(W/A/CA) Zander Cannon As bad as things get in KAIJUMAX prison, the outside world can be a whole lot worse! Kaiju fugitives, parolees, thieves, drug addicts, and those who have simply fallen through the cracks are left to fend for themselves against a planet that doesn't want them. Follow Electrogor as he makes his way across the Pacific rim to his home where -- he hopes -- his children await him. See the tense reunion of the Humongo Brothers! Smell the hopeless Lovecraftian addicts in the undersea Kraken house! Ride along with new Police Team G.R.E.A.T. robotic cop Chisato! Don't miss Season Two of the critically-acclaimed, Eisner-Nominated satire KAIJUMAX from award-winning cartoonist Zander Cannon!

(W/A/CA) Zander Cannon Ah, KAIJUMAX Prison, that cesspool of corruption in the South Pacific. Stomp once again into this toxic holding facility for giant monsters and get to know its most fearsome-and most pathetic-inmates! A seething undercurrent of species hatred now grips the pound, and the gangs are vying for ultimate control of the uranium trade. The claws and flame-breath come out as a knock-down, tear-out-heart species riot rips across the crater block!

(W/A/CA) Zander Cannon Scaly is the New Black as we timidly venture into KAIJUMAX's sister location and meet its terrifying residents. After murdering her abusive inmate boyfriend and unable to scale back down to human size, former prison physician Dr. Zhang joins a collection of uranium addicts, violent offenders, con artists, Lovecraftian horrors, and metaphors for human encroachment in the heretofore unseen female wing of Kaijumax. New and returning kaiju assimilate into their respective species, join gangs, and establish their various prison hustles while the underfunded and overextended 5-robot prison administration scrambles to keep them under control.

(W) Kyle Starks (A/CA) Kyle Starks, Luigi Anderson The new gonzo graphic novel love letter to 90s action movies by Eisner-nominated cartoonist Kyle Starks (Sexcastle, Rick and Morty). A betrayed murderess wants revenge. A hard drinking former cop wants his job back. For either to get what they want, they're going to have to fight their way through fifteen flights of criminals, assassins, drug lords, murderers, yup, even accountants, and? KILL. THEM. ALL.

(W/A/CA) Sarah Graley Part-Time Grim Reaper. Full-Time Cutie! Like most university students, Kim works a part-time job to make ends meet. Unlike most university students, Kim's job is pretty cool: she's a grim reaper, tasked with guiding souls into the afterlife. Like most university students, Becka has a super intense crush. Unlike most university students, Becka's crush is on a beautiful gothic angel that frequents the underworld. Of course, she doesn't know that. Unaware of the ghoulish drama she's about to step into, Becka finally gathers up the courage to ask Kim on a date! But when she falls into a ghostly portal and interrupts Kim at her job, she sets off a chain of events that will pit the two of them against angry cat-dads, vengeful zombies, and perhaps even the underworld itself. But if they work together, they just might make it... and maybe even get a smooch in the bargain.

(W/A/CA) Sarah Graley Hit cartoonist Sarah Graley (Our Super Adventure) tells a new story about the trials of supernatural dating in Kim Reaper: Vampire Island! College relationships are tough for everyone, but they're extra hard for Kim. Her grumpy grim reaper bosses are always making her work overtime, her girlfriend Becka's roommate keeps hanging around, and for some reason, she's going on an awkward group date to Vampire Island! But when she stumbles into a long-lost friend, Kim accidentally finds herself in the middle of a vampire grudge, plus a new strain on her relationship. Surely she can figure out how to study, be a good girlfriend, maintain her social life, and still pay rent? She just might need a little help.

