(W) Faith Erin Hicks & Various (A) Peter Wartman, Adele Matera Three Avatar: The Last Airbender standalone graphic novels featuring Katara, Toph, and Suki collected in one oversized hardcover! Includes exclusive commentary from the creators to dive even further into the creation of the comics! What do pirates, prisons, and a lavabender have in common? It's this collection of Avatar: The Last Airbender stories! Katara has to embrace her tougher side and join a pirate crew to escape the Fire Nation, Toph embraces her new role as teacher to some skeptical new students, and Suki's time in the Boiling Rock prison provides a painful lesson that will ultimately strengthen her faith in her friends. These three standalone stories are collected into one oversized hardcover for the first time, with exclusive commentary from the creators to dive even further into the creation of the comics! Continue the adventure of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series with adventures written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Nameless City, Pumpkinheads) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), with co

The graphic novel prequel to Avatar: The Way of Water?adapted from an original screenplay by James Cameron?is collected in this softcover edition along with a sketchbook and introduction. Experience a part of the epic Avatar saga that you won?t see in the films! Originally planned as the sequel to the 2009 Academy Award?winning film Avatar, James Cameron?s screenplay for Avatar: The High Ground was scripted and illustrated as three original graphic novels that are now compiled here along with an introduction and a 13-page sketchbook section that includes excerpts from the screenplay and character designs. It?s been more than a decade since Marine Jake Sully joined the Na?vi through an avatar body and became their leader in the fight against the destructive Resources Development Administration. Since forcing them to leave the moon, Pandora, Jake and his wife Neytiri have settled down and grown their family. Now, the RDA is returning, their massive fleet of ships are packed with firepower and their militaristic Security Operations have a fierce directive to take control of Pandora. J

(W) Faith Erin Hicks (A/CA) Peter Wartman When Team Avatar return to Earthen Fire Industries, the factory owned by Toph's father, they find that the once small town is now booming, yet a strange mood hangs over its residents. When Aang is asked to join a business council meeting, the reason becomes clear: a massive bender versus non-bender conflict is threatening to turn violent. Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Nameless City) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar!

(W) Faith Erin Hicks (A) Peter Wartman, Ryan Hill (CA) Peter Wartman Aang and Team Avatar race to resolve rising tensions between benders and non-benders before a town is torn apart! Written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Nameless City) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), in collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this is the ultimate continuation of Avatar!

(W) Faith Erin Hicks & Various (A) Peter Wartman, Adele Matera When Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph return to Earthen Fire Industries-the factory owned by Toph's father-Aang is surprised when their arrival is met with a cold shoulder. As soon as the team is asked for help at a business council meeting, the reason for the slight becomes clear: a massive bender-versus-non-bender conflict has gripped the town and is threatening to turn violent. In order to heal the divide and save the town, Aang and the team will all face tough decisions about power and identity that could tear them apart. Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender-Imbalance volumes 1-3.

(W) Faith Erin Hicks; Bryan Konietzko; Michael Dante DiMartino (A) Peter Wartman; Adele Matera Three standalone stories featuring Katara, Toph, and Suki are presented in one omnibus collection for the first time.What do pirates, prisons, and a Lavabender have in common? It's this collection of Avatar: The Last Airbender stories! Katara has to embrace her tougher side and join a pirate crew to escape the Fire Nation navy, Toph embraces her new role as teacher to some skeptical new students, and Suki's time in the Boiling Rock prison provides a painful lesson that will ultimately strengthen her faith in her friends. These three standalone stories are presented in an omnibus collection for the first time.Continue the adventure of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series with adventures written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Nameless City, Pumpkinheads) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), with colors by Adele Matera and letters by ComiCraft's Jimmy Betancourt, in collaboration with original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko's Avatar Studios!  Collects A

From his first meeting with Jake Sully to his acceptance of the Last Shadow, Tsu'tey's life takes a path he could not anticipate, and which the film told only a part. Return to Pandora as the story of Avatar is told from the perspective of Tsu'tey, warrior of the Omatikaya tribe. Collects issues #1-#6 of the series, plus the short story "Brothers" from Free Comic Book Day 2017.

