To spare a life, Thor makes the ultimate sacrifice! With the fate of his friend Eric Masterson in the balance, Thor steps in — and finds himself once again bonded to a mortal form! But which deadly foe will bring about such dire straits? Could it be Quicksand? The maniacal Mongoose? A new Executioner? Or, as an untethered Asgard drifts into the Negative Zone, Annihilus? As a new era begins for Thor, another legendary hero returns: Zounds, it’s Hercules! It will take the combined might of these godly friends, plus She-Hulk, to face not one but two Dooms! In another heavyweight bout, Thor takes on the Juggernaut — with the New Warriors lending a hand! Plus: The High Evolutionary! Doctor Strange! The Thing! Beta Ray Bill! Tales of Asgard! And Ulik joins the Wrecking Crew! COLLECTING: Thor (1966) 401-418, Thor Annual (1966) 14 Editor: Daniel Chabon

(W/A/CA) Francois Vigneault When MNGR First Class Jo?o da Silva arrives on the moon of Titan to take charge of Homestead Station, he finds the massive mining colony plagued by tensions between the giant, genetically-engineered Titan workers and the Terran management. As anger mounts, what began as a routine posting quickly turns into something far more dangerous. Phoebe Mackintosh thought she left her fighting days behind her when she turned her back on the 'mixing' circuit. Now, she finds herself caught between a past she'd rather forget and a future she can't predict. Together, they must find a way to pull Homestead back from the brink of disaster... Or Titan might be the spark that sets the entire solar system ablaze.

(W) Gary Gerani (CA) Steve Chorney From the classic era of super-serials like FLASH GORDON to the current blockbusters that have taken Hollywood by storm, TOP 100 COMIC BOOK MOVIES covers the fascinating universe of live-action theatrical adaptations of comic books and comic strips. Readers will revel in historic overviews of the greatest works of this unique genre, accompanied by dazzling photographs, full-color posters, and countless rare artifacts. Watch the patriotic '40s give way to the campy '60s, until the 21st Century explodes with superhero excitement on a scale never before experienced. TOP 100 COMIC BOOK MOVIES is the fourth and final entry in this popular trade paperback series, completing Fantastic Press' complex, colorful exploration of extraordinary fantasy cinema

(W/A) Elodie Durand When university biologist Anne Marbot learns that the 19-year-old she raised as 'Lucie' is a transgender man named Alex, she's overwhelmed by questions. How can this be? Who put these ideas in your head? What if you regret it? Am I overreacting? How will your grandparents react? Why didn't I see it coming? Why is this so easy for others? Am I a bigot? What does gender really mean, anyway? How can I be the parent my child needs? It soon becomes clear that Alex is not the only one embarking on a journey of self-discovery. The road is not easy, and sometimes their relationship is bitterly strained. But Alex is sure of himself, and Anne is determined to be strong for his sake. With time, she too will be transformed, rediscovering her identity as a mother in profound new ways. A new landmark in nonfiction comics, Transitions is a sympathetic, informative, and moving story of a family's journey to acceptance.

(W/A/CA) Ron Randall Peerless bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair is enlisted to safeguard a vulnerable young woman en route to her home world, though exactly where she's going and why is a mystery. But her need for protection becomes apparent when cyborg assassins look to terminate Mercy's ward . . . and Mercy! o An original graphic novel, never before published!

(W/A) Pranas T. Naujokaitis (CA) Aaron Alexovich Uncle Grandpa is given his own theme park! But on opening day, everything that can go wrong, starts to. Especially the genetically engineered, cyborg-Uncle Grandpa-clone-mascots that populate the park. It's now up to Uncle Grandpa, Pizza Steve and the rest of the crew to get the park working again, get all the visitors to safety, and make it out in one piece!

(W/A/CA) Daniel Branca The year: 2000! The internet is still young?and that saucy sorceress, Magica De Spell, is turning early social media to her advantage: getting online and arranging a full-scale sorceresses? convention at Scrooge McDuck?s money bin? with herself disguised as chief ?good witch?! Then Scrooge and his raging rival, Flintheart Glomgold, travel through time in ?The Quest for the Curious Constable?? Donald films crazy cat food commercials in ?Feline Fellini?? and Huey, Dewey, and Louie face dangerous duck-eating plants in ?The Green Attack?!