Two hundred years in the future, the survivors of an environmental cataclysm took refuge underground. Their descendants now live in a literal sewer, the bowels of a subterranean city--an abandoned future utopia--that was never completed. These sewerfolk, a collection of scavengers, misfits, bandits, renegades, and mutants, eke out a living in this underground maze of tunnels and canals. Life is hard enough, but an overzealous mining company, PERCH, wants to get their claws on this new underground frontier. And they won't hesitate to bulldoze any sewerfolk that get in their way. Caught in the middle is Cricket, a young girl desperately searching for her family that fled underground. Join Cricket as she explores this savage new world to find her parents and unlock the secrets of a past long forgotten in the three-part graphic novel series, KNEE DEEP.

(W) Brian Joines (A/CA) Dean Kotz When the Secret Society of Santa Clauses are robbed of their holiday magic and rendered powerless by an unknown force, they have no choice but to enlist the infamous yuletide terror known as Krampus to journey from the North Pole to recapture their magic in time to save the day. Oh, SURE--besting a malevolent gang of Sugar Plum Fairies, a holiday-themed gun for hire, and Krampus's own hatred for the Society (and all of society in general) sounds like a cake walk, but when a dark secret from the Santas? past comes to light, Krampus is put to the ultimate test.? Collecting the fan-favorite original holiday series by Brian Joines (Backtrack,?Imagine Agents) and Dean Kotz (The Butcher of Paris) in a special edition,?Krampus?is back with a brand-new cover, as well as bonus content from the creators!

(W) Ted Naifeh (A/CA) Warren Wucinich For fans of The Graveyard Book and Through the Woods comes a different kind of YA fantasy graphic novel, in which a teen boy's search for his destiny leads him into darkness.

(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Arjuna Susini From the mind's eye of master storyteller Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Basilisk) and rising star Arjuna Susini (Made Men) comes a darkly glamorous tale of bone-splintering terror at the intersection of shadow and light . . . dream and nightmare . . . life and the grim specter of Death himself. After weeks of grueling rehearsals, a new production is set to begin at the famed Requiem theatre:?Razide's Lament, three acts of gothic horror set inside a haunted castle with a story that some say is more than mere fantasy. Under the stern rule of a dedicated but temperamental director, the script seems to be ever-changing, and, more mysterious still, our lead actress has found herself cast in the role of a lifetime without so much as an audition.?Her grand debut is fast approaching?and, with it, a barrage of razors in the night that will terrorize audiences and actors alike. There is no exit, no escape, and when the curtain finally rises, Razide himself will take center stage to cross the threshold into the unholy darkness that lies just beyond . . .

There's more to the world's hottest actor Nick Walker than starlets and gossip. When a routine investigation off the coast of France turns up a terrororist training facility, Nick must juggle espionage and screen time to solve the crisis.

(W) Jarod Pratt (A) Jey Odin Robbie Reynolds isn't just a genius; he's a super SUPER-genius! But he doesn't have the cash to fund his ultimate (and top secret) project. That's why he's opening a lemonade stand. Not just any lemonade stand: this one is state of the art, and his automatista can make you any flavor of lemonade your heart desires! Bacon, salsa, potato salad, dirty diaper-anything you want. Unfortunately, Robbie isn't the only one in the lemonade hustle. Daphne Du-Ri, his new across-the-street neighbor, has her own setup going, and something about her lemonade is resonating with people in ways Robbie's can't. Before the week is over, Robbie and Daphne are in a full-on lemonade war-one that Robbie is quickly losing. Desperate, he tries to discover Daphne's secret recipe. Her lemonade is just lemonade, isn't it? There can't be some secret ingredient that compels people to buy it, can there? It wouldn't cause the end of the world if her lemonade fell into the wrong hands. Would it?

