(W) James Robinson (A) Scott Kolin
How do you kill a monster? One scared little girl named 'Patra had better learn quickly… or else! A small mid-western town is terrorized by a masked maniac named Jeremy Jones. A family is slaughtered. And a young girl named 'Patra awakens in a nearby forest, with no memory of who she is or how she got there. All she knows is that same killer wants her dead and that whenever she's in danger a strange mask and dagger appear on her face and hand, as if to protect her. How? Why? That all part of the mystery. The road 'Patra must walk is a strange one, full of twists and secrets and ghostly encounters with her dead sister who guides her on a dangerous mission to avenge her family and defeat Jeremy Jones forever. But how can 'Patra win this battle with evil when nothing is quite what it seems with unexpected twists and turns, and nothing is quite as it seems… even 'Patra herself! Collects issues #1-4.
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Gaydos
The New York Times bestselling, Peabody, and multi-Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis (Superman) and superstar Jessica Jones cocreator Michael Gaydos begin a masterful saga involving art, crime, loyalty, and passion. Pearl Tanaka's an outsider among outsiders. A Japanese American born into a world ruled by the American yakuza. Now she uses her skills as a tattoo artist to make a living in San Francisco, and all that she owes to the yakuza is the occasional kickback from her shop. That all changes the day that she meets Rick Araki . . . and saves his life. Rick is another tattoo artist, who's run afoul of a different yakuza clan. By interfering with their hit on him, Pearl risks drawing her patron into a deadly gang war. Worse, Pearl has revealed to her yakuza bosses one of her deepest secrets: she has a talent for killing. Collects issues Pearl #1-#6.
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Gaydos
Pearl Tanaka's boss, the malevolent Mr. Miike, used to think that she was merely a highly successful tattoo artist. But now that he knows about her gift for killing, he wants to put her deadly talents to use in service of his criminal empire. Pearl, however, has just learned some very interesting things about her late mother-and now she has a completely different career path in mind.
As she travels to Japan to uncover the secrets of her heritage, Pearl hopes that by confronting Mr. Miike's boss on his home turf she can get her father freed from jail, keep her fellow tattoo artist and wannabe boyfriend Rick Araki safe, and take control of her destiny for the very first time. It doesn't work out the way she planned . . .
Collects Pearl issues #7-#12. (STL215730) (C: 0-1-2)
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Gaydos
A brand-new, (yes, all new!) chapter in the tattoo artist, Yakuza assassin romantic odyssey . . . Pearl. that's right, the critically acclaimed Jinxworld title makes its Dark Horse debut with a brand-new chapter in the wild life of Pearl Tanaka. Fully painted by award-winning graphic novelist Michael Gaydos, Pearl is a very unique experience about an artist discovering all the secrets of the modern yakuza world she was born into by no fault of her own. After finding out the truth about her parents in previous volumes, the real question is: WHO IS THE GHOST DRAGON OF SAN FRANCISCO? Collects Pearl series III issues #1-#6.
Verily, the heroes of Penny Arcade return in the second volume of valiant chivalric deeds of brave heroism, heroic gallantry, and gallant bravery! Forsooth! Sir Gabe and Sir Tycho return in Epic Legends of the Magic Sword Kings! Collecting all the Penny Arcade strips posted online in the year 2001, Volume 2 includes creator commentary, an introduction from somebody sort of famous, and a gallery of artwork from the Penny Arcade card game! If you haven't heard of Penny Arcade, the most popular online comic ever, it might not be too late to salvage whatever reputation you have and get in on the fun all the cool people have been having. We won't tell anyone. • Fans of Star Wars, Sci-Fi, video games, and cartoons like South Park, Family Guy, or Sea Lab 2021 will appreciate the humor in Penny Arcade. • A collection of the #1 web comic in America!
(W/A/CA) Dave McKean
McKean uses mixed media to take readers on a journey unlike any other: 'The Coast Road' follows a desperate wife trying to find her missing husband, whose ghostly image appears in unexpected ways. 'Black Holes,' written by an anonymous journalist, concerns the politically sensitive true story of Chinese villagers induced by the government to sell their blood, only to be infected with AIDS through poor medical practice. A myriad of personal tales fill the pages of McKean's latest achievement.
(W) Tem Blessed (A/CA) Michael V. LaRiccia
After Lares, her brother Angel, and their friends Tom? and Tyler gain magical abilities, they stumble upon a looming war. The animal kingdom is ramping up to save the earth - 'Planeta Blu' - by taking on the global climate crisis by fighting pollution at the source. One billionaire oil tycoon has sinister machinations at work, but the globe's animals and the young team of humans will need to work together if they want to have any chance at saving our world! Written by activist and rapper Tem Blessed and illustrated by Xeric award-winning artist Michael LaRiccia, Planeta Blu is a story of courage, compassion, love, and sacrifice to make our world a better home for all living beings.
