(W) Wasa Sagiri LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITHThe princess is excited that she's gone from being an old man to being a cute young girl again! But her relief is short-lived when she realizes that she's just traded bodies with her daughter, Ringo! Kuraudo and Haruto want to get married as a princess and knight, but will they get the happy ending they want in this lifetime? The final volume of The Princess I Loved in My Past Life is Now a Middle-Aged Dad!

(W) Atatakairo A full-color manga about the lives of beastmen suffering from madness.The wolfman Deseo once slaughtered his family out of morbid curiosity. Now he has a family of his own. Haut, a wealthy elk heir struggling with their gender, falls in love with Clivia, a fox-woman servant, and together they must hide their relationship from Haut's domineering father. What will happen to these cursed families of beastfolk? This full-color manga tears open the heart of their madness.

(W) Fuyutsuki Koki (A) Mago Ayakita (CT) Masami RACE AGAINST TIMEMia is determined to bring down all who betrayed her sister, starting with exposing Second Prince Julius at a royal banquet. After the fallout, the country turns its attention to preparing for the demonic invasion. Mia does her best to contribute, but her powers as a Saint have nearly reached their limit. Meanwhile, her sister Philia races back to her homeland after a failed attempt at expanding the Great Purification Circle. As the demonic threat rises, can Philia make it in time to save her younger sister?

(W) Osamu Nishi; Hiroja Get ready to meet the lovable cast of Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun as you've never seen them before!In this brand-new spinoff of the runaway hit series, Iruma is a dirt-poor but unfailingly cheerful young boy who grows up in a ruthless city slum. One day, Iruma gives an injured old man his last loaf of bread and nurses the stranger back to health-only to find out that the elder gent is none other than Don Sullivan, head of the Babyl Mafia! Soon after, Don Sullivan comes back, whisks Iruma away, and begs the boy to become his grandson. And just like that, Iruma begins his new life as the next in line to lead a gigantic gang of-dare we say-demonic mafiosos!

(W) Leebora; Lanyong (A) Ocean RUNAWAY BRIDE, NEVER COMING BACKUnwilling to stay with her husband, Winter Blooming, former princess Violet departed for the faraway town of Kiron, where she would be free from his influence. Though her new house is run-down and her neighbors are nosy, Violet is able to make a modest living, along with a few new friends. But before long, Winter appears in her new life, brandishing his wealth just as he did before.Violet has changed, however-she is no longer the pushover she once was, and doesn't buckle to Winter's advances. Inconsolable at the idea that Violet will never return to him, he takes drastic measures-and the two end up switching bodies yet again! After so much time apart, could this be the catalyst that brings them back together?

(W) Scott Lobdell; Ben Raab (A) Joe Madureira; Melvin Rubi (CA) Carlos Pacheco The ragin' Cajun steals the spotlight in an action-packed era for the X-Men! For years, they've loved each other from a safe distance. Now Rogue and Gambit will become closer than ever, and it may shatter their lives permanently! For when Remy LeBeau past actions stand revealed, he'll face trial - but who will serve as judge, jury and executioner? In other action, an uncanny battle between Cannonball and Gladiator sends the X-Men on their latest intergalactic adventure. Can they free the Shi'ar from the deadly grip of the Phalanx? Meanwhile, another squad grapples with the Kingpin and Sebastian Shaw over a cure for the Legacy virus! Plus: Psylocke and Angel reckon with shocking transformations! The Imperial Guard in the Big Apple! Bishop's adventures in the X.S.E.! A furious Marrow takes on Spider-Man! And meet the mighty Maggott! Collecting UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #341-350 and #-1, X-MEN (1991) #62-64 and #-1, IMPERIAL GUARD (1997) #1-3, PSYLOCKE & ARCHANGEL: CRIMSON DAWN (1997) #1-4, GAMBIT (1997) #1-4, BISHOP: XAVIER SECURITY ENFORCER (1998) #1-3, MARVEL FANFARE (1996) #4-5, LONGSHOT (1998) #1 and material from MARVEL VALENTINE SPECIAL (1997) #1.