(W) Emmett Nahil (A/CA) George Williams When Pastor Holley's wife, Kelly, disappears, FBI agent Garrett takes on the case with Sheriff Mullen. After Garrett reveals that he and other FBI agents have been kidnapping townspeople for experimentations and Kelly's death was a mistake, the police and FBI begin looking for a scapegoat for their crimes. The scapegoat comes in the form of four friends: Mitch, Terri, Lupe and Jackson. The punks, the queers, and outcasts. After an altercation between Lupe and her bigoted boss, she's pushed as the prime suspect of Kelly's murder by Garrett and Mullen. Meanwhile Pastor Holley has been whipping the town up into a satanic panic. On the run from Garrett and Mitch the group ends up entering a blood pact with Satan. Now protected they're able to defend themselves and outrun the authorities. Garrett ends up murdering Mullen in an effort to sway Satan back to his side but it doesn't work. Mitch-as-Satan kills Garrett which releases Satan into the world. But Satan closes the hellmouth and returns back to hell. The friends drive off into the sunset awa

(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Alberto Alburquerque A new oversized, hardcover edition of the critically-acclaimed and award-winning series about presidency and first contact, packed with extras like creator commentary, sketches, concept art, and more! This third volume collects the interstitial oneshots focusing on the astronauts of the Clarke-why they signed up for a one-way trip, and what they hoped to accomplish on their journey-as well as the mysterious Builders, who are responsible for the End, a powerful force that hurtles toward Earth and its billions of inhabitants. President Stephen Blades struggles with how to tell the people of Earth that most of them won't survive the End. But when he learns that even the 666 humans he hand-picked will fall victim to the End, it seems all hope is lost. The same can be said for the crew of the Clarke, crash-landed on Mars after sabotaging the Builders and their escape ship. Now at the mercy of the Builders, who have followed them to the red planet in order to exact revenge, Charlotte and Overholt do what they can to keep their crew alive-for a

(W) Charles Soule (A) Alberto Alburquerque & Various (CA) Alberto Alburquerque The hit series from Charles Soule (Poe Dameron, Daredevil) and Alberto Jim?nez Alberquerque (Mystery Girl) is now available for just $10! Newly-elected president Stephen Blades hoped to tackle the most critical issues facing the nation: war, the economy, and a failing health care system. But in a letter penned by the outgoing president, Blades learns the truth that redefines 'critical': seven years ago, NASA discovered alien presence in the asteroid belt, and kept it a secret from the world. A stealth mission crewed by nine astronauts was sent to make contact, and they're getting close-assuming they survive the long journey to reach their destination. President Blades has just become the most powerful man on the planet. This planet.

(W) Charles Soule (A) Alberto Alburquerque (CA) Dan Jackson WORLD WAR THREE. The presence of alien life has been revealed to the people of Earth, and all hell has broken loose. A battle rages for control of the planet, between a US-led coalition of nations and a second group secretly controlled by ex-President Francis Carroll. Meanwhile, Earth's only contact with the aliens-the brave crew of the Clarke-has been kept in the dark about the E.T's intentions and prevented from contacting home. When they discover a massive threat headed straight for earth, all their efforts must turn to convincing the aliens to use their advanced technology to save us.

(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Gabo Jude's life is nothing special. It seems like every day is just a repeat of the last one, until one day, he meets a woman and can suddenly see into her past -- revealing that he is actually in Purgatory for suicides. Now that he's awake, he and the legendary Ernest Hemingway are on the path to change things in the afterlife for the better. Of course, that might not sit very well with the bigwigs down below or up above. Can just a few people change the course of billions of souls? Collects the first five issue of the ongoing series.

(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Gabo The first volume of the critically-acclaimed series, now at a $10 introductory price! Jude's life is nothing special. It seems like every day is just a repeat of the last one, until one day, he meets a woman and can suddenly see into her past -- revealing that he is actually in Purgatory for suicides. Now that he's awake, he and the legendary Ernest Hemingway are on the path to change things in the afterlife for the better. Of course, that might not sit very well with the bigwigs down below or up above. Can just a few people change the course of billions of souls?

(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Gabo No man can conquer Hell and Heaven alone. With the help of his friends Ernest Hemingway, Nettie, and Essie--plus a whole army of kids and an ancient Aztec god--Jude might just stand a chance to change the system of the afterlife. But will the toppling of the current regime simply be replaced by one just as bureaucratic and unfeeling? And what happens when betrayal comes not from above or below, but from one of their own?

