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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: CLONE CONSPIRACY

MARVEL COMICS

Sean Ryan, Christos Gage, Robbie Thompson, Dan Slott, Javi Garron, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Jim Cheung, Irene Strychalsk, Jamal Campbell, Javier Saltares, Gabriele Dell'Otto

The Jackal is back, and he's conquered mortality! Now, some of Spider-Man's closest friends and fiercest foes are dead no more! Outmatched by this classic army, does the wall-crawler have a chance? Should he even stand in the way if the Jackal holds the key to eternal life? If Spider-Man doesn't have the answers, ask... Doctor Octopus! Shocks reverberate throughout Spidey's world as Silk gets drawn into the fray by a Spider-Woman back from the grave! Kaine faces Carrion! And a reborn Prowler goes to work for the Jackal! But what role does the resurrected Madame Web play? And who's behind the Jackal's mask? All this plus...Gwen Stacy! It's the most death-defying Spider-Event of all time!

Collecting >Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #19-24, Clone Conspiracy #1-5, Clone Conspiracy: Omega #1, Silk (2015b) #14-17, Prowler (2016) #1-5 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2016 (Captain America) #1.

In Shops: Dec 13, 2017

ANGEL: SEASON 11 VOL.2

DARK HORSE COMICS

Corinna Bechko, Ze Carlos, Scott Fischer

On a time-traveling mission to prevent an impending disaster, Joss Whedon's ensouled vampire confronts his past self aboard a ship filled with zombies and a dangerous treasure.

Collects Angel: Season 11 #5-8.

In Shops: Jan 03, 2018

ASTRO CITY: ORDINARY HEROES (HC)

DC COMICS

Kurt Busiek, Ron Randall, Carmen Nunez Carnero, Matthew Clark, Rick Leonardi, Sean Parsons, Alex Ross

This collection spotlights three generations of Jack-in-the-Box as the second Jack-in-the-Box's son must decide whether to follow in the family footsteps. Then, when the Hanged Man needs a lawyer, it's a look back in at Marta Dobrescu and her life in Astro City's occult enclave. Plus, the villain known as Mister Manta disappeared many years ago, marooned on an island with only his gadgets for company. Will an off-course cruise ship be his return ticket to the mainland? And finally, a tale of murder, mystery...and a cat.

Collects Astro City #35-36, #39-40, #42 and #44.

In Shops: Dec 13, 2017

BATMAN - DETECTIVE COMICS VOL.4: DEUS EX MACHINA

DC COMICS

James Tynion IV, Christopher Sebela, Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, Carmen Nunez Carnero, Yasmine Putri

In these tales from Detective Comics #957-962, Azrael and Zatanna join the ranks of Batman's allies in Gotham City... unfortunately, someone from Azrael's old home with the Order of St. Dumas has found him. The Order has unleashed a bizarre new evil on the world, and it's convinced it must destroy Jean-Paul Valley!

In Shops: Dec 13, 2017

BETTY AND VERONICA BY ADAM HUGHES VOL.1

ARCHIE COMICS

Adam Hughes, Jose Villarrubia, Jack Morelli

Betty and Veronica by Adam Hughes collects legendary artist Adam Hughes' iconic three issue run of the all-new Betty and Veronica comic series!

Betty and Veronica are America's sweethearts... until they turn on each other! Friendships will shatter. Cities will burn. Nails will be broken.

In Shops: Nov 08, 2017

BRIGGS LAND VOL.2: LONE WOLVES

DARK HORSE COMICS

Brian Wood, Werther Dell'Edera, Vanesa Del Ray, Mack Chater

Grace Briggs is now the leader of the largest antigovernment secessionist group in the United States, having outmaneuvered both Federal law enforcement and an attempted takeover by white power stormtroopers. But troubles at home remain, and when a chance encounter with innocent civilians blows up into an ugly hostage situation, the privacy and integrity of Briggs Land is compromised. Meanwhile, Jim Briggs, humiliated at losing control of the family, seeks revenge.

Collects issues #7-12.

In Shops: Jan 17, 2018

DEFENDERS VOL.1: DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER

MARVEL COMICS

Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez

Daredevil! Luke Cage! Jessica Jones! Iron Fist! Individually, these four heroes have been on the front lines of countless battles to keep the city safe and secure. But now, with a deadly enemy from the past making a major move to unite the underworld, they must become more - they must be Defenders! If the streets weren't mean enough already, they get more dangerous than ever when the Punisher sets his sights on his fellow vigilantes! As chaos threatens to engulf New York, can this group of socially maladjusted heroes trust each other enough to function as a team? Or will the power vacuum caused by the Kingpin's absence lead to all-out gang war? Only one thing could make life worse for the Defenders: Deadpool!

