(W/A/CA) Romano Scarpa When Floyd Gottfredson stopped creating new Mickey Mouse adventures in 1955, Romano Scarpa pick quickly proved himself a worthy successor, spinning out new Mickey action epics, most of which have never been available in English! Now Fantagraphics is translating and anthologizing Scarpa's best! This volume features the title story plus 'The Bleep-Bleep 15' and 'The Fabulous Kingdom of Shan-Grilla,' two tales making their North American debut!

(W) Carlo Chendi Our second entry in the new Disney Masters series spotlights one of the all-time great Disney Duck artists, Luciano Bottaro! Building on the Carl Barks tradition, Bottaro spun wild, thrilling, and near-psychedelic Duckburg tales for decades! Now Fantagraphics brings Bottaro's best Disney works to the English-speaking world, starring with, Bottaro's great sci-fi bad guy Rebo in three feature-length Duck classics.

(W) Paul Murry (A/CA) Carl Fallberg Classic Disney artist Paul Murry and writer Carl Fallberg created a series of Mickey and Goofy serials for Walt Disney's Comics and Stories that every Baby Boomer remembers. Join Mickey on the trail of cops-and-robbers capers - from shady doings at 'The Last Resort' to Black Pete's raucous wrangles with a Rajah in 'The Lost Legion!' Murry's first seven Mickey serials are all here - all newly recolored in the warm colors from the original Dell comic books!

(W) Daan Jippes & Various When Disney Legend Carl Barks stopped creating new Disney Duck tales in the early 1970s, Daan Jippes and Freddy Milton picked up right where Barks left off. Now, by popular demand, Fantagraphics collects Jippes and Milton's classic teamups - and 'The Great Survival Test' is just the start of the mayhem! From Donald's war with lucky Gladstone in 'The Briefcase Case' to Daisy's race against time in 'Coat of Harms,' an amazing collection of Duck Family adventures is here!

(W/A) Carl Barks, Romano Scarpa (CA) Romano Scarpa, Carl Barks Donald's super secret identity is back-times two! Every diehard Disney Duck fan knows that Donald is secretly that infamous super-anti-hero, Duck Avenger! But when Uncle Scrooge, to promote his wax museum, sends a robot double of Duck Avenger flying past Donald's house, Donald's secret is threatened! Can our hero use his high-tech Avenger gadgets to allay suspicion -- or will hyper-lucky Gladstone Gander make things even worse? (Oh, yes, you know he will!) And, in 'Ellsworth's Ornery Orphan,' Mickey tells the distant desert tale of his mynah bird pal, Ellsworth -- and a showdown with dread pirate Mozambeak! Then, a money-scented perfume sends Brigitta MacBridge and Scrooge to the isle of Bananaland in 'The Other Golden Helmet'-Scarpa's one-and-only collaboration with Duck artist supreme Carl Barks! For the first time in English!

To dethrone the Shadow Prince of Argaar, a wizard summons Mickey and Goofy to plunge the Sword of Ice into a magic stone. They soon find themselves embroiled in a rumble of giants, dragons, and impossible danger! Then, in 'The Tournament of Argaar,' Mickey and Goofy return to brave deadly volcanoes, steampunk whirlamagigs, and rampaging dinosaurs! Hang onto your swords and shields!

(W/A/CA) Massimo De Vita In this second and final collection of Massimo De Vita's epic saga, Goofy and Mickey return to Argaar to battle an old enemy in 'The Prince of Mists Strikes Back,' and then save the world from a sleeping sickness in 'The Sleeping Beauty in the Stars!' De Vita then turns his attention to Donald Duck and reveals the secrets of the 'Belchfire Runabout', a car that Donald thought he knew inside and out!

(W) Paul Murry (A) Carl Fallberg Seven recolored comics tales starring Mickey, Goofy, and the Gang! Mickey and Goofy are lost at sea, and they get caught in a pitched battle between buccaneer Pete and sneaky submarine commander Captain Grapple. At stake: the ancient gold of Port Rancid, a pirate stronghold that sank beneath the waves - and is now guarded by a pack of very jealous sea monsters! Then, Mickey and Goofy have their hands full with a host of mystery puzzlers - from canoe-going ghosts in 'Legend of Loon Lake' to hi-tech arsonists in 'The Phantom Fires' to a piratical parrot in 'The Castaways of Whale Bay!'