(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Gabo Jude, the son of God (well, one of the sons, anyway) is trapped in Purgatory. Thankfully, he has friends on the outside: Nettie, a Victorian woman with unknown powers; her daughter Essie, commander of an army of unbaptized children; and the late, great Ernest Hemingway. On their journey to break Jude out of his interminable imprisonment, they run afoul of clockwork angels, celestial bureaucrats, and the Great Potato Himself. Can they overcome the very powers that be in order to free their friend and rewrite the system of the afterlife?

(W) Joshua Hale Fialkov (A/CA) Gabo What happens when you're rejected from the afterlife? Jude is the son of God, cast out from the heavens and forced to make a life on earth. Cursed with the knowledge of the afterlife but unable to reach it, Jude focuses his power on convincing people to disavow their belief in a higher power. On the other side of the fight is Essie, the child who was never born, who recruits believers to her side. When the fight between faith and disbelief is fought on the mortal coil, the fallout is catastrophic. This volume collects the final five issues of Exodus: The Life After, the fourth volume of The Life After saga, a strange and insightful journey that goes far beyond the veil.

(W/A/CA) Brenna Thummler From the creator of the bestselling?Sheets, a Barnes and Noble Best Book of 2018! Following the events of?Sheets?and?Delicates,?Lights?brings Brenna Thummler?s characters, artwork, and ghostly charm back to life. Marjorie Glatt?s life was forever changed the day she discovered a group of ghosts hiding in her family?s laundromat. One of those ghosts was Wendell: a lonely phantom turned Marjorie?s best friend. When he and Marjorie are joined by ghost-enthusiast Eliza Duncan, the three friends band together in friendship, bravery, and all things paranormal.? Wendell died far too young and now must wander the Land of Humans with nothing more than a sheet for a body. He knows how he died?a tragic drowning accident?but lately he?s grown curious about his past life. He wants to know more about?why?he died, not just?how?he died. It?s not easy, though, since Wendell?s memory of his human life has grown increasingly blurry. With Marjorie and Eliza?s help, they set out on a journey to find out more. When they hear a rumor about Wendell?s death, they wonder if it might

(W) Christos N. Gage, Ruth Gage (A/CA) Jackie Lewis In the tradition of Braveheart and 300 comes The Lion of Rora - the true story of Joshua Janavel, farmer turned freedom fighter, who will stop at nothing in his quest to save his people from tyranny and religious persecution. This painstakingly researched graphic novel, written by Christos Gage & Ruth Fletcher Gage and featuring evocative art from Jackie Lewis, chronicles the epic war over faith, freedom, and family. Not to be missed.

(W/A/CA) Am?lie Fl?chais Now in softcover for the very first time?Am?lie Fl?chais? haunting fairy tale for children and adults alike! Once upon a time there was a little red wolf who lived in a treehouse in a thick and mysterious forest. The young wolf sets out on a journey to bring his grandmother a rabbit when he is charmed by a nice little girl who offers to help him. But nice is not the same as good.? Lose yourself in the dark forests of Am?lie Fl?chais?s spectacular artwork in The Little Red Wolf, a gorgeously illustrated tale that turns the classic story of Little Red Riding Hood on its head.

(W/A/CA) Leigh Dragoon A charming and magical graphic novel based on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women! Jo, Beth, Amy, and Meg March are four sisters living in Concord with their parents-Father, who's tending to soldiers fighting in the Civil War, and Marmee, who teaches the girls simple but effective witchcraft. The Marches have to keep their craft quiet, as there are many in Concord who see magic in a bad light-especially after things have begun disappearing. When Mr. Laurence, a witchfinder, moves in next door to investigate the missing objects, the girls fear for their livelihood. But he turns out to be a kind old man, and his grandson, Laurie, quickly befriends the Marches. As the cold winter blusters on, the girls continue their education, even as missing objects soon turn into missing people. Things take a turn for the worse when Jo and Laurie try investigating on their own, and a dangerous storm takes hold of Concord. There's powerful magic at play here-stronger than anything the Marches, or even Laurie, has ever seen before. Can they hope to defeat it? Or has the magic alrea

