The first five issues of the full-color Courtney Crumrin comic series are collected for the first time in a special hardcover edition! Holly Hart is new to Hillsborough and witchcraft. When her family moves in next to Courtney, the two girls quickly become friends. But as Courtney watches Holly making the same mistakes she once made, she begins to have second thoughts about teaching the girl magic. And when Holly sees the aftermath of the other children's 'adventures' with Courtney, her suspicions cause her to make a dangerous decision.

(W) Various (A) Tom Sutton & Various Now available in a value-priced paperback edition, Creepy Archives Volume 7 features the finest in fiendish fiction from a skilled swarm of comics luminaries, including Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Syd Shores, Ernie Col?n, and the inaugural Creepy contributions by industry legends Richard Corben and Ken Kelly! Also presents a lengthy interview with master illustrator Frank Frazetta. After a hard day at the boneyard, take a nice bloodbath, pour yourself a glass of hemlock, and curl up with Creepy Archives! Collects Creepy issues 33-36.

(W) Bill DuBay, Doug Moench (A) Richard Corben & Various In this cranium-cracking collection, the Eisner Award-winning Creepy Archives run continues to bring classic Warren horror anthology stories to modern readers in an affordable paperback edition! Collecting Creepy magazine issues #46-50 and featuring a terrifying cover by acclaimed horror and fantasy illustrator Sanjulian, our latest excursion into terror brings us face to fang with the bizarre concoctions of Richard Corben, Doug Moench, Reed Crandall, Tom Sutton, Jerry Grandenetti, José Bea, and other familiar monsterminds and fan faves. This archival edition also reprints all color covers, color Loathsome Lore stories, fan-art pages, letter columns, and essays from the original magazines, making our series essential for hardcore horror collectors and new readers alike!

(W) Vivian Chong, Georgia Webber (A) Georgia Webber In late 2004, a rare skin disease, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis, left Vivian Chong blind, forcing her to learn a new way of being in the world. She not only survived but thrived, discovering anew how to express herself creatively. Teaming up with cartoonist Georgia Webber to tell of her journey out of darkness and into the spotlight, she released her artistic vision in a variety of ways - including singing, stand-up, drumming, running, and dance. To be released simultaneously with the debut of Chong's dance-theatre production 'Dancing with the Universe,' this graphic novel is an inspirational tale and a powerful work of graphic medicine.

(W/A/CA) Lilli Carre A stunningly designed and packaged collection of some of the most poetic and confident short fiction being produced in comics today, touching on ideas of flip sides, choices, and extreme ambivalence.

(W) Balak, Michael Sanlaville, Bastien Viv?s (A/CA) Michael Sanlaville, Bastien Viv?s WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE!Over ten years have passed since Adrian, Marianne, and Richard made their fatal return to the Valley of the Kings. Young Adrian is presumed dead after his fall back into the rift, and now stuck in the Valley, Richard has been a fugitive ever since. When a friend from Richard's past finds him and shows him proof that Adrian is alive and continuing his fighting legacy, worlds will collide as the passageway between realms is opened. But who has Adrian become in all this time, and will he see Richard as an old friend or a new enemy?Find out in the fourth fantastic installment of the LASTMAN series?from the powerhouse team of Balak, Micha?l Sanlaville & Bastien Vives! Perfect for readers of INVINCIBLE and ULTRAMEGA!Collects Volumes 7 & 8 of the hit French fight comic!

(W/A) James Albon An atmospheric and profound coming-of-age graphic novel about a Malaysian American teen carving out her own identity in the uneasy space between friends and family. Fifteen-year-old Azar feels stuck. Her mom's job forced them to move to Vermont, where Azar doesn't know anyone. Her only friends are the next-door neighbors: an aging sci-fi writer and his nonbinary teen, Tristan, fellow misfits in the small-town community. For a while, Azar can escape her troubles by disappearing into the pages of her kindly neighbor's epic novel, The Exiles of Overworld. But when her queerness throws her life out of balance, Azar realizes some secrets can't be escaped forever. Somewhere in the abandoned malls, lakes, and comic conventions that fill her new life, Azar fights to find herself. What else will she discover?

