(W/A/CA) Kachou Hasimoto
ABLAZE is offering all six volumes of Cagaster in one collected set! Stream it and read it in one sitting! It's the year 2125, and a strange plague called 'Cagaster' appears. One-in-a-thousand people is infected by this disease, which turns humans into monstrous cannibalistic insects. Two-thirds of humanity is decimated... 30 years later, young expert bug exterminator and mercenary adventurer Kidow and newfound friend Ilie struggle to survive in this brutal new world, while delving into the mysteries of the plague and its causes. Kidow is tasked with finding Ilie's mother, after being entrusted with her by her dying father. Meanwhile, the battle continues to rage against the mutated population of Earth, with the code possibly being cracked to finally end the nightmare. Cagaster is a thrilling shonen adventure into a strange apocalyptic universe, somewhere between Mad Max and Attack on Titan. Published by Tokuma Shoten in Japan, Cagaster has been adapted into an Anime series by Gonzo Animation called Cagaster of an Insect Cage under the direction of Koich
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Alberto Alburquerque
A verifiable math genius, Jack Beans used to run the numbers for the Pinafore crime family, until one day he ran them too well and concluded that the only way out of this life was in a casket or Witness Protection. So, he turned state's evidence and ran. Now, the Pinafores are out to end their favorite accountant. Little do they know that Jack's skills with math and his perfect memory have made him a better killer than they ever could have realized. What follows is a journey full of murder, mayhem and mathematics. Writer Paul Tobin (BUNNY MASK, MY DATE WITH MONSTERS) and artist Alberto Alburquerque (The Amazing Spider-Man, Savage Sword) unleash a master of math on a mission to eliminate a criminal empire for good. This 120-page volume contains the entire series, issues #1-4.
(W) Chris Sarracini (A/CA) Nick Kilislian
In 1933, four women run a comforting safe house for Chicago criminals looking to lay low. But when the ladies find themselves violently betrayed by one of their distinguished guests, revenge becomes their new business. Daring heists, dirty money, infamous gangsters and Tommy guns are all a part of the plan in this original noir graphic novel.
When a comet lands on Earth, it brings a child who will become Earth's most powerful hero. Sounds familiar?
Well, it also brings an ultra-virus that bestows powers to a select genetically pre-disposed few. In a world where those with superpowers invoke fear and awe, some become celebrities, others become scapegoats - and some exploit these new abilities for their own agenda. Who will defend the powered few when the many seek to cage and/or control them?
Enter Cassidy Crawford, the most prominent defense attorney who leads a law firm that specializes in protecting this new minority population from overzealous laws, police, and prosecutors.
This book kicks off Cassidy's case of a lifetime - the murder of Airstrike, the world's most powerful hero! Now she must defend the man she loathes accused of killing the man she loved.
Written by Black Lightning Executive Producer Charles Holland, and illustrated by Antonio (WYRD) Fuso.
(W) Matthew Cody (A) Chad Thomas, Warren Wucinich
Dive whiskers-first into the hit graphic novel series about a new breed of superhero! In this action-packed box set, join Cat Ninja and his friends as he faces a variety of challenges, from scheming villains to babysitting and boredom. Raised from a kitten by a kindly old ninja master, Claude now spends his days as the pampered house cat of an eleven-year-old boy. But when trouble arises, he dons his mask and springs into action as Cat Ninja-Metro City's secret protector! Follow Cat Ninja, Master Hamster, and a colorful cast of friends and foes in volumes 1-3 of the Kirkus-starred series:
(W) Max Bemis (A) Eoin Marron (CA) Francesco Francavilla
Based on the classic Atari game! When a terrifying creature from beyond the stars attacks his planet, Dale's journey begins. But he is not out to save his world. It is already too late for that. As the lone survivor, the only thing he wants is revenge! Writer Max Bemis (Worst X-Man Ever, Foolkiller) and artist Eoin Marron (Sons of Anarchy Redwood Original) bring you a tale of survival and vengeance like you've never seen before.
(W/A/CA) Tatsuki Fujimoto
Denji's a poor young man who'll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil-dog Pochita. He's a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he's betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji's become a whole new man-Chainsaw Man! For older teen audiences.
(W/A/CA) Tatsuki Fujimoto
Now that Denji has found the noble goal in life of 'touching a boob,' the rest is easy! He just needs to defeat a gigantic bat monster before he bleeds to death. Never underestimate a motivated Chainsaw Man! But will all his sacrifices actually be worth it?? For older teen audiences.
