The top manga launch in Japan in the first half of 2018, A Man and His Cat was also voted one of the top ten manga of 2018 by Japanese bookstore employees nationwide. Having won hearts and topped charts in Japan, this hotly anticipated series about an older gentleman and his unique, adorable cat is available in English for the first time! A kitten languishes in a pet shop, unwanted and unloved. Even as his price drops with each passing day, no one spares him a glance unless it's to call him names. Having practically given up on life, the kitty himself is most shocked of all when an older gentleman comes into the store and wants to take him home! Will the man and the cat find what they're looking for...in each other?

The top manga launch in Japan in the first half of 2018, A Man and His Cat was also voted one of the top ten manga of 2018 by Japanese bookstore employees nationwide. Having won hearts and topped charts in Japan, this hotly anticipated series about an older gentleman and his unique, adorable cat is available in English for the first time! His days as an unwanted, overlooked piece of merchandise a distant memory, Fukumaru is now well and truly Mr. Kanda's cat. He's gained a lot in the process, not least of which is his very own name! But Fukumaru isn't the only one getting something out of this relationship. First-time pet owner Mr. Kanda is finding his new life with Fukumaru to be full of surprises and delights. And Fukumaru's influence makes time, which had come to a standstill for Mr. Kanda, move again...

(W/A) Umi Sakurai In this wholesome, heartwarming tale, a lonely older man takes home a pet-shop kitten that no one else wants. Fukumaru's in the hospital and in big trouble! This turn of events leaves Mr. Kanda in big trouble too, emotionally speaking. Both the man and the cat know what it's like to be lonely, and as the days pass in a whirl, the reason Mr. Kanda weeps from time to time gradually becomes clear.

(W) Spice&kitty (A/CA) ORKA A full-color fantasy comic/webtoon of romance, drama, and second chances. Also known in English as The Fantasie of a Stepmother on the Tapas Media digital platform, this is the story of a beleaguered young noblewoman raising her stepchildren on her own... until she dies and wakes up in the past with the chance to remake her life! The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein is no stranger to hardship: her husband dies when she's still a teenager, leaving her to manage his lands and raise his semi-grown children herself. Her stepchildren never warm up to her, and other nobles disparage her behind her back. Years later, however, it seems her efforts have finally paid off: her eldest stepson is to be married and take over the estate, freeing her of many responsibilities. But shortly after learning the cruel truth that she's not invited to his wedding, she dies and wakes up on the day of her husband's funeral seven years earlier! If Shuri is to live these seven difficult years all over again, she's going to do things differently. Can she write her own fairy tal

(W) Spice&kitty (A/CA) ORKA The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein got the chance at a do-over for the last seven years of her life-and this time, she's determined not to be a weak-willed doormat! Having gained her stepchildren's trust, Shuri turns her attention to hosting a grand memorial to her late husband, as well as taking an active role in the parliament position inherited from her late husband. Shuri has her hands full making sure everything goes according to plan, but she still can't escape the scrutiny of the nobility, who seem fixated on her every move. When she draws the attention of the crown prince, things get even more complicated, and Shuri finds herself-and her family-in a precarious situation. What's a reformed stepmother to do?

(W) Spice&kitty (A/CA) ORKA The marchioness Shuri Von Neuschwanstein got the chance to redo the last seven years of her life, and managed to mend her broken relationship with her four stepchildren. Her devotion is tested, however, when the eldest stepchild, Jeremy, commits an act that could be considered treason, and receives a harsh punishment from the Empress. Shuri's only recourse to save Jeremy is to find a way to declare him the head of the household, effectively removing herself from the Neuschwanstein estate entirely. And to do that, she must mend a number of bridges she'd long ago burned, and visit the family of her late husband's first wife. Can Shuri convince them to offer their aid, and, if so, will she ever see her stepchildren again?