(W) Scott Lobdell; Ben Raab (A) Joe Madureira; Melvin Rubi (CA) Joe Madureira The ragin' Cajun steals the spotlight in an action-packed era for the X-Men!For years, they've loved each other from a safe distance. Now Rogue and Gambit will become closer than ever, and it may shatter their lives permanently! For when Remy LeBeau past actions stand revealed, he'll face trial -- but who will serve as judge, jury and executioner? In other action, an uncanny battle between Cannonball and Gladiator sends the X-Men on their latest intergalactic adventure. Can they free the Shi'ar from the deadly grip of the Phalanx? Meanwhile, another squad grapples with the Kingpin and Sebastian Shaw over a cure for the Legacy virus! Plus: Psylocke and Angel reckon with shocking transformations! The Imperial Guard in the Big Apple! Bishop's adventures in the X.S.E.! A furious Marrow takes on Spider-Man! And meet the mighty Maggott!COLLECTING: Uncanny X-Men (1981) #341-350, -1; X-Men (1991) #62-64, -1; Imperial Guard (1997) #1-3; Psylocke & Archangel: Crimson Dawn (1997) #1-4; Gambit (1997) #1-4; Bishop: Xavier Security Enforcer (1998) #1-3; Marvel Fanfare (1996) #4-5; Longshot (1998) #1; material from Marvel Valentine Special (1997) #1Written by Scott Lobdell, Ben Raab, Brian Augustyn, Howard Mackie, Terry Kavanagh, John Ostrander, Jaimie Campos, J.M. DeMatteis & MorePenciled by Joe Madureira, Melvin Rubi, Bryan Hitch, Chris Bachalo, Carlos Pacheco, Charles Wojtkiewicz, Salvador Larroca, Klaus Janson, Steve Epting, Stephen Jones, Michael Zulli & More

(W) Bob Gale (A) Various (CA) Drew Struzan Rediscover the thrills of Back to the Future in a whole new way with this officially licensed, deluxe edition of the screenplay, complete with indepth annotations and film stills. Back to the Future took viewers on an incredible adventure. Now, on the film’s 40th anniversary, fans can experience their favorite film in an all/new way with this deluxe, annotated edition of the script. This script book is annotated by the original screenwriter himself, Bob Gale, and offers commentary and insight into the behind/the/scenes story of the film. Fully illustrated with film stills, concept art, and other key visuals, this is a must/have collectible for fans and a fitting tribute to a titan of pop culture. RELIVE MOMENTS FROM A TIMELESS FILM: A must/have collectible for Back to the Future fans, this script book is a fitting tribute to a landmark film and the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Brown. FILLED WITH INSIGHTFUL COMMENTARY: This script book is annotated by Bob Gale, screenwriter of the film. REPRODUCTION EFFECT: The book is a faithful reproduction of the final script, using the different colors for each draft, so readers can clearly see where the changes were made. COMPLETE WITH ICONIC VISUALS: As a celebration of the extraordinary film, this book is fully illustrated with film stills, concept art, and other key visuals.

(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Marcos Martin, Muntsa Vicente (CA) Marcos Martin From the Eisner Award-winning team behind The Private Eye, BARRIER is a shockingly prescient drama about violence, language, and illegal immigration…with a spectacular sci-fi twist. When Texas rancher Liddy and Honduran immigrant Óscar collide on the U.S.-Mexico border, neither can understand the other’s words—but both are forced to rely on trust when they’re thrust into an unimaginable encounter. Told in English and Spanish without translation, Barrier is a visually stunning, genre-bending story that explores the walls we build between nations, cultures, and each other. Collected for the first time in its original widescreen format—and perfectly complementing Image's new softcover edition of THE PRIVATE EYE—this gorgeous new edition contains the entire Harvey Award-winning miniseries.

As Melissa suspected, there has been a mysterious being pulling the strings all along. And frustrated by the derailment of their ideal romantasy plot, the entity decides to take a more direct measure. The final battle has begun! Thankfully, all Melissa has to do is sit back and let the dashing men do all the work…or that would’ve been the case if she hadn’t been forced to knock them down a few pegs! With the male leads nowhere at the level they were in the original story, the villainess is once again forced to take matters into her own hands.