(W) Bryan Edward Hill (A) Priscilla Petraites (CA) Jeff Dekal
The Chariot was a Cold War-era secret government project to provide its star agent with a weapon unlike any other in the form of a super-charged muscle car. It sank into the ocean decades ago, and the agent along with it. Now, a petty criminal looking to reform his life has stumbled upon the Chariot, and he's about to find out that the agent's consciousness is still controlling it in this synthwave thriller.
WELCOME TO THE BALL! Meet Chuck Amok, a low-rent stage magician pumping the sleaze-n-peanut circuit. When both he and his rabbit-in-the-hat, CAESAR, are sucked into a mind-blowing landscape where all magic actually works… psychedelic chaos ensues when a litany of mystical challengers step up to kick their arse! But for what purpose? Only Demon Empty knows for sure! The graphic novel that'll change you forever -- just like your first hit of LSD! Plus, an exclusive sketchbook section and other never-before-seen extras! Collects issues #1-6
(W) John Layman (A/CA) Joe Eisma
The Angels are back, baby! -- The original Angels, Jill, Kelly and Sabrina! Travel back to the swingin' 70s, and revisit the butt-kicking, crime-fighting, mold-breaking lady detectives who took 70s TV by storm, ready to do the same to comics 40 years later! Break out your bell-bottoms, feather your hair, and jump back to an era of peanut-farmer presidents, gargantuan gas-guzzlers and foxy female detectives... for a globe-trotting adventure that's simply too big and epic for the 70s-era boob tube. Written by elderly Eisner winner and solicitation-writing former-superstar John Layman, and with art by his scrappy but lovable youngster pal, Joe Eisma. This is one graphic novel you DON'T DARE TO MISS!!!!
(W) Hayley Nitz (A) Jethro Morales (CA) Phil Hester
As WWII draws to an end and the Allies surround Berlin, Adolf Hitler realizes that all is lost. Or is it? Two Allied servicemen are tasked with verifying Hitler's death. When they can't, the chase begins!
(W) Katana Collins (A) Gabriel Caitano (CA) Marc Silvestri
Written by bestselling author KATANA COLLINS and illustrated by rising star artist GABRIEL CAITANO - with character designs by MARC SILVESTRI - Cherish is the story of Amelia Fellows, a young woman who witnessed the betrayal and murder of her father at the hands of those he once trusted. Unfortunately for Amelia, the people behind her father's death are some of the richest, most powerful people in the world. If Amelia wants justice for her father, she'll have to get it herself as the well-armed hi-tech vigilante known as Cherish. Now it's a race against time to see if she can survive long enough to get the justice she seeks! Collects issues #1-5.
(W) Jos (A/CA) Sonia Moruno
Action and adventure combine in an exciting new fantasy tale about a group of young friends eager to face challenges and prove themselves. By fire and rock, they will not admit defeat! Through rock and fire, they will fight to the end! In order to demonstrate their abilities, Ludna and his friends must complete one final test: a trek along the Rock Road! But, as their journey begins, they encounter the Children of Aramar, who have their eyes set on stealing some valuable relics. Can Ludna and his intrepid group of friends protect their people? Advance solicited for August. This fun tale is perfect for younger readers, with an art style full of vibrant color and a story that promotes the ideas of friendship and self-esteem.
(W) Hiromu (A) Bobkya, Raemz
For three weeks, Kenta Yamazaki has undergone strict training from his King-Saku Chitose-to learn how to live the normie life. Now, to prove his rebirth, he's meeting up with the otaku group at the source of his trauma?but he didn't expect to be hit by a torrent of verbal abuse and insults! Just when he's about to break down, Saku swoops in to save the day?
(W) E.L. Thomas, Andrew E. C. Gaska (A) Valerio Chiola
Choose your own adventure as Rabbit, the new kid on the block, enters a ghoulish world of nightmares, witches, and ghosts. As Rabbit, readers will get to choose which adventure--or nightmare--they'll embark on. From learning about the mysterious witch Prudence Deadly to trouncing through spooky graveyards to meeting ghostly ancestors or channeling some witchcraft with classmates, no one path leads to the same destination. Will you choose a path that leads to the light? Or will the path you choose lead to a gruesome end? You get to decide!