(W) Evan Dorkin (A) Jill Thompson, Benjamin Dewey When supernatural events threaten the quiet suburb of Burden Hill, it's up to a determined group of ordinary dogs and cats to defend their home from demonic frogs, zombie roadkill and a rat cabal led by a dead mystic with an insatiable appetite for blood. This edition collects all four volumes of the eight-time Eisner award-winning horror fantasy series, including both Wise Dog adventure tie-in stories and a special guest appearance by Hellboy! Award-winning comics creators Evan Dorkin, Jill Thompson, and Ben Dewey come together to share the lives of some unlikely heroes. This volume collects the comic-book series Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites, Occupied Territory, Neighborhood Watch, and Wise Dogs and Eldrich Men, published by Dark Horse Comics.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Dean Ormston & Various (CA) Dean Ormston The first chapter of the highly acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning superhero saga in affordable, omnibus format. Mysteriously banished from existence by a multiversal event, the old superheroes of Spiral City now lead simple lives on a bizarre farm from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure! Collects Black Hammer #1-#13 and Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annual in a deluxe omnibus format!

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Rich Tommaso & Various The long-awaited conclusion to the highly acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning superhero saga. Torn from the Farm and faced with startling revelations about their last ten years, the Black Hammer crew, stripped of their identities, must race to prevent a universal meltdown and make hard sacrifices for the sake of existence itself! Meanwhile, a Lovecraftian teen finds there is a hefty price she must pay to become 'normal.' Collects Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1-12, Black Hammer: Cthu-Louise, and The World of Black Hammer Encyclopedia in a deluxe omnibus format.

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Rich Tommaso & Various Years after Black Hammer and the rest of Spiral City's greatest heroes seemingly died defeating the cosmic despot known as Anti-God, Lucy Weber, the daughter of Black Hammer, took up his mantle and carried on the legacy of her father. Years after that, Lucy, and the world, have moved on. Living in the suburbs of Spiral City, Lucy is married and has children. But all is not blissful. Her marriage is falling apart, her job has reached a dead end, and for mysterious reasons, she hasn't picked up the hammer in years. But, as her domestic life begins to crumble, the secrets of the last twenty years, and the reasons Lucy really gave up being Black Hammer, begin to resurface, threatening her family, and the peace she has tried hard to find for herself. Collects Black Hammer Reborn #1-12 in a deluxe, oversized paperback format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more!

The entire run of Grant Morrison's DOOM PATROL is collected in hardcover! These tales turned Super Hero adventure on its head, challenging the boundaries of the genre with characters like Crazy Jane, the Brotherhood of Dada, Flex Mentallo, Danny the Street and many more! Collects DOOM PATROL #19-63 and DOOM FORCE SPECIAL #1, with a new cover by Brian Bolland!

(W) Peter David (A) Various (CA) Mike Deodato Blockbuster writer Brian Michael Bendis takes on Marvel's misfit movie stars! Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Raccoon and Groot assemble alongside the Avengers to thwart Thanos' latest scheme - and they take Iron Man back into space with them! They'll face the wrath of the Badoon, Peter Quill's father and - once again - the infinite threat of Thanos! But can anything prepare them for Angela? The Guardians will add new recruits and fight alongside the X-Men, but which team members will end up star-crossed lovers? And when SECRET WARS obliterates the galaxy, what will be left to guard? Collecting AVENGERS ASSEMBLE (2012) #1-8, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (2013) #0.1 and #1-27, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL (2014) #1, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW'S AVENGERS, ALL-NEW X-MEN (2012) #22-24, GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #1-4, GUARDIANS TEAM-UP #1-2 and material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2014 (GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY). Rated T+

(W/A) Yu Ryeo-Han The wildly popular Korean novels that inspired the hit webtoon! All Kim Roksu wants is a peaceful life. Unfortunately for him, he nods off while reading an action-packed novel-only to wake up inside it! Worse yet, he's in the body of Cale Henituse, a count's handsome slacker son destined to take a serious beating from the novel's hero. Leeching off the count's wine and wealth is fine and all, but there's no way he's going to be the hero's punching bag? or worse! In this world of dragons, magic, and deception, can Kim Roksu change the novel's plot to get off scot-free and enjoy the finer things in life?