(W/A/CA) Joe Jusko The Book of Jusko showcases the very best of Joe Jusko’s decades spanning career and painted legacy. In 1992, Joe Jusko’s Marvel Masterpieces trading card set exploded into pop culture—redefining how the world saw superheroes with raw power, larger-than-life drama, and breathtaking realism in every brushstroke. It became a cultural landmark, inspiring generations of fans, artists, and collectors. Now—due to overwhelming demand—we’re opening the vaults to celebrate the full scope of Jusko’s legendary career. Inside you’ll discover iconic illustrations, rare and unpublished works, private commissions, trading cards, and personal archive pieces—some revealed here for the very first time. This is the definitive collection of Joe Jusko’s art—a must-have for anyone who treasures painted comics, fantasy illustration, or fine art.

Having built his skills with perseverance and hard work, Injae finally faces the title match. His opponent is the current champion, a genius boxer named Siha Lee—a champion who absorbs all his opponent’s data in the first round before thoroughly crushing them from the second round onward. In the face of this, what countermeasures has Injae prepared? And is he ready for the ghost of his past that fate has in store for him after this match? A tale of two fighters collides in this thrilling finale of The Boxer!

(W) Seth M Sherwood (A/CA) Elisa Pocetta Chloe, an outcast teen relentlessly bullied by everyone—including her own twin sister, Gina—conjures up an imaginary boyfriend to boost her confidence and win the approval of her peers. To her surprise, the plan works, and she soon lands a real boyfriend, believing her life has finally turned around. But her relief turns to terror when the imaginary lover she created comes to life, determined to eliminate anyone who stands in the way of their twisted connection!

(W) Mark Sable (A) Giorgio Pontrelli (CA) Paul Azaceta Rome. 64 AD. The most daring heist in history is being planned by an unlikely crew - a former slave, a Vestal Virgin, a charioteer, and a disgraced architect – each with their own personal motives. While Rome is distracted by the chariot racing and gladiatorial games of the Circus Maximus, the crew plans to rob the Imperial treasury under the Temple of Saturn. But when Emperor Nero sets fire to the city, they’ll be lucky to escape his wrath with their lives, let alone the loot. From Mark Sable (Graveyard of Empires, Miskatonic) and Giorgio Pontrelli (Miskatonic), Circus Maximus is Gladiator meets Heat - a blood-soaked historical thriller.

(W) Jim Zub (A) Fernando Dagnino, Alex Horley (CA) Bart Sears A KING BY HIS OWN HAND – TWO TALES OF GLORY READY TO BE UNLEASHED! Volume seven of the epic series continues with two masterfully crafted epics from critically acclaimed writer Jim Zub, alongside the inimitable Alex Horley and the unstoppable Fernando Dagnino. Featuring the fully painted, special extended issue THE NOMAD, and the sweeping tale of Conan’s bloody ascension to kingship in THE CONQUERING CROWN! THE NOMAD: Conan the King welcomes a strange visitor with an even stranger mission. Can the Ruler of Aquilonia prove his mettle or will the mysterious wanderer’s incredible power change the course of history? THE CONQUERING CROWN: The King of Aquilonia has gone mad, or so the rumors say. A tyrant sits upon the throne and all will suffer until he is deposed or dead. Conan the Mercenary cares nothing for these royal rumors and petty politics, but the Cimmerian's skill in battle is about to put him in the path of a mad monarch, and his life will be forever changed. Collects Conan the Barbarian #25-28

(W) Jim Zub (A) Fernando Dagnino, Alex Horley (CA) Alex Horley A KING BY HIS OWN HAND – TWO TALES OF GLORY READY TO BE UNLEASHED! Volume seven of the epic series continues with two masterfully crafted epics from critically acclaimed writer Jim Zub, alongside the inimitable Alex Horley and the unstoppable Fernando Dagnino. Featuring the fully painted, special extended issue THE NOMAD, and the sweeping tale of Conan’s bloody ascension to kingship in THE CONQUERING CROWN! THE NOMAD: Conan the King welcomes a strange visitor with an even stranger mission. Can the Ruler of Aquilonia prove his mettle or will the mysterious wanderer’s incredible power change the course of history? THE CONQUERING CROWN: The King of Aquilonia has gone mad, or so the rumors say. A tyrant sits upon the throne and all will suffer until he is deposed or dead. Conan the Mercenary cares nothing for these royal rumors and petty politics, but the Cimmerian's skill in battle is about to put him in the path of a mad monarch, and his life will be forever changed. Collects Conan the Barbarian #25-28

(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe The revenge-fueled cult favorite dives deeper into the private lives of COPRA's expanding roster in this oversized, deluxe edition featuring rarely seen bonus art, character profiles, and behind-the-scenes process content. Michel Fiffe hones his signature style, blending explosive colorful action with raw emotional storytelling that defies categorization. Is it an avant-garde superhero story or a hyperviolent art comic? It's all of it. It's COPRA. Collects issues #13-25 and Copra Versus issues #1-2.

