(W) Kazuo Koike (A/CA) Hideki Mori With his ninja assassins exterminated by T?g? Shigekata, Mamiya Rinz? plays his final card to stop the rogue swordsman's crusade for retribution: the ruthless Oroshiya Ushikudonki warriors Rinz? trained in Russia. But another foreign fighter has arrived in Japan-Rinz?'s abandoned daughter, on her own quest for vengeance!

(W) Nancy A. Collins (A) Patrick Berkenkotter (CA) Mike Mayhew Nancy A. Collins, the bestselling author of Sunglasses After Dark, Vamps, and Swamp Thing, redefines the horror heroine Vampirella for a new generation of horror comic fans! When Vampirella assumes her new role as Queen of the Nosferatu, she inherits a membership into The Kabal, a clandestine organization of witches, werewolves, vampires, and other supernatural creatures. Sworn to protect the status quo of their shadow world, The Kabal hunts down and neutralizes renegade monsters and fanatical cultists before they can trigger the Apocalypse. As a strange rabies-like plague spreads through the slums of Sao Paolo, infecting its victims with homicidal fury, Vampirella races off in pursuit of Dr. Faustus, the creator of the disease. But the mad scientist is only one part in a global plot of destruction, and his fellow conspirators are perhaps too long-lived and powerful to defeat! This volume collects issues 7-13 of the hit series and features a complete cover gallery, and an original script by Nancy A. Collins!

A collection of illustrations from the New Yorker cover artist and award-winning cartoonist. Adrian Tomine's illustrations and comics have been appearing for more than a decade in the pages (and on the cover) of The New Yorker. Instantly recognizable for their deceptively simple and evocative style, these images have garnered the attention of The New Yorker's readership and the approbation of such venerable institutions as the Art Directors Club and American Illustration. New York Drawings is a loving homage to the city that Tomine, a West Coast transplant, has called home for the past seven years. This lavish, beautifully designed volume collects every cover, comic, and illustration that he has produced for The New Yorker to date, along with an assortment of other rare and uncollected illustrations and sketches inspired by the city. Complete with notes and annotations by the author, New York Drawings will also feature a new introductory comic focusing on Tomine's experiences as a New York illustrator.

(W) Mike Baron (A/CA) Rich Bonk Nexus hits an object in space, sending him crashing into the nearest planet. To make matters worse, the planet serves as a prison to a nearby world. With the wrong sun in the sky, Nexus is unable to use his powers-so he'll have to rely on his intelligence and survival skills if he wants to escape and see his family again. Nexus returns with a new graphic novel from the mind of Mike Baron, with art by Richard Bonk!

When dark forces push the current Nexus into his work with a brutal vengeance, classic Nexus Horatio Hellpop must step in before he goes too far! But as the Nexuses square off, an even greater threat looms on the cosmic horizon! Collects Nexus volume 2 #66-#80. o Don't miss original Nexus stories in Dark Horse Presents! o Over 400 pages!

(W/A/CA) Osamu Takahashi The most popular Evangelion spinoff ever returns to finish the story! While a school play starring Rei and Asuka as star-crossed lovers makes some ponder just where Shinji fits in, the question of whether he can make up his mind may become moot as SEELE makes their final bid to seize the Magi System with a ruthless scheme-taking Rei's own memories hostage! Collects volumes 16-18.

(W/A/CA) Osamu Takahashi Is it just an optical illusion, or are Rei and Shinji actually getting closer to one another? Asuka isn't too sure-but one thing you can be sure of is that she'll be giving this perception test a hard stare! And on that note, is Asuka falling victim to the same baka-tivity that afflicts her childhood friend, as she decides to use some of Shinji's 'techniques' to help bring Toji and Hikari closer together?

(W/A/CA) Pascal Girard Burdened with grief, confusion, and anger, Pascal Girard explores the childhood passing of his five-year-old brother, from his memories as a nine-year old struggling to understand up until present day, twenty-five years after the shattering loss. Originally published ten years ago, this edition includes new comics and an introduction that contemplate the larger effect of Nicolas's death on his current behaviors and habits. Nicolas is a delicate, minimalist portrait of the many faces of mourning, identified with surprising humor and pathos by an artist who knows them intimately.

