(W) Mayo Momoyo; Itsuki Mito; Kaki Nagato A zany romantic comedy starring a duke's daughter, who's more of a fighter than a lady, and a prince who happens to be into that!In the Kingdom of Rubini, the royal castle is set to host an evening party where Maria is to be officially announced as Prince Renato's fiancée. In anticipation of the event, she must make sure she's all brushed up on proper dancing and manners! But will the culprit behind the attack on Maria and the queen be unmasked before the party?Something serious is definitely on the horizon! Will our two lovebirds be able to overcome disaster?!

THE GREATEST CROSSOVER OF THEM ALL, BOLDLY RE-PRESENTED IN ITS ORIGINAL FORM, ADS AND ALL! Drawn from Earth across the stars, the Marvel Universe's greatest villains and heroes are set against one another by the mysterious and unbelievably powerful Beyonder, with the winners promised the ultimate prize. But as battle lines are drawn, new alliances are forged and old enemies clash, one among them is unwilling to settle for anything less than godhood. Can even the combined might of the Avengers, Spider-Man, the Hulk, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men prevent Doctor Doom from becoming the most powerful being in the universe? Featuring shocking twists and turns - including the debut of the new Spider-Woman, a major status-quo change for the Thing and the origin of Spider-Man's alien costume! Collecting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS (1984) #1-12 FACSIMILE EDITIONS. Rated T

(W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Eric Zawadzki An action-packed sci-fi anthology series following normal people navigating an alternate world where time is having a crisis, and just stepping outside your door can send you on an unexpected adventure. Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn…into the neolithic era. Rising stars** DENIZ CAMP** (20TH CENTURY MEN, The Ultimates) and ERIC ZAWADZKI (House of El) and Eisner winners JORDIE BELLAIRE and HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU are proud to present ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks—full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redemptiv

(W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Eric Zawadzki An action-packed sci-fi anthology series following normal people navigating an alternate world where time is having a crisis, and just stepping outside your door can send you on an unexpected adventure. Time is having a crisis. Mingling in the red-light district, you can find actual cavemen, medieval knights, and cyborg soldiers on leave from World War IV. Victorian debutantes amble their way into cell phone stores, confused and bewildered (what is a data plan?). On their way to work, bleary-eyed commuters get trapped in time-loops, assaulted by alternate-reality versions of themselves, and try to avoid post-apocalyptic wastelands. And LOOK: the 3:15 bus just took a wrong turn…into the neolithic era. Rising stars** DENIZ CAMP** (20TH CENTURY MEN, The Ultimates) and ERIC ZAWADZKI (House of El) and Eisner winners JORDIE BELLAIRE and HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU are proud to present ASSORTED CRISIS EVENTS, an ongoing, zig-zagging anthology series about the compromised clicks of our clocks—full of one-shot stories both beautiful and ugly, tragic and redemptiv

This new boxed set of Avatar: The Last Airbender--Fire and Family Treasury collects the standalone graphic novels Azula in the Spirit Temple, The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer, and Ashes of the Academy. Featuring new box art by Peter Wartman and Adele Matera. In Azula in the Spirit Temple, a failed attack on her brother finds Azula in a strange forest temple inhabited by a solitary monk...or is it something more mysterious? Azula must confront her past, and finally face her chance at redemption. The Bounty Hunter and the Tea Brewer follows Iroh and the bounty hunter June, after she kidnaps the tea shop proprietor for the generous reward on his head. Iroh must confront a painful part of his past when June turns him in to a powerful tea cartel, but his journey inspires June to rethink her own life as well. In Ashes of the Academy, Zuko continues his reform campaign in the Fire Nation-and this time he's bringing it to the next generation of Royal Fire Academy for Girls students. When he finds Azula's old school resistant to change, he enlists the help of Mai to both monitor the situa

(W) Zappon (A) Masahiro Ikeno, Yasumo After taking the Devil's Blessing, the effects of Ruti's Hero's Blessing have lessened, and she's chosen to quit the path of the Hero. Not only that, during her stay in Zoltan, she's started working with Tisse at her beloved brother Red's shop!?Yet is she truly prepared to abandon everything just to stay by his side...?

