(Graphic) Novel Ideas

Black Badge Vol.01

Boom! Studios

Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins

Meet the Black Badges, a top-secret branch of boy scouts tasked by the government to take on covert missions that no adult ever could. Among their organization, the Black Badges are the elite-the best of the best. The missions they’re tasked with are dangerous, and will only get worse as their leader’s attention is split between their objective and tracking down a lost team member. A member who disappeared years ago… presumed dead.

Reuniting New York Times bestselling author Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and illustrator Tyler Jenkins (Peter Panzerfaust) following their multiple Eisner Award-nominated series Grass Kings, Black Badge is a haunting look at foreign policy, culture wars, and isolationism through the lens of kids who know they must fix the world that adults have broken.

Cloak and Dagger: Negative Exposure

Marvel Comics

Dennis Hopeless, Francesco Manna, Ruairi Coleman, Jamal Campbell

First time in print!

The light-and-darkness duo returns!

Cloak and Dagger may be back together, working as super-powered police consultants, but Tandy and Tyrone are another story. With both involved in new relationships, will the tension of each watching their ex with someone new break apart their newly re-formed team?

Meanwhile, something strange is happening in L.A.’s underground reservoir system – and when Dagger goes to investigate, she finds herself face-to-face with an old nemesis. Mister Negative has returned, and he plans to stretch Cloak’s powers to their physical limits – and summon an eldritch Darkforce god to Earth! Can Cloak and Dagger protect L.A. from the Devourer? And can they admit their true feelings for one another before darkness consumes them both?

Dept H (Omnibus) Vol.01

Dark Horse Comics

Matt Kindt

From New York Times bestselling Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt, comes an exciting undersea sci-fi mystery.

Mia is a special investigator hired to uncover possible sabotage taking place at a deep-sea research station, where a bitter and paranoid crew try to keep the base functional. What she uncovers is a mind-blowing crime scene filled with suspects with terrible secrets, strange deep-sea creatures, and an impending flood!

This Omnibus Edition collects Issues #1-12 of Dept H!

Doctor Who: Thirteenth Doctor Vol.01

Titan Comics

Jody Houser, Rachael Stott, Enrica Eren Angiolini, Babs Tarr

Bestselling comics writer Jody Houser and fan-favorite artist Rachael Stott launch the Doctor into a new universe of unforgettable adventure!

Featuring Jodie Whittaker as the first female incarnation of the Doctor!

Bursting straight out of her hit new television adventures, this critically acclaimed first collection of the Thirteenth Doctor’s comic book tales is a scorchingly fresh incarnation, perfect for fans old and new!

Firefly Vol.01: Unification War

Boom! Studios

Greg Pak, Dan McDaid, Lee Garbett

Boom! Studios, along with visionary writer and director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Avengers), presents an all-new era of the pop culture phenomenon Firefly, as one of the most demanded stories in the franchise’s history is revealed for the first time!

Focusing on family, loyalty, identity, and the price of redemption, writer Greg Pak (Mech Cadet Yu, Star Wars) and artist Dan McDaid (Judge Dredd: Mega City Zero) take you back to the battleground where Mal’s journey began – the Unification War.

Collects issues #1-4.

Horror of Collier County

Dark Horse Comics

Rich Tommaso

Escaping the stresses of city life, a young, single mom visits the hurricane state, only to find that Florida can be a pretty scary place-swamps, alligators, bugs the size of small cars, and zombies. With a weed-whacker for a weapon and the world against her, this punk-rock mommy will take down every monster in the state, if need be. Is Florida really haunted by the undead or is it just in her head?

Collects issues #1-#5 of the cult classic series by Dry County creator Rich Tommaso, and featuring new cover art, fully colored and collected in a deluxe hardcover format for the first time, and featuring two bonus stories.

Love and Rockets: Is This How You See Me?

Fantagraphics Books

Jaime Hernandez

In Is This How You See Me?, Maggie and Hopey get the band back together – literally. Now middle-aged, they leave their significant others at home and take a weekend road trip to reluctantly attend a punk rock reunion in their old neighborhood. The present is masterfully threaded with a flashback set in 1979, during the very formative stages in Maggie and Hopey’s lifelong friendship, as the perceived invincibility of youth is expertly juxtaposed against all of the love, heartbreak, and self-awareness that comes with lives actually lived. The result is no sentimental victory lap, however – this is one of the great writers of literary fiction at the peak of his powers, continuing to scale new heights as an artist.