(W/A) Makoto Yukimura
From manga icon Makoto Yukimura the creator of Vinland Saga!
In 2075, working-class astronauts try to clear the junk humanity brought into space-whether it's deadly orbital debris, or just the messiness of being human.
It's the late 21st century. People now live on the Moon and Mars, and for some, space is still an epic adventure, as plans are underway for the first-ever crewed voyage to Jupiter. If the giant planet can be successfully reached and harvested for the helium-3 fuel in its atmosphere, the entire solar system will open up to humanity!
But much of the time, space is an everyday job...and an unglamorous and dangerous one-done by astronauts like Hachimaki "Hachi" Hoshino, Fee Carmichael, and Yuri Mikhalkov, as they orbit the Earth in the ramshackle vessel DS-12 Toy Box. Their task is helping to clean up the mess human beings have brought along with them into space-over a hundred years of debris circling the world at eight kilometers per second, posing a deadly threat to travelers.
Hachi, son of a famous pioneer of Mars voyages, dreams of breaking o
(W/A/CA) Makoto Yukimura
In the 2070s, increased interplanetary travel has led to crisis-level amounts of dangerous space debris, and someone has to clean it up. Planetes follows the space-garbage crew of aspiring explorer Hachimaki, mourning Yuri, and secretive Fee, collected in two omnibus editions, printed from the original files and complete with bonus color pages!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Sara Soler
Dr. Zomboss creates an army of teeny zombies to try and sneak up on all the brains in Neighborville! To battle these minuscule menaces, the plants, Crazy Dave, Patrice, and Nate must shrink themselves to have any chance at defeating the zombies. But how will Neighborville's insects react to the invasion of their turf-of-the-tiny? And will this miniature zombie invasion mean the party for Crazy Dave's two-hundred-year-old pants gets canceled? Bonus stories drawn by Ron Chan.
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau
Disturbed by his own nightmares, Dr. Zomboss invents a machine that allows him to enter the dreams of Neighborville's citizens. Brainwashed and dream-influenced citizens galore need Crazy Dave, his army of powerful plants, his genius niece Patrice, and neighborhood friend Nate to steer them in the correct direction-away from zombies! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: Multi-ball-istic) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Sara Soler
You get to make the choices in this new Plants vs. Zombies adventure with multiple endings! Our story begins with Dr. Zomboss' latest plan of evil genius-disguising his zombies as each other, to confuse the plants and plant pals Crazy Dave, Nate, and Patrice. Can the friendly fronds get under these dastardly disguises before the zombies sneak into Neighborville tourist attractions to unleash their hungry ways? It's up to you! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Kieron Dwyer (Captain America, The Avengers) for a brand-new, interactive Plants vs. Zombies journey!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Jacob Chabot & Various (CA) Jacob Chabot
Plant pals Nate and Patrice try out a new idea: thwarting zombie attacks by putting defending 'Guard-ens' plants inside homes as well as in yards! But as soon as zombie leader Dr. Zomboss finds out, he quickly becomes obsessed with circumventing this plan with an epically evil one of his own: building cages disguised as homes to trap all the tasty brains (and the people they reside within) before the Guard-ens can get there!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Steve Dutro & Various
Zomboss visits his old model train, dubbed 'Big Spitball,' in a gigantic train set that takes up a whole warehouse. Using the Big Spitball's zuclear-powered engine and shrink ray, Zomboss miniaturizes the buildings of Neighborville and adds them to the huge diorama! He even shrinks down a building with Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave, and some plants inside! Now the team and their plant pals need to reach the engine of the Big Spitball to unshrink themselves and save Neighborville!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Ron Chan & Various
This deluxe boxed set includes three Plants vs. Zombies collections - two graphic novels and one art book - as well as a limited-edition double-sided poster! Three unique and distinctive collections - all tied together with plants, zombies, Crazy Dave, and Zomboss! Collects Plants vs. Zombies Volume 4: Grown Sweet Home HC, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare HC, and The Art of Plants vs. Zombies HC!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Jesse Hamm (CA) Ron Chan
A behind-the-scenes look at the secret schemes and craziest contraptions concocted by the bizarre Zomboss, leader of the zombie army, as he proudly leads around a film crew from the Zombie Broadcasting Network. Crazy Dave has some silly schemes and convoluted contraptions of his own to protect Neighborville's citizens. With his niece Patrice, neighborhood hero Nate Timely, and his own army of powerful plants and strange inventions, Dave's ready to counter any frightening invasion that Zomboss can think up! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin teams up with artist Jesse Hamm for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies graphic-novel adventure!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau
