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July 2017 Collected Editions Solicits


DARK HORSE

Art of Over the Garden Wall HC & Ltd. Ed. HC

Sean Edgar (W) and Patrick McHale (W)
 
On sale Sept 13
FC, 184 pages
$39.99
HC, 10” x 11”
 
On sale Sept 13
FC, 184 pages
$49.99
Ltd. Ed. HC, 10” x 11”
 
 
Venture into the Unknown! A complete tour through the development and production of the hit animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall, this volume contains hundreds of pieces of concept art and sketches, and a comprehensive look at the show’s breathtaking production art. Also includes commentary from creators Patrick McHale and Nick Cross, interviews with the cast and crew, and more!



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The Art of Rick and Morty HC

James Siciliano (W), Justin Roiland (P), James McDermott (P), Jason Boesch (P), Carlos Ortega (P), and Andrew DeLange (P)
 
On sale Sept 12
FC, 224 pages
$39.99
HC, 9” x 12”
 
The animated science-fiction adventures seen in Rick and Morty are irreverent, shocking, and hilarious—from the cynical and rapid-fire one-liners to the grotesque and endearing character designs. Now, take a deep transdimensional dive into the creation of these many insane universes with The Art of Rick and Morty!

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The Black Beetle: Kara Bocek HC

Francesco Francavilla (W/A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 6
FC, 56 pages
$14.99
HC, 7” x 10”
 
The masked American hero ventures to the Middle East incognito (as Tom Sawyer) to fight Nazis in pursuit of a mysterious object of terrible power—a weapon of unknown origin, older than the pyramids, which could fuel the Thousand-Year Reich of Hitler’s dreams. This story originally appeared in Dark Horse Presents #28-#32.



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The Dark North HC

Martin Dunelind (W), Peter Bergting (A), Henrik Pettersson (A), Joakim Ericsson (A), Magnus Olsson (A), and Lukas Thelin (A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 27
FC, 232 pages
$34.99
HC, 9” x 11”
 
Originally crowdfunded in 2015, this illustrated prose/art book fusion features five unique tales ranging from Norse mythology to science fiction. The Dark North showcases artwork by Scandinavia’s leading illustrators and concept artists Peter Bergting, Henrik Pettersson, Joakim Ericsson, Magnus Olsson, and Lukas Thelin, prose by Martin Dunelind, and a foreword by author and filmmaker Clive Barker!

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Empowered Deluxe Edition Volume 3 HC

Adam Warren (W/A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 13
b&w, 704 pages
$59.99
HC, 6 1/2" x 9”
 
Prepare your puny intellect for wonders awe-inspiring, comedy gut-busting, and images steamy within Adam Warren’s Empowered Deluxe Edition Volume 3. Collected within its vast confines are Empowered Volumes 7, 8, and 9 plus a priceless hoard of unpublished artwork, author’s notes, and arcane wisdom both illuminating and terrifying to behold!
 
• Hardcover edition, 704 pages, limited to initial printing only!

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The End League Library Edition HC

Rick Remender (W), Mat Broome (A), Eric Canete (A/Cover), Sean Parsons (A), Ashley MacDonald (A), Wendy Broome (C), Matthew Wilson (C), and Naomi Baker (C)
 
On sale Sept 20
FC, 248 pages
$39.99
HC, 8" x 12”
 
The genre-bending New York Times bestseller is now available in a deluxe oversized format! A thematic merging of The Lord of the Rings and WatchmenThe End League follows the last remaining superheroes on Earth as they embark on a desperate quest to find the one artifact that can save humanity—the Hammer of Thor. Superstar writer Rick Remender (Fear Agent,Tokyo Ghost) is joined by comics legends Mat Broome (X-Men, Batman) and Eric Canete (Iron ManMartian Manhunter) on a perilous journey to save the world! Collects all nine issues of the series.


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Hard Boiled HC (Second Edition)

Frank Miller (W), Geof Darrow (W/A/Cover), and Dave Stewart (C)
 
On sale Sept 13
FC, 136 pages
$19.99
HC, 8” x 12”
 
Carl Seltz is a suburban insurance investigator, a loving husband, and a devoted father. Nixon is a berserk, homicidal tax collector racking up mind-boggling body counts in a diseased urban slaughterhouse. Unit Four is the ultimate robot killing machine—and the last hope of the future’s enslaved mechanical servants. And they’re all the same psychotic entity.



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Moebius Library: The Art of Edena HC

Moebius (W/A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 20
FC, 176 pages
$34.99
HC, 8” x 10”
 
A companion volume to the critically acclaimed and New York Times best-selling World of Edena graphic novel, Moebius Library: The Art of Edena collects four fantastic Edena-related short stories and a mother lode of Moebius illustrations. A celebration of the imagery of Edena and the creative enthusiasm Moebius held for his Edena universe, this volume collects the short stories “Seeing Naples,” “Another Planet,” “The Repairmen,” and “Dying to See Naples,” as Moebius explores his imagination with Stel and Atan,two of his favorite characters.
 