(W/A) Yu Ryeo-Han The wildly popular Korean novels that inspired the hit webtoon! All Kim Roksu wants is a peaceful life. Unfortunately for him, he nods off while reading an action-packed novel-only to wake up inside it! Worse yet, he's in the body of Cale Henituse, a count's handsome slacker son destined to take a serious beating from the novel's hero. Leeching off the count's wine and wealth is fine and all, but there's no way he's going to be the hero's punching bag? or worse! In this world of dragons, magic, and deception, can Kim Roksu change the novel's plot to get off scot-free and enjoy the finer things in life?

(W/A) Yu Ryeo-Han All Kim Roksu wants is a peaceful life. Unfortunately for him, he nods off while reading an action-packed novel-only to wake up inside it! Worse yet, he's in the body of Cale Henituse, a count's handsome slacker son destined to take a serious beating from the novel's hero. Leeching off the count's wine and wealth is fine and all, but there's no way he's going to be the hero's punching bag? or worse! In this world of dragons, magic, and deception, can Kim Roksu change the novel's plot to get off scot-free and enjoy the finer things in life?

(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) Marv Wolfman (A) Various (CA) George Perez, Dick Giordano Art by George Perez, Romeo Tanghal, and others In 1980, writer Marv Wolfman and artist George Perez introduced a timeless team including Robin, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, Cyborg, Changeling, Raven, and Starfire! This omnibus edition collects the team?s debut in DC Comics Presents #26, plus The New Teen Titans #1-20, The New Teen Titans Annual #1, The Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #18, and Tales of the New Teen Titans #1-4.

(W) Marv Wolfman (A/CA) George Perez THE LANDMARK EPIC THAT FOREVER DEFINED THE NEW TEEN TITANS, REMASTERED FOR A CELEBRATORY, BRAND-NEW DELUXE EDITION! The secret origin of Deathstroke! A traitor in the Teen Titans! The introduction of Nightwing! And the death of a member! Celebrate one of the greatest Teen Titans stories ever told with this oversize hardcover deluxe edition. Fully remastered, experience the story that rocked DC Comics and changed the Titans forever. Collecting THE NEW TEEN TITANS #39-40, TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS #41-44, TALES OF THE TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #3, and pages from WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #300.

(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples The critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, bestselling comic book series of its time is now presented in a 6x9 edition, featuring all new cover art by FIONA STAPLES.A genre-blending, sci-fi/fantasy space opera about star-crossed lovers from enemy worlds. An epic romantasy featuring a diverse and eclectic cast of memorable characters,?SAGA_ _follows new parents Marko and Alana as they risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war.Collects SAGA #1-6

(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples The kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic. —Entertainment Weekly The critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, bestselling comic book series of its time continues in the second volume, now presented in a smaller, digest size featuring all new cover art by FIONA STAPLES. Thanks to her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana, newborn baby Hazel has already survived lethal assassins, rampaging armies, and alien monstrosities, but in the cold vastness of outer space, the little girl encounters something truly frightening: her grandparents! A genre-blending, sci-fi/fantasy space opera about star-crossed lovers from enemy worlds. An epic romantasy featuring a diverse and eclectic cast of memorable characters, SAGA follows new parents Marko and Alana as they risk everything to raise their child amidst a never-ending galactic war. Collects SAGA #7-12

(W) Brian K. Vaughan (A/CA) Fiona Staples The kind of comic you get when truly talented superstar creators are given the freedom to produce their dream comic. ?Entertainment Weekly The critically acclaimed masterpiece and one of the most iconic, best selling comic book series of its time continues in the third volume, now presented in a smaller, digest size featuring all new cover art by Fiona Staples. When two soldiers from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war fall in love, they risk everything to bring a fragile new life into a dangerous old universe. FromNew York Timesbestselling writer Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina) and critically acclaimed artist Fiona Staples (Mystery Society, North 40), Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the worlds. Fantasy and science fiction are wed like never before in this sexy, subversive drama for adults. In volume 3, as new parents Marko and Alana travel to an alien world to visit their hero, the family's pursuers finally close in on their targets. Collects issues #13-18

