(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
In an effort to discover the truth behind Death Gun, Kirito has entered the Bullet of Bullets tournament in Gun Gale Online, and both he and Sinon the sniper girl have made it to the finals, and the reality of what they discover is stranger than anything they could've prepared for. Lives are on the line once again as Sinon is forced to face her own past - but can Death Gun's bizarre rampage be stopped in time?
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
Kirito and Sinon's battle with Death Gun is over, but mere weeks later, something strange is afoot in the next-generation VRMMO ALfheim Online. A new dualist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers, including Kirito! But when Asuna goes to face this dualist, she receives something she never expected: An invitation to an exclusive guild! But what is their aim? The 'Mother's Rosario' arc begins!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
The saga of Sword Art Online continues with three side stories set during the Aincrad and Alfheim eras. The game of death took its toll on every player in a different way--when one turns up dead on the fifty-seventh floor, the game's afoot, and it's up to Asuna and Kirito to crack the case. There's also the story of how Kirito got his Excalibur sword in Alfheim (with a little help from his friends). And when the game of death first began, Kirito learned a difficult lesson - one he would never forget!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Tsubasa Hazuki
Kirito awakens in a vast, fantastical forest filled with towering trees. In his search for clues to the truth of his surroundings, he encounters a young boy who seems to know him. He ought to be a simple NPC, but the depth of his emotions seem no different than a human. As they search for the boy's parents, Kirito finds a peculiar memory returning to him. A memory from his own childhood, of this boy and a girl, too, with golden hair, and a name he should have never forgotten - Alice.
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Koutarou Yamada
The manga adaptation of the bestselling anime and light novel phenomenon! A year after Kazuto and Asuna escaped from Aincrad, the deadly setting of Sword Art Online, they're still coping with the aftermath as they try to recover from the harrowing experience. Meanwhile, there's a new VRMMO game sweeping the world's gamers - Gun Gale Online. When a mysterious player wielding an item he calls the 'Death Gun' claims to be responsible for real-world deaths, Kazuto is recruited to enter the game to investigate, bringing an end to his hard-won peace!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A/CA) Koutarou Yamada
Kirito has entered the new VRMMO Gun Gale Online in order to investigate the Death Gun incidents, only to discover his avatar is not exactly how he remembers it! He barely knows up from down in this new world, and he needs an ally. He may have found one in the mysterious female sniper Sinon, but she's got an agenda of her own!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
After Kirito emerges the victor of his battle with Shinon, all that remains is the final round! Who will triumph in the Bullet of Bullets tournament?
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
In order to uncover Death Gun's true identity, Kirito prepares to enter the Bullet of Bullets tournament! As Death Gun's newest target, Sinon stands side-by-side with Kirito, ready to overcome her past trauma by defeating their common foe. At long last, it's time for Kirito's showdown against Death Gun! Why and how did all those players die, and who really killed them? Seeking answers, Kirito steels himself and prepares for battle in this thrilling conclusion to the series!
The mysterious player Morte has manipulated the human guilds into fighting BOTH side of the Elf War! While Kirito challenges him to a duel, Asuna has an important task of her own: steal the battle plans from the Forest Elves so she can end this quest before it turns deadly. They need to stop the war before someone loses their life-permanently!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Puyocha, Abec
Nearly two months have passed since Kirito and Asuna found themselves trapped in the world of Aincrad. Now, they're making their way through the ruins-themed fifth floor, where all sorts of undead monsters-and player-killers-lurk in the shadows! The story of Sword Art Online continues in this brand-new series!
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
After Ronie and Tiese try to save their friend from the clutches of noble knights Raios and Humbert, they end up getting captured themselves! With the two girls bound and helpless, Kirito's going to need Eugeo's help to save them...but Eugeo finds himself paralyzed by the thought of breaking the Taboo Index! With the fate of his page hanging in the balance, can he violate his world's most sacred code to rescue her?
(W) Reki Kawahara (A) Koutarou Yamada
After Ronie and Tiese try to save their friend from the clutches of noble knights Raios and Humbert, they end up getting captured themselves! With the two girls bound and helpless, Kirito's going to need Eugeo's help to save them...but Eugeo finds himself paralyzed by the thought of breaking the Taboo Index! With the fate of his page hanging in the balance, can he violate his world's most sacred code to rescue her?