(W) J. Torres (A) Elbert Or J. Torres and Elbert Or celebrate 10 years of Lola: A Ghost Story, the critically-acclaimed graphic novel that explores family, grief and Filipino folklore in an all-new edition that includes a revised ending and updated illustrations. Jesse didn't really know his Lola (the Tagalog word for grandmother), but he remembers that she tried to drown him as a baby. Strange stories surround Lola: she had visions, she fought off monsters straight out of Filipino folklore, and, according to some, she may have even seen ghosts. Now Jesse is struggling with the same visions Lola had, but Lola's not around anymore, and the rest of his family are too tied up in their own personal demons to help. Personal demons that Lola might have helped with, if she were still alive. As Jesse explores his new abilities, he realizes that he might be the one who needs to step into that role-and that helping others might just help him, too.

Jesse sees dead people, monsters, and demons that nobody else sees except his ailing grandmother - a woman who used her visions to help those in the Philippine countryside. Upon her death, Jesse has no choice but to face his demons and whatever else might be awaiting him at grandma's house.

(W) Dylan Meconis, Ben Coleman (A/CA) Ea Denich The world is over, but the con has just begun. Five years ago, a cataclysmic event obliterated everything within a fifty mile radius of the Los Spinoza Convention Center-right in the middle of Long Con, the world's biggest (and longest) pop culture convention. Underdog reporter Victor Lai barely escaped with his life, but his nerdy friend Dez Delaney-publicist for an indie darling comics publisher-wasn't so lucky.

(W) Dylan Meconis & Various (A/CA) Ea Denich The action and hilarity continue in the second volume of this comic convention apocalypse adventure series!

(W) Macon Blair (A/CA) Joe Flood From filmmaker Macon Blair (Blue Ruin, I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore) and artist Joe Flood (Science Comics) comes a Great Depression-era adventure comedy about friendship, the open road, and the pursuit of happiness. As jaunty hobos Jed and Thanny crisscross the country in search of the fabled Liquor City, they are pursued relentlessly by the fearsome railyard bull Sgt. Ronan O'Feathers, who wrongly blames the boys for his wife's death. Fleeing O'Feathers and his posse, they encounter a succession of colorful characters along the way. Some are underdogs, fellow misfits the boys end up doing right by, even if only by accident. Some are greedy and cruel, bullies that the boys make a headache for because they don't appreciate being pushed around or anyone who's doing the pushing. The only constant is the absurdity and mayhem they leave in their wake.

(W) Josh Trujillo (A/CA) Nick Kennedy Keelee is a brave, young girl who discovers a purple, fuzzy, funny beast! Together, the two must make their way across this fantastic land to return Beast to his home. This is a touching tale of friendship and fun that children will want to revisit again and again. The children's book is the debut of painter Nick Kennedy and comics writer Josh Trujillo (Dodge City). Lost Beast, Found Friend transports readers to a lush, tropical world, and Kennedy's unique style gives Keelee and her new friend a vivid fantasy world to play in. This book will stick with readers of all ages long after story-time is over. Lost Beast, Found Friend is a charming and vibrant adventure story for the explorer in all of us!

Joel hates Korea. Why he agreed to teach there defies his comprehension. He can't wait to return to normal life. His year of teaching is almost over and then he'll finally be free. But Joel's life is about to go from dark dreams to cotton candy kisses and it's all because of Hana. The very sight of this girl sends him flying straight to cloud nine, but won't another year in Korea send him crashing back down? Collects the first three installments of the series in one handy manga-sized volume!