(W) Grant Morrison (A) Tony S. Daniel, Frank Quitely, Various (CA) Frank Quitely Eisner Award-winning writer and comics legend Grant Morrison takes Batman to the edge of madness, the grave, and beyond! Featuring the comics that redefined the character forever, including Batman: R.I.P. and Dick Grayson's taking up the mantle of the Dark Knight with Damian Wayne as his new Robin. Collects BATMAN #676-683 and #700, BATMAN & ROBIN #1-9, and a story from DC UNIVERSE #0.

(W) Muneyuki Kaneshiro (A) Yusuke Nomura A mad young coach gathers soccer players from across the country to compete in a series of bizarre challenges in a high-tech colosseum he calls Blue Lock. It's a no-balls-barred battle to become Japan's next top striker, in this Squid Game–meets–World Cup manga, now available in print! Anime airing now!COULD YOU REKINDLE YOUR DREAM?Manshine City's early lead evaporated following two goals from Kaiser and Kunigami. Meanwhile, Isagi discovered a new golden formula by combining Kaiser's meta vision with his direct shots. The question is, can he translate that into his own goal and finally get revenge on Kaiser? On the other side of the pitch, Nagi approaches Reo with an unexpected proposition. Can the on-again, off-again friends join forces to defeat Isagi and Bastard München?

(W/A/CA) Zach Stafford SHAME...WE ALL FEEL IT! EVERY DAY! ALL THE TIME...RIGHT?  Embrace your dark, shameful nature with 192 pages of the best (and worst) Extra Fabulous comics of all time, including print-exclusive, never-before-seen comics. Warning: This book contains references to many bodily fluids, so it’s best to lay down a tarp before reading.   Webcomics master ZACH M. STAFFORD presents his most shameful work of all time in THE BOOK OF SHAME: AN “EXTRA FABULOUS” COLLECTION, the sopping wet follow-up to his graphic novel debut!

(W) Mark Sable (A/CA) Jeremy Haun In the near future, the first superintelligent A.l. went rogue and massacred the world's best computer scientists. Since then it has been R.A.I.D. special agent Frank Savage's job to contain – or box – sentient A.I. before they can become a threat to humanity. When Hippocrates, the Center for Disease Control's A.I., exceeds its programming and locks down hundreds of thousands of people, Frank is forced to turn to Pandora – an A.I. he once boxed – to contain it. The problem? Pandora is a honeypot A.I. designed to seduce and destroy its targets... and Frank's ex-girlfriend. Boxed is a grounded Blade Runner-meets-Silence of the Lambs sci-fi thriller by Mark Sable (Miskatonic, Graveyard of Empires) and Jeremy Haun (40 Seconds, The Beauty, The Realm). Brought to you in print for the first time by Mad Cave Studios, with brand-new bonus content! Originally released by Comixology Originals.

(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) PJ Holden Hooky Hidalgo, adventurist and popular live streamer, has gone missing while climbing Denali! When his girlfriend, Becca, arrives in Alaska to retrace his steps, she soon discovers something beyond the dreamy landscape. There’s a conspiracy deep within the heart of Denali itself—a dark pyramid, silent, waiting. Teaming up with a local conspiracy theorist named Shailene, Becca—and the scores of Hooky fans determined to either find him or find some fun—will face freezing temperatures, avalanches….and monsters to discover a truth that will change her life forever.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Murphy Anderson EVILDOERS, BEWARE THE DIVINE EMBODIMENT OF JUSTICE! Written by Gardner Fox, Michael Fleischer, Mike Friedrich and More Art by Murphy Anderson, Neal Adams, Jim Aparo and More When police officer Jim Corrigan was murdered, he was denied entry into the afterlife and given the opportunity to return to Earth with a mission to destroy all evil. As the Spectre, Corrigan had near-omnipotent powers, which he used to mete out justice as a spirit of vengeance! This volume covers stories published between 1966-1988 in the pages of SHOWCASE #60-61 and #64, THE SPECTRE #1-10, ADVENTURE COMICS #431-440, GHOSTS #97-99, and THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #72, #75, #116, #180, and #199, plus ALL-STAR SQUADRON #27-28, which have never been collected in prior Spectre volumes.

