(W/A) Various, Dan Parent (CA) Bill Golliher BRAND NEW STORY: 'Pussycats for Hire!' Josie and the Pussycats are getting ready to perform at Riverdale's Winter Dance, when Melody and Valerie come down with the flu! In need of quick replacements, Josie calls on none other than Betty and Veronica! But what happens when Betty and Veronica AND Josie get sick too? Let's just say there's no rule saying you can't have MALE pussycats...!

(W) Bill Golliher (A) Dan Parent (CA) Ben Galvan BRAND NEW STORY: 'Hansel and Gretel Incorporated' Hansel and Gretel are two home improvement business partners who hit the home renovation jackpot: improving a home made entirely out of sweets! This classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale gets a delicious Archie-style makeover!

(W) Bill Golliher (A/CA) Dan Parent BRAND NEW STORY: 'What if Betty and Veronica Were Super Geniuses?' This 'what if?' scenario imagines what things would be like if Betty and Veronica were smarter than Riverdale's resident genius Dilton Doiley. What kind of technological advances will take place when two BFFs combine their mega-brain power?

(W/A) Dan Parent (CA) Francis Bonnet BRAND NEW STORY: 'Leaf Me Alone' Betty has a job cleaning up leaves on people's lawns. In fact, she's working so hard, she has no time for hanging out with the gang. Veronica offers to help her have a little fun… with some leaf blower races! But when Veronica loses her grandmother's pearl necklace in the excitement, it's back to work for both of them to find it!

(W/A) Various (CA) Dan Parent BETTY & VERONICA: WHAT IF is classic B&V at their finest-loaded with friendship and fun. Featuring the timeless, classic Archie style known across the world for its family-friendly stories and rich history. Betty and Veronica stories are back with this collection of tales that see the two iconic BFFs tackle the fantastical, supernatural, dangerous and everything in-between!

(W) Roger Langridge (A) Gisele Lagace (CA) Howard Chaykin The most famous female cartoon star of all is back! All-new adventures of Betty Boop (with her pals Koko the Clown and Bimbo, natch!) by award-winning writer Roger Langridge and Gisele Lagace. Join Betty as she works at the Oop-A-Doop Club, dreams of hitting the big-time, looks after her old Grampy, fights ghosts and giant bugs, dances to hot jazz, and much more!

Meet Barry Ween, the smartest living human. What does a ten-year-old boy do with a 350 I.Q.? Anything he wants. Cranky, egotistical, arrogant and foul-mouthed, Barry in general wants to conduct his experiments and be left alone, but it never seems to work out. Hurdles that Barry must outmaneuver range from time warps, to art thieves, to inter-dimensional warfare with gorillas, to accidentally turning his best friend into a dinosaur. This massive volume collects all 12 issues.

(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Chip Zdarsky When Jon and Suzie have sex, time stops-literally. What happens next? They rob banks, of course. Now they must try to stay out of trouble, too-and also love-but mostly trouble, yet everything keeps on complicating and getting all feelings-y and stuff. Gathering together for the first time in full glorious color on oversized pages and almost entirely in the right order comes the pulse-quickening, pants-tightening, heart-pokening third and fourth arcs of the award-winning, bestselling, can't-believe-this-is-actually-our-jobs sex comedy SEX CRIMINALS, with bonus content (some created exclusively for this volume) and a modesty cover beneath the dust jacket to enable shame-free public consumption. Collects SEX CRIMINALS #11-20

(W) Michael Deforge (A/CA) Michael DeForge Teenaged misfits and adolescent rabble-rousing take center stage in this dark coming-of-age tale. Big Kids follows a troubled teenage boy through the transformative years of high school, as he redefines his friends, his interests, and his life path. When the boy's uncle, a police officer, gets kicked out of the family's basement apartment and transferred to the countryside, April moves in. She's a college student: mysterious and cool, she quickly takes a shine to the boy. Eerie and perfectly paced, Michael DeForge's Big Kids muses on the complicated, and often contradictory, feelings people struggle with in adolescence, the choices we make to fit in, and the ways we survive times of change. Like Ant Colony and First Year Healthy, Big Kids is a testimony to the harshness and beauty of being alive.

(W/A) Philippe Coudray A series of vignettes on imagination, science, mathematics, and the life of our planet…shared from the perspective of a curious bear and his furry, forest-dwelling friends! Bigby Bear lives peacefully in the lush mountains where he was born. Struggling to figure out nature and its elements, Bigby engages in silly experiments of all kinds. Accompanied by his loyal rabbit friend, he gives us the secret to living a happy, simple life: to follow your curiosity, and make friends along the way. A feel-good tale for all ages!

