Renowned artist of the dark fantastic Victoria Franc?s first made a splash in the US with her dreamy, sensual paintings in the Favole trilogy. Now, Franc?s returns with a gorgeous storybook for all ages. The tale of little Parisian boy Sasha and his poignant misadventures is at once heartwarming and melancholy, combining a sweetly gothic story with arresting, beautifully painted illustrations.
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In a world haunted by dangerous supernatural forces, there are still some problems you can't solve no matter how much spiritual power you have. And a good thing too-because phony exorcist Reigen Arataka doesn't have any! But that's never stopped Reigen from running a ghost-busting business . . . and his new part-time office assistant is none other than Tome Kurata, a girl obsessed with the strange and unexplained-and the schoolmate of Reigen's prot?g?, Shigeo 'Mob' Kageyama. Yet whereas Mob's incredible psychic strength resolved many a case for Reigen, Tome is as powerless as her boss! Or so she may think at first . . . but if there's one thing a master scam artist knows how to teach, it's the power of confidence and belief!
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From the creator of One-Punch Man! Mob and the others have made their way deep into Claw's hideout, only to be captured. Unexpectedly, they find that someone without any power at all (but plenty of chutzpah), Reigen, has followed them into this dangerous situation. Mob would prefer to run, but must to fight to protect his friends. Under all this stress, Mob finally explodes . . . in front of his master!
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From the creator of One-Punch Man! The exorcism gone wrong last volume now threatens Mob and Reigen with the most dangerous evil spirit yet! It seemed like it could be a lucrative job freeing a multimillionaire's daughter from her possession. But it turns out the entity haunting her was once itself a spiritualist-its life gone, its power and grudge remaining. To defeat a ghost that can control a body . . . Mob must leave his own!
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A tower looms above the ravaged city . . . left standing by its ravagers, the psychic terrorist organization Claw, bent on nothing less than world domination! Reigen, Mob, and their friends haven't lost their courage to resist, and fight their way through the rubble in a counterattack. They've battled Claw's elite 'Scars' before . . . but behind them are an inner circle of five ultimate espers, the personal lieutenants of the man at the center of it all-Claw's leader, Toichiro Suzuki!
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Mob knows what it means to be withdrawn and afraid of his own powers, yet he overcame that to make real friends. Can he convince Serizawa the same is possible for him, or will their standoff end only in destruction? Meanwhile, Claw's leader has Sho, the son who turned against him, at his mercy, and reveals the secret of his ability as an esper that can turn anyone into one of his psychokinetic soldiers? and him into their unbeatable commander!
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The battle for the city is over, with Claw vanquished, and nothing to mark the struggle but the gigantic broccoli sprouting from the rubble. That's not a misprint, but it's also the beginning of still more trouble as this 'divine tree' begins to attract spiritual devotees to Seasoning City in search of the psychic power at its root! Regardless of his incredible heroism and esper skills, Mob still needs to find a way forward in search of a normal life? but will the cult stalking him permit it?
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Teru journeys deep into the branches of the Divine Tree in search of the force attempting to control Seasoning City, only to be overcome by a strange mannequin of Mob. Meanwhile back in town, the real Mob gradually realizes that no one, not even his master Reigen, may prove immune to the brainwashing of Psychohelmetism-so it's up to Mob personally to confront the dummy of himself inside the Divine Tree? and the all-too-familiar spirit pulling its strings!
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Eighth grade is the time to have delusions? but Tome Kurata, president of the Telepathy Club, is now in the ninth, and she still hasn't managed to make mental contact with aliens! With graduation from middle school coming fast, can the rest of the club put aside their goofing off long enough to help Tome achieve her dream? Maybe with the help of Reigen, Mob, and a mountain pilgrimage, they can!
(W) Rafer Roberts (A/CA) Kristen Gudsnuk
A young Ranger woman who came to the city with dreams of adventure, her drug dealing reptilian wizard roommate, and her boisterous Dwarf maiden BFF embark on a modern-day quest to save the world while struggling to keep their crappy day jobs and pay off their student loans. Joined by a thief, an elf, a cleric, and a barbarian, the rag tag group are embroiled in an adventure involving magical amulets, the mafia, and a cult! Collects issues #1-#4 of the miniseries. 'The book is new, but this world, being well-built, already feels familiar. It's humorous and fun, with the potential to have a nice long run that will keep us interested for the foreseeable future.' -Comic Crusaders
(W) Curt Pires (A/CA) Luca Casalinguida
Everything you've heard about the illuminati is true. Five families have ruled the world since time immemorial.
