(W) Daniel Jose Older & Various (A) Paris Alleyne
The marauders known as the Nihil have stranded hundreds of worlds in a part of the galaxy known as the Occlusion Zone. With communications blocked and ships unable to enter, Jedi Knights Keeve Trennis and Elzar Mann have turned to centuries-old technology to send messages of hope into the Zone. The messages they receive in return tell stories of a growing resistance movement against Marchion Ro's oppression. Behind the Stormwall, Jedi Knight Qort prepares for war on Eriadu; rebel fighter Ruu cultivates an unlikely ally in the enemy's ranks; Jedi detective Emerick Caphtor investigates the origins of the Nameless alongside the diabolical Niv Drendow; and saber-for-hire Ty Yorrick hunts Nihil on the ravaged surface of Dalna. Collects issues #1-4.
(W) Peter B. Gillis, James D. Hudnall (A) Brent Anderson, Various (CA) Brent Anderson
The epic sci-fi cult favorite sensation of the '80s is collected in a single hardcover! A savage alien race called the horde has invaded Earth, enslaving its people and plundering its resources. Scientists have devised a method of fighting back: the Morituri process, which grants enhanced abilities to a select few compatible humans - but the transformation is fatal within a year. Now, a handful of brave volunteers make up Strikeforce: Morituri - an elite, experimental and highly effective fighting force against the horde's depredations. But the heat of every battle, the celebration of every victory and every quiet moment alone is tainted by the inescapable knowledge that - win or lose - their fate is sealed! The war against the Horde will be filled with monstrous twists and turns - but when it's finally over, will mankind prove victorious? And where will that leave the surviving members of Strikeforce: Morituri? COLLECTING: Strikeforce: Morituri (1986) 1-31, Strikeforce: Morituri - Electric Undert
(W) Peter B. Gillis, James D. Hudnall (A) Brent Anderson, Various (CA) Brent Anderson
The epic sci-fi cult favorite sensation of the '80s is collected in a single hardcover! A savage alien race called the horde has invaded Earth, enslaving its people and plundering its resources. Scientists have devised a method of fighting back: the Morituri process, which grants enhanced abilities to a select few compatible humans - but the transformation is fatal within a year. Now, a handful of brave volunteers make up Strikeforce: Morituri - an elite, experimental and highly effective fighting force against the horde's depredations. But the heat of every battle, the celebration of every victory and every quiet moment alone is tainted by the inescapable knowledge that - win or lose - their fate is sealed! The war against the Horde will be filled with monstrous twists and turns - but when it's finally over, will mankind prove victorious? And where will that leave the surviving members of Strikeforce: Morituri? COLLECTING: Strikeforce: Morituri (1986) 1-31, Strikeforce: Morituri - Electric Undert
(W/A/CA) Rob Justus
SUPERMAN, HAWKGIRL, AND GUY GARDNER STAR IN DC'S DEBUT EARLY READER GRAPHIC NOVEL! Eight-year-old Clark Kent is pretty super: super-fast, super-strong, and super-cool! But being so super can also be super lonely, until he meets fellow super-powered kids Kendra Saunders and Guy Gardner, a.k.a. Hawkgirl and Green Lantern! Together, they'll form a club where other supers can be themselves, test their powers, grow together, and maybe earn some good-guy points along the way. Future books in the series will include Mr. Terrific, Batman, Wonder Woman, and more as the Good Guy Gang grows! This super-powered buddy comedy from the creator behind Death and Sparkles, Rob Justus, launches DC's Early Reader initiative timed to the summer of Superman! Fans will delight in seeing characters from the film featured in this charming story perfect for first-time readers aged 5-7.
(W) Touya (A) Aobe Mahito
With Fia acknowledged as the reincarnation of the Great Saint, the Knight Brigade achieved Captain Cyril's long-held wish of reconciliation with the people of Sutherland. This recognition comes with an incredibly powerful gift that may be the key to saving countless lives, and Fia is all too eager to share the wealth. Now it's time for her to return to the capital for the end of training as a knight. As her graduation nears, Fia looks to the future. What awaits her over the next horizon, as a bona fide knight of the realm?