Joel hated Korea. He was ready to leave the almost alien culture, people, and food that had been tormenting him his entire teaching contract behind him! All that changed when he met Hana - the girl of Joel's dreams. But when Joel starts to wake up from his dream, will Hana be enough to keep him in the Korean life set? Or will he be on the first jet back to North America?

What if the one that got away kept coming back? Norm Raymer, an aspiring comic artist, has a turbulent relationship with Maggie. With their passionate ups and downs, is this love, or merely youthful lust? For better or worse, Norm and Maggie must discover whether or not they can ever really make it as a normal couple. Can you really be a normal couple when your whole life is just fodder for your comic book? A new romantic comedy graphic novel for young comic nerds in love.

(W) Ananth Hirsh (A/CA) Yuko Ota If Penny Brighton didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. She lost her job. And her apartment. In the same day. But it's okay, her friend has a cozy storage unit she can crash in. And there's bound to be career opportunities at the neighborhood laundromat-just look how fast that 12-year-old who runs the place made it to management! Plus, there's this sweet guy at the community center, and maybe Penny can even have a conversation with him without being a total dork. Surely Penny is a capable of becoming an actual responsible adult, and if she can do that her luck's bound to change! Right?

(W) Ananth Hirsh (A/CA) Yuko Ota If Penny Brighton didn't have bad luck, she'd have no luck at all. She lost her job and apartment on the same day, and with no other options, she started crashing at her best friend Helen's storage unit. As a last resort, Penny snags a job at the laundromat, which is managed by Helen's surly twelve-year-old brother. Things couldn't get much worse, but that doesn't keep the ever-buoyant Penny down. After all, she's been sensing boyfriend potential with the cute receptionist at the community center who's been sneaking her in so she can use the shower. Maybe things are looking up! But if Penny knows one thing for certain, it's that luck has never been her strong suit. How long can this last? In full-color for the first time ever, acclaimed artist and writer duo Yuko Ota and Ananth Hirsh's beloved award-winning comic is back, featuring a new cover from Yuko Ota and colors by Julia Hagerty.

(W) Paul Tobin (A/CA) Arjuna Susini When Jutte Shelley and her squad get gunned down in an alley, the chances for survival don't look good. And Jutte does join the rest of her squad in death-for a little while. But as a descendent of the Frankenstein family, it takes a lot more to kill Jutte than a couple rounds of bullets. Deciding to go back into the family business, Jutte takes a crack at resurrecting her crew, and if you don't look too closely, you'd probably never know they used to be dead. Which, incidentally, is the perfect cover for trying to find the lowlifes who did them in.

Clean up on aisle... space? Smooth-talking aliens have kidnapped Terromax's cutest receptionist! But fear not, because Doug and Manny, the 'Janitors of the Strange,' are coming to the rescue and they'll 'sanitize' any alien who dares get in their way!

You think your job is bad? Well, Doug and Manny have you beat! These guys are janitors! But they're not your typical custodial crew - no, sir! They work for TerroMax, Inc., the world's biggest and best evil science think tank! When they're not dealing with toxic spill monsters and menial time machine repairs, they have to contend with their boss, a multitude of mad scientists, jetpack-equipped cavemen , alien repomen, and the cute girl who works at reception!

Debut creator Austin Paramore and artist Sarah Bollinger strike a chord in this humorous and heartfelt story about love, loss, legacy, and the music that ties them all together. What does the perfect song sound like? Normally, Malcolm Kid wouldn’t give this type of question the time of day. As a straight-B student with a heart of copper, he is far more concerned with overcoming mediocrity than he is with achieving perfection. But that all changes when he stumbles across the LK-2000—a strange keyboard cursed with the soul of an old jazz musician. Malcolm soon learns that the only way to free this musician’s soul is by performing the perfect song. With much hesitation, and the help of his lifelong friend January Young, Malcolm embarks on a musical journey across the city of New Bronzeville in the hopes of discovering the perfect song and finding himself as a musician along the way.