(W) Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran (A/CA) Colleen Doran Young Jack's world was full of ghosts and ghouls, but one monster-a ravenous and hideous troll-would haunt him long into manhood. As the beast sups upon a lifetime of Jack's fear and regret, Jack must find the courage within himself to face the fiend once and for all!

Steve Flint was a crusading private detective-no crime was too small or too big for him to take on, and the criminal underworld quaked in fear at the very mention of his name. But when FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover asked Flint to investigate the Mafia's connections to sabotage in the race to the moon the crusading detective took on more than he expected and was murdered by the mob. For most men the story would end there . . . but Steve Flint is sent back from the great Unknown as a spirit empowered by the Grim Reaper, charged with capturing his killers and striking a blow for justice as the ghostly hero Nemesis!

(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) Michael Conrad (A) Nathaniel Ooten Haunted by his past, Corey Harrison finds himself finally freed from incarceration after serving 17 years for a violent crime. Now, Corey seeks the truth surrounding the recent and mysterious death of his brother, only to discover a vast darkness surrounding his legacy. Neptune is a bleak examination of the capitalist machine, and those trapped in its gears. At once violent and beautiful, grounded and hallucinatory; Michael Conrad and breakout artist Nathan Ooten present a true tale of revenge and redemption.

Fighting crime isn't superhero Charles Baxter's main problem-it's fighting time! Trapped for decades in a superpowered body that never ages but is now driving him insane, Chuck's only hope for a 'permanent cure' is to team up with his archnemesis Archibald McCrae. He just needs the evil scientist to stop hitting him before a dark, devastating arrangement can be made! Collects the three-issue miniseries.

(W) Joe Corallo, Rachel Pollack (A) Eva Cabrera Twenty-five years after losing her lover Lulu in a cult ritual for Dionysus gone wrong, Mindy Morrow is trying to live her life and put the past behind her. Unfortunately for Mindy, the past won't let her go. While she's taking care of her friend Flavia, her frenemy Kate is trying to lure Mindy back into the old club scene, and something more ancient and terrifying awaits them all. Collects The Never-Ending Party #1-5 from the ComiXology original digital series, in print for the first time.

(W) Kazuo Koike (A/CA) Hideki Mori Fighting for survival, T?g? Shigekata is unaware that a warship sails north to ensure he will never reach Edo Castle. But T?g?'s charge, young Daigoro, has been trained by the sword master and will for the first time demonstrate his skills in combat . . . and draw his first blood!

(W) Kazuo Koike (A/CA) Hideki Mori Fighting for survival, T?g? Shigekata is unaware that a warship sails north to ensure he will never reach Edo Castle. But T?g?'s charge, young Daigoro, has been trained by the sword master and will for the first time demonstrate his skills in combat . . . and draw his first blood!

(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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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/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) 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.

(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.

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 multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children, Batgirl's Tate Brombal, and artist Isaac Goodhart comes this deluxe, oversized hardcover library edition of the hit GLAAD Media award-nominated comics series. An 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.As Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, he learns isn't so alone in the world after all. As he makes friends and enemies, he uncovers secrets that

(W) James Tynion IV; Tate Brombal (A) Isaac Goodhart From the multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children, Batgirl's Tate Brombal, and artist Isaac Goodhart comes this deluxe, oversized hardcover library edition of the hit GLAAD Media award-nominated comics series. An 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.As Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, he learns isn't so alone in the world after all. As he makes friends and enemies, he uncovers secrets that

(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.

(W) Jesmeen Kaur Deo From James Tynion IV, the New York Times bestselling and multi-Eisner award-winning creator of Something is Killing the Children, and Batgirl’s Tate Brombal comes this terrifying new arc of the hit GLAAD Media award-nominated comics series! The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos is an LGBTQ+, horror-hero, coming-of-age comics series that’s Invincible meets Doom Patrol, that's a great jumping on point for new readers!A new school year begins for Christopher Chaos and his friends as he finds himself divided from his mentor, Adam Frankenstein, and searching for answers outside of any textbook. But when Dr. Henry Jekyll arrives in New Briar City with a mysterious hunter on his trail called Helbound, a strange case develops that only Christopher can solve! Will the Monster Club survive their latest foe or will they be torn apart—piece by bloody piece?Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatur

(W/A/CA) Kosuke Fujishima College student Keiichi Morisato thought it was a prank when a strange, beautiful young woman appeared in his dorm room one night. But his unexpected visitor is literally a goddess from heaven, Belldandy, come to grant him any single wish of his choosing. When Keiichi wishes for Belldandy to stay with him forever, it's the beginning of a complicated, cosmic saga of comedy and romance that makes for one of manga's greatest love stories!

(W/A/CA) Kosuke Fujishima Strange, cute, and charming new characters are around every corner in Oh My Goddess! Omnibus Book Three! First, the blond-bombshell demoness Mara descends with a wicked plot to possess the body of Keiichi's little sister, Megumi . . . which leads Skuld to build a new character, Mini-Banpei RX, to combat their infernal rival! Then, at a mountain resort, the ghost of a long-dead lovely maid takes form to try to get Keiichi to honor a promise his grandfather made to her, and Mara strikes back by conjuring a trio of killer ninja masters . . . ninja masters only one foot tall! Collects Oh My Goddess! Volumes 7-9.

