(W) David M. Booher, Jeff Jensen (A) Various (CA) Christian Ward * Simon Tam will do anything to save his little sister from the Alliance? and it might cost him everything- his wealth, career, parents, his perfect life on the Central Planets. * Plus, it's time for a Christmas Carol, Firefly style! Jayne's selfish behavior receives the unwanted attention of three visiting spirits who reveal his hidden past, present, and future. * Acclaimed writers David M. Booher (Canto) and Jeff Jensen (Green River Killer: A True Detective), and artists Andr?s Genolet (Runaways), Vincenzo Federici (Red Sonja), Jordi P?rez (Xena: Warrior Princess), and Fabiana Mascolo (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) deliver two stories no Browncoat can afford to miss. * Collects Firefly: River Run #1 and Firefly: Holiday Special #1.

(W) Greg Pak (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Lee Garbett From Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avengers) comes a new era of Firefly, as the definitive story of the Unification War is told at last! Captain Malcolm Reynolds thought he could outrun his past, but when a simple heist goes wrong, he's forced to make a choice: fix the past or fight for the future. Along with Whedon, writer Greg Pak (Mech Cadet Yu) and artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd: Mega City Zero) take you back to the battleground where it all began...and reveal a secret history that might end it all. Collects Firefly #1-4.

The truth behind the Unification War continues to be revealed as Captain Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds and his First Mate Zoe Washburn are arrested for crimes committed during the Unification War by the mysterious Boss Moon and her Unificators! But their escape from captivity might land them in even greater danger, as secrets are revealed and nothing will ever be the same for the crew of Serenity! Collects Firefly #5-8.

(W) Greg Pak (A) Dan McDaid (CA) Lee Garbett THERE'S NO ESCAPING THE PAST. The truth about the Unification War is fully revealed as Mal remembers that saving the day always comes with a high cost. That goes double for saving the entire 'verse. Indeed, Mal, Zoe and the crew of Serenity will be forced to make an unlikely alliance with one of the most ruthless, terrifying people in the entire 'verse: Ma Reynolds! Collects Firefly #9-12.

(W/A) Various (CA) Miguel Mercado * Return to the critically-acclaimed world of Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity, in an all new graphic novel spotlighting Hoban 'Wash' Washburne, pilot of the spaceship Serenity... who has just realized he's about to die. * As Wash's life flashes before him, he revisits untold moments in his life, from growing up on a planet ravaged by pollution, to meeting the woman of his dreams in Zoe. * And in those final moments, Wash will reach out to connect with a surprising someone he never thought possible to meet...proving that some bonds transcend our mortal coils. * With five original short stories from superstar creative teams, learn the untold past, present, and maybe even future of the best pilot in the 'Verse - Hoban 'Wash' Washburne.

(W) Buronson (A) Tetsuo Hara Ken is the wielder of the legendary Hokuto Shinken martial arts style and once trained with three other students of the technique. One of them, Jagi, could never accept their Master Ryuken's choice of Ken as the successor. Now Jagi has become a murderous wasteland warlord who terrorizes the innocent?in Ken's name! Ken must face off with Jagi to clear his reputation and the honor of Hokuto Shinken. But Jagi is not the only one of Ken's former brothers who may be using the technique for evil? For older teen audiences.

(W) Dan Berry In 1951, Dan Barry revived the Flash Gordon daily newspaper strip, shaping the character for the rest of his extraordinary 52-year run! Collected together here for the first time in over 25 years are the adventures that enthralled a generation, with contributions from such legends as Harry Harrison, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, and Harvey Kurtzman.

(W/A) Dan Barry Reprinting of the iconic Flash Gordon series by Dan Barry! Featuring classic strips from the beginning of Dan Barry's run, from 1967 - 1971, including Captured on Pluto, Invasion, The Cosmic Tower and Radiation Giants!

The complete FLCL manga adaptation-now with bonus color illustrations and remastered story pages! In this surreal sci-fi romp, a sullen Japanese boy finds himself in the middle of an interstellar conspiracy. As his home life unravels, a sexy space assassin becomes his family maid, and his own head becomes a portal for armed robots. Life as he knows it is quickly falling apart, and Ueda doesn't know who's friend or foe! One thing's for certain-he has to grow up quick and save his hometown, whether he wants to or not!