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Aliens: Defiance Volume 2 TP

Brian Wood (W), Stephen Thompson (A), Tony Brescini (A), Eduardo Francisco (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
 
On sale Sept 13
FC, 152 pages
$19.99
TP, 7” x 10”
 
Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula Hendricks is AWOL and on a mission to prove her mettle by eradicating the Alien species. She must battle with xenomorphs, fend off space pirates, and elude the insidious Weyland-Yutani corporation that wants their freighter back, all while facing rehabilitation from an old war injury. Collects Aliens: Defiance#7–#12.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus: Season 8 Volume 1 TP

Joss Whedon (W), Brian K. Vaughan (W), Drew Goddard (W), Jeph Loeb (W), Georges Jeanty (P), Karl Moline (P), Paul Lee (P), Cliff Richards (P), Andy Owens (I), Dave Stewart (C), Michelle Madsen (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
 
On sale Sept 13
FC, 592 pages
$24.99
TP, 6” x 9”
 
Series creator Joss Whedon brought Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to life with this comics-only follow-up to Season 7 of the television show. Aptly named Season 8, these comics are the official sequel to Buffy and continue where the live-action series left off with the Slayer, her friends, and their ongoing challenge to fight the forces of darkness. This oversized omnibus edition is one of two volumes that will contain the entirety of Season 8. Contains Buffy Season 8 Library EditionVolumes 1–2 (excluding sketchbook materials), all series covers (Buffy Season 8 #1–#20), the Willow one-shot Goddesses and Monsters, and the “Always Darkest” short from MySpace Dark Horse Presents #24.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Big Bads & Monsters Adult Coloring Book TP

Karl Moline (A/Cover), Georges Jeanty (A), Pablo Churin (A), Yishan Li (A), Newsha Ghasemi (A), Stephen Byrne (A), and others
 
On sale Sept 6
b&w, 96 pages
$14.99
TP, 10” x 10”
 
Demons, horror, and fantasy fill these original illustrations based on Joss Whedon’s cult-classic television series. Inside this volume focused on their greatest foes, you’ll find heroes Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles fighting to save the world from the likes of the Master, Angelus, Spike, Drusilla, and other supernatural beasts and beings. Features forty-five original black-and-white illustrations.

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Colder Omnibus TP

Paul Tobin (W) and Juan Ferreyra (A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 27
FC, 424 pages
$24.99
TP, 7” x 10”
 
Declan Thomas, the former patient of an insane asylum that was destroyed in a fire, has the strange ability to step inside a person’s madness—and sometimes cure it. He hopes to one day cure his own, but time is running out, as a demonic predator pursues him. Collects the entire Colder series.

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Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics: Mask TP

Various (W/A)
 
On sale Sept 13
FC, 256 pages
$24.99
TP, 7” x 10”
 
Grifter and the Mask team up and face off against smugglers at a Las Vegas weapons show. After destroying a planet, the Mask has a bounty on his head and Lobo hot on his tail in a mind-bending, time-twisting showdown between madmen. And last but not least, the Joker stumbles upon the mask, which inspires a new superpowered reign for the Clown Prince of Crime!
 
This volume collects Grifter/The Mask #1–#2, Lobo vs. the Mask #1–#2, and Joker/Mask #1–#4.

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Lifeformed: Cleo Makes Contact TP

Matt Mair Lowery (W) and Cassie Anderson (A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 6
FC, 192 pages
$12.99
TP, 6” x 9”
 
In the wake of an alien invasion—and her father’s death—a young girl must fight for the future of Earth. Aided by a shape-shifting rebel alien posing as her father, the unlikely pair bond, fight back, and ponder what it means to be human.The powers of choice, courage, and unity are examined in Lifeformed: Cleo Makes Contact, an unforgettable debut work from creators Matt Mair Lowery and Cassie Anderson.

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Misfits of Avalon Volume 3: The Future in the Wind TP

Kel McDonald (W/A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 27
b&w, 216 pages
$14.99
TP, 6” x 9”
 
Smart-mouthed teens Elsie, Kimber, Morgan, and Rae have enough to handle with magical rings, talking dogs, and faeries, but when they discover that the knight they’ve been battling for Excalibur is a familiar face with a mission of his own, they must get to the bottom of the real intentions behind the quest they were given.

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Mister X: The Modern Age TP

Dean Motter (W/A/Cover)
 
On sale Sept 20
FC, 368 pages
$29.99
TP, 7” x 10”
 
In the retrofuturistic metropolis of Radiant City, its mysterious creator, Mister X, must protect the city and its residents from the architecture of the city itself, which poses a danger to all those within it! Collecting every Mister X comic published by Dark Horse Comics, this trade includes Condemned, Excavations, and Razed, along with never-before-seen behind-the-scenes material!

