(W) Saiko Wadori (A/CA) Mika Kajiyama Whenever Sakura is near the Demon King, her heart races. She's trying to keep her distance, but that's easier said than done when she's a key part of the fifth anniversary celebration for the Demon King's reign. As her anxiety grows, Milia and Noah think they know the cause of her distress… Sakura knows that one day she will return home. But before they can confront her feelings, the Sacred See sends a desperate request for Saint Sakura's aid!

In these stories from issues #1-6, things in the DC Universe have changed after Superman is tricked into destroying the one thing he loves most. Now the heroes of our world must whether they are with Superman or against him.

(W) Homura Kawamoto (A/CA) Kei Saiki Yua Shishiba has already stolen the Literary Club from Mary and has her sights set on Sachiko next. But Mary isn't afraid to play dirty. Nothing, not even innocent bystanders, are safe as she tries to take down Yua's allies.

A precocious puppy and an adventure-seeking squirrel set out to explore new and interesting environments full of fascinating animals and curious creatures! Follow them to the plains of Africa on a safari full of wild beasts of all shapes and sizes!

(W) Christine Beigel Lola is a girl like any other, except for one tiny detail: her father, Robert Darkhair, is James Blond, a top-secret agent so secretive, that not even he knows what he does, or at least that is what Blond wants us to believe. When the villains of Friendly Falls kidnap Lola's parents, she becomes Super-Lola. Accompa-nied by her toy dinosaur Super-James (in undies) who can grow to the size of an actual dinosaur (thus stretching the undies), their cat Hot Dog, a pencil, an eraser, and an infallible duckie pool toy, she is off to the rescue. Ah, imagination. It is our most powerful weapon!

(W) Ghost Mikawa (A) necomi 'Let my sister's genius be known! The next challenge is hip-hop?! The Ikebukuro siblings make a formidable team, but will they be able to win a dance battle? To overcome Shiika's awful dance skills, they seek help from Tatsuki Ootsuka, one of their most talented classmates. '

(W/A/CA) Akihito Tukushi Riko and crew have encountered a mysterious cave raider squad in the depths' sixth layer! When they join them at their hideout, they find Srajo, the Sovereign of Mystery, awaiting them with a trial! Can they overcome her challenge and win her trust?

(W/A) Yodokawa Miyako's affections for Asako overflow as she blurts out, 'I think I like you, Onee-san.' After this outburst, she decides to aggressively try to win her housemate over-but to no avail! For some reason, everything she tries seems to fall short of Asako... And when she finally learns about Asako's baggage, Miyako lets out a shriek?! Will this newfound knowledge be what finally drives the two apart? Or will it bring them closer than ever before...?

(W) Yuu Kamiya Before the creation of Disboard, a world where everything is decided by games, there raged a terrible war among the stars. But the Immanity weren???t the only ones fighting to end it???one elf had her own dreams for the future: ???Whoever???s left standing once all the stars are destroyed is the winner.??? In other words: anything goes! Follow Think Nirvalen???s exploits during the Great War along with several out-of-this-world short stories originally included in the anime???s bonus features!

(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.

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) 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) Nagaru Tanigawa (A/CA) Noizi Ito In this novel, the story follows the SOS Brigade's first movie making project, starring Mikuru Asahina as the main protagonist. Additionally, Nagato is made the antagonist in the movie and Koizumi is the conflict hero, who is supposed to end happily ever after with Mikuru, but faces competing interests from Nagato. Haruhi comes up with the idea that the SOS Brigade needs to do something for the upcoming cultural festival. Her class is doing a questionnaire, which is boring in her mind. She decides to make a movie, starring Mikuru. However, Haruhi begins to confuse the movie world with the real world, and the real world begins to become more like her movie. The pigeons in front of the shrine turn white, then into Passenger Pigeons, cherry trees blossom in autumn, Mikuru begins to shoot lasers out of her eyes, and the cat Shamisen begins to talk. By the efforts of Itsuki and Yuki, Kyon eventually convinces Haruhi to add a disclaimer at the end that the movie is a work of fiction. Overnight, the movie apparently edits itself, and is shown. With the

With SPAWN, legendary writer and artist TODD McFARLANE unleashed his iconic antihero on the world, and launched the most successful independent comic book in history. SPAWN ORIGINS, VOL. 3 includes stories penned by GRANT MORRISON, and introduces unforgettable all-new characters. Collects issues #15-20.

