From the fertile mind of James Kochalka (Johnny Boo) comes an all-new fantasy adventure for all ages! We know the Dragon Puncher is an heroic warrior kitty in a robot battle-suit. But who is this new fierce fighting feline? And what outrageous adventures await on Dragon Puncher Island? Twice the punching and twice the laughs, that's for sure! Boldly combining Kochalka's signature cartooning with hilarious photography, Dragon Puncher is also a unique visual treat.

(W/A/CA) Tsuyoshi Watanabe After being diagnosed with a disease that makes sexual arousal fatal, and undergoing ten years of self-control training, Rintaro's about to face his ultimate test - an all girls' school. If Rintaro succumbs to eye candy, he could die. So, naturally, he suddenly finds himself in the company of the strongest tiger that can hold her own against the Dragons. Then the Dragon of Storming Jade Rino appears, and it seems like these two share a deep, dark past! It's a girl-ridden panic with no sign of escape!

(W/A/CA) Tsuyoshi Watanabe Who will be on top? The second semester's begun for Rintaro, who soon discovers a dragon statue in his locker, and anyone who possesses it will rule the school! Caught in the middle of the battle between the dangerous girls of Nangokuren High School, Rintaro can't forget the most important thing - to him, their knockout bodies are literally lethal!

(W/A/CA) Tsuyoshi Watanabe After being diagnosed with a disease that makes sexual arousal fatal, and undergoing ten years of self-control training, Rintaro's about to face his ultimate test - an all girls' school. Rintaro declares that he's going to become one of the Dragons of Nangokuren High School, and to gain support he's running for student council president! His opponent isn't to be underestimated, however. Blond beauty Emma is practically treated like an idol, and her popularity might prove too big a hurdle for Rintaro!

(W/A) Tsuyoshi Watanabe The school of Black Mist and Dark Skies have suddenly shown up at Nangokuren and a four on four fight is declared! Will Rintaro and the Dragons of Nangokuren make it out on top?

(W/A/CA) Art Baltazar * Get ready for a whole new world of superhero action adventure from Art Baltazar (Tiny Titans, Superman of Smallville) in the first of three middle grade graphic novels, perfect for fans of Dog Man ! Drew and his sidekick Jot come from the imaginary world of fifth grader Andrew's sketchbook. * While Andrew's adventures take place in the real world, DREW and JOT's adventures take place in his sketchbook, battling evildoers such as DOCTOR DANGER and his monsters! * Andrew and his friend Foz trade sketches in each other's sketchbooks. Until one day, Andrew's little sister draws in his sketchbook and creates a DOODLE that changes DREW and JOT's world forever!

Expanded to more than twice the length of the previous volumes, Dungeon Quest Book Three continues the adventures of Millennium Boy, Steve, Lash and Nerdgirl as they traverse mysterious underground realms. This latest installment of the stoner D&D epic brings a whole new level of bizarre comedy, rousing adventure and ass-kicking action - all staged in front of fantastic backdrops replete with strange vegetation, ancient ruins and steam-punk imagery.

(W/A/CA) Roots Plunge into an absorbing new adventure in this hilarious fantasy manga! People are often reincarnated into fantasy worlds to answer a higher calling. In this case, that means a quest to find the perfect toilet. Behold as dragon scales are converted into toilet seats and slimes are used as moist wipes in this unique adventure about heroes who truly give a crap.

(W) Tom Peyer & Various (A) Peter Snejbjerg & Various (CA) Richard Williams A comedic collection of classic tales and brand new stories, adapted by comics' snarkiest talents, in this cross between Drunk History and Tales from the Crypt, all introduced by Edgar Allan Poe at his drunkest. Collecting all of the comics from the 6-issue AHOY Comics series, plus terrifying prose and poetry features.

(W) Mark Russell, Various (A) Various (CA) Richard Williams AHOY Comics' snarky anthology-slash-desecration of Edgar Allan Poe returns for a second volume, featuring more of the popular 'Monster Serials' by Mark Russell (Second Coming) and Peter Snejbjerg (The Books of Magic), as well as Dean Motter and Alex Ogle's ultimate Poe mashup, 'The Tell-Tale Black Cask of Usher.' Plus more than a dozen additional comics stories, a generous selection of short 'Poe and the Black Cat' strips by Hunt Emerson, and horrific bonus prose stories and poetry, too.

