Fifty years after a time traveler brings science and technology to the medieval ages, corporations have replaced kingdoms, and the future teeters on a bleak precipice. Agents and assassins, hired for their specialties by the rivaling companies, stem the flow of information with the flow of blood. But the current system can't hold, and the balance of power is shifting...

(W/A/CA) Ortiz, Alvaro Three old friends reunite for the mother of all road trips! One of Spain's most brilliant graphic novelists finally makes his English-language debut in this elegantly unpredictable gem! Polly, Moho, and Piter haven't seen each other in years. Now they've piled into a car for a loooong journey to a mysterious cross marked on a map. All their old personality quirks and conflicts are resurrected (with new wrinkles) as this surreal reunion gets underway. Up ahead are car chases, alcohol, roadside motels, banjo-playing thugs, a ship graveyard, violence, sensual tension, and, of course, a monkey! The captivating first graphic novel from internationally renowned cartoonist ?lvaro Ortiz is an explosive mix of emotional road movie and hooligan thriller in which nothing is what it seems.

(W) Tini Howard (A/CA) Gilbert Hernandez First there were three: Octavia, Charlotte, and Rosalyn, a trio of badass hit-women who picked up the slack when the going got too real for other so-called top-level assassins. But things happened. Octavia hung up her semi-automatic for a semi-lucrative kidnapping insurance scam. Charlotte chose expensive Chardonnay, love, marriage and, until recently, a baby carriage. And Rosalyn? There's a lot of conspiracies, but according to the federal government, she's simply M.I.A. When a kidnapping hits too close to home, Octavia is forced out of retirement and back into the bounty-hunting business. Down two partners, she recruits her son Dominic and his boyfriend Taylor to aid and abet her in a semester of murder-based work study, where she'll teach them everything she knows (if she can get them to put down the video games, stop making out, and actually focus on the mission already).

He's back! Astro Boy makes his amazing return to comics, paving the way for his exciting feature film debut later this year! It's an all-new Astro Boy adventure, with Astro exploring a strange subterranean kingdom in search of his lost father, encountering weird creatures large and small. But are they friend or foe?

(W/A/CA) Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell's Bacchus is a true epic, spanning a decade of work, over a thousand pages, and several millennia of alcohol consumption. In Bacchus, the visionary behind From Hell (with Alan Moore) and Alec: The Years Have Pants presents his version of 'an American-style comic book,' filtered through his own brilliant, whimsical, and wide-ranging sensibility. With a fine blend of action, comedy, suspense, and an ear for a great story, Bacchus brings the gods and myths of ancient Greece to modern life, as if they had never left. Nearly 600 pages, this deluxe volume collects the second half of the Bacchus saga with new notes and commentary by the author.

(W) Filipe Melo (A/CA) Juan Cavia A young journalist prompts a reclusive piano superstar to open up, resulting in this stunning graphic sonata exploring a lifetime of rivalry, regret, and redemption. 1933. In the small French village of Cressy-la-Valoise, a local piano contest brings together two brilliant young players: Julien Dubois, the privileged heir of a wealthy family, and Fran?ois Samson, the janitor's son. One wins, one loses, and both are changed forever. 1997. In a huge mansion stained with cigarette smoke and memories, a bitter old man is shaken by the unexpected visit of an interviewer. Somewhere between reality and fantasy, Julien composes, like in a musical score, a complex and moving story about the cost of success, rivalry, redemption, and flying pianos. When all is said and done, did anyone ever truly win? And is there any music left to play? Features: -sweeping, ambitious storytelling that spans seven decades, from the German occupation of France through the wild 1960s to the modern era -exquisitely dynamic artwork, bursting with life and perfectly suited to

The animated worlds of the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Nickelodeon cartoon and Batman: The Animated Series collide in this outstanding miniseries featuring villains and allies from both universes! In this new pocket sized edition (6" x 9") of the 2017 series, villains start to mysteriously escape Arkham and Batman seeks to track them down, but he discovers that they have left Gotham completely... and gone to the New York City of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! New edition to the previous title Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures (9781631409097).

