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Previews Spotlight May 2022

Posted: Thu 5 May 2022 in

Each month we review hundreds of titles and spotlight some exciting new issue #1s, collected editions, and special stories we want to share with you!

This is a round up of just a handful of items available for preorder from the Previews Catalogue including items from Image Comics, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Boom Studios, & more. See something you like? The only way to ensure you get your copy is to pre-order it now! We do not stock every title on the shelf, so don't miss out!

Final order cut-off dates appear on our Pre-Order form. We advise getting orders in by the 20th of the month. Thank you!

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IMAGE COMICS


ROGUES GALLERY #1 CVR A SHALVEY (MR)

(W) Hannah Rose May (A) Justin Mason, Triona Farrell (CA) Declan Shalvey

SERIES PREMIERE

Writer HANNAH ROSE MAY makes her comic debut with rising-star artist JUSTIN MASON for an all-new series with DECLAN SHALVEY.

The Purge meets Scream in a home invasion thriller that follows disenfranchised TV superhero actress Maisie Wade as she is terrorized by an unhinged group of intruders cosplaying her day job's archvillains. If Maisie is going to survive the night, she'll need to be the hero she has come to despise.

GENRE Action & Adventure, Horror, Thriller

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


STARHENGE DRAGON & BOAR #1 (OF 6) CVR A SHARP (MR)

(W) Liam Sharp (A/CA) Liam Sharp

MINISERIES PREMIERE

Revered creator LIAM SHARP cuts loose in his visually stunning six-issue masterpiece, STARHENGE, BOOK ONE! A future Merlin travels to 5th-century Britain to prevent monstrous time-traveling killer robots from robbing the universe of magic, and Amber Weaver's lively present-day narrative reveals how she becomes drawn into a war across time!

The Terminator meets The Green Knight in 30 enthralling story pages, setting the scene for this original epic inspired by the Arthurian sagas!

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


ABOVE SNAKES #1 (OF 5) (MR)

(W) Sean Lewis (A/CA) Hayden Sherman

MINISERIES PREMIERE

The hit team behind THE FEW and THUMBS returns with an all-new WILD AS HELL miniseries! Writer SEAN LEWIS (KING SPAWN), artist HAYDEN SHERMAN (Wasted Space), and rock-star letterer HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU introduce a world where Deadwood-style Westerns collide with the fantasia of NEIL GAIMAN in the story of Dirt, a man seeking vengeance for his murdered wife with nothing but a talking vulture to prod him on. ABOVE SNAKES is a fast and furious explosion of Western tropes and American vengeance that explores where our rage can take us.

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


IMPACT WINTER #1 (ONE-SHOT) (MR)

(W) Travis Beacham (A/CA) Stephen Green, Matt Hollingsworth

It's been one year since a comet hit Earth and blotted out the sun. Now, the world is a dark, cold landscape ruled by vampires.

In the British countryside, a band of survivors has formed a resistance in the fallout shelter of a medieval castle. Among them is Darcy, a young, headstrong fighter waiting for the chance to prove she can be on the front lines. But when that opportunity comes, Darcy will come face to face with the true horrors of this new world.

From creator TRAVIS BEACHAM (Pacific Rim) and artist STEPHEN GREEN (Hellboy and the BPRD) comes the prequel to the hit Audible Original.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $4.99 US


PRODIGY ICARUS SOCIETY #1 (OF 5) CVR A BUFFAGNI (MR)

(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Matteo Buffagni

MINISERIES PREMIERE

THE MAGIC ORDER and KING OF SPIES writer MARK MILLAR launches a brand-new five-issue series starring EDISON CRANE, his favorite creation-and this time he's brought along amazing Star Wars artist MATTEO BUFFAGNI to blow you all away.

Edison Crane is the world's smartest man, but what happens when he's targeted by an entire CLUB of geniuses who also fly too close to the sun? Meet THE ICARUS SOCIETY.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


MAGIC ORDER 3 #1 (OF 6) CVR A CAVENAGO (MR)

(W) Mark Millar (A/CA) Gigi Cavenago

MINISERIES PREMIERE

SUPERSTAR writer MARK MILLAR launches the third volume of his smash-hit horror series with Italian genius GIGI CAVENAGO (Batman) on art for another SIX-ISSUE RUN.

We've met the American and British members of the Magic Order. Now it's time to meet the ASIAN chapter, including a brilliant new major player in the upcoming live-action NETFLIX SHOW-SAMMY LIU. This issue will be a huge COLLECTOR'S ITEM.

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


SUNBURN TP

(W) Andi Watson (A/CA) Simon Gane

Rachel is a teenager who lives a gray suburban life in gray suburban England. It's a world of brown sauce, warm beer, and scrambled eggs every Tuesday. With her summer already mapped out for her-a job working at the butcher and a caravan holiday in Clacton-it seems like this year will only bring more of the same. So when family friends invite her to spend the summer with them in Greece, she jumps at the chance to escape her life and finally be treated like an adult.

