(W/A/CA) Enrico Orlandi Tami has traveled long and far from his home in the south, forbidden to return until he has become a man, in this coming-of-age story. Defeating monsters and saving princesses has not been enough, and now he must find the fabled flower of the witch. But in his quest Tami inadvertently sparks a feud between the villagers who shelter him and the demon Yabra! And when the conflict comes to a head, Tami will have to choose between proving himself as a man, and protecting the villagers he's come to love. o Available for the first time in English. o From Italian creator Enrico Orlandi!

(W/A/CA) Jem Milton Queer adventure, humor, and heartfelt friendships star in this fantastical tale that truly feels like it's for everyone. Dobrinia and her crew continue their quest aboard the flying ship, on a fantastic adventure to find the lost Princess Sabrina. But in the vast Tzardom of Glas, where magic has been outlawed, troubled histories can catch up with even a flying ship. This fan-favorite story, originally released digitally, is part of a collaboration between Dark Horse and Tapas Entertainment.

(W) Erica Schultz (A) Cresta, Marika (CA) Bill Sienkiewicz While investigating a series of child abductions in Montana, the case gets personal for Sheriff's Deputy Lorraine Adalet when her teenage daughter, Joanna, disappears with a friend. Following the clues of otherworldly evidence leads Lorraine back to her long abandoned homeworld of Jannada. Mired in a never-ending war she escaped long ago, Lorraine had hoped to protect Joanna from her own past. Once in Jannada, she attempts a rescue mission to bring Joanna and the rest of the kidnapped children back to Earth; however, it's not without resistance. Lorraine must confront her past with the evil Jannadan Queen and everyone else she abandoned all those years ago . . . not to mention an entire army of magic-wielding children! Meanwhile, Joanna's allegiance hangs in the balance in this tale of family and fate. o Collects Forgotten Home from the ComiXology original digital series in print for the first time. "A thrilling detective story, a richly imagined fantasy epic, and a deeply resonant family drama about the joys and pains of

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Bill Walko, Wes Dzioba In the midst of the unprecedented success of Brian Michael Bendis's character-defining run writing Ultimate Spider-Man, and the box office record-breaking Spider-Man films, the writer received a phone call that no one could have predicted. Spidey was going to Broadway, and Bendis was being tapped to collaborate with rock royalty to help the webslinger 'find his voice' on stage. Could he overcome his own ignorance about musicals, or would he exit stage left before production began? Brian Michael Bendis, cartoonist Bill Walko, colorist Wes Dzioba, and letterer Josh Reed, come together to tackle the stranger-than-fiction events behind the curtain of the pre-production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. This is the second book in his celebrated and award-winning autobiographical tell-all graphic novels that proves there really is 'no business like show business' (thank god!).

(W/A/CA) Brian Michael Bendis Written and illustrated by Bendis and colored by Matthew Wilson, Fortune and Glory invites readers to gaze in wonder at the dizzying varieties of stupidity displayed by studio executives, and to share in the enthralling mood swings and ego nosedives of a small-time comic book creator as he rides the emotional roller coaster of freelance film production. This comprehensive trade paperback edition includes the complete story from the original three-issue miniseries and features an introduction from comics and animation legend Paul Dini as well as a wealth of promotional art and interviews straight from Bendis's archives.

(W/A/CA) Peter Bagge America's Founding Fathers were brilliant, brave, forward thinking . . . and ridiculous, at least in the eyes of cartoonist and history buff Peter Bagge! Collecting all Founding Fathers Funnies cartoons from Apocalypse Nerd and Dark Horse Presents, this volume also delivers several brand-new stories and helpful biographical information on the colorful revolutionaries Bagge respectfully skewers!

(W) Eric Powell (A) Eric Powell & Various (CA) Eric Powell Four of the top creators in comics gather to continue the Victorian tradition of ghost stories on Christmas Eve. Four tales of the bizarre and terrifying to keep you company on the cold yule night. A unique approach to the ghost story format where the creators themselves become part of the story in this deluxe edition hard cover designed by the award-winning Phil Balsman.

(W) Marc Guggenheim (A/CA) Beni Lobel When pieces of history from some of the world's most traumatic and horrible events start appearing as fragments of time invading our world, it threatens all of human existence. One family discovers that their personal tragedy is at the center of everything, making them the only people who can help put an end to the Fragmentations. o A mind-bending original graphic novel!

