(W/A) Kolbeinn Karlsson A dwarf falls into a river and is taken to a place beyond space and time. A carrot takes a bath and finds itself transforming. Two reclusive mountain men rejoice when their wish for children is granted, but their sons make a terrible discovery. And throughout all these tales, the spirit of the forest walks on. Welcome to the surreal world of The Troll King, a fantastic journey into the wilderness lurking right outside your town, brought to you by comics' cuddliest Viking.

Blood and sex mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte's, when Sookie and her friends are trapped by a vengeful spirit who feeds on shame. People die and dirty secrets are revealed as Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette and are all coerced to dig deep and tell painful memories from their past-those things we all have locked within us that we never tell another living soul! Bon Temps, Louisiana has never been stranger, or more twisted, in a story co-plotted by TRUE BLOOD series creator Alan Ball!

In this sequel to the first NYT best-selling TRUE BLOOD miniseries, 'All Together Now,' mind-reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans, helping Vampire Sherriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton's in town, too, making sure Eric doesn't get fresh with Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra's latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, why is Pam hanging out at Merlotte's-and what does she want with Lafayette? Based on the HBO mega-hit created by Alan Ball.

With creative collaboration from TRUE BLOOD creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, actor/writer Michael McMillian begins a climactic arc that threatens to rip up Bon Temps at its roots and has a former Merlotte's waitresses returning from the dead!

Blood and passion mix on a hot rainy night at Merlotte's as Sookie and the usual suspects settle in for the long haul. Until, that is, they find themselves unexpectedly trapped by a vengeful, vile creature that feeds off the miserable shame of others-and none will survive until morning unless all their dirty little secrets are revealed. So Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam, Tara, Jason, and Lafayette are forced to dig deep and tell painful tales of their pasts-the kind you never willingly reveal!

A sweet gesture by Hoyt to surprise Jessica with the prom night she never had goes awry when Tru Blood served turns out to be part of a poisoned batch-and Jessica becomes its first victim! Sookie, Bill, and Eric race to track down the culprits responsible, and find it's all part of a nefarious plot. Now there are mere hours to locate Jessica... before the maddening effects of the tainted elixir drive her to the true death!

Mind reading waitress Sookie Stackhouse is in New Orleans helping Vampire Sheriff Eric Northman track down an insane killer named Guerra. Bill Compton's in town, too, making sure Eric doesn't get fresh with Sookie, and investigating a local Hep-D outbreak that may be connected to Guerra's latest victims. Meanwhile, back in Bon Temps, why is Pam hanging out at Merlotte's - and what does she want with Lafayette?

(W) Scott Bryan Wilson (A) Liana Kangas Marty Tarantella has been flipping burgers for 15 years. He has no kids, no hobbies, no love interests, and, essentially, no life. But what he does have is a plan to change everything. Years of watching the daily rhythms of the neighboring stores has given Marty the idea for a perfect heist, but when he accidentally steals a supernatural weapon from a cult full of violent lunatics, the resulting Satanic panic will be way above his minimum-wage pay grade. A strip mall heist, a satanic cult, and another lousy shift at a minimum wage job-grab a #2 with fries and settle in for a hilarious thrill ride! Mature

(W) Pat McGreal & Various (A) Giorgio Cavazzano & Various (CA) Stefano Intini If there's money to be made or a fortune to be found, you can bet Uncle Scrooge will be on the scene-with his beleaguered nephew, Donald Duck, in tow! Find out what adventures (or should that be misadventures?!) await in stories including 'Mismatched Mentors,' 'The Colossal Coin Calamity,' and 'The Case of the Circulating Saucer.' Collects issues #38-40 of IDW's Uncle Scrooge series! Advance solicited for August.

(W/A) Byron Erickson & Various (CA) Massimo Fecchi Magic spells and mystic powers make mayhem in Duckburg? but Scrooge McDuck isn't afraid, 'cause he's tougher than the toughies and smarter than the smarties. Good thing, too. For someone's turned the Beagle Boys into powerful Greek gods; a wicked wishing stone is making Donald and the boys disappear; and a rogue satellite is plunging toward Scrooge's Money Bin! It's more than one duck can stand? but is it more than he can afford? Collects issues #32-34 of IDW's Uncle Scrooge series. ? Advance solicited for November release! ? Featuring fan-favorite creators from around the world!