(W/A/CA) Kei Sanbe Senri used to go on adventures with his brother, but Kazuto is long gone... After suffering a blow to the head, Senri passes out. When he comes to, he's surrounded by professional gangsters and his classmate, Itakura. Senri thought Itakura was the victim of his scam, but in reality it was a set-up that puts Senri in grave danger. Itakura offers a deal: freedom for Senri and his abducted friend in exchange for all of the money that Senri's been saving up. The money is important to Senri. He even got his own hands dirty making it, all to search for the man who murdered his brother. Will he lose it all? Senri must weigh revenge against a killer versus the life of a friend and then make his choice. Age 16 and up.

(W) Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman (A) Marvano The sequel to novelist Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman and Marvano's epic science-fiction comic book adaption, The Forever War: forever Free.

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A/CA) Beni Lobel When pieces of history from some of the world's most traumatic and horrible events start appearing as fragments of time invading our world, it threatens all of human existence. One family discovers that their personal tragedy is at the center of everything, making them the only people who can help put an end to the Fragmentations. o A mind-bending original graphic novel!

(W) Kevin Roditeli (A) Rob Cannon, Kostas Pantoulas (CA) Rob Cannon Mad Max, Borderlands, and Fallout inspired this action-driven, frozen wasteland adventure of a young cult survivor hearing the voice of the self-proclaimed god of guns. Like any human would be, he is hypnotized by the prospect of power by listening to this divine freak. A path to salvation paved with love, turmoil, and mostly death.

Volume Four of award-winning author Warren Ellis' ongoing web comic, FREAKANGELS, is here! This installment collects the entire fourth arc of the post-apocalyptic saga into 144 gorgeous, full-color pages. Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. Today, eleven strange 23-year-olds are living in and defending Whitechapel, maybe the last real settlement in flooded London. They've made a new friend, and together they successfully defended their home from raiders--but the post-apocalyptic drowned London that the eleven Freakangels survive in is never a safe place, and never surrounded by friends. In fact, there's a serial killer stalking in their midst, and one of their own has broken their most valued rule. In FREAKANGELS: VOLUME FOUR, as the clan faces danger from nearly every direction, it's time to really take a look at what happened six years ago. Back when there were twelve FREAKANGELS. Back when they were all running for their lives. Because a lot of things have changed, but maybe not as many a

Volume Five of award-winning author Warren Ellis' ongoing web comic, FREAKANGELS, is here! This installment collects the entire fourth arc of the post-apocalyptic saga into 144 gorgeous, full-color pages. Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. Today, eleven strange 23-year-olds are living in and defending Whitechapel, maybe the last real settlement in flooded London. They've made a new friend, and together they've successfully defended their home from outside attackers, a ghost from the past, and threats from within. In FREAKANGELS: VOLUME FIVE, everything you thought you knew about the 'Angels is wrong. In fact, much of what *they* thought was true simply hadn't been sufficiently examined. While Alice keeps watch over Whitechapel from the watchtower, the twelve Freakangels -- that's right, *twelve* -- down below are forced to re-examine their lives... and their deaths. Ellis' ongoing story of a flooded London is beautifully illustrated in jaw-dropping detail by Paul Duffield, and every page is

Volume Five of award-winning author Warren Ellis' ongoing web comic, FREAKANGELS, is here! This installment collects the entire fourth arc of the post-apocalyptic saga into 144 gorgeous, full-color pages. Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years ago, the world ended. Today, eleven strange 23-year-olds are living in and defending Whitechapel, maybe the last real settlement in flooded London. They've made a new friend, and together they've successfully defended their home from outside attackers, a ghost from the past, and threats from within. In FREAKANGELS: VOLUME FIVE, everything you thought you knew about the 'Angels is wrong. In fact, much of what *they* thought was true simply hadn't been sufficiently examined. While Alice keeps watch over Whitechapel from the watchtower, the twelve Freakangels -- that's right, *twelve* -- down below are forced to re-examine their lives... and their deaths. Ellis' ongoing story of a flooded London is beautifully illustrated in jaw-dropping detail by Paul Duffield, and every page is