(W) Marguerite Abouet (A/CA) Cl?ment Oubrerie Abidjan?s favorite daughter returns in the 7th volume of writer Marguerite Abouet?s beloved series Long-time creative team Marguerite Abouet and Cl?ment Oubrerie make a stunning comeback after a lengthy twelve-year hiatus. The seventh instalment in the Aya series takes us all back to Yop City?home to the hustle and bustle of the Ivory Coast. As Solibra?s newest intern, clear-eyed college student Aya finds an unexpected adversary in the beer giant?s brand-new head of HR. Her friend Moussa, heir apparent to the company?s CEO Mr. Sissoko vies for his father?s attention while struggling to tone down his tendency to party. After being outed, Albert must find a new place to stay and grapples with the realities of insufficient student housing. His old flame Inno discovers first-hand how difficult life can be for undocumented migrants in France. Back at home, Bintou navigates the ups and downs of newfound soap opera stardom. All the while, Didier just wants to take Aya out to dinner?if she can ever find the time. Now translated from the French b

(W) Marguerite Abouet & Clement Oubrerie (A/CA) Clement Oubrerie The young and restless of Yop City just can?t seem to catch a break. Marguerite Abouet and Clement Oubrerie?s world-renowned and critically acclaimed series about ?80s life in the Ivory Coast continues with Aya: Face the Music. After getting thrown in jail for organizing a student housing protest, Aya must grapple with the aftermath of her decisions. Her friends don?t have it much easier. Her classmate Cyprien has been unconscious since police violently broke up their demonstration, and his family can barely scrape together funds for treatment. Her dear friend Albert, last seen passing out at dinner with his family, awakes in the countryside in the clutches of a healer his father has hired to pray his gay away. In France, Albert?s ex-paramour Inno agrees to enter into a fake marriage with his friend Sabine with surprising results. And back in Abidjan, embattled starlet Bintou must find a way to capitalize on the public?s newfound sympathy after her house is burned down by an angry mob. Translated by Abidjan-based write

Aya: Love in Yop City comprises the final three chapters of the Aya story, episodes never before seen in English. When a professor tries to take advantage of Aya, her plans to become a doctor are seriously shaken, and she vows to take revenge on the lecherous man. With a little help from the tight-knit community of Yopougon, Aya comes through these trials stronger than ever. This second volume of the complete Aya includes unique appendices: recipes, guides to understanding Ivorian slang, street sketches, and concluding remarks from Marguerite Abouet explaining history and social milieu.

The art of action figures has exploded in recent times, as the simplistic, inelegant pieces of yesterday's plastic have transformed into complex, dynamic pieces of articulate sculpture, reaching levels of artistic expression unthinkable just a few years ago. Steve Kiwus of Eightball Studios, one of the most in-demand toy sculptors of the era, has now brought together his considerable body of eye-popping work into a collection like none other. Babes, Beasts, and Brawn: Sculpture of the Fantastic is a definitive look into the creation of these powerhouse playthings, with hundreds of stunning color photographs and fascinating insights into Kiwus' creative process.

A baboon fights its way back to its rightful spot in the animal kingdom in this wonderfully illustrated, wordless graphic novel by revered Spanish writer and artist Pau, author of Atlas and Axis! After the death of its adopted leopard mother, an orphaned baboon wanders the wild in search of companionship and a sense of identity. Stumbling upon the troop of baboons from which it was originally stolen, the baboon falls in love with the troop's head female. Initially rejected, beaten, and discarded by the alpha baboon of the troop, the orphaned baboon trains to fight and earn its respect in the animal kingdom!

(W) Mat Johnson (A) Leiber, Steve, Lee Loughridge (CA) Leiber, Steve Overwhelmed with grief over the death of his mother, shamed by his failures in marriage and fatherhood, and burdened by massive debt, Devin's life is spiraling out of control. That is, until he discovers the impossible: nostalgia is his superpower. With a random touch of family memorabilia, he can mentally travel back in time, reliving the best moments of his past while finding relief from the present. With his mother gone, Devin can now investigate her greatest secret: the identity of the father he never knew. But the more Devin 'backflashes' into time, the faster his present life falls apart. On this hunt for a truth that was never supposed to come to light, Devin must come to terms with his past if he wants any chance at a future.

Lives intersect in the most unexpected ways when teenagers Anne and Lewis cross paths at an estate sale in sleepy Failin, Oregon. Failin was once a thriving logging community. Now the town's businesses are crumbling, its citizens bitter and disaffected. Anne and Lewis refuse to succumb to the fate of the older generation as they discover-together-the secrets of their hometown and their own families.

(W) Lela Gwenn (A/CA) Matthew Dow Smith Cursed at birth with extraordinary bad luck, Charlene 'Chuck' Manchester provides disaster where someone else can profit. Got a failing business? Contact Chuck, and before you know it, you're collecting that insurance policy without ever getting your own hands dirty. But after a crime boss hires her to take out an evangelical cult, the mob boss, the cult leader, and a dogged insurance-fraud investigator all come for her at once. Collects issues #1-#4 of the miniseries.