(W) Alberto Savini & Various (A) Nicola Tosolini & Various (CA) Marco Gervasio Uncle Scrooge has never been one to shy away from new ventures and opportunities to make (or more importantly, SAVE) money, and this collection highlights some of Scrooge's most unique and wacky experiences to date! Collects issues #44-46 of the ongoing series.

(W) Carlo Panaro & Various (A) Paolo De Lorenzi & Various (CA) Marco Mazzarello Uncle Scrooge and company return with all-new stories never before seen in the U.S.! Not everyone wishes Uncle Scrooge a happy birthday as Magica De Spell is once again up to her old tricks in 'The Vortex of Time!'; in 'The World of Ideas,' Gyro Gearloose's latest invention allows Uncle Scrooge and the nephews to experience reality in a way they've never done before-with (almost) un-chaotic results for Uncle Scrooge! Then, 'The Helpful Hammock' may be Donald Duck's favorite thing in the world, but it leaves Uncle Scrooge unhappy with his lazy nephew… until he too succumbs to the hammock's powers of relaxation! But what does that mean for his business?! Collects Uncle Scrooge issues #41-43. Available in November.

(W/A) Jeffrey Brown Undeleted Scenes presents a decade's worth of shorter works from Jeffrey Brown. This huge compendium contains stories from previous collections, as well as his work from anthologies such as Kramers Ergot and McSweeney's, plus rare material from minicomics and elsewhere. Spanning humor, autobiography, and beyond, some of Jeffrey's most beloved comics are in here! All in all, it's an essential addition to every comic reader's Jeffrey Brown library.

(W/A/CA) Chris Gooch The inmates of an extensive underground prison struggle to build meaningful lives in a broken system, in the most ambitious graphic novel to date from rising indie star Chris Gooch (Bottled and Deep Breaths). Under-Earth takes place in a subterranean landfill, hollowed out to serve as a massive improvised prison. Sunken into the trash and debris of the past - Gameboys, iPhones, coffee cups, old cars - we follow two parallel stories. In the first, a new arrival struggles to adapt to the everyday violence, physical labour, and poverty of the prison city. Overwhelmed and alone, he finds a connection with a fellow inmate through an old, beat-up novel. While these two silent and uncommunicative men grow closer thanks to their book, the stress of their environment will test their new bond. Meanwhile, a pair of thieves pull off a risky job in exchange for the prisons' schematics and the promise of escape - only to be betrayed by their employer. On the run with their hope for escape now gone, the two women set their minds to revenge. Yet as they lay their plans, thei

(W) Ricky Lima (A) Daniele Aquilani The world is being ravaged by four terrifying robotic monsters. One fateful night, four friends venture out to watch a meteor shower and come face-to-face with doom?only to find that their story is just beginning. Returned to life by a mysterious natural power, these young adults are chosen to bear the only weapons that might turn the tide against the invaders: ancient, towering forest entities which they can pilot from within! They're enormously powerful... but when you're struggling with the trauma of your own death, is that really the best time to become a living weapon of mass destruction?

Here's the wisdom that comes with wearing an underwire - and you don't have to own a bra to enjoy it! These stories are about the little things that give us the big picture. Jennifer Hayden's webcomic Underwire has gained critical attention as a fresh indie comic about womanhood, parenthood, and being-in-the-middle-of-life-hood. Here is a collection of the original strips, plus a slew of new comics and art created exclusively for this volume.

(W/A/CA) Jeffrey Brown Back to press yet again on Jeffrey Brown's classic, Unlikely, the follow-up to his debut hit, Clumsy. Brown continues to explore the nature of relationships in this story of how he lost his virginity. A full-length graphic novel of excruciating detail and intimacy, drawn in an awkward style that both disarms the reader and heightens the emotional impact of the work.