(W/A/CA) Frank Frazetta Although informed by World War II propaganda, Frank Frazetta's earliest work is nevertheless as artistically nuanced and socially complex as it is innocent. Now, for the first time ever, witness the first complete story from a modern master with Frank Frazetta's The Adventures of the Snow Man!

(W) Mike Mignola; Christopher Golden; Thomas Sniegoski (A) Peter Bergting; Clem Robins Frankenstein and the young Lilja navigate the world above ground to follow Lilja's vision, but an ancient and familiar evil follows them wherever they go.The world above appears transformed, but old evil is hiding behind a new mask.In the follow-up to Hellboy and B.P.R.D., Frankenstein and young Lilja travel across the transformed world to follow a prophetic vision. Along the way, they befriend mysterious people and fight monstrous creatures, all while navigating the metamorphosized natural world above. But the path set by her vision is not clear and easy, and there will be both legendary enemies from Hellboy's history and new horrifying foes that will try to stop them.Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Tom Sniegoski, and Peter Bergting return to the New World that Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. gave their lives to save.Collects Frankenstein: New World – The Sea of Forever #1–#4 with sketchbook material.

(W) Steve Niles (A/CA) Greg Ruth Trevor's monstrous little brother lives in the barn behind the house. The boy's only six years old, but he towers over his older brother, and possesses incredible strength. For years, Trevor has looked after his baby brother, keeping him from the light, but now that's all about to change. His family's secret is about to be revealed, uncovering the horrible truth of the small Midwestern town the boys have grown up in. o Steve Niles, creator of Criminal Macabre, teams with Greg Ruth, for a bizarre tale of horror unlike anything you've seen before.

(W) Patton Oswalt & Various (A) Tess Fowler, Christopher Mitten Spinning out of the world of the hit Minor Threats superhero series created by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, and Scott Hepburn comes a new tale of costumed underdogs-featuring a support group for superheroes, struggling to reclaim their mediocre lives after tasting their true potential. Mary the Multi-Monster! The Tripper! Crab Louie! Kid Curious! Persona! These offbeat b-list superheroes, formerly known as The Alternates, seemingly sacrificed themselves to stop an invasion from another dimension. Instead they were transported to a mirror reality where they lived complex lives in a more four-dimensional existence-expanding both their powers and consciousness. Five years later they've returned to Twilight City, struggling to reacclimate to their old lives in a traditional two-dimensional superhero world-in withdrawal from the vivid ones they left behind. When elements from this alternate reality turn up as a dangerous new street drug, some of the heroes band together to destroy it, while others succumb to its temptation. C

(W) Patton Oswalt & Various (A) Ryan Browne, Scott Hepburn The Lower Lair bar is home to all sorts of supervillains, lowlifes, and scumbags... but only one of them has to puke digestive fluids onto his food to eat. $#!%eater, the humanoid mutant fly, is a loser, a lifelong minion who lives to serve his criminal master. But what happens to a henchman when he no longer has anyone left to hench for? Comic book legends Kyle Starks and Ryan Browne present the heartwarming, feel good, coming-of-age story about an insect monster-man searching for his identity amongst the criminal underworld of Twilight City. Collects issues #1-4.

(W) Patton Oswalt & Various (A) I. N. J. Culbard From the world of the hit Minor Threats series comes a family drama starring the planet's most feared villains. Napoleon Archimedes is the archnemesis of The Searcher, and he's fought her to a standstill for over four decades in the futuristic metropolis of Meteor Falls. But now, as he confronts his mortality, he's forced to name a successor from his three extraordinary children: Athena, Benjamin, and Spookshow. Each brilliant, cunning... and unlucky enough to be the child of the world's greatest supervillain. See, Napoleon believed he was smart enough to have it all: Raise a family and conquer the world. Then he thought: Why not combine them? Take the kids on as partners. Create a dynasty... None of it went according to plan. Who will rise above the betrayal, failure, and dysfunction to seize the family business? Collects issues #1-4.

(W) Rafael Albuquerque, Rafael Scavone (A) Eduardo Medeiros (CA) Rafael Albuquerque, Eduardo Medeiros Running from a terrible trauma at home, Lilly magically falls inside her favorite cartoon show. But the bright world of Funny Creek isn't as far from the pains of the real world as she had hoped. A thrilling adventure ensues where Lilly must overcome her troubles and make her way home. o New OGN by Rafael Albuerqueque. o Collects the Comixology Originals series in print for the first time!