(W) Square Enix (A) Akihiko Yoshida Revisit the characters, combat, and environment that enchanted players with stunning action and profound adventure from video game director Yoko Taro. Discover the intricacies of the Flooded City, learn more about the characters and enemies with the Data Library, and master the Androids' arsenal! Also featuring concept art and commentary, this second volume of the NieR:Automata World Guide is a must-have item for fans of the game! Dark Horse Books and Square Enix come together again to present this adaptation of the original Japanese volume, officially offered in English for the first time! DIAP

(W/A) Xavier Saxon James Ransom is seventy-four, and a far cry from the tough young boxer he remembers from the eighties. Sick of growing increasingly powerless and reliant on others in his old age, James reconnects with a former trainer and hatches a possibly-fatal plan to regain the control he believes he's lost. But is he in over his head? James will quickly learn whether or not he lives up to the towering identity he's spent four decades constructing for himself.

(W/A/CA) Zuo Ma Night Bus blends autobiography, horror, and fantasy into a vibrantly detailed surreal world that shows a distinct talent surveying his past. Nature infringes upon the man-made world via gigantism and explosive abundance - the images in Night Bus are often unsettling, not aimed to horrify, but to upset the balance of modern life.

(W) Mark Millar (A) Juanan Ramirez Millarworld and Dark Horse Comics are proud to present the first arc of the bestselling horror series: Night Club. You're seventeen years old and you've been bitten by a vampire. Do you live in the shadows and drink human blood, or do you use your newfound gifts for the dream costumed-superhero life you've always wanted? You're bulletproof, you can crawl up walls, and you can turn to mist or bats. Why not have a little fun? Collects Night Club Volume 1 #1-#6.

(W) Mark Millar (A) Juanan Ramirez You're a teenager, you've been bitten by a vampire, what would you do? Danny Garcia loves his new life and bit his best friends so they could join him leaping around rooftops every night. But one certainty with teenagers is that they're going to fall out, and when Danny's best friend Sam brings the school jocks into their vampire cult, all Hell breaks loose. Collects Night Club 2 #1-6.

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Francesco Francavilla A dazzling work of horror, intercutting between the present-day narrative and the story of a lost horror film. Filmmaker T.F. Merrit has spent decades confined in a retirement facility, which he claims is ran by the Order of the Fly, a cult organization from his very own movie. And as the night goes on, Forest Inmann and his son Orson find themselves falling deeper into his cinematic nightmare. The writer and artist behind Batman: The Black Mirror reunite to shed light on a celluloid artifact once thought forever missing, perhaps with good reason . . .

(W) Liz Marsham (A) Alessio Petillo, Ismeal Canales (CA) Jill Thompson A NEW NIGHTMARE COMES TO HALLOWEEN TOWN! An all-new graphic novel based on the New York Times best-selling Disney novel Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw! Jack and Sally Skellington seem like the perfect couple - but all is not well in Halloween Town! After escaping from Dr. Finkelstein and marrying her true love, Jack, Sally has become the realm's official Pumpkin Queen. But as much as she adores her skeletal husband, the spotlight of popular attention and the weight of her many new royal obligations have left Sally wondering if she might have actually just traded one form of captivity for another. To make matters worse, when Sally and Zero discover a hidden doorway leading to the previously unknown Dream Town, the resulting cascade of calamities threatens not only her new position as Pumpkin Queen, but also the very foundations of her world! To save her beloved home, Sally will have to summon all the strength she has within her seams - or else the future

(W) Liz Marsham (A) Alessio Petillo, Ismeal Canales (CA) Jill Thompson A NEW NIGHTMARE COMES TO HALLOWEEN TOWN! An all-new graphic novel based on the New York Times best-selling Disney novel Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw! Jack and Sally Skellington seem like the perfect couple - but all is not well in Halloween Town! After escaping from Dr. Finkelstein and marrying her true love, Jack, Sally has become the realm's official Pumpkin Queen. But as much as she adores her skeletal husband, the spotlight of popular attention and the weight of her many new royal obligations have left Sally wondering if she might have actually just traded one form of captivity for another. To make matters worse, when Sally and Zero discover a hidden doorway leading to the previously unknown Dream Town, the resulting cascade of calamities threatens not only her new position as Pumpkin Queen, but also the very foundations of her world! To save her beloved home, Sally will have to summon all the strength she has within her seams - or else the future