(W) Lela Gwenn (A/CA) Matthew Dow Smith Cursed at birth with extraordinary bad luck, Charlene 'Chuck' Manchester provides disaster where someone else can profit. Got a failing business? Contact Chuck, and before you know it, you're collecting that insurance policy without ever getting your own hands dirty. But after a crime boss hires her to take out an evangelical cult, the mob boss, the cult leader, and a dogged insurance-fraud investigator all come for her at once. Collects issues #1-#4 of the miniseries.

(W) Steven Grant (A) Vince Giarrano (CA) Tim Bradstreet Conrad 'Connie' Bremen is an ex-con carrying the stench of a sordid, secret past. Connie just wants to get on with his life, but he's attracting the attention of all the wrong people: the mob, the CIA, and the FBI, just to name a few. They all have plans for Connie, whether he likes it or not-and some of those plans include the murder of a president. For Connie Bremen, the road to Dallas begins and ends here, in the Badlands. o This second edition features a brand new cover, illustrated by Tim Bradstreet! o From Steven Grant (2 Guns, The Rook) and Vince Giarrano (Terminator)!

(W) Chuck Palahniuk (A) Duncan Fegredo & Various (CA) Duncan Fegredo New York Times bestselling novelist Chuck Palahniuk presents Bait: Off-Color Stories for You to Color, his first ever coloring book for adults. Bait is both the coloring book debut and the second short story collection for Palahniuk, author of Lullaby and Fight Club. Palahniuk invites readers to collaborate on this unprecedented hardcover edition: 'Maybe between your colors, the artists' designs, and my stories we can create something that endures. Something worth keeping. Let's create a well-bound book that can sit on any shelf and be available for a new generation to discover and enjoy.'

(W/A/CA) Tom Gauld In his inimitable style, British cartoonist Tom Gauld has opened comics to a crossover audience and challenged perceptions of what the medium can be. Simultaneously silly and serious, Gauld adds an undeniable lightness to traditionally highbrow themes. From sarcastic panels about the health hazards of being a best-selling writer to a list of magical items for fantasy writers (such as the Amulet of Attraction, which summons mainstream acceptance, Hollywood money, and fresh coffee), Gauld's cartoons are timely and droll - his trademark British humor, impeccable timing, and distinctive visual style sets him apart from the rest.

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Christopher Golden & Various Inspired by acclaimed 2007 novel Baltimore: Or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, Lord Baltimore's story returns in this paperback omnibus edition! After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, submarine graveyards, and much more on the hunt for the creature who's become his obsession. Collects the first four Baltimore hardcover volumes, collected with supplemental sketchbook material. Includes Vol. 1: The Plague Ships; Vol. 2: The Curse Bells; Vol. 3: A Passing Stranger; and Vol. 4: Chapel of Bones.

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Christopher Golden & Various Inspired by acclaimed 2007 novel Baltimore: Or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, Lord Baltimore's story returns in this paperback omnibus edition! After a devastating plague ends World War I, Europe is suddenly flooded with vampires. Lord Henry Baltimore, a soldier determined to wipe out the monsters, fights his way through bloody battlefields, ruined plague ships, exploding zeppelins, submarine graveyards, and much more on the hunt for the creature who's become his obsession. Collects the first four Baltimore hardcover volumes, collected with supplemental sketchbook material. Includes Vol. 1: The Plague Ships; Vol. 2: The Curse Bells; Vol. 3: A Passing Stranger; and Vol. 4: Chapel of Bones.

(W) Mike Mignola (A) Christopher Golden & Various Lord Baltimore's quest for vengeance against the Red King escalates in the second half of the Baltimore saga, which includes a new bonus story with art by Ben Stenbeck! Finally armed with the identity of the being responsible for the vampire plague, Baltimore and his band of allies take on the evil around them with a new fervor. Enemies old and new, desperate battles, and strange horror await the reader as they follow Baltimore toward his ultimate destiny. Collects Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1-3; Baltimore: The Wolf and the Apostle #1-2; Baltimore: The Cult of the Red King #1-5; Baltimore: Empty Graves #1-5; Baltimore: The Red Kingdom #1-5; and bonus short Monstrous.

(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Colleen Coover The most unlikely of patrons hires Bandette, the greatest thief in the world, to pilfer a painting whose brushstrokes hold centuries of hidden messages! Unfortunately, a series of felonious rivals contrive to snatch the art for themselves! Bandette and her adversaries utilize skill, romance, and murderous intent, as the canvas passes from larcenous hand to hand as they each struggle to possess . . . THE SIX FINGER SECRET!