Staring into a fractured mirror of her life, the world's first superhero, Furious, seeks to atone for her past sins by doling out rage-fueled justice! But the spotlight of our celebrity-obsessed media threatens to undo her noblest efforts and expose her true identity before she can achieve redemption. Collects Furious #1-#5 and an eight-page short story from Dark Horse Presents #31. 'Glass and Santos' creation is very much a superhero for our time.'-Comic Book Resources 'A visual treat . . . filled to the brim with awesome artwork.'-IGN

(W) Oku Hiroya, Tomohito Ohsaki (A) Keita Iizuka The complete collection of the spin-off manga set in the epic Gantz universe! Another deadly game is about to begin... When a school bus plunges off a bridge, a group of students awake to find themselves in an empty room with a mysterious black sphere. Their deaths have made them the newest recruits in a hunting game. Given weapons, uniforms, a mission, and an ultimatum, the team is sent to battle waves of aliens where they must earn enough points to be resurrected before dying permanently! Collects Gantz G Volumes 1-3.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Tokyo teens Kei and Masaru are killed by a subway train but awaken in a room with an ominous black orb that gives them weapons, suits . . . and orders. Fighting bizarre alien monstrosities in a deadly game, will they win their freedom or die for the final time? Over 600 story pages, value priced. Collecting Gantz vols, 1-3. 'Drawn with eye-popping realism . . . raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication.'-Entertainment Weekly o Mature readers.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Ordinary Tokyo citizens resurrected from death by a mysterious black orb, the Gantz team is conscripted to fight bizarre, deadly aliens in a game that promises release from the game . . . or oblivion. But the game's purpose is unclear, and the stakes are far greater than survival! o Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan! o Popular anime series, live-action feature.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku The stakes raise for the conscripted Gantz team as they face an increasingly deadly array of bizarre alien adversaries. But while the team remain in the dark about the nature of the lethal 'game' they're forced to play, the consequences of losing couldn't be more crystal clear! Collects Gantz volumes 7-9.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Kei Kurono's work as a Gantz fighter is a nightmare, but his personal life is looking up, with a new ladylove opening his heart. But when his beloved is threatened by a Gantz-obsessed schoolmate on a shooting rampage, Kei must face the killer without his Gantz suit for protection! * 680 pages, value priced! * Gantz has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku The Gantz fighters wage invisible war against a series of increasingly bizarre and deadly alien monstrosities, whose source and purpose are a frightening mystery. And if those challenges weren't enough, a homegrown threat rises: the sleek and stylish weapon-spawning killers known as the Vampires, who aim to bleed out Gantz!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Once a fearful conscript into the team of Gantz warriors, Kei Kurono is born-again hard in the invisible war against an endless stream of bizarre alien invaders. But the off-world intruders are now taking human form, and even a friend may be a foe!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku Once a fearful conscript into the team of Gantz warriors, Kei Kurono is born-again hard in the invisible war against an endless stream of bizarre alien invaders. But the off-world intruders are now taking human form, and even a friend may be a foe!

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku After earning enough combat points, the Gantz alien fighters have three choices: freedom, better weapons, or to resurrect a dead Gantz warrior. Will they further risk their own lives to bring back a fallen friend or abandon the comrades who have bravely fought beside them? Collects Gantz volumes 19-21.

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku A frightening adult science-fiction vision of a world gone mad, Hiroya Oku's shocking alien-invasion epic has sold over fifteen million copies in Japan and inspired three feature films and an anime TV series. This value-priced collection features 632 pages of shock and awe! Collects Gantz volumes 22-24. The Tokyo Gantz squad of alien fighters join with the battle-hardened Osaka team to face the insanely powerful boss class of offworld horrors. But when facing the beautiful but deadly shape-shifting '100 point' boss, the Gantz warriors soon discover that even the combined firepower of two teams may not be enough to prevail-or survive! 'Raising standard geek fare to a new level of sophistication.' -Entertainment Weekly

(W/A/CA) Hiroya Oku While Gantz teams make a desperate assault against the alien mothership to free the imprisoned humans-including Kei's beloved Tae-the public receives news that the devastating war is over! To the world at large, a new day of peaceful coexistence is dawning, but before tranquility can be achieved, something must be done about the Gantz 'terrorists' who threaten the new peace. So now the Gantz warriors face not only the monstrous ETs, but the entire human race! Collects Gantz volumes 31-33.