Jaime Hernandez’s acclaimed ongoing comics series Love and Rockets has entertained readers for over 35 years, and his beloved characters – Maggie, Hopey, Ray, Doyle, Daffy, Mike Tran, and so many others – have become fully realized literary creations. Is This How You See Me? collects Hernandez’s latest interconnected vignettes, serialized over the past four years in Love and Rockets, into a long-form masterpiece for the first time.

Jessica Jones: Purple Daughter

Marvel Comics

Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis, Martin Simmonds

First time in print!

The critically acclaimed team that brought you Jessica Jones: Blind Spot is back!

When her daughter, Danielle, comes home with purple skin, Jessica Jones is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her time with the Purple Man and her marriage to Luke Cage! As Jessica digs deeper than ever before into the darkness at the center of her life, will she find relief – or yet another nightmare?

Brace yourself for another thrilling, chilling tale that will challenge everything you think you know about Marvel’s top P.I.!

Justice League / Aquaman: Drowned Earth

DC Comics

Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV, Dan Abnett, Rob Williams, Howard Porter, Frazer Irving, Bruno Redondo, Lan Medina, Clayton Henry, Francis Manapul

In the aftermath of the Justice League’s battle with the Legion of Doom, an armada from the stars has come to plunder the Earth and its seas. With powers beyond comprehension, even Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and the rest of the League’s combined might can’t stop these invaders. With nowhere left to turn, these heroes will have to turn to an ancient power to help them, one that even Arthur Curry fears unleashing.

Collects Justice League / Aquaman: Drowned Earth #1, Justice League #10-12, Aquaman #40-41, Titans #28 and Aquaman / Justice League: Drowned Earth #1.

Marvel Comics: World Outside Your Window

Marvel Comics

Joe Simon, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Stephane Roux, Various

The Marvel Universe has always reflected the world outside your window — from the moment Captain America charged into battle in World War II, to the present day! Marvel’s characters face relevant and real-life issues alongside their extraordinary adventures — from grappling with alcoholism, to participating in politics, to celebrating diversity and everything in between! These powerful stories from Marvel’s 80-year history feature iconic heroes tackling heavy-hitting subjects including drug abuse, teen suicide, HIV, terrorism, school shootings and more.

Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #97, Howard The Duck (1976) #8, Iron Man (1968) #128, New Mutants (1983) #45, Alpha Flight (1983) #106, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #303, Incredible Hulk (1968) #420, Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #36, Captain America (2002) #1, Astonishing X-Men (2004) #51, Ms. Marvel (2015) #13 and Champions (2016) #24, plus material from Captain America Comics #2 and Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #583.

Marvel Knights: 20th

Marvel Comics

Donny Cates, Matthew Rosenberg, Travel Foreman, Niko Henrichon, Geoff Shaw

In celebration of the legendary imprint founded two decades ago, a new crop of talented creators unveils a groundbreaking story in the hard-hitting Marvel Knights style!

In the cemetery, the blind man doesn’t know who he is, or why he has come to this particular grave. He doesn’t know the burly policeman with the wild story. Or the strangely intense man who sits in the rear seat of the patrol car, his eyes flashing green. But all that is about to change. Matt Murdock is beginning to remember. But only one man can find the answers – a man who once ruled a nation! In a colorless world without heroes, these individuals face a mystery that can only be unraveled… a threat that can only be challenged… by Knights.

Collecting Marvel Knights: 20th #1-6.

Matador Vol.01

Image Comics

Devin Grayson, Brian Stelfreeze

Writer Devin Grayson (Nightwing) and artist Brian Stelfreeze (Black Panther) bring you an explosive story pitting Lt. Isabel Cardona against a deadly serial killer!

Dismissed as a quota minority hire by her colleagues, Cuban-born and Florida-bred Detective Isabel Cardona makes no friends on the Miami force by insisting that a series of seemingly unrelated murder cases lead to an urban-legend killer known only as “The Matador.” Proving his existence soon becomes the only way to prove her sanity-but how close to the dangerous Matador will Cardona have to get to make that happen?

Collects Matador #1-6.

Predator: Hunters II

Dark Horse Comics

Chris Warner, Agustin Padilla, Neeraj Menon, Andy Brase

From tropical islands to desert mountains, the hunt is on!