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Star Trek: The Original Series Adult Coloring Book Volume 2—Where No Man Has Gone Before TP

Juann Cabal (A), Will Conrad (A), Gabriel Guzmán (A/Cover), and Derlis Santacruz (A)
 
On sale Sept 13
b&w, 96 pages
$14.99
TP, 10” x 10”
 
The coloring voyage continues with Star Trek: The Original Series Adult Coloring Book—Where No Man Has Gone Before. This beautifully illustrated volume features all-new, stunningly detailed black-and-white images from seasons 2 and 3 of the iconic sixties television show. Printed on high-quality stock, each illustration offers an array of diverse details to color as faithfully or as wildly as you choose and is single sided to avoid unsightly bleed-though. This is a must-have collectible for Star Trek fans throughout the galaxy!


IDW PUBLISHING

P. Craig Russell’s Strange Dreams Artist’s Edition HC

Don McGregor, Marc Andreyko (w) • P. Craig Russell (a & c)

This gorgeous Artist’s Edition features two classic stories by master artist P. Craig Russell. The first is the final Killraven collaboration between Russell and McGregor in Marvel Graphic Novel #7, followed by Russell’s Doctor Strange: What is it That Disturbs You, Stephen? Both stories are complete and stand-alone adventures, and delicately delineated in Russell’s lovely illustrative style. Rounding out this Artist’s Edition will be a gallery section with earlier examples of Russell’s Killraven and Doctor Strange works.

BW • 12x17” • HC • 144 pages • $125.00


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TMNT/Usagi Yojimbo—Hardcover Edition

Stan Sakai (w & a & c)

The TMNT are teleported to a world of talking animals—the world of Usagi Yojimbo! When the samarai rabbit embarks on a quest to save Japan and the deadly Jei blocks his path, a Turtle team-up may be the only chance for survival!

FC • HC •72 pages • $14.99


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Hasbro Presents: Revolution Complete HC

John Barber & Cullen Bunn & Various (w) • Fico Ossio & Various (a) • James Biggie (c)

THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN! Celebrating more than a decade of stories by IDW and HASBRO, this unprecedented event draws everything together—and leaves nothing standing. The REVOLUTION is here—TAKE A STAND!

Collects Revolution issues #0–5 as well as all of the Revolution One-Shots, including Transformers, G.I. JOE, Action Man, Rom, Micronauts, and M.A.S.K., with an expanded cover gallery.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 328 pages • 7” x 11”



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Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two, Vol. 6 HC

John Barber, James Roberts, Mairghread Scott (w) • Phil Jimenez, Andrew Griffith, Sarah Stone, Brendan Cahill, Atilio Rojo, James Raiz, Livio Ramondelli, Nick Roche, Robert Gill, Alex Milne (a) • Guido Guidi (c)

Presenting IDW's Transformers comics in preferred reading order! The end of everything! Shockwave makes a move millions of years in the planning—an ultimate strategy to remake Cybertron and destroy both the Autobots and Decepticons! Only the combined forces of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Rodimus can save their world—but billions of miles and eons of war leave our heroes divided, in “Dark Cybertron.” Plus, Windblade takes the planet by storm—but where did she come from—and what does her secret mean for the future of the Transformers? 

Collects Dark Cybertron #1 and Finale, More Than Meets The Eye issues #23–27, Robots In Disguise issues #23–27, and Windblade issues #1–4.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 388 pages • 7” x 11”




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Ghostbusters: Interdimensional Cross-Rip HC

Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c)

When a confrontation with the vengeful elder god Proteus goes awry, Peter, Ray, Winston, and Egon will meet… The Real Ghostbusters! But even the combined might of eight ’Busters may not be enough to stop Proteus from getting his revenge. Plus, the guys pack their bags and head international! After a bust at the United Nations the boys, and girls, in gray are engaged to investigate some Old World hauntings, where they begin to unravel a mystery that sends them around the globe. 

Collects the 2015 Annual, the Get Real mini-series, and Ghostbusters International #1–11.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 380 pages • 7” x 11”

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Star Trek/Green Lantern, Vol. 2: Stranger Worlds HC

Mike Johnson (w) • Angel Hernandez (a & c)

The galaxy-spanning crossover epic continues in this sequel to the blockbuster STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN: THE SPECTRUM WAR! Captain Kirk and Hal Jordan lead the combined might of Starfleet and the Lantern Corps on an all-new adventure against new foes!

HC • FC • $24.99 • 152 pages

 

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Star Trek: The Classic UK Comics, Vol. 3 HC

Various (w) • John Stokes, Jim Baikie, John Canning, Ron Turner, Frank Bellamy (a) • Various (c)

This third volume reprints all comics from 1972 to 1979 and concludes the 3-volume series that presents the complete Star Trek UK comics. Bonus material includes various one-shots and annuals, as well as strips created for various merchandise and toys. Star Trek expert Rich Handley provides the second half of a detailed encyclopedia of all things Star Trek from these British comics. Exploring the minutiae is half the fun of enjoying a franchise, and when it comes to Trek, there's no end of trivia to devour.