We all know Emily the Strange is the world's weirdest thirteen-year-old, but do you have any idea how that came to be? Would you believe that Emily wasn't always the curious and confident stranger we know today? For any girl, a thirteenth birthday is a big deal, and that's doubly true for Emily. Emily doesn't know it yet, but a surprise gift from a long-lost aunt is more than just a family heirloom-it also holds the key to unlocking the mystery of her lineage and the secrets of her fate! o In 2011 Emily will become a full-fledged rock star to international audiences when Virgin Records releases her first-ever rock 'n' roll CD! o In addition to Dark Horse's long-running comic-book series, Emily is also the subject of three young-adult novels published by HarperCollins!

The cult-hit, Manning Award-nominated miniseries gets collected with bonus content! When the Biblical apocalypse starts, charming bastard Bram Carlson is raptured into Heaven in a 'clerical error.' After he's sent back to Earth, Bram decides to cash in the end of the world for all it's worth! But can his anxious roommate Ben save his friend from himself-and the mounting forces of Armageddon? Check out the book the Onion's AVClub called 'hilarious' and IGN called 'an amazing series!'

From her first comics published in the Evergeen State College school paper to her influential weekly comic strip, Ernie Pook's Comeek; from her bestselling creative how-to memoir comic books, What It Is and Picture This, to her novels, graphic memoirs, plays, and awards in between, Lynda Barry has been part of the North American alternative comics scene for over thirty years. Everything collects all of the seminal Ernie Pook's Comeek and includes her earliest comic strips ('Two Sisters'), her very first book, Girls and Boys, and features an introduction penned by Barry, complete with photographs.

(W/A) Riddle Kamimura Final volume! For ex-yakuza member Jin and adorable kitten Sabu, every day's a blast with their rescue animal friends at Caf? Fluffy. As he meets humans from all walks of life and former staff animals, Sabu continues to grow little by little... leading to a fateful encounter that might change his future forever!

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami The man called The Fable is a self-proclaimed 'genius at killing.' The mention of his codename strikes fear into the hearts of every yakuza in Japan. His talent has brought him everything he could want: money, respect, purpose. But this is no legend. He's just a manrather irritating man who loves stupid jokes and bad TV. After a bloody period of gang enforcement in Tokyo, the Fable's boss advises him to lie low and enjoy his earnings for a while. So begins the Fable's toughest mission yet: a full year living a normal life, at the other end of the bullet train, in Osaka. It's a mission he takes on with his usual professionalism and rigor. But can the Osaka mob let this legend rest? Or will they be unable to resist pulling him back into the underworld?

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami The deadliest man in Japan has a new mission: Take a yearlong break, and don't kill anybody. After getting a pet parrot, 'Akira Sato' (not his real name) is at a loss. What do normal people do? They get a job, right? So the Fable musters his courage, writes a resume, and promptly discovers that job interviews are much trickier than they seem. Practically by divine luck, a neighbor gets him a job at a design company. But how long will the underworld let a legendary assassin slave away at a 9-to-5? Collects volumes 3 & 4.

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami The boogieman of the Japanese underworld known as 'Fable' is taking a year off from killing for hire to lay low in Osaka, and it turns out this 'normal life' thing is pretty fun. He's got a new friend (a parrot), and his neighbor Misaki has gotten him a new job, doodling childish cartoons for an hourly pittance at the small design company where she works. But as Misaki saves up money to open her shop, she gets tangled up in a sex work trap set by a local yakuza member. How far can Fable go to save her-without breaking the vow he made to his boss to avoid deadly force, even when someone totally deserves it? Omnibus edition includes volumes 5 and 6.

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami The mission to rescue Misaki is a resounding success, ending with Kojima tied up in the trunk and Sunagawa's plans in shambles. But this mess needs cleaning up, and Captain Ebihara slips out of his hospital room for a secret meeting... Meanwhile, with his cast finally off, Maguro's resident assassin wannabe Kuro shows up at Fable's door, begging again to be taken under his wing. Solve one problem, and it's replaced by three more. Is this what it's like to be a working man? This omnibus contains volumes 7 & 8.