(W) Dick Kinney, Al Hubbard With this volume of the Disney Masters series, we begin collecting the Duck tales of Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard - for the first time in North America! Donald's nerdy cousin Fethry Duck is a mallard on a mission, determined to include Donald in all his sudden passions: from a super exercise regimen to building an indoor farm, to stage magic that turns startlingly real! With this volume of the Disney Masters series, we begin collecting the Ducktales of Dick Kinney and Al Hubbard - for the first time in North America! Kinney and Hubbard were a Disney dream team in the '60s, hatching Donald Duck co-stars like Fethry, master spy Mata Harrier, and terrible tomcat Tabby. From Fethry's very first story through the doggy doings of Scamp to Uncle Scrooge in 'The Case of the Purloined Pearls,' Kinney and Hubbard keep the laughs rolling and the hijinks hopping.

(W/A/CA) Paul Murry In this collection of comics stories, Mickey and Goofy are trapped in cold and snow with a monster below! Adventure-seeking Mickey doesn't usually regret being Chief O'Hara's freelance detective - but all bets are off when the Chief pitchforks Mickey and Goofy into saving Cousin Frosty's winter resort from a monster! From snowballs to cliffside falls, deadly accidents have Sawtooth Mountain in an uproar ? and if a man-eating yeti isn't responsible, who is? And 'Sawtooth Mountain' is just the start! Mickey confronts mystical Hawaiian elves in 'Pineapple Poachers'? and is forced to reform the villainous Pegleg Pete in 'Mickey's Strange Mission!' A recreation of the stories' original Dell Comics color is icing on the cake.In the Disney Masters series, Fantagraphics unearths a treasure trove of hitherto untranslated work in the grand Walt Disney tradition, expanding the mythologies of fan favorites Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck and bringing to American readers the work of the acclaimed foreign artists who popularized beloved Disney characters in their own countries. F

(W/A/CA) Denise Shimabukuro CELEBRATING FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, AND TOGETHERNESS! Inspired by her cherished memories of growing up in Hawai´i and sharing in the Aloha Spirit that unites everyone on the islands in one big 'ohana, acclaimed artist and author DENISE SHIMABUKURO has crafted her experiences and observations into a uniquely original book featuring the cast of Disney's beloved animated classic Lilo & Stitch. Sharp and sweet as only life can be, 'Ohana Means Family - Musings on Everyday Life reveals fundamental truths about life through a series of short comics tales and illustrated stories, all following a single guiding principle: Let the simple things that truly matter be the bond that unites us all. Featuring beautiful illustrations of Stitch, Lilo, Nani, and all the members of their extended 'ohana, this book invites readers to rediscover the joys of the little things in life, and to find hope and reassurance in its true relationships, caring for others, and shared moments to be treasured forever.

A journalist with a photographic memory must escape to Amsterdam after New York City falls to martial law-only to find a new tyrannical conspiracy awaits him abroad. Hans seeks freedom and anonymity, but a group of insurrectionists and a surprising family secret pull him back into a life battling big business and state-controlled media. This collection presents the Pander Brothers' mid-1990s graphic novel, Triple X-now in full color and with a new introductory chapter, completely remastered and redrawn story pages, and a new sketchbook section. The revolution has been remastered and updated in this sci-fi thriller!

(W) Scott Marder & Various (A) Brandon McKinney (CA) Bernard Chang Frank Doberman was the greatest detective of his era with the fastest car, biggest gun, and longest? um? arrest record. But after a drug bust went horribly wrong, Doberman disappeared, seeking solace in Mother Nature. Now lured back to the Force by the promise of vengeance, and an ice-cold six-pack, Doberman has to deal with a new age of computers, regulations, and an uber-villain whom the world seems to believe has changed his ways.

(W) Chris Roberson (A) Cesar Rezak (CA) Wilfredo Torres While responding to a devastating earthquake that ravaged South America, Doc Savage and company discover that not only was the disaster far from natural, but it appears linked to a menace that Doc faced sixty years before! As the investigation proceeds, Doc uncovers a vast conspiracy connecting his many closed cases, spread across the decades and involving doomsdays cults, the lost Mayan empire, cyber-terrorists, and World War II! Who is responsible... and will the Man of Bronze free himself from the center of this treacherous web?