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Roger Langridge (CA) Evan Dorkin After defeating the evil dictator De Nomolos in Bogus Journey in 1995, things aren't looking as excellent as they should for either Bill and Ted or Wyld Stallyns. There's tension in the band and worry at home. Bill and Ted's obsessiveness with writing the one song to bring peace to the world is affecting their playing and their relationships with their families. The princesses are overwhelmed, Death threatens to quit the band as his growing ego has opened a rift. Desperate for a solution Bill and Ted burst in to announce their great idea to revive the band's fortunes: A world tour to spread the love - and the rock, and the love of the rock - to the world. Collects issues #1-#4 of the series. 'If you're a Bill & Ted fan, you'll want to pick this one up. It is most excellent and non-bogus.' -Kaboooom

(W) Brian Joines (A) Bachan (CA) Jamal Campbell Writer Brian Joines and artist Bachan, the most excellent duo behind Imagine Agents, bring you the ultimate Wyld Stallyns adventure pitting history versus hell in the most epic Bill & Ted Go to Hell. Bill & Ted and the Princesses will have to reunite with their historic friends to knock down the Devil's door and save Death. With the help of Rufus, Billy the Kid, Joan of Arc, and many more, this is the showdown that will rock the supernatural world. History vs. Hell. Too bad Hell has some surprises up its sleeve? Collects the complete limited series.

(W) Brian Lynch (A) Jerry Gaylord (CA) Felipe Smith What's to Love: Just in time for the 25th anniversary of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, we're returning readers to one of our favorite-and most excellent-cult-classic properties with a new Bill & Ted adventure of epic proportions. Brian Lynch (Minions screenwriter, Angel: After the Fall) and Jerry Gaylord (Fanboys vs. Zombies) bring you all the silly humor and likable characters mixed with some cool historical science fiction you love! What It Is: After winning the Battle of the Bands, Bill & Ted's destiny is now in full swing. As the world waits for the Wyld Stallyns to unite the world with their music, Bill & Ted have to figure out how to live up to such expectations. They've only written one song! Going on an adventure spanning all time and worlds, Bill & Ted will have to find their muse in a young Chuck De Nomolos-Wyld Stallyns' biggest critic, and the very same villain who grows up and kills them in his future. Can they 'Rufus' this young villain, or is fate truly set in stone? Collects the complete four-issue mini-series and fea

(W) Brian Joines (A) Bachan (CA) Derek Charm ?? The Wyld Stallyns are back, and this time they?fre travelling across the whole universe! Bill and Ted have been kidnapped by a bodacious alien and are handed over to...their long-lost family?! ?? Brian Joines and Bachan ( Bill & Ted Go to Hell ) team up once more for an all-new Bill & Ted adventure. ?? Collects the complete 5-issue series Bill And Ted Save The Universe is a fun and colorful homage to the original movies. Brian Joines and Bachan's work is sure to entertain fans of the triumphant duo. - Comicsverse

(W) Mark Russell (A) Steve Pugh (CA) David Pugh Collecting the savage satire reuniting the critically acclaimed team behind DC's The Flintstones-writer Mark Russell (Second Coming) and Eisner-nominated artist Steve Pugh (Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass)-in a new graphic novel. Welcome to Billionaire Island, where anything goes? if you can afford it. But the island's ultra-rich inhabitants are about to learn that their ill-gotten gains come at a very high price.

(W) Ron Cacace (A/CA) Vincent Lovallo We hope you're hungry for laughs! The collection of Archie Comics' first-ever webcomic series is here! Bite Sized Archie features all your pals and gals from Riverdale (and beyond) while covering everything from video games to pop culture to embarrassing group chats! Complete with exclusive bonus features, character sketches and behind-the-scenes conversations from the creative team, you'll be absolutely thrilled as we take a deeper look at the comic that's been delighting Archie fans on social media every week!

(W) Ron Cacace (A/CA) Vincent Lovallo Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet? Why would you ever think that? At least Bite Sized Archie is back in print to take your mind away from that madness! Bite Sized Archie returns in the second collection of the thought-provoking (sure, why not) and satirical (most definitely) webcomic! The gang from Riverdale go way past meta and right into real as they tackle the world of today in their weekly strips. Both charming and sardonic, these comics reflect all the little things in life, pop culture and beyond. Packed with behind-the-scenes content from the creative team, you can't miss this sequel compilation!

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura A slightly creepy Christmas comedy by the acclaimed creator of Saint Young Men that inspired a live-action film! Hino Miharu spends Christmas the same way every year, working alone at a dead-end part-time job at a convenience store. He'd do just about anything to land a full-time gig, but when he runs into a shadowy Santa Claus dressed all in black, he has no idea he's encountered the real deal. Well, almost. While the normal Santa Claus who dresses in red and white oversees Christmas for all the good boys and girls, his dark counterpart is in charge of handling the bad children-and Miharu just wound up on the naughty list. Gobbled up by a slavering, talking sack, he's spirited away to the Arctic, where he finds himself the newest employee of a massive Christmas operation. Yeah, the pay and benefits are great, and his coworkers sure are cute, but is this the dream job he's been hoping for, or the beginning of a Christmas nightmare?