(W) Milton Canniff (A/CA) Milton Caniff
“Things really begin to happen in the early ’40s. Terry Lee grows up to be a Flight Officer in the Air Force and, played against the background of a World War, takes on considerable dimension. Now Caniff was in his element. Terry was no longer a mere comic strip. It was a war novel!” — Jim SterankoThe saga continues in Terry and the Pirates Volume 11, reproduced from Milton Caniff's personal set of color syndicate tabloid proofs! It’s a new year of reunions, not resolutions—Terry and Pat join forces! They connect with the Dragon Lady—and with Terry’s old flame, Hu Shee! Terry, Hotshot Charlie, and Hu Shee cross paths with swashbuckling pirate Johnny Jingo, in turn joining Terry’s old friend April Kane before a new encounter with Nazi collaborator Papa Pyzon! Papa is exactly who he seems, yet his henchman, Mr. Hutch, may have a different trick up his sleeve. Meanwhile, the trick up April’s sleeve is less successful, positioning Terry to weather a wintry storm with the delightful Fob Cobb and the prune-faced Ilse Grosse-Nach. It’s like getting bo
(W/A) Yuki Ikeda
With the people of Shibuya in imminent danger, The Small Three leap across the sky to rush to their aid! Meanwhile, Rebellion forces fighting on the front lines of Shibuya have nearly been eradicated by a pair of alien reinforcements. Just when Segami, the last man standing, is about to meet his demise, The Small Three touch down! With the remnants of Rebellion as well as Doc and co. looking on, the battle to save Shibuya, Japan, even humanity itself resumes!
(W/A) Ken Wakui
The critically acclaimed manga series about a man time-traveling back to his youth to save his girlfriend from a street gang that inspired an anime, live-action, and multiple spin-offs-now available in full, brilliant color! Watching the news, Hanagaki Takemichi learns his junior-high girlfriend Tachibana Hinata has died. A sudden shove sends him twelve years into the past to face the Tokyo Manji Gang that once made his life hellsame gang that's responsible for Hinata's death in the present. To save Hinata and change the future, Takemichi must rise to the top of Kanto's most sinister delinquent gang! But things get complicated when he befriends the gang's leader, Mikey. What turned Mikey from a petulant child into the leader of the most infamous gang in Tokyo?
(W) Fuyumi Ono (A/CA) Akihiro Yamada
The epic novel series that inspired a hit anime returns with an all-new translation! When high school student Youko Nakajima is approached by an enigmatic, blonde-haired stranger named Keiki, her life is turned upside down. Whisked away into the perilous world of the Twelve Kingdoms-a realm teeming with mythical beasts, ancient prophecies, and political intrigue-Youko finds herself alone and hunted. With danger at every corner, she must fight to survive, all while grappling with shocking revelations about her true identity that could shatter everything she thought she knew.
Marvel's WHAT IF? returns with a series of cosmos-shattering tales in which surprising new heralds serve the Devourer of Worlds! A series of shocking stories explore the possibilities of some of Earth's greatest heroes pledging themselves to Galactus! When the World-Eater enlists the Incredible Hulk as his herald, what will turn out to be the bigger mistake: trying to direct the fury of the Green Goliath or giving the great mind of Bruce Banner a cosmic problem to solve? Gambit is the most charismatic and capable thief on Earth - which is exactly how he grabs the attention of the Devourer of Worlds! With the Power Cosmic flowing through his veins, Gambit is unstoppable - but is he clever enough to steal the unstealable? When Khonshu and Galactus clash, Moon Knight is caught in the middle - but when Marc Spector takes his turn as herald, his alters manifest in startling new ways! A young Rogue uses her mutant power to absorb the Power Cosmic of the Silver Surfer, changing the entire course of her storied history! And after coming to the aid of a wounded herald of Galactus, Spider-Gwen
(W) Leebora (A) Ocean
A tragic romance gets a second chance when one woman switches bodies with her husband. Princess Violet always played by the rules-right down to marrying the hot-tempered Winter, an illegitimate noble, to save her family from ruin. Though Violet fell head over heels for Winter at first sight, her dream of happiness was shattered when her family lost its royal standing on their wedding day, leaving her branded a swindler and an outcast. Three years later, Violet endures endless shame, convinced even her husband wouldn't care if she died. Desperate, she attempts to take her own life… only to wake up in Winter's body! Now, trapped in each other's lives, they're forced to see the world through the other's eyes. Could this strange twist be their one chance to truly understand-and love-each other?