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami An innocuous detective agency hides a criminal secret-they're entrapping doting helicopter parents and their entitled children, taking them for all they're worth, and burying the bodies with an excavator. It's a brutal racket, but it's not their first. Their last scheme was busted up, once upon a time, by none other than Fable. When he remembers a girl in a wheelchair from that hit years earlier, it'll shake loose memories and tempt him to act, just as the gang settles on their new victims: Etsuji and Misaki! Collects volumes 11 (The Bough Breaks) and 12 (The Copter Crashes).

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami Years ago, the Fable did a job that went wrong, putting a girl named Hinako in a wheelchair. Now, she's turned up again in his Osaka hideaway, far from the Tokyo underworld. But this is no coincidence. Hinako is being held by a killer known as 'Utsubo,' who is here for one reason: to assassinate the legendary assassin. Dealing with amateurs and yakuza without killing is one thing, but how will he pull it off when his opponent is another pro? Meanwhile, Yoko plans her own drunken battle on the most romantically fraught day of the year: Christmas! Omnibus edition includes Volumes 13-14.

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami A shadowy organization has Maguro in its sights, and one member is fixing to go rogue and attempt a daring assassination of either the chairman or the captain. The weapon? Poison. This tangled mystery will present the trickiest challenge yet to Akira and Yoko's incognito life in Taihei. Meanwhile, the Fable gets a new commission: to draw some cutesy Valentine's Day illustrations. But this time, he can't focus on his art. Something weird is happening around town... This omnibus edition includes volumes 15 and 16.

(W/A) Katsuhisa Minami The boss of the Maguro group is dead, poisoned by an assassin hired by the ambitious and vicious Sunagawa. But there's another agenda operating in these dark waters. Yamaoka, a dangerous and fearless officer from the organization of killers that raised Akira, is planning a feeding frenzy to flood Taihei with blood. Predators are closing in on the Sato siblings-who are still supposed to be 'on vacation!'-from all sides. But this crisis might become an opportunity Yoko never thought she would see, to exact revenge with her life on the line… This omnibus collects volume 17 & 18.

(W) Gilbert Shelton & Various The third release in our Freak Brothers Follies series traces the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers back to their hippie origins! The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers - Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy - score some sinsemilla from a country cousin, start a softball league to score free drinks, adopt a possessed parakeet that outwits the D.E.A., and inadvertently take in a couple of undercover cops as housemates! The title story collects an epic that ran for over six months in newspapers, in which the Brothers, evicted from their apartment, move to the country to get back to nature - only to discover that nature doesn't want them! Meanwhile, Fat Freddy's Cat adapts much more readily to outdoor living. Then, in a bonus tale, the cat leads the way in the accidental animal rights adventure, 'Animal Camp.' Grass Roots and Other Follies is the third release in this special series of seven volumes compiling the complete Freak Brothers comic adventures. The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comics have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 16 languag

(W) Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers are the most iconic and enduring underground comix characters ever created, having sold over 45 million comics in 16 languages. Created in 1968 by Gilbert Shelton, widely recognized as one of the funniest cartoonists who ever lived, the Freak Brothers' rollicking and hilariously self-destructive escapades are comedic masterpieces of farce and satire. Fantagraphics is proud to announce that it is collecting all their cannabis-fueled adventures in a new series, Freak Brothers Follies. Each deluxe hardcover will feature a special die-cut cover. The first volume leads off with 'The Idiots Abroad,' a brilliant, novel-length tour de force of slapstick and screwball adventure, showcasing Shelton's gift for weaving together an intricate plot with droll dialogue and pitch-perfect comedic timing. Phineas, Freewheelin' Franklin, and Fat Freddy head out with high hopes for Colombia, but (as always!) their plans go awry in the most hilariously self-destructive way possible. Scattered around the world - to Scotland, Russia,

