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Alien Vs Predator: Thicker Than Blood
Dark Horse Comics
Jeremy Barlow, Doug Wheatly, Chun Lo
Predators attack a luxury spaceship and the two remaining survivors – a teenage girl and her synthetic companion – must either find a way off the ship for themselves, or a way to boot the Predators off. But mere survival becomes the issue when an Alien is turned loose on the ship. Hope is lost – unless bravery and love can triumph over programming.
Collects issues #1-4 of the series.
In Shops: Jul 01, 2020
Amazing Spider-Man by Nick Spencer Vol.8: Threats and Menaces
Marvel Comics
Nick Spencer, Iban Coello, Ryan Ottley
Spider-Man can’t be in four places at once – or can he?! Peter Parker’s life is as complicated as ever, but is science the answer?
Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson starts his new life as a podcast host – and his first guest is Spider-Man! JJJ and Spidey have been on pretty good terms for a while now, so it’s only fitting that “Jolly” Jonah would sabotage all that and put the entire city in danger, right?
Plus: The wall-crawler must roll the dice in the Palace, the new super villain casino run by none other than Chance! And Spidey’s odds don’t look good. But while Peter’s life gets ever crazier, what’s Boomerang up to? And what does it have to do with Mayor Kingpin?
Collecting Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #37-42.
In Shops: Jun 10, 2020
Batgirl Adventures: A League of Her Own
DC Comics
Paul Dini, Ty Templeton, Scott Peterson, Rick Burchett, Tim Levins, Bruce Timm
In these previously uncollected stories inspired by the hit Batman: The Animated Series, Batgirl swings across the rooftops of Gotham City alongside Batman, Nightwing, and Robin to battle the likes of Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy and Ra’s al Ghul. She even finds time to team up with her father, Commissioner Gordon, to catch two escaped convicts.
Collects the all-ages Batgirl Adventures #1 and Batman: Gotham Adventures #8-9, #22 and #38!
In Shops: Jun 10, 2020
Batman in Detective Comics Vol.2: Arkham Knight
DC Comics
Peter J. Tomasi, Travis Moore, Max Raynor, Brad Walker, Andrew Hennessy
After Batman’s battle with the Arkham Knight, things only get worse when one of his allies jumps into the fray and ends up in way over their head!
Damian was so certain he could succeed against the Arkham Knight where his father failed – and not only was he wrong, but the Knight has a surprising plan for the son of Batman!
Collects Detective Comics #1001-1005, Annual #2 and a story from Detective Comics #1000.
In Shops: Jun 17, 2020
Blade Runner 2019 Vol.1: Los Angeles (Artist Edition)
Titan Comics
Michael Green, Mike Johnson, Andres Guinaldo
Relive the first volume of the globally successful ongoing Blade Runner 2019 comic series in this stunning black and white art edition showcasing the original artwork of Andres Guinaldo!
Welcome to the rain soaked world of Los Angeles 2019 – a dystopic world of Replicants, Spinners and hardboiled future noir. There’s a new Blade Runner in town, and she’s out for blood. Replicant blood.
In Shops: Sep 09, 2020
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Hellmouth
Boom! Studios
Jordie Bellaire, Eleonora Carlini, Jenny Frison
Buffy and Angel meet face-to-face in the world-ending event hundreds of years in the making – the opening of the gates to the Hellmouth!
Buffy and her Scooby Gang will have to muster all their strength as they deal with an open Hellmouth that threatens the lives of everyone they love in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, arrives in town to find his redemption by doing whatever it takes to close the Hellmouth… and no human, demon or Slayer will stand in his way.
Writers Jordie Bellaire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Redlands) and Jeremy Lambert (Doom Patrol) and artist Eleonora Carlini (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) bring Buffy and Angel face-to-face in the first ever comic book event featuring Joss Whedon’s pop culture icons!
Collects Hellmouth #1-5.
In Shops: Jul 15, 2020
Conan the Barbarian – Original Marvel Years: Coming of Conan (Epic Collection)
Marvel Comics
Roy Thomas, John Jakes, Gil Kane, Barry Windsor-Smith
The greatest saga in sword-and-sorcery history begins!
Born on a battlefield in the frozen lands of Cimmeria, Conan has spent his life fighting his way across the untamed Hyborian kingdoms – sparing no man, woman or wizard his wrath. His adventures will become legend. He will become king. He is… Conan the Barbarian!
Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith brought Robert E. Howard’s iconic creation to four-color life with work that set new standards for comic book storytelling. Now, Marvel is honored to present their epic sagas – painstakingly restored to match the majesty of the original editions.