(W) Messner, Dennis These two best friends have had enough of being petted! It's a non-stop zany middle-grade adventure as they bust out of the petting zoo and hit the road to find their destiny. Pigmund and Liz?rdo are free! They recently 'declared independence' from their petting zoo.... and now this pot-bellied pig and iguana are out to see the world. They are: The Unpetables - and they're available for temporary work as 'freelance pets.' But no matter what gigs the Unpetables may get, they have one very big rule: No More Petting!

(W) Messner, Dennis Out of the petting zoo and into the city! Not long ago, a potbellied pig and an iguana declared independence from their petting zoo. And now Pigmund and Lizárdo have stepped off a bus and into BIG CITY CITY! They are THE UNPETABLES... and if you need a pet, you can hire them. That is, if you sign a pet contract that says NO PETTING ALLOWED! In this adventure, the Unpetables are ON THE ROAD and IN SEARCH OF THEIR DESTINY. But will Pigmund be distracted from their destiny by a mysterious movie theater cat? Or will Maintenance Man Kenny finally track them down and spoil the show?

Harold is a friendly young vampire - but he loves candy so much, the dentist might have to pull his teeth! Now, what if he and the dentist, plus a couple friendly bats, all get caught up in the evil plots of the local witch? It's a wild magical romp for all ages, just in time for Halloween. Upside Down is a spooky fun tale for all-ages and tweens, colored in black, white and Halloween green!

(W/A/CA) Jess Smart Smiley Harold, the sugar-loving vampire boy, is back with all his spooky friends for an all-new adventure! In the wake of Book One, witches are no longer plaguing the country... but their hats remain, charged with magical mischief! Jess Smart Smiley returns for a delightful all-ages romp in beautiful black, white, and green.

(W/A/CA) Stan Sakai Presenting one of Usagi's greatest story arcs in an all-new full-color edition for the first time, giving new readers the perfect opportunity to explore the groundbreaking series while offering longtime fans a new reading experience. 'The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy' stands out among the early issues as the first novel-length storyline, combining all of the characters that had previously appeared separately into one epic tale! A sinister plot to overthrow the Shogun percolates and one of Usagi's friends is captured! The ensuing machinations will draw in not only Usagi, but also bounty hunter Gen and the Blind Swordspig, Zato-Ino! Beginning with these early issues, find out why this series has won ten Eisner Awards, two Harvey Awards, an American Library Association Award, and has been called 'one of the most original, innovative, well-executed comic books anywhere to be found' by Stan Lee.

A sweeping threaded narrative of the global phenomenon known as the Vampire Wars. Mankind has been silently infected by millennia-old bacteria unknowingly exhumed by a scientific expedition in Antarctica. Now, in some rare cases, a person's so-called 'junk DNA' becomes activated, and depending on their racial and ethnic heritage they begin to manifest one of the many diverse forms of the 'others' that are the true basis for the legends of supernatural creatures. These aren't your usual vampires and werewolves-it goes much deeper than that. Conceived by Jonathan Maberry, V WARS features stories from various 'frontlines' as reported by such contributors as Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, James A. Moore, Gregory Frost, John Everson, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Scott Nicholson (as well as Maberry himself, of course).

(W) Jonathan Maberry (A) Alan Robinson (CA) Ryan Brown V-Wars is set in a world transformed by a global pandemic caused by a millennia-old virus that, once triggered, affects individuals differently depending on their DNA. The result is vampires as unique as their cultures, a response from unaffected humans like never before, and a story that is old-school, scary and complicated. Springing from the mind of New York Times best-selling author, Jonathan Maberry, this collection begins a non-stop thrill ride of action, horror, and suspense!

(W) Kevin J. Anderson & Various (A/CA) Na It's been one year since a virus triggered junk DNA and people all over the world started changing. Becoming something else. Craving blood. It's been ten months since the word 'vampire' stopped being something from old monster stories and Hollywood movies. It's been six months since our world and theirs erupted into war. It's been two months since an uneasy peace was signed. It's been one hour since that peace was shattered. The war is here again. The vampire war. Our world will burn. Our world will bleed. When anyone can turn, when every street is a battlefield, there is nowhere to run.