(W) Paul Tobin (A) Colleen Coover A mysterious new villain known only as The Voice must be stopped, but they may be too much for Bandette alone... The mysterious villain known only as The Voice has long held the reins of criminal power, and now Bandette sets out sights to thwart him... once and for all! With The Voice always seeming one step ahead, Bandette calls friends and enemies alike to her aid! She and her and crew discover that the key to taking down The Voice is to be found on the other side of a marriage altar, so it's time to prepare for... the wedding of B.D. Belgique!

The world's greatest thief is a costumed teen burglar by the nome d'arte of Bandette, and she's been challenged for the title! The Great Thieving Race is on, as Bandette and rival Monsieur compete to steal priceless artifacts from a criminal organization and its evil leader, but their response could make this Bandette's final crime spree!

(W) Paul Tobin (A) Colleen Coover A scandalous painting full of secrets is missing! An unlikely patron hires the greatest thief in the world, Bandette, to pilfer a painting whose brushstrokes hold centuries of hidden messages! With other thieves competing to retrieve the painting, too, Bandette will have her work cut out for her. All their skills will be put to the test as they each strive to possess... The Six Finger Secret!

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) Wilfredo Torres A best-of-the-best secret agent with memories he couldn't possibly possess, a mystery writer in her eighties who spends her retirement solving crimes, a man of action with mysterious drugs that keep him ahead of a constant string of targeted disasters, a seemingly omnipotent terrorist organization that might be behind it all . . . And they're all connected to one man: a science-fiction author with more information than seems possible, whose books may hold the key to either saving reality or destroying it. Collects BANG! #1-#5, along with all covers, a sketchbook section, and pinups by Matt Kindt.

(W) Rick Riordan The definitive Barb Wire comics collection in one oversized compendium! Tough as nails and stubborn as a mule—badass bounty hunter Barb Wire puts the “drop dead” in drop dead gorgeous.Steel Harbor is the American dream turned nightmare. This once great city was a monument to American industry and ingenuity, but now it’s a scrap heap of shuttered factories, decaying neighborhoods, and wasted potential being carved up and fought over by superpowered street gangs. But where others see a warzone, Barb sees opportunity. When a bounty can punch through a wall, summon a tornado, or fly, they tend to have a big fat price on their head which is exactly what Barb needs if she’s going to keep her money-pit hard rock bar from being shuttered. The trick is staying alive long enough collect. Barb Wire is a full-throttle romp of flying fists, leather jackets, heavy metal, bounty hunting, motor bikes, and super-powered bad attitudes as told by a gang of comic book’s greatest storytellers including series-creator Chris Warner and ro

(W) Chris Warner (A) Pat Olliffe, Tom Nguyen (CA) Adam Hughes Hard as nails and hot as hell, badass bounty hunter Barb Wire rides the meanest streets of America's toughest town: Steel Harbor, USA. Barb tracks gangsters who can punch through walls and crush cars like beer cans, but it's a living. Call her a bitch-just don't call her babe! Collects Barb Wire #1-#4.

(W) Chris Warner (A) Pat Olliffe, Tom Nguyen (CA) Adam Hughes Hard as nails and hot as hell, badass bounty hunter Barb Wire rides the meanest streets of America's toughest town: Steel Harbor, USA. Barb tracks gangsters who can punch through walls and crush cars like beer cans, but it's a living. Call her a bitch-just don't call her babe! Collects Barb Wire #1-#4.

(W) Chris Warner (A) Pat Olliffe, Tom Nguyen (CA) Adam Hughes Braced by shady federal agents, bounty hunter Barb Wire is forced to locate an old associate who the agents claim is the most dangerous man alive. With no choice but compliance, Barb learns that her former ally is not the man she remembers . . . if indeed he is a man at all! Collects Barb Wire #5-#8.

(W) Tate Brombal, Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Gabriel Walta Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible-especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive. Collects issues #1-#5 of the series.

(W) Mike Carey (A) Kenan Yarar, Donny Hadiwidjaja (CA) Marco D'Alfonso Barbarella's never ending quest to repair her ship's regulator and be on her way takes a detour to Falladim, where there's a rush on for R.U.S.T.-Radically Unstable Space-Time! The rarest and most valuable stuff in the universe, even Barbarella can't resist its mighty call. But competition brings out the worst in humans and aliens alike, and the Siren of Space is about to see what the worst really is!

