JUST BEYOND: THE HORROR AT HAPPY LANDINGS OGN SC
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Publisher : KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $9.99
Writer: R.L. Stine
Artist: Kelly & Nichole Matthews
Cover Artist: Julian Totino Tedesco
Synopsis:
• Family camping trips are supposed to be fun, but for Parker, Annie, and the Walden family, they’re an absolute nightmare!
• After a creepy, unidentified bird attacks their mom in the forest, Parker and Annie find themselves face to face with two strange creatures that suddenly enter the kids’ brains and take control of their bodies. Can Parker and Annie break loose of this horrific control and convince their family of what’s happening, or will the creatures take over their lives for good?
FENCE: RIVALS OGN SC
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Publisher : BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $14.99
Writer: C.S. Pacat
Artist: Johanna the Mad
Cover Artist: Johanna the Mad
Synopsis:
• The GLAAD Award nominated series Fence returns as a graphic novel series as best-selling novelist C.S. Pacat ( Captive Prince ) and popular online sensation Johanna The Mad present the next all-new thrilling chapter of the Kings Row fencing team!
• Just as Nicholas, Seiji and the fencing team at the prodigious Kings Row private school seem to be coming together, a deadly rival from their past stands in their way once more. MacRobertson is the school that knocked Kings Row out of the State Championships last year – but unless Nicholas and Seiji can learn to work together as a team, their school is doomed once again! And maybe those two can learn to be something more than teammates too…
WICKED THINGS #1
Publisher : BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: John Allison
Artist: Max Sarin
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Max Sarin
Variant Cover: John Allison
Synopsis:
• The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone’s favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote.
• Nineteen year old Charlotte Grote has her whole life ahead of her; headed straight to Oxford and a future as a real detective—until she’s framed for murder!
• Given the choice between going to jail basically forever or joining the police, Lottie decides to hit the beat, all while trying to find the real murderer. Lottie may have been running rings about the police since her 9th birthday, but she’s never been on this side of the security tape. Could the future of law enforcement be 5’2″ with an extremely strong bangs game• Yes. Very yes.
KING OF NOWHERE #1
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: W. Maxwell Prince
Artist: Tyler Jenkins
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Tyler Jenkins
Variant Cover: Martín Morazzo
Synopsis:
• Eisner Award-nominated writer W. Maxwell Prince ( Ice Cream Man ) comes to BOOM! Studios with Eisner-nominated artist Tyler Jenkins ( Grass Kings, Black Badge ) for an unforgettable thriller that explores the miraculous, the mundane, and all the mysteries in between.
• Lovable drunken lowlife Denis awakens on the outskirts of a mysterious village called Nowhere, home to a friendly populace of deformed, mutated, just-left-of-normal citizens—and he has no memory of how he got there.
• But just when Denis starts to regain his memories, his past catches up to him… literally.
• What at first seems like merely a bad trip quickly heightens into a drama of mistaken identities, small-town conspiracy, and high-stakes fantasy fulfillment.
HAPPINESS WILL FOLLOW OGN HC
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Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $24.99
Writer: Mike Hawthorne
Artist: Mike Hawthorne
Cover Artist: Mike Hawthorne
Synopsis:
• For the first time ever, Eisner Award-nominated artist Mike Hawthorne tells the true and tragic story of enduring abuse, discovering a love of art and a passion that helped him to build the home he never had in this graphic novel memoir about family, survival, and what it means to be Puerto Rican in America.
• Mike Hawthorne’s mother is left alone to raise her son in New York City, a city that torments them both with its unforgiving nature. But when Mike falls victim to an old world Santeria death curse, a haunting sign from the old country of something his mother could never truly escape—she begins a series of events that drive him away both physically and emotionally.
ONCE & FUTURE #7
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Dan Mora
Cover Artist: Dan Mora
Synopsis: Although Bridgette and Duncan were able to escape the Otherworld, their adventure is only just beginning! As the chaos of Arthur’s return reaches London, an artifact at the British Museum is stolen. But is it Arthur who’s interested in the relic… or someone, or something, new?
ONCE & FUTURE VOL. 1 SC
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $16.99
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Dan Mora
Cover Artist: Dan Mora
Synopsis:
• When a group of Nationalists use an ancient artifact to bring a villain from Arthurian myth back from the dead to gain power, ex-monster hunter Bridgette McGuire escapes her retirement home and pulls her unsuspecting grandson Duncan, a museum curator, into a world of magic and mysticism to defeat a legendary threat.
• Bestselling writer Kieron Gillen ( Die, The Wicked + The Divine ) and Russ Manning Award-winning artist Dan Mora ( Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Klaus ) explore the mysteries of the past, the complicated truths of our history and the power of family to save the day…especially if that family has secret bunkers of ancient weapons and decades of experience hunting the greatest monsters in Britain’s history!
• Collects issues #1-6.
ALIENATED #2
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Simon Spurrier
Artist: Chris Wildgoose
Cover Artist: Chris Wildgoose
Synopsis: After outcast teens, Samuel, Samantha, and Samir, find an adorable but dangerous alien creature in the woods and name him Chip, they bond over their shared secret. But as the pressures of hiding an actual alien mount, they each begin to fantasize about how to use Chip’s strange powers to improve the world—starting with their current lives.
THE RED MOTHER #4
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Jeremy Haun
Artist: Danny Luckert
Cover Artist: Jeremy Haun
Synopsis: As Daisy works to unravel the secrets behind her fiance’s disappearance and her own horrifying visions, she is approached by the mysterious Leland Black, a too-charming entrepreneur with an intriguing proposition. As Daisy struggles to keep both feet in reality, Leland Black might be the tipping point… one way or another.