Set in the Mississippi Delta of the 1920s, B.B. Wolf & The 3 LP's is a classic story of racial injustice, murder, revenge, and music, all told through the re-telling of a timeless fairy tale. A farmer and family man by day, blues musician by night, B.B.'s life seemed simple. But this fragile peace comes crashing down when the LP's decide to take his land by any means possible. When all is lost, B.B. lashes out, setting into motion acts of revenge that only a big bad wolf could unleash.

(A) Hazel Reed Newlevant & Various (CA) VARIOUS The dream of a queer separatist town. The life of a gay Jewish Nazi-fighter. A gender reveal party that tears apart reality. These are the just some of the comics you'll find in this massive queer comics anthology from The Nib. Be Gay, Do Comics is filled with dozens of comics about LGBTQIA experiences, ranging from personal stories to queer history to cutting satire about pronoun panic and brands desperate to co-opt pride. Brimming with resilience, inspiration, and humor, an incredible lineup of top indie cartoonists takes you from the American Revolution through Stonewall to today's fights for equality and representation. Featuring more than 30 cartoonists including Hazel Newlevant, Joey Alison Sayers, Maia Kobabe, Matt Lubchansky, Breena Nu?ez, Sasha Velour, Shing Yin Khor, Levi Hastings, Mady G, Bianca Xunise, Kazimir Lee, and many, many more!

(W/A/CA) Alan Robert Ghouliana and pals pay homage to pop culture greats with a twisted and terrifying Haunt of Fame in the newest edition of the bestselling coloring book series! Icons from across the entertainment arts are resurrected when Ghouliana and her undead friends show tribute to their favorite celebrities. Join her merrily macabre squad of walking horrors as they spend their 15 minutes with the most famous forces to ever brighten our cultural landscape. While coloring the 80 pages of detailed, hand drawn designs, be sure to help Ghouliana find all the ghastly memorabilia and easter eggs hidden throughout. The Beauty of Horror 5: Haunt of Fame features the original size (9.9' x 10') and double-sided format that fans love!

(W/A/CA) Alan Robert Ghouliana and her mischievous gang of undead pals are haunting the record shop! By spinning vinyl in reverse, they've unleashed sinister spells through the backward messages, transforming iconic album art into hilarious and horrific designs to color. The most popular records of all time have never looked so twisted! The Beauty of Horror 7: Backwards Records coloring book delivers over 80 pages of comedic carnage to sink your fangs into.

(A/CA) Alan Robert Get that red crayon ready! Rock-star turned comics creator Alan Robert has created a follow-up to his smash-hit, horror-themed adult coloring book! Follow everyone's favorite undead girl, Ghouliana, as she mischievously attempts to trick budding colorists into unleashing a deadly spell. Try and find the ingredients she's sprinkled throughout the intricate pen and ink illustrations before it's too late! Bullet points: * Vol. 1 Made Buzzfeed's '21 Awesome Products To Put On Your Wish List.' * 'The World's Creepiest Adult Coloring Book.'-Nerdist * Advance solicited for September release!

(W/A/CA) Alan Robert Explore more of Ghouliana's monochromatic world just waiting for you to saturate it with red, black, or any color you can imagine (even pastels). You never know what's lurking behind the next corner, so keep your eyes peeled for all the hidden pieces of the monster Ghouliana is trying to reanimate. Find out why Alternative Press hails The Beauty of Horror as 'the twisted coloring book you've been waiting for!'

(W/A/CA) Alan Robert Ghouliana and friends take a stab at making their own monster movies in Volume 4 of the bestselling coloring book series! Follow her gang of zombies, werewolves, vampires, and other undead pals as they recreate some of the scariest screams to ever hit the silver screen! While they're busy paying homage to their favorite frights throughout 80 pages of intricate, hand-drawn designs, be on the lookout for all of the iconic horror props they've dropped along the way. The Beauty of Horror 4: Creature Feature comes in the original size and double-sided format that fans love!