(W/A/CA) Kosuke Fujishima The fourth goddess, Peorth, arrives in Keiichi's life . . . to make it more complicated than ever! Peorth, mistress of roses, is in the same business as Belldandy-granting wishes to mortals. Keiichi thinks there must be some mistake, as he already has Belldandy in his life . . . but Peorth is certain he can't really be satisfied, or else how was he able to contact her? Now she's determined to stick around until Keiichi admits to what he really wants . . . so she can grant it!

(W/A/CA) Kosuke Fujishima Skuld, who loves to overengineer, has trouble understanding the simple appeal of a bicycle-until Sentaro, a boy in town, teaches her how to ride one. But Skuld is new to understanding love as well . . . Meanwhile, the girl on campus who can never get enough love (and worship), Sayoko Mishima, is willing to sell her soul to help demoness Mara defeat Belldandy . . . and turn Nekomi Tech into a literal castle where Queen Sayoko reigns supreme! Book 5 of the omnibus collections contains chapters 73 through 89 from the regular OMG! series.

(W/A/CA) Kosuke Fujishima The secrets of Belldandy's past will be revealed when a mysterious young boy shows up on the doorstep of Tarikihongan Temple! Who is he, why does he insist Belldandy should remember him . . . and why is a kid like him making Keiichi jealous all of a sudden? But the boy is here to disrupt more than just their domestic life . . . Up in Heaven, Skuld and Urd begin to notice that the very axis of time is beginning to slowly drift off course . . . and down on Earth, how many more ticks of the clock are left for existence itself . . . ? Collects chapters 90-104. o New cover art, never-before-published in North America!

(W/A/CA) Kosuke Fujishima The secrets of Belldandy's past will be revealed when a mysterious young boy shows up on the doorstep of Tarikihongan Temple! Who is he, why does he insist Belldandy should remember him . . . and why is a kid like him making Keiichi jealous all of a sudden? But the boy is here to disrupt more than just their domestic life . . . Up in Heaven, Skuld and Urd begin to notice that the very axis of time is beginning to slowly drift off course . . . and down on Earth, how many more ticks of the clock are left for existence itself . . . ? Collects chapters 90-104. o New cover art, never-before-published in North America!

(W/A) Kosuke Fujishima Ever since a cosmic phone call brought the literal young goddess Belldandy into college student Keiichi's residence, his personal life has been turned upside-down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions! Domestic drama takes on a whole new scale-literally, as Skuld's attempt to solve their storage problems leaves Belldandy and Keiichi trapped in a living room that's now infinite square feet big! Once those household worries are wrapped up, the couple hit the road on a tandem bike for a late-night race to challenge the ghost?of a motorcycle, while back on campus the mad Dr. Koichi 'Moreau' Morizumi drafts Keiichi and Belldandy into being the lab assistants for his latest scheme to build a walking robot that proves four legs bad, two legs much, much worse! Collects Oh My Goddess! Chapters 105-123.

(W) Darin Strauss, Adam Dalva (A/CA) Emma Vieceli To save a boy she barely knows, teenage orphan Olivia Twist joins THE ESTHERS, a rag-tag girl gang of thieves running free in a dangerous future. Olivia's life in this imminent London of internment camps and strange technology gets even more complicated when she discovers that she has more power and wealth than she's ever dreamed of. But it comes with a great cost. This volume collects issues #1-#4 of Darin Strauss, Adam Dalva, and Emma Vieceli's Olivia.

(W) Roye Okupe (A) Toyin Ajetunmobi, Sunkanmi Akinboye Join the heroes from across YouNeek Studios' YouNeek YouNiverse as they unite for the first time in this epic graphic novel crossover event! When an unknown anarchist unleashes an army of extraterrestrial androids on the continent of Africa, Malika-legendary warrior queen of the 15th-century West African Empire, Azzaz-must put together a team of 'unlike-minded' heroes to respond before it's too late. Featuring appearances from other YouNeek YouNiverse heroes like E.X.O., Fury, and WindMaker, several YouNeek storylines finally converge.

(W) Takaya Imamura After awakening from a rejuvenating months-long stasis, bounty-hunting androids Thunder and Kyla are ready to spring back into action! With the aid of some peculiar magic fruits, the pair are able to enter a nearly invincible berserker state, but with a catch-once the effect wears off, they will age rapidly and become feeble until they can return to their recovery pods. Their current target, an assassin named Petrogaze, carries an appealing 300 million credit bounty on his head and the job seems like an easy task. The duo plans to power up, bag the bad guy, and be home before dinner?but Petrogaze is much tougher than anticipated and the fight goes awry. Forced to consume their fruits early, the bounty hunters are suddenly on a life-or-death timer. Looks like dinner's gonna have to wait! Including a cast of unique and colorful characters, OMEGA 6 is Nintendo veteran Takaya Imamura's debut manga based on his video game, OMEGA 6: The Triangle Stars.