Tearing out of the pages of Garth Ennis' Jennifer Blood comes The Ninjettes -- a searing four-color indictment of a society that turns blushing college girls into ninjas hungry to kill! Kelly, Skyler and Chelsea -- once-wholesome Americans caught in a nightmare of sin, scandal and shurikens! What made them the way they are -- twisted, violent, depraved? That's the question that will explode across your mind with the shocking fury of a Cobalt Bomb as you breathlessly turn these pages! This volume collects the complete, 6-issue miniseries by Al Ewing and Eman Casallos as well as sketches and designs by Eman Casallo, a writer's commentary on issue #1 by Al Ewing and all of the covers by Admira Wijaya, Johnny Desjardins and more.

Last year's Doug Wright: Canada's Master Cartoonist introduced the world to Nipper, the mischievous little kid who starred in Doug Wright's ingenious and enduring comic strip. This volume covers a peak period in Wright's four-decade career as he comes into his own as an iconic cartoonist capable of documenting middle-class suburban existence in all its minute joys and indignities. Packed with period details and loaded with charm, this collection features an introduction by journalist Brad Mackay.

Doug Wright Doug Wright's pantomime strip about the life of a suburban family moves into the mid-1960s and the pop culture of the time begins to seep in. Wright covers almost every bit of domestic mayhem that parents and their kids experience throughout the year. There are strips about school, as seen through the eyes of mischievous kids: fear of bad report cards; figuring out how to play hooky without being caught; dreading being called on by the teacher.

Doug Wright's masterful newspaper strip returns to suburban life in the late 1960s, where not even the countercultural tumult of the times could ruin domestic bliss or distract from sibling rivalry. Things are still fun, innocent, and wholesome in the suburbs: there's road hockey in the streets, boys have their friends over for sleepovers, and kids play freely on their own outside, with little or no parental supervision. Wright's stellar draftsmanship, fond eye for detail, and brilliant sense of comic timing shines throughout this volume of the Nipper series.

(W/A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming Michael Avon Oeming never prepared for any way to make a living other than drawing. Now the cocreator of Powers, United States of Murder Inc., Takio, Mice Templar, and more offers an in-depth look into his artistic archives, the creative process, and a career that has touched every corner of the comics industry over the last thirty years. This book also features an interview with John Siuntres of the Word Balloon podcast about long-term creative partnerships and explores the secrets of thriving through the ups and downs of the comics industry. Previously unpublished artwork includes whole pages from Powers, The Victories, and other series, as well as collaborations with Mike Mignola, Eric Powell, Kevin Smith, Douglas Rushkoff, Gerard Way, and video-game developer Valve.

(W/A/CA) Daniel Brereton The Nocturnals revolves around the mysterious quest of underworld enforcer and occult figure, Doc Horror; his supernaturally-gifted daughter Evening (aka Halloween Girl) who carries a pumpkin full of haunted toys; the Gunwitch, a silent, two-gun revenant with an itch to kill monsters; the lissome wraith Polychrome, and a host of hard-boiled inhuman players battling hidden evils lurking on the outskirts of human knowledge. Collects the previously published Nocturnals volumes: The Dark Forever, Gunwitch: Outskirts of Doom, Spectres, and A Nocturnal Alphabet. (STL216071) (C: 0-1-2)

Nogoodniks collects a ragtag group of images that draw from popular brand slogans, tropes of 1970s counterculture, bad puns, and the sardonic wit of Adrian Norvid. Pages alternate between cartoonish caricatures, parodies of commercial products, and tongue-in-cheek self-congratulatory affirmations that the author has written to himself. By pairing childish, crude imagery or messages with a refined, appealing drawing style, Norvid confronts us with our own attitudes about culture and what is appropriate, and points out the fun in doing and saying things your mom told you not to.

(W) Brian Azzarello & Various (A) Jeff Lemire & Various Murder, passion, and criminal enterprise are presented here at their darkest, directly from the most talented writers and artists in crime comics! In these thirteen pitch-black noir stories, you'll find deadly conmen and embittered detectives converging on femme fatales and accidental murderers, all presented in sharp black and white by masters of the craft. Featuring stories by Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips, and many more of crime comics' top talent! o The original collection, now presented at full comics size! o Thirteen crime stories in one collection, written and illustrated by masters of crime comics.