HC • FC • $49.99 • 272 pages • 8.5” x 11”



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Locke & Key: Heaven & Earth Deluxe Hardcover Edition

Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez & Jay Fotos (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez (c)

Following the Small World deluxe edition, this special deluxe release finally reprints the oft-requested and long-denied Eisner-winning one-shot, “Open the Moon!” Plus the other long-sold-out one-shot, “Grindhouse!” PLUS plus: the even more hard-to-find IDW 10th anniversary Locke & Key tale, “In the Can!” And additional covers, behind-the-scenes photos and more, all wrapped up in a beautiful 72-page hardcover package.

HC • FC • 72 pages • $14.99



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Jungle Girls HC

Mitch Maglio, Craig Yoe (editors) • Matt Baker, Maurice Whitman, L.B. Cole (a) • L.B. Cole (c)

An anthology that collects the best Golden Age (1940s–1950s) comic book stories featuring strong female versions of Tarzan. The sassy, brassy, and beautiful girls of the four-color Golden Age don't just rule the jungle, they look good doing it, too! Strong, sexy, leopard-clad women fight apes, lions, and evil white-man traders while the Tarzan-like boyfriends cling to their vines watching admiringly from a safe distance.

HC • FC • $29.99 • 160 pages • 8.5” x 11”



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R. CRUMB: From the Underground to GENESIS HC

R. Crumb (a & c)

The Modern Art Museum of the City of Paris (Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris) presents a premier retrospective exhibition on one of the greatest illustrators of the past fifty years: Robert Crumb. One of the pioneers of Underground comics, he represents a mythical figure in American counter-culture.

HC • PC • $44.99 • 240 pages • 9” x 11.75”

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The Art of the Pulps: An Illustrated History HC

Doug Ellis, Ed Hulse, Robert Weinberg, Mike Ashley, Tom Roberts (w) • N/A (a & c)

A team of experts in each of the ten major Pulp genres, from action Pulps to spicy Pulps and more, chart for the first time the complete history of Pulp magazines—the stories and their writers, the graphics and their artists, and, of course, the publishers, their market, and readers.

Each chapter in the book, which is illustrated with more than 400 examples of the best Pulp graphics (many from the Editors' collections—among the world's largest) is organized in a clear and accessible way, starting with an introductory overview of the genre, followed by a selection of the best covers and interior graphics, organized chronologically through the chapter.

HC • FC • $39.99 • 240 pages • 9.75” x 11”

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A Story of Men HC

Zep (w & a & c)

In this original graphic novel, the last time that the rock group Tricky Fingers found themselves in the same spot was eighteen years ago for a concert in the BBC studios that was supposed to launch their career... but instead ended in catastrophe. Since then, this group of friends that once harbored dreams of revolutionizing rock has parted ways, most drifting into musical obscurity. Except Sandro. His initiative brings the group together for the weekend to find out where life has taken them. How their fortunes have faired. To see if they've learned anything since they were teenagers.

HC • FC • $19.99 • 64 pages • 9.25” x 12.25”

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Behind You: One-Shot Horror Stories HC

Brian Coldrick (w & a & c)

A twisted figure crawling out of a tunnel. A giggling crowd of masked watchers. A reassembling corpse. What could be behind you, just waiting for you to turn around?
 
Behind Youis an illustration series, a comic with no panels, where each piece is essentially a separate story. Each tale is one image and one piece of text; an unsuspecting victim with someone, or something, behind them. Entries range from the amusingly weird to the genuinely unsettling. Inspired by spooky films, books, myths, and Internet tall tales, Behind You is full of scary set-ups but leaves lots of blanks for the reader to fill in with their own narrative.

HC • FC • $15.99 • 152 pages • 6” x 9”



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Jérôme K. Jérôme Blôche, Vol. 1: The Shadow Killer HC

Alain Dodier & Pierre Makyo & Serge Le Tendre (w) • Alain Dodier (a & c)

By day, the 20-year-old wanna-be sleuth Jérôme translates detective novels, while by night he’s enrolled in Professor Maison’s correspondence course for private eyes. And when fifteen people in Paris have been killed by poisoned darts, Jérôme gets his first case, capturing a flamboyant assassin who uses a blowgun. Unfortunately, things get off to a rocky start when the professor appears to be victim number sixteen! Translated in English for the first time.

HC • FC • $14.99 • 56 pages • 8.5” x 11”



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Sax Rohmer's Dope HC

Trina Robbins (w & a & c)

A talented young actress becomes fatally ensnared in London's mysterious and glittery drug culture of the early 20th century. Trina Robbins' comic book adaptation of Sax Rohmer's sensational 1919 novel. DOPE was both the first novel to speak openly about the world's international drug trade, and the first story to center around the death of a celebrity by drug overdose. As for the art, it is considered by many (including Trina herself) to be her best work ever as an illustrator.

