(W) Mark Gruenwald, Various (A) Rik Levins, Various (CA) Hoover, Dale Captain America fights for his life! Cap is on the hunt for the Skull - the Blazing Skull, that is! Then, Doctor Faustus' mental machinations pit Steve Rogers against his old pal Nomad! But when the Sentinel of Liberty learns that his enhanced physique is shutting down on him, his choice is simple: retire from being a hero?or die in action! But with evil masterminds plotting and dead villains rising, that's no choice at all for Captain America! Can Cap's friends dissuade him from setting the world's safety above his own? Plus: Wartime adventures with the Invaders, Bucky and the Howling Commandos! And Cap unites with Nick Fury to expose a rogue faction of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #420-430 and ANNUAL #13, NOMAD (1992) #18-19, CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE MEDUSA EFFECT, and CAPTAIN AMERICA/NICK FURY: BLOOD TRUCE. Rated T+

(W) Christopher Priest (A) Various (CA) Sal Velluto When T'Challa falls to the one foe he's never beaten, Killmonger earns the right to become the new Black Panther! Now, only Everett K. Ross can save T'Challa's life - okay, Ross plus Moon Knight, Brother Voodoo and the Panther God! Still suffering, the deposed Wakandan leader finds himself caught in a cat trap with the Avengers and?Deadpool?! Storm of the X-Men offers comfort as Wakanda finds itself on the verge of war with Lemuria and Atlantis - and Klaw, Malice and Man-Ape threaten to destroy the African Avenger once and for all! Plus: Ross spends a day in Mephisto's metaphorical shoes, and Captain America recounts his never-before-revealed wartime meeting with the former Black Panther, T'Chaka! Super heroics meet geopolitics as only Priest can mix them! Collecting BLACK PANTHER (1998) #18-35 and DEADPOOL (1997) #44. Rated T+

(W) Chip Zdarsky, (A) Carlos Magno, Butch Guice, (CA) Alex Ross The greatest generation of Marvel heroes is back - to stop one of their own! Namor the Sub-Mariner, monarch of Atlantis, has once again declared war on the surface world - and this time he means to win at any cost! But he won't find allies in Captain America, the Human Torch and the Winter Soldier. All three fought by Namor's side in World War II as the Invaders, but now they stand as enemies! Namor's deadly plans are as far-reaching as the ocean, and it's up to the Invaders to stop him - but what chance do they have against a former ally who knows all their wartime strategies and fighting tactics? Namor's secret history is revealed, the Torch is transformed - and the world is forever changed. But can Namor possibly be redeemed? Collecting NAMOR: THE BEST DEFENSE and INVADERS (2019) #1-12. Rated T+

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Robert Gill (CA) Al Barrionuevo Out of the abyss...and into oblivion! Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior, has sacrificed his humanity for the betterment of the Earth. Empowered with the gift to recover from any wound - and even death itself - he has waged an endless crusade to guide the path of civilization through the ages. But as the centuries pass and his list of battlefield victories grows, he is fated to always reap the same sad reward: to see his families, his children, and all his loved ones...age, wither, and die... Now, the Eternal Warrior will be presented with a choice that could end his grief forever. An opportunity to resurrect the fallen sons and daughters that he believed forever lost. But this chance for peace and happiness will come at a terrible cost... and in service to an evil far greater than any Gilad has faced before...New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps) and acclaimed artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) push the Eternal Warrior to the fiery crossroads of guilt and redemption for

(W) Jeff Loveness (A/CA) Juan Doe Meet Sarah, an astronaut traveling from dead planet to dead planet, talking to the ghosts of the dead worlds...as she fights to discover the secret that's killing the universe. But Death doesn't give up its secrets so easily, and as Death hunts her from planet to planet, Sarah struggles to maintain the trust of her crew and her own sanity in the endless ocean of lives. Every world has a story, and if she can find the secret tying them all together, she can save Earth from being the next world to die. From Groot and Jimmy Kimmel Live! writer Jeff Loveness and AMERICAN MONSTER, ANIMOSITY: THE RISE artist Juan Doe comes the chilling, epic new series that will be sure to appeal to fans of Arrival, Interstellar, and The Expanse. Collecting all six issues from this hit AfterShock series!