Featuring Miss Fury, The?Black Sparrow, and The Shadow! The Black sparrow is a criminal-for-hire, a beautiful thief and mercenary available for assignments all over the world. When a mysterious organization hires her to pluck the Moon Stone from a New York museum, she reneges on her deal and plans to sell the gem for greater profit elsewhere... but her employers are not amused. To survive a deadly retribution, she enlists the aid of her former lover - the macabre crime-fighter known as The Shadow - and the costumed heroine Miss Fury. Will the two femme fatales uncover the secrets of the Moon Stone? Collects issues #1-5 plus a complete cover gallery.

(W/A/CA) Shigeru Mizuki NonNonBa is the definitive work by acclaimed Gekiga-ka Shigeru Mizuki, a poetic memoir detailing his interest in yokai (spirit monsters). Within the pages of NonNonBa, Mizuki explores the legacy left him by his childhood explorations of the spirit world, explorations encouraged by his grandmother, a grumpy old woman named NonNonBa. NonNonBa is a touching work about childhood and growing up, as well as a fascinating portrayal of Japan in a moment of transition. NonNonBa was the first manga to win the Angouleme Prize for Best Album.

(W/A/CA) Rumi Hara Ignatz nominated and MoCCA Arts Festival Award-winning cartoonist Rumi Hara invites you to visit her magical world. Nori (short for Noriko) is a spirited three-year-old girl who lives with her parents and grandmother in the suburbs of Osaka during the 1980s. In mesmerizing short stories of black and white artwork with alternating spot color, Hara draws on East Asian folklore and Japanese culture to create an enchanting milieu that Nori tries to make sense of, wrestling between the reality of what she sees and the legends her grandma shares with her.

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Various (CA) David Mack Craig Russell breathe new life into the ancient Norse stories by taking readers through the creation of the Nine Worlds to the epic origin and adventures of Thor, Odin, and Loki all the way to the end of life-Ragnar?k. Having previously written about deities in American Gods and The Sandman, Gaiman teams with Russell to finally bring readers to follow the northern gods in their own setting in this comic book adaptation of the hit novel! Collects issues #1-#6.

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Matt Horak & Various (CA) David Mack In this second volume, Gaiman and Russell once more team with a legendary collection of artists to bring more Norse myths to life, including the origins of poetry and a mead that many will die for, Thor and Loki's eventful trip into the land of giants, the gods' woeful bargain that might lose them eternal life, and the beloved god Frey's journey to Valhalla and beyond to find a certain missing something. Collects Norse Mythology II #1-#6, featuring art by Matt Horak, Mark Buckingham, Gabriel Hern?ndez Walta, and Sandy Jarrell! "The second volume of Norse Mythology is the equal of the first. This is a finely made comic and a worthy gift to the gods of Asgard." -Kabooooom! (STL216044) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US and Canada. MATURE THEMES

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) David Rubin & Various (CA) P. Craig Russell In this third volume, Gaiman and Russell once more team with a legendary collection of artists to bring more Norse myths to life, including a wild quest where Thor and Tyr face a multiheaded giantess, fire-breathing sea serpents, and more bizarre mythological creatures; the journey of Odin to the end of the world, and finally we reach the end of the world Ragnarok: the final destiny of the gods. Collects Norse Mythology III #1-#6, featuring art by P. Craig Russell, David Rub?n, Colleen Doran, and Galen Showman.

(W/A/CA) Nicholas Gurewitch Death arrives in this darkly humorous and brilliantly illustrated tale created by Nicholas Gurewitch, author of The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack! Death becomes a patient of a recently bereaved psychoanalyst. The topic of discussion? His frolicsome child, who has no apparent interest in grim reaping! Featuring an unfathomable number of lines which have been hand chiseled into inked clay, this labor of love by Nicholas Gurewitch invokes the morbid humor of his comic strip (The Perry Bible Fellowship) and the spooky silent-film qualities of the late Edward Gorey.

Number 13, a young cybernetic amnesiac, wanders a postapocalyptic wasteland searching for a father he can't remember. He possesses powers coveted by irrational, feuding factions of the future, and he quickly becomes entangled in their deadly struggle for world dominance! A sci-fi adventure about one's search for identity in a grim, violent world! Collects Number 13 #0-#3.