The Warners are everything her parents are not-glamorous, sophisticated, and carefree-and when Rachel meets Benjamin, a handsome young friend of the Warners, her summer seems to be taking a turn for the better. But there's no escaping the pains of growing up, and she'll soon learn that life on a small island where everyone knows each other's business may not be all it's cracked up to be.

Drawn by SIMON GANE, the artist behind Eisner-nominated Ghost Tree and THEY'RE NOT LIKE US, and written by ANDI WATSON, author of The Book Tour, Kerry and the Knight of the Forest, and the forthcoming Punycorn.

In Shops: Oct 26, 2022

SRP: $19.99 US


SUPPER CLUB TP

(W) Jackie Morrow (A/CA) Jackie Morrow

Nora, Lili, and Iris are seniors at Seaside High. Their differing schedules and mounting extracurriculars inspire the girls to form a secret club where they can hang without sacrificing their future aspirations. Enter Supper Club, the delicious solution to their problems. When life starts to crumble like a cookie under the girls' feet, they rely on comfort food to hold it together. Can Supper Club endure life's most challenging recipes without burning to a crisp?

In Shops: Aug 24, 2022

SRP: $14.99 US


BOLERO TP (MR)

(W) Wyatt Kennedy (A/CA) Luana Vecchio

It's Christmas in snowy Los Angeles, and Devyn "Dagger" Dagny is heartbroken. Her twelve-year relationship with her ex Natasha has just come to a tragic end, she's an aimless college dropout floundering at her job, and now her best friend is getting married to the wrong guy.

But what if she could start all over again?

A mysterious stranger. Something called an "anti-door" and a "mother-key." Only 53 chances. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind meets Locke and Key as writer WYATT KENNEDY and artist LUANA VECCHIO take you on an emotional journey across the multiverse.

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $17.99 US


GHOST CAGE TP

(W) Nick Dragotta, Caleb Goellner (A/CA) Nick Dragotta

When his megacorp power plant falls under attack by terrorists, the super-scientist who revolutionized and controls all energy on Earth sends his ultimate creation (and an adequate employee) in to destroy his most monstrous secrets.

Bestselling artist NICK DRAGOTTA (EAST OF WEST) and Eisner Award-winning writer CALEB GOELLNER (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures) combine their energies for a visceral thrill ride of pure comics power!

Collects GHOST CAGE #1-3

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $16.99 US


GUNSLINGER SPAWN TP VOL 01

(W) Todd McFarlane (A/CA) Brett Booth

Gunslinger Spawn is a man out of time, lost in the future and in search of a way back to his past. He has many scores to settle with those who've done him wrong, but after he's thrown headfirst into a far greater conflict-one concerning the fate of humanity-he finds his revenge might just have to wait for a bit.

Collects GUNSLINGER SPAWN #1-6

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $9.99 US


STRAY DOGS DOG DAYS TP

(W) Tony Fleecs (CA) Tony Fleecs (A/CA) Trish Forstner

The follow-up to 2021's surprise cartoon/horror smash hit, STRAY DOGS! In DOG DAYS, each of the Strays gets their moment to shine with a series of vicious short stories. Questions are answered, mysteries are solved, and old wounds get torn open. This genre-bending thrill ride takes the reader from the first dog the Master captured to the final moments at his house of horrors.

STRAY DOGS: DOG DAYS is a heartbreakingly adorable horror anthology by My Little Pony comic artists TONY FLEECS & TRISH FORSTNER. In this collection...every dog has its day.

Collects STRAY DOGS: DOG DAYS #1-2, plus the STRAY DOGS FCBD PROLOGUE

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $16.99 US


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BOOM! STUDIOS


FLAVOR GIRLS #1 (OF 3)

(W) Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky (A/CA) Loic Locatelli-Kournwsky

From Lo c Locatelli-Kournwsky, the singular voice behind Persephone, comes a new Magical Girl all-ages adventure with an environmental twist for fans of Sailor Moon, Save Yourself, and Power Rangers with colors by Eros de Santiago!

Naoko, Camille, and V are the FLAVOR GIRLS, Sacred Fruit Guardians of Earth! They defend the earth-the source of their power-from the threat of ever-looming aliens, whose motives regarding the planet and its peoples are yet unknown...

But Sara, a normal young woman and a U.N. applicant just doing her best to save the world, gets involved with the Flavor Girls in a way she never could have imagined.

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $7.99 US


HOLLOW OGN

(W) Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White (A) Berenice Nelle (CA) Naomi Franquiz

Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family just moved to the infamous Sleepy Hollow, but as a slick skeptic from the city, she's too busy adjusting to the change of scenery for ghost stories-they're not real, after all.