(W/A) Satoru Nii
Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings-he's only interested in the strongest of the strong. He's just started at Furin High School, a school of degenerates known only for their brawling strength-strength they use to protect their town from anyone who wishes it ill. But Haruka's not interested in being a hero or being part of any sort of team-he just wants to fight his way to the top!
(W) Takeshi Natsuhara (A/CA) Hiroki Miyashita
Along the way to the Spirit World, Ryu and crew stop off at an elven settlementa side gig as bodyguards while they're at it. Then who should appear but the devoted Princess Knight, Sir Isac Bruce? He wants to 'atone for his sin'that strike a chord with Ryu.
(W) Brian Azzarello (A) Eduardo Risso (CA) Dave Johnson
JUDGE, JURY, EXECUTIONER. How far would you go for revenge? If you were given a chance at deadly retribution with a guarantee that the law could not touch you, would you take it? That's the opportunity that a man called Agent Graves provides, in the form of a special briefcase containing an untraceable gun and one hundred rounds of ammunition. To the damaged and downtrodden living on the fringes of society, the offer is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to even their scores. But beyond the dilemma of whether or not to pull the trigger lies a deeper and even more troubling concern: Just who is making these actions possible--and why? This third of five volumes reprinting all 100 issues of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso's 100 BULLETS collects issues #37-58 of their acclaimed Vertigo series and also includes never-before-seen character sketches by Risso for an unproduced 100 Bullets video game.
(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Tony S. Daniel, Ryan Wynn
Written by Tony S. Daniel, John Layman and Joshua Williamson Art by Tony S. Daniel, Jason Fabok, Ed Benes, Andy Clarke, Scot Eaton, Joel Gomez and More Join Tony S. Daniel, Jason Fabok, John Layman, and others as they explore the darkest, most twisted corners of Gotham City in Batman: Detective Comics: The New 52 Omnibus Volume 1, collecting the first half of this explosive series, including DETECTIVE COMICS #0-24, DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #1-2, and PENGUIN: PAIN AND PREJUDICE #1-5.
(W) Mark Waid (A) Dan Mora, Adrian Gutierrez, Gleb Melnikov (CA) Dan Mora
The World's Finest duo of Mark Waid (Justice League Unlimited, Kingdom Come) and Dan Mora (Absolute Power, Justice League Unlimited) continue their romp through the DC Universe and into the fifth dimension in Batman/Superman: World's Finest: Impossible, collecting WORLD'S FINEST #26-30!
(W) Mark Waid (A) Dan Mora, Adrian Gutierrez, Gleb Melnikov (CA) Dan Mora
The World's Finest duo of Mark Waid (Justice League Unlimited, Kingdom Come) and Dan Mora (Absolute Power, Justice League Unlimited) continue their romp through the DC Universe and into the fifth dimension in Batman/Superman: World's Finest: Impossible, collecting WORLD'S FINEST #26-30!
(W/A) Hayate Kuku
A Boys' Love sci-fi manga that pushes the boundaries on the meaning of love. Ethan, a battle-weary cyborg soldier, retreats to a tranquil planet in search of peace. There, he meets Mikhail, a gentle botanist whose warm smile and delicate touch seem almost fragile. Ethan finds himself inexplicably drawn to Mikhail, experiencing a restless unease whenever they're together. He longs to touch, to cherish-feelings that are undeniably human. Bewildered by the feelings stirring within him, Ethan begins to question if he truly has a heart after all.