(W) Byron Erickson (A) Giorgio Cavazzano 'Help us, Huey, Louie, and Dewey! You're Morgworld's only hope!' A feature-length fantasy epic pits Donald, Scrooge, and the gang against a deadly troll kingdom! Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and their nephews are locked in a Duckburg family feud when an interdimensional doorway appears? and takes them to Morgworld, a medieval realm where trolls rule, humans are serfs, and dragons beasts of burden! Can our squabbling Ducks bring justice to this land of swords and sorcery? Giorgio Cavazzano (Donald Duck: The Forgetful Hero), among Italy's most celebrated comics artists, brings his outrageous energy, emotive characters, and wild 'techno' style to a feature-length 21st-century Disney fantasy tale, filled with fire-breathing frenzy by beloved writer/editor Byron Erickson ('A Mickey Mystery')! Fly on dragonback to the fortress city of Toom! Meet way-out wizard Hintermann, bold warrior Brendon, boy prisoner Jute, and three blazing dragons? Smoky, Sniffles, and Spitfire! It's up to Donald, Scrooge, and the boys to rescue these ragtag rebels - don your armo

(W) Lars Jensen & Various (A) Flemming Anderson & Various (CA) Stefano Turconi From saddling a super-powered bucking bronco with the Tamers of Nonhuman Threats to battling a mad scientist for Uncle Scrooge's McDuck Intelligence Agency, Donald is right where the secret action is... and right where Donald secretly wishes he wasn't! We've got pages and pages of feather-raising thrills-and legendary tales by top Disney Comics talents, including Romano Scarpa, Lars Jensen, Flemming Andersen, and Giovan Battista Carpi. Collects issues #7-9.

(W) Ichimei Tsukushi (A) Enji To fulfill his master's last request, half-human wand craftsman Ix must repair a staff belonging to a girl named Yuui. There's just one problem-in order to mend the staff's core, Ix must obtain the heart of a dragon, the last of which supposedly died out 1,000 years ago. Running up against a strict time limit before his contract expires, Ix must somehow find a long lost dragon and repair the wand all by summer's end.

(W) Ichimei Tsukushi (A) Enji Ix travels to a monastery located in the city of Estosha to deepen his understanding of wandmaking. However, his encounters with other wandmakers there lead him to reevaluate what it means to be a craftsman. Meanwhile, Yuui gets wrapped up in a Marayist power struggle and finds herself heading to Estosha with Nova to attend a theological conference. But what could the New Order sect want with an outsider like her?

The Greatest Hero on Earth Goku and Piccolo finally face each other down in the final match of the Tenka'ichi Bud?kai! Piccolo is ready and willing to unleash all his power to win - something Goku may hesitate to do. Taking down Piccolo is going to take all of Goku's skill and wits?and courage! But after the tournament is over, life goes on. There will be new enemies to face and even more surprising new allies!

(W/A/CA) Akira Toriyama Gohan and Kuririn, forced to team up with Vegeta, stand their ground against the Ginyu Force while Goku tries to get his body back. Gohan and Kuririn must now use the seven Dragon Balls of Namek to summon the mighty Dragon Lord, who can grant any three wishes. What will they wish for? For all ages.

(W/A/CA) Akira Toriyama Freeza's transformation is complete, and his power is unbelievably immense. The Dragon Balls have been gathered, the Dragon Lord summoned and one final wish remains. But before anyone can make that wish, it's time for the final showdown between Freeza and Goku, the Super Saiyan! For all ages.

(W) Akira Toriyama (A) Toyotarou Piccolo sneaks into the Red Ribbon Army's secret base and learns of their plan to try and conquer the world again. This time, they have Dr. Hedo-a naive super genius and grandson of Dr. Gero-on their side, and have deceived him into helping them build androids. One of these androids is Cell Max, a giant, even-more-destructive version of the original Cell. They've also managed to convince the gullible scientist that they are the good guys trying to save the world, and that Capsule Corp., Goku, and everyone who fought against them all those years ago are the actual bad guys. And what better way to start thinning the evil crop than by kidnapping Gohan's daughter Pan to lure him out and destroy him?!