Dr. Zomboss realizes his next invasion must take place while everyone in Neighborville is asleep, so he sets out to lull the town to bed early with strange-yet-tedious fables of his own creation! Neighborville's citizens and plant army protectors will hit the hay . . . leaving Zomboss and his minions free to hit the brain buffet! Crazy Dave isn't sleeping, though, as he tries over and over again to invent the correct counterattack! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: Better Homes and Guardens, Plants vs. Zombies: Multi-ball-istic) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Tim Lattie
Following up Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare volumes 1 and 2, our plant and human allies strive to survive in a Neighborville ruthlessly occupied by the zombies. Dr. Zomboss creates robots to mimic Nate and Patrice and lead the plants astray, Crazy Dave unleashes new inventions, and some surprising additions to the Neighborville team are introduced!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Cat Farris
The unthinkable happens when Chestbeard... asks for help! Pirates would rather walk the plank than ask for help, and they do not like walking the plank! With a seemingly endless infestation of zombie imps aboard his ship, Chestbeard sails to Neighborville Harbor and enlists Patrice, Nate, and Crazy Dave in clearing out the impfestation! Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Cat Farris (Plants vs. Zombies Volume 13: Snow Thanks, The Ghoul Next Door) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Cat Farris, Heather Breckel (CA) Cat Farris
Dr. Zomboss invents a Cold Crystal capable of freezing Neighborville and creating an eternal winter, burying both plants and humans in snow and ice! With most of the benevolent plants chilled and immobile, Zomboss hopes to lead his cold-blooded zombie troops on a mission to overrun the city. It's up to Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave, and the fieriest plants to adapt, fight on, and save Neighborville-with the help of pirates! o A New York Times bestselling series! o Featuring PvZ newcomer and artist of My Boyfriend Is a Bear and Emily the Strange, Cat Farris!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Jesse Hamm, Luisa Russo (CA) Jesse Hamm
Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin collaborates with artist Jesse Hamm for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel! After having countless schemes, capers, and heists easily thwarted by the plant team, Dr. Zomboss needs a win. With Crazy Dave and his powerful plant posse always one step ahead, Zomboss realizes the only way to achieve victory is by being even one more step ahead than that! So he builds his latest invention: four brain bots called The Unpredictables! With the bots' ability to predict their enemies' every move, Patrice, Nate, and Crazy Dave will have to pull out all the stops to protect Neighborville!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau, Jesse Hamm
Collects three standalone Plants vs. Zombies graphic novels into one deluxe boxed set! Constructionary Tales gives a behind-the-scenes look at the ridiculous plans of the zombie army, as Dr. Zomboss proudly leads around a film crew from the Zombie Broadcasting Network. Zomboss tries to invade the dreams of the residents of Neighborville in Dream a Little Scheme, and in Faulty Fables, the zombie scientist continues his unfair fight by lulling the whole town to sleep with his stupefying twists on traditional fairy tales! Also includes an exclusive, double-sided poster with a new piece of never-before-seen art by fan-favorite artist Ron Chan on the slipcase!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Jesse Hamm, Luisa Russo (CA) Jesse Hamm
More and more custard pies and zombies are appearing seemingly out of thin air every day! The custard pies are pretty nice, but these zombies are becoming a real problem! It's almost like these Zombies are Automatically Produced, so Patrice, Nate, and Crazy Dave will have to get to the bottom of things before Neighborville is 'Zapped' beyond recovery! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin collaborates with the amazing artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies original graphic novel, with lavish lettering by Eisner-nominated Steve Dutro and gorgeous colors by Heather Breckel!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Tim Lattie (CA) Ron Chan
Halloween in Neighborville is weird enough, but now Zomboss and his zombie army want to turn the holiday into their own scarier Lawn of Doom celebration! With Zomboss filling everyone's yards with traps and special zombies, Crazy Dave, Patrice, Nate, and a batch of brave, boisterous plants fight back in contests of best tricks, best treats, and best costumes! o All-new original graphic novel!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau
Plunge into another battle between plants and zombies as Dr. Zomboss turns the entirety of Neighborville into a giant, fully functional pinball machine! Nate, Patrice, and their plant posse must find a way to revert Neighborville to its normal state and halt this uniquely horrifying zombie invasion. With every ball and bumper set against them, will they hit a run of zombie knockout skill shots-or will the battle go full-tilt zombies?! Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin (Bandette, Genius Factor) collaborates with artist Christianne Gillenardo-Goudreau (Plants vs. Zombies: Better Homes and Guardens) for a brand-new Plants vs. Zombies journey!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Brittney Williams (CA) Ron Chan
When Dr. Zomboss and Crazy Dave find themselves members of the same book club, a literary war is inevitable! The position of leader of the book club opens up and Zomboss and Crazy Dave compete for the top spot as Nate, Patrice, and their intrepid plants take on the zombies in a scholarly scuffle for the ages! o A New York Times best selling series! o Featuring new PvZ artist, Brittney Williams!
