Mona is the cutest girl in school, and she knows it. In fact, she's worked hard to make her high school debut succcessful. Buf no matter what she does, she can't seem to catch the eye of stone-cold stoic Medaka Kuroiwa-but she's not about to give up that easy. Medaka, on the other hand, has been raised at a temple and was told to never become close to women. Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona is the cutest girl in school, and she knows it. In fact, she's worked hard to make her high school debut succcessful. But no matter what she does, she can't seem to catch the eye of stone-cold stoic Medaka Kuroiwa-but she's not about to give up that easy. Medaka, on the other hand, has been raised at a temple as a monk and was told to never become close to women. Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai may have made a huge mistake. Ticked off by Medaka's latest rejection, she let her sugary fa?ade slip enough for her secret inner sass to peek through and jab the stubborn holdout with a few sharp words. Now she's got to scramble to make sure she doesn't undo all the progress she's made sweetening Medaka up before her chief competitor takes him for a wild ride he'll not soon forget. As if that weren't enough, an old friend with a penchant for putting Mona in a tight spot comes to town and threatens to shake up the Queen Bee's picture-perfect persona-and force her to confront some feelings she may not be ready to face.

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai may be on the brink of a breakthrough. Out at the amusement park on a day trip planned to welcome her friend Tomo to Tokyo, she gets separated from the group and falls prey to some wannabe pickup artists who won't take no for an answer. But just as things start to get dicey, a certain someone steps in to save the day and sends Mona's heart on a ride so breathtaking, even she has to admit there's something seriously strange at work-something that might make her picture-perfect mask start to slip?

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai has finally made up her mind. It's Medaka her heart wants, and no matter what may stand in her way, it's Medaka she will get! Step one in this updated game plan: take the target out on a heart-stopping date. Step two, check off as many 'lovey-dovey couple' things as she can. But her rival, the talented Asahi, is not about to just sit back and let it happen. It's time for all-out war, and no amount of subterfuge is off the table!

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai is on a mission to capture the heart of the only boy she's ever really wanted: Medaka Kuroiwa, the one holdout in school who still stubbornly refuses to bow to her charms. But as the annual intramural beauty pageant kicks into full gear and Mona prepares to put on the show of a lifetime for the panel of judges-which thanks to some sly maneuvering on her part now includes Medaka-that could be about to change. All she has to do is out-cute the other contestants, most notably her formidable love rival Asahi, and nab the chance to fake confess her feelings to her crush. Easy, right? Right??

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai is putting it all on the line to catch the eye of the only holdout in school: her first-ever crush, Medaka Kuroiwa. After fiercely battling through the first few rounds of the annual beauty pageant, she and her love rival Asahi square off in the final showdown. With nothing but a little paint between them and victory, who will win the chance to 'confess' their feelings to Kuroiwa? And what could be making Tomo lose her usual composure?

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai, the most popular girl in school, has met her match in transfer student Medaka Kuroiwa, the one guy who refuses to fall for her charms. She throws herself into winning him over, only to wind up head over heels for him instead!! Now she's on a mission to milk the most out of a heart-pounding night walk together, but a revelation from Medaka soon stuns her into silence. There's no time to dawdle, though, as Asahi and Tomo both ask Medaka out on a Christmas date, too! The big question is, which of these three leading ladies will Medaka pick to be his holiday honey?

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai has beaten the odds and secured a special Christmas date with her crush, Medaka! Sure, it got off to a rough start, but there's still one more stop left, and one more chance for the romantic holiday to work its magic. But when Medaka realizes that she's catered the whole outing to his preferences, he tells her something that completely stops her in her tracks. Later, with the new year right around the corner, the lovely ladies in Mona's life gather for a group sleepover-only for it to take a very daring turn!

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai may have just met her newest headache in pretty punk rocker Anri Shinagawa, a mold-breaker who literally crash-lands into Medaka's life and gives him a lesson he'll never forget. Not one to wait around, Mona rushes into emergency mode and kicks her charms up a very risqué notch! Meanwhile, Asahi's prepping for a big game with a first-time VIP guest-Medaka!! But will her skills on the court help her steal her way into his heart?