(W) Riad Sattouf, Sam Taylor (A/CA) Riad Sattouf Riad is a teenager growing up in the French region of Brittany, where he lives with his mother and brother and attends high school in Rennes. But his adolescence is anything but typical. Born to a Syrian father and a French mother, Riad spent much of his early childhood in Libya, rural Syria, and France—moving through contrasting worlds, political ideologies, and daily absurdities. Years earlier, his father—charismatic, authoritarian, and obsessed with dictators and with building a utopian Arab society—abducted Riad’s second younger brother, Fadi, and returned to Syria, leaving behind a fractured family. At 14, Riad navigates puberty, isolation, and the pressures of French society, while haunted by the absence of his father and brother, and the sadness of his mother. He turns to books, heavy metal, and drawing as refuge. The tone is darkly comic and sharply observant, capturing both the universal pains of adolescence and the surreal contradictions of the 1990s. Blending personal story and social commentary, this standalone volume offers a biting, poignant portrait of a young man coming of age in a world that feels both familiar and foreign. The End of the Arab of the Future is the first book in a two-volume series that concludes the critically acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel begun in Arab of the Future.

(W) Rick Remender (A) Tony Moore, Jerome Opena (CA) Tony Moore The entirety of The New York Times best-selling _Fear Agent _saga—collected in one massive compendium! When down-and-out alien exterminator Heath Huston stumbles upon a plot to wipe out humanity, he must put down the bottle and pick up the fight-- as the last surviving Fear Agent. This pulp sci-fi classic from writer Rick Remender (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) teams him with an all-star lineup of artists including Tony Moore (THE WALKING DEAD, Venom) and Jerome Opeña (SEVEN TO ETERNITY, Uncanny X-Force) across a galaxy-spanning, whiskey-soaked epic of redemption, revenge, and alien annihilation. Collects Fear Agent #1–32 in a single 672-page volume for just $49.99.

(W) Matt Moylan (A/CA) Matthew Weldon An action-fueled graphic novel based on the king of Capcom's arcade beat-em-ups!! The Mad Gear Gang has infested Metro City for years! But after they kidnap the mayor’s daughter, three heroes arise to clean up the streets once and for all! Cody Travers - bad boy street brawler! Guy - Bushinryu ninja master! Mike Haggar - pro-wrestler-turned-mayor of Metro City! Bring a pocket full of quarters and prepare for a non-stop fist-flinging adventure in FINAL FIGHT! This volume collects Final Fight #1-4, and Street Fighter VS Final Fight #1.

(W) Ed Brubaker (A/CA) Sean Phillips ADVANCE SOLICIT **A brand new CRIMINAL graphic novel featuring the legendary RICKY LAWLESS and the crazy tale of how he and MALLORY fell in love in the midst of a crime spree. ** In one of the wildest, most action-packed books that Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, we delve deep into the life of one of CRIMINAL's most complex and tragic characters, Ricky Lawless as he tries to pay off a deep debt to a mobster, while things just keep going from bad to worse.  FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE will have long-time CRIMINAL fans cheering the return of RICKY LAWLESS and new readers will find it a perfect jumping-on-point for the greatest crime comic series of the 21st century.  Brubaker and Phillips don't hit a wrong note. - Shane Black