(W/A/CA) Jason The cartoonist known as Jason returns with a collection of three short graphic stories, connected by an absurdist thread, showcasing his idiosyncratic cultural obsessions, clear line style, and deadpan humor.The title story, “Death in Trieste,” sets the scene in 1920s Berlin, a bustling cultural hotspot in the shadow of the coming Nazism. Here, a host of unlikely characters — time-travelling David Bowie, Rasputin, Nosferatu, Marlene Dietrich, and more — are all connected by a group of Dadaists who perform the art of rationality through madness. In “The Magritte Affair,” a wisecracking pair of detectives must crack a case involving art forgeries, masked men, and mysterious disappearances — all linked to the surrealist world of the famous Belgian painter. Finally, in “Sweet Dreams,” Jason reimagines the New Wave artists of the 1980s as X-Men-esque superheroes. While this supergroup easily dispatches such supernatural threats as living mummies, animated suits of armor, and rampaging golems, they soon face their biggest challenge yet, as a giant meteorite hurtles toward th

HARROWING, TRUE-TO-LIFE WAR TALES IN THE EC TRADITION. Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure-wartime propaganda, essentially. But under the editorial direction of Harvey Kurtzman-who also penned the majority of the stories therein-Two-Fisted Tales dared to examine all the horror and madness to be found on the battlefield. Collecting Two-Fisted Tales issues #30-#35, now in an affordable paperback edition, this volume features-in fully remastered digital color-the work of comic book greats Gene Colan, Johnny Craig, Reed Crandall, Jack Davis, Will Elder, Ric Estrada, George Evans, Joe Kubert, Harvey Kurtzman, John Severin, and Wally Wood! Foreword by Joe Kubert!

(W) James Tynion IV, Michael Walsh, Pornsak Pichetshote (A) Michael Walsh, Marianna Ignazzi, Valentine De Landro (CA) Michael Walsh Every five years on Halloween, the wealthiest families in America play a game. Twelve of the deadliest people in the world are dropped into a small town with just one goal: last killer standing wins. For the citizens of Oak Valley, Maine—this year's unlucky arena—the goal is much simpler. They must survive the night. Experience a comics event like no other from the minds of** JAMES TYNION IV** (Something is Killing the Children_, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH) _& MICHAEL WALSH (THE SILVER COIN, UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN), as they lead a group of the most exciting voices in the industry. In this blood-soaked first volume, JAMES & MICHAEL are joined by PORNSAK PICHETSHOTE (THE GOOD ASIAN), MARIANNA IGNAZZI (Catwoman), and VALENTINE DE LANDRO (BITCH PLANET) to collaborate & compete to determine who wins...and who dies. Collects EXQUISITE CORPSES #1-3

(W) Pat Shand (A) Renzo Rodriguez (CA) Conor Hughes A coffee-fueled crime comedy from Pat Shand (Destiny NY, Snap Flash Hustle, Van Helsing)! “Come for the delightfully foul-mouthed anti-hero that is Trinity. Stay for the ass-nipples.” (-Tamara Becher-Wilkinson, tv/film writer PERCY JACKSON, DOOM PATROL, DAREDEVIL) Trinity used to live a life of crime, but now she has left behind her old ways and works at a coffee shop. Unfortunately, making ends meet isn't easy to do with a minimum wage job. Not to mention the fact that customers are beginning to get on Trinity's nerves, and it's getting harder and harder to not let her old tendencies take control. When Trinity's past comes calling, it's like the famous quote: Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!

(W) Jay Faerber (A) Terry Dodson & Various (CA) Terry Dodson 'Generation X is a team of young mutants that took the 1990s by storm, and this epic collection contains stories of their adventures that have never been collected before! Banshee and Emma Frost continue to shape the next generation of mutantkind, but what happens when Emma's sister Adrienne becomes their new headmistress? Feelings run high when Jubilee challenges M to a showdown in the Danger Room, and the team join new X-Man Maggott to face deadly foe the Slaughter! As the Frosts try to reach one Age of Apocalypse refugee - Nate Grey A.K.A. X-Man - another sets his sinister sights on Generation X: none other than the Dark Beast! There's big trouble in Madripoor, terror in the woods and mayhem in Manhattan with some of Marvel's greatest heroes! Plus: The Juggernaut crashes Christmas! A shocking face returns! And at her new school, M must become Monet the vampire slayer! COLLECTING: Generation X (1994) 48-62, Generation X Annual '99, X-Man (1995) 50, New Warriors (1999) 5' Rated T

(A) Matt Frank & Various The King of the Monsters deserves a monster sized art book! Delve into the art of IDW's Godzilla comic series! This oversize (8' x 12') hardcover collects art from over 20 of IDW's comic series, specials, and one shots! Not just Godzilla either, as the full range of Kaiju are featured, including Mothra, King Ghidorah, Gigan, Battra, SpaceGodzilla, and more! Contains work from artists such as Arthur Adams, Eric Powell, James Stokoe, Matt Frank, Inaki Miranda, Dave Wachter, Alberto Ponticelli, Simon Gane, Dan Schoening, Jeff Zornow, and more! Full art is showcased, along with select penciled and inked pages from a wide array of talent.

