(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A) Cliff Chiang, Matt Wilson (CA) Cliff Chiang BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of Wonder Woman, return with award-winning colorist MATTHEW WILSON and innovative letterer JARED K. FLETCHER for the darkly dramatic fifth volume of PAPER GIRLS. Can anyone escape fate? That's what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they travel from the year 2000 to a distant and dangerous future era of Cleveland, Ohio. Plus, the secret truth behind the mysterious 'Grand Father' who's been pursuing the girls across time is finally revealed! Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-25

(W/A/CA) Hitoshi Iwaaki They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?

(W/A/CA) Hitoshi Iwaaki The sci-fi horror manga classic returns, in a fully-colorized, premium-quality hardcover for the first time! If you've never read the story of Shinichi and the polite and murderous alien infesting his right arm--or even if you already own the series--there's never been a better way to collect it. Presented in eight volumes containing about 300 pages of manga each. They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist the host's body into any abominable shape they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. So no one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shin managed to arrest the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of

Advance your game This comprehensive guide to the Pathfinder roleplaying game provides everything you need to set out into a world of limitless fantasy adventure! Choose from ancestries like elf, human, and goblin and classes like alchemist, fighter, and sorcerer to create a hero of your own design, destined to become a legend! The new Pathfinder rules are easier to learn and faster to play and they offer deeper customization than ever before! This indispensable volume contains the core rules for players and Game Masters, and is your first step on a heroic journey!

(W/A) Various Victory for Ukraine is a collection of short comic stories created by Ukrainian artists during the first weeks of the Russian invasion, channeling all their emotions - their anger, courage dreams, and despair into one goal, one manifestation of their nation's fight for survival! The war comes to readers (for ages 12+) in nine stories that humanize the conflict in Ukraine in a unique and emotionally lasting way with a focus on the heroism of the Ukrainian people and military in the face of overwhelming forces. Witness the struggles of brave defenders in cities like Kyiv, Mariupol, Kherson, and Snake Island, and how the utter insanity and irony of the war is told from the standpoint of a looted Ukrainian washing machine, and a humble farm tractor that wants to steal Russian tanks.

(W/A/CA) Rie Aruga The moving, provocative manga about the struggles and triumphs in love of a woman and a man who uses a wheelchair comes to print! Fans of tumultuous manga romance-like A Silent Voice and Your Lie in April -don't miss this! An office party reunites Tsugumi with her high school crush Itsuki. He's realized his dream of becoming an architect, but along the way, he experienced a spinal injury that put him in a wheelchair. Now Tsumugi's rekindled feelings will butt up against prejudices she never considered-and Itsuki will have to decide if he's ready to let someone into his heart?Yet they may soon discover that, without each other, the world feels imperfect.

(W/A) Nicole Goux The new dog that aspiring musician Bobbie has adopted is cute, but also stealing her life. Bobbie's life is going nowhere fast. She's working at a bar, wanting to play music but never having the time or energy. The only bright spot is her dog-always cheerful, always cuddly, and always there for her. As the relentless day-in, day-out of work piles up, music and roommates and social plans begin to seem less and less important as Bobbie struggles to make rent and have any time to be creative. The only thing she has time for outside her job is her dog... and her dog is going to do everything he can to keep it that way.

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Andre Lima Araujo Brian Michael Bendis and Andr? Lima Ara?jo bring you Phenomena, a brand-new fantasy adventure series starting with The Golden City of Eyes. 'Everyone tells you . . . you're going to see something you've never seen before. That's what everyone said. Who doesn't want to see something they've never seen?' Phenomena is the story of a young boy named Bolden and his warrior friend Spike-survivors of a phenomena that took over Earth years ago. Not an apocalypse . . . something far more interesting. We follow Bolden and Spike as they are forced to team up with another lost orphan of the world, Matilde. The trio of heroes go on a globetrotting adventure that takes them to a magical, mysterious place called the Golden City of Eyes. As they quest across this epically crazy new world looking for answers and purpose, they face off against dark forces big and small, changing the world better along the way. In each book in the series, our heroes travel to different parts of the magical world of Phenomena by various modes of transportation, each more

(W/A/CA) Tom Gauld What happens to a cat who goes through a wormhole? Tom Gauld returns with Physics for Cats, his second collection of science-based cartoons for the New Scientist. Find out why every scientist worth their sodium chloride has a Tom Gauld cartoon taped to their electron microscope. This new batch of hilarious gags will be as important to every self-respecting scientist as a lab coat and goggles and oversize rubber gloves.