In the land of Toyoashihara, the forces of the God of Light and the Goddess of Darkness have waged war for generations. But for 15-year old Saya, the war is far away and unimportant - until she discovers she is the reincarnation of the Water Maiden and a princess of the Children of the Dark. Raised to love the Light and detest the Dark, Saya must come to terms with her heritage even as she tumbles into the heart of the conflict that is destroying her country. The armies of both Light and Dark seek to claim her, for she is the only mortal who can awaken the legendary Dragon Sword, the weapon destined to end the war. Can Saya make the dreadful choice between the Light and Dark, or is she doomed like all the Water Maidens who have come before her?

(W) Michael Benedetto (A/CA) Antonio Fuso A hard-boiled pop-culture sensation re-created for comics. In L.A., there's one man you want behind the wheel. Just tell him where and when. He doesn't take part, doesn't know anyone, doesn't carry a weapon. He drives, and he's the best. Ride along as James Sallis' lean neo-noir masterpiece unfolds onto the sun-bleached streets of Los Angeles in this exciting comic book adaptation.

(W) Ryohgo Narita (A/CA) Suzuhito Yasuda There's no shortage of bizarre characters in Ikebukuro--read the light novel series that started the anime and manga phenomenon! Izaya Orihara is used to getting his hands dirty, manipulating others for his so-called 'love.' One day, it was bound to come back and bite him. Izaya gets kidnapped by a group called the Amphisbaena and finds himself in a dark place...

(W) Ryohgo Narita (A/CA) Suzuhito Yasuda In the sequel series to the urban fantasy Durarara!!, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in the hopes of starting a new life (and maybe seeing the Headless Rider), but the famous Dullahan hasn't been seen in half a year-and neither has anyone who's gone to find her!

(W) Ryohgo Narita (A) Suzuhito Yasuda A year and a half after the disbandment of the Dollars, the streets of Ikebukuro are plagued by a series of assaults. And the person behind the attacks is?Ka character from an anime set in Ikebukuro?! Meanwhile, Yahiro and company set out to stop the Ikebukuro crime spree at the behest of Walker and Erika. And as the incident escalates, the Headless Rider can???t help but be reminded of the incident involving a certain slasher?K

MAD would have been enough to cement Harvey Kurtzman's reputation as one of the titans of American comics, but he also created two other landmarks: the scrupulously-researched and superbly-crafted war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat. Like every book in the new Fantagraphics EC line, 'Corpse on the Imjin!' will feature extensive essays and notes by EC experts - but Kurtzman's stories, as vital, powerful, and affecting and as when they were created 60 years ago, make this a must-have.

(W/A/CA) A.C. Esguerra CAN LOVE OUTFLY THE SHADOW OF WAR? Jay wants nothing more than to fly the skies in perfect solitude and with perfect freedom. Or so he thinks, until he crosses paths with a mysterious thief named Fix whose tricks and charms draw him into the struggle against the looming aviation guild to which Jay owes his very being. As Jay becomes further entangled in the turbulence of Fix's cause, each man must learn to navigate shifting allegiances, the fight for freedom, and the greatest adventure of all - love. Award-winning cartoonist A.C. Esguerra presents an unforgettable debut graphic novel for fans of The Prince and The Dressmaker and The Sacrifice of Darkness, about finding the courage to fight for what you believe in.

From the mind of three-time Eisner Award-winner Paul Pope comes Escapo! Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation - even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed! Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring 50+ pages of bonus content. Included here is the rare two-page alternate ending, only seen in the French edition, as well as a new ten-page story and added pin-ups and sketchbook content by Paul Pope.

(W) Scott Lobdell (A) Ariel Medel (CA) Brett Booth Earnest Gleckman is a good kid with exceptional grades in his senior year at college...his only quirk is the rock band he sings in every Saturday night. He enjoys the rock esthetic and 'dressing the role,' even if he's anything but a nihilistic punk. All that changes when he is mortally wounded - and he discovers he must 'pay down his new lease on life' by serving as a part-time fixer for a death cult as Ernie Ernie! The polar opposite of Earnest, Evil Ernie is vicious and cruel and sadistic as he employs all manner of torture or murder (or both, why not?) against his targets. Collects Evil Ernie #1-5 plus a complete cover gallery!