(W/A/CA) Gary Gianni Gary Gianni created one of the strangest occult detective teams in comics history: millionaire filmmaker Lawrence St. George and his associate, Benedict, of the venerable guild of Corpus Monstrum. They navigate a peculiar and deadly world plagued by squid pirates, zombie cowboys, abominable snowmen, mustachioed skulls, and fat, flying demons. Gianni's meticulous and evocative art combined with his haunting but often hilarious writing create a horror comic unlike anything else on the stands. This book also includes classic prose stories by Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, and more, illustrated by Gianni. o Hot off the success of Hellboy: Into the Silent Sea, Gianni's original masterpiece returns in paperback! 'These are (along with a few issues of Stan and Jack's Fantastic Four) my all time favorite comic book stories.'-Mike Mignola 'Gianni is a master-The MonsterMen leaves no doubt: the dude knows how to rock a comic book page.'-Michael Chabon (The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay), from his introduction

In the future, humanity is in a seemingly endless war with an alien race. The struggle is dominated by giant war machines called Gear. Only the best and the brightest are allowed to drive these behemoths. The process of elimination begins in junior high. Thirteen-year-old Teresa Gottlieb has just entered the most prestigious military academy, known to all as Gear School, to try and become one of those elite. But on top of all the usual troubles that a seventh-grader has to put up with-boys, social cliques, hellish instructors-she also has to deal with three-story-tall robots and alien invasions! Teresa needs to learn that when the bell rings, the adventure starts. • Gear School is written by Adam Gallardo (Star Wars: Infinities-Return of the Jedi; 100 Girls) and illustrated by Núria Peris (Star Wars Tales, Karas). Original graphic novel!

(W) Marco Rocchi (A/CA) Francesca Carita This timely tale of an endless war between humans and nature follows young orphan Gert, whose land is shrouded in a thick fog hiding ferocious, fantastical animals that besiege her village. Gert sets out to make sure no one else suffers what she has as a result of the war, but to do this she'll have to do what is forbidden of young women like her: become a warrior. Unfazed, Gert sneaks into the initiation test, beginning an adventure that will prove to be about much more than revenge. Gert's journey will teach her to accept hard truths, rethink the glorification of war and violence, and prove if she can be the unlikely hero to reimagine her people's future. From the acclaimed Italian comics team of Marco Rocchi and Francesca Carità!

(W) Eric Luke (A) Adam Hughes & Various For the first time, collect the complete saga of Ghost in two oversized trade paperback collections. They said rest in peace, but she's never been one to follow orders. When someone in the corrupt metropolis of Arcadia murdered reporter Elisa Cameron in cold blood, they hadn't anticipated that she'd return as the spectral vigilante Ghost. And once she's recovered her memories, they're in for a lifetime-or afterlifetime-of pain. But Elisa's voyage for vengeance may lead her to unearth some truths about Arcadia that should have remained dead and buried. Volume one collects the origins of this gritty supernatural noir.

(W) David M. Booher (A) Blue Delliquanti & Various A year and a half after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Ghostbusters are officially back in business and headed to where it all began: New York City! Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe are moving into the Firehouse and ready to take on the Spengler family business?or are they? Ghostbusting on top of changing family dynamics has a way of going awry-and that's exactly what one sinister paranormal force is counting on. Collects Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1-4.

(W) David M. Booher (A) Aviv Or; Cris Peter; Jimmy Betancourt The latest generation of Ghostbusters face off against the ghost of Captain Kidd and his fleet of ghostly pirates! Now that they're getting the hang of busting ghosts in the Big Apple, the Ghostbusters' increasing notoriety is throwing them for a loop.While Trevor tries to plan a “friendiversary” celebration for him and Lucky, Phoebe struggles to genuinely connect with her classmates. Things seem to be looking up when she meets Sammy, a fellow outsider who might be a real friend instead of just a social media follower. But friendships new and old have to take a back seat to more immediate concerns when Phoebe's new friend uses a cursed saber and accidentally summons the ghost of Captain Kidd, who threatens to transform NYC into a ghostly pirate town!Jump back in with the Ghostbusters in the second comics series collection, exploring their adventures in New York! Written by David M. Booher, with art by Aviv Or, colors by Cris Peter, and lettering by Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt.Collects Ghostbusters: Dead Man's

(W) Carlos Valderrama (A/CA) Miguel Valderrama After the loss of their leader-and father figure-the apocalyptic found family 'the Forsaken' struggle to survive. When a fight among monsters forces them to move farther beyond the limits of the unknown-and with the way back blocked-they're faced with more change as they encounter a group of monster hunters. When they learn that killing monsters has unintended consequences, tensions rise, loyalties are tested, and new beasts enter the fray!