(W) Maia Kobabe, Phoebe Kobabe, Justin Hall, Rani Som (A) Maia Kobabe, Rani Som, Phoebe Kobabe, Mel Gillman (CA) Maia Kobabe Dig deeper into one of the most banned books in America with this annotated edition of Maia Kobabe's seminal autobiographical work. In 2014, Maia Kobabe—who uses e/em/eir pronouns—thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical comic e would ever write. At the time, it was the only thing e felt comfortable with strangers knowing about em. Then e created Gender Queer. Maia's intensely cathartic autobiography charts eir journey of self-identity, which includes the mortification and confusion of adolescent crushes, grappling with how to come out to family and society, bonding with friends over erotic gay fan fiction, and facing the trauma and fundamental violation of pap smears. Started as a way to explain to eir family what it means to be nonbinary and asexual, Gender Queer is more than a personal story: It is a useful and touching guide on gender identity—what it means and how to think about it—for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere. This special annotated edition calls on voices from academic and creative communities to further shed light on Kobabe's work—exploring the technicalities of comic creation, the history of the LGBTQIA+ community, and highlighting personal anecdotes from a host of writers and artists discussing their own experiences growing up queer. Featuring commentary from designer and animator Phoebe Kobabe (The ABCs of Identities), cartoonist Ashley R. Guillory (Queers at the Table), Dr. Sandra Cox (professor of English at Southwest Missouri State University), Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian at Harvard Medical School), author Hal Schrieve (Fawn's Blood), and many more, this beautiful hardcover edition promises to be a wonderful educational tool for years to come.

(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Brett Booth, Andrew Dalhouse (CA) Todd McFarlane ADVANCE SOLICIT Collected in an all-new size and format, GUNSLINGER SPAWN ORIGINS HARDCOVER BOOK 1 brings you the art and stories that made this series a classic. Extra features include a cover gallery and behind-the-scenes art. Gunslinger Spawn navigates an alien future, yearning to return to his past. With a list of grievances against his enemies, he is unexpectedly drawn into a monumental struggle for humanity's fate, delaying his quest for vengeance. After a brutal clash with the new Clown and Dakota, he finds himself on the run, facing present challenges while the shadows of his past threaten to disrupt any hope for a stable future. Collects GUNSLINGER SPAWN Issues #1 - 12

Though they had a rocky start to say the least, Bibi and Amy’s unlikely friendship is going strong! However, Amy can’t help but wonder about her new friend’s life. Bibi’s family is clearly very wealthy, but where are they? And what could have happened to her in the past to give her such a…unique outlook? Thankfully, Amy is about to get an unexpected glimpse into Bibi’s past!

(W) Dustin Weaver, Jeremy Barlow, D.J. Bryant (A/CA) Dustin Weaver ADVANCE SOLICIT A dreamy and haunting collection of standalone tales where perception unravels, identity fractures, and reality bends—delivered with visionary style by Dustin Weaver. A twisted town in the Old West sacrifices one of its own every twelve hours at the demand of a demonic gun. A man finds his mind is trapped in the brain of an insect, and believes the normal world he sees is a delusion. An abandoned roadside motel is home to an entity that has captured the imagination of a passing comic book artist and is drawing him back. The Juniper Lodge is a self-contained collection of five stories from the pages of Dustin Weaver's anthology series PAKLIS. Unpredictable, idiosyncratic, and original, each story explores themes of perception, memory, and identity while expertly moving between genres with a dynamic style. The psychological and surreal become alluring through Weaver's engaging characters and vivid worlds, while never failing to get under the skin. Collects stories previously published in PAKLIS: #0,1,2,6,9.

Eris sets her final plan to escape this world into motion. And so, a horrific and tragic plot to orchestrate the deaths of the Emperor, Emperess, and herself finally begins. Meanwhile, Helena, through the laws of causality, becomes the Crown Princess, leaving Eris frustrated as she now must kill Helena, the only character in the story that deserves a happy ending. After wandering aimlessly, Eris heads for Helena’s bridal chambers, a dagger in hand...!

Giovinetta takes a stand against Johannes and the devil inside him, asserting her dominance against both man and creature in front of her. Unbeknownst to her, her twin brother has been plagued with memories of a young boy with dark hair ever since he was a child. Who could this mysterious Idris be, what does he have to do with the devil lurking inside Johannes?