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura Hino Miharu, unable to get into a decent university or land a full-time job, lived a down-on-his-luck life working at a convenience store where both his coworkers and customers treated him like a doormat. That is, until Knecht, a mysterious faceless man dressed in a jet-black Santa suit, whisked him away to the North Pole for a job at his company, the Santa Claus House! With a hefty salary, incredible benefits, and a dorm filled with wonderful coworkers, Miharu works diligently, despite his bizarre manager and the strange nature of his duties. He soon finds out that luck may not be completely on his side when his least favorite person in the world suddenly appears, missing tooth and all.

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura Former convenience store employee Hino Miharu is getting used to living at the North Pole and working at his new job as a bad Santa. Excited about the prospect of potentially becoming a Reindeer, a position that is compensated beyond his wildest dreams, Miharu is blindsided by learning that his deceased father may have been the last red Santa Claus. To add to the confusion, Miharu ends up witnessing his hot mess of an ex-coworker, Kaiser-kun, pull off the utterly impossible!

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura The Reindeer exam is over and winter is approaching at Santa Claus House. Hino Miharu, a promising candidate to become the next Red Santa, returns to his home in Japan for a break, but his vacation is cut short when he receives a surprise gift from the company president, Knecht. Extraordinary powers have been bestowed on the newly appointed team of Reindeer, which includes Benjamin, a world-famous pro-wrestling powerhouse with whom Miharu forms a new, electrifying bond.

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura Miharu's mother Haruko comes to tour her son's company, where she meets Rudolph. Teppei suddenly appears and confronts Rudolph, using his Cupid's Arrow on Haruko and turning her into his ally! Teppei is acting under the suspicion that Rudolph is actually Miharu's father, but is there more behind his heinous behavior? The situation takes an even more chaotic turn when a giant mouse attacks!

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura Miharu is whisked away from right under Knecht's invisible nose by Drosselmeyer, an enigmatic tinkerer who is one of the masterminds behind the construction of the Santa Claus House. He finds himself in Silent Night, a surreal space where the December 24th of that year is on a continuous loop, experiencing a world beyond his wildest dreams. Discover Knecht's true intentions for recruiting Miharu to the Santa Claus House!

(W/A) Hikaru Nakamura Miharu and Ben are abruptly thrust into a world that shows them a morbid future where the Santa Claus House lies in ruins and all their fellow Reindeer have perished. Knecht, who has aligned with the sinister Drosselmeyer, attacks them, and they are rescued by Mr. Hat and guided to the relative safety of a convenience store. But even here, danger lurks-in the form of a hostile Teppei! Miharu must unravel the mystery of a red, non-faceless Knecht, the secrets behind Mr. Hat's sword, and the truth behind the mice who have transformed into children.

(W/A/CA) David Lopez Alexia's father is the head of a superpowered corporate empire and one of the greatest superheroes of all time, and she desperately wants to take up his mantle. However, upon his sudden death, a woefully unprepared Alexia is confronted with a wealth of well-kept family secrets-including a villainous sister she never knew existed. Can the sisters work together to investigate their father's mysterious death? Or will they destroy each other in the process? Collects BLACKHAND & IRONHEAD #1-5 (originally published as BLACKHAND IRONHEAD on PanelSyndicate.com)

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi! Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far?

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far?.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far....

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far?.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far?.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi From the creator who brought you notable works such as The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and Inside Mari, comes a new suspense drama centering on the theme of a toxic parent. Dive into this latest thriller by master storyteller, Shuzo Oshimi. Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far?.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far.

Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother's love that has gone too far?.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi It's been 20 years since his mother told Seiichi that she renounced motherhood, since she thanked him for being a killer, since he tried to strangle her there in the courtroom-and somehow he made it through. Living alone, working the night shift at a bakery, barely speaking to his father, Seiichi's life is solitary and empty, and he likes it that way. But nothing lasts forever?

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi Having finally found himself free to end it all, Seiichi is pulled back from the brink by a telephone call from the police: 'We have your mother in protective custody.' Facing Seiko for the first time in twenty years, Seiichi finds an old woman who neither recognizes him nor seems to fully recognize herself. And yet, during their strange reunion, her memories return. Seiichi's rage erupts, but he cannot bring himself to strike the woman who plagued his thoughts all these years. And later, the feelings in his heart draw him inexorably back to her side... Thus begins their long, long night together-and Seiichi gets his first glimpse into the true source of the darkness within his mother.

(W/A/CA) Shuzo Oshimi The tale of Seiko's past draws to a close, and Seiichi is left with one central, burning question: 'Why did you 'kill' me?' Once that question has been answered, can some kind of relationship between mother and child be resurrected? The long night is over-now what will the dawn bring?