(W/A/CA) Joey Weiser The fourth book in Joey Weiser's Eisner Award-nominated series is now in paperback! It's all-out war between Mer and Atlantis! At least that's what Mermin's father, King Merus, declares after Pete is taken by Atlanteans. And that's not all-Mermin will be fighting side-by-side with his father, so it's time for some intense training! Meanwhile, deep in the underwater Kingdom of Atlantis, Pete is sent to an orphanage since his family cannot be located. His stories of Mer attract the attention of another child, who offers to introduce Pete to her 'friends'-whom he never expected to see in Atlantis!

(W/A/CA) Joey Weiser The battle between Mer and Atlantis begins! And while Mermin the merman is at his father's side, the rest of his friends and family are scattered around the battlefield, trying to help in any way they can. Except for Pete, who's about to stage a jailbreak out of Atlantis with a team of Mer-prisoners! Will they make it to Mer in time to stop the war? The thrilling conclusion to the Eisner Award-nominated Mermin series!

Despite Pete and the gang's efforts to keep the fish-boy Mermin from making waves in their small town, he can't help but stick out! An amateur team of paranormal investigators has their sights on Mermin, and they think he's their chance to make it big! Meanwhile, Benni, Mermin's round aquatic companion, is ready to spill the beans about their lives in the underwater kingdom of Mer, but perhaps things aren't as simple as he says?

No one knows much about Mer, the underwater kingdom where Mermin the merman was born, but due to a rising conflict with the people of Atlantis, Mermin is needed back home immediately. Which means that his human friends get to accompany him and see all the aquatic wonders of Mer. But once again, Mermin is tight-lipped about his past - even when it's swimming right in front of him. And there are enemies lurking in the seedier depths of Mer, who've got their sights set not only on Mermin, but on Pete and his friends!

(W/A/CA) Joey Weiser It's all-out war between Mer and Atlantis! At least that's what Mermin's father, King Merus, declares after Pete is taken by Atlanteans. And that's not all-Mermin will be fighting side-by-side with his father, so it's time for some intense training! Meanwhile, deep in the Kingdom of Atlantis, Pete meets other children without homes who, of course, cannot fathom that he is from the surface. His stories of Mer attract the attention of another child, who offers to introduce Pete to her 'friends'-who he never expected to see in Atlantis!

(W/A/CA) Joey Weiser The battle between Mer and Atlantis begins! And while Mermin is at his father's side, the rest of his friends and family are scattered around the battlefield, trying to help in any way they can. Except for Pete, who's about to stage a jailbreak out of Atlantis with a team of Mer-prisoners! Will they make it to Mer in time to stop the war?

(W) Robert Rodi (A/CA) Jackie Lewis 13th-Century England. Robert Godwinson, former lover of King Richard, lives with his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest, away from the watchful eye of Prince John, who has outlawed homosexuality. Though isolated, the men live in peace -- that is, until a stranger enters their camp seeking aid for a nearby town besieged by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Robert, nicknamed Robin, is reluctant to hlep, but equally eager to be rid of this perplexing stranger... and to put his formidable bow-and-arrow to use. It's Robin Hood like you've never seen him before, based on scholarly speculation about what's really behind the outlaw's legend.

One summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more-the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (Aquaman, Hulk) and artist Sandy Jarrell (Batman '66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions. The deluxe Expanded Edition features twenty new pages of story and art interspersed with the original pages of this modern classic!

(W) Jeff Parker (A/CA) Sandy Jarrell On a summer night, Alden Baylor sits in a field watching the largest meteor shower in human history. What begins as teenage adventure becomes something more--the celestial event brings travelers who will change the world completely, and Alden discovers a connection to one of them. How does a young man who had to grow up fast handle the invasion of his planet? Can Alden keep humanity from oblivion? From writer Jeff Parker (AQUAMAN, HULK) and artist Sandy Jarrell (BATMAN 66) comes this story of adolescence, friendship, and hard decisions.

(W/A/CA) Iolanda Zanfardino From storyteller Iolanda Zanfardino (The Least We Can Do, A Thing Called Truth) comes a powerful medley of tales each told in a vivid, polychromatic illustration style that flows from one character to another and back again. Four individuals living in San Francisco are released from the frustrations of their everyday lives by a late-night radio broadcast suddenly hijacked by someone with a message for the world. The passion and honesty of the message steers these four lives in dramatic new directions . . . Each tale speaks to different social issues without pandering to a political agenda: LGBT+ rights, racism, social network addiction, and the difficult decision between settling down versus following your dreams.