Collecting Defenders (2017) #1-5 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Guardians Of The Galaxy) #1.

In Shops: Dec 13, 2017

DESCENDER - DELUXE EDITION VOL.1 (HC)

IMAGE COMICS

Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen

Young Robot boy Tim-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet.

Written by award-winning creator, Jeff Lemire, Descender is a rip-roaring and heartfelt cosmic odyssey. Lemire pits humanity against machine, and world against world, to create a sprawling epic.

Collects Descender #1-16.

In Shops: Dec 06, 2017

GHOSTBUSTERS 101: EVERYONE ANSWERS THE CALL

IDW PUBLISHING

Erik Burnham, Dan Schoening, Tim Lattie

Worlds collide as your favorite Ghostbusters - from all three movies - meet for the first time! It's the biggest crossover since they crossed the streams!

Before they began investigating the supernatural, most of the original Ghostbusters were teachers... and they've decided it's time they start sharing their knowledge again. But when their first batch of students start poking around the firehouse and accidentally set in motion the merging of two universes (it's easier than you'd think) Venkman, Stantz, Zeddemore, and Spengler will need all the help they can get to put things right! And who do you think will Answer The Call? (If you guessed Holtzmann, Yates, Tolan, and Gilbert... you get a gold star!) It's a brand new inter-dimensional meeting of the minds!

In Shops: Dec 20, 2017

HELLBOY AND THE BPRD: 1954

DARK HORSE COMICS

Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Richard Corben, Stephen Green, Brian Churilla, Patric Reynolds

No longer a rookie, Hellboy joins other Bureau agents in a series of far-flung mysteries that take them searching for yetis terrorizing an Arctic research team, into the American suburbs where a family is haunted by a phantom monkey, and to a Hong Kong showdown with demons drawn to a Chinese artifact. iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson teams with Mike Mignola and a group of artists to uncover the horror and intrigue of a growing occult Cold War. Mignola also reunites with legendary artist Richard Corben for the short story "The Mirror."

Collects Hellboy and the BPRD: 1954 #1-5 and "Hellboy: The Mirror" from Free Comic Book Day 2016.

In Shops: Jan 10, 2018

JESSICA JONES VOL.2: SECRETS OF MARIA HILL

MARVEL COMICS

Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, David Mack

Jessica Jones is back where she belongs: taking on cases as Alias Investigations! But as she digs even deeper into the mysteries of the Marvel Universe, Jessica uncovers a startling truth. Is this case too hot for even her? Will it shatter everything she's built for herself? Can she put the pieces of her shattered life back together - or is it already too late? With the situation spinning out of control, Jessica struggles to get to the bottom of what she's uncovered - but some dangerous people would prefer it to remain buried! Speaking of dangerous, Maria Hill has been ousted by S.H.I.E.L.D. - and is left with no choice but to turn to Jessica! But will Hill's secrets open a door that can never be closed? How will they affect the Marvel Universe - and Jessica's fellow Defenders?

Collecting Jessica Jones #7-12.

In Shops: Nov 29, 2017

JUSTICE LEAGUE / POWER RANGERS (HC)

DC COMICS

Tom Taylor, Stephen Byrne, Karl Kerschl

Something terrible has happened in Angel Grove! When the Command Center is breached and the teleporters are damaged, Zack is flung into another universe, where he's mistaken for a villain by a mysterious masked vigilante. Can the other Power Rangers get to their friend in time to save him from Batman?

Collects Justice League / Power Rangers #1-6. Co-published with Boom! Studios.

In Shops: Dec 06, 2017

MASS EFFECT: DISCOVERY

DARK HORSE COMICS

Jeremy Barlow, John Dombrow, Kate Niemczyk, Gabriel Guzman

A young Turian military recruit goes undercover in order to infiltrate the mysterious Andromeda Initiative - and ultimately retrieve a scientist who's made a potentially devastating discovery. Tying in to BioWare's sci-fi video game Mass Effect: Andromeda, this is the next essential chapter of the Mass Effect comics series!

Collects Mass Effect: Discovery #1-4.

In Shops: Jan 17, 2018

MICRONAUTS: WRATH OF KARZA

IDW PUBLISHING

Cullen Bunn, Jimmy Johnston, Andrew Griffith, Ron Joseph, Alex Ronald

The action continues in the Hasbro Universe as the villainous Baron Karza sets his sights on new worlds! As one universe dies, another is invaded! Microspace-the home of the Micronauts-is collapsing. But Baron Karza has discovered a new universe in which the people of Microspace would thrive, a universe in which he would rule! The first world to be conquered is Earth, and the first enemies to be targeted are the Transformers, GI Joe, M.A.S.K. and ROM!