(W) Roye Okupe (A) Chima Kalu (CA) Godwin Akpan Following the exploits of queen and military commander Malika, who struggles to keep the peace in her ever-expanding empire, Azzaz, this historical fantasy is set in fifteenth-century West Africa and created by an all-star team from Nigeria. In this action-packed graphic novel, African history mixes with drama, politics, betrayal, romance, and dragons! Over 300 story pages! A movement of African-inspired comics & storytelling!

(W) Titan Celebrate over 60 spectacular years of Spider-Man in this deluxe collector's edition! From behind the scenes insight into his creation to an in-depth exploration of his greatest adventures and deadliest foes, this will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of the wallcrawler's millions of fans!

(W) Ryan Parrott (A) Marco Renna & Various (CA) Miguel Mercado The new Mighty Morphin team is on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation-one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes! But even if the Mighty Morphin team can find a way to survive Zedd and their mysterious new enemies, they may discover the greatest threat to their future is the shocking secret of Zordon's past! Meanwhile, only the original Power Rangers, now known as the Omega Rangers- Jason, Trini, and Zack-can hope to defeat a new cosmic threat, but their secret weapon is...the villainous Lord Drakkon?! But will Drakkon be their ally...or the one who dooms them all? Superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), rising star artist Marco Renna, and Francesco Mortarino (Cult of Carnage) deliver the UNLIMITED POWER via this epic collection of both intertwining series that changes the Power Rangers universe forever! Collects Mighty Morphin #1-6, Power Rangers #1-6.

(W) Casey Gilly & Various (A) Abby Bulmer, Amy Mebberson Join the Mane 5 as they explore a brand-new Equestria following the magical events of the hit Netflix movie! With magic returned to Equestria, the ponies are more united than ever-at least, until one of the Unity Crystals is stolen! Can Sunny, Izzy, Zipp, Pipp, and Hitch-plus trusty sidekick Cloudpuff-find the culprit before magic is gone for good? Find out in 'The Case of the Missing Unity Crystal!' Plus, stories focusing on each Pony and their challenges, from Hitch learning it's okay to say neigh…er no, to Sunny struggling to blend…smoothies. The team also join in on the latest spooky challenge sweeping Maretime Bay and enter into the annual cook-off! All this and more! Explore a new generation of magic and friendship in this omnibus that collects all 20 issues of the comic series!

(W/A) Ai Yazawa As Mikako and her friends work hard to get their club up and running, Mikako notices Tsutomu has gotten close to their new member, Ayumi, and begins to grow jealous. Still unsure of what to do about her feelings, Mikako decides to track down her estranged father. Will this long-overdue reunion lead to a breakthrough for Mikako, or is nothing she can do extreme enough to force her to unbottle her emotions?

(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.

(W) Stan Lee (A) Various Comics legend Stan Lee provides aspiring comics artists with the modern tools they need to succeed in the comic book creating world. Focusing on topics like anatomy, perspective, and character design, as well as brand new topics like manga art styles, digital art, and more, this is the next step for those looking to perfect their superhero rendering and create fantastic comics worlds perfect for today's modern comic book audience. With examples from his classic collaborations at Marvel Comics and from today's top comics artists, Lee builds on concepts only touched upon in his previous instructional offerings and provides a pathway for aspiring artists to bring their comic book artwork to professional-quality levels.

(W) Mike Johnson & Various (A) Megan Levens, Angel Hernandez Explore never-before-seen adventures of the hit Paramount+ show in this graphic novel omnibus! First, in The Illyrian Enigma, set between seasons one and two, Una is accused of unlawful genetic modification by Starfleet and Captain Pike sets out in search of evidence that could prove her innocence. But, when Captain Pike and the crew of the Enterprise get caught in the Pryllia colony, home to the illusive Illyrians, the mission objective quickly shifts from gathering evidence to exonerate Una to...breaking out. Then, in The Scorpius Run set course with Captain Pike and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise to the Scorpius Constellation as they become the first Federation vessel to explore this uncharted region of space! In this romp across the stars, the Enterprise crew learn what it truly means to explore the strange and unfamiliar when they lose contact with Starfleet and everything outside the region. After entering a crime lord's starship competition to save an innocent pilot, the Enterprise jets through a gauntlet of da