Then she meets Vicky Van Tassel (yes, THAT Van Tassel) and the loveable prankster Croc Byun. Vicky's weariness with the legend turns to terror when the Horseman himself shows up, along with a curse set on destroying the Van Tassel line.

Now, they have only until Halloween night to break the curse. What an inconvenient time for Izzy to develop a massive crush on Vicky! Can Izzy and her new friends uncover the mystery of the Headless Horseman before it's too late?

New York Times-bestselling writer Shannon Watters (Lumberjanes) and debut author Branden Boyer-White are joined by artist Berenice Nelle (Wanderlicht) in a modern coming of age sequel to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. 

In Shops: Sep 28, 2022

SRP: $24.99 US HC

SRP: $19.99 US TP


BUCKHEAD TP

(W) Shobo (A/CA) George Kambadais

Nigerian immigrants Toba and his renowned scientist mother have moved to a sleepy Pacific Northwest town called Buckhead.

Hidden away in the basement of the school, Toba and his new friends at school discover a strange video game, resulting in mysterious and dangerous events unfolding.

As they pursue a vast conspiracy with connections to another world in the fight to save their parents, they soon uncover the ancient terror that's behind it all. Will they be able to work together before it's too late?

An astonishing Afrofuturist series from Shobo (New Masters) and George Kambadais (The Black Ghost) that blends the immigrant experience, Yoruba myth, and weird science in Small Town USA!

Collects Buckhead #1-5.

In Shops: Sep 07, 2022

SRP: $14.99 US


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DARK HORSE COMICS


MIND MGMT BOOTLEG #1 (OF 4) CVR A DALRYMPLE

(W) Matt Kindt (A/CA) Farel Dalrymple

MIND MGMT is: weird, mind-blowing, paranoid storytelling. It is the first ever comic book from Flux House, Matt Kindt's all-new imprint which features crime, science fiction, and humor stories, all told in startling and untraditional ways. Upcoming publications will take many forms, and the polybagged variant versions of MIND MGMT will contain a card that is playable as a playing card or as part of a new Flux House game. Previously in MIND MGMT: a covert government agency of psychic superspies fell into oblivion after one of their top agents went rogue. What looked like the end was only the beginning as a former leader of MIND MGMT explores the darkest parts of the world and recruits a team of forgotten agents to rebuild the organization, bend reality, and go to war with a competing agency.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


OVERWATCH NEW BLOOD #1 (OF 5) CVR A KOH

(W) Ray Fawkes (A/CA) Irene Koh

With chaos and devastation rife around the world, Cole Cassidy receives the call to rejoin Overwatch . . . but memories of its fall still haunt him. After an unexpected reunion with an old friend, Cassidy considers that maybe Overwatch needs more than the old crew to give it new life. Variant cover by Dustin Nguyen (Batman)!

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


YOUNG HELLBOY ASSAULT ON CASTLE DEATH #1 (OF 4) CVR A SMITH

(W) Mike Mignola, Tom Sniegoski (A) Craig Rousseau (CA) Matt Smith

Returned from their adventures on a secret island, Hellboy and the Professor move with the B.P.R.D. from New Mexico to Connecticut. The relocation is tough on Hellboy: is he just homesick, or have scrambled memories from the island gripped the supernatural whippersnapper? Meanwhile, word of Hellboy's survival has also reached an unknown enemy, who failed to kill him once before but is determined not be foiled again . . .

It's a roaring start to the second Young Hellboy series, from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and cowriter Thomas Sniegoski, with art by Craig Rousseau and colors by Dave Stewart. 

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


STRANGER THINGS SUMMER SPECIAL ONE-SHOT CVR A GALINDO

(W) Keith Champagne (A) Caio Filipe (CA) Diego Galindo

Officers Powell and Callahan patrol the "mean" streets of Hawkins Indiana with the enthusiasm of two hefty dachsunds pretending to be bloodhounds. Typically, they don't have to chase down more than the occasional petty theft and teenagers smoking reefer but lately the town has been getting weirder, and while they might not get to the bottom of it, they just might be lucky enough to survive it.

o Diving deeper into season 3 with Hawkins deputies!

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $6.99 US


CRITICAL ROLE MIGHTY NEIN ORIGINS HC MOLLYMAUK TEALEAF

(W) Jody Houser (A/CA) Hunter Bonyun

What strange events created Mollymauk Tealeaf?

Entertainer, fighter, and performer, "Molly" has a knack for hiding his true self behind the shifting color and shape of a personality he seems to wear like his singular coat. But as with every member of the Mighty Nein, his past will eventually catch up with him . . . and it's a strange one indeed.

Join Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins writer Jody Houser, artist Hunter Bonyun, and Critical Role's Matthew Mercer and Taliesin Jaffe as they reveal Mollymauk's evolution from empty shell to vibrant individual, and the dark corners of his past that even he is afraid to examine.