(W/A/CA) Alan Robert They say there is nothing more frightening than the blank page... and up until now, they'd probably be right. The Beauty of Horror: Haunt This Journal will give you nightmares for days. Follow ghastly fan-favorite Ghouliana on a macabre descent into madness as she prompts and pokes your every move! Abide her direction or else she may seek her revenge! Get in the spirit to rip up, tear out, and unleash your creativity in ways you've never dreamed of. While this guided journal may be considered a companion to the hit adult coloring book series The Beauty of Horror, this time around, bestselling creator Alan Robert enourages you to color outside the lines!

(W) JP Ahonen Hail Satan and help with your kid's math homework! It's the return of everyone's favorite demon-summoning family next door, the cartoon black-metal band Belzebubs! Sl?th is juggling his stay-at-home dad obligations with his lifelong dream of being a black metal icon. His breadwinner wife, Lucy, is fed up with her job and just one meltdown away from sacrificing her colleagues to Satan. Their teenage daughter, Lilith, is wielding the effects of her raging hormones on her boyfriend, Sam-who also happens to be Sl?th's new drummer. And then there's Leviathan, who appears to be the only one exhibiting some sort of societal normalcy in the family. Unfortunately, he's only nine. Can Sl?th handle his fierce wife, wicked kids, a very lively mother-in-law, a very deceased father-in-law, his dysfunctional band, their mounting debts, and still achieve his dream? Probably not, but that sure as hell won't stop him from trying. In a matter of years, the comic strip Belzebubs has become a global online phenomenon with half a million fans, a chart-topping album, and animated music vi

(W/A) Patrick Horvath Don't. Murder. The locals. This is small-town serial killer, upstanding citizen, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong's cardinal rule. After all, there's a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you've worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm decor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple pie? the last thing you want is to disturb the peace. So you can imagine her indignation when one of Woodbrook's own meets a grisly, mysterious demise-and you wouldn't blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts (literally) barking up the wrong tree.

(W) John Layman (A/CA) Nick Bradshaw An all-new tale of high adventure and pulpish mystery from John Layman, New York Times bestselling writer of Chew, and superstar artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine & the X-Men, Astonishing Spider-Man)! There's a region in the Atlantic Ocean where planes disappear, ships are lost, and traveling souls go missing... never to be heard from again. And there's an island within this place, mysterious and uncharted, untouched by time and civilization, where all who are lost end up. It's a mysterious place inhabited by dinosaurs, pirates, crazed magicians, strange monsters... and a girl named Bermuda. Sixteen-years-old, scrappy, and a survivor, this has been the only life she has ever known. Until today. Today she discovers something on her island that will either open a doorway between her world and ours... or destroy them both!

(W/A) Various A new printing of the classic Best of DC War Artist's Edition. DC Comics produced some of the very finest war comics ever, by some of the best artists in the field. This spectacular Artist's Edition includes an amazing selection of stories by the best of the best: Heath, Kirby, Kubert, Severin, and Toth-a veritable pantheon of classic war artists doing what they do best. Measuring 12' ? 17', these complete stories are scanned from the original artwork and reproduced to the exacting standards that have garnered IDW numerous Eisner Awards for the Artist's Edition series.

(W) Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman (A) Al Williamson & Various The Best of EC Comics Artisan Edition collects 25 of the finest stories ever produced by the legendary comics company. The stories in this volume represent the very best of what EC published-Wally Wood's 'My World,' Al Williamson's 'Food for Thought,' Alex Toth's 'Thunderjet,' Joe Orlando's 'Judgment Day,' Harvey Kurtzman's 'Corpse on the Imjin,' Bernie Krigstein's 'Master Race,' Jack Davis' 'Foul Play,' and many more classics. Every page has been scanned from the original art in color-and while the art appears to be in black and white, if you look closely, you will notice that blue pencil notations, ink gradients, corrections, duo-shade, and so much more is clearly visible, ll the little nuances that makes original art so beautiful and unique.