(W) Duane Swierczynski (A) Keith Burns (CA) Tim Bradstreet Cody Pomeray had a gift for looking inside a person's soul with just a glance. This ability served him well, as the crook blew through the early 1980s, finding marks and picking them clean. But one fateful night, he targeted the wrong man... and was sentenced to the most savage prison in California. Pomeray would have been beaten to death on his first day if not for the intervention of Barnaby Creed, the most powerful crime lord in the Southland. Now five years later, Pomeray's out on parole, robbed of his special ability, and tasked with doing Creed 'a little favor.' He has no idea he's just stepped into a long con, and this time... he's the mark. Includes Duane Swierczynski's first issue script as a bonus feature!

(W) Mato Sato (A) Ryo Mitsuya The Lost Ones are strangers from another world, hailing from a place no one has ever heard of called 'Japan.' These wanderers have been associated with catastrophes since many years ago and the solemn duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. But when her mission is complicated by a Japanese girl named Akari who refuses to die, Menou embarks on a peculiar journey to find something that can slay even an immortal who insists on traveling with her would-be-killer!

(W) Mato Sato (A) Ryo Mitsuya In order to kill Akari, Menou follows Orwell's orders and boards a train to Garm. Unbeknownst to her, terrorists bent on capturing the princess Ashuna sneak onboard. Will Menou be able to deal with these unexpected foes on the runaway train, or has she met her match?

(W) Mato Sato (A) nilitsu Libelle, a city by the sea. All who venture into its fog are said to never make it back alive-a murderous phenomenon that's another one of the four great calamities that completely ravaged the world. And it might be the solution to Menou's problem. To fulfill her role as Executioner, she still needs to find a way to murder Akari, the girl who seems to spring back to life whenever she's killed. Maybe this time, Menou will be successful in carrying out her duty?

(W) Mato Sato (A) nilitsu To kill Akari, Menou scours the outer reaches of the West in search of a legendary blade that turns all it touches into salt. There, she stumbles across Sahara, a monk, who has history with the young Executioner and begs her to take her life for reasons unknown. Meanwhile, the one of the Four Great Calamities begins to unfold in the undeveloped regions of the East and slowly inches toward them, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake...

(W) Mato Sato (A) nilitsu The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as 'Japan.' No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she meets Akari, it seems like just another job...until she discovers it's impossible to kill this girl! And when Menou begins to search for a way to defeat this immortality, Akari is more than happy to tag along! So begins a journey that will change Menou forever...

(W) Mato Sato (A) nilitsu Menou sets out after Flare, determined to take back Akari. If Akari must die, Menou is determined to be the one that kills her, at the very least. To do so, Menou must seek the Sword of Salt-a difficult task even without a time limit. Still, the Executioner is determined to triumph and surpass her former teacher, no matter what taboos she must commit...

(W) Mato Sato (A) nilitsu The fight between Menou and Master Flare in the land of salt begins to tip in the student's favor. Connecting to Akari's vast guiding force has enabled Menou to access the pseudo-concept of Time, a development that spells the conclusion to a battle that has ended in defeat countless times before. Yet during the fight, Ivory slips in and out of view. Elsewhere, Pandemonium enters the Star Memory. Something Manon left behind unknowingly has brought about a fatal change, and a catastrophe arrives at the furthest reaches of the world.

Gage Wallace's day seemingly couldn't get any worse. After breaking up with his girlfriend, he finds himself framed for blowing up his apartment building-the latest in a string of deadly bombings in this doomed suburb. After the neighboring Fat City fell into the river during an earthquake, these hapless exurbanites have been waiting for their own town to sink. The only glimmer of hope is a talking rat, whose drunken ramblings are taken as the prophecy of a better time ahead. Now Gage finds himself being pursued by well-intentioned friends, bored cops, and the bloodthirsty Bald Suzie, a local firearms enthusiast whose brother was killed in a recent explosion. Written by Scott Allie, editor of Hellboy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Umbrella Academy, and The Goon, with dynamic art by newcomer, Kevin McGovern. o 'A complex juggling act of dystopic science fiction, romance gone awry, and murder-mystery chase scene, Exurbia keeps a lot of balls in the air at all times, but brings them together in an effective, dramatic, and satisfying climax. It's like Scorsese's After Hours, reimagine