(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Jackson Guice & Various (CA) Jackson Guice
Spirited teenager Domino Blackthorne Drake was just a normal girl? until she stumbled upon an alien artifact, acquired uncanny power, and became a beacon for intergalactic trouble! With her tabby cat Cap'n Kidd in tow, Domino joins the motley crew of the Starshadow - a spacefaring pirate ship captained by the charismatic and fearless Raader. Domino embarks on a cosmic odyssey to save her kidnapped parents and overthrow the evil Colonizer Empire. Imagine a young, bright-eyed girl on a galaxy-wide escapade, full of high-energy antics straight out of Guardians of the Galaxy and Pirates of the Caribbean, and you've got Swords of the Swashbucklers! COLLECTING THE OGN, ISSUES 1-12, & BONUS CONTENT
(W) Bill Mantlo (A) Butch Guice & Various (CA) Butch Guice
Spirited teenager Domino Blackthorne Drake was just a normal girl? until she stumbled upon an alien artifact, acquired uncanny power, and became a beacon for intergalactic trouble! With her tabby cat Cap'n Kidd in tow, Domino joins the motley crew of the Starshadow - a spacefaring pirate ship captained by the charismatic and fearless Raader. Domino embarks on a cosmic odyssey to save her kidnapped parents and overthrow the evil Colonizer Empire. Imagine a young, bright-eyed girl on a galaxy-wide escapade, full of high-energy antics straight out of Guardians of the Galaxy and Pirates of the Caribbean, and you've got Swords of the Swashbucklers!
(W) Matt Hawkins (A/CA) Raffaele Ienco
Utopia is here. Hunger, sickness, work... all relics of a long forgotten past. All individuality, creativity, and negative emotions have been genetically bred out and medically suppressed. The population is limited to segregated areas, but when a natural disaster disrupts the status quo and Michael and Maricela from two different worlds meet and fall in love, their relationship sparks a revolution. Will their love cause the salvation or destruction of mankind? Collects SYMMETRY #1-4
(W) Matt Hawkins (A/CA) Raffaele Ienco
In a perfectly ordered Utopia, Julia is the anomaly that signals change. The child of star-crossed lovers, raised in secret by a benevolent A.I., Julia-and the friends and foes she is about to encounter-present humanity with a golden opportunity for societal evolution...or an excuse to show its darkest nature. Collects SYMMETRY #5-8
(W/A) Ryan Jampole
A new YA graphic novel for fans of the Kamen Rider series. Taka is no hero. The Notorious Delinquent has a bit of a reputation in her city, but after she accidentally unleashes a horde of evil robots, she begrudgingly takes up the mantle of MECH FIGHTER! Armed with special abilities, Taka sets out to recapture all the robots and seal them back up, playing protector to a city of people who previously couldn't care less about her. While the popularity of the Mech Fighter grows with every adventure, Taka does her best to keep her identity a secret. Because, after all, she has a reputation to keep!
(W) Matt Hawkins (A/CA) Sang-Il Jeong
THE HONORVERSE EXPANDS TO COMICS! Based on the bestselling military science fiction novels by David Weber, this original comic book series introduces spaceship captain Honor Harrington on the eve of her execution. From prison, Honor relays her epic adventures, starting with a command outpost to a hellish backwater star system that ends up being the lynchpin of an interstellar crisis that will bring war to her home planet. Collects TALES OF HONOR: ON BASILISK STATION #1-5
(W) Dan Wickline, Matt Hawkins (A/CA) Linda Sejic
The first ever original comic book tale set in David Weber's HONORVERSE! On the leisure station Eros, naval commander Honor Harrington's roguish uncle has gone missing... under very mysterious circumstances. In the absence of actual shore leave, it's up to Honor and her crewmen, officers Horace Harkness and Scotty Tremaine, with the help of her pet Treecat, Nimitz, to infiltrate Eros and uncover a mystery of galactic proportions! But what they find will extend far beyond a simple kidnapping, and will push Honor and her crew to their absolute limits... and then some. Collects TALES OF HONOR: BRED TO KILL #0-4
(W) Alan Martin (A) Brett Parsons (CA) The Black Frog
Get ready for the first of a brand-new Tank Girl trilogy from series creator Alan Martin and artist extraordinaire, Brett Parson. Expect a healthy dose of delirium and plenty of ball-crunching action in this high-octane cross-country skirmish that asks the question: is this world really big enough for two Tank Girls? Strap yourself in, folks; it's gonna be one helluva ride!