HC • FC • $24.99 • 96 pages • 8.25” x 11”



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Walt Disney’s Christmas Classics HC

Frank Reilly (w) • Floyd Gottfredson; Manuel Gonzales; Floyd Norman; John Ushler (a) • Various (c)

A delightful book for Disney fans of all ages. The Disney Christmas newspaper strip debuted in 1960 with "Peter Pan’s Christmas Story," in which Captain Hook tries to sabotage Christmas. It was such a success that new stories were created yearly, each self-contained, each featuring characters from another animated movie, and each leading up to Christmas Eve and Santa off to deliver his presents. The “Disney-villain-wants-to-spoil-Christmas” plot was exploited with inventive variations each year. Stories include “Cruella’s Very Furry Christmas,” “Snow White’s Christmas Surprise,” “Dumbo and the Christmas Mystery,” "Cinderella’s Christmas Party,” “The Three Little Pigs’ Christmas Story,” and many more. All 28 special holiday stories are collected in a book for the first time.

HC • FC • $39.99 • 228 pages • 11” x 8.5”

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Sh*t My President Says: The Illustrated Tweets of Donald J. Trump HC

Shannon Wheeler (w & a & c)

Some people are saying, I don’t know, you tell me, but a lot of people are saying this is the greatest book of the year. This guy, Shannon Wheeler, he draws these cartoons for the New Yorker, MAD, the Onion—he’s very, very, good, okay? Now he’s illustrated the most incredible tweets. Wow! You won’t believe what he does with these tweets. I mean, these tweets changed the world, folks. It’s true! It’s very true. EVERYONE is going to want this book — even the haters and losers (Sad!).

HC • BW • $15.99 • 120 pages • 5” x 6.5”



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Dungeons & Dragons: Frost Giant's Fury TP

Jim Zub (w) • Netho Diaz (a) • Max Dunbar (c)

Mighty giants stir across the land and before their crushing might, nothing is safe. Badly injured after their encounters in the Demiplane of Dread and now lost in the frozen northern reaches of the Forgotten Realms, the Baldur’s Gate heroes will be tested like never before. Roll for initiative, a new Dungeons & Dragons adventure begins!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages

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Saucer Country TP

Paul Cornell (w) • Ryan Kelly (a & c)

THEY'RE UP THERE... Meet Arcadia Alvarado, Governor of New Mexico and Presidential hopeful. She's dealing with immigration policy, budget cuts, an alcoholic ex–and she was abducted by aliens. Or was she? It's a strange road to the White House but Alvarado is determined to get there because she has information that could stop an alien invasion and save the world. Collects all 14 issues of the original series.

TPB • FC • $29.99 • 300 pages

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Comic Book History of Comics: Birth of a Medium TP

Fred Van Lente & Ryan Dunlavey (w & a) • Ryan Dunlavey (c)

The inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, and more! Reprinting the classic series in bold new color!

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 144 pages

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Richard Stark’s Parker: The Score TP

Richard Stark, Darwyn Cooke (w) • Darwyn Cooke (a & c)

“The Score”is a high-octane trip across America, as Parker assembles a dozen of the best caper men he can find to knock over his most audacious target yet: an entire town. They scheme, they prepare, and they execute with military precision unaware that the whole thing is about to blow up in their faces. Long considered a high watermark in the Parker series, this new graphic adaptation brings the original to violent, double-crossing life.

TPB • PC • $17.99 • 160 pages • 6” x 9” 

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Night Owl Society TP

James Venhaus (w) • Pius Bak (a & c)

High school loner David Foxworth’s best friend is killed by a local mob boss, and the police won’t do anything about it. With nothing but his allowance and an overdeveloped sense of right and wrong, David gathers a group of fellow outsiders and misfits and decides to take matters into his own hands. By night they sneak out to disrupt the mob’s business and by day they maintain their perfect GPAs. They are The Night Owl Society. But, one of them is hiding a secret that could destroy the team. Will they survive without getting killed or grounded?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages

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D4VEocracy TP

Ryan Ferrier (w) • Valentin Ramon (a & c)

After conquering 34RTH as the greatest robot war hero, then saving it from invading aliens, D4VE's next campaign gets political! In the wake of a robo-political assassination, D4VE begins a presidential campaign. A hip new app startup has other plans for the robot society, however, and creates the perfect political rival. The third arc of the acclaimed D4VE series returns in D4VEOCRACY.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 100 pages

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Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice TP

Hugo Pratt (w & a & c)

In this affectionate tribute to his hometown, Hugo Pratt offers a complex mystery thriller involving Freemasons, occultists, and esotericists set during the rise of Fascism in 1921. Corto Maltese’s return to Venice is ostensibly a search for an emerald known as the Clavicle of Solomon, but by the end he is left questioning whether the object of his quest will open the hidden doors of magic and unravel the nature of time and space in this city of secrets… or if it’s merely "the stuff that dreams are made of," as was the black bird of Dashiell Hammett’s novel featuring another Maltese.