(W/A) Miranda Tacchia As seen on her popular Instagram account (@mrmtacchia), Southern Californian cartoonist and animator Miranda Tacchia's first book collects more than two hundred hilarious one-liners (and even funnier drawings) tackling modern friendship, romance, urban living, and self-image. Have you ever schemed with a friend? Stared at your phone screen well after you should have gone to sleep? Braced for heartbreak? Been told to smile more? Then Unimpressed will undoubtedly speak to you. In a book that bridges comics and memes, Tacchia uses her biting sense of humor and background in animation to create brilliant character portraits of women with only markers, Post-it notes, and tape. A master of expression, figure, and subtle (and other times not-so-subtle) comedy, Tacchia's protagonists are usually 'unimpressed women' - who all share the fact that 'they don't give a shit about you,' as Tacchia puts it. What makes Unimpressed so impressive and entertaining is how Tacchia taps into instantly relatable feelings and situations while simultaneously creating art that exudes con

Vampirella's back and on the hunt! Dynamite Entertainment's acclaimed mistress of the dark continues her supernatural adventures, running a gauntlet of murder and despair across an increasingly imperiled globe. A trio of demoness assassins - the Kerasu Shimei (the 'Crow Sisters') - have clawed their into our world, and are intent on building a bloody monument to murder, sin and mayhem, and it will take all of Vampirella's considerable skill to send them screaming back to Hell... And in a special guest story, a terrifying exorcism awaits Vampirella and her companion, Sofia Murray, in Germany. But this particular demon isn't ready for eviction just yet... Vampirella: A Murder of Crows collects issues 8-11 of Dynamite's acclaimed horror/adventure series, and features stories by writers Eric Trautmann and Brandon Jerwa and the art talents of Fabiano Neves, Heubert Khan Michael and Johnny Desjardins.

Vampirella must defend her recent actions to a tribunal deep within Vatican City. Accused of falling to the corrupting influence of Chaos, she struggles to prove her innocence while simultaneously fighting a psychic battle with her most powerful enemy. Meanwhile, the vampire lord Dracula prepares his dark army for a march against humanity, empowering a terrifying new lieutenant to lead the charge.

Secrets (and blood) are spilled when supernatural heroine Vampirella is drawn into an unexpected family reunion! What are the secrets of The Conjures and the man called Criswell... and how do they relate to Lilith, Vampirella's estranged mother? But bad blood and old grievances are put aside when a deadly coven of witches threatens to unravel all time and reality, and Vampirella finds herself stranded one hundred years in the future. A vision of things to come forces our heroine to make a painful decision, forever altering her fate. Will she survive as a new kingdom rises in the land?

You know her name. You know the legend. A beautiful vampire from a strange land who has sworn to save us all from the forces of Chaos. She is...VAMPIRELLA! The final act of Dynamite's first ongoing VAMPIRELLA series is collected in this volume! What begins in the shadowy jungles of a voodoo island empire will reach its astonishing conclusion in Hell itself! Everyone's favorite dark heroine will be pushed to the breaking point as her sanctuary is threatened, her love is at risk, and her own mother might just be her worst enemy after all! It's a story of endings and beginnings! Collects issues 32-38 by Berandon Jerwa, Heubert Khan Michael, and Patrick Berkenkotter along with a complete cover gallery.

(W) Frank Tieri, Michael Moreci (A) Audrey Mok, Joe Eisma (CA) Audrey Mok Riverdale's own bombshell bloodsucker is back! Following the events of the Jughead the Hunger vs. Vampironica crossover, Veronica returns to her own universe, still a vampire. She's not the same, and she knows it. And now she needs answers. But she may not be ready for what she's about to discover! Collects the full four-issue Vampironica: New Blood miniseries.

The most violent criminal underworld in history! Finn and Egil, brothers - one bad, one worse - are trying to stab and steal their way to a seat at the table. Two men at war with the world around them. But today's the day the world fights back. From the writer of The Cross Bronx comes a crime book for the 9th Century. This collection includes lots of never before seen new material. RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES

(W) Frank J. Barbiere (A/CA) Victor Santos Daisy Jane and Rock Bradley's story of blood, bullets, and revenge comes to a thrilling conclusion. Collects VIOLENT LOVE #6-10

Discover the critically acclaimed archival collection of Frank King's classic comic strip edited and designed by award-winning comics virtuoso Chris Ware, this series reprints Walt & Skeezix. One of the pioneering giants of American comic strips, Frank King made his lasting mark by creating this iconic comic, which became one of the most widely syndicated and popular strips in North America until King's death in 1969. Volume 1 collects 1921-1922, the first two years of the strip. Volume 2 collects 1923 and 1924. Volume 3 collects 1925 and 1926. Volume 4 collects 1927 and 1928. Volume 5 collects 1929 and 1930.