***** ADVANCE SOLICITED FOR APRIL 2021***** * SEVEN SECRETS WILL CHANGE THE WORLD. * For centuries, the Order has trusted in Keepers and Holders to guard the Secrets in seven briefcases against all harm but when their stronghold is attacked and the secrets put in peril, the entire Order must face an enemy who knows too much... * Now, the Order's newest member, Caspar, must discover the truth of the Secrets before the enemy does, or risk losing everything. * Collects Seven Secrets #1-6.

(W) Tom Taylor (CA) Daniele Di Nicuolo As the Order teeters on the brink of extinction Caspar and the remaining Keepers and Holders find refuge in the Faerie realm, where he will discover the complicated truth about his own origins. With this revelation the first secret is unleashed and the time for hiding is over. It's time to take the fight to the Seekers! Collects Seven Secrets #7-12.

(W) Tom Taylor (A/CA) Daniele Di Nicuolo The final volume of Seven Secrets is here, from bestselling author Tom Taylor (DCeased), artist Daniele Di Nicuolo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and colorist Walter Baiamonte! As Caspar discovers his true origins, the Order is faced with its greatest (and perhaps last!) challenge as the very nature of the secrets themselves are finally revealed. Collects Seven Secrets #13-18.

(W/A/CA) Tatsuya Endo Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment-get married and have a kid-he may finally be in over his head!

(W/A/CA) Tatsuya Endo Twilight must infiltrate the prestigious Eden Academy to get close to his target Donovan Desmond, but does his daughter Anya even have the academic prowess to get in to the school? But perhaps the truly impossible mission is making sure Anya becomes a school scholar and befriends Donovan's arrogant son, Damian!

(W/A/CA) Tatsuya Endo Twilight has overcome many challenges in putting together the Forger family, but now all his hard work might come undone when Yor's older brother Yuri pops in for a surprise visit! Can Twilight outsmart Yuri when he finds out Yuri is actually a mortal enemy of his intelligence agency-an Ostanian Secret Service officer? For older teen audiences.

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire For readers eager to dive right into Jeff Lemire?s strange sci-fi story, the Sweet Tooth Compendium is now available! An inexplicable plague has women giving birth to human-animal hybrid children all over the world. The deer-child Gus is left to fend for himself after his father dies, leaving him with more questions than answers. A cross between Bambi and Cormac McCarthy?s The Road, Sweet Tooth follows the innocent journey of a young hybrid boy suddenly thrust out into a world no one can explain. Collects issues #1-40 in a new story-only collection that places the reader directly into the action and doesn?t let up until the very last page!

(W/A/CA) Jeff Lemire Once upon a time there was a little boy named Gus. He had antlers and lived with his father in a little cabin in the woods. Then his father died, and the big man with cold eyes took Gus away. Gus went on many great adventures, found friends, love, happiness, family, and acceptance. Now, years later?it begins again. A young boy with antlers and deer-like features wakes in a bizarre and completely foreign world where the last humans struggle to survive. They tell the boy he is special, he is chosen, and that he alone can lead them back to a world dominated by the oppressive Hybrids. Acclaimed writer/artist Jeff Lemire reunites with colorist Jos? Villarubia to bring you the next chapter in the saga of DC?s acclaimed series Sweet Tooth!