In Shops: Sep 14, 2022

SRP: $17.99 US


POWERS TP VOL 01

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Michael Avon Oeming

In a world where superheroes soar through the sky, follow homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim on the dirty city streets below. Assigned to the "powers" special cases, they will face the worst their city has to offer.

Collecting Powers #1-#11, the complete Powers comic strips from Comic Shop News, the Powers Coloring/Activity Book, behind-the-scenes content from the making of this superhero-noir classic, and a brand-new cover by Michael Avon Oeming!

In Shops: Sep 07, 2022

SRP: $29.99 US


VIRTUALLY YOURS TP

(W) Jeremy Holt (A/CA) Elizabeth Beals

Shouldn't finding a life partner be more challenging than ordering a pizza? Welcome to Virtually Yours, a virtual dating app that provides all the proof of being in a relationship without actually being in one.  With her career front of mind, Eva Estrella joins Virtually Yours, after a nudge from her sister, to alleviate some family pressure as she continues to look for her dream job in journalism. While Max Kittridge, a former child star in the middle of a divorce, takes a gig at Virtually Yours, servicing multiple clients as a fake boyfriend.  As they navigate their current circumstances, both Eva and Max find that sometimes what you're looking for is right in front of you.

o Collects the Comixology original graphic novel in print for the first time!

In Shops: Sep 07, 2022

SRP: $19.99 US


LOVE AND WAR TP

(W) Andrew Wheeler (A/CA) Killian Ng

Finding yourself torn between two potential boyfriends is tough. Domo is learning that it's even tougher when you're trying to win the captaincy of your school's tug-of-war team! His competition is Jocasta, a serious athlete who will stop at nothing to prove she's the best. Can Domo lead his team to victory while he struggles with his feelings for ambitious Gabriel and flamboyant Emil?

Love-and-War is a queer sports rom com about how our conflicting passions can pull us in different directions!

o Collects Love and War from the Comixology original digital series in print for the first time.

In Shops: Sep 21, 2022

SRP: $19.99 US


AIR TP VOL 01

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A/CA) M. K. Perker

A new edition of the first of four thrilling volumes in this mind-bending, Eisner-nominated series!

Acrophobic flight attendant Blythe has just fallen for a mysterious traveler-who may or may not be a terrorist-and she's about to embark on the strangest journey of her life. Searching for him, Blythe will crash-land into a web of technological conspiracies, dark politics and secret organizations. When she learns that she is the only person able to control flight and reality, with science so advanced it might be magic, she'll have to break the rules of time and space for answers.

By award-winning author G. Willow Wilson (Invisible Kingdom, Ms Marvel, The Bird King) and acclaimed illustrator M.K. Perker (The New Yorker, Mad Magazine, Fables).

"The fantasy is real, and the reality is fantastic. AIR is a compelling and completely original read that thrills, surprises and delights." -Gail Simone

In Shops: Sep 14, 2022

SRP: $19.99 US


WIPER TP

(W) John Harris Dunning (A/CA) Ricardo Cabral

Lula Nomi is a Wiper-a private detective who guarantees complete discretion. A memory wipe after every job sees to that. When she's hired by enigmatic robot Klute she thinks the case is the answer to all her problems. But there's something oddly familiar about Klute-and the more she investigates the disappearance of journalist Orson Glark, the more she suspects that he's somehow connected to her own past . . .

Lula must face her greatest fears to learn what happened to Glark . . . and the truth about herself.

o An original graphic novel.

In Shops: Sep 14, 2022

SRP: $19.99 US


KINGS OF NOWHERE TP VOL 01

(W) Soroush Barazesh (A/CA) Soroush Barazesh

Bili is the son of a notorious gangster, but his lonesome demeanor makes him an easy target for local thugs. When a beating takes a ruthless turn, Bili is overcome with intense rage and trauma-transforming him into his chimera form-into that of an ape. With the aid of new comrades, he embarks on a life of purpose-a life of cold, unapologetic vengeance against each of those who have taken a piece of him. 

The debut graphic novel series written and illustrated by artist Soroush Barazesh, also known by his online moniker Koteri Ink!

In Shops: Sep 28, 2022

SRP: $19.99 US


SHINJUKU HC (2ND ED)

(W) Mink (A/CA) Yoshitaka Amano

Former special forces soldier and now elite Scout bounty hunter Daniel Legend is leaving the mean streets of Los Angeles for the meaner streets of Shinjuku. In the real world, Tokyo's most cosmopolitan ward-center of metropolitan power, crossroads of traffic, den of vice. But in Shinjuku, Daniel Legend, in search of his missing sister Angela, discovers the unreal city: Shinjuku. In this realm where lowlife crooks and subterranean monsters spill blood alike in the shadows, three rival yakuza leaders hold control over every earthly crime in a tense triad of greed.