(W) Mike Carey (A/CA) Kenan Yarar Barbarella has been lied to. Worse, she's been weaponized, and someone's going to answer for that, for sure. (Well, assuming she survives the judgement of the Esseverine sun-giants, and an armada of a thousand ships...)

(W) Sarah Hoyt (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Derrick Chew 'The Siren of Space returns for a series of all-new adventures by a dynamic new creative team! Multi-award winning author SARAH HOYT and rising star artist MADIBEK MUSABEKOV are at the controls as Barbarella leaves space dock on a new mission fraught with unseen layers of danger, duplicity and perhaps a dose of romance! Camelot is home to the rich and powerful class seeking escape from an increasingly crowded and decaying galactic empire. Desperate clandestine transmissions from an enslaved underclass bring Barbarella to investigate, uncovering secrets that lead to more secrets-and the distinct possibility that someone knew she was coming. High concept sci-fi meets the greatest aspects of the human soul in a series that will reveal wonders that both terrify and delight, Reprints issues 1-5 of the Dynamite series by Dragon-Award winning author Sarah Hoyt and artist Madibek Musabekov along with a complete cover gallery by such incredible talent as Lucio Parillo, Derrick Chew, Brian Bolland and more!'

(W) Sarah Hoyt (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Derrick Chew She is known only as 'the Lady.' Her identity, her origins, even her rise to power, are shrouded in utter mystery. And make no mistake, that's purely intentional. That she rules increasingly larger portions of the galaxy with an iron grip and a wave of fear is not remotely in question. Why she wants to wipe out every human is. And why Barbarella is targeted to be the first and most important human to die is the deadliest question of all!

(W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Tula Lotay It's 1927-the late days of the barnstorming era, when pilots competed with each other by performing deadlier and more wondrous feats. Injured pilot Hawk E. Baron served on the frontlines of the war. Still a young man, he's an adventurer who lives his life traveling from town to town in his plane entertaining folks-most of whom have never seen a car, let alone a plane. His world changes when he meets Tillie, a young woman who shares his passion for aviation and adventure. They become a traveling act, delighting folks with their antics. Tillie even becomes Hawk's wing-walker, climbing out on the wing of the plane mid-flight to perform death-defying acrobatics. When they learn they are suspected of a horrific crime, their journey becomes an even deadlier race against time. Along the way they bond, confessing their secrets, and begin a romance in this lush, character-driven series that explores the early days of aviation and the evolving relationship and romance between two young pilots.

(W) Rebekah McKendry, David McKendry (A) Tyler Jenkins, Justin Birch At the center of the Mojave Desert, at the crossroads between hell and gone, lies Barstow. FBI Special Agent Miranda Diaz is in this godforsaken land on the trail of a missing agent. Agent Lima was in the area investigating human trafficking when he disappeared without a trace. He's a man she's never met, and yet her name was the only clue he left behind. Something dark… something demonic… lurks beneath this oddball town and Miranda is determined to unravel the mystery before all hell breaks loose. Collects issues #1-4 of the miniseries.

(W/A/CA) Melissa Capriglione Porta Bella Magiculinary Academy is the finest school for the art of cooking with magic, and Basil Eyres is determined to be the top student. On the first day of her senior year, Arabella Oregano, the daughter of a renowned chef, joins the academy for her senior year as well. The two are instantly smitten with each other, but Basil senses there's something Arabella is hiding from her. Still, the two work together to stand out from the class as the end of year culinary festival approaches. But when Arabella's secret is reveled, Basil is faced with the hardest decision of her life, which has the potential to throw her future aspirations in jeopardy. o A YA LGBTQA+ tale suitable for all audiences. o An original graphic novel from up and coming artist Melissa Capriglione.

The sequel to 2009's 'The Night Witches'! Lieutenant Anna Kharkova is posted to single-seat fighter aircraft and sent straight into action. Hardened and embittered by the loss of her comrades, Anna is only too keen to get her teeth into the enemy- but with Russian and German armies about to collide in the titanic battle of Kursk, her first flight with her new squadron may well be her last. And once the Soviet secret police start sniffing around, death in battle may well be preferable anyway. Soon horrific losses land Anna with the very last thing she wants: more responsibility, in the shape of eight young replacement pilots to be trained for combat. But with the Battle of Kursk reaching its climax, rookies are nothing but lambs to the slaughter- and even the most experienced pilots find themselves flying on borrowed time. The former Night Witch meets her destiny, as Motherland- and the second series of Battlefields- conclude with a bang.