(W) Fuse (A/CA) Mitz Vah This volume marks the first short-story collection in the Slime series, taking a deep dive into the epic tale's fantasy world-and what its characters get up to when Rimuru isn't bossing them around! Gard Mj?llmile, the most powerful human member of Tempest's government, is up to some less-than-proper dealings in the Western Nations; Velgrynd gets involved with a familiar-looking planet as she traces the trail of her lover; Caligulio starts facing up to his past as he strives to rebuild the Empire; and Raine, Primal Demon and servant of the demon lord Guy Crimson, has a complaint or two about her toxic work environment. All that plus an extra tale you won't want to miss in this stellar collection!

(W) Jougi Shiraishi (A) Azure Elaina continues her journey around the world, and on this leg of her trip she'll come across a suspiciously laid-back woman with money on the brain, a young man who lost his will to live, an impossibly dandy gentleman, a troubled slaver and his ex, an undercover detective, a particularly fluffy witch, and a summer-loving witch with terrible communication skills! No doubt Elaina will find herself wrapped up in any and every misadventure that comes her way!

(W) Steven T. Seagle (A/CA) Jason Adam Katzenstein After a long year among normals, Skye is eager to return to Camp Midnight as an older, more seasoned camper. But her parents have other ideas. They're putting her on a bus to the camp she was supposed to go to last summer-Camp Daybright! With a sinking feeling of déjà vu, Skye sets out for a summer of new friends in a new camp, complete with a creepily familiar new arch-frenemy. It all adds up to big adventures and even bigger scares at the camp with a happy name-and a monstrous secret just beyond its fences!

(W) Andrew Cartmel, Ben Aaronovitch (A) Christopher Jones Celebrate classic Doctor Who action with a modern twist! An unknown alien intelligence in orbit around the Earth? Astronauts under attack? A terrifying, mysterious landing in the Australian interior? The future of the world itself at stake! Counter Measures activated! And the Seventh Doctor and Ace slap bang in the middle of it all! This is OPERATION VOLCANO!

(W) VARIOUS (A) Various (CA) Dan Parent Archie and his friends make their TRIUMPHANT return with 1,000 more pages of hilarity, hijinks, and heartwarming tales!

(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Chris Sprouse (CA) Brian Stelfreeze Counting down the final days of the kingdom of Wakanda! As Zenzi and The People poison Wakanda's citizens against the Black Panther, a cabal of nation-breakers is assembled. And Ayo and Aneka, the Midnight Angels, are courted to raise their land to new glory! His allies dwindling, T'Challa must rely on his elite secret police, the Hatut Zeraze, and fellow Avenger Eden Fesi, a.k.a. Manifold! And with T'Challa's back truly against the wall, some old friends lend a hand: Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Storm! But Wakanda may be too far gone for this all-new, all-different crew - and there's one job the Panther must handle alone. Only he can voyage into the Djalia! Getting there is hard enough, but can he even find his sister Shuri inside Wakanda's collective memory? Collecting BLACK PANTHER (2016) #5-8, plus JUNGLE ACTION #6-7 and bonus content. Rated T

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Lucas Werneck, Michele Bandini (CA) Mark Brooks Judgment comes, courtesy of the Eternals... and the Quiet Council grows suspiciously quiet. With one notable exception: Do you think a man devoted to Hellfire cares one jot? Let's find out! Plus, even if you're the heart of the X-Men, there are days you just want to tear out other people's hearts. Judgment day is one of them. What extreme steps will Nightcrawler take in the name of the Spark? Collecting IMMORTAL X-MEN (2022) #7-10. Rated T+

When a time-travel device throws the Hulk into the distant future, he does what Hulks always do: smash! Past, present or future, the Hulk will fight. But when the green goliath returns to the present, he discovers that Rick Jones - thinking he was dead - has revealed to the world that Bruce Banner is the Hulk! As if that wasn't trouble enough, Hercules hits the scene (and the Hulk), while the Secret Empire weaves nefarious plans of domination. The horror of the Humanoid comes next, but it's all just a prelude to the debut of the Abomination! Dr. Emil Blonsky is transformed into a gamma-powered monster equal to the Hulk's might, and their iconic battles will shake the Marvel Universe forevermore! Collecting material from TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #75-91.