Volume Three of award-winning author Warren Ellis' ongoing web comic, FREAKANGELS, is here! This installment collects the entire third arc of the post-apocalyptic saga into 144 gorgeous, full-color pages. Twenty-three years ago, twelve strange children were born in England at exactly the same moment. Six years later, the world ended. Today, eleven strange 23-year-olds are living in and defending Whitechapel, maybe the last real settlement in flooded London. They've made a new friend, and together they successfully defended their home from raiders--but the post-apocalyptic drowned London that the eleven Freakangels survive in is never a safe place, and never surrounded by friends. In FREAKANGELS: VOLUME THREE, the FreakAngels begin to address how to build their community while a serial killer stalks in their midst. Everything almost comes crashing down around them as one of their own breaks their most valued rule. Ellis' ongoing story of a flooded London is beautifully illustrated in jaw-dropping detail by Paul Duffield, and every page is as much a work of art as it is a compelling

A grand tale of the fate of mankind upon obtaining 'God's gift-telekinesis! Yet, beneath this thrilling adventure lies deep themes about the driving forces of life. Humanity, with the newfound 'power of the gods' is on the brink. A new species of beast - with the intelligence of man - and another race of monsters, begin to clash in this unpredictable story told through the adventures of a group of six youths whose telekenetic abilities have such been revealed.

(W) Alex De Campi (A) Eduardo Ocana Tee, along with her grandmother and cat, is a wannabe bounty hunter, odd-jobbing across the galaxy in her ship, the Full Tilt Boogie, constantly on the lookout for the bigger, better payday. Some days, though, it's less bounty-hunting and more baby-sitting, especially when they rescue the narcissistic Prince Ifan from Debtor's Prison. Accidentally sparking an intergalactic war, suddenly Tee finds herself chased across the universe by sacred knights and unstoppable undead warriors. Planet conquering, prince rescuing, and ramen eating - it's all in a day's work!

Ed returns to Resembool and meets his estranged father Hohenheim for the first time in many years. Though their meeting is brief and strained, Ed comes away with the revelation that Al's body is still alive somewhere. But before the newly energized brothers can search for it, Scar returns, catalyzing an unlikely alliance between the Elric brothers, Prince Lin of Xing, and Colonel Mustang. Though they hope to use Scar to lure in a homunculus, the hunters become the hunted when Gluttony proves more than they can handle. Age Rating: T

(W) Kei Urana (A) Hideyoshi Andou With a premise that recalls Battle Angel Alita and kinetic battles reminiscent of Attack on Titan, Gachiakuta is a must-read for fans of dark, dystopian fantasies like Deadman Wonderland! Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

(W) Kei Urana (A) Hideyoshi Andou Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

(W) Kei Urana (A) Hideyoshi Andou Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

(W) Kei Urana (A) Hideyoshi Andou Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

(W) Kei Urana (A) Hideyoshi Andou Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

(W) Kei Urana (A) Hideyoshi Andou Rudo lives in the slums of a floating town, where the poor scrape by under the shadow of the rich who live a sumptuous life, simply casting their garbage off the side, into the abyss. Then one day, he's falsely accused of murder, and his wrongful conviction leads to an unimaginable punishment-exile off the edge, with the rest of the trash. Down on the surface, the cast-off waste of humanity has bred vicious monsters, and if Rudo wants to have any hope of discovering the truth and seeking vengeance against those who cast him into Hell, he will have to master a new power and join a group known as the Cleaners who battle the hulking trash beasts of the Pit!

(W) Kent A monster that people call GAEA-TIMA devastates a small, seaside town. Ten years later, the resilient community has emerged as a tourist destination, and Miyako, who became a local celebrity by surviving the attack, is making a living selling mini-replicas of the beast. But when GAEA-TIMA returns, Miyako and her neighbors will discover that their enduring connection to the creature goes deeper than tourism and trauma. Just what is the true agenda behind the attack of the 'gigantis?' Are there more like GAEA-TIMA waiting for their moment? And is humanity capable of responding to violence with anything other than more violence?

One of the most controversial series in Sci Fi's history is back! Some fans love it, some hate it, but one thing's for certain, writer Marc Guggenheim is doing Galactica 1980 the right way! Lives have been lost as the re-imagining of 1980 starts and ends here - and it's unlike anything you've seen before in a Galactica comic book! * Collecting the four-issue series, featuring artist Cezar (Zorro) Razek along with fully painted covers by Lucio Parrillo.

(W) Brendon Small (A) Steve Mannion (CA) Eric Powell From Brendon Small, the man who brought you Dethklok and Metalocalypse, comes a high stakes intergalactic extreme rock comic. Based on his album, Galaktikon, we follow Triton, intergalactic hero of the universe, who will face the ultimate outer space struggle: getting over his divorce.