(W/A/CA) Michael Sweater, Rachel Dukes Adventure awaits! A quest is coming! Excitement envelopes all! ...And it's disturbing a reclusive, young wizerd's peace and quiet! A garden-tending wizerd is dragged into the adventuring life by a small warrior princess as they seek the ingredients of a wish-granting potion. (The warrior princess's wish? To get big and strong - and hunky! - really hunky!) Thanks to ransacking goblins, a too-noble knight, an evil wych, and the warrior's endless appetite, securing the potion ingredients won't be as quick or as simple as the wizerd had hoped! The Wizerd and the Potion of Dreams packs humor, heart, and heaps of distractions into a fantasy adventure sure to please any adventurer out there.

(W) Nowaki Fukamidori (A) Kakeru Sora In a town where people live surrounded by books, there is a library overflowing with endless tomes-the Mikurakan. Its founder was Mifuyu's great-grandfather, and her father is its manager?but Mifuyu herself hates books. One day, a collection of books is stolen, and a mysterious message is left behind. 'Whoever steals this book shall be pursued by the flag of magical realism.' Thus, the town begins to shift into something out of a tale?and Mifuyu realizes she must venture into the worlds of stories to save her home!

(W) Christof Bogacs (A/CA) Marie Enger After the sudden disappearance of his mom, high school freshman Shay is thrust into a secret world of monsters that exists underneath his small West-Virginian town of Humble Valley. With the help of his shapeshifting aunt Sa'Belle, he must search for his mother while doing what he can to safeguard the citizens of the 'Under Kingdom' and try to maintain his normal high school life. If that wasn't enough, Shay is a strict pacifist in a world that is demanding he go to war to protect it. An epic adventure set in a colorful world full of mischievous sock-stealing imps, adorable dragons, rowdy orcs, and an endless variety of other strange creatures. Join shay, Sa'belle, and friends in this heartwarming tale where kindness is proven more powerful than violence. o Exciting modern fantasy OGN with positive LGBTQ representation.

(W/A/CA) Emily McGovern While Katie bounces from job to job and obsesses about falling behind in life, Nas has bigger things in mind-waiting endlessly for their visa to come through, while working on a seismic art project that will revolutionize politics and society as we know it. Their friend Emma, meanwhile, seems to have it all figured out-job, mortgage, engagement-yet the long hours working for tech giant Arko and endless wedding admin prove equally dread-inducing. But when Katie's latest job finds her tutoring the daughter of Arko's formidable CEO, Michelle, and Emma welcomes the eccentric and enigmatic Alicia to her team at Arko, none of the three women are aware that their lives-and possibly the future of society itself-are about to change forever. From the creator of Bloodlust & Bonnets and the popular webcomic My Life as a Background Slytherin Emily McGovern, comes this hilarious tale Twelve Percent Dread!

(W) Tobi Hirotaka Designed in imitation of a harbor town in southern Europe, the Realm of Summer is just one of the zones within the virtual resort known as the Costa del N?mero. It has been more than a thousand years since human guests stopped coming to the Realm, leaving the AIs alone in their endless summer. But now all that has come to a sudden end, as an army of mysterious Spiders begin reducing the town to nothing. As night falls, the few remaining AIs prepare for their final, hopeless battle? War between the virtual and the real begins in book one of the Angel of the Ruins series.

(W) J. Michael Straczynski, Various (A) Mike McKone, Various (CA) Olivier Coipel Witness the return of Thor in a story only author J. Michael Straczynski could tell! Resurrected after breaking the endless cycle of Ragnarok, the Asgardian God of Thunder is reunited with the mortal form of Dr. Don Blake. Together, they must reckon with the legacy of Thor's mythic Norse kingdom and the rebirth of its immortal heroes - on Earth! How will Broxton, Oklahoma, react to the Norse gods' arrival?! Then, writer Kieron Gillen takes up the hammer and reveals just how intricately Loki has been scheming all along! But when the Trickster's plans spiral out of control - culminating in the Siege of Asgard and the return of an ancient evil - it's up to Thor and his fellow Asgardians to save two realms! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1998) #536-537, THOR (2007) #1-12 and #600-614, THOR ANNUAL (2009) #1, THOR GIANT-SIZE FINALE, SIEGE (2010) #1-4 and #1 DIRECTOR'S CUT, SIEGE: LOKI, NEW MUTANTS (2009) #11, SECRET INVASION AFTERMATH: BETA RAY BILL - THE GREEN OF EDEN, BETA RAY BILL: GODHUNTER #1-3, and materi