(W) Agata Loth-Ignaciuk (A/CA) Berenika Kolomycka Meet Mika?a young explorer who faces familiar-yet-not-fully-known objects and obstacles around her house. Today?s newest challenge? The "gurgler" that spins, spews, whirrs, beeps, and even swallows things whole! With the help of her friends, Mika is able to rescue her frog from the malicious machine and learn that not everything is as scary as it may seem. Perfect for the youngest comic readers, Mika and the Gurgler is sweet, simple, and charmingly playful!

Meet Mika! Mika is a young explorer who faces familiar-yet-not-fully known objects and obstacles around her house. Today’s newest challenge? The "howler" that roams her living room and hallways sucking up dust bunnies--and even her socks! But the howler isn’t as dangerous as it appears, and young Mika is soon brave enough to face it. The first in the series of books for the youngest comics readers, enjoy the sweet, simple, and delightful Mika and the Howler.

In 2009, cartoonist extraordinaire and Internet sensation Mike Norton (Battlepug, Double Feature: The Answer) took the '24-Hour Comic' challenge and created the pug-tastic comic The Curse over the course of a single day! He returned with sequels spawned during '24-Hour Comic' events in 2010 and 2011. Now all three tales of pirates and pugs are available in print in this new collection!

(W) Phellip Willian (A/CA) Melissa Garabeli Siblings Thomas and Lara recently lost their mother. Along with their father, they miss her terribly. When the family spots an injured deer on the side of the road, they decide to rescue it. Bringing the deer home, they name him Lion and quickly become best friends. The new woodland creature brings warmth and fun back into their lives, and a sweet companionship begins. Before meeting Thomas and Lara, Lion also missed his mother. The baby deer was left alone and scared after losing his mother to hunters. Upon meeting the young children, Lion finds comfort in their new friendship. But when Lion grows more and more curious about the forest beyond the house, Thomas and Lara start to wonder if the woods are where Lion is meant to live. After so much loss, will the children be able to say goodbye to their new friend? From award-winning Brazilian creators Phellip Willian and Melissa Garabeli, Missing You is a beautifully illustrated and heartfelt story about companionship and learning how and when to let go.

(W) Suzanne Walker (A/CA) Wendy Xu A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang is still young, but she's one of the most powerful witches in New England. She spends her days working in her grandmothers' spell book shop and her nights hunting down the supernatural. Tam Lang, a genderqueer werewolf, was Nova's childhood crush. Tam has been wandering from place to place for years until the one fateful night they find themselves back in their hometown… battling a giant horse demon in the woods. Tam turns to Nova for help, and their latent feelings are rekindled against the backdrop of witchcraft, untested magic, occult rituals, and family ties both new and old in this enchanting tale of self-discovery.

(W) Suzanne Walker (A/CA) Wendy Xu The brand-new deluxe edition of Mooncakes features never-before-seen content from the bewitching graphic novel by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu. Perfect for any collector's bookshelf, the new edition comes in a deluxe hardcover package featuring a new cover and bonus content, including an introduction and behind-the-scenes development art and writing. A story of love and demons, family and witchcraft. Nova Huang knows more about magic than your average teen witch. She works at her grandmothers? bookshop, where she helps them loan out spell books and investigate any supernatural occurrences in their New England town. One fateful night, she follows reports of a white wolf into the woods and comes across the unexpected: her childhood crush, Tam Lang, battling a horse demon in the woods. As a werewolf, Tam has been wandering from place to place for years, unable to call any town home. Pursued by dark forces eager to claim the magic of wolves, and out of options, Tam turns to Nova for help. Their latent feelings are rekindled against the backdrop of witchc

(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A/CA) Claudia Aguirre Created by powerhouse team Magdalene Visaggio (Eternity Girl) and Claudia Aguirre (Kim & Kim), Morning in America follows the Sick Sisters, a group of friends and small-time delinquents who may be the only people standing between their suffocatingly small town and complete apocalyptic destruction. The Sisters know there's something wrong in Tucker, Ohio-and they also know that the authorities aren't doing anything about it. When the girls take the investigation into their own hands, they run into wild conspiracy theories, abandoned homes... and something that screeches in the night. At the end of the world, four girls with bikes and baseball bats are there to stand in the way.

