Written by Will Eisner Art and cover by Eisner Reprinting the Spirit sections from July 3 to December 25, 1949, Will Eisner's masterwork continues through one of its greatest periods in THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES VOL. 19, featuring the classic stories 'Ye Olde Spirit of '76,' 'Death of Autumn Mews' and 'Ten Minutes' as well as an introduction from Stephen Weiner, co-author of THE WILL EISNER COMPANION.

(W) Alyssa Wong (A/CA) Haining Spirit World follows the adventures of Xanthe Zhou, a non-binary Chinese hero with the ability to travel between the land of the living and that of the Spirit World--the realm of the dead! Xanthe possesses the ability to burn items folded from ceremonial joss paper and turn them into real objects. They can make anything they can fold, but their weapon of choice? A magical broadsword--because who doesn't love a big sword when you can choose to wield a big sword?! With Batgirl inexplicably trapped in the Spirit World, Xanthe forms a reluctant alliance with DC's bad boy of the mystic arts, John Constantine, to embark on a search and rescue mission! Who knows what other spirits they'll find--from a surprisingly powerful granny sorceress to the hanfu and headphone-wearing skateboarder boy with a gaping hole in his chest! Can they complete their mission and find their way back to the land of the living before the dangerous and powerful Jade Court intervenes, or will Xanthe, Cassandra Cain, and Constantine become permanent residents of the land of the dead? S

(W/A/CA) Will Eisner Will Eisner's work on The Spirit was, in its way, as groundbreaking as Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. Both artistic achievements rewrote the book on sequential storytelling and had lasting impacts on all that followed them. Featured within these pages are 17 Spirit stories all from Eisner's peak period, 1946-1950, generally regarded as his best work on The Spirit. An Artisan Edition collects stories, covers and pages that have been reproduced from the original art. While appearing to be in black and white, these images have been scanned in color, allowing the reader to view them as closely as possible to the original art. Ink gradients, blue pencil, corrections, and more are all clearly visible, all the wonderful subtle nuances that make original art so special and unique.

(W/A/CA) Will Eisner Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Will Eisner's The Spirit with this all-new collection from Clover. Acknowledged by everyone from Alan Moore to Michael Chabon as one the of the most important comic book creators of all time, this collection features 10 stories, five of them with all-new coloring by Eisner Award winning colorist, Laura Martin. After you read these stories, you'll understand why the most important award in comics is named for him. Graphic Novella trade paperback

(W) Ted Anderson (A/CA) Brenda Hickey Join the Cutie Mark Crusaders as they embark on another mystery filled with action and adventure when a trip to the woods leads them to discover it's filled with trash! What could be causing this mess and what can they do about it? It looks like another mystery that Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle will have to solve, but one where not everything is as it seems. Ponies start seeing weird shapes, hearing unknown sounds, and losing things, but it couldn't actually be the Spirit of the Forest, right? Available in November.

(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama Not everybody loves cat ears, but this young miko takes one big step for cat girls when she also becomes an exorcist. Neneko Iizuna is a shy girl with a secret: cat ears. Embarrassed over her feline appearance, Neneko's retreated from the world. But when she receives a letter asking her to become the miko of an infirmary, she finds herself taking on the unexpected challenge of exorcism! Is this young cat girl up to the task of taking on the spirits, can she get along with her new co-workers? And how exactly does she feel about being chained up by a leash? It's an opportunity for new 'bonds' to form!

Being haunted by spirits seems to run in the family - this time, it's Rasetsu's mother who needs help! Can Rasetsu dispel the spirit successfully with her own personal family issues weighing her down?

(W) Isaac Mogajane (A/CA) Santtos This volume is on sale in SEPTEMBER 2022 It is said that when the world dies, the spirits of the first people will return to witness the last days of humanity. Well, the spirits have arrived, and the end is here. But not everyone has given up hope. Naledi, a teenage girl living in the deserted city once called Johannesburg, has always believed that there is a land hidden away in time where the gods still live. And where there are gods, there are miracles. Perhaps even miracles that are big enough to save our dying planet. And so, after a lifetime of isolation, Naledi will head out into the unknown with little to hold onto but her faith - and her magical pet plant, Buyo. A fairy tale for the times in which we find ourselves, brought to life by South African writer and producer Isaac Mogajane (Matwetwe, Catching Feelings) and Brazilian artist Santtos (SAMURAI DOGGY, Night Shift), LAND OF THE LIVING GODS will introduce you to a world of wonder and cruelty, beauty and perseverance - and will leave you profoundly changed. Volume one collects the e