In an inexplicable worldwide event, forty-seven extraordinary children were spontaneously born by women who'd previously shown no signs of pregnancy. Millionaire inventor Reginald Hargreeves adopted seven of the children; when asked why, his only explanation was, 'To save the world.' These seven children form The Umbrella Academy, a dysfunctional family of superheroes with bizarre powers. Their first adventure at the age of ten pits them against an erratic and deadly Eiffel Tower, piloted by the fearsome zombie-robot Gustave Eiffel. Nearly a decade later, the team disbands, but when Hargreeves unexpectedly dies, these disgruntled siblings reunite just in time to save the world once again. Umbrella Academy is the comics debut of Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance! This volume collects the first six-issue series, as well as out-of-print short stories, and an expanded sketchbook section featuring work by Bá, Jean, and Way. '…flawless…stylish, imaginative…'-NEWSARAMA

The team is despondent following the near apocalypse created by one of their own and the death of their beloved mentor Pogo. So it's a great time for another catastrophic event to rouse the team into action. Trouble is-each member of the team is distracted by some very real problems of their own. The White Violin is bedridden due to an unfortunate blow to the head. Rumor has lost her voice-the source of her power. Spaceboy has eaten himself into a near-catatonic state, while Number Five dives into some shady dealings at the dog track and The Kraken starts looking at his littlest brother as the key to unraveling a mysterious series of massacres . . . all leading to a blood-drenched face-off with maniacal assassins, and a plot to kill JFK! The first volume of The Umbrella Academy has sold over 45,000 copies! 'It's the X-Men for cool people.' -Grant Morrison (All Star Superman). 2009 Eisner Award nominees Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá - Best Graphic Album (The Umbrella Academy Volume 1: Apocalypse Suite). Gabriel Bá - Best Cover Artist, Best Penciller/Inker. James Jean-Best Cover. Artist Da

(W) Gerard Way (A) Gabriel Ba, Nick Filardi (CA) Gabriel Ba With a new Netflix series, the award-winning graphic novels are back! Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance, Doom Patrol) and Gabriel Bá (Two Brothers, Casanova) have earned accolades on separate projects, and finally return for the latest chapter in the bizarre lives of their former teen superhero team. Faced with an increasing number of lunatics with superpowers eager to fight his wunderkind brood, Sir Reginald Hargreeves developed the ultimate solution... But their past is coming back to hunt them. Collects issues #1-7.

The Young Avengers, once more with feels! And there came a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest teens found themselves united against a very uncommon threat. On that day, the Young Avengers were reborn - to listen to music, break Tumblr in half and kiss. Like, a lot. Oh, and to fight the foes no adult super hero could understand! Heed the call, then - for now, the Young Avengers hang out! Hawkeye (not the Hawkguy) puts the super in hero. Marvel boy will rock your world. Miss America will kick your &*^ to another dimension. Prodigy is an ex-X-Man know-it-all. Wiccan and Hulkling bring the squee. And Loki? Oh boy, we have a Loki. They're 18 (give or take), they're ready to inherit the Earth - but first they must face the mother of all villains. One only they can fight. Uh-oh. Creative gestalt entity Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram, The Wicked +The Divine) bang their collective drum, reinventing the super-hero comic book in their own freakish image. Collecting YOUNG AVENGERS (2013) #1-15, MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE (2012) #1 (YOUNG AVENGERS STORY) Rated T+

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Todd Nauck Written by Peter David, Todd Dezago, Mark Waid, and others Art by Todd Nauck, Angel Unzueta, Humberto Ramos, and others DC's newest teen heroes get collected in a new omnibus series! Volume 1 reprints Young Justice #1-19; Young Justice #1,000,000; JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #1-2; Young Justice: The Secret #1; Young Justice Secret Files #1; Secret Origins 80-Page Giant #1; Young Justice in No Man's Land #1; Supergirl #36-37; Superboy #74; Young Justice:, Sins of Youth #1-2; Sins of Youth Secret Files #1; Sins of Youth: JLA Jr. #1; Sins of Youth: Aquaboy/Lagoon Man #1; Sins of Youth: Batboy and Robin #1; Sins of Youth: Kid Flash/Impulse #1; Sins of Youth: Starwoman and the JSA #1; Sins of Youth: Superman Jr./Superboy Sr. #1; Sins of Youth: Wonder Girls #1; and Sins of Youth: The Secret/Deadboy #1.