(W) Ben Kahn (A/CA) Georgeo Brooks Defender of the cosmos! Vanquisher of evil! Failure at frisbee?? Corgi shenanigans, epic space battles, and intergalactic heroes abound in this uplifting, action-packed adventure about the powerful connection between humans and their pets from GLAAD Media Award nominee Ben Kahn (Renegade Rule, Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend) and illustrator Georgeo Brooks (Immortals Fenyx Rising: From Great Beginnings). Eleven-year-old Reuben Mahmud just wants a break. When he takes his pet corgi, Mr. Muffins, to the park, he expects to get just that?a break. But what he gets instead is an alien invasion right smack dab in the middle of his neighborhood! Oh! And apparently Mr. Muffins is the chosen one destined to save the galaxy? This should be interesting . . . Dragged into the middle of an epic space war, Reuben learns that the fate of the entire galaxy rests in Mr. Muffins?s adorable corgi paws. It?s going to take a lot more than tail wagging and butt waddling to end this war. To turn the tide of the conflict, intergalactic soldier Cassara must show Mr. Muff

(W) Pamela Ribon (A/CA) Cat Farris Bear meets girl. Nora has bad luck with men. When she meets an (actual) bear on a hike in the Los Angeles hills, he turns out to be the best romantic partner she's ever had! He's considerate, he's sweet, he takes care of her. But he's a bear, and winning over her friends and family is difficult. Not to mention he has to hibernate all winter. Can true love conquer all?

(W/A/CA) Jed M McGowan A nameless alien data compiler comes to Earth to study humans, setting up shop on the outskirts of a small desert community in?North America. Working under forced labor, it must watch humans in complete secrecy while sending regular reports to its manager back home. Using spore-like technology to read the minds of his hosts, the alien quickly takes a special interest in Will, one of his early subjects. That interest proves to be a problem when the alien is accidentally revealed to Will's family and it takes desperate measures to save its own life.? In doing so, it discovers a forbidden ability...it can control human minds. Now, the alien struggles to keep this secret from its manager, deal with a growing number of suspicious humans, and come to terms with its ethically questionable decisions.?My Life Among Humans?is a beautifully painted, evocative first graphic novel from illustrator and cartoonist Jed McGowan.??

(W) Rick Spears (A/CA) Emmett Helen 1991-Val, a teenager from a conservative family, has grown up dreaming of becoming a ballerina, but recently something has changed. She's begun feeling pressure to conform to a specific idea of beauty, body type, and a personality that just doesn't fit. Val meets Kat, a smart, witty girl that doesn't take any crap off anyone. Kat introduces Val to punk rock. Along with Rudie, another new friend, the three form an all-girl punk band they ironically name The Proper Ladies. Soon Val and her friends find themselves caught up in a movement with other girls also starting bands-also finding their voice. Collectively, these 'riot grrrls' discover that their songs ring out loud and powerful, and for Val, there's no going back.

The Swinging Sixties are back, and they're Stranger than ever! No one knows the Strange better than the Strangers. Michael, Verity, and Sandoval have seen it all - but there is always something even stranger waiting just around the corner. Mysterious temples, peculiar pop bands, and unidentified flying oddities are just a few of the things mystifying Absalom Quince and his team, sworn to protect the world from the Strange. This collection is perfect for longtime fans or for those not yet touched by the Strange! And a great addition to anyone's secret-passageway-concealing bookcase!

(W) Jeremy Lambert (A/CA) Alexa Sharpe Endless night befalls a sleepy seaside town, leaving it to young Madeline Tock to save her community from a threat known only as the Night Mother . . . The moon is stuck like a broken clock in the midnight sky, the sun a distant memory. No one in this quiet seaside town can remember how long this unnatural darkness has lasted. No one, that is, except for the curious girl who lives in the graveyard, caring for the dead: twelve-year-old Madeline Tock. In gratitude, the departed whisper their worries to her, sounding just like her overprotective but loving father: beware this endless night and she who causes it. Because there?s someone else who can hear the whispers, too . . . someone whose gown is a map of the cosmos, hair a tangled constellation, eyes like the lights of faraway stars. The Night Mother. Her elemental duty is to gather the souls of the dead in her lantern, then send them to their eternal rest as beautiful moonlight. But when her hunger for power drives her to take souls from the living, Madeline bravely stands up to defend her to

(W) Barry Gifford, Chris Condon (A) Various (CA) J.H. Williams III FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT'S ALWAYS MIDNIGHT. From the mind of literary icon Barry Gifford?internationally renowned author of Wild at Heart and co-writer of the neo-noir masterpiece Lost Highway?Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, innocent, and evil are all fellow travelers down an intertstate of dark, elusive dreams. Adapted from Gifford?s acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood) and a rotating cast of artistic talents?including Brian Level (Poison Ivy), Alexandre Tefenkgi (The Good Asian), Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place), and Marco Finnegan (Calavera, P.I.)?follow an uneasy cast of wanted men, cartel killers, and lost souls through four interlocking tales as they travel a path of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again.