(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Ron Chan
Start your Plants vs. Zombies adventures from the very beginning with this Zomnibus hardcover collecting the first three original Plants vs. Zombies graphic novels! The confusing-yet-brilliant inventor known as Crazy Dave helps his niece, Patrice, and young adventurer Nate Timely fend off several fun-dead neighborhood invasions! Follow Crazy Dave and his dedicated, gifted plants, as they confront Zomboss and his hordes of clueless zombies! Plants vs. Zombies Zomnibus Volume 1 collects PvZ: Lawnmageddon, PvZ: Timepocalypse, and PvZ: Bully for You-including bonus stories illustrated by Dustin Nguyen, Jennifer Meyer, and Peter Bagge!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Andie Tong & Various (CA) Ron Chan
Collects volumes 4 to 6 of the original Plants vs. Zombies graphic novel run! Plants vs. Zombies Zomnibus volume 2 collects the PvZ graphic novels Grown Sweet Home, Petal to the Metal, and Boom Boom Mushroom-including bonus stories illustrated by Brian Churilla, Cat Farris, Karim Friha, Nneka Myers, Jeremy Vanhoozer, and others!
(W) Paul Tobin (A) Tim Lattie & Various
This Zomnibus collects three humorous adventures from the award-winning Plants vs. Zombies comics series! In Zomboss's latest Zomnibus collection, Crazy Dave and Zomboss clash when they both have their eye on the same factory up for sale in Battle Extravagonzo! Then there more tricks than treats when Zomboss tries to rebrand Halloween as the much scarier Lawn of Doom celebration-complete with hungry zombies and plenty of traps! Finally, when Zomboss discovers that humans like to run away and join circuses, he creates his own circus to lure Neighborville citizens to their doom in The Greatest Show Unearthed! Written by the brilliantly clever Paul Tobin and featuring gorgeous artwork by talented artists Tim Lattie, Ron Chan, and Jacob Chabot. Collects Plants vs Zombies: Battle Extravagonzo, Plants vs Zombies: Lawn of Doom, and Plants vs Zombies: Greatest Show Unearthed.
(W/A/CA) Victor Santos
Ripped out of retirement by an assassination attempt, the world's most deadly spy-Black Kaiser-is on a collision course with a stab-happy torture expert and a seductive but deadly redhead. His mission only ends if he dies or kills everyone out to get him, and he's not in the habit of dying. A guns-blazing espionage action-adventure in the grand tradition of Jim Steranko and Frank Miller, this silent webcomic by Victor Santos (Mice Templar, Filthy Rich) is reprinted with dialogue as hard boiled and intriguing as its art. o Soon to be a major motion picture starring Mads Mikkelson (Star Wars: Rogue One, Doctor Strange).
(W/A/CA) Victor Santos
Left adrift in arctic waters with a gunshot wound to the head, Christy White was rescued from an icy death by a mysterious man. She craved retribution, and he taught her how to get it-how to make sense of her past and how to kill. They tried to freeze her out, but they should have finished the job, because now she's back with a vengeance! Collects the second year of the bloody and beautiful silent web comic by Victor Santos (The Mice Templar, Furious).
(W/A/CA) Victor Santos
The final installment in the Polar quadrilogy! Victor Santos (Mice Templar, Filthy Rich) delivers an epic finale to his espionage action adventure! Part one is now a major motion picture! An indomitable, yet aging spy assimilates to retirement in Miami, until a rookie assassin locates him and challenges him to his crown. Living a simple life down in the Miami sunshine gets complicated when Black Kaiser's housemaid has some problems involving a local gang. However, resurfacing to maintain the peace, puts him right in the new adversary's cross-hairs. Buckle up because Black Kaiser's last ride is going to get rough!