Film and video director Christopher "mink" Morrison, veteran of Quentin Tarantino and Lawrence Bender's A Band Apart, is the author of Shinjuku, a story whose urban mix of action and horror is illustrated with raw, propulsive energy by world-famous illustrator Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D).

o Includes 130 original paintings by artist Yoshitaka Amano!

In Shops: Sep 21, 2022

SRP: $49.99 US


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DYNAMITE


VAMPIRELLA YEAR ONE #1 CVR A TURNER

(W) Christopher Priest (A) Ergun Gunduz, Giovanni Timpano (CA) Collette Turner

Following the explosive conclusion to Vampirella/Dracula: Unholy comes the next chapter in Christopher Priest's Vampirella saga! Wanted for murder, and with every demon, shaman, vampire, whack-job zealot, reporter, and law enforcement officer on Earth hunting for her, Vampirella has taken refuge in an undisclosed location where she questions why she came to our world in the first place.

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


MADBALLS VS GARBAGE PAIL KIDS #1 CVR A SIMKO

(W) Sholly Fisch (A) Jason Crosby (CA) Joe Simko

For the first time ever, the "heavyweights of gross" have combined forces in a massive merchandising blitz that pits the Madballs against the Garbage Pail Kids-winner take all! As part of this blitz, Dynamite presents the comic book crossover of these iconic 1980s brands!

For over three decades, Madballs and GPK have both been known as the "grossest of the gross," co-ruling counterculture with their pun-heavy names and subversive humor. This all-new limited series event presents the first time these two delightfully crude forces have ever crossed paths!

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


AOD VS REANIMATOR NECRONOMICON RISING #1 CVR A FLEECS

(W) Erik Burnham (A) Eman Casallos (CA) Tony Fleecs

When an archaeological dig unveils an important element from the world of the Army of Darkness, it ends up in the absolute worst hands of all: Dr. Herbert West's. As West tinkers in God's domain, our reluctant hero is once more drawn into the sphere of destiny as he faces a triple threat of danger!

Writer Erik Burnham is joined by returning Dynamite artist Eman Casallos to bring you all the excitement and Deadite action! Joining Dynamite superstar cover artists Arthur "Zombie King" Suydam and Stuart (Kiss) Sayger is Tony (Stray Dogs) Fleecs and the Dynamite debut of Christopher (Hellboy) Mitten!

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


SAVAGE TALES ONE SHOT CVR A SUYDAM

(W) Various (A) Various (CA) Arthur Suydam

Savage Tales is back! This all-new one-shot features four tales of brutality, thrills and spills and includes the Dynamite debut of two up-and-coming artists from the renowned Kubert School! This issue's lineup includes:

•  Red Sonja in "The Executioner's Sword," by writer Scott Brian Wilson and artist Al Barrionuevo: Magic mixed with swordcraft makes for horrific unintended consequences as Red Sonja must defeat an insatiable hunger!

•  Vampirella in "Horrible People Doing Horrible Things To Horrible People," by writer Scott Brian Wilson and Kubert School artist Mariano Benitez Chapo: Harkening back to the spirit of the Warren Magazine era, Vampirella serves out a lesson in morality as only she can!

•  Allan Quatermain in "Missionaries of Madness," by David Avallone and Will Rio: The legendary hunter stalks the Cthulhu Cult! Can one man with a rifle stand against the coming of the Great Old Ones?

•  Captain Gullivar Jones in "His War," by David Avallone and Kubert School artist Hamish Cook: Years after his adventure on Mars, the fabled swashbuckler finds a new and darker war to fight...one that might just lead him back to his own redemption.The Kubert School offers students a high quality and challenging education in Cartooning and Graphic Art. They are committed to investing the time in preparing their students for the rewarding and exciting careers and opportunities ahead of them. The Kubert School is located in Dover, NJ. For further information, contact: info@kubertschool.edu.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $4.99 US


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ABLAZE


ANIMAL CASTLE HC VOL 01 (MR)

(W) Xavier Dorison (A/CA) Felix Delep

On the Farm all animals were equal.

In the Castle some are more equal than others.

For fans of the bestselling Stray Dogs and the Eisner Award winning Beasts of Burden comes an animal fable at once familiar and surprising! You may think you know the story, but set aside your assumptions. This animal uprising is unlike any you have read!

Nestled in the heart of a farm forgotten by men, the Animal Castle is ruled with an iron hoof by President Silvio. The bull and its dog militia savor their power, while the other animals are exhausted by work, until the arrival of the mysterious Azelar, a traveling rat who will teach them the secrets of civil disobedience.

Collecting issues 1-5 of the bestselling comic series into a handsome hardcover volume, with complete cover gallery and bonus material, including behind the scenes info and illustrations.