The cult of Uhlume has been eradicated, thanks to Emerane and her companions. Still, the city has not recovered from the hard-won battle against the undead army -- and Emerane has not recovered from the trauma of killing the person she held most dear. When Asps target the city's Alderman and a new peacekeeping for rises to power, with Emerane be able to save the city she hates the second time? Or will this new foe, with the power of both the city and the law behind him, take her down?

(W) Ted Naifeh, Ted Naifeh (CA) Ted Naifeh The final installment in the Night's Dominion trilogy, the acclaimed medieval high fantasy heist series from New York Times bestselling author, Ted Naifeh. Working with her old crew-the Magus, the Acolyte, the Bard, the Asp, and now, Grael, the demi-god-Emerane, the thief known as The Night, devises a plot to steal back the money held by the richest in Umber, and invest it back in those who need it most. But Grael is imprisoned by the corrupt new Amaraddan guard and its power-hungry captain, and the plan won't go off without him. And then there's the matter of that captain, a man who will either rule Umber or destroy it, a man who's willing to give everything to hold onto his own power-including his very soul. The fight for Umber begins now!

Conrad has given up his life of action and adventure to become an accountant - and in the middle of a quest, no less! But can Conrad truly leave his days of swords and battle behind him, or will he finish the job the guild sent him to his hometown to complete?

Warriors, slackers, and lovelorn pizza cooks are just a few of the heroes introduced in North World: Other Sagas! Their adventures take them above the clouds, into cursed forests, and against all manner of evils. Viking Raiders, Cloud Giants, Pink Cyclops, tribes of angry squirrels - if swords don't work, kitten-throwing just might!

(W/A/CA) Tessa Stone Logan is a repairman in the wrong place at the wrong time-which is a creepy corporate lab in the middle of the goddamn night. After fighting off a freaky creature, he joins forces with three other poor souls trapped inside the building. Who are they? What are they doing here? What the hell is going on? And will any of them get out alive? The first in a brand new series from the mind of Tessa Stone (Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name, Buzz!)!

(W/A) Tess Stone Everyone's favorite monster-hunting repairman is back in the trope-smashing sequel to the Harvey Award-nominated horror comedy by Tess Stone! Logan is the unluckiest repairman who's ever been called to a seemingly-normal corporate laboratory in the middle of the night. After fighting off monsters, making new friends, and getting his own dose of body horror in the form of an eyeball growing inside his leg, it seems like the longest night of his life may finally be coming to an end when the authorities swoop in. But the nightmare isn't over yet for Logan, or for the others who made it out alive. Blame is placed on former CEO Clement Varker, a man-turned-monster, which makes Logan more than a little reluctant to show off his monstrous new souvenir. As detectives swarm, monsters rise, and alcohol pours, Logan will have to face the hard truth that nothing in his life will ever be the same again.

(W) Regine Sawyer, Jason Pierre, Ike Reed, David Gorden, Chris Robinson, Troy-Jeffrey Allen (A) David Brame, Dojo Gubser, Maan House, Chris Gooding, Mike JC (CA) Paris Alleyne From an all-star cast of creative talents comes a volatile, genre-defying homage to hip-hop icon Ol' Dirty Bastard that reimagines New York City's Five Boroughs through the eyes of the maverick MC and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder. In a fractured New York City, an elemental impact event has caused different versions of the city?s most infamous neighborhoods from across the multiverse to converge together into a single reality. Spectral apparitions now haunt the streets of Queens. In the Lower East Side, a rogue artificial intelligence has seized the streets. A hundred blocks north, time travelers are throwing a block party in Harlem. And that?s only the beginning. . . . Our guide through this splintered mutation of New York?s past, present, and future is none other than Ol' Dirty Bastard himself. Follow him as he leads us through odd, urgent, and powerful tales that cast freedom and oppression, wealth and poverty, l

(W) Jeffrey Burandt (A/CA) Dennis Culver Liz, Bodey, Maude, and Justine's band, Odd Schnozz and the Odd Squad, are sure to win this year's Battle of the Bands. But when a talking chimp, who claims to be a scientist from the mysterious organization B.L.A.N.K., interrupts their practice session, the band's got a whole new set of problems. Now B.L.A.N.K. agents are closing in, determined to recapture the escaped chimp before he becomes a liability. Jeffrey Burandt (Americans UK) and Dennis Culver (Edison Rex) bring you this trilling tale of cyborg animals and punk rock teenagers. 1, 2, 3, 4!

