Andy Fish (Spider-Woman, Archie) team-up to tell the story of Sabrina Spellman, a teen witch who's struggling with balancing the double life of high school and her burgeoning powers. Newly relocated to Greendale with her aunts Hilda and Zelda (also witches), Sabrina is trying to make the best of being the new girl in town which so far includes two intriguing love interests, an instant rivalry, a couple of misfits that could turn into BFFs, and trying to save the high school (and maybe the world) from crazy supernatural events. NBD! Collects Sabrina the Teenage Witch issues #1-5.
SAGA OF TANYA EVIL LIGHT NOVEL SC #7
(W) Carlo Zen (A) Shinobu Shinotsuki
Even in the skies above the quagmire of the Eastern front, the gunfire never ceases. It's here that the Salamander Kampfgruppe has been thrust into the madness of battle once again as another cog in the machine of war. For good or for ill, the time has come to reap what they have sown. Their only hope is that they will be blessed with a harvest of victory. For readers ages 16 and up.
SAMURAI JACK 100 PAGER #0
(W) Jim Zub (A) Andy Suriano (CA) Genndy Tartakovsky
From a distant past to a far-flung future, all around the world and into space, even across dimensions, Samurai Jack has entertained and delighted! Catch up on a compendium of Jack's greatest adventures by top creators in this special edition! First, Jack and the Scotsman must deal with a curse that has them seeing the world from a different point of view! Then, Jack ventures into a cave of reflective crystals and finds himself face-to-face with... himself?! Plus, more classic Samurai Jack tales!
SAMURAI JACK CLASSICS TP #2
(W) Robbie Busch (A) Scott Cohn (CA) Ethen Beavers
The hit TV show turned hit comic book returns in this collection of classic Samurai Jack stories. Continuing the action, with all of Jack's appearances between issues #21 and 60 of the "Cartoon Network Action Pack" series. It's sword swinging, fist-pumping, vengeance-getting action at its best.
SAMURAI JACK TP #1
(W) Jim Zub (A) Andy Suriano (CA) Andy Suriano
The legendary samurai known only as "Jack" is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return back to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Can an ancient relic known as the Rope of Eons finally take him home? Collects issues #1-5.
SAMURAI JACK TP #2
SCOTSMANS CURSE
(W) Jim Zub (A) Brittney Williams (CA) Andy Suriano
Jack's journey to return to his own time continues as he teams up with old pal, the Scotsman! Plus, a battle with a foe that controls the forces of gravity, and Aku sends an opponent who unravels the thoughts and memories that make Jack a samurai.
SAMURAI JACK TP #4
WARRIOR KING
(W) Jim Zub (A) Sergio Quijada (CA) Andy Suriano
Jack has traveled far and wide in order to find his way back to his own time. His journey continues as he tries to infiltrate the compound of the secretive man known as the "Master of Time." Plus, battles with the spirits of the dead and the story of a scribe named Mako, chronicler of Jack's possible legacy or his future? Collects issues #16-20.
SAMURAI JACK TP QUANTUM JACK
(W) Fabian Rangel (A) Warwick Johnson-Caldwell (CA) Michael Avon Oeming
Follow the adventure as Jack hops from one dimension to the next, searching for a way back to his original form. Whether a biker or a luchador-or even just an office worker-Jack's honor and fighting spirit push him forward to return to his own dimension and face down the demon Aku one last time!
SAMURAI JACK TP TALES OF WANDERING WARRIOR
(W) Jim Zub (A) Andy Suriano (CA) Genndy Tartakovsky
The legendary samurai known only as "Jack" is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. All 20 issues of the Samurai Jack comic book series are collected in this massive compendium.
SAVAGE AVENGERS #7
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Patrick Zircher (CA) David Finch
• Elektra and the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange, fight together against Kulan Gath's forces. • Voodoo learns more about the evil sorcerer's plans to dominate Planet Earth. • And Conan's trek North though South America takes an interesting detour...to Latveria. 'Nuff said! Parental Advisory
SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #11
(W) Roy Thomas (A) Alan Davis (CA) Marco Checchetto
BARBARIAN ACTION AND INTRIGUE BY ROY THOMAS & ALAN DAVIS! • CONAN's latest job has gone awry, as he finds himself at the mercy of the Afghuli hillmen! • But even this is nothing compared to the threat hovering in the hidden mountain cave that SERRA hired him to find! • If they can escape the creatures, can they save the treasure? • What secret is ZUBAIR hiding and what is Serra REALLY after? • Plus: the penultimate chapter in the all-new novella "THE SHADOW OF VENGEANCE"! Parental Advisory
SCARLET SOUL MANGA GN #1
(W) Kira Yukishiro (A) Kira Yukishiro (CA) Kira Yukishiro
The kingdom of Nohmur has been a peaceful land for humans since the exorcists repelled the demons and sealed the way to the underworld of Ruhmon. Two sisters, Lys and Rin, are the heirs of the illustrious Shirano family, the most powerful clan among the exorcists charged with watching over the barrier and maintaining the balance between the two worlds withe the aid of Hikaten, the Sword of a Hundred Souls. One fateful day, however, with the neighboring villages suddenly coming under violent attack, the peace is broken... and the sacred sword begins to react to an unknown phenomenon.
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #115
Scary Monsters highlights classic monster and sci-fi films of the 1940s to 1980s. It's the return of the revolting robots, angry automatons, and malicious mechanical men that threatened our world, as well as the rambunctious yet reliable robots that served mankind to ward off evil. They're all here, including Gort, Robby the Robot, Lost in Space's B-9, Gog, Tobor the Great, Mechagodzilla, Terminator, and more! We talk to writer/director Aldo Lado of The Humanoid and profile screenwriter Jay Simms of The Creation of the Humanoids. Plus, Dr. Gangrene's Mad Interviews, Trilogy of Terror, Kaiju Korner, Strange Days, Weird USA, and much more!
SCIENCE COMICS SKYSCRAPERS GN
(W) John Kerschbaum (A) John Kerschbaum
Leave no brick unturned in Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second's action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. In this volume, join a pair of super-heroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world's tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
SCIENCE COMICS SKYSCRAPERS HC GN
(W) John Kerschbaum (A) John Kerschbaum
Leave no brick unturned in Science Comics: Skyscrapers, the latest volume in First Second's action-packed nonfiction graphic novel series for middle-grade readers! Every volume of Science Comics offers a complete introduction to a particular topic. These gorgeously illustrated graphic novels offer wildly entertaining views of their subjects. In this volume, join a pair of super-heroes as they uncover the secrets of skyscrapers, from the great Egyptians pyramids to the world's tallest building. Read along and learn how skyscrapers are a bold combination of applied physics, ingenuity, and a lot of hard work! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
SCRATCHER #3 (OF 4)
(W) John Ward (A) Juan Romera
Dee heads to Austin, TX where an entire sorority house has been infected by the tattoo virus. With Jerry's help, she manages to escape certain death, and they end up working together to track down the infected sorority sister before she infects anyone else!
SCREAM CURSE OF CARNAGE #1
(W) Clay McLeod Chapman (A) Chris Mooneyham (CA) Jim Cheung
OUT OF THE ASHES OF ABSOLUTE CARNAGE! ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! Patricia Robertson, Andi Benton, Donna Diego... it's all been leading to this as one of the original - and possibly strongest - offspring of the Venom symbiote at last stars in her own, self-titled ongoing series set in the Marvel Universe! But after the events of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, what remains of the Scream symbiote as it was before? Does it even have a host? What are their intentions? And what will a pair of web-slinging wallcrawlers have to say about it's presence in New York? Rated T+