Predators – the hunters from the stars – have been coming to Earth since time immemorial, stalking and killing the strongest, most challenging humans for sport. But now the tables are turning as a team of human hunters set their sights on the Predators – wherever they may be found. Only the strongest and smartest will survive!

Collects issues #1-4.

S.H.I.E.L.D.: Human Machine

Marvel Comics

Jonathan Hickman, Dustin Weaver, Nick Pitarra, Gerald Parel

A long-awaited modern classic!

The hidden past of S.H.I.E.L.D. is revealed, courtesy of some of history’s greatest minds! Michelangelo has been pulling the strings for years – but can even he keep Leonardo Da Vinci and Isaac Newton from killing each other and destroying the Brotherhood of the Shield? The battle for the Immortal City comes to a climactic conclusion! Michelangelo and Nikola Tesla kick their plan into high gear! Galileo takes on Galactus! The truth behind Nostradamus is uncovered! And Howard Stark lays the foundation for the espionage organization you know and love! But the battle that decides our present will be fought in the future…

Collecting S.H.I.E.L.D. (2011) #1-4, S.H.I.E.L.D. by Hickman and Weaver #5-6 and S.H.I.E.L.D.: Infinity.

Star Trek Vs Transformers

IDW Publishing

John Barber, Mike Johnson, Philip Murphy, Jack Lawrence, Derek Charm

When Kirk, Spock, and the entire crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise investigate problems at a remote mine, they’re met with a explosive battle between powerful warriors who change into vehicles from the 20th century! As the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rages, it’s up to Kirk to decide – does he violate the Prime Directive and interfere in a war that’s raged for millenia? And how will the Klingons complicate the issue? It’s cartoony fun between two of the most popular science fiction franchises in the world!

Four decades in the making, it’s the crossover that fans have demanded! Kirk, Spock, and Autobots! Decepticons and Klingons! Optimus Prime and the Prime Directive!

Stranger Things Vol.1: The Other Side

Dark Horse Comics

Jody Houser, Stefano Martino, Keith Champagne, Lauren Affe, Aleksi Briclot

When Will Byers finds himself in the Upside Down, an impossible dark parody of his own world, he’s understandably frightened. But that’s nothing compared with the fear that takes hold when he realizes what’s in that world with him! No one escapes a Demogorgon unscathed…

Based on Will’s unseen journey during season 1 of hit Netflix show Stranger Things.

Strangers in Paradise XXV Vol.2: Hide and Seek

Abstract Studios

Terry Moore

Katchoo is unstoppable in her hunt for Stephanie, a rogue Parker Girl who threatens Katchoo’s family. But the mission becomes complicated when she discovers Stephanie has a bigger goal in mind, one that has attracted the attention of the most powerful nations in the world. As the stakes rise, Francine and the kids are forced to defend themselves in a deadly game of hide and seek. Can Katchoo find Stephanie in time to save her family? Find out in this thrilling conclusion to SiP‘s comeback story celebrating 25 years on the spinner rack!

Supergirl Vol.1: Killers of Krypton

DC Comics

Marc Andreyko, Kevin Maguire, Sean Parsons, Stanley Lau

Superman and Supergirl, the last two Kryptonians on Earth, have had their beliefs shattered. With new revelations about their home planet – and the man who destroyed it – Supergirl builds a star cruiser using whatever tech she can scrounge, and after receiving intel from Green Lantern, she blasts off into the cosmos with Rogol Zaar’s deadly axe to solve the mystery!

Collects Supergirl #21-26.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol.21: Battle Lines

IDW Publishing

Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Michael Dialynas, Dave Wachter

The countdown to issue #100 begins! The longest running Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series continues as new dangers and enemies force the Turles to make tough choices!

Multiple sources of conflict collide as the maniacal Agent Bishop goes to war with the alien forces on Earth, driving the Turtles to embrace unsavory alliances and race to stop a massacre. But this complex web of enemies and allies – as well as new divisions between the Turtles themselves – may thwart any chance they have for success!

Collects issues #86-90.

Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale

DC Comics

Lauren Myracle, Isaac Goodhart

She rejects human cruelty, but sometimes it seems as though brute force is the only way to “win.” And if Selina is to survive on the streets, she must be tough. Can she find her humanity and reconcile toughness with her desire for community… and love?

From Lauren Myracle, the New York Times best-selling author of books like TTFN and TTYL, comes the story of a teenage Catwoman, as she struggles to find her own identity while living on the streets of Gotham.