(A) Bill Everett & Various PS Artbooks presents the concluding volume of Amazing Man, the second super-hero after Superman, to have a comic book named after him). Historians credit his creation variously to writer-artist Bill Everett and art director Lloyd Jacquet, although some credit may be due to Grace Everett, who helped with research. In 1914, an orphaned child named John Aman was chosen by the Tibetan Council of Seven and trained to be a superman, both in mental and physical perfection. His powers include super strength, invulnerability and the ability to make himself disappear in a cloud of green vapor. When he turned twenty-five, after his final tests, he is sent into the world to combat crime and injustice, returning to America to become the heroic Amazing Man and his continuing battles with arch-enemy 'The Great Question'! Collects Amazing Man #20-26 (February 1941-January 1942) and Stars and Stripes #2-6 (May-December 1941).

(W) Richard E. Hughes (A) David Gabrielsen & Various PS Artbooks presents the continuing adventures of The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime! Bob Benton was a pharmacist working on a tonic to pep people up, who developed 'formic ethers' instead, thanks to a comment made by his new assistant Tim Roland inspiring him along a new path. Inhaling the vapors from his discovery granted him superhuman strength, which he used to become the crimefighter the Black Terror, battling hoodlums, saboteurs, and enemy agents in equal measure. Tim, similarly empowered, became his sidekick, together known as the Terror Twins! Collects Exciting Comics #21-32 (August 1942-April 1944).

(W) Richard E. Hughes (A) David Gabrielsen & Various PS Artbooks presents the continuing adventures of The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime! Bob Benton was a pharmacist working on a tonic to pep people up, who developed 'formic ethers' instead, thanks to a comment made by his new assistant Tim Roland inspiring him along a new path. Inhaling the vapors from his discovery granted him superhuman strength, which he used to become the crimefighter the Black Terror, battling hoodlums, saboteurs, and enemy agents in equal measure. Tim, similarly empowered, became his sidekick, together known as the Terror Twins! Collects Exciting Comics #21-32 (August 1942-April 1944).

(A) Robert Webb & Various The Tiger Girl, created by Robert Webb, was also known as Princess Vishnu. She was brought from India to Africa by her father Rajah Vishnu, after the death of her Irish mother. She was an excellent leader and pretty good in a fight, especially when she used her whip and her tiger ring, which gave her added strength when she looked at it and was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She protected her lost civilization from outsiders and others who meant harm. She ultimately became one of Fiction House's longest-lived characters; her stories continued to be published for over a decade until the company ceased operations in 1954. Collects Tiger Girl stories from Fight Comics #53-68 (December 1947-May 1950).

(A) Robert Webb & Various Synopsis: FICTION HOUSE - FIGHT COMICS : Featuring TIGER GIRL December 1947 - May 1950 Issues 53 - 68 The Tiger Girl, created by Robert Webb, was also known as Princess Vishnu. She was brought from India to Africa by her father Rajah Vishnu, after the death of her Irish mother. She was an excellent leader and pretty good in a fight, especially when she used her whip and her tiger ring, which gave her added strength when she looked at it and was accompanied by her companions: Benzali, a tiger, and Abdola, an Indian man. She protected her lost civilization from outsiders and others who meant harm. House artists Joe Doolin and Maurice Whitman produced a number of memorable Tiger Girl covers starting with Fight Comics #49 replacing Señorita Rio and staying on the cover until her very last appearance in Fight Comics #81. She ultimately became one of Fiction House's longest-lived characters - her stories continued to be published for over a decade until the company ceased operations in 1954. Tiger Girl first appeared in Fight Comics #32 (June