Julie Morstad has long excelled at illustration, often working in tandem with children's writers, but in The Wayside, the storytelling potential of her fantastical pictures is fully realized. The work found herein combines the delicate line of Edward Gorey with the color palette of Marcel Dzama, and emerges as something utterly unique, a combination of the two with the spirit of Virginia Woolf. Dramatic, poetic, heavy with symbolism, Morstad's drawings speak for themselves, exploring femininity, identity, and personal mythologies that interested her in her first Drawn & Quarterly book, Milk Teeth.

(W/A) Kolbeinn Karlsson A dwarf falls into a river and is taken to a place beyond space and time. A carrot takes a bath and finds itself transforming. Two reclusive mountain men rejoice when their wish for children is granted, but their sons make a terrible discovery. And throughout all these tales, the spirit of the forest walks on. Welcome to the surreal world of The Troll King, a fantastic journey into the wilderness lurking right outside your town, brought to you by comics' cuddliest Viking.

Nene has suddenly been dragged inside a mirror, where she meets the spirit of a young boy calling himself Mitsuba. As they try to escape, the threat of School Mystery No. 3, the Hell of Mirrors, draws ever closer. Nene may have finally gotten herself into a mess that even Hanako-kun can't save her from-but will someone else come to her rescue...?

This Eisner Award-nominated series by Terry Moore is hot! Julie Martin wakes up in a desert motel covered in skintight radioactive atomic alloy capable of fantastic destruction. Pursued by a maniacal killer and a sexy government mercenary, Julie discovers the spirit of another woman is living inside her - and the two of them must stop the alloy from destroying the world! Collects issues #11-15.

Everything you knew about Red Sonja and her world was forever changed when the She-Devil battled Kulan Gath to the death! Now, following her trip to Hades, the spirit of the She-Devil is reborn, though the world around her has forever changed! A perfect jumping on point for new readers, as well as an incredible continuation to the readers that have been there since issue #0! Collects issues 35-40 of the ongoing series and features a complete cover gallery!

Everything you knew about Red Sonja and her world was forever changed when the She-Devil battled Kulan Gath to the death! Now, following her trip to Hades, the spirit of the She-Devil is reborn, though the world around her has forever changed! A perfect jumping on point for new readers, as well as an incredible continuation to the readers that have been there since issue #0!

Two human infants are abandoned in an ancient forest and adopted by the strange creatures called Woodfolk. Driniel (Moon) is the night-wanderer, dancing with the spirits of the deep groves, summoning demons for his pleasure. Alleyar (Sun) is the flame of valor, rising in the ranks of the Woodfolk hunters and taming a fierce beast with his sorcery. More than human, less than gods, these misfit brothers will change the worlds of Gods and Mortals forever as they uncover the secrets of their own past and parentage.

(W/A/CA) Robert Goodin In the spirit of Tintin or Uncle Scrooge, The Kurdles is an all-ages comic spiced up with a teaspoon of strange. A teddy bear, desperate to find her way home, stumbles upon Kurdleton, home to a most peculiar group in the midst of a crisis: their forest house has grown hair, eyes, and a mouth! Robert Goodin's debut graphic novel is a timeless classic. Printed in an oversized format showcasing Goodin's stunning, hand-painted artwork, The Kurdles will captivate both parents and children.

THE FIRST STORY-ARC OF MCFARLANE & KIRKMAN'S HAUNT COLLECTED! ROBERT KIRKMAN and TODD McFARLANE present HAUNT! Based around two brothers, one a less than perfect priest, the other a government agent, the men struggle to get along, rarely agreeing on anything. An unexpected accident forces them to work together in ways they never thought possible. Struggling with his own personal demons, the priest begrudgingly works alongside the spirit of his recently deceased brother, who possesses him. Together, the brothers form a new superhero: Haunt.