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $24.99 US


PROMETHEE 1313 #1 CVR A JOCK (MR)

(W) Andy Diggle (A) Shawn Martinbrough (CA) Jock

Andy Diggle (The Losers, Thief of Thieves, Hellblazer, Uncanny), Shawn Martinbrough (Thief of Thieves, Batman: Detective Comics, The Black Panther, Hellboy), Dave Stewart (Hellboy, DC: The New Frontier, The Umbrella Academy), and Jock (Batman, The Losers) bring you a psychological sci-fi horror comic full of alien conspiracy...

What if you knew the world was about to end? What would you be willing to do to save the people you love?

Darla Clemenceau has been plagued by apocalyptic visions ever since she was abducted by a UFO as a child. Now, she's ready to put it all behind her and move on with her life. But what if it's all true? A dangerous cult militia is prepping for the end of the world, and they see Darla as the key to their survival...

Meanwhile, something alien is awakening on the dark side of the Moon, and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have a rendezvous with destiny...

A prequel to Promethee - Christophe Bec's best-selling, mind-bending graphic novel series, Promethee 13:13 tells the thrilling fast-paced space drama leading up to the moments of September 21, 2019 at 13:13.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


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ABRAMS COMICARTS - MEGASCOPE


AFTER THE RAIN GN

(W) Nnedi Okorafor (A) David Brame, John Jennings

After the Rain is an adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor's short story, "On the Road." The adaptation, written by John Jennings and illustrated by David Brame, begins in Nigeria during a powerful and unexpected storm. While visiting her grandmother, a young Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at the door and is horrified by what she sees-a young boy with a severe head wound is standing on the doorstep. When he touches Chioma, his hand burns like fire and just as suddenly as he arrived, he disappears. Her grandmother comes down to see what is wrong and chastises Chioma for opening the door for a stranger. Outside there are only footprints in the mud which vanish in the same manner as their owner.Chioma knows that something is wrong, and that the boy has "marked" her in some way. Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive.

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $16.99 US


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AFTERSHOCK


BROTHER OF ALL MEN #1 CVR A MARRON

(W) Zac Thompson (A/CA) Eoin Marron

It is 1928. Veteran of the Great War and part-time private eye Guy Horn travels to a remote community in Western Canada to retrieve his estranged brother from the clutches of a dangerous cult. As Guy struggles to gain control of his own personal demons, he's tantalized by the cause and its charismatic leader, Brother XII.

A tightly plotted horror-mystery based on a true story wherein writer Zac Thompson (I BREATHED A BODY, UNDONE BY BLOOD, Ka-Zar) joins forces with artist Eoin Marron (KILLER GROOVE) for a new miniseries that blends the unexpected twists of hard-boiled detective noir with the uncanny traditions of folk-horror.

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $4.99 US


THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH PATRICK TODD #1 CVR A GUIDRY

(W) Ed Brisson (A/CA) Gavin Guidry

Fifteen-year-old Patrick Todd lives on the run, hiding out in seedy motels, living out of his backpack and making sure that his mom - recently struck down by a mysterious illness of the mind - is well cared for. But doctors cost money. A lot of money.  And, so, Patrick turns to a life of crime. Using the telepathic abilities he's been hiding all his life, he forces the worst of the worst to rob banks, taking the money before making them turn themselves in to the police.

But someone has taken notice of Patrick's schemes. A reckoning is coming. Will the police find Patrick in time to save him, or will he become yet another victim of the killer called Zeus?

Written by Ed Brisson (BEYOND THE BREACH, Uncanny X-Men, Old Man Logan) and illustrated by Gavin Guidry (Captain America: The Ghost Army, Going to The Chapel), THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH PATRICK TODD weaves a web of intrigue, deceit and hot pursuit as danger closes in from all directions.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $4.99 US


BYLINES IN BLOOD TP

(W) Erica Schultz, Van Jensen (A/CA) Aneke

This volume is on sale in AUGUST 2022

The near future. Politicians invent their own facts, and independent newspapers no longer exist. The very concept of truth has died. In this world, private detectives serve as ronin, searching out the hard truths that people are desperate to keep hidden.

The best of these PIs is Satya, a former journalist turned gumshoe who runs every lead to ground. But Satya has just received her hardest case yet: her former editor has been murdered. Someone wanted him silenced, and the trail points toward the highest bastions of power. To find justice for her friend, she'll have to put everything - and everyone - she knows at risk.

A prophetic neo-noir thriller with unexpected twists at every turn, BYLINES IN BLOOD is co-created by Ringo Award-nominated writer Erica Schultz (M3, Forgotten Home, Strange Tails) and comic writer and former newspaper crime reporter Van Jensen (Two Dead, Cryptocracy, Superman: Man of Tomorrow), aided and abetted by Spanish art sensation Aneke (DC Comics Bombshells, Legenderry: Red Sonja).

This volume collects the entire series, issues #1-4.