In Shops: Dec 20, 2017

MILLENNIUM: GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

TITAN COMICS

Sylvain Runberg, Man

The 'Millennium' Saga continues with The Girl Who Played With Fire: The second chapter in Stieg larsson's best-selling novel series.

In this exciting comics adaptation, anarchist-hacker Lisbeth Salander finds herself on the run after being accused of a triple-murder and only renowned journalist Mikael Blomkvist has the skills to help clear her name!

In Shops: Dec 13, 2017

NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS: THE BIG LIE

DYNAMITE

Anthony Del Col, Werther Dell'Edera, Fay Dalton

A Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery unlike any other you've ever read! When the teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father - a detective in the small resort town of Bayport - they must team up with Nancy Drew to prove their innocence (and find the real guilty party in the process) in a twisting noir tale, complete with double-crosses, deceit, and dames.

Writer Anthony Del Col (Assassin's Creed, Kill Shakespeare) and artist Werther Dell'Edera (Batman: Detective Comics, House of Mystery) bring the iconic teen detectives into the modern age, and redefine noir for a new generation of readers!

In Shops: Nov 15, 2017

PETER PARKER - SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN VOL.1: INTO TWILIGHT

MARVEL COMICS

Chip Zdarsky, Goran Parlov, Paulo Siqueira, Adam Kubert

Spider-Man is back in his friendly neighborhood! The wall-crawling wonder returns to New York City, going back to basics for big heroics in the Big Apple while taking on threats old and new! A crime ring is tightening around Spidey, and Ironheart could help him zero in on the source - if only she'd stop beating him up. When Spider-Man's old pal, the Human Torch, joins in on the trail of terrifying tech, the web-head and flame-brain will be led to...Wilson Fisk! And they'll find out that the former Kingpin of Crime is still a force to be reckoned with! Plus: What is jolly J. Jonah Jameson up to these days? And Spider-Man's newest ally, the Mason, falls prey to the Vulture!

Collecting Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-man (2017) #1-6 and material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 (Secret Empire) #1.

In Shops: Dec 13, 2017

PREDATOR: HUNTERS

DARK HORSE COMICS

Chris Warner, Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Doug Wheatley

A New Direction in Predator Stories! Since time immemorial, the aliens known as Predators have come to Earth to hunt us. Now a group of survivors of those visits have begun a hunt of their own. This is the year that humanity turns the tables on the Predators!

Collects Predator: Hunters #1-5.

In Shops: Jan 24, 2018

ROBOTECH VOL.1

TITAN COMICS

Brian Wood, Marco Turini

Harmony Gold's cult '80s TV series, Robotech returns for all-new adventures, written by Brian Wood (DMZ, Briggs Land, Northlanders) and illustrated by Marco Turini!

Featuring classic characters Rick, Lisa, Minmei, Roy, Claudia and Gloval, this new comic series will delight original fans and newcomers alike!

In Shops: Jan 17, 2018

ROSE VOL.1

IMAGE COMICS

Meredith Finch, Ig Guara

A classic fantasy tale about a girl trying to restore balance to a broken world. Rose must connect with her Khat - Thorne - to become the Guardian her world needs. But things aren't easy for Rose and Thorne. The sorceress Drucilla has many powerful and demonic allies-all of them focused on stopping one scared little girl who's desperately trying to stay alive and do what's right.

Collects Rose #1-6.

In Shops: Nov 08, 2017

STAR WARS: CLASSIC NEWSPAPER COMICS VOL.2 (HC)

IDW PUBLISHING

Archie Goodwin, Alfredo Alcala, Al Williamson

Reprints for the first time the classic Star Wars newspaper strip in its complete format. No other edition includes each Sunday page title header and "bonus" panels in their meticulously restored original color. The epic seven-days-a-week sagas begin with "Han Solo at Stars' End," based on the novel by Brian Daley, adapted by Archie Goodwin and Alfredo Alcala, followed by seven complete adventures by the storied team of Archie Goodwin and artist Al Williamson. The pair had previously worked together on Creepy, Eerie, and Blazing Combat comics magazines, the Flash Gordon comic book, and 13 years on the Secret Agent Corrigan newspaper strip. They seamlessly shifted gears to take over, at George Lucas's request, the Star Wars newspaper strip.

Included are all strips from October 6, 1980 to February 8, 1981.

In Shops: Jan 31, 2018