(W) John Harris Dunning (A) Ricardo Cabral & Various By day the Greek islands are all sand, sea and fun… but by night they're the perfect hunting ground for vampires! Nick Landry is searching for his ex on the unspoiled island of Avraxos. Anthony was the love of his life, and without knowing why he left, Nick can't move on. But Anthony isn't the only one to disappear on Avraxos. Coast guard officer Alekos Kourkoulos is on the trail of another young man who disappeared there. Both men had fallen in with the glamorous set onboard a jet-black superyacht moored offshore before vanishing. As the mystery deepens, Nick and Alekos discover that the brighter the sunshine, the darker the shadows… Collects issues #1-4.

(W) M.S. Harkness Time Under Tension is a smart, funny, no bullshit work of autobiography, a story of searching for dignity in a world that rarely affords it and taking agency of adulthood in the face of so many easy excuses not to. M.S. Harkness is graduating from art school in Minneapolis and facing a crossroads in life. She has a strained relationship with her mother, a sexually abusive father on parole, and is in love with an aspiring MMA fighter who mostly hangs out with her to get high and already has a girlfriend and career prospects with a fight promoter. An art career feels untenable - as one professor tells her, 'Don't expect to get by on this fucked-up broke girl shit.' She decides to get a personal trainer's certificate - it seems like a feasible and sensible career option - but continues to dabble as a sex worker and weed dealer because the money is too irresistible. With idle hands due to no classes or full-time work, M.S. has ample time to aimlessly fuck around - or, to get her shit together. 'I want to be better; I want to be stable and solid. I don't want to keep ai

A new omnibus collecting volumes twenty-five, twenty-six, and twenty-seven of the Vampire Hunter D horror novel series! The hunt continues in the bizarre far future of 12,090 A.D, where the immortal vampire lords who were the only winners of mankind's nuclear war still oppress the human survivors who have pushed the blood-drinking fiends back to the lawless Frontier. Yet humanity too remains as quick as ever to prey upon itself, and where the law can't bring safety or justice, the crescent blade of D will-assuming you meet the half-vampire wanderer's price! Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book Nine collects three different complete novels. Everyone knows vampires fear running water-so how did the immortal Nobility come to reside on Undead Island, and what is the secret of the fog they create that lures in human fisherfolk to be their slaves? Then, D crosses the route of the Bedeviled Stagecoach, transporting a valuable prisoner-Dorleac, mortal page of the mighty Duke Sinistre. The prisoner is to be transported to the Capital to learn his vampire lord's secrets, but Sinistre has no intenti

(W) Hideyuki Kikuchi (A/CA) Yoshitaka Amano The hunt continues in the bizarre far future of 12,090 A.D, where the immortal vampire lords who were the only winners of mankind's nuclear war still oppress the human survivors who have pushed the blood-drinking fiends back to the lawless Frontier. Yet humanity too remains as quick as ever to prey upon itself, and where the law can't bring safety or justice, the crescent blade of D will-assuming you meet the half-vampire wanderer's price! Vampire Hunter D Omnibus Book Eight collects three different complete novels: White Devil Mountain Parts One and Two, Iriya the Berserker, and Throng of Heretics. Illustrated by Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano, the legend of D endures!

Vlad Dracul II, the Impaler, the Son of the Dragon, was a Warlord, a Voivod, a Guardian Warrior, an iconic historical figure who was able to successfully strike fear into the hearts of the fearsome Ottoman Empire. Vlad is an epic story of love and war, a historical ride with rivers of blood, tears, swords and love and a discovery of a man that was, perhaps, the most famous warrior of his era that inspired the Dracula legends. This is the story of the man behind the myth.

(W/A/CA) Chang Sheng FROM AWARD-WINNING WRITER CHANG SHENG (THE HIDDEN LEVEL).A chilling story that forces you to choose a side! Immerse yourself in a riveting tale of mystery and sci-fi!Embark on a journey of SUSPENSE AND ACTION, as the mystery of Yan Tie Hua’s return leaves a trail of death and destruction. Despite having been declared deadten years prior, in prison records, she is now back and SEEKING VENGEANCE for her family’s massacre, the same crime that she was imprisoned for.