(W/A) Ran Kuze Mona Kawai may have just met her newest headache in pretty punk rocker Anri Shinagawa, a mold-breaker who literally crash-lands into Medaka's life and gives him a lesson he'll never forget. Not one to wait around, Mona rushes into emergency mode and kicks her charms up a very risqué notch! Meanwhile, Asahi's prepping for a big game with a first-time VIP guest-Medaka!! But will her skills on the court help her steal her way into his heart?

(W) Ran Kuze A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?Mona Kawai has her work cut out for her as her two biggest love rivals-her best friend Tomo and her talented underclassman Asahi-start making power moves in the race to win the heart of the one guy in school nobody can seem to pin down: Medaka. With one asking the elusive monk out on their first date and the other putting those three fateful little words into play, things are starting to look very dicey for the reigning queen bee!16+

(W) Mauro Mantella (A) Rodrigo Rocha (CA) Nathan Birr A rom-com between a stoic monk in training vs the cutest girl in high school! Who will win in this heated battle of wills?Mona Kawai may have baked herself into a corner. After her rival Asahi proves herself to be a ticking time bomb in the kitchen, Mona decides to help her make valentines for the boy they’ve both fallen for, Medaka, and winds up confecting an even more formidable competitor than ever. Not to be outdone, a newly-confident Tomo wastes no time doing recon for the perfect treat. Will Mona be able to find a way to make her chocolatey present stand out—and steal her sweetheart’s heart?16+

(W/A/CA) Sylvie Rancourt In 1980, Sylvie Rancourt and her boyfriend moved to Montreal from rural Northern Quebec. With limited formal education or training, they had a hard time finding employment, so Sylvie began dancing in strip clubs. These experiences formed the backbone of the first Canadian autobiographical comic book, Melody, which Rancourt wrote, drew, and distributed. Later, Rancourt collaborated with artist Jacques Boivin, who translated and drew a new series of Melody comics for the American market. The Rancourt drawn-and-written comics have never before seen English publication. These stories are compelling without ever being voyeuristic or self-pitying, and her drawings are formally innovative while maintaining a refreshingly frank and engaging clarity. Rancourt shares a world that, in someone else's writing, might be scandalous or seedy, but in hers is fully realized, real, and often funny.

(W) Bob Frantz, Kevin Cuffe (A/CA) Walt Ostlie Special NONSTOP! Imprint trade paperback where Scout releases a World Premiere issue followed by the entire story in a collected volume at a special reduced price! The last we saw of Metalshark Bro, dude was transformed back into a regular shark that swam off into the sunset. It was a classic revenge mission: he killed A LOT of people, got the giant floating eyeball, ate a lot of grub, and defeated Satan's nephew. Unfortunately, this victory was short-lived. A demon hamster kidnapped his bestie, so now he's forced out of his sharky-sabbatical to fight off Cthulhu dudes, mutant alligators, magic demons, and his own aggression.

(W) Bob Frantz, Kevin Cuffe (A/CA) Walt Ostlie Special BINGE! Imprint trade paperback where Scout releases a World Premiere issue followed by the entire story in a collected volume! You've read (and hopefully loved) the demon fights and goat-wizard battles found in the first 'BINGE!' issue. Now pick up the collected four-issue tale of everyone's favorite anaphoric dude, Metalshark Bro! If you have no idea what we're blathering about, here's the liner notes summary: a traditional shark stumbles upon Satan's nephew and is forcibly given anthropomorphic qualities. With his newfound human physique and propensity for violence, he's tasked with collecting the souls of those that have sworn allegiance to Satan. The only problem? He just wants to be a normal shark again! Naturally, he swears bloody vengeance and, uh, a whole lot of death ensues! Metalshark Bro! is perfect or fans of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Tenacious D, and Rick and Morty!

(W) Bob Frantz, Kevin Cuffe (A/CA) Walt Ostlie This is where it all started! Fan-favorite Metalshark Bro is back to cap off 2020 with a new cover for the original installment: What the Fin! If you have no idea what we're blathering about, here's the liner notes summary: a traditional shark stumbles upon Satan's nephew and is forcibly given anthropomorphic qualities. With his newfound human physique and propensity for violence, he's tasked with collecting the souls of those that have sworn allegiance to Satan. The only problem? He just wants to be a normal shark again! Naturally, he swears bloody vengeance and, uh, a whole lot of death ensues!