(W) Rifujin na Magonote (A/CA) ShiroTaka Final volume! The final disciple of the Man-God appears alongside the treacherous Geese: Badigadi. Equipped with Laplace's Fighting God Armor and an unparalleled ability to regenerate his body, Badigadi promises a vicious, no-holds-barred fight to the death like Rudeus's team has never seen before. Rudeus's lifelong war against the Man-God is almost over-what will be left when the dust clears?

(W/A/CA) Erik Larsen Malcolm Dragon fulfills his destiny, and follows in his father's footsteps, joining the Chicago Police Force. Officer Malcolm Dragon's first adventures as he faces off against a host of new foes: Wrath! Rag Doll! Fountainhead! Devil Ray! Tantrum! And the birth of the next generation of Savage Dragon offspring! Collects SAVAGE DRAGON #206-211

(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia Charles Soule continues his saga of STAR WARS! When something goes horribly wrong with Lobot, it puts the Rebellion at terrible risk! Lando Calrissian will do anything to save his friend - even if it means betraying all his other friends? COLLECTING: Star Wars (2020) 37-41 Rated T

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Phil Noto, More (CA) Leinil Francis Yu One era ends and a new one begins as Jonathan Hickman's acclaimed run enters the Reign of X! In the wake of the Earth-shattering events of X OF SWORDS, the Captain Commander of Krakoa makes a fateful decision that will affect all the island-nation's residents! And when the Shi'ar Empire asks the X-Men for help, Cyclops, Storm and Marvel Girl answer the call! Elsewhere, the door to the Vault swings open at last. But time moves differently inside the Vault - and for the beings who emerge, it's been a very, very long time since they entered! And Krakoa's future is at stake when one of mutantkind's greatest threats re-emerges: Nimrod is online! Then, it's time for the Hellfire Gala - and a changing of the guard, as Krakoa's very first team of elected X-Men debuts! Collecting X-MEN (2019) #16-20. Rated T+

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Diego Bernard, Thony Silas (CA) Ryan Stegman Sacrifices were made in the fight against Scythian - so where do the X-Men go from here? They'd better decide quickly, because the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is back - and deadlier than ever! As the Gold squad bids farewell to one of its own and faces its most devastating loss, what exactly is wrong with Rachel Summers? And when Kitty Pryde and her team end up in prison, who will protect the good people of New York? Prepare to meet?the new X-Men Gold! They'll stand up to the Shredded Man and other deadly threats - but something bigger than they can imagine has survived the Negative Zone and is on its way, looking for revenge! Can our jailbird mutants - with the help of the rest of the Big Apple's super heroes - somehow lend a hand? Collecting X-MEN GOLD #21-25. Rated T+

(W) Al Ewing (A) Jacopo Camagni, Luca Pizzari (CA) Stefano Caselli The calm before the?? After recent turmoil, Arakko catches its breath - but even as Storm begins a new romance, she has no time to rest. Xavier has questions about Magneto's death, and he's not asking nicely. Meanwhile, the White Sword - the Omega mutant healer who could raise the dead and bind them to his service - once had one hundred warriors. Now the last of the Hundred tells the tale of the one who destroyed them - one who is coming to test Arakko again! Plus: The origin of Arakko revealed! In ancient days, Genesis turned back the hordes of Amenth and forced Annihilation into a parley. What words were spoken in her mind? Apocalypse finally will know, and the echoes of those words might destroy him - and Arakko with him! Collecting X-MEN RED (2022) #11-13 and X-MEN: BEFORE THE FALL - HERALDS OF APOCALYPSE. Rated T+

(W) Chris Claremont (A/CA) Salvador Larroca The X-Treme team is back! Legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont reunites with artistic dynamo Salvador Larroca for an all-new story set just after the groundbreaking original run of X-TREME X-MEN! A powerful psychic attack on Kitty Pryde from her old enemy Ogun brings the squad back together for a high-stakes mission, but what secret is Ogun hiding? And will even the combined might of Bishop, Sage, Gambit, Rogue, Rachel Summers, Storm and Wolverine be enough to stop his insidious plan?! As Rachel uncovers a dark secret, the X-Treme X-Men face the anti-mutant Purity, the mysterious organization called the Gal?rer and a deadly foe known as Beasty-Brute! But when they suffer a painful loss, nothing will contain Storm's unbridled rage! Will a wounded team find a way to triumph? And if so, at what cost to themselves?! Collecting X-TREME X-MEN (2022) #1-5. Rated T+

(W) Ryohgo Narita (A/CA) Katsumi Enami It's the year 2002, and Firo and Ennis are finally on their very belated honeymoon-and for some reason, Czes has been invited to join them on the cruise to Japan. But with movie stars, stuntmen, stowaways, and gunslingers aboard, the voyage is looking to be anything but peaceful... For readers ages 13 years and up.