(W) Axel Brechensbauer A visual guide to fascinating historical facts and philosophical musings on why and how the objects we buy, own, use, see and interact with - from tanks to iPhones - come into existence. We all live in a world of objects, yet we rarely stop to think about how and why they came to exist, why they look and feel the way they do, or what shapes our preferences and why we own and use the ones we do. In Things We Create, renowned concept designer, cartoonist, and sculptor Axel Brechensbauer pulls back the curtain and provides a visual guide to civilization's endless quest for the perfect human-made object. Told in eight chapters covering topics such as 'The Need of Objects,' 'Recreating Nature, 'Objects as Communication,' and 'Objects as Power,' Brechensbauer takes the reader on a rollicking tour through the history and creation of objects that comprise our world. He digs into the basics of design, discusses why certain some objects please us while others repel us, considers how the design of one object influences another, reveals how human curiosity keeps in step w

(W) HEATHER NUHFER and P.C. MORRISSEY (A) AGNES GARBOWSKA and SANDY JARRELL (CA) AGNES GARBOWSKA Heather Nuhfer and P.C. Morrissey team up in this fun story about game night with the Titans! The Titans have a regular game of Basements and Basilisks, but when the basement boss (Robin, of course) tries to make the game super fun by making it super-impossible to win, the team rebels. Their new BB is much more fun?and she actually lets them complete their quests, which is excellent motivation to keep playing. But the Boy Wonder begins to worry that the Titans will be trapped in their imaginations forever, going on endless, easy-breezy quests, neglecting their duties in Jump City. There might also be problems with the campaign?s most important relic, the ?Anklet of Extreme Crushing (and Chafing),? which Robin has tightly clasped to his leg.

(W/A/CA) McCranie, Stephen To Amy, everyone has a flavor. When her dad loses his job on their remote deep space colony, Amy and her family are forced to start a new life back on Earth. Emerging from a cryotube after a thirty-year voyage, Amy awakes to find herself in a strange land of heavy gravity, weird people, and an endless blue sky. Collects Stephen McCraine's Space Boy volumes 1-3. 'A sweet page turner with a hidden depth to its story that was intriguing and compelling.'-Comic Crusaders

(W) Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott (A/CA) Derek Charm A bold new chapter for STAR TREK begins here, in an all-new series that shows you what life is like for cadets at the galaxy's greatest school! Witness the student days of the iconic cast before they joined the Enterprise! Plus, meet an all-new group of students as they embark on bold new adventures of their own! The first new characters in the Star Trek movie universe make their mark here. Bullet points: ' 'The possibilities for a larger shoot off with these characters are endless.' -Pop Culture Uncovered

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Pasqual Ferry What if Peter Parker became Venom? Spider-Man once donned an alien suit that nearly destroyed his life, but what if he never took it off? In this shocking new version of the story, Peter ignores every warning and embraces his dark symbiote! Now, haunted by terrible nightmares and exhausted by an endless barrage of villains, he is at the end of his rope - and when Hobgoblin attacks, Spider-Man isn't so friendly anymore. The rules of engagement are about to change - permanently! Wilson Fisk wants to put an end to this deadly new Spidey once and for all. But with Peter haunted by his past and present more and more each day, can anyone save him from his own mind? Collecting Spider-Man: Spider's Shadow (2021) #1-5 Rated T+

(W/A/CA) Szymon Kudranski IMAGINATION IS REAL. Outside our perception, creative thought takes physical form, with only a handful of individuals known as Epics able to interact with this wondrous hidden world. But for fourteen-year-old Danny Dillon, accepting these responsibilities himself won't be easy-or safe. Lose yourself in a world of endless fantasy and creativity, where superheroes, monsters, magical creatures, and cartoon characters live and breathe alongside us. Fan-favorite Spawn and Punisher artist SZYMON KUDRANSKI introduces a world where the only limitation is your imagination.Collects groundbreaking hit series SOMETHING EPIC #1-7Szymon Kudranski's Something Epic is a breath-taking book that holds one of the most powerful messages for humanity. - CBR.COMIf you are a fan of strange stories and emotionally laced adventures, this is a comic you are not going to want to miss. - Comicon.com 10/10Something Epic is an experience that truly lives up to it's name. - thegww.com 9.5/10Something Epic is a comic written for all those who have looked to their imagination to escape the