Pinky and Stinky are fat little piglets, but just because they're cuties doesn't mean they're not brave astronauts! They embark on a daring mission to be the first pigs on Pluto, but things go horribly wrong as soon as the journey begins. Crash landing on the moon, they find themselves playing a pivotal role in the American space program. This is an unabashedly fun book, like Star Wars mixed with Pokémon - if you can believe that! Packed with action, adventure, and cute little cuties!

(W/A/CA) Suu Minazuki Class is in session, as the crew starts up military school life! Schmerman lays out the rules, and the stars, on the table, which indicate...their right to stay at the academy?! No wonder stars are being stolen left and right! School's keeping Rihito and the gang busy between that, a peeping incident in the women's baths, and the more serious internal conflict over their becoming soldiers and having to kill-but what'll happen when a certain higher-up from the academy overhears Rihito's declaration that doesn't want to kill anyone? For readers ages 16 years and up.

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Marcio Takara, Haining (CA) Jessica Fong Take the brilliant yet naive undergrad Pamela Isley and put her on a collision course with her evil genius of a professor, Doctor Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man, and the seed is planted for Gotham's environmentalist supervillain to blossom. From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson and acclaimed artists Marcio Takara and Haining comes the definitive origin story of Poison Ivy, finally told in her own words.

(W/A/CA) Farel Dalrymple Stuck in a small town with a broken-down van, Emily goes on a walk. After following some shady characters through subterranean tunnels, she discovers three video monitors showing stories from a magical present, dreamy past, and strange future. In this long-awaited sequel to the award-winning and critically acclaimed graphic novel POP GUN WAR: GIFT, author and creator of The Wrenchies, FAREL DALRYMPLE, revisits his world of surreal urban fantasy.

(W) Zack Kaplan (A/CA) Andrea Mutti The Port of Earth is open for business to all galactic alien travelers, but as our alien business partners secretly visit Earth, an unresolved alien threat emerges, and recently traumatized Earth Security Agents Rice and McIntyre must balance between protecting humans and alien visitors alike, while shouldering the fate of Earth's autonomy over our own planet's security. A politically charged, thought-provoking sci-fi action thriller from ZACK KAPLAN (ECLIPSE) and ANDREA MUTTI (Rebels, Star Wars, Batman Eternal, Prometheus). Collects PORT OF EARTH #5-8

(W) Bryan Hill (A/CA) Isaac Goodhart Does everyone deserve redemption? As the FBI tightens its noose around Eden, Mark and his mother Laura must either choose to let one of their own suffer at the hands of revenge, or help him take a stand against his enemies...the Aryan Brotherhood. Collects POSTAL #13-16

(W) Bryan Hill (A/CA) Isaac Goodhart Isaac Shiffron has found his tool of revenge against Laura and the town that betrayed him: The FBI. Agent Bremble is Isaac's willing tool, seeking to punish both Eden and the corrupt FBI agents that protect it. In order to protect their town, Laura, Mark, Maggie, and Molly have to work together...because Bremble's strike team is headed their way, and the end of Eden is coming with it. Collects POSTAL #21-24

(W) Christopher Priest (A/CA) MD Bright The most demanded return in comics is finally here! The original Quantum and Woody are back! Legendary creators Christopher Priest (Black Panther) and M.D. Bright (Iron Man) return to one of the most acclaimed series of the modern era! Whatever happened to the world's worst superhero team? Twenty years past their prime, the unlikely crime-fighting duo known as Quantum and Woody (not a couple) have long since parted ways?until a middle-aged Quantum suddenly reappears with a brand-new teenage partner. Now Woody is out to break up the all-new, all different Quantum and Woody and put an end to Quantum's recklessness?just as Quantum takes on a life-or-death personal mission for national security. Can these former friends set aside their differences?and their age?and their numerous health difficulties?to join forces one last time without driving each other crazy? Collecting Q2: THE RETURN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY #1-5 in trade paperback as a perfect companion to the QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT collections!