In Shops: Aug 03, 2022

SRP: $17.99 US


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AWA UPSHOT


ABSOLUTION #1 CVR A DEODATA JR (MR)

(W) Peter Milligan (A/CA) Mike Deodato

Nina Ryan was a hired killer who brought nothing but pain and suffering to the world. Now, she has a month to prove that she can change. A month to make up for her crimes and find absolution, or the bombs that have been implanted in her head will explode, killing her instantly. As her journey of atonement is live-streamed to a fickle public, Nina is about to discover that the road to redemption might be splattered with blood

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


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BEHEMOTH


SPACE LADY #1 CVR A WARWICK (MR)

(W) Ashley Warwick (A/CA) Ashley Warwick

Space-Lady does her job exactly as the manual advises her. At least this is what her advisers think. She uses her incredible armour, technology, qualified immunity, and paycheck to get super, super high. She deals with crime in her sector anything but fairly, using any excuse to fight someone or break something. But today, after a heavy night of drinking, Space-Lady decides to sleep in and let her homemade AI police force handle crime

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


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CLARION BOOKS


BOOKED GN

(W) Kwame Alexander (A) Dawud Anyabwile

Twelve-year-old Nick is a soccer-loving boy who absolutely hates books. In this graphic novel version of Booked, the follow-up to the Newbery Medal-winning novel The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage as Nick tries to figure out how to navigate his parents' divorce, stand up to a bully, and impress the girl of his dreams. These challenges-which seem even harder than scoring a tie-breaking, game-winning goal-change his life, as well as his best friend's.

In Shops: Jul 13, 2022

SRP: $12.99 US


CRUMBS GN

(W) Danie Stirling (A) Danie Stirling

Based on the beloved webcomic from WEBTOON. In a very special town, there's an even more unusual bakery with a selection of baked treats hand-crafted to help your dreams come true. For Ray, a quiet young woman with special powers of her own, the order is always the same: a hot tea with a delicious side of romance. When Ray meets Laurie, the kind barista who aspires to be a professional musician, she gets a real taste of love for the first time. But even with a spark of magic, romance isn't so simple. Both Ray and Laurie are chasing their own dreams and even when Ray starts to see the future, she can't predict her fate with Laurie.

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

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IDW PUBLISHING


DUNGEONS & DRAGONS MINDBREAKER GN

(W) Jim Zub (A/CA) Eduardo Mello

Some of D&D's most popular villains have invaded the Forgotten Realms, and readers and beloved characters alike will find their very sanity at risk! Back home at last, the Baldur's Gate heroes are hoping for a warm welcome, but this isn't the city they left behind! Insidious forces are at work, compromising their loved ones and penetrating the highest halls of power. No one can be trusted! With so much in jeopardy, Minsc, Boo, Krydle, and the others find themselves pulled in different directions, but their only hope is to rely on each other. Collects the complete series.

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $17.99 US


GODZILLA RIVALS VS BATTRA ONESHOT CVR A ONO (RES)

(W) Rosie Knight (A/CA) Oliver Ono

In a quiet beachside town ravaged by constant sewage spillages and toxic waste dumps, something is stirring. Deep under the rolling hills that surround Hackney-on-Sea, Battra is awakening, driven by a single goal: to destroy mankind and save planet Earth. The only one who can stop him is Godzilla, but he hasn't been seen in decades and has never ventured to the cold shores of the English coast... until now. Robbie runs a small bookshop, but her real passion is monsters. She's spent years researching the myth of Godzilla and his fearsome foes, and now that hypothetical experience is about to become a life-saving tool. Can Robbie locate Godzilla? Will Godzilla alone be enough to defeat Battra? Is Battra really wrong? And will the goddess Mothra make an appearance?

In Shops: Aug 03, 2022

SRP: $7.99


MY LITTLE PONY GENERATIONS TP

(W) Casey Gilly (A/CA) Michela Cacciatore

Generations old and new come together to save all of pony-dom in this adventure that features the G1 and Friendship is Magic ponies! A long time ago, an evil witch named Hydia sought to destroy pony-kind. Now her granddaughters, Grackle and Dyre, are back to finish the job! With the School of Friendship overloaded with students, Starlight Glimmer and the Mane Six reach out for help. Enter: Violet Shiver, Shadow Storm, and Black Belle! But these ponies aren't quite what they seem; in fact, they're working for Grackle and Dyre! With their sights set on revenge and a brand-new Smooze on hand, the young witches and their dastardly creations are ready to cause some mayhem... Can their plan work? Will friendship begin to fall apart as Grackle and Dyre wreak havoc in Ponyville?