(W) Kohske (A/CA) Syuhei Kamo Killing is all Spas has ever known, and he does it without doubt or remorse. Taught to believe he's ridding the world of monsters, he sees the extermination of the Twilights as a necessary step toward making Ergastulum a safer place. Until the day when he's forced to confront the horrifying truth that the real monster might be?him. For mature audiences.

(W) Kohske (A/CA) Syuhei Kamo After making the fateful decision to defy his fellow Hunters and save a young girl's life, Spas finds himself caught between the worlds of the Normals and the Twilights. Branded a traitor by the Hunters, yet still considered an enemy by all the other factions, he's on the run and desperately trying to find his way through the carnage and chaos that surround him. For mature audiences.

(W) Oku Hiroya, Tomohito Ohsaki (A) Keita Iizuka The complete collection of the spin-off manga set in the epic Gantz universe! Another deadly game is about to begin... When a school bus plunges off a bridge, a group of students awake to find themselves in an empty room with a mysterious black sphere. Their deaths have made them the newest recruits in a hunting game. Given weapons, uniforms, a mission, and an ultimatum, the team is sent to battle waves of aliens where they must earn enough points to be resurrected before dying permanently! Collects Gantz G Volumes 1-3.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Ordinary Tokyo citizens resurrected from death by a mysterious black orb, the Gantz team is conscripted to fight bizarre, deadly aliens in a game that promises release from the game . . . or oblivion. But the game's purpose is unclear, and the stakes are far greater than survival! o Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan! o Popular anime series, live-action feature.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Kei Kurono's work as a Gantz fighter is a nightmare, but his personal life is looking up, with a new ladylove opening his heart. But when his beloved is threatened by a Gantz-obsessed schoolmate on a shooting rampage, Kei must face the killer without his Gantz suit for protection! * 680 pages, value priced! * Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku The Gantz fighters wage invisible war against a series of increasingly bizarre and deadly alien monstrosities, whose source and purpose are a frightening mystery. And if those challenges weren't enough, a homegrown threat rises: the sleek and stylish weapon-spawning killers known as the Vampires, who aim to bleed out Gantz!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Once a fearful conscript into the team of Gantz warriors, Kei Kurono is born-again hard in the invisible war against an endless stream of bizarre alien invaders. But the off-world intruders are now taking human form, and even a friend may be a foe!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku After earning enough combat points, the Gantz alien fighters have three choices: freedom, better weapons, or to resurrect a dead Gantz warrior. Will they further risk their own lives to bring back a fallen friend or abandon the comrades who have bravely fought beside them? Collects Gantz volumes 19-21.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku A frightening adult science-fiction vision of a world gone mad, Hiroya Oku's shocking alien-invasion epic has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan and inspired three feature films and an anime TV series. This value-priced collection features 632 pages of shock and awe! Collects Gantz volumes 22-24. The Tokyo Gantz squad of alien fighters join with the battle-hardened Osaka team to face the insanely powerful boss class of offworld horrors. But when facing the beautiful but deadly shape-shifting '100 point' boss, the Gantz warriors soon discover that even the combined firepower of two teams may not be enough to prevail-or survive! 'Raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication.' -Entertainment Weekly

In the future, humanity is in a seemingly endless war with an alien race. The struggle is dominated by giant war machines called Gear. Only the best and the brightest are allowed to drive these behemoths. The process of elimination begins in junior high. Thirteen-year-old Teresa Gottlieb has just entered the most prestigious military academy, known to all as Gear School, to try and become one of those elite. But on top of all the usual troubles that a seventh-grader has to put up with-boys, social cliques, hellish instructors-she also has to deal with three-story-tall robots and alien invasions! Teresa needs to learn that when the bell rings, the adventure starts. • Gear School is written by Adam Gallardo (Star Wars: Infinities-Return of the Jedi; 100 Girls) and illustrated by Núria Peris (Star Wars Tales, Karas). Original graphic novel!

(W) Hitomi Takano A sci-fi drama about a woman sick of workplace misogyny and the man she just happened to be matched with in a middle school experiment! Isahaya Ichi is fed up with men, a woman navigating a world where she's underestimated at work because of her gender and sexually harassed. But when her former classmate, Masaki, unexpectedly shows up, everything changes. He claims to be the other half of her 'destined pair' from a junior high school event called 'Gene Bride,' where genetic information matched students into couples for a day. While Ichi barely remembers the event, Masaki's sudden reappearance sparks a journey of rediscovery and buried secrets.