When the Spirit of Horse speaks to a ten-year-old girl through her dreams and calico patches magically appear as if from nowhere, the residents of Saddlecrest, Nevada have a genuine mystery on their hands. In the center of it all is Carrie, a girl whose life is ripped apart by divorce and a move from New Jersey. With her new friend Milla, she tries to decipher what her dreams mean and what she can do to help.

Avatar find themselves up to their necks in trouble as mysterious forces threaten to destroy land once sacred to the Airbenders! While Aang journeys to the spirit world in search of clues, Toph faces off against her own past!

Aang asks his friends to help him honor Yangchen's Festival-one of the highest Air Nomad holidays, which hasn't been celebrated in over one hundred years. But cryptic visits from the spirit of Avatar Yangchen herself lead Aang to discover a jointly owned Fire Nation and Earth Kingdom refinery-operating on land sacred to the Airbenders! Is this the cause of the pollution Aang finds there, or is a more mysterious menace afoot?

(W/A/CA) Bisco Hatori The Art Squad has always felt like home to its members, but as their chief's final year winds down, doubts being to assail them all. Now it's up to Ranmaru to save the spirit of Art Squad!

(W/A/CA) Rumiko Takahashi Sakura and Ichigo attend an all-you-can-eat festival and catch sight of a Money Spirit, which blesses anyone it visits with good fortune. When Rinne, who's always in need of more cash, hears about the Money Spirit, he concocts a scheme to capture the spirit's good fortune?but Rinne's schemes rarely work out as planned! For older teen audiences.

(W) Michael Dante Dimartino (A/CA) Irene Koh After a refreshing sojourn in the Spirit World, Korra and Asami return to Republic City but find nothing but political hijinks and human vs. spirit conflict! A developer plans to turn the new spirit portal into an amusement park, endangering relations with the spirits. At the city's edge, Zhu Li enlists everyone she can to aid the evacuees who have relocated there. Meanwhile, the Triple Threats' ruthless new leader, Tokuga, is determined to unite the other triads under his rule. In order to get through it all, Korra and Asami vow to look out for each other-but first, they've got to get better at being a team! Collects Turf Wars parts 1-3.

(W) Michael Dante Dimartino (A) Irene Koh (CA) Heather Campbell When Asami is kidnapped, Korra sets out to the Spirit Wilds to find her. Now teeming with dark spirits influenced by the half spirit-half human Tokuga, the landscape is more dangerous than ever before. The two women must trust in each other and work together if they are to make it out alive. Their fate is revealed in this stunning, action-packed conclusion to The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars!

(W) Michael Dante Dimartino (A) Irene Koh (CA) Heather Campbell When Asami is kidnapped, Korra sets out to the Spirit Wilds to find her. Now teeming with dark spirits influenced by the half spirit-half human Tokuga, the landscape is more dangerous than ever before. The two women must trust in each other and work together if they are to make it out alive. Their fate is revealed in this stunning, action-packed conclusion to The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars!

(W) Michael Dante Dimartino (A) Irene Koh (CA) Irene Koh, Heather Campbell Relishing their new relationship, Korra and Asami leave the spirit world . . . but find nothing in Republic City but political high jinks and human vs. spirit conflict! A pompous developer plans to turn the new spirit portal into an amusement park, potentially severing an already tumultuous connection with the spirits. What's more, the triads have realigned and are in a brutal all-out brawl at the city's borders-where hundreds of evacuees have relocated! Written by series cocreator Michael Dante DiMartino and drawn by Irene Koh (Secret Origins: Batgirl, Afrina and the Glass Coffin), with consultation by Bryan Konietzko, this is the official continuation of The Legend of Korra!

(W) Steve Niles (A/CA) Szymon Kudranski An original Cal McDonald horror story as a fully self-contained graphic novel hardcover by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night)! Supernatural detective Cal McDonald is ripped again from his self-imposed retirement to resume his monster-killing career after hunting down a serial-killing priest with a blood-draining knife on a trail leading him directly to the gates of Hell!

(W) Lonnie Nadler & Various (A) Ken Lashley, Rags Morales (CA) Felipe Massafera Before a weapon is deployed in battle, it must be designed, refined, field-tested. Bloodshot was no exception. In the early days of the private military contractor Project Rising Spirit, the nanite-infused super-soldier who would one day become their most violent and valuable asset was a resource to be mined - and it was up an enterprising team of scientists to ensure he did what he was told. But memory is a tricky thing...and the man Bloodshot used to be won't let go of his past so easily... Writers Kevin Grevioux (New Warriors), Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks), and Lonnie Nadler and Zac Thompson (Cable) team up with distinguished artists Ken Lashley (Black Panther), Rags Morales (Action Comics), and more to open a door once closed and reveal answers to questions that Bloodshot himself would never think to ask! Collecting BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1-8.