(W) Christos Gage (A) Marc Borstel (CA) Lucio Parrillo From the pages of Vampirella and Sacred Six comes Nyx, daughter of a human and the mad god Chaos himself! Nyx's mortal side has been growing stronger, troubling her with all-too human emotions. Fortunately (for her), there's still the side of her that transforms into a demon of living flame...and requires her to feed on the life force of living beings to survive. Can a half-demon find her place in our world...happiness...even love? Probably not, as she's about to get dragged into her dad's workplace problem.

(W) Christos Gage (A) Marc Borstel (CA) Geebo Vigonte Nyx has finally managed to reconcile her human and demon sides...but she had to make a deal with her father, the mad god Chaos. Has she finally found her soul only to sell it? Not if she has any say in the matter. There's an escape clause in the deal: Nyx has to kill her father. How does one go about destroying a primordial force of the universe, while keeping her reality from falling apart? You have to have a replacement standing by. And Nyx doesn't want it to be her. So the first thing she has to do is find a being capable of being the new mad god Chaos. Does Craigslist have a category for that...?

(W/A/CA) Yoshiharu Tsuge An alt-manga legend strikes out on his own, creating some of his most revealing and personal works Oba Electroplating Factory is a startlingly bleak but nonetheless captivating portrait of mid-century Japan in its most unglamorous iteration. Glimpses of the artist reflecting upon his life, his work, and his contemporaries pepper the narrative landscape: a wife teases her husband about a former fling on a trip to the hot springs, a young cartoonist is aghast at the cavalier conduct of his supposed betters, and imperfect men must grapple with the discomfort of their own honesty. Tsuge?s stories are studies in staging nature, working to evoke stillness and movement in such a way that renders his chosen setting a character all on its own. Following the breakthrough success of Nejishiki, Yoshiharu Tsuge forges a path for autofiction in manga and changes the cultural landscape of comics forever. Some of his most revealing and personal works were published between 1973 to 1974. As much as it is a testament to the author?s predilection for addressing sensitive and m

When Rob Bailey stumbles upon a magical book that gives him supernatural powers he must learn to balance not only his personal responsibilities but also the ones that come with being the new Occultist. Whether it's fighting gangs of mages, or warding off evil warlocks, Rob must learn how to control his new occult abilities before they overcome him! Collects The Occultist #1-#5 and The Occultist Volume 2: At Death's Door #1-#5.

(W) Val Staples, Dan Pixel Eardley Explore every corner of Orsterra with the help of this complete guide which includes insight and explanation of the main narrative as well as boss strategies for each of the games' eight protagonists! Dive deeper with detailed environment maps, subquest information, and beautiful illustrations that fully realize Octopath Traveler's HD-2D graphics with exclusive explanations and commentary from the development team. Dark Horse Books and Square Enix present a faithful localization of the original Japanese volume, offered in English for the first time! Whether you're a first-time player or looking to take your game to one hundred percent completion, this guide book is not to be missed!

(W) James Tynion Iv, Tate Brombal (A) Isaac Goodhart From the New York Times-bestselling writers James Tynion IV and Tate Brombal and artist Isaac Goodhart comes this LGBTQ+ horror-hero coming-of-age story that's Invincible meets Doom Patrol. Meet teenage mad scientist Christopher Chaos. For all his life he knew he was different. His brilliant mind works in ways that defy logic and enable him to do things that push him beyond his peers. Unfortunately, these abilities have also caused great pain in his personal life-leading others to fear him and leaving Christopher with profound loneliness and guilt. Then one day something cracked. When the cute boy at high school turns out to be a deadly creature, Christopher finds himself in a world of monsters, heroes, and a cult of hunters out to kill them all. Collects issues #1-6, plus bonus process material and a ten-page prologue story never before seen in print.

(W) James Tynion Iv, Tate Brombal (A) Isaac Goodhart Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, and through that learns that he isn't so alone in the world after all. That what he's experienced all his life is what many before him have also experienced. Maybe he's not going to cower and hide anymore. Maybe he needs to fight back! Not only for himself and his friends, but for all those who came before them and lost their lives. Collects The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #9-15 and the Halloween Special one-shot.