(W) Roy Miranda, Inaki Miranda (A) Inaki Miranda This HC is on sale in SEPTEMBER 2022 The year is 2084 and the world has changed. Wracked by calamities and crawling with monsters, the last remaining humans face a dangerous existence. And now, the Earth has been sent a message from the deepest reaches of space - a dark countdown to the extinction of all humanity. But there is hope! Five thousand children will be rescued by these mysterious message-senders. This is the journey of Hototo, one of the lucky five thousand - but only if his teenage sister, Tala, can safely deliver him to the nearest Beacon before time runs out. WE LIVE is a world of violence and beauty, a unique tale of the apocalypse as told by Inaki Miranda (Catwoman, Batman Beyond) and Roy Miranda, that invites both dread and hope. This hardcover volume collects the entire first story arc, issues #1-5, plus the FCBD story, WE LIVE: THE LAST DAYS.

(W) Inaki Miranda, Roy Miranda (A/CA) Inaki Miranda The year is 2084 and the world has changed. Wracked by calamities and crawling with mon-sters, the last remaining humans face a dangerous existence. And now, the Earth has been sent a message from the deepest reaches of space - a dark count-down to the extinction of all humanity. But there is hope! Five thousand children will be rescued by these mysterious message-senders. This is the journey of Hototo, one of the lucky five thousand - but only if his teenage sister, Tala, can safely deliver him to the nearest Beacon before time runs out. WE LIVE is a world of violence and beauty, a unique tale of the apocalypse as told by Inaki Mi-randa (Catwoman, Batman Beyond) and Roy Miranda, that invites both dread and hope. This trade paperback contains the first story arc, issues #1-5.

1927: The first talkie ended the silent film era, the first man completed a solo transatlantic flight, and? a zombie virus decimated the human race. Two unlikely heroines use their unorthodox skills to survive as a zombie infection spreads through the streets of New York and beyond. Brea Grant (Heroes) and Zane Grant promise the worst breakup ever and an epic conclusion to this flesh-eating tale.

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Frank Quitely Celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of comics' masterpieces. From the legendary duo of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely comes the journey of three house pets weaponized for lethal combat by the government, on the run and searching for home. Collecting the complete and expanded series with an extensive behind-the-scenes section.

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Frank Quitely THE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND ALL-STAR SUPERMAN BRINGS ANOTHER MASTERPIECE TO COMPACT COMICS! Weapons of the future. Deep inside a top-secret U.S. research facility, a revolution in cybernetics is taking shape. Using ordinary domestic animals, the scientists of Project AWE have created a new class of cyborgs--flesh-and-metal creatures designed to rule the battlefields of tomorrow: prototypes code-named WE3. But successful as they are, WE3 are still only prototypes, to be dismantled when their testing is complete. Faced with destruction, WE3 run out into a frightening and confusing world, where they are now as much of a threat as those who hunt them. Relentlessly pursued, WE3 fight with the combined firepower of a battalion--and a faint, warm memory of somewhere called home. WE3 is a tale crafted by bestselling writer Grant Morrison and superstar artist Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman, Batman and Robin, JLA: Earth 2) and is a creative high point for these two comics giants.

(W/A/CA) Barbara Brandon-Croft From diets to day care to debt to dreaded encounters with everyday racism, no issue is off-limits. This remarkable and unapologetically funny career retrospective holds a mirror up to the ways society has changed and all the ways it hasn't. The magic in Where I'm Coming From is its ability to present an honest image of Black life without sacrificing Black joy, bolstered by unexpected one-liners eliciting much-needed laughter.

Dr. Vincent Morrow, specialist in supernatural diseases, is back -- but this time, he's the patient! In the second collection of the hit medical horror series, Doc Morrow himself is targeted by shadowy supernatural forces. With his body betraying him, Morrow races against the clock to diagnose the threats he faces - and to punish those responsible! Collects WITCH DOCTOR: THE RESUSCITATION one-shot and WITCH DOCTOR: MAL PRACTICE # 1-6.