(W/A/CA) Jonathan Hill 'Eight years ago an earthquake-the Big One-hit along the Cascadia fault line, toppling cities and changing landscapes all up and down the west coast of the United States. Life as we know it changed forever. But for Vietnamese American Virginia Crane, life changed shortly after the earthquake, when her mother left and never came back. Ginny has gotten used to a life without her mother, helping her father take care of her two younger brothers, Wes and Harry. But when a mysterious package arrives for her eighteenth birthday, her life is shaken up yet again. For the first time, Ginny wants something more than to survive. And it might be a selfish desire, but she's determined to find out what happened to her mother-even if it means leaving her family behind. '

(W/A) Ray Fawkes Eighteen different families across four centuries live inside this book-their traditions, ethics, and prejudices handed down from generation to generation: a living history carried through to the present. A Spanish family in Los Angeles in 1846. A Cheyenne family enduring the horrors of the Trail of Tears. An Irish family starving in abject poverty under British rule. Groundbreaking cartoonist Ray Fawkes implements a stunning visual approach to dive deep into the stories of these lives, showcasing the stark contrasts and poignant parallels that connect us all in our diverse human existence.

(W/A) Ray Fawkes Comprised entirely of double page spreads split into eighteen panels, with each panel featuring one character's life, cartoonist Ray Fawkes uses an experimental narrative structure to artfully craft eighteen linear stories into one non-linear masterpiece.

From visionary cartoonist Ray Fawkes comes one of the most original and thought-provoking graphic novels of all-time! A unique and poetic narrative, One Soul takes the experiences of 18 individuals and weaves them into the spiritual journey of a lifetime. Gracefully flowing from character to character, moment to moment, Fawkes has crafted a stunning mosaic that takes advantage of the medium of sequential art in a way few creators dare.

(W/A/CA) Eduardo Medeiros Lenny and Beardo are two childhood friends with a lot of road behind them. When Beardo?s deadbeat dad dies and leaves them his old bar, they make a go of it as business partners. Easy enough, right? Maybe not. ? Running a business in a low-traffic area of town isn?t all it?s cracked up to be, but luckily for the boys, the one-two punch of viral media attention when their neighbor gets crushed by a 747 engine that falls from the sky and a sorta suspect (but very potent) beer recipe they stumble into catch the public?s imagination at just the right time. Things get even more complicated when Lenny?s ex-girlfriend Amanda shows up again, pregnant. Can our two heroes weather the ravages of success any better than they dealt with being losers? Can Lenny level up and be a good dad? Can Beardo forgive his dead, absentee?father? Will the general public run them out of town when they find out what was actually in that beer? Eduardo Medeiros (Funny Creek) delivers a graphic novel for anyone who?s had more than their fair share of bad days and questionable choices! W

(W) Michael Tanner & Various (A/CA) Francois Vigneault Get ready to ha-lorp! Gor, Kravis, and Mongtar are just three Orcs trying to survive while on the run from everything and everyone on their homeworld. When the naive bureaucrats from StarBleep land on the planet Muckball, the orcs unwittingly steal the most advanced ship in the fleet and blast into the dankest reaches of the outer galactigon. After befriending the ship's AI, D.O.N.A., the gang must evade everything from pacifier-sucking bounty hunters to raucous nightclubs to steampunk Space Rats. The cosmos will never be the same, thanks to the Orcs in Space!

(W) Michael Tanner & Various (A) Francois Vigneault Mayhem ensues! Volume 2 of Justin Roiland's hilarious series Orcs in Space finds Gor, Kravis, and Mongtar making new allies and enemies across the greater Galactigon. With the help of an increasingly sapient D.O.N.A., the orcs face off with an eccentric scrapper bot, a cantankerous cat mechanic, and incur the wrath of a biker gang called the Fuzzballs to discover the truth about D.O.N.A.'s mysterious creator. Will they survive the standoff with evil scientist Dr. Smedley before Starbleep, the Space Rats, and the rest of the orc-hating universe hunt them down?

(W) Michael Tanner (A) Rashad Gheith (CA) Fran?ois Vigneault It?s the mayhem-packed finale of?Orcs in Space!?After defeating Smedlar the World-Basher and kinda saving the galactigon, the orcs get no respect! When their?old enemies the Space Rats and StarBleep threaten their homeworld, D.O.N.A. brings the orcs back to crusty ol' Muckball. The adventuring party grows when that paragon of orcitude, Mergon Thunderhoof, joins a deadly quest to find the one thing that can save their world. If they fail,?this is the end of orc civilization! And that's probably bad...right??