Every 10 years, an election is held to see who will lead the group - who will steer the direction of the world, who has the best vision of the future.
This is the story of what happens next. This is the story of how the world ends.
A white-knunckle conspiracy thriller brought to you by the team behind the Amazon Bestselling New America, Money is Succession meets Game of Thrones by way of 100 Bullets.
A TECC CONTENT PRODUCTION.
Collects Money #1-#5.
For mature audiences.
(W/A/CA) Erin Ellie Franey
A whirlwind adventure exploring love, gender, and big emotions, Monster Crush is the perfect read for anyone who's ever felt like an outsider. Since her parents split up, Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High. But everything changes the day Ella Mooney moves to town. Ella isn't like most teens: she's never been on a Ferris wheel, never had an ice cream cone, and sometimes she grows fangs and a tail! It's not just Ruby who takes an interest in the new girl, and the pair find themselves on the run from a mysterious group that wants to capture Ella and her whole family!
(W) Mike Mignola (A) Duncan Fegredo & Various
Finally, a physical format to fit the scope of the saga! Brought together by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Dark Horse Books in one giant-sized 1500+ page tome, experience the main Hellboy story in the largest format ever as he and the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense confront things that lurk in the shadows. Collects all the stories and graphic novels contained in Hellboy Omnibus Volumes 1-4: Seed of Destruction, Wake the Devil, and 'Wolves of St August,' 'The Chained Coffin,' and 'Almost Colossus' from The Chained Coffin and The Right Hand of Doom; Conqueror Worm, Strange Places, Into the Silent Sea, and 'The Right Hand of Doom, 'Box Full of Evil,' and 'Being Human' from The Right Hand of Doom and B.P.R.D. Being Human; Darkness Calls, The Wild Hunt, and The Storm and the Fury, and the short story 'The Mole'; Hellboy in Hell Volumes 1-2, 'The Magician and the Snake,' and 'The Exorcist of Vorsk.'
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Patrick Piazzalunga
Meet Tanner 'Griz' Grisholm. Along with a shrewd necromancer who wants him dead and a chainsaw-wielding koala bear named Cuddles, as he wages a bloody war against nightmares from beyond time and space. It's thankless work, but someone has to do it. And when a group of government contractors go missing in the nightmare landscape of the Flooded Zone, Griz stumbles into a mystery he may not be able to carve his way out of. His old biker pals, the Howling Gargoyles, are up to no good, and the memories might be too much for Griz to handle. Collects Monsters Are My Business #1-4.
(W) Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon (A) Peter Bergting & Various
A vampire-flipped Dracula in which mortality means life? and life means death. Vampires Jonathan Harker, Lucy Westenra, and Mina Murray live in underground London, trying to keep the undead city safe from the rumored mortals above who seek to give them life, only to kill them. But when the authorities refuse to believe mortals, let alone the mysterious Count Dracula, are anything more than myth, they are on their own to keep their city eternally dead. New York Times best-selling writers Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon team up with award-winning horror and fantasy artist Peter Bergting for this revamped twist on Dracula!
From Jason Little, author of the Ignatz Award-winning Shutterbug Follies, comes another exciting 'bubblegum noir' graphic novel, originally serialized in the acclaimed webcomic Bee! Eighteen-year-old Bee has finally saved up enough to embark on her long-planned cross-country bicycle trip. However, she doesn't make it very far before disaster leaves her stranded at a motel. Her hormones surge when she meets a misunderstood young artist on a mission to 'upgrade' the banal 'artwork' that hangs on the walls of every motel room. Taking a job there as a housekeeper, Bee snoops around in the motel's dirty laundry and finds herself entangled in a scary drug deal gone dangerously wrong. Featuring gorgeous artwork balancing grit with cuteness, Motel Art Improvement Service explores crime, young love, and the purpose of art, in a story that's equal parts thrilling, funny, and sexy!
From Jason Little, author of the Ignatz Award-winning Shutterbug Follies, comes another exciting 'bubblegum noir' graphic novel, originally serialized in the acclaimed webcomic Bee! Eighteen-year-old Bee has finally saved up enough to embark on her long-planned cross-country bicycle trip. However, she doesn't make it very far before disaster leaves her stranded at a motel. Her hormones surge when she meets a misunderstood young artist on a mission to 'upgrade' the banal 'artwork' that hangs on the walls of every motel room. Taking a job there as a housekeeper, Bee snoops around in the motel's dirty laundry and finds herself entangled in a scary drug deal gone dangerously wrong. Featuring gorgeous artwork balancing grit with cuteness, Motel Art Improvement Service explores crime, young love, and the purpose of art, in a story that's equal parts thrilling, funny, and sexy!