In these early exploits, Conan ventures from his homeland for the first time, honing his skills as a thief and mercenary – and above all, a warrior!
Collecting Conan the Barbarian (1970) #1-13 and material from Chamber of Darkness #4.
In Shops: Jun 10, 2020
Criminal Macabre: The Big Bleed Out
Dark Horse Comics
Steve Niles, Gyula Nemeth
Supernatural detective Cal McDonald, found wandering the streets as a disheveled vagrant, is ripped from his self-imposed retirement to resume his monster-killing career. But Cal is reluctant to return to the fray. What has the hard-bitten investigator so shaken? It’s a long story that begins with a beautiful woman who happens to be a vampire… and ends with a bang.
Collects the four-issue miniseries.
In Shops: Jul 15, 2020
Fishtown (Brotherly Love Edition)
IDW Publishing
Kevin Colden
Inspired by a horrific crime in Philadelphia, Kevin Colden’s Xeric Award-winning tale of teenage confusion and rage speaks to the primal depths of the human condition, and asks the question: Can we ever understand the motives of another?
How far would you go to get what you want?
In Fishtown, life isn’t easy. Philadelphia is a big city, but all its problems come alive here. That’s where Justin, Keith, Adrian, and Angelica hang out, and it’s where they realize that all they need to be happier is to get some money. So that’s what they’re gonna do.
Though getting money in Fishtown isn’t easy either. But Angelica knows a guy with a job. He’s nice, and he likes her, so maybe he can help. And if he doesn’t, well, maybe they have a plan for that too…
In Shops: Aug 12, 2020
Folklords
Boom! Studios
Matt Kindt, Matt Smith
Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (Grass Kings, Black Badge) teams with acclaimed artist Matt Smith (Barbarian Lord, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.) for an adventure that blurs the line between fantasy and reality.
In a world of magic and monsters, Ansel is an outsider haunted by visions of well-pressed suits and modern technology. When it comes time for him to declare his Quest, Ansel decides to seek out the mysterious Folklords, hoping they can explain his visions… but looking for the Folklords is strictly forbidden, punishable by death. How much is Ansel willing to risk to find out about the world he has never truly belonged in?
Collects Folklords #1-5.
In Shops: Jul 08, 2020
Tales From Harrow County: Death’s Choir
Dark Horse Comics
Cullen Bunn, Tyler Crook, Colin McNeil, Jenn Manley Lee, Carla Speed McNeil
Ten years have passed since Emmy exited Harrow County, leaving her close friend Bernice as steward of the supernatural home. But World War II is in full swing, taking Harrow’s young men and leaving the community more vulnerable than ever – and when a ghostly choir heralds the resurrection of the dead, Bernice must find a solution before the town is overrun.
Collects the four-issue miniseries.
In Shops: Jul 08, 2020
Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files Vol.35
Rebellion
John Wagner, Ian Gibson, Jock, Carlos Ezquerra
The floating multi-story metropolis of illegal delights known as “Sin City” has anchored outside Mega-City One, and Dredd has seemingly been sent aboard to keep what order can be kept on a lawless floating city. His real task? Locate Ula Danser, the De-Megification terrorist determined to destroy the Mega-Cities at any cost!
Features action-packed stories from some of 2000 AD‘s very best, including Cam Kennedy (Judge Dredd), Ian Gibson (Halo Jones) and Carlos Ezquerra (Judge Dredd, Strontium Dog).
In Shops: May 27, 2020
Last of the Independents
Image Comics, Hardcover
Matt Fraction, Kieron Dwyer
With an all-new introduction by comedian and author Patton Oswalt!
A bank in the middle of nowhere. A crew with nothing to lose. And the haul of a lifetime too big to just disappear. What should’ve been a simple stick-up becomes infinitely more complex when a crew of robbers ends up with way more than they bargained for – literally. And when the mob they just accidentally robbed comes looking to even the score, there’s only one way out for all involved…
Back in print for the first time in over a decade, this busted-knuckles crime thriller by Matt Fraction and Kieron Dwyer is a character-driven desert noir that pits cowboys against mobsters in the muscular tradition of Charley Varrick, The Outfit and The Friends of Eddie Coyle.
In Shops: May 20, 2020
Pulp
Image Comics, Hardcover
Ed Brubaker, Jacob Phillips, Sean Phillips
A gorgeous original graphic novel from the best-selling creators of Kill or Be Killed, My Heroes Have Always Been Junkies and Criminal.
Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at 5 cents a word – tales of a wild west outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same, when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past?
One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, Pulp is unlike anything the award-winning team of Brubaker and Phillips have ever done. A celebration of pulp fiction, set in a world on the brink. And another must-have hardback from one of comics most-acclaimed teams.
