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Bitch Planet: Triple Feature Vol.01
Various
Image Comics
DeConnick and De Landro Present: The Triple Feature!
Ripped directly from the world of Bitch Planet, a crack team of creators spin 15 teeth-clenching tales of rage, revolution, and ridicule.
Patriarchy beware… this sci-fi kidney punch can’t be stopped!
100% Grade-A satire. Accept no substitutes.
Collects Bitch Planet: Triple Feature #1-5.
In shops: Dec 13, 2017
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season 11 Vol.02: One Girl In All The World
Christos N. Gage, Dexter Vines, Georges Jeanty, Rebekah Isaacs, Steve Morris
Dark Horse Comics
Joss Whedon’s Buffy and the Scooby team conclude Season 11 as they stand up for all witches and demons to thwart a conspiracy against magic and the supernatural.
As residents, it didn’t take long for Buffy, Willow, and Spike to find that there was something more behind the internment of the magical population in the government’s “Safe Zone” in the Grand Canyon. So when release becomes possible, Buffy and Willow grasp the opportunity despite the incredible risks they will be taking: relinquishing their magic and becoming “normal” humans, and… leaving Spike behind. The pair reunite with Dawn, Xander, Riley and Sam Finn, and the Slayer Faith. When Buffy reveals to the crew that the true purpose of the camp is to bring about the elimination of all supernatural powers worldwide, the Scoobies begin their mission. They will manufacture a great escape from the camp and follow the obscure trail of the Big Bad to its end. Extraordinarily, the trail seems to lead higher and higher in the ranks of the US government…
Leading Buffy and the Scoobies to rise up and fight for their right to magic are writer Christos Gage (Angel & Faith, Buffy: Season 10, Avengers Academy), Season 11 series artist Rebekah Isaacs (Angel & Faith, Buffy: Season 10, DV8), and guest artists Georges Jeanty (Serenity, Buffy) and Megan Levens (Spell on Wheels, Madame Frankenstein)!
In shops: Feb 07, 2018
Expanse: Origins
Georgia Lee, Hallie Lambert, Huang Danlan, James S.A. Corey, Rahzzah
Boom! Studios
Based on the bestselling books and tying into the hit Syfy television series, The Expanse: Origins reveals the untold origins of the crew members of the Rocinante, including an exclusive, never-before-seen story featuring fan-favorite character, Detective Miller.
Features all-new stories by series creator James S.A. Corey, written by Hallie Lambert and Georgia Lee, and illustrated by Huang Danlan.
Collected in print for the first time.
In shops: Feb 07, 2018
Grass Kings Vol.01
Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins
Boom! Studios
From The New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Peter Panzerfaust artist Tyler Jenkins comes a rural mystery series chronicling the tragic lives of the Grass Kings, three brothers and rulers of a community living off the grid and outside of the law.
Eldest brother Robert has been a broken man since the disappearance of his daughter, but when a young woman swims across the great lake dividing the Grass Kingdom from the nearby city of Cargill in search of a safe haven, he must decide if getting a chance at atonement is worth risking the entire Kingdom.
Collecting the first six issues of the acclaimed series in a prestige hardcover edition.
In shops: Feb 14, 2018
Hellblazer Vol.18: The Gift
Denise Mina, Frazer Irving, Giuseppe Camuncoli, John McRea, Leonardo Manco, Lorenzo Ruggiero
DC Comics
John Constantine has become a father. Through magic, coercion and deceit, the she-demon, Rosacarnis has birthed three children of the Hellblazer’s seed-Adam, Maria and Saul-and has now unleashed them upon the world. But before they can realize their malevolent destiny, the children must first confront and defeat their mortal father, a powerful and cunning mage.
Collects Hellblazer #202-215.
In shops: Jan 24, 2018
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Year Three – Complete Collection
Brian Buccellato, Bruno Redondo, Mike S. Miller, Tom Taylor
DC Comics
The war with the Green Lanterns is over, but it claimed a civilian victim whose death John Constantine will not let go unavenged. Joining forces with Batman, Constantine unites a team of magical beings, superheroes and ordinary humans to finish off Superman.
Then, Batman must ask for help against Superman from the one person he would never trust: John Constantine! But will even the might of the dark mage’s power be enough against the forces that stand against them?
Collects issues #1-12.
In shops: Jan 10, 2018
Motor Girl Vol.02: No Man Left Behind
Terry Moore
Abstract Studios
Samantha has a lot to fight for: Her junkyard is under invasion from shape-shifting aliens and Mr. Walden, a government contractor determined to catch them. Meanwhile, Libby is pressuring Sam to have a lifesaving operation that could be the end of Mike, Sam’s invisible friend. The choices aren’t simple for a courageous woman determined to protect the helpless and leave no man behind!
Destined to become a classic, this trade paperback collects the final five issues of Terry Moore’s critically acclaimed series about courage and loyalty!
In shops: Dec 27, 2017
Saga Vol.08
Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples
Image Comics
After the traumatic events of the War for Phang, Hazel, her parents, and their surviving companions embark on a life-changing adventure at the westernmost edge of the universe.
Collects Saga #43-48.