(W) Chris Condon (A) Montos (CA) Taurin Clarke THE EMERALD ARCHER RETURNS TO STAR CITY FOR HIS NEXT ADVENTURE WITH AN ALL-NEW CREATIVE TEAM! Upon his return, Oliver Queen is engulfed in a race against time to unravel the sinister origins of a catastrophic environmental disaster before the Fresh Water killer can strike again. While Oliver grapples with memories from his past, his buried secrets come to light. Meanwhile, Detective Benny Benítez finds herself in the killer's sights. Could she be the next victim? As the stakes escalate, Oliver and Benny must join forces, confronting overwhelming dangers to unveil the dark truth lurking beneath the surface. The clock is ticking, and the city’s fate hangs in the balance. A new era for the Emerald Archer begins here from the team of Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and Montos (Green Lantern: War Journal) as the sins of Star City's history rise to the surface. Collecting a story from GREEN ARROW #17 and GREEN ARROW #18-24.

(W) Naruko One college student finds himself in a cat-astrophe when he comes across a catboy who won't leave him alone! Jiro Haruta has an unfortunate penchant for attracting trouble, so when he stumbles upon an odd-looking cat on his way to class, he does his best to avoid it. However, the cat not only steals Haruta's lunch, but it follows him home! And if that's not strange enough, the cat transforms into an extremely handsome man named Kanawa, who declares in front of everyone that he wants to be kept by Haruta! Can Haruta escape this cat-astrophe, or is he stuck being the proud owner of a handsome catboy?!

(W) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Various (CA) Amanda Connor HARLEY QUINN IN COMPACT COMICS FORM! Art by Chad Hardin, Jim Lee, Adam Hughes, Bruce Timm and More When Gotham's favorite antihero inherits a building off of the famous boardwalk, she feels right at home in the (literal) freak show. Unfortunately, the legion of bounty hunters after the price on her head seems to know it too. Who else but Harley Quinn could handle all that Brooklyn's criminal underbelly has to offer--Russian spies, senior citizens, and rival roller derby teams included--and still have time for a double chili dog or six? Harley Quinn: Wild at Heart features writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner, artists Chad Hardin and John Timms, and an all-star team of comics' biggest talents--including Bruce Timm, Jim Lee, Adam Hughes, Darwyn Cooke, and many more!

(W/A/CA) Minami Mizuno Moemi and Hiiragi are finally a couple, and Moemi can't help but get excited over all the fun things to look forward to like sports festivals, school trips, hanging out with friends, and spending lots of sweet days at home together. But with Hiiragi's graduation just around the corner, what will become of their relationship?

(W/A/CA) Toril Orlesky In the red days of the West, centaurs and humans coexist. The desolation of the American West, burning bridges, true love, and ancient mythologies--find all of this and more in the pages of Hotblood! Vol.1: The Land of Promise, a re-imagining of the popular webcomic! The year is 1871 and the centaur Evander Rook finds himself at rock bottom, working for would-be robber baron Asa Langley--a human! As the unlikely pair get closer, romance and conspiracy run wild and Rook finds himself caught up in Asa’s ambitions as they are both forced to face the ghosts of their interwoven pasts.

(W/A) Kousuke Yasuda Nobukuni Nodoka has spent most of her adolescence with her face buried in a book. Dating was the furthest thing from her mind. But all that changed when Sasaki, a boy from Tokyo, transferred to her school. She doesn't know the first thing about romance or relationships, but with tried-and-true advice from a dating guru named Meeko, maybe she'll have a chance at love?!

(W) W. Maxwell Prince (A/CA) Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran Just what is “horror,” anyhow? You won’t find the answers here, I’m afraid. (Wait…I’m AFRAID? No I’m not! Although—there ARE four more of those ICE CREAM MAN stories in this 11th volume...and those things always leave me feeling a little HAUNTED, as it were. Maybe I AM afraid. I mean, there’s a Graham Greene spy story with this ghastly bovine monster; a haunted house yarn full of microfiche; a special all-star entry featuring one-page stories by writers like GRANT MORRISON, PATTON OSWALT,** MATT FRACTION**, KELLY SUE DECONNICK, and lots more. Oh, and lest I forget: Craig’s performance review! YEESH. You know what, I take it back—I am totally, unequivocally horrified. And yeah, maybe I don’t know exactly what that means—but just look at the hairs on my arms…they’re standing up straight!). Enjoy!  Collects ICE CREAM MAN #40-44

(W) Quantum (A) Nori Kazato, Hana Amano In order to protect the peace of the demon realm, Aquarius, along with the Hero, Leo, Demon Queen Echidna, the water priestess Crocell, and the Four Great Guardians, prepare to take action. Will Aquarius be able to rescue her good friend Undine from her rampage?! The tale of reviving the Demon Queen's worn-out army comes to a thrilling conclusion!?