(W) Warren Ellis (A/CA) Phil Hester Dr Jonathan Shipwright, sole survivor of a very unusual and very secret shipwreck, doesn't know where he is. Seemingly trapped on an endless road, in pursuit of a saboteur who holds the key to his salvation - or doom. Industry legend WARREN ELLIS joins AfterShock comics with this mysterious and captivating tale full of shock, secrets and surprises. From the co-creator and writer of AUTHORITY, TRANSMETROPOLITAN and PLANETARY. 'SHIPWRECK might not be the first title readers think of when they think of new Ellis works, but?I have a feeling that that could (and should) change!' -Justin Partridge of Newsarama.com

(W) Kazune Kawahara (A) Aiji Yamakawa A self-contained shojo drama of romance and friendship written by the author of the hit manga series High School Debut. Eiko and her best friend Moe couldn't be more different. While Eiko is a shy, average-looking girl, Moe is beautiful and constantly gets attention from guys. Though their personalities are total opposites, the bond between them is incredibly strong. Moe might have an endless supply of suitors, but when it comes to actually dating them, she has a condition: her boyfriend must value Eiko more than he does Moe. No one has yet been able to meet her condition-not until a boy named Tsuchida appears, at least. What will Eiko do when her relationship with her best friend begins to change?

(W/A/CA) Eddie Campbell Eddie Campbell is not himself. But these days, who is? It's meta-fictional mystery and mischief as the award-winning artist of From Hell sets out to find his own imposter. Plus, on the flipside: a deluxe new presentation of The Fate of the Artist, Eddie Campbell's classic work of graphic meta-memoir! SIDE A: The Second Fake Death of Eddie Campbell, by Eddie Campbell, is a spiritual sequel to his acclaimed graphic novel The Fate of the Artist, in which the author was missing from his own autobiography. Many years later, during an endless COVID lockdown in which everybody wears a mask and needs a haircut, Eddie's wife is certain that he has been supplanted by an imposter. She hires a detective, the square-jawed Royler Boom, to solve the mystery. What follows - interspersed with Campbell's trademark wry anecdotes, dreams, parodic pastiches, and pandemic peccadilloes - is a thrilling investigation that builds to a car chase and a violent conclusion. The author cunningly passes this off as another piece of autobiography. SIDE B: The Fate of the Artist: In an aut

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Jill Thompson, Vince Locke (CA) Dave McKean Older and more powerful than the gods themselves, the Endless are a dysfunctional family of cosmic beings who have ruled over the realms of dream, desire, despair, destiny, destruction, death and delirium since the beginning of time. But 300 years ago, one of the mythical beings gave up his duties and left his realm, never to be seen again. Now on a mission to find their missing sibling, Delirium and older brother Dream encounter immortal humans and various deities as they try to locate the prodigal Destruction. But as their adventure draws Dream into a final, tragic confrontation with his son Orpheus, the eternal being learns the true meaning of fate and consequences. Collects The Sandman #41-49.

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Kelley Jones & Various (CA) Dave McKean The 30th anniversary of Neil Gaiman's incomparable series THE SANDMAN continues with this new edition of SEASON OF MISTS, featuring a new cover by Dave McKean and a new introduction by comedian and actor Patton Oswalt! Ten thousand years ago Morpheus condemned a woman who loved him to Hell. Now the other members of his immortal family, the Endless, have convinced the Dream King that this was an injustice. To make it right, Morpheus must return to Hell to rescue his banished love-and Hell's ruler, the fallen angel Lucifer, has already sworn to destroy him. Collects issues #21-28.