TPB • B&W • $22.99 • 64 pages • 8.5” x 11”

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Hap And Leonard: Savage Season TP

Joe R. Lansdale (w) • Jussi Piironen (a & c)

Hap Collins and Leonard Pine are best friends, yet they couldn’t be more different. Hap is an East Texas white boy with a weakness for all women. Leonard is a gay, black Vietnam vet. Together, they stir up more commotion than a firestorm. But that’s just the way they like it. When Trudy, an ex-flame of Hap’s returns promising a huge score, Hap lets Leonard in on the scam. That’s when things get interesting. Joe R. Lansdale’s classic dark thriller has been adapted and vividly bought to life by Finnish illustrator Jussi Piironen. He stays faithful to the original novel and creates a visual treat for Hap and Leonard fans.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 128 pages

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Jem and the Holograms: The Misfits TP

Kelly Thompson (w) • Jenn St-Onge (a) • M. Victoria Robada (c)

Their songs may be better, but the Misfits have lost their label and nobody will touch them in the music business. On the ropes and desperate to get back on top, they’re forced to consider the worst case scenario… A MISFITS REALITY TV SHOW. Though it promises the chance to get them back in the spotlight, it comes with a heavy, privacy-destroying price.

TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages

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Mickey Mouse: Darkenblot TP

Andrea "Casty" Castellan, Jonathan Gray, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (w & a) • Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (c)

The future is now! The high-tech city of Avantgarde has a cutting-edge robot police force–but it's just become the Phantom Blot's deadly private army! Can Mickey brave high-tech horrors to stop his old foe? Or will Avantgarde decide Mickey is part of the problem? Omigosh! 

Collects IDW's Mickey Mouse issues #16–18.

TPB • FC • $12.99 • 124 pages • 6” x 9”

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Tangled: The Series: Adventure is Calling TP

Scott Peterson & Various (w) • Ivan Sharvin, Ludmila Steblianko, Aleaya Baarsukova & Various (a) • Diogo Saito (c)

Heed the call for adventure, with all your favorites from Disney’s hit animated show! Gorgeously illustrated stories starring Rapunzel, still finding her way in the kingdom of Corona, with Eugene at her side! But will she be able to be a princess, make her family happy, and ALSO follow her adventurous heart?

TPB • FC • $9.99 • 72 pages

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Spacebat and the Fugitives (Book One): Tacos at the End of the World TP

Chris Sheridan (w & a & c)

Spacebat, the galaxy’s greatest misfit, is pressed into service by three children to battle robots, psychics, and even the very laws of nature to stop a mad scientist, his army of ill-mannered robots, and (worst of all), a universe-bending machine.

FC • 120 pages • $14.99

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Superf*ckers Forever TP

James Kochalka (w & a & c)

Jack Krak is Back! After kind of destroying the world (whoops!), the wonderfully profane and destructive Superf*ckers are brought back to life to hang out, make out, punch each other out, and generally cause a ruckus. But when their leader, SuperDan, insists on their help in rescuing an old friend still trapped in Dimension Zero will it lead to the SuperF*ckers return to glory, or will they remain selfish jerks? Collecting all five issues of Superf*ckers Forever, the first-ever Superf*ckers comic series by creator James Kochalka, and featuring back-up stories by acclaimed indie creators!

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 128 pages

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Outpost: Siberia TP

Jon Gilmour & Daryl Andrews(d) • Ron Joseph (a) • Matthew Sweeney (c)

Welcome to Outpost 1, an observatory in the isolated frozen tundra of Siberia!
You and your team have been studying the area, but last night, a massive storm set in, bringing with it a pack of nightmarishly strange creatures. Now, trapped by the weather and these beasts, your crew’s only hope is to use your meager resources to defend yourself and wait out the storm. Ration carefully and you may see the sun again. Designed by Jon Gilmour (Dead of Winter) and Daryl Andrews.

2-5 players ? Playable from ages 12+ ? 30 minutes ? MSRP $19.99


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Balsamic: A Sketchbook And Art Collection HC

Story / Art / Cover: Giannis Milonogiannis

August 16 / 200 pages / FC / M / $19.99

Collecting the best of five years worth of drawings, BALSAMIC is a deep dive into GIANNIS' (PROPHET, Old City Blues, G.I. Joe) sketchbooks and comics!
 

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Low, Book One HC

Story: Rick Remender
Art / Cover: Dave McCaig, Greg Tocchini

October 04 / 440 pages / FC / M / $49.99

Millennia ago, mankind fled the Earth’s surface into the bottomless depths of the darkest oceans. Shielded from a merciless sun’s scorching radiation, the human race tried to stave off certain extinction by sending robotic probes far into the galaxy to search for a new home among the stars. Generations later, one family is about to be torn apart in a conflict that will usher in the final race to save humanity from a world beyond hope. Dive into an aquatic fantasy like none you’ve ever seen before in this oversized hardcover, packed to the gills with concept art, design sketches, original script, and more hidden treasures, as writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, SEVEN TO ETERNITY) and artist GREG TOCCHINI (LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME) bring you a tale of mankind’s final hour in the cold, deathly dark of the sea.