(W) Tieri, Frank, Matt Nixon (A) Sean Chen, Various (CA) Sean Chen The shadow of Weapon X once again falls over Wolverine! The sadistic agency that implanted Wolverine's Adamantium skeleton has returned! It begins with a series of unsettling dreams, but Logan's nightmares soon become reality. Imprisoned and accused of killing a senator, Wolverine is 'rescued' by the resurrected Weapon X Program - but what's really going on? Which other faces from Wolverine's past are being targeted for forcible recruitment? And what is the disturbing secret of Weapon X's new Director? Plus: Wolverine faces Mr. X, a martial-arts master with a fetish for death and an obsession to become 'the best there is;' battles his way through a bloody Madripoor tournament featuring some of the deadliest fighters in the Marvel Universe; and deals with the threats of Bloodscream, Mauvais, the Wendigo - and his undead former mentor Ogun! Guest-starring Alpha Flight and the Beast! COLLECTING: Wolverine (1988) 159-172, Wolverine Annual 2000-2001 Rated T+

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Yanick Paquette THE EPIC STORY BY GRANT MORRISON AND YANICK PAQUETTE NOW IN ONE VOLUME! Wonder Woman's origin has been retold numerous times...but never before like this! From the mind of author Grant Morrison (Animal Man) and the brush of artist Yanick Paquette (Swamp Thing) comes this familiar but unique take on Wonder Woman's origin. Torn between upholding her duty to the Amazons and her desire to help those in need, Diana must learn to be not only a warrior, but a leader if the Amazons are to survive the conflicts of Man's World. Collects WONDER WOMAN: EARTH ONE Vols. 1-3.

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Yanick Paquette Graphic novels to read anywhere: DC Compact Comics collect DC?s bestselling, most iconic stories in a new size! For years, Diana of Paradise Island yearned to leave the only home she knew behind for adventures that laid beyond its shores. Now, after a fateful meeting with Air Force pilot Steve Trevor, the Amazon Warrior finds herself in Man?s World. And she is ready for anything that it may throw at her. But is the world ready for Wonder Woman? An American government, fraught with dissension and conflicts foreign to Diana, has deemed her a danger to society. How will Wonder Woman carry out her mission of peace and love in a world that can?t get out of its own way? That is, unless there are more insidious forces at play... Collects the complete Wonder Woman: Earth One.

(W/A/CA) Aisha Franz To achieve the proper work-life balance perhaps we just need the right therapist to coach us through our day-to-day. Anita, Sandra, and Dex have ambitions but don't know how to achieve. As the pressure for self-improvement builds, they end up looking to the same whimsical therapist who is prone to malpractice for answers.

(W) Tee Franklin, David Gallaher (A) Dan Parent & Various (CA) Bill Golliher TWO BRAND NEW STORIES: First, in "Best Friends Day," it's Riverdale Best Friends Day and a local radio station is throwing a town-wide scavenger hunt and giving away a $100 gift certificate to Pop's for the first 10 winners. Betty & Veronica decide this is the perfect thing to do on Riverdale Best Friends Day! Join them on their adventures all over Riverdale in their quest to win-and have a fun BFF day in the process! Then, in "Mystery of the Missing Mermaid," on the shores of Hawaii, international detective Jake Chang teams up with Betty and Veronica to solve the mystery of the missing mermaid!

(W) Charles L. Grant, Kevin J. Anderson (CA) Michael Stribling The truth can not be contained! But these two-book collections make it easier than ever to dive headfirst into the intrigue and mystery of The X-Files! In GOBLINS by Charles Grant, the inexplicable is happening-a disembodied, knife-wielding hand has caused a string of violent crimes? and then vanished into thin air. With no leads and no clues, Agents Mulder and Scully are dispatched from the shadows to uncover the truth? wherever it leads. And in GROUND ZERO by Kevin J. Anderson, Agents Mulder and Scully face bureaucratic dead ends in search for what killed renowned nuclear weapons research scientist Dr. Gregory. As the body count rises one things becomes clear-this twisted puzzle has fatal consequences for the whole world.