In the newest Choose Your Own Adventure graphic novel comes an underwater epic where YOU get to choose the destination. With your submarine vessel, The Seeker, you'll explore the ocean depths and all the mysteries, creatures, and monsters that inhabit the ocean floor. Some will be familiar: squids, whales, and, of course, the great white shark. Others will be entirely new to your eyes, like the city of Atlantis and its citizens.
So how will YOU proceed? Will you willingly dive into the depths? What paths will YOU choose?
(W/A) Sui Ishida
Tokio and his new choujin buddy Ely are now training to become superpowered protectors of the prefecture. But in addition to having to cram their noggins full of choujin rules and regulations, they have to deal with fledgling abilities that won't always do what they're supposed to?in ways both embarrassing and dangerous! For older teen audiences.
A village gripped by fear and paranoia calls for help when a Yoma claims six lives. The Claymore who is sent to slay the creature isn't what the villagers expect at all. In fact, she seems more monster than human. Rating: T+
Clare's battle with the awakened Ophelia ends with a surprising request from Ophelia. Ominous signs begin to emerge as Clare searches for Raki. Not only are the usually solitary Yoma joining forces, they appear to be preparing for battle. More mysteriously, Clare is taken captive by a male Awakened Being and held in a dungeon with other Claymores. Who are her captors, and what do they want? Rating: T+
Galatea's plans to eliminate the Awakened former number 2, 'Bloody' Agatha, have failed, but the arrival of Clare and her comrades turns the tide of battle. In the aftermath, Miria decides to finally share her shocking discoveries about the true nature of the Yoma, of the Organization and of the Claymores themselves.
After Miria's incredible revelations about the origins of the Yoma, the seven warriors split up to settle their affairs and say their goodbyes in preparation for the final battle against the Organization. Helen and Deneve fall in with a spirited young warrior of the current generation and soon find themselves confronting the Organization's latest, most terrible weapons.
The Ashes of Lautrec After finding herself mysteriously drawn to the lair of Riful of the West, Clare made contact with the fused form of Rafaela and Luciela, which Awakened and transformed into the terrible being known as the Destroyer. Now, the entire land of Lautrec is subject to its dreadful, relentless assault. It seems that nothing, and no one, can halt the devastation. But there may be one force that is greater still?
Priscilla relentlessly pursues Clare's destruction, while Deneve and Helen remain just as determined to protect her. But when the combined form of Luciela and Rafaela attacks, Clare and her cohorts are pulled into the twisting mass. Meanwhile, in Ribona, Miria heads east to destroy the Organization. She encounters Rubel and his secret weapons: mysterious warrior twins who may be Alicia and Beth's successors, as well as the Organization's number 10 - a deadly fighter who can read Miria's mind.
A battle begins between rebel Claymore warriors and the Organization that created them. When the team of seven notorious rebel fighters is joined by an army of newly minted soldiers loyal to rebel leader Miria, it seems their victory is a foregone conclusion. Then the Organization releases its newest secret weapon: reanimated high-level warriors from past generations of Claymores.
Rebel Claymores, the Organization that created them, and a host of reanimated top-level warriors clash with savage intensity. The Claymores' demonic impulses are provoked, threatening to destroy their human consciousnesses. Meanwhile, Hysteria, animated by blind vengeance, grows stronger with each attack against her. Is it possible that the rebels will be defeated by their long-dead comrades? Age Rating: T+
Rebel warrior Miria penetrates the headquarters of the secret Organization that created her, discovering the appalling truth about Yoma. Meanwhile, human warrior Raki joins the Claymores on the battlefield and seems closer than ever to his goal of reuniting with Clare, his Claymore companion. Yet the cycle of violence cannot be stopped-an epic battle is brewing and Priscilla, a powerful force for evil, is back in the fight!
Priscilla, whose monstrous savagery was reawakened in the previous battle, is bent on absorbing the power of those who fell in her wake and destroying the rebel Claymores. Raki and several former top warriors band together with a defensive plan, but even their skills may be no match against Priscilla's poisoned wrath. (Age Rating: T+)
(W/A/CA) Norihiro Yagi
Three battles unfold around the holy city of Rabona as demonic forces seek to destroy one another, the rebel Claymores and the city itself. Seemingly intent on devouring all life, monsters of unprecedented strength rage on as the rebels struggle to contain them. Could the cause of this rage lie in a distant childhood memory?