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Dave McKean Written by Neil Gaiman, Simon Spurrier, Kat Howard, Nalo Hopkinson, and Dan Watters Art by J.H. Williams III, P. Craig Russell, Bilquis Evely, Tom Fowler, and others From the imagination of New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman comes this final volume of stories that find him revisiting Morpheus, the Endless, the realm of the Dreaming, and beyond. In the Hugo Award-winning prequel series The Sandman: Overture, illustrated by J.H. Williams III, Gaiman returns to the Sandman Universe after a 17-year break to spin a tale in which Morpheus must save the universe from a rogue star. The comic book version of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters adapts the Dream Hunters prose novel into a lush four-part miniseries drawn by P. Craig Russell. And in The Sandman Universe, plotted by Gaiman, writers Simon Spurrier, Kat Howard, Nalo Hopkinson, and Dan Watters expand upon the characters and worlds Gaiman created for a new generation of readers. The Sandman Book Six is the perfect bookend for Sandman completists and fans of modern fantasy.

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Various (CA) Michael William Kaluta This volume picks up where the last left off in Morpheus?s ongoing saga as he travels through the Dreaming, From the ?Game of You? stories where cracks are forming between the world of the waking and the Dreaming, to ?Brief Lives,? where we follow the youngest of the Endless ?Delirium?in her quest to find their long -lost brother, Destruction. Lose yourself in Gaiman?s fantastic worlds and continue the fantasy here, with The Sandman: The Deluxe Edition Book Three. Collects The Sandman issues #32-50, the equivalent of the paperback edition books #5-7. This hardcover edition also features a brand-new wraparound cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta.

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Various New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's comics masterpiece, The Sandman, is regarded as one of the greatest graphic novels of all time. It has won numerous literary awards, been adapted into an Audible audio drama, and most recently premiered as a highly acclaimed Netflix live-action show. This highly imaginative and thought-provoking series has endeared itself to fantasy and comics fans worldwide. Now you can own a piece of the Dreaming in the waking world with this Masterpiece Edition book set, comprising six exclusive leather-bound, foil-embossed hardcovers and a custom sculpted book stand resembling Morpheus's helm. These six volumes collect stories from the entire Sandman saga?including The Sandman #1-75, the comics and prose editions of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, The Sandman: Endless Nights, and The Sandman: Overture. They are designed to fit perfectly in the intricately carved book stand that features a highly detailed bone snout and riveted exterior. Also included is a set of art prints from legendary illustrator Michael Wm. Kaluta an

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Various New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman's comics masterpiece, The Sandman, is regarded as one of the greatest graphic novels of all time. It has won numerous literary awards, been adapted into an Audible audio drama, and most recently premiered as a highly acclaimed Netflix live-action show. This highly imaginative and thought-provoking series has endeared itself to fantasy and comics fans worldwide. Now you can own a piece of the Dreaming in the waking world with this Masterpiece Edition book set, comprising six exclusive leather-bound, foil-embossed hardcovers and a custom sculpted book stand resembling Morpheus's helm. These six volumes collect stories from the entire Sandman saga?including The Sandman #1-75, the comics and prose editions of The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, The Sandman: Endless Nights, and The Sandman: Overture. They are designed to fit perfectly in the intricately carved book stand that features a highly detailed bone snout and riveted exterior. Also included is a set of art prints from legendary illustrator Michael Wm. Kaluta an

(W) Neil Gaiman (A) Various (CA) Dave McKean Art by Jill Thompson, Bryan Talbot, and others Centuries ago, one of the Endless gave up his duties and left his realm, never to be seen again. Now on a mission to find their missing sibling, Delirium and Dream encounter immortal humans and various deities as they try to locate the prodigal Destruction. But as their adventure draws Dream into a final, tragic confrontation with his son Orpheus, the eternal being learns the true meaning of fate and consequences. Neil Gaiman?s epic continues in The Sandman Book Three, collecting issues #38-56 and a story from Vertigo Preview #1.

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Leomacs (CA) Sam Wolfe Connelly Ten years ago, the Rogues disbanded and went their separate ways. But time hasn't been kind to the former blue-collar super-criminals. Caught in an endless cycle of prison, rehab, dead-end jobs, broken relationships, probation, and bottomless restitution fees, the Rogues are sick of paying for their crimes. Luckily, Captain Cold has a plan. One last job that will leave them all richer than their wildest dreams and free from their past...if they can survive. Collecting the complete neo-noir heist comic in a single beautiful hardcover.