(W) Francesco Artibani & Various (A) Silvio Camboni, Giovan Carpi (CA) Daniel Branca In 'The Secret Santa Spell,' Magica De Spell hijacks some North Pole magic to clobber Scrooge and Donald on Christmas Eve! And while Magica's got the Ducks tied up... in 'The Case of the Scrambled Formula,' there's no one left to battle the Beagle Boys but Mickey Mouse and Goofy! • Beloved DuckTales bad girl Magica De Spell steals Christmas this issue... bringing her whole clan along for a legendary battle with Donald and Scrooge! • 64 pages of wild winter tales to celebrate the holiday season!

(W) Francesco Artibani (A) Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Claudio Sciarrone It's Disney's 100th anniversary - but what would Duckburg and Mouseton be like another 100 years from now? In an epic collection of all-new comics adventures, we're finding out! Life is like a cyber-hurricane! From giant robots to wild Martian rovers, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pegleg Pete, and the Phantom Blot face futuristic thrills and chills in all-new comics epics - classic tales with a twist inspired by vintage cartoons, but taken in an unexpected, hi-tech direction! In 'Lonesome Ghosts in the Machine,' 'Thru the Metaverse,' and six more feature-length adventures set on earth, outer space, and cyberspace, fan-favorite writer Francesco Artibani ('Scrooge's Last Adventure') fronts an international creative team taking our Disney adventurers where no Mouse has gone before? in a lush variety of author-driven art styles! Francesco Artibani, born in Rome, Italy, has long worked for The Walt Disney Company Italia, where he has scripted many comics adventures for Scrooge McDuck, Mickey Mouse, Duck Avenger, and the bel

(W) Francesco Artibani (A/CA) Corrado Mastantuono Who sank Steamboat Willie? Mickey and Peg Leg Pete declare a truce to solve an ancient mystery?but an older enemy hopes they go down with the ship! How did Peg Leg Pete become Mickey?s archenemy? Sail into the past aboard that infamous riverboat Steamboat Willie? and see how a standoff between Mickey, Pete, and jewel thief Jeb Fishbone sank the ship?and lost Mouseton?s biggest gem in the roaring rapids! Can Mickey and Pete raise Steamboat Willie today? Or will they destroy each other trying?The adventures continue as Donald and Gyro Gearloose battle their brassy new neighbor, one-duck disaster area Boomer Buff, in ?The Case of the Amazing Brain.? And then Mickey is back for round two?and maybe three? ?when a ?Mouse in the Mirror? turns real, and Mickey faces off with Ricky Rodent, an evil twin who?s also a better detective!

A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.

(W) Ransom Riggs (A/CA) Cassandra Jean After fleeing an army of terrible monsters, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends find themselves lost at sea, but the only person who might be able to get them ashore safely, their illustrious headmistress Miss Peregrine, is stuck in the form of a bird! Hoping to find a way to get Miss Peregrine back to normal - or as normal as a peculiar can get - the children journey to London. But no matter where they go, trouble lurks after them. Cassandra Jean's evocative visuals once again work seamlessly with Hollow City's vintage photographs and Ransom Rigg's twisting fantasy narrative to make for a wholly immersive reading experience!

(W) Brandon Easton (A) Fico Ossio (CA) Yanick Paquette Spinning out of DC Future State, the story of how Shilo Norman became the Mister Miracle of tomorrow is here! The Mister Miracle show used to be the hottest ticket in town, whether you caught him onstage escaping from perilous traps or spotted him on the streets of Metropolis taking out bad guys. What Shilo Norman forgot is the first rule of both showbiz and super-heroing: always leave them wanting more. Now it?s time to start showing the world what a miracle man can do. Collecting the entire run of this miraculous series!

Renowned artist of the dark fantastic Victoria Franc?s first made a splash in the US with her dreamy, sensual paintings in the Favole trilogy. Now, Franc?s returns with a gorgeous storybook for all ages. The tale of little Parisian boy Sasha and his poignant misadventures is at once heartwarming and melancholy, combining a sweetly gothic story with arresting, beautifully painted illustrations.