(W) Alan Martin (A/CA) Brett Parson
From Alan Martin and comic icon Brett Parson. A collection of hit graphic novels, and bonus exclusive art cards! Collecting Tank Girl: Gold, World War Tank Girl and Tank Girl: Two Girls, One Tank, this anthology boxed set is packed full of post-apocalyptic punk in the most typical Tank Girl way! Follow Tank's adventures through three exciting series as she goes through a whirlwind adventure looking for her signature tank, combating Nazis and getting into sci-fi antics.
(W) Johnnie Christmas (A/CA) Jack Cole
When Surka, a ruthless criminal warlord, escapes her prison pit, she unleashes a wave of destruction that ripples across Tartarus, a vital colony in an everlasting galactic war. Years later when Tilde, a young cadet, learns that she's Surka's daughter, will she continue to fight on the side of galactic order or reclaim her mother's dark crown? From #1 NYT Bestseller JOHNNIE CHRISTMAS (FIREBUG, William Gibson's Alien 3) and visionary artist JACK T. COLE (The Unsound) comes a sci-fi adventure for the ages. Collects TARTARUS #1-5
(W) Johnnie Christmas (A) Andrew Krahnke, Jack Cole (CA) Jack Cole
The stakes are turned all the way up when blood enemies Surka and Hisa are stranded together on a mysterious, far-off world. Can they survive an epic journey across space and time, fraught with pleasures and peril? Can they survive each other? Collects TARTARUS #6-10.
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Piotr Kowalski (CA) Jae Lee
Peter Milligan, one of the comic industry's most groundbreaking writers (Shade: The Changing Man, X-Statix, Doop, Hellblazer), presents a tale of psychic powers gone awry, and one man's terrible battle with his own inner demons! Rory Fletcher is a good man dying of an inoperable brain tumor, with only two months to live. When his best friend discovers the top secret Treatment Q, buried by the government due to its shocking and unpredictable side effects, Rory figures it can't be any worse than dying. However, as the chemicals attack the tumor in his right parietal, they unlock the brain's unlimited potential, triggering psychokinesis... and manifesting his worst fears and nightmares as visions and physical constructs! Can he curb his dangerous impulses before the bodies of loved ones and innocent bystanders start piling up? Or will agents of British Intelligence and other Treatment Q survivors manipulate his fearsome new abilities for their own ends?
The Terminator is back as Dynamite once again puts John Connor up against Skynet and the dark future as envisioned in the blockbuster films! Helmed again by writer Simon Furman, joined by artist Lui (Red Sonja) Antonio and cover artists Richard (Dark Tower) Isanove and Stjepan Sejic, 'Revolution' tells a story set in the dark future of the Terminators and the present day where John Connor and his mother Sarah are on the run from the enemies sent against them from the future!
Thailand, twenty years after the ill-fated Bugs 2 mission. Two American U-NASA agents arrive to find Akari Hizamaru, a 'child born after the operation,' and recruit him for Annex 1, a new mission to Mars. The purpose of Annex 1 is to research the origins of a new disease that is ravaging the earth. But the reasons why U-NASA would need the incredible powers that Hizamaru possesses are still a closely guarded secret. Once again, humanity launches an expedition to Mars that has frightening implications for the future.
(W) Yu Sasuga (A/CA) Kenichi Tachibana
By Yu Sasuga As the situation on Mars intensifies, back on Earth the nations involved convene to negotiate their interests. China makes an offer of a rescue ship, forcing those at the council to choose sides. As the leaders deliberate, the humans on Mars find their conflicts reflecting those back home, as members of the expedition begin to turn on each other. Akari and Michelle make their way back to the rendezvous point, but will they be welcomed or attacked? As always the Terraformers lurk with more surprises in store?
(W) Christopher Sebela (A/CA) Jen Hickman
Aleph Null is a lot of things: An orphan, a human guinea pig undergoing medical tests for cash, a bodyhacker, a hardcore future junkie, and a corporate asset. But now, Aleph is on the run from their old life, in search of a mythical, Midwestern town named Laurelwood-where they're test-marketing the future with tech that can't possibly exist yet, and won't for decades. From Eisner-nominated Chris Sebela (Crowded, High Crimes) and Jen Hickman (Moth & Whisper) comes the story of a town out of time, full of mysteries, and populated by guinea pigs in need of liberation by the misfit least likely to be their savior.