(W/A/CA) Norihiro Yagi
Former Claymores Cassandra and Priscilla appear to be headed toward an epic conflict, as the warriors protecting the Holy City of Rabona attempt to orchestrate a battle between these two savage elements in order to avert complete annihilation. However, when Clare and Raki step in, the Awakened Ones' fury is redirected toward them!
(W/A/CA) Norihiro Yagi
As rebel warrior Clare prepares to face former Claymore Priscilla in a climactic final battle, she is suddenly transformed by an unprecedented Yoma energy. Priscilla, whose brute and evil power once threatened to overwhelm Clare, is now matched against the reawakened spirit of another former Claymore elite - this one with strength beyond measure and the power of Clare within her! For older teen audiences.
(W) James TynionIV (A/CA) Eryk Donovan
Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Eryk Donovan Cover Artist: Eryk Donovan Synopsis: ' Cognetic is the story of a powerful psychic being that once controlled one-third of the world's population as a part of its hivemind, and his return to humanity in modern-day New York City. ' It's also the story of a young woman, the assistant to the director of the FBI, who might be the only one who can save humanity, but at a terrible, terrible cost. ' Collects the complete limited series by writer James Tynion IV (Detective Comics, The Woods) and artist Eryk Donovan (Memetic), plus character profiles, essays, sketches, and cover gallery. ' 'Cognetic stands alone, giving familiar sci-fi and horror themes a fresh Mission Impossible twist with a fascinating arc and eerie illustrations.' - Newsarama
(W) Andy Diggle, Angela Cruickshank (A) Andrea Mutti, Ben Oliver (CA) Ben Oliver
Detective-Sergeant Kate Burnham isn't making any friends in the Washington, DC Police Department. That makes her the perfect scapegoat when a routine homicide investigation threatens to blow open a criminal conspiracy reaching to the upper echelons of the DC power elite. Either Kate makes it go away, or they make her go away. Cop or criminal, power is all about control, applied top-down from the penthouse elite to the hustlers on the street. But what happens when the street pushes back...? A political crime thriller from Andy Diggle, Angela Cruickshank, and Andrea Mutti!
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
They're ugly. They're mean. But up until today, they've always been loyal. So when one of their own betrays them, COPRA has no choice but to turn their nightmarish skills back on everyone who ever even looked at them funny. Here it is: the first six issues of MICHEL FIFFE's critically acclaimed superhero revenge machine. Collects COPRA #1-6.
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
Genocide ain't a pretty thing to see, but there's no time to mourn when your face is at the edge of the abyss. Scarred, desperate, and alone, COPRA will clear their name in a brutal reckoning with the forces that screwed them over and sold them out in MICHEL FIFFE's unmatched juggernaut of violence. Collects COPRA #7-12.
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
Old friends and older habits, cell blocks and beaches. Grandma's homemade recipes and a cartel slaughterhouse. This is what the men and women of COPRA call downtime. Their habit is vengeance, and they couldn't stop if they wanted to. It's the third volume of MICHEL FIFFE's overpowering superhero sidewinder. Collects COPRA #13-18.
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
The return of the world's favorite revenge team is marked by back-to-back brutality and psychedelic suspense. Our team gets served the same penalties they've dished out in the wake of a prison break, an unstoppable assassin, and a seminal showdown. Keep up as COPRA's kill list gets checked off at the peak of their mondo bizarro bloodlust. Collects COPRA #19-24.
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
How do you measure loyalty in a treacherous world? In the latest collection of MICHEL FIFFE's wildly popular superhero action masterpiece, the answer is found at the end of a fist, the blade of a sword, and the mouth of a gun. Crush or be crushed. The place is anywhere. The time is now. Collects COPRA #26-31.
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
COPRA returns in the first collection of its all-new ONGOING SERIES! Acclaimed comics auteur MICHEL FIFFE reintroduces the entire cast of mercenary misfits in a brutal standoff against cruel cyborg roommates, reanimated doomsday agents, and their own bosses. Jump into the thick of it with the world's greatest superhero revenge machine! Collects COPRA #32-41
(W/A/CA) Michel Fiffe
MICHEL FIFFE's biggest book yet covers a lot of ground: COPRA's earliest adventure, a deep look at their rogues' gallery, and their latest mega arc that paves the way for the big finale! From brand-new issues and long-out-of-print rarities, to previously unseen comics and tons of extras by an army of guest cartoonists, COPRA ROUND SEVEN has it all! Collects COPRA #25, COPRA #42-45, and COPRA VERSUS #1-5