(W) Alex Firer (A) Fred C. Stresing, Marc Ellerby (CA) Fred C. Stresing The madcap world of Rick and Morty? relaunches with a brand-new volume perfect for new and old fans alike! What if Goldenfold, not Rick Sanchez, was the supreme intelligence in the universe? Rick, Morty, and all realities face the oppressive power of mathematics, and Rick may never get that ideal milkshake. In pursuit of mathematical perfection, in which endless adventures are possible, the Goldenfolds?and reluctant niece, Noelle?seek domination across the multiverse. Can love withstand family obligation, and who is that skeevy-looking tech bro trying to be Rick?s best friend? What?s his deal? Contains Rick and Morty #1 -6

(W/A/CA) Stjepan Sejic 'THEY ARE A POWERFUL FOE, BUT THEY WILL FALL!' In a fantastic world far from our own, an ancient magic spell almost split the world in two and left an endless ravine in the north. One man, Nebezial Asheri, driven by the deaths of his wife and daughters will attempt to reclaim that magic and bring his loved ones back to life. The forces of an entire city, Paladia, will rise to oppose him, but his greatest foes will be a ragtag band of an outcast wizard, a dragonrider, and their allies. Artist extraordinaire STJEPAN SEJIC (ARTIFACTS, WITCHBLADE) branches out into his first ever creator-owned and original property for Top Cow! Presented in a perfect-bound, dramatically oversized issue format, RAVINE is an epic about the lengths one man will go to to reconstruct his family, and the forces of good who must stop him at all costs.

(W) Alex Martinez (A/CA) Xavier Bonet For three best friends, a small town, endless days of summer and an old radio form the recipe for an unforgettable adventure. It's summer in Delley, a quiet town in the American Midwest. Perhaps too quiet for Jeremy, Stella, and Sam, three inquisitive kids with a desire to solve mysteries and seek adventure in a place that, to be honest, doesn't offer a lot of either. However, when Jeremy gets an old radio that connects him and his friends to a girl who needs their help, the adventure they find themselves in may be a bit more dangerous than they hoped for. ? Advance solicited for February release! ? If Stand By Me met Stranger Things!

(W) David Barnett (A/CA) Martin Simmonds As if being an awkward, bullied 15-year-old weren't enough, suddenly 'Fergie' Ferguson can see ghosts. Well, one ghost specifically? a certain punk rocker named Sid. Sid's spirit has been trapped in London's Heathrow Airport for 40 years, until the day he meets Fergie. Now Sid's ghost is now stuck to Fergie, and Fergie has to contend with an unruly Ghost sidekick and some weird, uncontrollable new 'abilities.' How does the father Fergie never knew fit into all this? And why is the Department of Extra-Usual Affairs showing an interest? Never mind the bullocks-all of this plus fish fingers, chunky chips, and endless pints of anarchy in the critically-acclaimed series that collects Punks Not Dead issues #1-6. Advance solicited for October release!

(W) Kyle Higgins, Joe Clark (A) Felipe Watanabe, Frank William (CA) Felipe Watanabe For fans of THE OLD GUARD and GOD COUNTRY comes a globe-spanning action epic from writers KYLE HIGGINS (RADIANT BLACK) and JOE CLARK and artist FELIPE WATANABE (The Flash)! Five gods from a realm beyond our own, leaders in the 'War of Immortals.' Trapped on a planet made into a prison, forced into an endless cycle of human death and reincarnation. Christopher is 22. He's got two loving parents and a 12-year-old sister. He works at a paint store. He's in therapy. He's one of the Five. To save everything he cares about, Christopher will have to reconnect with his past lives and do the unthinkable: become a god again. Collects ORDINARY GODS #1-6

(W) Jeph Loeb, Zeb Wells (A) Ed McGuinness, Various (CA) Rafael de Latorre The new Human Rocket roars into action! Sam Alexander is a kid bound by the gravity of a small town - and a father whose ridiculous, drunken fairy tales about a 'Nova Corps' were just another heavy burden. But lucky for Sam, his troubles will soon be a billion miles away! A hand-me-down helmet has unlocked Sam Alexander's heroic legacy - and even as the Guardians of the Galaxy try to train him, the helmet will soon lead the newest Nova into a massive intergalactic conflict! Plus: Nova takes on the Superior Spider-Man, but can he handle his overwhelming first taste of true cosmic power? For Sam Alexander, the future possibilities are endless - and the horizon is only an instant away! Collecting NOVA (2013) #1-9 - plus material from POINT ONE #1, MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1 and NOVA (2013) #10.