In Shops: Aug 17, 2022

SRP: $17.99 US


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ONI PRESS


BLINK #1 CVR A SHERMAN

(W) Christopher Sebela (A/CA) Hayden Sherman

Wren Booker was three when she was found catatonic and covered in blood on the streets of New York. Since that day, she's been haunted by a childhood she can't remember. After decades of searching, Wren stumbles upon a cryptic website streaming multiple CCT feeds from strange rooms in a ruined building and something clicks, setting off hidden memories that lead her back to a place she's seen in lifelong nightmares. Hunting for answers, Wren breaks into the building, but instead finds herself entangled in the camera-filled dark mazes of a decayed social experiment known only as BLINK.
Eisner-nominated Christopher Sebela (Dirtbag Rapture), Hayden Sherman (Thumbs), and Nick Filardi (Rogue Planet) team up for a found-footage horror where uncovering your past will leave you trapped inside it.  

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


RICK & MORTY CRISIS ON C-137 #1 CVR A LEE

(W) Stephanie Phillips (A/CA) Ryan Lee

With the Vindicators gone, it's up to Rick, Morty, and Noob Noob to defend the galaxy against a threat from beyond time!

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


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Scout Comics


BUSH LEAGUERS #1

(W) Sam Fletcher, Bob McKeon (A) Joe Flood (CA) Denny Minonne

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms baseball team is the shame of late nineteenth century New York City. The cranks can't stand them, the team owner wants to burn the stadium to the ground, and the police want to send them up the river. Can they make a comeback, or are they history? Find out, in this comedy adventure from Scout Comics. Enjoy the first issue of this NON-STOP! title followed by the entire story collected soon after in one volume.

In Shops: Jul 06, 2022

SRP: $4.99 US


LOCUST BALLAD OF MEN #1

(W) Massimo Rosi (A) Alex Nieto

Are you ready to return to the world of locusts? Max's journey, revealed in a series of flashes between past and present, brings us closer and closer to Ford's lair. However, proximity to Ford is the very antithesis of safety as the fanatical cult leader now seems increasingly ready to devastate everything in the name of his insane religious vision.

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

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SHE BITES #1 CVR A HERNANDEZ (R)

(W) Hedwig Hale (A/CA) Alberto Hernandez R.

Elsie Baker is a 134-year-old vampire in the body of a 9-year-old girl. Sick and tired of stupid adults treating her like a lost little girl and not letting her buy cigarettes, Elsie decides to hire a babysitter to be her chaperone. Enter Brenda Zielinski, a suicidal teenager in search of some quick cash so she can buy a one-way ticket to Scotland to jump off a cliff. Despite the generous payday, it turns out that babysitting a vampire might be more trouble than it's worth.

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $4.99


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SOURCE POINT PRESS


MECHANIX #1

(W) Ben Slabak (A/CA) Edorado NataliniIn the not too distant future, a young girl by the name of Keiko and her grandfather operate Junpei's Temporal Roadside Response, servicing and repairing broken-down time machines all the while searching for Keiko's parents who are lost somewhere in time.

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US


LITTLE RED RONIN #1 CVR A WALLIS (MR)

(W) Garrett Gunn (A/CA) Kit Wallis

A terrible beast has haunted the citizens of Poletown for decades. Although the monster hasn't been seen in years, disappearances and gruesome killings still plague the townsfolk. Determined to clear her family name, Red hunts The Great Wolf in hopes of exonerating her grandmother, who lives in exile for spreading terrifying propaganda.

In Shops: Jul 20, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US

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TITAN COMICS


BLOODBORNE LADY OF LANTERNS #1 CVR A YOON (MR)

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Piotr Kowalski (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon

New comic series based on the critically acclaimed gothic gaming hit, Bloodborne!
Enter the city of Yharnam through the eyes of its citizens, when new hunters take to the streets to fight against the cruel and unusual epidemic that has gripped the city. In the black of the night, families and faith will be tested...
Fan-favorite artist Piotr Kowalski returns to the series with Eisner Nominated writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Wolverine, Spider-Man: Season One)!

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US

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VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT


BOOK OF SHADOWS #1 CVR A ALBUQUERQUE

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Vicente Cifuentes (CA) Rafael Albuquerque

"Shadowman. Punk Mambo. Eternal Warrior. Doctor Mirage. The supernatural protectors of the Valiant Universe unite for the very first time to stand against a terrifying ancient threat. No one is safe as Exarch Fane has his cold hands on the Book of Shadows.

Master of horror Cullen Bunn and rising star artist Riccardo Latina present BOOK OF SHADOWS, a supernatural event that forms a brand-new team in the Valiant Universe... but will they be enough to stop Exarch Fane's wrath?"

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $3.99 US

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VAULT COMICS


HEART EYES #1 CVR A IBANEZ

(W) Dennis Hopeless (A/CA) Victor Ibanez

Sanity-eating monsters ended humanity. The unlucky few who survived now hide in the cracks of a broken world. And yet somehow, beneath the graveyard that used to be San Antonio, Rico met Lupe, the girl of his dreams. But how did she get here? And why is she smiling? No one survives out in the street. No one smiles where the monsters lurk.

In Shops: Jul 27, 2022

SRP: $4.99 US

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