(W/A/CA) Erin Ellie Franey A whirlwind adventure exploring love, gender, and big emotions, Monster Crush is the perfect read for anyone who's ever felt like an outsider. Since her parents split up, Ruby Reid has been having a tough time at Crestwood High. But everything changes the day Ella Mooney moves to town. Ella isn't like most teens: she's never been on a Ferris wheel, never had an ice cream cone, and sometimes she grows fangs and a tail! It's not just Ruby who takes an interest in the new girl, and the pair find themselves on the run from a mysterious group that wants to capture Ella and her whole family!

(W/A/CA) Brandon Graham Black market smuggler of magic organs, Sexica plans to rob the larder of an ancient alligator wizard whose lair hides somewhere within the cliffs of the Waleing wall, while her boyfriend Nikoli searches for clues into the past of the wolf he's were-bonded to. Collects chapters that ran in ISLAND magazine and the MULTIPLE WARHEADS GHOST THRONE one-shot.

(W) Frank Tieri (A) Logan Faerber (CA) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti Harley Quinn's back in Coney Island for a long-overdue reunion with old friends, old haunts, and...an old time machine? Yep, you read that right. A mysterious benefactor has left Harley a time machine. What could go wrong--right? Funny you should ask. Turns out the entire DC Universe--including Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, Batman, and li'l baby Supes--is thrown into chaos, and not the fun kind. But with every step Harley takes to right various wrongs, she creates another reality in the Multiverse...ones where things still suck. Worse, Starro has assembled a Suicide Squad of his own to conquer this new set of realities. With a time machine and a tough, scary, alternate-universe Harley at her side, maybe--just maybe--she can make things right again. And who the heck gave Harley Quinn a time machine in the first place? The answer needs to be seen to be believed! Harley's timehopping, universe-screw-upping adventure cannot be missed! Collects MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #1-6.

(W) Frank Tieri (A) Logan Faerber (CA) Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti A mysterious benefactor has left Harley a time machine, and the DC Universe is thrown into chaos! But with every step Harley takes to right wrongs, she creates another reality in the Multiverse...one where things still suck. With a time machine and a tough, scary, alternate-universe Harley at her side, maybe--just maybe--she can make things right again! Collects MULTIVERSITY: HARLEY SCREWS UP THE DCU #1-6.

(W) Fujiwara Maki, translated by Ryan Holmberg (A/CA) Fujiwara Maki The wife of Japan?s most lauded manga-ka documents a year in their lives with her own artistry. In 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her original intention. ?I wanted to record our family?s daily life while our son, Shosuke, was small. But as 8mm cameras were too expensive and we were poor, I decided on the picture diary format instead. I figured Shosuke would enjoy reading it when he got older? Drawn in a simple, personable style, and covering the same years fictionalized in Tsuge's final masterpiece The Man Without Talent, Fujiwara's journal focuses on the joys of daily life amidst the stresses of childrearing, housekeeping, and managing a depressed husband. A touching and inspiring testimony of one Japanese woman's resilience, My Picture Diary is also an important glimpse of the enigma that is Tsuge. Fujiwara's diary is unsparing.

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Chris Burnham, Nathan Fairbairn NAMELESS tells the story of a down-at-heel occult hustler known only as 'Nameless' who is recruited by a consortium of billionaire futurists as part of a desperate mission to save the world. When Nameless and his teammates inadvertently unleash a malignant soul-destroying intelligence, the stage is set for a nightmarish, nihilistic journey to the outer reaches of human terror. Collects NAMELESS #1-6.

(W) Fabian, Jr. Rangel (A/CA) Logan Faerber When scrawny Marty Spencer is drafted into the Vietnam War, he finds himself smack dab in the middle of the heart of darkness. But Marty has a secret. A secret even from himself. And Vietnam is a hell of a place to find out you're a werewolf. Collects issues #1-4.

Collecting issues #0-6 of Battlestar Galactica: Season Zero, the official prequel to the hit Sci-Fi Channel series! Set approximately two years before the mini-series which relaunched Battlestar Galactica to such acclaim, Season Zero series follows Commander Adama and crew as they take on their first mission on board the Galactica. Everything in that time frame will be explored, including the menace and return of the Cylons, as events hurtle towards the Apocalypse!