(W) Kyo Shirodaira (A/CA) Chasiba Katase Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro's personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn't have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives...

(W) Kyo Shirodaira (A/CA) Chasiba Katase Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro's personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn't have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives.

(W) Kyo Shirodaira (A/CA) Chasiba Katase Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro's personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn't have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives.

(W) Kyo Shirodaira (A/CA) Chasiba Katase Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro's personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn't have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives.

(W) Kyo Shirodaira (A/CA) Chasiba Katase Both touched by spirits called yokai, Kotoko and Kuro have gained unique superhuman powers. But to gain her powers Kotoko has given up an eye and a leg, and Kuro's personal life is in shambles. So when Kotoko suggests they team up to deal with renegades from the spirit world, Kuro doesn't have many other choices, but Kotoko might just have a few ulterior motives?

(W/A) Shio Usui The final volume! Suimei first came to the spirit realm in order to find his missing partner, but he's stuck around in order to sort through his feelings regarding his troubled childhood. When he is put in charge of caring for a troubled soul, can he find a way to heal both of them? Meanwhile, Kaori has problems of her own when her father goes missing! As she and Suimei search for him, they uncover a plot that could threaten the whole spirit realm!

(W/A) Various In 1997, Will Eisner gave permission for a new series of Spirit stories to be commissioned, written and drawn by the most famous names in the comics industry. The call went out, and the response was nothing short of remarkable, with contributions from such creators as Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, Neil Gaiman, Paul Chadwick, and Eddie Campbell.

(W/A/CA) Ray Fawkes There is a witch who holds the key to the afterlife and has the power to send ghosts back into the world of the living. She is the Queen of Spirits, and the cold dead will do anything-anything-to get to her. When disaster strikes and a huge mass of ghosts rise to converge on her location, an already broken community is subjected to the truly shocking effects. Critically acclaimed creator RAY FAWKES (The People Inside, Batman: Eternal) returns to the genre-breaking world of UNDERWINTER with this all-new original graphic novel!

It's time to send the little ones to dreamland and set your radio's dial to 'spooky.' Steel yourself for mysterious suspense in? BEYOND BELIEF! Trading quips and tossing back cocktails, the Doyles take what they want and hoodwink their clientele for the rest. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, mummies, even diabolical gingerbread men are nothing but obstacles in the way of the liquor cabinet for our fast-talking, hard-drinking sleuths. Written by the creators of the wildly popular Hollywood stage show and podcast, Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (Deadpool, Star Wars Adventures), and illustrated by Phil Hester (Batman Beyond), The Thrilling Adventure Hour: A Spirited Romance is a rip-roaring adventure that harkens back to the heyday of old-time radio entertainment. Collects The Thrilling Adventure Hour Presents: Beyond Belief #0-4.

(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama Neneko's journey to become a full-fledged priestess continues, and she's got competition! Meme-chan's training begins in the latest volume of Spirits & Cat Ears!

(W/A/CA) Miyuki Nakayama Searching for a way to get rid of the curse that gave her cat ears, Neneko is working as a priestess at a clinic that exorcises evil spirits. Thanks to the power of magic, Neneko is able to conceal her ears and go to school normally, but she's still not used to people. At school, she happens upon a girl who looks just like the miko she ran into earlier, but the girl insists they've never met. However, something strange is happening to Neneko's ears...

(W) Bryan Konietzko & Various (CA) Bryan Konietzko Go behind the scenes of the animated series Legend of Korra Book Two - Spirits- created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko-the smash hit sequel to their blockbuster show Avatar: The Last Airbender! This handsome hardcover contains hundreds of art pieces created during the development of the show's first season, along with new sketches from the original creative team! Featuring creator commentary from DiMartino and Konietzko and a brandnew foreword by Korra voice actor P.J. Byrne, this is an intimate look inside the creative process that brought a new generation of Avatar heroes to life!