(W) Ukyo Kodachi (A/CA) Tatsuma Ejiri Para Bellum’s plan has the world careening towards annihilation, but Gatchaman, Tekkaman, Casshan, and Polimar unite to confront this great evil! Time is running out, and it’s now that the heroes must prove their worth!

(W) Fei Tian Ye Xiang For as long as he can remember, Duan Ling has been an unwanted child. Raised by his deceased mother's neglectful family, he's grown up battered and mistreated. But his life takes a fateful turn when a stranger named Lang Junxia arrives at the Duan estate, claiming to be sent by the father Duan Ling never knew he had. Whisked away to the capital of the Liao Empire, Duan Ling is thrust into a treacherous world of political intrigue and power struggles far beyond his comprehension. But Lang Junxia has promised his father will come for him, and Lang Junxia never lies. As he prepares for a destiny greater than he ever imagined, Duan Ling finds himself at the heart of a story that could alter the fate of empires-and shake the world itself.

(W) Andrew Helfer (A/CA) Carlos Ezquerra 'I am the Law!' When Mega-City One erupts in violent block wars, there's only one man Justice Department can rely on to suffocate the flames of rebellion. His name is Judge Dredd. But when the city's brightest beacon of justice is convicted of breaking the very law he's been entrusted to uphold, he's sentenced to spend the rest of his life rotting in the Aspen Penal Colony. In order to clear his name, Dredd must escape captivity, make his way across the toxic Cursed Earth, break back into the city, and find the familiar foe that framed him. All in a day's work for Judge Dredd. Featuring art by legendary Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra and a script by Andrew Helfer, this is the official adaptation of Judge Dredd, the 1995 movie written by William Wisher, Jr. and Steven E. de Souza.

(W) Yoshie Kaoruhara Opposite sides of the law flirt with danger--and each other--in a tangled web of political intrigue that is fraught with deception and secrets. A suspenseful mystery sure to get the heart racing in more ways than one, perfect for fans of No. 6 and Banana Fish!With the assistance of Yukiko Azuma's father secured, Ichiro and Shiro embark on their mission to infiltrate Satoshi Yamada's vacation home where he's taken the hostages. Despite some close calls, the pair manages to make their way inside, only to realize they'd fallen right into Yamada's trap. Luckily, Superintendent Taguchi arrives on the scene with moments to spare, and it's time to face off against Yamada once and for all…

(W) Umikaze Minamino (A) Laruha Kunon's duel with the Inferno Prince has finally arrived! With the faculty, his Advanced class classmates, and perhaps even the world's greatest witch in the audience, it's bound to be an exciting match. It's also time for Kunon to take on his next research project-developing a box that can hold magic. Despite plenty of reliable helpers, the project is sure to be a huge endeavor. Meanwhile, a strange phenomenon turns the school into a forest overnight... Kunon plumbs the depths of his craft as his first year in magic school comes to a close.

(W) Shinobu Amano While Kujou struggles to capture Yanagi's heart (entirely unaware that she's had it in her grasp for years now), Yanagi begins to think about his future with the family business. Now that his father's arrived from abroad, it's the first opportunity he's had to think about anything other than his feelings for his lifelong rival. It's time for him to make a decision that'll change everything!

(W/A/CA) Don Lawrence Originally serialized in Lion, Maroc the Mighty is a action-packed adventure story about a thirteenth century superhero! A knight fighting in The Crusades, John Maroc comes into possession of the 'The Hand of Zar,' a magic amulet which grants its wearer superhuman strength, but only when bathed in the sun's rays. This medieval super-hero strip was illustrated by Don Lawrence and published in Lion between his work on the Karl the Viking series and his beautifully-painted The Trigan Empire.

Earth's mightiest super heroes - the Avengers - finally get the big-book treatment that fans have been waiting for! AVENGERS EXPANSION features many of Marvel's most popular super heroes - like Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Hulk and Thor - plus countless others Avengers and their most villainous foes. It also includes rules for how to craft iconic weapons (like Cap's shield or Thor's hammer), build your own headquarters (like Avengers Tower), and handle battles between large groups of foes. Get your players together. It's time for your Avengers to assemble!