(W) George Mann (A/CA) Aleta Vidal
In the aftermath of a failed utopia, an exiled woman fights to be reunited with her children by harnessing the mythic power that changed the planet forever. From the Sunday Times bestselling creator of Newbury & Hobbes and author of numerous comics and novels for Star Wars, Doctor Who, and Warhammer 40,000, comes an epic modern fantasy, rich in mythology and adventure, with an emotional personal story at its heart.
(W/A/CA) Naru Narumi
Ramen and manga are two Japanese things that people love everywhere around the world. But no one's ever brought them together before-until now! Let cool, mysterious high school student Ms. Koizumi and her girlfriends show you around the authentic ramen culture of everyday Japan in this fun food manga. The noodles, the toppings, the broth-the street stalls, restaurants, and home cooking . . . and yes, cup ramen too! You'll slurp down a whole new knowledge of Japan's greatest fast food that even many Japanese don't know . . . but Ms. Koizumi does!
(W/A/CA) Naru Narumi
Yu's worried about whether Ms. Koizumi might have a boyfriend . . . but as usual, the only thing Ms. Koizumi's worried about is missing all the tastes to try in ramen! How about butter ramen with a sweet pepper accent, from Japan's dairy region in Hokkaido? Chashumen-stewed and smoky pork belly ramen? Fukuoka's famous red spicy miso akamaru ramen? Do you have the special fork for eating ramen? Know the German style of slurping noodles? Better save room for more-because this is only a few pages in the delicious volume two! o Ms. Koizumi anime TV series now on Crunchyroll. o Authentic Japanese food manga . . . translated by authentic Japanese chef, Portland's Ayumi Kato Blystone!
(W/A/CA) Naru Narumi
Ms. Koizumi has taken planes and trains in search of noodles . . . but never before a mountain pilgrimage, as she ascends the granite slopes of Mt. Tsukuba in search of the ramen restaurant at the summit! And that's only her first culinary adventure in the tasty volume three, as she guards the secret of her beauty from the jealous Misa (could it be the backfat in her broth?), dodges pick-up artists in Osaka, and meets a mysterious older woman who reminds her strangely of a certain obsessive classmate . . . !
(W/A/CA) Naru Narumi
Ms. Koizumi has taken planes and trains in search of noodles . . . but never before a mountain pilgrimage, as she ascends the granite slopes of Mt. Tsukuba in search of the ramen restaurant at the summit! And that's only her first culinary adventure in the tasty volume three, as she guards the secret of her beauty from the jealous Misa (could it be the backfat in her broth?), dodges pick-up artists in Osaka, and meets a mysterious older woman who reminds her strangely of a certain obsessive classmate . . . !
An original graphic novel celebrating the life of the glorious athlete who metamorphosed from Cassius Clay to become a three-time heavyweight boxing legend, activist, and provocateur: Muhammad Ali. Not only a titan in the world of sports but in the world itself, he dared to be different and to challenge and defy through his refusal to be drafted to fight in Vietnam, his rejection of his 'slave' name, and ultimately his final fight with his body itself through a thirty-year battle with Parkinson's disease. Witness what made Ali different, what made him cool, what made him the Greatest.
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
Discover a world in which the families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States. Today is the day that Valentine Gallo becomes a made man, and it's also the day he learns the secrets behind the organization he has served since he was old enough to walk. But it is mysterious hitwoman Jagger Rose that will forever turn his life upside down. Be there when shocking secrets of this new world spill out onto the very first page. This bold new vision of crime fiction harkens back to Bendis's earliest work in crime comics, while also giving you everything you expect from the creators of Powers, one of the most successful and longest-lasting independent comics in history. Collects the United States of Murder. Inc #1-#6 along with a brand-new cover by Michael Avon Oeming!