It was a beautiful spring day in downtown San Francisco before a gigantic armored alien appeared from out of nowhere and began smashing things all to hell! Who is this invader? Why is he being attacked by strange alien beings? And why is he so Gigantic? A twist on The Truman Show, Gigantic focuses on a brainwashed alien superhero deposited on Earth to be the spotlight of an intrusive, around-the-clock television program being filmed without his knowledge. o Visually exciting art with a story examining America's consumer-based culture from Rick Remender and Eric Nguyen.

(W) Matt Kindt, Margie Kindt A classic whodunit murder mystery that spans the globe from Paris to Hawaii to Montenegro as we hustle to keep up with the most unlikely murder-solving duo in the history of murder-solvers. Sam, who is in his early twenties, is an orphan, taken in when he was younger by his well-off Aunt Merry who has an eccentric taste for antiques and travel. Together, Sam and Merry have solved some of the most notorious murders in the world. And true to form, their Parisian vacation is cut short when they stumble upon a murder scene so bizarre that only a raging psychopath could have produced it. But to solve the crime, they have to wrestle with jewel thieves, art forgers, gun-runners, a lost puppy, and a master French detective who may just solve the crime before they do.

(W/A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez Kitten, Maribel, and Gaby are childhood friends celebrating their sixteenth birthday. But someone's missing-their fourth friend, Una, is imprisoned in Tijuana. So the girls set out to give Una the ultimate birthday gift-freedom-even if it means taking on an entire city!

(W) Arnold Pander (A/CA) Arnold Pander, Jacob Pander The fugitive romance continues between Karina, a day-walking vampire, and Nick, a nocturnal mortal. Living out their storybook fantasy in Paris by day and hunting down criminals by night to feed Karina's hunger, Nick's moral line continues to be pushed to the limit. When Karina discovers her latest prey holds a dark criminal secret, it will put their immortal love-pact to the test when they attempt to rescue an innocent girl from a deadly underworld plot. This hardcover graphic novella-told by Karina in poetic verse-is rendered with crisp line art and lush digital watercolor, and also contains a new GirlFIEND pinup gallery.

(W) Eric Grissom (A) Will Perkins What would you give up to protect the one you loved? Uncover the mystery in the thrilling sequel to the fantasy adventure graphic novel Goblin. One dark and stormy night, Rikt meets a mysterious fortune teller in the woods. Looking into his future, she foresees that his best friend and only companion, a wolf named Fish-breath, is in mortal danger. Overcome with the fear of losing his four-legged friend, Rikt trades the freedom of the wild for the protection of Underwood-a boarding school for monster children and a sanctuary for wolves. Was his bargain worth the price? And what terrible fate awaits the children who live there? The Wolf and the Well is perfect for fans of fantasy adventure graphic novels like Amulet, Lightfall, and City of Dragons. After losing his parents, Rikt struggles with a fear of being alone. The anxiety becomes unbearable when he receives three prophecies from a mysterious witch, one of which foretells a terrible fate for his best friend, a wolf named Fish-breath. After the first two prophecies prove true, Rikt meets Ms. Evelyn

(W) Rick Barba A full-color hardcover two-book set collecting detailed commentary on the past twenty years of the hit God of War games! "War does not measure the strength of a man!" -Kratos, God of War Ragnarök The epic of Kratos was born in blood across the backdrops of Sparta, Olympus, and Hades. The myth grew, weaving between the nine realms of the Aesir, Vanir, and Jötun. Now, readers are invited to journey alongside Kratos' mortal creators with a two-volume retrospective chronicling the twenty-year development of the renowned God of War series. Kratos' saga spans eons and pantheons, and now the creation of those stories can be explored in fastidious detail-from inspired conception and dedicated development to masterful performances and trend-setting design, all through exclusive and intimate interviews with the creative teams that have lent their passion and talent to the award-winning franchise. The God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective is the perfect book set for fans of the iconic game series, and lovers of action-adventure games and mythology. The trials and triumphs of