Collects LOW #1-15


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The Other Side Special Edition HC

Story: Jason Aaron
Art / Cover: Cameron Stewart

July 26 / 144 pages / FC / M / $19.99

THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION is a hardcover collection of the Eisner-Award nominated miniseries that started it all for writer JASON AARON (SOUTHERN BASTARDS, THE GODDAMNED, Scalped)! With amazingly visceral artwork from CAMERON STEWART (MOTOR CRUSH, Fight Club 2) and vivid colors from DAVE McCAIG (American Vampire), THE OTHER SIDE tells an unforgettable Vietnam War story from the point of view of two young soldiers on both sides of the conflict. THE OTHER SIDE SPECIAL EDITION will not only showcase this powerful war story but also include loads of extra materials straight from the files of both writer and artist. CAMERON STEWART was so committed to this project that he traveled to Vietnam to do preliminary research, and this collection will feature pictures, drawings, and journal entries from that trip.

Collects THE OTHER SIDE #1-5


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The Street Angel Gang HC

Story: Brian Maruca, Jim Rugg
Art / Cover: Jim Rugg

July 26 / 40 pages / FC / T / $19.99

What if Kal El had been found by the Warriors instead of the Kents? The deadliest girl alive accidentally joins a super violent street gang. Are the Bleeders the family Jesse never had, or is Jesse the child they never wanted? What? Free snacks at the gang tryout party! Also, SCANDAL—one of the Bleeders is a spy!


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Wayward, Book 2: Deluxe HC

Story: Jim Zub
Art: Steven Cummings, Tamra Bonvillain

July 05 / 320 pages / FC / M / $39.99

Includes a special poster of the five-part WAYWARD connected cover illustration from issues #11-15! The new gods of Japan have arrived, and a clash with the myths of old will change the country forever. JIM ZUB and STEVEN CUMMINGS combine the camaraderie and emotion of shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Japan’s engaging culture and mythic monsters. Image Comics’ supernatural sensation continues in this oversized hardcover collection that includes every stunning cover illustration, design sketches, and extensive essay material on culture and mythology by monster scholars ZACK DAVISSON and ANN O'REGAN.

Collects WAYWARD #11-20


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The Wicked + The Divine, Book Two HC

Story: Kieron Gillen
Art: Brandon Graham, Jamie McKelvie, Kate Brown, Leila Del Duca, Mat Lopes, Matt Wilson, Stephanie Hans, Tula Lotay
Cover: Jamie McKelvie

July 12 / 400 pages / FC / M / $44.99

Oversized hardcover collection of issues #12-22 of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, including the most experimental and elating material in the critically acclaimed commercial superstar of a series so far. Collects COMMERCIAL SUICIDE and RISING ACTION with copious making-of material and extensive director's commentary.


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By Chance Or Providence TP

Story / Art / Cover: Becky Cloonan
Colors: Lee Loughridge

July 26 / 128 pages / FC / T+ / $14.99

BY CHANCE OR PROVIDENCE collects BECKY CLOONAN’s award-winning trilogy: WOLVES, THE MIRE, and DEMETER, with lush colors by LEE LOUGHRIDGE and a sketchbook/illustration section. These stories cast a spell of hypnotic melancholy, weaving their way through medieval landscapes of ancient curses and terrible truths that will haunt you long after you've set them down.


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Curse Words, Vol. 1 TP

Story: Charles Soule
Art / Cover: Ryan Browne

July 19 / 168 pages / FC / M / $9.99

A wizard has appeared in present-day New York! His name is Wizord, and he's here to save us all from dark magical forces bent on our destruction. He's the best wizard of all time! Or...he's not, and he's lying to everyone, and secretly is the dark magical force, but wants to hang out in our world for a while because it's so much nicer than the hellhole he comes from. Secrets, and spells, and talking koalas—CURSE WORDS is a gonzo dark fantasy from CHARLES SOULE (Daredevil, Letter 44, Star Wars) and RYAN BROWNE (GOD HATES ASTRONAUTS). 

Collects CURSE WORDS #1-5

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The Darkness: Darkness / Batman & Darkness / Superman 20Th Anniversary Collection TP

Story: Garth Ennis, Jeph Loeb, Ron Marz, Scott Lobdell
Art: Clarence Lansang, David Finch, Marc Silvestri, Tyler Kirkham
Cover: Marc Silvestri

July 05 / 264 pages / FC / M / $19.99

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Image Comics and the 20th anniversary of THE DARKNESS, this special volume collects THE DARKNESS ORIGINS (Issues one through six and Preview), THE DARKNESS/BATMAN, and THE DARKNESS/SUPERMAN! This is a one-time printing in honor of the anniversaries, so don’t miss out!