(W) Xavier Dollo (A) Djibril Morrisette
A graphic novel with illustrated text that traces, in detail, the history of a literary genre, from the 1800s to present day. [I feel we need something more catchy but perhaps it can wait for the designed section] For the first time in illustrated form, this comprehensive history of science fiction traces its origins and, in fascinating detail, charts its history from its beginnings as a 'schlock' genre to its respected status today. Who was the first author to write a science fiction story? How did American science fiction begin? What SF novel is the world's best-seller? What were the 'pulps,' and how did they predict with uncanny accuracy the 21st Century world around us? [maybe add something related to comics and movies?]These are just some of the questions answered in chapters dedicated to the founding mothers and fathers of the genre and the creations to which they gave birth. More than just a simple history lesson, THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION is a thoughtful and analytical reflection on the genre itself.
(W) Gerry Finley-Day, Garth Ennis (A) Mike Western, P. J. Holden (CA) Mike Western
Some men are born leaders! Italy, 1943. British sergeant Jim Masters and his section face brutal opposition from the German army. At the same time, Masters must motivate his men and ensure that each individual soldier is prepared for the increasing threat from the enemy, a difficult task as the section now has many inexperienced soldiers in its ranks. From marauding Tiger tanks to suspicious American paratroopers, this volume includes the final work on the strip by co-creators Gerry-Finley Day and Mike Western.
(W) Eric Stephenson (A/CA) Simon Gane, Jordie Bellaire
Freed from the influence of The Voice, Syd and her companions discover that life on their own presents painful new challenges and even greater threats. Collects THEY'RE NOT LIKE US #7-12
(W) Serge Le Tendre, Laurent Genefort (A) Pasquale Frisenda (CA) Gerald Parel
A breathtaking, fast-paced manhunt in the form of an elegant space opera based on the novel by Laurent Genefort. Once upon a time, Lark was a 'Thick Skin' - a clan of humans genetically modified to operate in space without a suit - before spending decades as a mercenary, training dozens of combat soldiers. Now it's a race against time as Lark scours the cosmos for his lost clan, desperate to find them before one of his former trainees can kill them to obtain their priceless skins!
Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can't steal, nothing he can't have... except for the life he left behind. Now with a grown son he hardly knows, and an ex-wife he never stopped loving, Conrad must try to piece together what's left of his life, before the FBI finally catch up to him... but it appears they are the least of his worries. Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #1-7
Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can't steal, nothing he can't have... except for the life he left behind. But when his big heist doesn't go as planned... the aftermath shows that every action has an equal - and equally violent - reaction.
Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can't steal, nothing he can't have...except for the life he left behind. Now it's go time for his Venice heist - and THIEF OF THIEVES' most EXPLOSIVE story arc yet! Collects THIEF OF THIEVES #14-19
Dr. David Loren is many things: child prodigy, inventor, genius, slacker? mass murderer. When a military think tank's smartest scientist decides he can no longer stomach creating weapons of destruction, will he be able to think his way out of his dilemma or find himself subject to the machinations of smaller men? Collecting the original series in its entirety, this trade paperback also is jam packed with a complete cover gallery, bonus articles, behind-the-scenes sketches, and more! Collects THINK TANK 1-4
GENETICS' Two months after the flashy and brilliant escape from the DARPA funded military think he used to call his home, slacker/genius Dr. David Loren has willingly returned to his lab to continue his work that he not long ago wished to be no part of. When a weapons designer loses his moral compass, who are the true victims of his creations? Collects THINK TANK #4-8 and THINK TANK MILITARY DOSSIER #1
OUTBREAK' Slacker genius Dr. David Loren used to worry about the deadly consequences of his creations from the safety of his laboratory? but not anymore! Deployed to Taiwan to oversee a field test gone awry, will having a SEAL Team as his bodyguards be enough to ensure that David returns home outside of a body bag? Collects THINK TANK #9-12
(W/A/CA) Rahsan Ekedal
ADVANCE SOLICIT The US electrical grid and infrastructure is under attack by unknown sources. Russia and China are on the verge of war with each other. David Loren has his hand in it all as he's forced to toy with the world while dealing with a debilitating depression over his shattered relationship with Mirra Sway. Collects THINK TANK: CREATIVE DESTRUCTION #1-4