(W) Peach-Pit After enduring cruelty from his classmates, Sakurada Jun shuts himself away, preferring to live in solitude. Just when he thought he'd found peace in seclusion, a mysterious box disrupts his world, revealing the enigmatic Shinku-a living doll from the legendary Rozen Maiden collection. Shinku is beautiful yet demanding, and instantly declares that Jun shall be her new servant. Before he can wrap his head around the unusual events, they're attacked! With no other options for survival, Jun agrees to a contract with Shinku and witnesses the true nature of her power. Now sworn to Shinku, Jun is pulled into the dangerous world of 'The Alice Game,' a deadly battle where only one of the seven Rozen Maiden dolls can emerge as the perfect doll. With danger lurking at every turn and Shinku's high-maintenance personality to contend with, Jun is about to learn just how intense playing with dolls can be!

(W/A) Hideo Yamamoto Nakoshi Susumu, age thirty-four, lives out of his car. Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name. When a medical student begins to stalk him, offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum of cash to undergo a strange surgical procedure, Nakoshi initially refuses. But after his beloved car is towed, he finally agrees to take the offer and subjects himself to the operating table. What, if anything, will Nakoshi see differently once he awakens? Collects the original volumes 3 and 4.

(W/A/CA) Naoko Takeuchi Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Features all-new cover illustrations by creator Naoko Takeuchi, a glittering holographic coating, an extra-large size, premium paper, French flaps, and a newly-revised translation!

(W) Mike Chen Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must stem the tide of the raging Clone Wars and forge a new bond as Jedi Knights. After an explosion devastates Cato Neimoidia, the jewel of the Trade Federation, the Republic is blamed and the fragile neutrality of the planet is threatened. The Jedi dispatch Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the Order's most gifted diplomatic minds, to investigate the crime and maintain the balance that has begun to dangerously shift. Amid the brewing chaos, Anakin Skywalker rises to the rank of Jedi Knight. Despite the mandate that Obi-Wan travel alone - and his former master's insistence that he listen this time - Anakin's headstrong determination means nothing can stop him from crashing the party, and bringing along a promising but conflicted youngling. The two knights must learn a new way to work together-and they must learn quickly, to save Cato Neimoidia and its people from the fires of war.

(W) Robert M. Overstreet Batman's 80th anniversary, Zorro's 100th anniversary, and a remembrance of Stan Lee are included in the highlights of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide Volume 49 as the Bible of serious comic book collectors, dealers and historians returns with its newest edition! The Guide has been your source for new prices, new feature articles, new additions to the Overstreet Hall of Fame, new market reports and more. Available with three covers: the cover by Tony Daniel features The Joker, Catwoman, The Riddler, Poison Ivy and The Penguin, some of Batman's deadliest foes; the Firefly cover featuring Mal, Zoe, and Jayne by Diego Galindo; and this year's Hall of Fame cover features Zorro by Michael Kaluta. Note: The hardcover editions will be printed to orders, so be sure to order your copy!

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston & Various (CA) Dean Ormston The first chapter of the highly acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning superhero saga in affordable, omnibus format. Mysteriously banished from existence by a multiversal event, the old superheroes of Spiral City now lead simple lives on a bizarre farm from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure! Collects Black Hammer #1-#13 and Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annual in a deluxe omnibus format!

(W) Mike Mignola, John Arcudi (A) Guy Davis (CA) Mike Mignola In 2001, Hellboy quit the B.P.R.D., leaving its roster of special agents to defend the world from any occult threats, and the growing menace of the frog army. Now their adventures are collected in one continuous saga, following the exploits of Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, Roger the Homunculus, Johann Kraus, Kate Corrigan, Ashley Strode, and many more from the war on frogs through the end of Ragna Rok. The end of the world looms even closer in this third volume and the B.P.R.D. struggles to put a stop to it. Join Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and a slew of talented writers and artists as they bring you the main collection of B.P.R.D. stories in a single series of ten volumes. Collects BPRD Plague of Frogs volume 3.

