MARVEL COMICS

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK MARVEL UNIVERSE DLX ED OMNIBUS HC DM VAR

(W) Mark Gruenwald (A) Various (CA) John Byrne

Following the success of the origi NAl OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE came the DELUXE EDITION - expanded, augmented and fully updated! Now, the ultimate guide to the mid-1980s Marvel Universe is collected in a single gigantic hardcover for the first time! The OHOTMU DELUXE EDITION featured fact-packed character profiles illustrated by some of the era's biggest NAmes, including John Byrne, Frank Miller, Arthur Adams, Walter Simonson and Bill Sienkiewicz! Immerse yourself in hundreds of in-depth profiles of Marvel's greatest heroes and villains - from Abomi NAtion to Zzzax and everyone in between! Plus: An array of alien races, equipment schematics and maps, and a rundown of the dearly departed in the Book of the Dead! Collecting OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE: DELUXE EDITION #1-20. 1392 PGS./Rated T

RANDOM HOUSE

ONE OF THOSE DAYS HC GN

(W) Yehuda Devir (A) Yehuda Devir (CA) Usamaru Furuya

Yehuda and Maya Devir began illustrating their life together in comics in 2016, when they moved into their first apartment in Tel Aviv as newlyweds. In the years since, One of Those Days has become one of the biggest viral webcomics on the Internet. Yehuda Devir grew up on superhero comic books, and the Devirs' visual style is colorful, dy NAmic, and engaging. But the comics' action-packed style belies their intimate, slice-of-life content: Yehuda does battle with the hairy, tentacled monstrosity clogging the shower drain; Maya transforms into a raging She-Hulk while waxing her legs; and the two of them dodge, duck, and weave as they tend to their cherubic new baby, Ariel. This collection shares stories that are heartwarming, hilarious, and universally recognizable, all rendered in a wild, larger-than-life style.

DARK HORSE COMICS

ORVILLE #3

HEROES (PT 1 OF 2)

(W) David Goodman (A) David Cabeza (CA) David Cabeza

Lieute NAnt Talla Keyali returns to a planet she surveyed as an Ensign, when scans suggest significant technological advances since her last visit, only to discover a spacefaring species has subjugated the locals. Stymied by the Planetary Union's hesitance to provoke hostilities, Talla must consider how far she's willing to go to help these people and the repercussions of doing so. o Written by The Orville executive producer David A. Goodman!

IDW - TOP SHELF

PARENTHESIS GN

(W) Elodie Durand (A) Elodie Durand (CA) Elodie Durand

A triumph of graphic memoir, Parenthesis NArrates the author's experience with tumor-related epilepsy-losing herself, and finding herself again. Julie is barely out of her teens when a tumor begins pressing on her brain, ushering in a new world of seizures, memory gaps, and loss of self. Suddenly, the sentence of her normal life has been interrupted by the opening of a parenthesis that may never close. Based on the real experiences of cartoonist Élodie Durand, Parenthesis is a gripping testament of struggle, fragility, acceptance, and transformation which was deservedly awarded the Revelation Prize of the Angoulême Inter NAtio NAl Comics Festival. Pull Quotes: "In this graphic memoir, Élodie Durand tries to reconnect the threads of her memory... the resulting testimony is touching in all its simplicity... the sober and refined drawings accompany her story with a great deal of accuracy and sensitivity...  the inclusion of sketches made during Durand's convalescence adds even more strength and emotion to her black and white artistry." - BD Gest'  

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

PARTY HC UNGERER

(W) Tomi Ungerer (A) Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer eviscerates the 1 percent in this series of cartoon vignettes (a proto-graphic novel) that are unfortu NAtely as relevant now as the time they were drawn and shall remain so forever and ever. Created in the 1960s, The Party takes place in the Hamptons. It's attended by captains of industry, tycoons, mag NAtes, moguls, and various undistinguishable fat cats, luxuriating in their tuxedos, evening gowns, and prattling small talk. The depiction of one grotesquerie after another - often couples - cavorting through the haze of booze and caviar, with the occasio NAl wanton display of sybaritically libidi NAl impulse. Ungerer accompanies each full-page image with a hilarious, hand-lettered caption, which provides the characters' NAmes and a brief deadpan description of their social standings, creating a disso NAnce between image and text.

IRON CIRCUS COMICS

PATIENCE & ESTHER GN

(W) S. W. Searle (A) S. W. Searle

Sensual, sweet, and beautifully illustrated, Patience & Esther is a steamy period romance and an inspiratio NAl erotic journey across the epic sweep of history, from the end of a gilded age to the start of an uncharted future.