(W/A/CA) Yeong-Shin Ma Lee Soyeon, Myeong-ok, and Yeonjeong are all mothers in their mid-fifties. And they've had it. They can no longer bear the dead weight of their partners or the endless grind of menial jobs where their bosses control everything, down to how much water they can drink. Bored with conventional romantic dalliances, these women embrace outrageous sexual adventures and mishaps, ending up in nightclubs, motels, and even the occasional back-alley brawl. With this boisterous and darkly funny manhwa, Yeong-shin Ma defies the norms of the traditional Korean family narrative, offering instead the refreshingly honest and unfiltered story of a group of middle-aged moms who yearn for something more.

(W) Skottie Young (A) Jorge Corona (CA) Skottie Young When a violent storm levels his sleepy Middlewest town, Abel and his childhood companion Fox must flee into a world of mystical carnies and soothsayer hobos, bridge trolls and wilderness spirits, endless forests and forgotten children. SKOTTIE YOUNG (Strange Academy, I HATE FAIRYLAND) and JORGE CORONA (NO. 1 WITH A BULLET, Feathers), with colorist JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU and letterer NATE PIEKOS, collect the complete Eisner Award-nominated tale of Abel, a boy who must navigate a strange and mysterious land in order to discover who he can become. Collects MIDDLEWEST #1-18, with exclusive bonus features!

(W/A/CA) Koren Shadmi LONELY? THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT. Reeling after a breakup, young animator 'K' is pushed by a friend to join the popular dating site Lovebug. His journey begins as a search for true love, but soon awakens a relentless craving for novelty and sexual conquest. With the touch of a button, K embarks on a dating spree, browsing a digital marketplace of the flesh. Who can stop when Lovebug offers an endless stream of prospective mates, sorted by algorithms and stored on a distant server, ready on demand like TV episodes or Chinese takeout? And in the face of this addiction, can K hold on to his friends, his job, or even his humanity? The acclaimed author of In the Flesh and The Abaddon presents an evocative tale of modern love... in a world where even full bars can lead to a bad connection. Bullet points: ' 'Shadmi's stories are strange and bleak, and they feature some dark sexual politics, but they're compelling and memorable.' -Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics

(W/A) William Roy A newly wedded couple is full of life, love, and inspiration. They have everything they've always wanted except a child. From unsuccessful attempts to repeated failures, the two newlyweds face a menacing foe: sterility. Together, they embark on the confusing journey that is in vitro fertilization. Guillaume experiences the daily embarrassment of sperm donations, tests with dreaded results and endless consultations, not to mention the specter of his own estranged father who reappears suddenly in his life. William Roy humbly and accurately shares a deeply human experience that is propelled by unshakable hope.

(W/A) Peter Hoey The Afterlife is just as the ancient Greeks imagined: an endless twilight where time stands still in perpetuity and shades have nowhere to go. For Jim, that means long shifts at a gas station, with only crossword puzzles and cigarettes to break the tedium. One day, two criminal shades from Jim's past come to collect a debt. They've tracked him down for something he didn't know he had: the ability to cross back into the living world. It's a rare gift, and they intend to exploit it. During Jim's first crossing back into sunny California, he meets Olivia, who is dying on an Echo Park sidewalk. Pulling her back from the edge of death, he strikes a connection that will run deeper than either can imagine. Jim weaves back and forth between the Afterlife and Los Angeles, desperately trying to evade the criminals' plot. But he and Olivia are pulled into a web of deceit and murder that reaches across both L.A. and the A.L., and ultimately to Hades himself.

(W) P.J. Herault, Mathieu Mariolle (A/CA) Livia Pastore Deep in space sits The Materedu, where the soldiers of the Terran Coalition are cloned from the best who came before them, and trained under an artificial sun to fight in the endless conflict with a fearsome foe. Among them, average combat pilot Gurvan dreams of surviving the seven years each Coalition fighter must serve, so that he may retire to the distant peace of Earth. But when Gurvan crosses paths with an opposing soldier, he begins to wonder if he knows his enemy? or even his allies. Explore the distant stars in this rare translation and adaptation of legendary French science-fiction writer P.J. H?rault's Gurvan, in English for the first time!