(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Piotr Kowalski When Aubrey Street arrives in 1891, looking for a feminist masterpiece that won’t be published for almost 100 years, she worries that 1981 might be rejecting her. Aubrey is a Liquidator. Her job is to fix glitches in time. She just wishes she could fix the glitches in her life. In another part of Gilded Age New York, John Hawksmore plans to kill a servant girl whose life has been turned upside down by the book she found in her employer’s library. Somehow, all their lives are connected. They just don’t know it yet…

(W/A/CA) Gil Kane The Lost Marvels series again delves into the misty margins of Marvel’s past to shine a light on extraordinary work that has never or rarely been collected for modern readers. This is the first volume of a compendium of some of the legendary Gil Kane’s finest storytelling. Freed from the conventions of super-hero battles, Kane’s art is a revelation here, capturing in flamboyant, imaginative detail the classic settings and characters of Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book tales (made even more vibrant by the great P. Craig Russell’s inking); the origin of Ka-Zar from Astonishing Tales; and episodes of Gullivar Jones, Warrior of Mars, an adaptation by Kane and Roy Thomas of the seminal 1905 SF/Fantasy novel. Plus, a genre-hopping gallery of 100 exciting covers by the artist who almost single-handedly defined the look of 1970s-era Marvel.

(W/A/CA) Sungmin Choi A romantic thriller exploring the dark corners of human desire and isolation with quiet eeriness--for fans of Moto Hagio and Nick Drnaso. Choi Sungmin’s Narrow Rooms follows a young woman who leaves her rural hometown to study in Seoul and seek self-improvement. But once there, she quickly becomes the target of unwanted attention from her teacher, and the whispers of other students only deepen her alienation. Living in a cramped, poorly soundproofed room, the suffocating atmosphere begins to further distort her boundaries and perceptions. Longing for escape, she fixates on a handsome new neighbor, her fascination spiraling into obsession: She secretly rummages through his mailbox, collects his discarded cigarette butts and teabags, and hoards his trash. But when she discovers something unsavory about the object of her desire, will she be forced to confront the morals of her own behavior? Translated from the Korean by Janet Hong.

(W/A/CA) Myfanwy Tristram A graphic novel exploring the right to protest, told by people who raised their voices and demanded to be heard“It’s about what ordinary people do, because what we do . . . is quite extraordinary.”Protest matters, and never more so than today—and yet our rights around dissent have been eroded in law. Noisy Valley is a beautifully illustrated work of graphic nonfiction exploring the importance of protest and what it can achieve, through the voices of one vibrant community. In every neighborhood, there are the activists, the ones who raise their voices. Myfanwy Tristram visited the Rhondda Valley in South Wales, inviting local people to recount their memories of the times they’d refused to take things lying down. The Noisy Valley is the result: a graphic retelling of protests both past and present. The area is best known for the miners’ strikes of the ’80s, (and their support from the LGBT movement as documented in the film Pride) but the spirit of dissent runs deeply whenever there is injustice. These stories tell how communities and individuals pushed back on a landfill site that poisoned local streams, a waste-processing plant that destroyed an area of natural beauty, sexism in the workplace and the closure of the local hospital. We dip into the historic Aldermaston marches and the Greenham women’s peace camp, too. The Noisy Valley is a testament to protestors who—whatever the changes in the law—have believed in their power to get things changed.

(W/A/CA) Arizona O'Neill A heartwrenching memoir of a daughter losing her father and a scathing indictment of the medical industry Arizona grieves at the hospital bed of her father, a man she hardly knew, brain dead after a fentanyl overdose. Doctors encourage her to act quickly to recast him as a hero. Distraught, Arizona makes a decision that will haunt her for the rest of her life. As she struggles to come to terms with her father’s death and her role as next of kin in making his life’s last decision, she uncovers inconvenient truths about the organ donation industry’s own codependence on the opioid crisis. Her parents were bohemian wild kids of 90s Montreal. He was a talented skateboarder, charming guitarist, and visual artist. She was an aspiring writer and outcast. They lived with other teenagers in the Plateau in a messy apartment filled with drugs, alcohol, and black-market animals. The city’s macabre history—McGill Medical School, the Mount Royal Cemetery, ancient cadavers at the Maude Abbott Medical Museum—takes center stage as Arizona sorts out fact from fiction. Opioids and Organs is a damning critique of an industry that takes advantage of society’s outcasts. A muted yet striking pastel palette and a dolllike fantastical elegance belie both the gruesomeness of the book’s topic and the rage of its author.

Grid and his newly formed Overgeared guild have quelled the rampaging golems that threatened to destroy the Eternal Kingdom. But after the thrill of victory and celebrations subside, Grid finds that the magic golems were a message from the Archmage Braham — that Grid should quickly finish his impossible quest of receiving the blessing of Yatan or suffer the Archmage’s wrath...but who has time to worry about that! Grid begins a new chapter in his journey, not only as the leader of his own guild but also his own city!