(W/A) Yukino Sonoyama
Under the tutelage of the best professional makeup artists, the pressure is on Aia as his every move is scrutinized by faculty and fellow students. When the instructors at MIRROR propose a challenge with a highly coveted career-making prize, friendly rivalry turns into cutthroat competition. Aia focuses on his own vision, avoiding the toxic environment around him. However, jealousy is impossible to ignore when the celebrity makeup artist Daiya is playing favorites. Can Aia and Jun's loyalty survive Daiya's mind games?
In the aftermath of BLOOD HUNT, Marvel's newest team takes to the streets! Dagger! Elsa Bloodstone! White Widow! Hallows' Eve! They're hunting down the remaining vampires who threaten to spill innocent blood - including the deadly super-vamps of the Bloodcoven! But when a vampirized Miles Morales, A.K.A. Spider-Man, gets caught in the crosshairs…need we say it?! There will be blood! With Dagger in their clutches, the members of the Bloodcoven launch their endgame. Outnumbered and overwhelmed, how far will the Blood Hunters go to rescue Dagger? Could this be the end for the team? Collecting BLOOD HUNTERS (2024B) #1-5. Rated T+
(W) Joe Casey (A) Paul Fry (CA) Sonia Harris, Paul Fry
More secrets are revealed in this second volume of celebrity superheroic splendor! This one’s got it all: The tragic fate of Man of War! The very first Blood Con! The villainous new Gang of Four! Guest appearances by ERIK LARSEN’s SuperPatriot, JIM VALENTINO’s Shadowhawk, and much more! Collects BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN STRIKEFILE #1 and BLOOD SQUAD SEVEN #5-8
(W) Muneyuki Kaneshiro (A) Yusuke Nomura
Unable to best Michael Kaiser during training, Isagi was relegated to the bench for Bastard München's first match against FC Barcha. Despite his frustration, Isagi resolves to analyze every second of the match so he can draw level with the evolved Bachira and Kunigami. But wait... Noel Noa's coming onto the field?! What follows is a truly epic clash of soccer gods and monsters-one that might even bring Isagi off the bench...
Battle of the Spider-Clones! Kaine Parker is on a mission to track down fellow clone Ben Reilly, but has becoming Chasm made Ben beyond saving? Or is there an even more menacing presence pulling his strings? Chasm's mind has been manipulated more than once - first by the Jackal, and then by the Beyond Corporation - but now someone even more terrifying is digging fingers into his beleaguered brain. And Ben's only hope might just be Kaine, who at this moment very much believes the only solution to Chasm is death! Collecting CHASM: CURSE OF KAINE #1-4 and material from WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (2024) #1. Rated T+
(W/A/CA) Tillie Walden
ADVANCE SOLICIT From the world of ROBERT KIRKMAN’s THE WALKING DEAD comes the highly anticipated and heart-wrenching finale of CLEMENTINE. Clementine finally has it all—a safe place to live, a girlfriend, even a cat...but nothing lasts forever. And when Clementine suffers a loss unlike anything she’s ever faced, a new mentor called the Gardener offers her a new family and a new way of living...but at what cost? TILLIE WALDEN (On a Sunbeam, Spinning) doesn’t hold back in the epic conclusion of the Eisner Award-nominated CLEMENTINE. “CLEMENTINE is an absolute triumph in every way.” —**MICHAEL WALSH **(UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN, THE SILVER COIN)
(W) Vaughn Bode (A) Vaughn Bode (CA) Mark Bode
Collecting for the first time in chronological order underground comix legend VAUGHN BODÉ’s charmingly risqué strips and “Bodé Broads” from Cavalier magazine (“the kind men like.”) Originally written and drawn in the 1970s, this volume represents a time capsule in erotic humor as only a master of the form could create it. This beautiful hardbound book also collects BODÉ’s hard-to-find three-page strips and other rarities. With a foreword and additional new art from VAUGHN’s son, MARK BODÉ. Underground comix enthusiasts, BODÉ aficionados, and fans of adult humor won’t want to miss this uncensored and digitally remastered omnibus. “VAUGHN was one of the lights of America.”—MOEBIUS
(W) nigozyu (A/CA) Umibouzu
Kimihiko Kimizuka, working as the Ace Detective's assistant to recover the lost records of the world, comes to the conclusion that Arsene, the Phantom Thief, may be the cause of this strange phenomenon. Believing the identity of the Phantom Thief to be the world's worst criminal, Abel A. Schoenberg, they seek out the Assassin, Fuubi Kase, who once chased Abel. What they finally discover is the tale of a battle between justice and an enormous evil-the truth of the Akashic records hidden away by the world!