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
Meet Jagger Rose. She is only twelve years old. Her father was just murdered. As family tradition would have it, she will be given an opportunity to exact revenge on her father's killer. The greatest assassin the world will ever know is born. Years ago, the five families of organized crime had such a stranglehold over the American public that the U.S. government found itself forced to give up part of the country or lose all of it. Now the unrest between America and the families has come to a boiling point. A war is about to come-a war no one is ready for. Newly-made man Valentine Gallo and mob hitwoman Jagger Rose find themselves torn over which side of the war they want to be on. Collects the United States vs Murder. Inc #1-#6 along with a brand-new cover by Michael Avon Oeming!
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
From the creators of the Eisner Award-winning, bestselling Powers comes this brand-new world of historical crime fiction like you've never seen before. Discover a world in which the five families of organized crime never lost their stranglehold on the United States. Now, half the country is a smorgasbord of sex and sin ruled by loyalty and 'family values' and the rest of the world looks on in awe, rage, or jealousy. Join us as newly 'made' Valentine Gallo and Jagger Rose rise through the ranks of the notorious Bonavese family. No spoilers, but Jagger has already proven herself one of the greatest assassins of all time. And, uh, the Pope would like a word. Yeah, that Pope. Huh. Collects Murder Inc.: Jagger Rose #1-6.
(W) Neil Gaiman & Various (A/CA) P. Craig Russell
This gallery edition features high-quality scans of master illustrator P. Craig Russell's original art, printed at art-board size, in a collection of stunning, complete adaptations of works by Neil Gaiman, H. P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, Mike Mignola, Clive Barker, and Oscar Wilde; the Spirit story 'Art Walk'; and much more stunning artwork by this legendary graphic storyteller.
(W/A) Vicente Cifuentes
Victor and Sara are going through a rough spell. Stress from work leads to constant arguments, but when Victor collapses, the couple decides it's time to go on a vacation-doctor's orders! With no destination in mind, they get in the car and drive. They encounter a shopkeeper who tells them about a town so remote it isn't even on the map. When they manage to find it, Victor starts to get the feeling the town isn't what it seems. Worse yet, Victor's medication is causing nightmarish hallucinations-but what if they're real? Now it's no longer about making sure their relationship survives-it's about making sure they do! Collects Murdervale Books #1-3.
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Alberto Alburquerque
Trine Hampstead knows everything. Ask her a question like 'Where are my keys?' or 'Is he cheating on me?' or 'How are there perfectly preserved mammoths in recent ice?' and she just knows. She's the Mystery Girl. The only things Trine doesn't know are anything else from the last ten years of her life or why a killer has targeted her! Collects Mystery Girl #1-#4.
(W) Kate Leth (A) Megan Levens, Andy Owens (CA) Jen Bartel
Arkayna, Zarya, Emerald, and Piper-unexpected heroes who together become epic warriors-are drawn together by a prophecy to battle evil. In an effort to get Em out of the house, the Mysticons go to the mall, where Em is swept up in the world of a Battle-Bots style competition, 'Machinations.' When she and Piper team up and enter the competition, they not only find themselves battling with robots, but against new friends with scorned feelings.
(W/A) Tony Parker
In this long-awaited graphic comedy from an esteemed illustrator and storyteller, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: 'Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?' A young singer poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two about the purpose of art and the meaning of success. The original graphic novel Naked City takes us inside the head of native New York artist, Eric Drooker (frequent cover artist for The New Yorker). His award-winning graphic novels-beginning with Flood-have charted new terrain for the form, and Blood Song is soon to be a major motion picture. Don't miss this epic meditation on art and life.
(W/A) Tony Parker
In this long-awaited graphic comedy from an esteemed illustrator and storyteller, three bohemians struggle to answer the question: 'Is it possible for an artist to survive in the 21st Century?' A young singer poses for a painter who has shifted from landscapes to nudes, and both of them learn a thing or two about the purpose of art and the meaning of success. The original graphic novel Naked City takes us inside the head of native New York artist, Eric Drooker (frequent cover artist for The New Yorker). His award-winning graphic novels-beginning with Flood-have charted new terrain for the form, and Blood Song is soon to be a major motion picture. Don't miss this epic meditation on art and life.
(W/A/CA) Ethan Young
After the bombs fell, the Imperial Japanese Army seized the Chinese capital of Nanjing. Screams echo off the rubble, as two abandoned Chinese soldiers- trapped and desperately outnumbered inside the walled city-try to escape. What they'll encounter will haunt them. But in the face of horror, they'll learn that resistance and bravery cannot be destroyed. Ethan Young (The Battles of Bridget Lee, Tales, Life Between Panels) delves into World War II's forgotten tragedy and tells a heart-wrenching tale of war, loss, and defiance. o Winner of the 2016 Reuben Award for Best Graphic Novel!