(W) James Stokoe & Various (A) Dean Haspiel, Dave Wachter All the best monster stories that can fit in one book, with features on Godzilla, King Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan! Find out why Godzilla is the undisputed King of the Monsters with these specially picked comic issues from series such as Godzilla: Legends, Godzilla in Hell, Godzilla: Rage Across Time, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Godzilla: Gangsters and Goliaths, Godzilla: Cataclysm, and more! By a variety of talented writers and artists such as John Layman, Cullen Bunn, Chris Mowry, Dave Wachter, Simon Gane, Dean Haspiel, James Stokoe, and more!

(W) Duane Swierczynski, Chris Mowry (A) Simon Gane & Various All the best monster stories that can fit in one book, with features on Destoroyah, Gigan, Mechagodzilla, and SpaceGodzilla! Find out why Godzilla is the undisputed King of the Monsters with these specially picked comic issues from series such as Godzilla: History's Greatest Monster, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, Godzilla: The Half-Century War, Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters, Godzilla Legends, Godzilla: Cataclysm, Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths, Godzilla In Hell, and Godzilla: Rage Across Time!

(W) Katie Cook, Christina Rice (A) Andy Price & Various Celebrate the most thrilling adventures of your favorite ponies and storylines, curated from the popular IDW comics in this accessibly priced all-ages compilation graphic novel. These collections gather short stories perfect for readers wanting more fun tales from Ponyville: up first, four stories featuring Twilight Sparkle! From Twilight's first day at Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns to showing her own students the power of friendship, revisit some of the magic that makes Twilight the Princess of Friendship! Collects My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic issues #4, #40, and #84 and My Little Pony: Friends Forever issue #4 by Katie Cook, Andy Price, Rob Anderson, Amy Mebberson, Ted Anderson, Brenda Hickey, Christina Rice, and Toni Kuusisto.

(W) Ted Anderson & Various (A) Agnes Garbowska, Andy Price Manehattan, here we come! Three fun tales of friendship in the big city! First, Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy visit Manehattan to see Trixie's magic show. Then, Rarity has some work to do, making costumes for Bab Seed's next big event. And finally, Fluttershy and Rarity travel to Manehattan where Rarity is shocked to find old fashions are back in style! How dare they?! Collects My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #21, #22, and #64 and My Little Pony: Friends Forever #13 by Ted Anderson, Agnes Garbowska, Thom Zahler, Andy Price, and Jeremy Whitley.

(W) Ted Anderson & Various (A) Tony Fleecs, Agnes Garbowska Celebrate the most thrilling adventures of your favorite ponies and storylines, curated from the popular IDW comics in this all-ages compilation. Everyone's favorite high-flying pony has arrived! From the Draytona Breach 500 to Diamond Dogs and Wonderbolts, revisit the flights and heights that made Rainbow Dash the most loyal Pegasus around! Collecting My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #87 and #88 and My Little Pony: Friends Forever #6 and #36.

(W) Jeremy Whitley & Various (A) Kate Sherron, Toni Kuusisto Celebrate the most thrilling adventures of your most favoritest pony, Pinkie Pie, curated from the popular IDW comics in this all-ages compilation graphic novel. Everyone's favorite free-spirited pony has arrived! From the Sugar Cube Corner bakery to Canterlot, revisit the songs and crafting chaos that make Pinkie Pie the silliest pony around! Collects My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic #86, #94, and #95 and My Little Pony Micro Series #5.

(W) D.J. Kirkbride (A/CA) Vassilis Gogtzilas The Big Bang created all life as we know it. THE BIGGER BANG created just one - at the expense of the human race! Can a hero be born from such cataclysmic destruction? Collects the four-issue series.