A year from now, the habitat lies in ruins and the Dover Demon may be dead. Where are the other cryptids? Escaped? Eaten? The fairy child Joy journeys across the habitat, searching for the body of his father while the U.S. Army takes over the habitat! Leander disappears, Wayne hides a terrible secret, and Proof quits the Lodge! Collects PROOF #24-28

(W) Magica Quartet (A) Hanokage In a world infested not by witches but by wraiths, Homura is captivated by one wraith in the shape of Madoka, and Mami and Kyouko throw themselves into battle to save the world. What fate lies in store for them in this final volume?!

(W/A/CA) Paul Pope PulpHope: The Art of Paul Pope makes its highly anticipated return to print in PulpHope2: The Art of Paul Pope. This updated, premium format edition contains never before seen art and brand new previously unavailable material. Iconic auteur and New York Times bestselling cartoonist Paul Pope (Battling Boy, Batman: Year 100) has worked with companies and clients including Kodansha, Nike, Disney, Image, DC, Marvel, and the British Film Institute. A critical and commercial icon, his influences include European, Japanese, and American comics traditions, while his own impact is undeniable across generations of artists. BOOM! Studios is proud to answer the call of art fans and collectors worldwide in putting this essential and much sought-after artbook in their hands, with newly revealed insights and expanded visuals that cannot be missed!

Is there life after death? People across the globe have been trying to answer this question since the beginning of time. Many have had near death experiences claiming to have seen the light. Some have claimed to arrive at heavens gates. Some claim to have spoken to dead souls below. But no one has ever been able to prove it?. until now. Rogue scientist, Professor Alscott, secretly hired by the Vatican, sets out to prove what no one else has. Does heaven and hell really exist? With the help of his four brightest students, Professor Alscott sets out to prove this age old question by putting his students in near death conditions and recording what they see. It works! Until something goes terribly wrong? Written by Julian Metter with artwork by Edison George (John Woo's Seven Brothers, Beyond).

(W) Tim Siedell (A) Steve Lieber & Various (CA) Mike Hawthorne Multiple Harvey Award nominee James Asmus (QUANTUM AND WOODY, THE DELINQUENTS) and Eisner Award-winning artist Steve Lieber (Superior Foes of Spider-Man) are here to bring the most talked-about, most award-not-winning-est heroes in comics to a whole new high! Unfortunately, there are a bunch of people that would like to kill them up there. They came. They saw. They pissed off a whole lotta folks! And now a team of mystery vigilantes has singled out the world's worst superhero team for complete and utter destruction. Their first target: their minds! But who are these all-new enemies? Are Quantum and Woody hitting it off with a sexy duo of cat burglars? And, dear god, what have they done to the Goat? Collecting Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1-4 along with Valiant-Sized Quantum and Woody #1, start reading here as writer James Asmus and artist Steve Lieber bring the most talked-about duo of semi-professional heroes in comics to a whole new high!

(W) Lylian, Pierre Bottero (A/CA) Laurence Baldetti As this epic and grand fantasy continues, 13-year-old Camille comes to accept the fact that she's really the daughter of two powerful magicians from a parallel world. She has inherited a tremendous gift-the power to imaginate, the ability to manifest things by creating a mental image of them. The battle against the evil Ts'liches has intensified, and Ewilan may be the Empire's last hope. She's joined on her quest by her best friend Salim, Edwin the master of arms, the colossal Bjorn, Maniel, the old Master Duom, and their newest recruit-Ellana, the astonishing Shadowalker. Their first objective is to awaken the Sentinels, but to do that, Master Duom sends Camille back to the human world to locate the person who can best do the job-her brother Akiro! But the Ts'liches uncover her plan and send a Chaos mercenary to kill them both! Advance solicited for September. Pierre Bottero has created a startlingly coherent imaginary universe that recalls the worlds of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman.