(W) John Bruno (A/CA) Jordi Armengol
An alien navigator, captured in battle on Jupiter's fourth moon, Europa, seeks sanctuary. In return, the alien will provide his advanced technology to help defend mankind from the alien force that enslaved him and has come to destroy us. In this backdrop is a story of love and reconciliation between a young Marine officer-placed in command of Earth's forces-his estranged wife, and Amy . . . the daughter he's never met. o Visual effects mastermimd John Bruno creates a space adventure of epic proportions.
(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Michael Zulli & Various (CA) F?bio Moon
In these four essential Gaiman tales, a group of friends search for a mysterious circus that is either a dream or nightmare, a string of bizarre occult events befall strangers from all walks of life, a woman is given the gift of a Harlequin's heart, and a young boy is followed by monsters and regrets that last a lifetime. Collects the full graphic novels The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch, Likely Stories, Harlequin Valentine, and Troll Bridge in a single deluxe hardcover volume.
(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Michael Zulli & Various (CA) F?bio Moon
In these four essential Gaiman tales, a group of friends search for a mysterious circus that is either a dream or nightmare, a string of bizarre occult events befall strangers from all walks of life, a woman is given the gift of a Harlequin's heart, and a young boy is followed by monsters and regrets that last a lifetime. Collects the full graphic novels The Facts in the Case of the Departure of Miss Finch, Likely Stories, Harlequin Valentine, and Troll Bridge in a single deluxe hardcover volume.
(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Michael Zulli & Various (CA) F?bio Moon
A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom. Incarnations of the months of the year sit around a campfire sharing stories as a professor recounts a Narnian childhood and the apocalypse unfolds in two stories and two poems. An adjustor who sets up shop in Innsmouth only to discover that the world may be ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf. And creatures of the night are not as they seem as they elude mysterious dangers. Collects the full graphic novels Snow Glass Apples, The Problem of Susan, Only the End of the World Again, and Creatures of the Night.
(W) Neil Gaiman (A) P. Craig Russell & Various (CA) P. Craig Russell
From New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman and Eisner-award winning artist P. Craig Russell, Scott Hampton, and Paul Chadwick comes a fantasy graphic novel anthology of essential Gaiman stories. Two stories and two poems. All wondrous and imaginative about the tales we tell and experience. Where the incarnations of the months of the year sit around a campfire sharing stories, where an older college professor recounts a Narnian childhood, where the apocalypse unfolds, and where the importance of generational storytelling is seen through the Goldilocks fairytale. These four comic adaptations have something for everyone and are a must for Gaiman fans!
(W) Neil Gaiman (A/CA) Shane Oakley
A celebrated send-up of gothic literature, beautifully adapted into a dark, brooding, and oddly comical graphic novel. Somewhere in the night, a raven caws, an author's pen scratches, and thunder claps. The author wants to write nonfiction: stories about frail women in white nightgowns, mysterious bumps in the night, and the undead rising to collect old debts. But he keeps getting interrupted by the everyday annoyances of talking ravens, duels to the death, and his sinister butler. ? Shane Oakley beautifully illustrates New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's satirical tale. 'It's about what fantasy is, and why we write it, and what it would mean to write fantasy if you lived in a Gothic universe.'-Neil Gaiman
(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Gabriel Ba, F?bio Moon
Two teenage boys are in for a tremendous shock when they crash a party where the girls are far more than they appear! From Neil Gaiman-one of the most celebrated authors of our time-and award-winning artists F?bio Moon and Gabriel B?, this sumptuous graphic novel is not to be missed! ? Moon and B? adapt the Gaiman story they were born to draw! 'Gaiman, Moon, and B? have created a triolet of a book, lyrically powerful and utterly unforgettable.'-Junot D?az 'How can something so strange and so beautiful also be so sad? Like a poem, a pattern, and a people whose world was swallowed by the sea, How To Talk To Girls at Parties is three things at once.' - Kelly Sue DeConnick 'Had sneak peek at How to Talk to Girls at Parties. What boys fear! That girls are very smart aliens who will do frightful things to you in The Upper Room! Teenage angst. Lovely drawing/painting.' -from a Tweet by Margaret Atwood 'A haunting ode to the lyric of girls, who for our protagonists represent a vast, uncharted universe. An extraordinary comic from three extr