(W) D.J. Kirkbride (A/CA) Vassilis Gogtzilas The end of the end of the beginning is here! Since his universe-destroying birth, Cosmos has saved countless planets and deposed an evil galactic tyrant! He even brought his love, the space warrior Wyan, back to life! But it's that very act of heroism that has diminished his powers just as they are needed the most against the dark machinations of The Cosmic Church of the Half-God!

(A/CA) Bill Sienkiewicz Bill Sienkiewicz is renowned for his work on some of Marvel's most iconic comics of the 1980s: Moon Knight, The New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin, and more. This collection is filled with some of his finest covers, pin-ups, and pages. Included in this Artisan Edition is the oversized first issue of Elektra: Assassin, written by Frank Miller, as well as many gorgeous pages from that acclaimed series. All have been meticulously scanned from the original art and reproduced to the exacting Artist's Edition standards. While appearing to be in black and white, these images have been scanned in color, allowing the reader to view them as closely as possible to the original art. Ink gradients, blue pencil, corrections, and more are all clearly visible, all the wonderful subtle nuances that make original art so special and unique.

(W) Rob Davis, More (A) Philip Bond, More The quarterly compendium of comics + culture is collected in one seriously thick paperback! Main features include 'Tales from the Black Crown Pub' by award-winner Rob Davis; 'Cud: Rich and Strange' by bandmates/co-writers Will Potter & Carl Puttnam and artist Philip Bond, and 'Cannonball Comics' by Leah Moore and Dilraj Mann. Special features include 'Hey, Amateur,' 'Beat Surrender,' creator interviews, and a (ghost) walking tour through Canon Street where the characters commingle and corrupt. All this plus the first issues of BLACK CROWN launch titles: Kid Lobotomy, Assassinistas, and Punks Not Dead make this a must-have package of the latest in art and alchemy! Advance solicited for December release! A YEAR IN REVIEW with the imprint that Geek.com calls 'Defiant, Rebellious, Disobedient + Utterly Badass!' 'Combining music, art, and mayhem, IDW is delivering a uniquely fantastic creator-owned centerpiece.'-DoomRocket

(W/A) Berkeley Breathed All the humor, all the characters, all in one series of books! Whether you're new to the series or an old fan, this is the perfect opportunity to collect one of the most popular and critically acclaimed newspaper strips of all time! Running from December 8th, 1980, to August 6th, 1989, Bloom County was published in an astounding 1,200 newspapers on a daily basis. The huge popularity of Bloom County spawned a merchandising bonanza, as well as two spin-off strips, Outland and Opus. The first Bloom County paperback collection, Loose Tails, sold over one million copies. Bloom County Library: Book One is the first of five editions collecting the Pulitzer Prize- and Eisner Award-winning comic strip in its entirety. The first book introduces the beloved Opus the Penguin, as well as Bill the Cat, Cutter John, Michael Binkley, Milo Bloom, Steve Dallas, and others. This volume also contains insightful commentary by Berkeley Breathed on his quirky creations. Every strip, from the very first until the last, are presented here in chronologically-you'll never have a better

(W/A) Berkeley Breathed Book Two continues the complete Bloom County strip in chronological order, covering September 1982 to July 1984, presented in softcover for the first time! Continuing right where Volume One left off, with Berkeley Breathed's endearing, enchanting, and occasionally infuriating inhabitants of Bloom County treating us to their madcap adventures, cynical observations, and optimistic innocenceall at once! Included herein is the death (and return) of Bill the Cat, the introduction of Oliver Wendell Jones, and all manner of thought-provoking hilarity as only Bloom County can deliver! Introduction by legendary journalist (and Bloom County fan) Ted Koppel!

(W/A/CA) Berkeley Breathed The third volume of Pulitzer Prize-winning creator Berkeley Breathed's Bloom County Library starts off exactly where volume two left off, collecting the beloved and nationally syndicated newspaper comic strips from 1984 to 1986. These strips are the prime period for Bloom County, the mid-1980s. Berkeley Breathed's amazing cast of characters (Opus, Bill the Cat, Milo Bloom, Cutter John, Steve Dallas, more) are ingrained into the cultural zeitgeist of the time.