(W/A/CA) Bryan Talbot Set against the backdrop of the disastrous 2017 floods in northern England, Rain chronicles the relationship between two young women, one an environmental activist. Their wild moorland is being criminally mismanaged, crops are being poisoned, and animals are being slaughtered. The characters are fictional: the tragedy is shockingly real.

On a rainy Saturday, a young girl and her mom travel to Chinatown to go food shopping for dinner. At first feeling gray, the girl soon delights in all the wonders of the market. A sesame ball with red bean filling for mom, hot peppers for dad, herbs for grandma, and maybe even some candy for girl. Inspired by Qing Zhuang's experience as a first-generation Chinese American, Rainbow Shopping explores how preparing and sharing a mea; together can be a source of comfort and connection to loved ones, near and far.

(W) Hajime Kamoshida (A) Keji Mizoguchi There's a new student at Sakuta's cram school: the honor student Sara Himeji. She's another person who received Adolescence Syndrome from Touko Kirishima and most curious of all, apparently doesn't want it to be fixed. Exactly what sort of syndrome could it be? And while all this is unfolding, Sakuta has to grapple with the cryptic message saying that Mai is in danger!??

(W) Keji Mizoguchi (A/CA) Hajime Kamoshida Just before summer vacation begins, Sakuta encounters Shoko Makinohara, a junior high school girl with the same name and face as his first love. But Shoko should be in college by now. That's confusing...and as if that wasn't bad enough, another strange Adolescence Syndrome phenomenon seems to be occurring... For readers ages 13 and up.

(W) Hajime Kamoshida (A) Keji Mizoguchi Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong reasons... Meanwhile, Sakuta and Kaede's father suddenly calls, saying that their mother wants to see her daughter. She was hospitalized because Kaede's condition had been too much for her to bear, so what could she possibly want now?

(W) Tappei Nagatsuki (A) Shinichirou Otsuka Subaru Natsuki is determined to make it through the Pleiades Tower without losing anyone, and he's willing to die however many times it takes. It's going to take more than just guts to get everyone out and Subaru's still only one man. Luckily, his friends won't let him brave the challenges of the tower alone. And then it appears-his own book of the dead, a record of pasts that never came to be...

(W) Troy Benjamin, Craig Goldberg After nearly forty years, the 1984 classic Ghostbusters endures. A global-phenomenon, Ghostbusters soon made the trans-dimensional sidestep to animation with 1986's The Real Ghostbusters. The Saturday morning cartoon was an incredible success. For many kids, the animated series acted as their gateway into loving Ghostbusters long before they were age-appropriate to see the film. The series was acclaimed for its mature storytelling, fantastical animation, and a voice cast that became as synonymous with the characters as the live-action actors who originated them. The Real Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History is the ultimate collector's dream. This franchise overview combines rare and never-before-seen visuals including conceptual artwork, storyboards, script excerpts, internal memos, packaging art, unseen prototypes, abandoned concepts, and brand-new stunning photography with new and exclusive interviews.

(W) Mags Visagio, Zack Snyder (A) Clark Bint (CA) Rafael Albuquerque THE GRAPHIC NOVEL PREQUEL TO THE NETFLIX MOVIE, REBEL MOON BY ZACK SNYDER! BASED ON A STORY BY ZACK SNYDER AND WRITTEN BY EISNER-NOMINATED MAGS VISAGGIO! As war is looming on the horizon on the planet Shasu, the reluctant ruler of the Bloodaxe family is conflicted between living up to his father's domineering legacy and maintaining the peace. It is up to him to settle the conflicts within himself, and his family, before the entire planet erupts in war. Collecting Rebel Moon House of The Bloodaxe #1-4.

(W) Ryuto (A) Tetsuhiro Nabeshima When swordswoman Konoha joins Serena's edge-world investigation, Hiro's gobsmacked by her combat chops. Supposedly, Konoha's here to investigate a metal spider with psionic abilities-and check up on Kugi! Hiro reunites with Dr. Shouko from the research team and finally heads toward his target star system, only to be interrupted by a telepathic message from a mysterious pyramid. No one else picked the message up, so Hiro's got to plunge in with both feet!