(W) Jonathan Maberry (A) Alan Robinson, Marco Turini (CA) Photo V-Wars is set in a world transformed by a global pandemic caused by a millenia-old virus that, once triggered, affects individuals differently depending on their DNA, resulting in vampires as unique as their cultures. But the response from unaffected humans is like never before, leading to all-out war. New York Times best-selling author Jonathan Maberry takes you on a non-stop thrill ride of action, horror and suspense! These all-new tales chronicling the early days of the Vampire Wars offer the first salvo in the battle between humans and hundreds of new species of vampires! No matter how it ends, the world is going to bleed. Collects all 11 issues. Advance solicited for April release! Soon to be a 10-episode series from Netflix starring Ian Somerhalder!

They are already here. They hide among us. They hunt us. They feed on us. They ARE us. V-Wars is the chronicle of the first Vampire War. From the savage murders committed by patient zero of the plague to full-out battles with vampire terrorist cells, these are the stories of the most terrifying war mankind has ever faced.

(W) Jonathan Maberry & Various (CA) Trevor Hutchinson The war is tearing our world apart. Instead of big armies with tanks in the field, the Vampire War is fought in the streets, neighbor against neighbor, family against family. Night Terrors collects all-new prose stories from the reporters embedded with the beats (humans) and the bloods (vampires). Each tale explores the nature of terror and peels back another layer of our comfort. Each tales bares our throat to the bite. New York Times Bestseller Jonathan Maberry and his team of front-line storytellers bring you all-new tales of horror and heroism, of pain and delight, of deadly despair and soaring courage. The war between Beats and Bloods is blazing. Pick a side.

(W) Jonathan Maberry & Various (CA) Trevor Hutchinson The Vampire Wars are raging. We're all infected. Anyone can turn at any time. Your ally one minute could be at your throat the next, or you suddenly crave their blood. V-Wars: Shockwaves chronicles the spread of bloodlust, bloodshed, and violence between the living and the undead. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry brings the pain along with some trusted allies, including John Dixon, John Skipp, Nancy Holder, Weston Ochse, Yvonne Navarro, Jade Shames, James R. Tuck, Dana Fredsti, Jeff Mariotte, Marsheila Rockwell, Joe McKinney, Jennifer Brozek, Cody Goodfellow, and Mike Watt. The world will bleed.

(W) Jonathan Maberry (A) Marco Turini, Alan Robinson (CA) Ryan Brown Big Dog and V-8 are in the crosshairs of the world's most dangerous special operative: Joe Ledger. And the members of V-8 are tasked to hunt down and obtain plans for a stolen vampire gene screener. Collects issues #6-11.

Meet Chris Luna, a cheap private eye with a client list of the dearly departed. Chris has the unique ability to sometimes pierce through The Veil between our realm and the unknown beyond. Unfortunately, it doesn't really pay the rent. Now Chris is broke and has to return home to Maine… and face the darkness that now lurks beneath the surface of her quiet hometown. Includes bonus materials and an Ashley Wood cover gallery.

(W) Carmack, Keith (A) Nappi, Vincent (CA) Ben Templesmith A young woman has gone missing, unidentifiable bodies are piling up at the morgue, and a lone wolf detective is about to stumble across an evil that no one in Victorie City is prepared for. Can the good in Detective Ness overcome a killer whose vicious acts grow to supernatural proportions? Writer Keith Carmack and artist Vincent Nappi mix thriller, mystery, and noir elements with a touch of horror in Victorie City. Bullet points: ' 'Bold, solid writing and strong, atmospheric artwork from a writer and an artist who are both highly innovative and willing to take thematic and stylistic risks - this is why people love independent comics.' -ComicWow!

(W) Teresa Radice (A/CA) Stefano Turconi Advance solicited for April release! Welcome to the wonderful world of the Circus of the Moon as it crosses the Atlantic to perform in the 'New World!' Your guide? Clever Violette Vermeer, daughter of the stuntwoman and the insect trainer. This little girl with a big heart meets two people when she arrives in America-Hiawatha, a young Native American girl, and the famous composer Antonin Dvoràk. These two new friends will help her achieve a long-held dream in this second volume of Violette's adventures around the world! Join in the adventures of 12-year-old Violette as she travels the world as part of a circus, learning to appreciate the joys of being different.