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God Country TP
 
Story: Donny Cates
Art / Cover: Geoff Shaw

August 02 / 184 pages / FC / M / $14.99

SOUTHERN BASTARDS meets American Gods in a high-stakes fantasy series that masterfully blends high-octane action and jaw-dropping worldbuilding. In GOD COUNTRY, readers meet Emmett Quinlan, an old widower rattled by dementia. Emmett isn't just a problem for his children—his violent outbursts are more than the local cops can handle. When a tornado levels his home—as well as the surrounding West Texas town—a restored Quinlan rises from the wreckage. An enchanted sword at the eye of the storm gives him more than a sound mind and body, however. He's now the only man who can face these otherworldly creatures the sword has drawn down to the Lone Star State… In GOD COUNTRY, salvation is a double-edged sword. “So much fun to watch creators find that next level. Go, Cates, go!”—BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Collects GOD COUNTRY #1-6


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Mage: The Hero Discovered, Vol. 1 TP

Story: Matt Wagner
Art: Matt Wagner, Sam Kieth
Cover: Matt Wagner & Sam Kieth

July 12 / 224 pages / FC / T+ / $19.99

The first of two volumes reprinting the classic early issues of creator MATT WAGNER’s epic fantasy trilogy. THE HERO DISCOVERED reveals the fledgling adventures of the reluctant everyman hero, Kevin Matchsick. After encountering a shaggy and beguiling wizard, Kevin soon discovers that he is more than he ever imagined. This seminal work has found an enduring popularity with readers for decades and marks creator MATT WAGNER’s emergence as a powerful story-teller. With the release of the final part of the MAGE trilogy, this series will spark interest with new readers and older fans alike.



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Solid State TP

Story: Jonathan Coulton, Matt Fraction
Art / Cover: Albert Monteys

July 26 / 128 pages / FC / T / $19.99

From musician, singer-songwriter, and internet superstar JONATHAN COULTON comes the graphic novel accompaniment (in square-bound, 10" x 10" format) to his new concept album, SOLID STATE. Two guys, connected by a name and hundreds of years, somehow stand at the end of man's beginning, and the beginning of man's end. But...it's funny? Also kind of a nightmare. But mostly funny? A funny science FACTion nightmare about the end of everything, but how that's all kind of okay. Teaming up with MATT FRACTION, the writer of SEX CRIMINALS, CASANOVA, and ODY-C; and the award-winning Spanish artist of Universe! ALBERT MONTEYS, COULTON's SOLID STATE is a tech mashup where 2001: A Space Odyssey meets Office Space and getting all we ever wanted might just be a terrible idea.



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Birthright, Vol. 5 TP

Story: Joshua Williamson
Art / Cover: Adriano Lucas, Andrei Bressan

July 12 / 112 pages / FC / T+ / $12.99

Born during a time of endless war, Rya will do anything to give her child a better future. Whether that's on Earth or back on Terrenos, she fights for that future alongside her new family. Even as they all start to realize something's not right with Mikey…

Collects BIRTHRIGHT #21-25.


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Black Road, Vol. 2: A Pagan Death TP

Story: Brian Wood
Art: Dave McCaig, Garry Brown
Cover: Garry Brown

July 26 / 120 pages / FC / M / $14.99

Having located Bishop Oakenfort on the extreme northern coast of Norssk, Magnus the Black moves in on this rogue Vatican outpost with the intent to shut it down. But as formidable a Viking warrior as Magnus is, he is still one man versus a fortress. The epic conclusion to the story started with volume one's "THE HOLY NORTH."

Collects BLACK ROAD #6-10.


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Black Science, Vol. 6 TP

Story: Rick Remender
Art / Cover: Matteo Scalera, Moreno Dinisio

July 05 / 136 pages / FC / M / $14.99

After years adrift in the chaotic Eververse, the McKay family finally reunites in their home dimension. But it’s far from the happy end they expected. To save all there is and ever will be, the Dimensionauts need to cut deeper into the Onion than ever before! RICK REMENDER & MATTEO SCALERA present the sixth chapter of the runaway pulp sci-fi smash hit BLACK SCIENCE!

Collects BLACK SCIENCE #26-30


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Horizon, Vol. 2: Remnant TP

Story: Brandon Thomas
Art: Juan Gedeon, Mike Spicer
Cover: Jason Howard

July 19 / 128 pages / FC / M / $14.99

Zhia Malen has delivered the first crippling blow to Earth. Now, Chicago braces for a super storm as she kicks off the next phase of her invasion. But the connection between her world and Earth runs deeper than she imagined, making this planet hostile to EVERY species in the galaxy.

 Collects HORIZON #7-12



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Kill Or Be Killed, Vol. 2 TP

Story: Ed Brubaker
Art: Elizabeth Breitweiser, Sean Phillips
Cover: Sean Phillips

July 26 / 160 pages / FC / M / $14.99

Brubaker and Phillips' bestselling series keeps on hitting, as our vigilante hero goes deeper into the darkness, and the NYPD begin to realize there's a masked man killing bad guys all over town. Both a thriller and a deconstruction of vigilantism, KILL OR BE KILLED is unlike anything this award-winning team has done before.

Collects KILL OR BE KILLED #5-10