(W) Luciano Saracino (A) Ariel Olivetti A collection of masks offers the incredible power of mythical beasts to those who wear them, but power attracts corruption and there are those who can't resist its pull. As Spanish soldiers seek new lands and people to conquer, a warrior called Ich harnesses the ancient power of the masks in a battle that pits the indigenous people of Latin America against the encroaching Spanish empire. But can one man, even with this power, hope to beat back the massive forces of the conquering Spaniards? In the sequel, the scene shifts to a cold, shiny, and somehow even more ruthless future where a group seeks to use the power of the masks for personal gain. Will a new warrior emerge, one that can lead the people against the forces of oppression? Combines Brutal Nature and Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury by Luciano Saracino and Ariel Olivetti into one collection!

(W) Jean-Patrick Manchette, Tardi (A) Jean-Patrick Manchette A globally acclaimed crime novelist and a pioneering cartoonist team up to bring readers two graphic novel noir thrillers, collected in an oversized format. The second of two volumes presenting all four hardboiled graphic crime novels by Jean-Patrick Manchette and Tardi. Like a Sniper Lining Up His Shot - Martin Terrier, killer-for-hire, needs just one more big job so that he can turn in his guns for good and return home to marry his childhood sweetheart. But soon, he's on the run - not only from the authorities and his treacherous ex-clients, but also from a crime syndicate seeking revenge for an earlier hit on one of theirs. In Run Like Crazy, Run Like Hell, philanthropist Michael Hartog hires Julie, just out of a psychiatric asylum, as a nanny. But he plans to fake the kidnapping of his son, Peter - and frame Julie for it. But Julie is no pushover, and soon, Julie and Peter are on the run, pursued by the police, and by Hartog's enforcer, the hulking contract killer, Thompson.

(W) Matt Wagner (A) Various (CA) Matt Wagner The comics that inspired the Netflix show! This dynamic masterpiece is about to celebrate its fortieth anniversary with second editions of the complete Grendel saga! Grendel Omnibus Volume 1 begins the entire epic series and follows the chronology of the stories. This collection features millionaire Hunter Rose and his alter ego, the criminal mastermind Grendel! This collection reprints Grendel: Devil by the Deed; short story collections Grendel: Black, White, & Red; Grendel: Red, White, & Black; and Grendel: Behold the Devil. o Exciting origin stories and anthologies-finally collected in a standard-sized comics format! 'Grendel is a brave and possibly even reckless experiment that has succeeded admirably.' Alan Moore (Watchmen)

(W) Matt Wagner & Various (A) Edvin Biukovic, Paul Grist From the visionary mind of Matt Wagner, this anthology sees industry giants stepping into the world of Grendel to tell their own tales of anger and vengeance in a strange, dystopian future-where the force of Grendel looms as a part of everyone's lives! Perfect for longtime fans and newcomers to the Grendel saga, these dark tales from multiple creative teams explore the violent, alarming future of the post-Orion Assante era. With over 400 pages of gripping narratives and stunning art, this omnibus volume features new cover art by Matt and Brennan Wagner and is reprinted for the first time in the standard comics size. Collects 'Devil Worship' the first Grendel Tales short story from Grendel #40, Four Devils, One Hell #1-6, Devil's Hammer #1-3, The Devil in Our Midst #1-5, and Devils and Deaths #1-2.

(W/A) Shin'ichi Sakamoto Blood, death, and duty-the title bequeathed to the heir of the royal executioner becomes a burden too heavy to bear. Born into a family of executioners, Charles-Henri Sanson must take up his father's mantle as the Royal Executioner of Paris. Conflicted between his desire to honor the family name and rebelling against the longstanding practice, he chooses to follow tradition, but vows to be the last executioner-the last Sanson to spill blood in the name of justice. In this omnibus edition collecting volumes 1-3 of the original manga series, Shin'ichi Sakamoto masterfully fictionalizes the true life of Charles-Henri Sanson, the 'Gentleman of Paris,' who performed nearly three thousand executions in 18th-century France.