(W) Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides The hilarity never stops in this second collection of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers comics stories, featuring the Brothers' trip to the 21st century and two Fat Freddy's Cat solo escapades. In this collection of hilarious and politically correct short comics, Freewheelin' Franklin, Phineas, and Fat Freddy form a band; bring home a stray container of plutonium; try to make it through a whole day without getting stoned; and help Phineas through his pregnancy, in 'Phineas Gets an Abortion.' (About which, say no more). (Oh, did we say: 'politically correct?' Just kidding!) In the titular story, the Freak Brothers venture outside on a mission to score a little weed. It is their first encounter with the wonders of the 21st century. ('Still illegal?') Plus: Fat Freddy's Cat stars in two solo adventures, including a visit to 'Cat Heaven.' Fat Freddy himself stars in a bonanza of satirical sketches skewering such targets as Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Superman. The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers in the 21st Century and Other Follies by Gilbert Shelton and P

(W/A/CA) Adrian Norvid The town of Fake Lake is a sludge pit of goings on and the Fake Lake Bottom Feeder (the local paper) has been kept busy chronicling what amounts to a mild apocalypse: collapsing bridges, a gap in the street that swallows the high school band, an awful bacterial business at the hot springs and a great blowout at the Fakeola bottling plant. Fake Lake is a replica of a weekly edition of the paper, complete with Children's Section (try not to freak out Trippy the clown), Industrial News (it's work injury week, again), a fulsome Food Section (beware the Flakey Bakery's Sticky Buns) and a special double page spread of the Dregs Coffee Shop's Sponsored Expedition to Ascend Old Frothy (their espresso machine) with exclusive photos of bearded hipster explorer types hip deep in milk foam.

(W/A/CA) Joe Queenan For two and a half millennia, generals and CEOs alike have followed the lessons of Sun Tzu. But for the time-poor modern warlord on the go, humorist Joe Queenan has condensed these precepts into their vital essence. The sprightly illustrations of Keith Bendis help to focus the student's attention on this entirely serious, in no way sardonic, take on the 2,500-year-old text.

(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) Atsushi Ohkubo In the year 198 of the Solar Era, the city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! The only ones who can stop it are the Fire Force, a team of specialized firefighters. Shinra, a young man blessed with the ability to ignite his feet and travel at the speed of a rocket, wants nothing more than to be a hero, and knows that this is the place for him! He joins the company at Special Fire Cathedral 8, a team tasked with discovering the source of this strange epidemic. But many obstacles stand in their way, and there are secrets haunting Shinra's past... Includes volumes 1-6 of the Fire Force manga.

(W) Atsushi Ohkubo In the year 198 of the Solar Era, the city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! The only ones who can stop it are the Fire Force, a team of specialized firefighters. Shinra, a young man blessed with the ability to ignite his feet and travel at the speed of a rocket, wants nothing more than to be a hero, and knows that this is the place for him! He joins the company at Special Fire Cathedral 8, a team tasked with discovering the source of this strange epidemic. But many obstacles stand in their way, and there are secrets haunting Shinra's past... Includes Vol. 7-11 of the Fire Force manga and an exclusive double-sided poster.

(W) Mark Russell (A/CA) Steve Pugh It's the Flintstones as you've never seen them before! Issues #1-6 of this new series starring the first family of Bedrock (and civilization, really) tell the story of the dawn of civilization through the eyes of Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty and the rest of the citizens of Bedrock. Shining a light on humanity's oldest customs and institutions, writer Mark Russell (PREZ) blends satire with Hanna-Barbera's classic characters.

A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba&! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humor, slice of life and traditional Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka. Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba&! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humor, slice of life and traditional Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka. Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba&! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humor, slice of life, and traditional Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba&! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humor, slice of life and traditional Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka. Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka A surreal comedy in the vein of Yotsuba&! and Nichijou with a magical theme combines humor, slice of life and traditional Japanese culture in this debut work from Chihiro Ishizuka. Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.

(W/A/CA) Chihiro Ichizuka Makoto returns to rural Japan to work on her magic after being away for six years. In her new home, she along with her black cat Chito, share some of what she has learned as she gets used to living in a slower and more curious part of the country.