(W) Fei Tian Ye Xiang
Once, ancient China was brimming with magic... but three hundred years ago, the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and Earth dried up in the Silence of All Magic. Hundreds of years with no spiritual qi have allowed resentment to build unchecked, and it's only a matter of time before calamity descends and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction. Once-powerful exorcists have done their best to preserve their legacy in the centuries since, but now only one remains: Chen Xing, now tasked with venturing out into the war-torn world to prevent the impending apocalypse. Chen Xing's sole magical ability is the heart lamp, a supernatural light source that's supposed to guide him to the destined Protector who will fight at his side. The heart lamp picks Xiang Shu, a mysterious stranger with no interest in helping him-but fate has other plans for them both.
(W) Fei Tian Ye Xiang
The Limited Edition (one printing only!) debut of the hit danmei/Boys' Love novels, originally released in Chinese, that inspired animation and the comic/manhua-also available from Seven Seas! In an ancient China where magic has been nearly extinguished, two young men must work together to prevent the destruction of all life. (Takes place in the same universe as Legend of Exorcism.) It has been three hundred years since magic disappeared. Chen Xing is the last exorcist-the only one with any remaining vestiges of spiritual power-tasked with unsealing the spiritual qi of Heaven and Earth before Mara descends and brings ruin to the world. But Chen Xing needs a Protector for his journey, and the one fate leads him to is death row convict Xiang Shu: handsome and capable, yet accused of massacring two thousand people! With each life claimed by war and disaster, calamity draws inexorably nearer, and dark forces seem determined to hasten its approach. Chen Xing himself has less than four years left before his life is destined to end. He has no choice but to put his trus
(W) Yumi Tamura
Totonou is a young college student who stands out-both for his bushy hairdo and his finely-honed abilities of observation and deduction. When Totonou is accused of murder, he puts his skills to work and uses his exceptional insights to find the real killer. Later, all Totonou wants to do is return to his own little world, but he can't avoid getting caught up in one mystery after another. In his own blunt yet gentle way, Totonou is a truth seeker who tries to make sense of a chaotic-and often dangerous-world.
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Vasco Georgiev (CA) Mike Del Mundo
The Wests are eager to explore Skartaris, the underground realm where dinosaurs are the least of their worries, and the legendary Warlord needs help against a Rogue! And there's something Wally's not telling his loved ones...a secret that lets him be in two very different places at once! Collects THE FLASH #14-19.
(W) Don Moore (A/CA) Austin Briggs
Flash Gordon returns for another thrilling space-bound adventure as the original guardian of the galaxy, battling to save us all from a host of sinister super-villains determined to dominate, destroy, and wreak havoc—including the fierce and seductive Storm Queen of Valkir! Flash Gordon: Classic Collection Volume 4 reprints the Flash Gordon Sunday strip from 1944-1948.
(W) Cody Ziglar (A/CA) Ryan Lee
Clayton Lowe is headed back to his small Southern hometown, despite his best efforts to leave it in the rearview mirror. Clay’s new friends from grad school are about to meet his old friends from high school and discover that something may have finally changed in the town where nothing ever changes: Pine Cove is ground zero for an infestation of body-snatching alien-bugs. Time to bury the past. From Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Spider-Punk, Futurama) and Ryan Lees (Rick & Morty) comes a body-snatching splatter-fest of horror and humor!
(W) Kenji Inoue (A/CA) Kimitake Yoshioka
Stumbling home after a late-night raid with the boys, Iori found himself face-to-face with Chisa, who stubbornly declared her refusal to break off their relationship. He and Chisa may just be a faux couple, but now a seed of doubt begins to grow. Could Chisa really have feelings for him? Even as Iori wrestles with this question, Sakurako prepares a final assault to make him hers...