(W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A/CA) Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer From superstar creator DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON (Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, EXTREMITY)! The world is under attack by hideous monsters, and Jake's life is falling apart-until he meets Murder Falcon. Murf was sent from The Heavy to destroy all evil, but he can't do it without Jake shredding up a storm. Now, with every chord Jake plays on his guitar, the power of metal fuels Murder Falcon into all-out kung fu fury on those that seek to conquer Earth! This new edition collects the entire MURDER FALCON miniseries and SKYBOUND X short story, along with covers and a sketchbook, in one oversized hardcover volume. (STL214855)

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) P. Craig Russell, Scott Hampton (CA) David Mack The new and old gods agree to meet in the center of America to exchange the body of the old gods' fallen leader-heading towards to the inevitable god war in this final arc to the bestselling comic series! The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning novel and hit Starz television series by NEIL GAIMAN is adapted as a graphic novel! Collects the nine-issue miniseries. 'The beauty of the drawings and the perfect retelling of this old friend of a story means that each issue has that rare feeling of reading an actual novel rather than just a single issue.' -Big Comic Page The new and old gods agree to meet in the center of America to exchange the body of the old gods' fallen leader-heading towards to the inevitable god war in this final arc to the bestselling comic series! The Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, and Nebula Award-winning novel and hit Starz television series by NEIL GAIMAN is adapted as a graphic novel! Collects the nine-issue miniseries. 'The beauty o

(W/A/CA) Enrico Marini FROM BATMAN ARTIST ENRICO MARINI COMES AN ATMOSPHERIC, VIOLENT CRIME CAPER SET IN 1950S NEW YORK, WITH EVERYTHING FROM FEMME FATALES TO DOUBLE-CROSSES. A heist gone wrong forces Slick to do a job for his employer, Rex, to repay the debt he owes. But Slick is in love with Caprice, Rex's ex-call girl wife-turned-burlesque legend and Rex also has the only way for Slick to avenge his murdered father

(W) Marc Guggenheim, Various (A) Alessandro Miracolo, Various (CA) Ryan Brown Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi! Presenting stories spotlighting major players on both sides of the conflict - and those scoundrels who straddle the line! Someone is plotting to overthrow Jabba the Hutt! On the forest moon of Endor, Ewoks share tales of triumph, defeat?and horror! Lando Calrissian and Chewbacca find themselves on a high-stakes mission! One lowly technician must figure out how to survive under the Empire's control! Admiral Ackbar teams with Poe Dameron's parents, Shara Bey and Kes Dameron, to save Mon Mothma's life! And Max Rebo and his band have big plans! Plus: the full story of Return of the Jedi retold in Chris Sprouse's dynamic variant covers! Collecting STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI - JABBA'S PALACE, EWOKS, LANDO, THE EMPIRE, THE REBELLION and MAX REBO. Rated T

(W) Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird (A) Kevin Eastman & Various (CA) Kevin Eastman Rediscover the underground roots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with this special collection of Mirage Studios' issues #8-11 along with the Michelangelo, Donatello, and Leonardo Micro-Series one-shots by creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! With annotations following each issue, this volume is perfect for fans to relive the glorious days of the Turtles' origins, as well as an excellent place for new readers to see where the TMNT phenomenon began. Issue #8 is the famous Cerebus crossover with Dave Sim.

The year is 1995. Fresh out of a long-term relationship, twenty-two-year-old MariNaomi finds herself amidst a flurry of major life?changes. Newly immersed in the pan-Asian diaspora of San Jose, California, half-Japanese Mari searches for connections to a culture that has so far eluded her. It doesn't take long for Mari to find new love and a new job--at a hostess bar for Japanese expats--in a bid to learn the language and culture.?Turning Japanese?follows Mari from Northern California to Tokyo, Japan, as she tries to get by in an unfamiliar city with rudimentary language skills--all in the hopes of finally connecting with her Japanese relatives without the?use of her mother as a translator. Turning Japanese: Expanded Edition includes new story pages that bring fresh insight and a new resolution to this classic comics memoir of our times.

(W) Mike Mignola & Various (A) Ben Stenbeck Collect the occult adventures of Sir Edward Grey, otherwise known as Her Majesty's Witchfinder! Discover a nest of vampires, brave a technological 'gate' to another realm, and track down the truth behind Jack the Ripper in this collection of three intense adventures of Sir Edward Grey. As the Queen's personal 'Witchfinder,' Grey continues to pursue the occult goings on in London and beyond. But this time the events he encounters-and the things he learns-will lead him to question his very future. Collects Witchfinder volumes 4-6.