Alex Robinson's completely natural and inspiring knack for dialogue has made his story of dreary jobs, comic books, love, sex, messy apartments, girlfriends (and the lack thereof), undisclosed pasts, and crusty old professionals one of the most delightful books in years.

(W) H.S. Tak (A/CA) Amancay Nahuelpan In the fast-approaching future, when the drug-addled heir of a genetic-engineering company begins to investigate his company's murky past, he discovers he is the catalyst in a terrifying global event that will transform him and forever alter the course of human evolution.

(W) Rich Douek (A/CA) Alex Cormack It's the mid-1960s, and Jimmy Meadows should be on top of the world. His band's most recent album just went gold, and they're riding a wave to international fame. But Jimmy is driven by only one thing: where to get his next fix. With his bandmates at the end of their ropes and his life falling apart, Jimmy thinks he may be finished, until a friend tells him about a controversial method deep in the jungles of South America that can help him kick his addiction for good. But is clean living actually in Jimmy's future, or will he instead unleash horrors beyond his wildest nightmares?

(W) Jared Throne A heist gone wrong. In this gritty, intimate sci-fi graphic novel, four down-and-out thieves touch down on an abandoned colony planet for an easy heist…until the masks come off.Bridge Planet Nine, once a thriving outpost, is now deserted. Corporations have claimed what's left of its natural resources for automated extraction, and even the freighter ships that refuel here are completely unmanned. Now one of those freighters…is about to be robbed.The hijackers are a small, reluctant crew, each with their own reasons for being there. With no one around for millions of miles, they don't expect interference. But the planet's grim history and dark secrets will turn a simple job into a bloody fight for survival.Featuring elegant inky artwork, tense pacing, lived-in characters, and a touch of pandemic paranoia, Jared Throne's Top Shelf debut is a captivating work of suspenseful sci-fi that will leave readers gasping for breath.

Working for the British High Commission, Harrison Fleet is posted to a remote arctic island which is still, inexplicably, under British rule. As he struggles to understand why, and what interests he is protecting, Harrison learns just how much of the land and its community lies in the shadow cast by the outpost's founder. Caught between hostile locals, the British Government, and an unforgiving physical environment, he begins dragging dark secrets into the light, unaware of the tragic repercussions they will cause. And help is very, very far away. Part noir, part historical mystery, British Ice explores the consequences of colonialism and the legacy of empire.

(W) Luciano Saracino (A) Ariel Olivetti A collection of masks offers the incredible power of mythical beasts to those who wear them, but power attracts corruption and there are those who can't resist its pull. As Spanish soldiers seek new lands and people to conquer, a warrior called Ich harnesses the ancient power of the masks in a battle that pits the indigenous people of Latin America against the encroaching Spanish empire. But can one man, even with this power, hope to beat back the massive forces of the conquering Spaniards? In the sequel, the scene shifts to a cold, shiny, and somehow even more ruthless future where a group seeks to use the power of the masks for personal gain. Will a new warrior emerge, one that can lead the people against the forces of oppression? Combines Brutal Nature and Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury by Luciano Saracino and Ariel Olivetti into one collection!

(W) Luciano Saracino (A) Ariel Olivetti A collection of masks offers the incredible power of mythical beasts to those who wear them, but power attracts corruption and there are those who can't resist its pull. As Spanish soldiers seek new lands and people to conquer, a warrior called Ich harnesses the ancient power of the masks in a battle that pits the indigenous people of Latin America against the encroaching Spanish empire. But can one man, even with this power, hope to beat back the massive forces of the conquering Spaniards? In the sequel, the scene shifts to a cold, shiny, and somehow even more ruthless future where a group seeks to use the power of the masks for personal gain. Will a new warrior emerge, one that can lead the people against the forces of oppression? Combines Brutal Nature and Brutal Nature: Concrete Fury by Luciano Saracino and Ariel Olivetti into one collection!