(W) Curt Pires (A) Jason Copland (CA) Dylan Todd
What if the world's pop stars and celebrities were literally products, grown by the world's wealthiest (i.e., most depraved) minds-and one of them escaped? Collects the four-issue miniseries. 'Jason Copland's artwork along with Pete Toms's colors fit this story perfectly. The style Copland uses and the colors that Toms chooses give this a very pop art feel.' -Big Comic Page
Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of the smallest girl in the world is brought to life for a new generation! Thumbelina was a very special girl: no bigger than your thumb, she captivated everyone who met her with her charm and innocence when she emerged from the center of a flower. Soon after, Thumbelina was spotted by a frog, who stole her away to marry his son. Trapped floating on a lily pad, Thumbelina was rescued by a beetle who took her back to his family. Thumbelina's adventures were just beginning. as she would meet fish, butterflies, moles, and other woodland creatures, all enchanted by the littlest girl in the world. Would she ever find happiness? A new line of children's story books, the POP Wonderland series is rendered in a friendly, pastel palette, with engaging art that brings familiar fairy tales to life in a brand- new way. A well-known manga artist and anime designer in Japan, the illustrator known as POP is the creator behind the 2007 educational TV series Moetan. A hit in Japan, Moetan has spawned a line of educational books, CDs, DVDs, and more, all designed
Lewis Carroll's universally known story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole into a magical wonderland is given a new spin in this lushly illustrated version of the classic tale. Alice was sitting in a field reading when a white rabbit scampered by. She didn't know what was odder: that the rabbit was running on its hind legs, wearing a jacket, and carrying a pocket watch, or that it was talking, shouting, 'I'm late! I'm late!' From the moment she decided to follow the rabbit into his rabbit hole, Alice was transported to a fantastical place called Wonderland, where anything was possible. All of the familiar characters are here: the Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, the Caterpillar, and the wicked Queen of Hearts. A new line of children's storybooks, the POP Wonderland series is rendered in a friendly pastel palette, with engaging art that brings familiar fairy tales to life in a brand-new way. Parents know their children love anime and manga, and the art style in these books will connect with moms and dads looking to get their child a book drawn in a modern style,
(W/A/CA) James Romberger
The polar ice caps have melted, and New York City is flooded beyond recognition. An independent loner, along with his cat and only friend, struggles to live another day in this makeshift community, populated mostly by outsiders like himself while the depraved elite thrive ruthlessly on the outskirts. But his world is disrupted when he encounters both a mysterious woman and a trapped blue whale. Will they be each other's salvation. . . or destruction? Experimentally told and unequivocally told, Post York contains bonus materials including an environmental fact sheet, afterword, full-color art section, and more. James Romberger is a cartoonist, fine artist and artist of the graphic novels 7 Miles a Second, The Late Child and Other Animals, Bronx Kill and Aaron and Ahmed. 'James Romberger . . . is in the highest horror-comics tradition' - The New York Times Book Review
(W/A/CA) Aaron Lopresti
On Kenny's eighteenth birthday, his inventor father gives him a piece of alien technology that allows him to create anything he can imagine, attracting the attention of a bumbling Nazi scientist and an elite government agent. Aaron Lopresti delivers a comical coming-of-age tale in a fantastic sci-fi universe! Collects issues #1-#4 of the miniseries.
From New York Times bestselling writer Brian Michael Bendis (Superman, Ultimate Spider-Man, Jessica Jones) and artist Michael Avon Oeming (Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye, United States VS. Murder Inc., Mice Templar), comes this new collection of the Eisner award-winning series Powers.
In a world where superheroes soar through the sky, homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim travel the dirty city streets below doing their grueling work. Assigned to the special "Powers" cases, they face the worst their city has to offer.
Walker and Pilgrim have been homicide detectives and partners for years, but the secrets they've been keeping from each other have become too big and too dangerous to remain secret. One shall rise and one shall fall as their hidden powers come to a head. The world will be changed forever.
Collects Powers Series Two #19-#30, Powers Annual 2008 and behind-the-scenes content from the making of this superhero noir classic.
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming
In a world where superheroes soar through the sky, homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim travel the dirty city streets below doing their grueling work. Assigned to the special 'powers' cases, they face the worst their city has to offer. When the power who murdered Hitler is found dead, it is up to detectives Walker and Sunrise to dig into the secret history of powers' past to find the killer. A past that includes the untold tale of Walker's life before he became one of the world's greatest superheroes. Then, Walker and Sunrise must investigate the murder of a group of powers that claim to be gods-and the result is disastrous. Plus, the return of Deena Pilgrim! Find out what's going on in this cops-and-capes drama that has no rules. Collects Powers series III issues #1-11 and behind-the-scenes content from the making of this superhero noir classic.