Following directly from the 2007 Dynamite Free Comic Book Day Comic - read by over 100,000 fans on Free Comic Book Day - comes the all-new Battlestar Galactica series - Season Zero is here! And now, the back half of the acclaimed series (issues 7-12) are collected here in Volume Two of the series! Writer Brandon (NBSG: Zarek) Jerwa is joined series artist Jackson Herbert for this all new series which tells the untold tale of the crew of the Battlestar Galactica! Set approximately two years before the SCI FI mini-series which relaunched Battlestar Galactica to such acclaim, the 6-issues collected here follows Commander Adama and crew as they take on their first mission on board the Galactica. Everything in that time frame is explored, including the menace and return of the Cylons as events hurtle towards the Apocalypse! Also includes a complete cover gallery!

Writer Grant Morrison propels the X-Men into the 21st century! Cassandra Nova will stop at nothing to see all mutants exterminated. Her wild Sentinels' first strike on Genosha brings death and horror beyond belief, but she has far more personal plans for the X-Men! Meanwhile, joined by wicked telepath Emma Frost and mysterious powerhouse Xorn, the X-Men go public and expand Xavier's school to train a new generation of mutants - including the insect-like Angel, bird-boy Beak and telepathic quintuplets the Stepford Cuckoos! As the team faces the disturbing threat of John Sublime and his organ-harvesting U-Men, Jean's powers flare out of control, the Beast makes a frightening discovery, and Professor X lies near death! Can the X-Men withstand Cassandra's return - with the full might of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard at her command? Collecting NEW X-MEN (2001) #114-126 and ANNUAL 2001. Rated T+

(W/A/CA) Meredith Gran LIMITED TO 1000 SETS The award-winning webcomic series following 20-something best friends Eve and Hanna as they navigate the ups and downs of city life—soul-sucking jobs, heart-stopping romances, and all the social trappings of Brooklyn's indie sleaze era—is now collected in a handsome five-volume box set. The unique box design gives uniformity to differently sized volumes. Since its ten-year run, OCTOPUS PIE has been celebrated for the depth of its characters and its broad emotional resonance, cited as one of the “best comics of the 2010s” (The AV Club) and a “decade-long masterpiece” (Slate). The series is the recipient of two Ignatz Awards and two NCS Reuben Award nominations, and has been inducted into the Library of Congress' Webcomic Collection as a title of significance. Collects OCTOPUS PIE, VOL. 1-5

(W/A/CA) Meredith Gran In this first collected volume of the OCTOPUS PIE series, we follow grumpy twenty-something Eve and her stoner roommate Hanna as they navigate post-college life. They'll take on crazed childhood rivals, troubling art scenes, the discomfort of exes, and maybe even... friendship? All this and more in the fictional, totally made-up city of Brooklyn. 'Well paced and grounded, ranging from funny ha-ha to odd observational humor, OCTOPUS PIE's ultimate hooks are its flawed, but genuine characters.'-BOOKLIST

(W/A/CA) Meredith Gran The Brooklyn stories of love, madness, nostalgia, and displeasing music continue in this second OCTOPUS PIE collection. Eve and Hanna have each other's backs as they navigate the emotional pitfalls of twenty-something life, but there's chaos and confusion to spare. 'It's hard to say where the strength of OCTOPUS PIE really is because Meredith can juggle so many things so well-the humor, the natural touch in the dialogue, the relatability of the characters in the world that she has created. There is a complex, empathetic sort of quality to that world and you feel rather at home in it.'-Kate Beaton, Hark! A Vagrant

(W/A/CA) Meredith Gran As they watch the days of their youth roll by, Brooklynites Eve, Hanna, and friends must confront the truth about themselves-whether they're ready to or not. The award-winning webcomic series comes to a close in this final laugh-filled, heartrending installment.

(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!

After liberating New York City from her now-feral Gang of Harleys, poor Harley wants nothing more than to slip back into retirement in her coastal (and heavily guarded) paradise. But the Laughing Boys gang has another idea-they'll follow her to the ends of the Earth, to drag her back to their leader! It can't actually be...him! Right?! He couldn't possibly still be alive, could he? After all...Harley killed him herself with her bare hands! Should she turn to President Power Girl for help? Or flee to the 51st state, Atlantis? Step into an insane vision of a future DC Universe we all better hope we don't live to see! Collects the five-issue miniseries and HARLEY QUINN #42!