(W) John Francis Moore, Various (A) Angel Unzueta, Various (CA) Jim Cheung The Hellions return! X-Force's newest member, Jesse Bedlam, has finally found his long-lost brother. But the reunion won't be what he expected! 'King Bedlam' plans to awaken the deadly Armageddon Man, and the team backing him up includes some familiar faces! Can X-Force triumph against former friends and family to avert a nuclear nightmare? Then, the team risks the fury of Magneto on a mission to Genosha, and Cannonball is shaken to the core when he learns a secret from his father's past! Plus: X-Force teams up with the Champions, Siryn is silenced, Domino faces the horror of Halloween Jack, and Rictor and Shatterstar return. And will Sunspot join the Hellfire Club? It all culminates with the return of the Demon Bear and an unbelievable crisis for Dani Moonstar! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #85-100, X-FORCE/CHAMPIONS ANNUAL ?98 and X-FORCE ANNUAL ?99. Rated T

(W) John Francis Moore, More (A) Adam Pollina, More (CA) Jim Cheung Zero tolerance - maximum action! As the U.S. government's mutant-hunting Prime Sentinels target the villainous Mutant Liberation Front, X-Force is caught in the middle! What is their old friend Dani Moonstar doing with the MLF? And when the Sentinels capture half the team, can the ragtag remainder pull together to rescue them? Meanwhile, an old foe with an ax to grind targets Domino, and X-Force breaks away from Cable and hits the road! But their crosscountry trip may prove fatal for Warpath, who's in for a hellish time - with Stryfe! Plus: Sunspot and Meltdown get close, but what is Bobby's connection to the ruthless Reignfire? Karma returns as the team attends Burning Man! Moonstar runs afoul of the Deviants! Flashback to the early days of the Proudstar brothers! And Domino battles…Shatterstar?! Collecting X-FORCE (1991) #66-84 and #-1. Rated T

After the events of their last meet-up, Ash is back in 'real' time and Xena and Gabby are back where they started, but they're not going to stay there. Not if the Necronomicon has anything to do with it! Featuring a cover galllery Montenegro!

(W) Frank Asch (A/CA) Mark Alan Stamaty Yellow Yellow is a charmingly simple story of a child whose playground is a gritty urban cityscape. With no parent in sight, the boy wanders the sidewalks to find a yellow construction hat which quickly becomes his favorite belonging; earning him many compliments from strangers on nearby stoops. Eventually the boy meets the owner of the hat and must return it, leading the child to make his own yellow hat. Yet the story comes alive via the visual feast of urban oddities that the Who Needs Donuts? cartoonist Stamaty packs in the background of this rediscovered children's classic.

(W) Francesco Artibani & Various (A) Stefano Intini & Various (CA) Stefano Intini Life on the farm is not easy, especially when you're twelve years old and you really can't stand life getting in the way of YOUR life! But all of a sudden Donald finds himself thrown into a new one that might be much better when he moves to the big city to attend a fancy school with lots of new kids to become friends with. However, things are actually not as easy as they seem. Donald will fall in love, deal with new teachers, homework, assorted crazy adventures, and realize that growing up is really difficult, especially when you're really only a kid! Celebrate Donald Duck's 85th anniversary with this special eight-part story brand-new to the U.S.!

(W) Grant Morrison (A/CA) Steve Yeowell Back to press a second time after an almost immediate sell-out of the initial printing! Berlin, 1945: The allies unleashed the World War II hero Maximan upon the German super soldier Masterman. Maximan's defeat was only kept secret by the nuclear bomb which destroyed both men. Forty-plus years later, and twenty years after a generation of '60s British superpowered heroes came and went, the teenage pop star Zenith is the only superhuman left - and his only interest in women, drugs, alchohol and fame. So when he is contacted about the threat from the many-angled ones and the impending destruction of our world, his first reaction is to steer well clear. But the superhumans of the past have other plans!

High-impact tales from the frontlines of the global zombie/robot conflict. ZVR: This Means War! takes IDW's splatterific Zombie vs Robots comic book series-created by writer Chris Ryall and artist Ashley Wood-and expands it in ways that will redefine both zombie and robot fiction. A shambling cohort of top horror and fantasy writers from across the globe (okay, Canada, England, Australia, and Bakersfield) have devoted themselves to making evocative word-pictures in your brain of this delicious cult series.

The First ZVR Prose Collection. 11 Original Stories of Zombie on Robot Action-and Vice Versa! ZVR: THIS MEANS WAR! takes IDW's splatterific Zombie vs Robots comic book series-created by writer Chris Ryall and artist Ashley Wood-and expands it in ways that will redefine both zombie and robot fiction. A shambling cohort of top horror and fantasy writers from across the globe (okay, Canada, England, Australia, and Bakersfield) have devoted themselves to making evocative word-pictures in your brain of this delicious cult series.