The third hardcover collection of Dynamite's Battlestar Galactica series is at hand! Volume III collects issues #9-12 of the companion to the award-winning SCI-FI television series, written by Greg Pak and featuring art by Nigel Raynor, Jonathan Lau and a host of incredible cover artists! Sharon leads her strange army into the heart of the Cylon empire. Here, she'll find not only the answers to who she is, but the secrets of her very existence. Back on the Galactica, Adama works to put down a violent uprising aboard his ship, while battling the 'returner' virus that has crippled more than half his crew! Also includes a complete cover gallery featuring the art of Nigel Raynor, Joe Prado, Stephen Segovia, and BSG photo covers!

(W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Caitlin Yarsky Black Hammer: Reborn is the next era of the Black Hammer Universe; a twelve-issue series by Jeff Lemire and Caitlin Yarsky that juxtaposes an achingly human story of domestic life, marriage, parenthood, and destiny with a pulse-pounding superhero thriller that peels back new layers of mystery, and pulls the Black Hammer history into the present. Collect issues #1-#5 of the series. 'Jeff Lemire's Black Hammer universe is a love letter to comics history, and he has yet to produce an issue that doesn't reflect his love of the medium.' -DC Comics News

(W) Syougo Kinugasa (A) Tomoseshunsaku 100 QUESTIONS, 100 ANSWERS The final special exam of the semester is on the horizon: a cooperative written test where students answer problems in turn. Horikita's class is up against Sakayanagi's, and everyone rushes to prepare. As this goes on, Nagumo poses a question of his own-who will be the next student council president? The candidates are Horikita and Ichinose...or are they? Does Ichinose have other plans? December may be the end of the year, but the school's new state of chaos is only beginning.

(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Aaron Kuder & Various (CA) John Romita Jr. Matt Murdock and Elektra's dual tenure as Daredevil continues, as the Man and Woman Without Fear face their deadliest enemies! Beset by the most vicious foes they've ever known, Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios are on their last legs. Everything they've fought for, together and apart, has led to this - and now the stage (literally) stands set for a brutal and barbaric finish! The vow they've both have taken as Daredevil will face its greatest challenge yet as they must protect not only themselves but also all of Hell's Kitchen from the dastardly designs of Bullseye! But even if they survive that, a dangerous and lethal new enemy wearing a familiar face lies in wait. After so many years of harmony in heroics, life and love, the two Daredevils may have reached the breaking point at last- and the lengths they must go to in order to dispatch this threat may tear them apart forever! COLLECTING: Daredevil (2023) 11-15 Rated T+

(W/A/CA) Rich Koslowski For every hero who saves the galaxy and makes the front page, there are a dozen staffers working behind the scenes? and a hundred up-and-comers hoping to take his place. F.A.R.M. System is your ticket to the hidden world of superpowered individuals hoping to 'make the Big Leagues.' Guided by an army of agents, managers, and experts, recruits must undergo rigorous psychological evaluations, harassment and sensitivity seminars, marketing and endorsement workshops, and costume design meetings, all to boost their chances of recruitment into an A-list superhero team.

(W) Akisuzu Nenohi (A/CA) Sherry A new World Quest has begun, and Kotone, a.k.a Anastasia, the Immortal Princess, has been tasked with leading the troops once again! But this time, the boss they're fighting is bigger, scarier, and meaner than before! Anastasia has a new evolution coming if she can win, though! What new skills could be in store for her new form?

(W) Ryou Iwanami (A) TwinBox Yuuma Kousaka, a high-schooler resistant to the zombie virus, has found himself in a situation where he has to periodically kiss Mai Tsukishiro to stop her from turning into a zombie. They come across two more survivors-a pair of college girls-and Yuuma tries to hide Mai's zombification from them. However, after they see the pair, Yuuma and Mai are forced to keep up the façade and pretend to be in a relationship…something that his real girlfriend, Hinata Hyuuga, does not find entertaining.