(W) Carly Usdin (A) Nina Vakueva, Irena Flores (CA) Nina Vakueva
Chris's dream job of working at her local record store suddenly gets a lot more complicated when the lead singer of her favorite band mysteriously vanishes... leading her to an incredible discovery: the store is also a front for a teen girl vigilante fight club! With the coolest job and friends in the world, Chris spends her day selling records and making music, and her nights solving mysteries and fighting for justice! From investigating vanishing musicians like the lead singer of Stegosour to taking on the shadowy corporate masters behind a suspicious battle of the bands, and with plenty of laughs, bonding moments, and jam sessions in between, the vinyl's never been heavier! Collects the complete series by acclaimed writer Carly Usdin (The Avant-Guards) and artists Nina Vakueva and Irene Flores in one volume for the first time! Collects Heavy Vinyl #1-4 and the Heavy Vinyl: Y2K-O! original graphic novel.
(W) Kousuke Yasuda
Who wouldn't have a thing for Himegasaki Sakurako? With her blonde pigtails, cute demeanor, and buxom body, she draws all of the eyes at school. If only her crush, Mimori Natsuki, saw her as more than his childhood gal pal! Can this loveable loser stop getting into embarrassing situations and finally land the boy of her dreams?
(W) Toudai (A) Helan Jiro
Miyama Kaito is no hero. He's just a normal university student who gets caught up in a hero summons with an actual Hero. But even 'Hero' is just a ceremonial role these days, ever since the Demon Lord was killed centuries ago. In a world where demons are chill, nobles are no longer corrupt, wars are a distant memory and there are no more epic quests to complete, what's a regular guy to do? Why, build a harem, of course!
(W/A/CA) Dix
In Wales 1974, a fisherman inadvertently reels in a Nazi flag. Meanwhile, young Idris and his mother ride a train in the countryside. Idris’s mother has a new housekeeping job awaiting her in the small town of Bothelli, by the sea. Her new employer, a wealthy man named Mr. Miller, is confined to a wheelchair and beginning immediately upon their arrival, Mr. Miller’s unceasing demands as an employer leave the socially awkward Idris adrift in his new town, friendless. That is, until he meets the mysterious and profane Gwen in the local cemetery. When Idris shows Gwen a map that he found at Mr. Miller’s, it sucks them into a web of mystery and unimagined horrors. As he did in his acclaimed 2018 graphic novel Dull Margaret, co-created with Jim Broadbent, Dix brings his world to life with his distinctive cartooning, weaving lumpy characters, earthy palettes, grim rumination, deadpan humor, supernatural elements, and a dreary countryside setting into one of the gnarliest graphic novels of the year.
(W/A) Niiro Ikuhana
Back when Tasuku was a kid, he harbored a secret: he was in love with his friend Maika. But Maika moved away for school before he could gather his courage and confess. Now, as adults, they've reconnected as friends, and being together brings back memories of their shared past. It was so easy to fantasize about wild things when they were children, but what has become of those fantasies now that they've grown up?
A new, brutal era begins for the Golden Avenger! With his company restored, Tony Stark's first order of business is getting Stark Unlimited back out of the weapons game. But a multinational company doesn't just stop selling weapons overnight, and the board is more concerned with profit margins than super-hero ethics. Now they've made a deal with the devil: Stark Unlimited is for sale, and the highest bidder represents the combined might of Tony's two biggest competitors, Roxxon and A.I.M.! But they're ready for the old Tony Stark. This one? He's a lot angrier than he used to be. New armor, old enemies and unbelievable twists abound in this fresh take on a fury-powered Iron Man! Collecting IRON MAN (2024) #1-5. Rated T+
(W) Keiso (A/CA) Kureta
With Rosclay the Absolute dead, momentum greatly shifts toward Hiroto the Paradox, while Kia and Tu are identified as enemies of Aureatia. As the threat grows in magnitude, the only way to counter it seems to be...with another threat