(W) Ray Fawkes (A) Russell Olson (CA) Freddie Williams II THE GHOST WALKS AGAIN! The Phantom returns! Created by Lee Falks in 1936, the Phantom is one of the first costumed super heroes in history, with untold influence on pop culture. Now, critically-acclaimed creators Ray Fawkes and Russell Olson revive the character for fans old and new. When a violent gang of smugglers stubbles on an idyllic Bandar village, the peace that the Phantom has brought to the African nation of Bangalla will suddenly shatter. It will take all of the Phantom’s many skills — and allies — to restore it. The most exciting series of the year starts here!

(W) Jay Stephens (A) Fran Strukan (CA) Joseph Michael Linsner While serving out a life-debt, Red Sonja uncovers a sinister prophecy of cosmic foulness from beyond the stars. To stop the imminent destruction of the world, the She-Devil with a Sword must trek from the deserts south of Hyrkania all the way to the northern shores of the Vilayet Sea to face down the insidious invaders from Mars — not to mention the serpent-men, metamorlocks, and ancient, angry monster-gods that she meets along the way! Rising horror comics master JAY STEPHENS (Dwellings, Tales from the Abyss) and Red Sonja/Mars Attacks artist FRAN STRUKAN stir the cross-genre flavors of retro sci-fi adventure and dark comedy into the cauldron of ancient Hyborian terrors — and the results will have readers crying “ACK ACK!” for more! Issues #1 - 4.

Having completed his basic education, the now fifteen-year-old Vikir van Baskerville is both surprised and not to be put on the training track specifically for legitimate scions of the family. Tasked with whipping the City of Underdog into shape, Vikir knows exactly where to start—infiltrating and dismantling the dark underbelly in the name of Baskerville!

(W/A/CA) Paru Itagaki Santa Claus is now in the crosshairs of his enemies, as Sanda leaves a trail of destruction and confusion in his wake with intense battles. In Sanda Volume 3, the mystery around Ono Ichie’s disappearance deepens - and Sanda’s dual identity grows ever more unstable. As shrouded forces tighten their grip, Sanda finds himself increasingly unable to control when he transforms into his Santa Claus form - threatening not only his mission, but the fragile hope he carries. With Shiori by his side, he must confront sinister societal forces in a 2080 Japan where Christmas is myth and children are under strict governmental control. Secrets from Sanda’s heritage begin to surface, revealing ancient obligations that could reshape everything he thought he knew. Friendships are tested, loyalties strained, and the very essence of the lost “magic of Christmas” flickers on the edge of extinction. As conspiracy and danger swirl, the pair’s emotional bond is tested like never before.

(W/A/CA) Ryo Furube In the monster-infested realm of the Black Parade, the Scavengers’ hunt for treasure and freedom escalates – will they survive its horrors or be lost to the dark? The peril escalates in the second volume of Scavengers: Another Sky as the team delves further into the enigmatic Black Parade. New, more formidable entities challenge their mission, and the line between ally and enemy blurs. As the Scavengers confront these threats, they uncover unsettling truths about the Black Parade's origins and its connection to their own pasts. With their million-dollar freedom hanging in the balance, the team's unity and resolve are tested like never before.

Jieum finds herself experiencing visions of a past life whenever she has physical contact with Doyun—and is horrified to learn that he might have been her lover in her first life! Resolving any lingering feelings from nineteen lives ago might finally free her from her unwanted memories for good—but is it worth potentially damaging her previous relationship with Seoha?

(W) Pat Mills (A) David Lloyd, Nik Williams, Mike Collins, Glenn Fabry (CA) Glenn Fabry The Definitive line continues with the highly regarded fantasy saga Sláine. This reimagining of Celtic mythology mixed with sword-and-sorcery tropes stood out in the predominantly science fiction anthology 2000 AD, and it proved to be a testing ground for many acclaimed artists. In this third volume, the Celtic hero continues his arduous journey across Tir-Nan-Og, accompanied by his sidekick Ukko, and faces a slew of mighty warriors, vengeful gods, and legendary beasts in his quest to return to his tribe and claim his rightful place as king. This seminal epic by Pat Mills features the artwork of David Lloyd (V for Vendetta), Glenn Fabry (Hellblazer, Preacher), and Mike Collins (American Gothic).