In Shops: May 27, 2020
Punisher: Soviet
Marvel Comics
Garth Ennis, Jacen Burrows, Paolo Rivera
Garth Ennis returns to the world of the Punisher!
A dozen Russian mobsters lie dead at Frank Castle’s feet – but he wasn’t the one who pulled the trigger. You’d think the Punisher would celebrate – but if you know Frank, you’ll know this unexpected turn of events just stirs up more questions. Who is Valery Stepanovich? Why did he mow down a room full of mobsters? These are questions Frank is going to answer – and then decide whether Valery deserves his own punishment.
But what will happen when these two criminal hunters come face-to-face? Seeds planted decades ago in Moscow and Afghanistan are about to bloom bloody in New York City in a new tale by the writer who gets Frank Castle like no other!
Collecting Punisher: Soviet #1-6.
In Shops: May 27, 2020
SFSX (Safe Sex) Vol.1: Protection
Image Comics
Tina Horn, Michael Dowling, Jen Hickman, Alajandra Gutierrez, Tula Lotay
From notorious kink writer Tina Horn and featuring a diverse group of artists comes SFSX (Safe Sex), a social thriller about sex, love, and torture. It’s Sex Criminals in Gilead, Hustlers with a Sunstone twist.
In a draconian America where sexuality is strictly bureaucratized and policed, a group of queer sex workers keep the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique talents for bondage and seduction, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government Pleasure Center, free their incarcerated friends, and fight the power!
Collects SFSX (Safe Sex) #1-7.
In Shops: May 27, 2020
Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia
Titan Comics
Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, Jay
The critically acclaimed manga adaptation of Sherlock hits Season Two, introducing the iconic Irene Adler!
Fresh from facing down Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and John Watson (Martin Freeman) are called in to assist the royal family in a very delicate matter… only to find that the Great Detective may have met his match!
In Shops: Jul 08, 2020
Something is Killing the Children Vol.1
Boom! Studios
James Tynion IV, Werther Dell’Edera
When the children of Archer’s Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. The few children that return alive have terrible stories – impossible details of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to be the only adult who sees what they can see. Her name is Erica Slaughter. She kills monsters. That is all she does, and she bears the cost because it must be done.
GLAAD Award-winning writer James Tynion IV (The Woods, Batman: Detective Comics) teams with artist Werther Dell’Edera (Briggs Land) for a haunting series about staring into the abyss… and what happens when the abyss stares back.
Collects issues #1-5.
In Shops: May 20, 2020
Star Trek – Year Five Vol.2: Wine-Dark Deep
IDW Publishing
Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Jim McCann, Steve Thompson, Angel Hernandez, J.J. Lendl
Join the crew of the Enterprise in these all-new adventures featuring the characters from the Original Series!
Step aboard with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov as they begin the end of their original five-year mission and boldly go into an uncertain future in this new continuing Star Trek series!
Collects issues #7-12.
In Shops: Jul 15, 2020
Thief Among the Trees
Boom! Studios, Hardcover
Sabaa Tahir, Nicole Andelfinger, Sonia Liao
New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir joins writer Nicole Andelfinger and artist Sonia Liao for an all-new original graphic novel revealing a stirring standalone chapter in the bestselling An Ember in the Ashes book series.
Elias, Helene, and Tavi are Fivers; in training to become elite military recruits for the Martial Empire at Blackcliff Academy. When they’re sent on a dangerous mission to steal a heavily-guarded poison on Isle South, they soon find themselves up against surprising enemies – including other recruits. As the true horror of their assignment is revealed, these three will begin to confront the harrowing realities of Martial rule, their place in the system… and the choices they must make to survive.
In Shops: Jul 08, 2020
X-Men + Fantastic Four: 4X
Marvel Comics
Chip Zdarsky, Terry Dodson
Wayward son!
Every known mutant lives on Professor X’s newly forged island paradise of Krakoa – except for one. And now the X-Men feel that it’s time for Franklin Richards to come home. There’s only one problem: What does his Fantastic family have to say about that? As lines are drawn, the X-Men face down the Fantastic Four – and nothing will ever be the same!
In this brave new Dawn of X, Charles Xavier and his fellow mutants have reshaped the world. But you can’t change a world without encountering its true master: Doom! Now, with the fate of the nation of Krakoa at stake, Franklin faces a momentous decision – and the X-Men and the FF must fight to save the future!
Lines will be crossed, enemies will be made – and the Marvel Universe will be turned on its ear!
Collecting X-Men + Fantastic Four (2020) #1-4.
In Shops: Jun 17, 2020