In shops: Dec 27, 2017
Satellite Falling
Austin Janowsky, Martin Morazzo, Stephen Thompson, Steve Horton
IDW Publishing
She’s the only human on an alien world… and that’s the least of her problems. A sci-fi series filled with grit and wit. She fled a fallen Earth, her lover dead. Now, Lilly makes her way as a cabbie by day and a bounty hunter by night as the sole human on Satellite. But when Lilly’s past catches up with her, it’s going to take her and an unlikely band of weird aliens to set things right. What has she gotten herself into?
Perfect for fans of gritty sci-fi stories: Comics like Brian K. Vaughan’s Saga and Jonathan Hickman’s The Manhattan Projects. Movies like Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell and Total Recall. Novels like William Gibson’s Neuromancer and Richard K. Morgan’s Altered Carbon.
In shops: Jan 31, 2018
Savage Things
Ibrahim Moustafa, John Paul Leon, Justin Jordan
DC Comics
Twenty-five years ago, a secret government organization kidnapped children and trained them to be agents of chaos, designed to foment unrest and execute enemies of the state around the world. When these cold and unfeeling creations proved too difficult to control, the powers that be exterminated their kill squad with extreme prejudice. Too bad it didn’t work.
Now a rogue band of the worst monsters the world has ever known is cutting a swath of terror across the United States, threatening not just to disrupt the peace but to expose secrets their handlers never wanted to come to light. The only way to stop them is to call back the only man who ever walked away from them. His code name is Abel, and he’s not afraid of getting his hands bloody.
Collects Savage Things #1-8.
In shops: Jan 24, 2018
Star Wars: A New Hope – 40th Anniversary Edition
Various
Marvel Comics
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope!
This deluxe edition collects all of Marvel’s 40th anniversary cover art retelling the story of A New Hope – as illustrated by some of the industry’s most gifted artists, including Stuart Immonen, Adi Granov, Kevin Wada, Terry Dodson, Stephanie Hans and more!
Extras include sketches and pencils, commentary, essays and the original Star Wars #1 from 1977 that began Marvel’s adaptation of the saga!
In shops: Apr 04, 2018
Supergirl Vol.04
Jamal Igle, Jonathan Sibal, Joshua Middleton, Keith Champagne, Sterling Gates
DC Comics
Kryptonian-human relations are strained even further in this new collection featuring issues #34-43 of Supergirl’s 2000s series!
The turmoil forces Supergirl to make a terrible decision: does she stand with the Kryptonians, the people she’s longed to be reunited with, or with the humans, the race she’s sworn to protect? Then, Supergirl runs into someone claiming to be Superwoman! But who is she and what brings her to New Krypton?
In shops: Jan 10, 2018
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X
Cory Smith, Damian Couceiro, Michael Dialynas, Paul Allor, Ryan Ferrier, Ulises Farinas
IDW Publishing
Turtles… in space!
The brothers make an interstellar journey to different planets in Dimension X to save key witnesses in the Trial of Krang from assassination! Weird new characters, places, and events abound!
This mini-series introduces an all-new villain, Hakk-R, into the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, directly affecting the events of the main ongoing series in this dimension-altering adventure.
In shops: Jan 31, 2018
Tomb Raider: Library Edition Vol.01
Dan Scott, Gail Simone, Rhianna Pratchett, Various
Dark Horse Comics
Lara Croft is trying to piece her ordinary life back together after her ordeal in the Lost Kingdom of Yamatai. The other survivors of the Endurance are experiencing horrific visions as they try to put what happened behind them.
Follow Lara’s story after the 2013 Tomb Raider game as she embarks on a new globetrotting adventure, discovering a dangerous organization that’s threatening her friends. Can she figure out what’s going on in time to save a life?
This deluxe hardcover collects issues #1-18 of the 2014 Dark Horse Tomb Raider series, and the never-before-collected prequel story Tomb Raider: The Beginning.
In shops: Feb 28, 2018
Transformers: Wreckers Saga
James Roberts, Nick Roche
IDW Publishing
Join the toughest crew of Autobots around on a pair of missions where they’ll face seemingly insurmountable odds and things are guaranteed to end badly.
First, the Wreckers and their leader, Springer, are sent to investigate Garrus-9, a prison that fell to the Decepticons three years ago, with no communications in or out since.
Then, Prowl has been kidnapped. Worse for him, it seems like no one really cares, thanks to his history of messing with people’s lives. Traitors are revealed, secrets come to light, and it may all be more than even the baddest crew of Autobots can handle.
Collects Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers #1-5, named the #1 Transformers series by IGN, and Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #1-5.
In shops: Jan 10, 2018
Venomverse
Cullen Bunn, Iban Coello, Nick Bradshaw
Marvel Comics
Everyone’s favorite symbiote goes from bad to Venomverse! During a routine battle with Jack O’Lantern, Eddie Brock is transported to a far-off world where he learns a terrible truth: A deadly species called the Poisons have emerged, and they’re hunting Venoms! Trapped on the planet’s surface with a ragtag band of symbiotically enhanced heroes, Eddie has no choice but to mount a counteroffensive and hope to find a way home! But the Poisons’ campaign is relentless, and Spider-Man is the first to fall! Deadpool has an idea how to stop them, and it’s so crazy it just might work! But when Venom thinks up his own long-shot plan, it’ll either be a miracle – or an absolute bloodbath! Speaking of bloodbaths, did anyone ask for Carnage?
It’s Venomized heroes against Poisoned heroes in a battle for symbiotic survival!
Collecting Venomverse #1-5.
In shops: Dec 27, 2017