(W) Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou Noble-born Mo Xi is the foremost general of Chonghua, known for his ruthless temper and ascetic air. Once he was one of two promising young commanders, twin stars of the empire. His comrade, the lowborn Gu Mang, was Mo Xi's brother-in-arms, best friend, and-secretly-his lover, until the day Gu Mang turned traitor and joined the ranks of their nation's greatest enemy. Now Gu Mang has been returned to the empire a ruined man, a shadow of the military genius he once was. The public clamors for his death, and no one yearns for vengeance more than Mo Xi. Or so he thought-for faced once more with his bitterest enemy, Mo Xi is left with more questions than answers. Why did the man he loved betray him? And what secrets hide behind Gu Mang's tortured eyes?

Soon to be a SYFY original television series! Harry's learned a lot about himself and the possibility that other aliens have been stranded on Earth, too. He needs to figure out what to do with Honey, the only resident in Patience, USA, who sees him in his true alien form, as well as deal with his feelings toward Asta, his best friend. Brad and Amanda's wedding day draws near, Dan is concerned about Harry's safety, and a sinister federal agent pretending to be a new Patience resident visits Harry's clinic for a checkup! There's a lot going on in Patience!

(W) Tim Seeley (A) Mike Norton, Mark Englert (CA) Mike Norton, Jenny Frison The final collection in the acclaimed REVIVAL series. The existence of the Revivers is killing the world, and an unlikely alliance of Dana, Em, and Em's murderer must travel across a community in the midst of civil war to stop it. Collects REVIVAL #42-47.

(W) Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker (A) Darwyn Cooke, Sean Phillips (CA) Darwyn Cooke The long-awaited companion to the Eisner Award-winning Martini Edition is finally coming! Collecting the THE SCORE and SLAYGROUND (Both Eisner Award-winning graphic novels themselves). Darwyn Cooke crafted four universally acclaimed Parker graphic novels, adapted from the works of Richard Stark (A pseudonym for Donald Westlake), before his untimely death. This volume will be (along with the Martini Edition) the last word on Cooke's brilliant Parker stories.

The Shinigami Ageha caught more than she bargained for when she tried to set a trap for her troublesome Black Cat by Contract, Oboro. Now Rinne has to try and capture a giant mongoose spirit and settle Ageha and Oboro's contract dispute!

(W) Steve Orlando, John Harris Dunning (A) Alessandro Oliveri Gore spatters and unlikely romance blossoms in a near future revenge thriller graphic novel that's From Hell meets Westworld! The year is 2188 and Jack the Ripper has returned to London. For the last century, a shattered post-Brexit England has operated as a massive Victorian theme park in exchange for American military and financial protection. But when an American mogul's grandson is killed in the heart of London, the delicate status quo is threatened. Is the killer a brilliant maniac? Americans taking advantage of their superior technology? Or the English Underground Resistance, wishing to throw off the yoke of American oppression and re-join the modern world? American Special Agent Jesse Holden and local British Police Detective Edwin Fogg must overcome their clashing ideologies in order to find the truth in the foggy streets of 22nd Century London. Collects Ripperland #1-4.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Joe Ortiz Rogue Trooper: The Complete Collection continues to collect every adventure of one of 2000 AD’s most popular characters, originally created by Gerry Finley-Day (Judge Dredd) and Dave Gibbons (Watchmen). In this third volume Rogue Trooper heads to Horst on a mission to restore life to his dead comrades, but with hostile life-forms everywhere, including winged aliens and vicious crab soldiers, the path ahead is fraught with danger! And then, after the excursion to Horst, Rogue becomes an intergalactic hitman, targeting key figures in a bid to end the carnage of the ongoing war. Artists: Steve Dillon, Cam Kennedy, Jose Ortiz, Mike Collins, Will Simpson Writers: Grant Morrison, Gerry Finley-Day, Pat Mills, Peter Milligan, Simon Geller, Steve McManus