DRAWN & QUARTERLY

PAUL AT HOME GN

(W) Michel Rabagliati (A) Michel Rabagliati (CA) Michel Rabagliati

Paul at Home is Michel Rabagliati's most perso NAl book yet, a riveting, emotio NAl, and frequently amusing take on the losses and loneliness of being closer to retirement than to university. Paul is in his mid-50s, a successful cartoonist with an achy shoulder living in a house he once shared with his wife and daughter. Left unspoken but lingering in the background is Paul's divorce after a three decade relationship with his high school sweetheart. Online dating only seems to make the world worse. Rabagliati doesn't shy away from these intimate issues, approaching them as much with self-deprecating humor as with sorrow or pain.

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

PETER GRILL & PHILOSOPHERS TIME GN #3

(W) Daisuke Hiyama (A) Daisuke Hiyama (CA) Daisuke Hiyama

Upon winning a fighting tour NAment and being crowned the world's strongest warrior, Peter Grill discovers a downside to his newfound fame. Women of all species, from ogres to elves, are scrambling over each other for his seed to ensure they have the strongest babies possible. Poor Peter just wants to settle down with his lovey dovey fiancée, but he'll have to outmatch, outwit, and outrun a harem of very determined monster girls to do so!

YEN PRESS

PHANTOM TALES OF THE NIGHT GN #6

(W) Matsuri (A) Matsuri (CA) Matsuri

The troubled masses, human or otherwise, are always welcome at Murakumo Inn. Payment is accepted in only one form-your darkest secrets. On this rainy night, Butterfly poaches Spider's ward, Kyouko...Over the course of this evening's tale, will Butterfly fi NAlly gaze upon Spider's secret? For readers ages 16 and up.

DEAD RECKONING

PHOTOGRAPHER OF MAUTHAUSEN GN

(W) Salva Rubio (A) Pedro Colombo (CA) Pedro Colombo

This is a dramatic retelling of true events in the life of Francisco Boix, a Spanish press photographer and communist who fled to France at the beginning of World War II. Interned in the notorious Mauthausen camp. Boix befriends an SS photographer and realizes that he has a chance to prove NAzi war crimes.

YEN ON

PLACE PROMISED IN OUR EARLY DAYS LIGHT NOVEL HC

(W) Makoto Shinkai

In the Soviet-occupied Japan of an alter NAte history, two childhood friends who have grown apart find each other again and begin a search for a missing third friend-and possibly save the world in the process. Acclaimed director Makoto Shinkai pens his own novelization of his first feature-length animated film! For readers ages 13 and up.

VAULT COMICS

PLOT #8

(W) Michael Moreci (A) Josh Hixson (CA) Josh Hixson

In order to break the curse that has haunted the Blaines for generations, Chase must destroy his family legacy. But can you really heal an entire history of shared trauma? Blood, flame, and sacrifice ignite the saga's incendiary fi NAl chapter!

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC

PLUS SIZED ELF GN #6

(W) Synecdoche (A) Synecdoche (CA) Synecdoche

NAoe-kun, a massage therapist, is about to head home for the day when he's saddled with a rather strange patient. This lovely lady has emerald eyes, pointy ears, and grew up in the forest-everything about her screams "elf," except for one thing: her bodacious body. It turns out she left her world but loves junk food in this one, and now her obsession has caught up with her. Can NAoe-kun help this lovable elf girl lose the weight - and keep it off?

FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS

POGO COMP SYNDICATED STRIPS HC #7

POCKETS FULL PIE

(W) Walt Kelly (A) Walt Kelly

This series represents the first time Pogo has been collected complete and in chronological order anywhere, presented in lush full color for the first time since their origi NAl appearance in Sunday newspaper section, as well as gorgeous black-and-white reproductions of Kelly's elegant dailies. This volume includes a pig with an ominous resemblance to Nikita Khrushchev and a scruffy goat who looks exactly like Fidel Castro. Both assure Okefenokeeans that a one-party system is the way to go; all will be well economically, they explain, because "the shortage will be divided amongst the peasants." Other storylines spotlight Kelly's remarkable cast: Pogo Possum, Albert Alligator, Howland Owl, "Churchy" LaFemme, Beauregard Bugleboy, Porky Pine, Miz Ma'm'selle Hepzibah, Deacon Mushrat, and so many others. All 104 Sunday strips from those two years are included, with supplementary features (including comprehensive annotations and index) by comics historians R.C. Harvey, Maggie Thompson, and Mark Evanier.

IMAGE COMICS

PRETTY VIOLENT #11

(W) Derek Hunter (A) Derek Hunter (CA) Derek Hunter

The war is over. The only thing left to do is to figure out who won. Find out in this climactic fi NAl chapter!