They own the night... they yearn for the day! In this gothic sci-fi adventure, Billy Martin (guitarist of Good Charlotte) and Brent Allen bring a new grisly horror to life! As Basilika City's last great hope, Vitriol stands as the only force that can stop Lord Barthus and his heinous vampire regime from overtaking the city.

(W) Alan Moore (A) Jos? Villarrubia (CA) Chip Kidd Discover the astonishing first prose novel from the legendary author of Watchmen and From Hell-an epic yet intimate portrait of a single English town across the whole span of human history. The precursor to Jerusalem. In a story full of lust, madness, and ecstasy, we meet twelve distinctive characters that lived in the same region of central England over the span of six thousand years. Their narratives are woven together in patterns of recurring events, strange traditions, and uncanny visions. First, a cave-boy loses his mother, falls in love, and learns a deadly lesson. He is followed by an extraordinary cast of characters: a murderess who impersonates her victim, a fisherman who believes he has become a different species, a Roman emissary who realizes the bitter truth about the Empire, a crippled nun who is healed miraculously by a disturbing apparition, an old crusader whose faith is destroyed by witnessing the ultimate relic, two witches, lovers, who burn at the stake. Each interconnected tale traces a path in a journey of disco

(W) James Asmus, Ryan Copple (A/CA) Connie Daidone The hit sci-fi comedy podcast blasts into comics with this all-new graphic novel adventure! Voyage to the Stars is a bonafide podcast phenomenon starring Colton Dunn (Superstore), Felicia Day (Supernatural), Janet Varney (Legend of Korra), Kirsten Vangsness (Criminal Minds), and Steve Berg (Drunk History)! With 2.5 million downloads in its debut year and over 100,000 viewers on Twitch, the wild sci-fi podcast that's consistently ranked in the Top 100 for comedy is now on its way to conquer the comics world. Earth is gone. Only one intrepid crew of misfits managed to escape, now determined and ambiguously destined to stop a growing, ancient evil from consuming the universe. Though stopping it may be tricky, as our heroes can't help but destroy just about every planet and species they come across. Kinda debatable who's the bigger threat.

(W) Anne Opotowsky (A/CA) Aya Morton In 1925, Hong Kong struggles with growing pains. Two destructive Opium Wars have transformed what once was a sleepy tropical inlet into a bustling international crossroads, full of risks and wonders, torn between Chinese and British cultures. When Song Lu starts his new job as a Dead Letter Carrier, the curious teenager is drawn to the mysterious Walled City of Kowloon, a lawless urban enclave and haven for refugees? but an alarming trend of missing children will drive him deeper and deeper into the city's secrets. Meanwhile, his best friends Yubo and Xi find their own paths to adult power and responsibility, with dark and irreversible consequences.

(W) Bobby Curnow (A/CA) Brenda Hickey Ward is a grumpy gnome who only wants to be left alone. He never asked for company? but when his beautiful forest starts filling up with animals, it's more than just grumpiness that makes him nervous. Mysterious trolls are one the loose and Ward will need all the help he can get to defend Ward's Valley. * A powerful story about overcoming grief and allowing yourself to trust and make friendships again! * Featuring fluidly and beautifully drawn animals by Brenda Hickey (My Little Pony)!

What would you do if you had a time machine? Bet on sporting events? Assassinate all the evildoers of history? Or maybe try to fix all the mistakes and regrets that have haunted you all these years? Join Jess as she travels back in time to share her wisdom with her naive younger self, stand up to bullies who terrorized her child self, and teach her horny teenage self a thing or two. One time machine, one frustrated girl, one sexy futuristic jumpsuit - infinite possibilities.

1927: The first talkie ended the silent film era, the first man completed a solo transatlantic flight, and? a zombie virus decimated the human race. Two unlikely heroines use their unorthodox skills to survive as a zombie infection spreads through the streets of New York and beyond. Brea Grant (Heroes) and Zane Grant promise the worst breakup ever and an epic conclusion to this flesh-eating tale.