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN #6
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: James Tynion IV
Artist: Werther Dell’Edera
Cover Artist: Werther Dell’Edera
Synopsis: Erica may have slayed the beast terrorizing Archer’s Peak, but the town is far from safe. As James recuperates from the horrible events of the last issue, Tommy also struggles to find his place in the new status quo of his life.
HEARTBEAT #5
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Maria Llovet
Artist: Maria Llovet
Cover Artist: Maria Llovet
Synopsis: With the walls closing in around Eva, she becomes more determined than ever to find a way out, and the easiest path involves a lot more blood.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #13
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Jordie Bellaire
Artist: Julian Lopez
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: David López
Main Cover Kendra: David López
Fire Cover: T’K
Incentive Cover: T’K
Synopsis:
• After the game-changing conclusion to Hellmouth, The Slayer must defend Sunnydale…AND IT’S KENDRA?
• But as The New Slayer must confront an all-new threat to the ENTIRE WORLD, she’ll need to pull the Scooby gang together once more after what happened to Buffy…
• WAIT…WHAT HAPPENED TO BUFFY?
• The next era of the Whedonverse starts here!
ANGEL + SPIKE #10
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Bryan Edward Hill
Artist: Gleb Melnikov
Cover Artists:
Main Cover A: Dan Panosian
Main Cover B: Gleb Melkinov
Preorder Cover : Scott Buoncristiano
Incentive Cover : Jonas Scharf
Synopsis: Spike and his, uh, Team Spike of Fred, Gunn & their new ally Lorne race against the clock to find a supernatural artifact before Wolfram & Hart. But if they’re going to save the day, Team Spike is going to have find a way not to kill each other first.
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO ANGEL?
ANGEL SEASON 11 LIBRARY EDITION HC
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Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $29.99
Writer: Corinna Beckho, Joss Whedon
Artist: Geraldo Borges, Zé Carlos
Cover Artist: Scott Fischer
Synopsis:
• THE COMPLETE SEASON 11 COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME
• Angel, the vampire with a soul, is tormented by a vision linking his dark, complicated past to something very big—and very bad—that is coming. But Angel soon learns that there may be one way to change the future: by changing the past!
• Writer Corinna Bechko (from the Eisner Award-nominated Green Lantern: Earth One ), along with artists Geraldo Borges and Zé Carlos, present the next chapter in the official continuation Joss Whedon’s critically-acclaimed television series.
• Collects Angel Season 11 #1-12, previously published by Dark Horse, along with bonus material.
FIREFLY #15
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Lalit Kumar Sharma
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Marc Aspinall
Preorder Cover: Kano
Incentive Cover: Daniel Warren Johnson
Synopsis: A Browncoat at heart, Sheriff Mal Reynolds does have to admit that there might be one single perk to a government job: actually having the time to court Inara Serra, now that he doesn’t have to worry about things like dodging the government. But something’s fishy with the Blue Sun executives who have taken up residence in Mal’s sector…will investigating it mean walking away from Inara?
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #4
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Simone di Meo
Cover Artists:
Main Cover : Dan Mora
Variant Cover B : Goñi Montes
Variant Cover C : Goñi Montes
Variant Cover D : Goñi Montes
Variant Cover E : Goñi Montes
Variant Cover F : Goñi Montes
Variant Cover I : Goñi Montes
Synopsis: It’s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as you’ve never seen them before vs Shredder!
No, really.
Just imagine the coolest thing we could do and, yeah, we’re doing it.
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #49
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Daniele di Nicuolo
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Jamal Campbell
Incentive Cover: Kris Anka
Synopsis: NECESSARY EVIL CONTINUES! The Power Rangers are outnumbered! Even with THE OMEGA RANGERS and the POWER RANGERS reunited again, the Anointed have them surrounded. Will the arrival of an old friend—and an older enemy—turn the tide in this battle?
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS FOIL VARIANT #49
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $4.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott
Artist: Daniele di Nicuolo
Cover Artist: Goñi Montes
Synopsis: Continuing a new Foil Cover initiative from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #40-49.
MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: BEYOND THE GRID SC
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Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $24.99
Writer: Marguerite Bennett
Artists: Simone di Meo, Francesco Mortarino, French Carlomagno
Cover Artist: Miguel Mercado
Synopsis:
• Following the conclusion of Power Rangers: Shattered Grid , an all-new team of Power Rangers must band together from across the dimensions to face a dire threat in a strange new universe. As they fight to survive in this hostile environment, they’ll learn more about themselves and the startling history of the Morphin Grid, that may just change everything you’ve ever thought you knew about the Power Rangers.
• Collects issues #31-39.
GO GO POWER RANGERS #30
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Ryan Parrott, Sina Grace
Artist: Francesco Mortarino
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Eleonora Carlini
Preorder Cover: Miguel Mercado
Incentive Cover: Amelia Vidal
Synopsis: LORD ZEDD sets his eyes on something he is sure will defeat the Power Rangers, and unleashes his full force to obtain in. With Jason, Trini and Zack encountering a new threat of their own as OMEGA RANGERS, Tommy must lead Kimberly and Billy into battle at half-power with disastrous consequences.
RONIN ISLAND #11
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Giannis Milonogiannis
Preorder Cover: Ethan Young
Synopsis: The war for the Island rages on—but in the heat of battle, will neither side open their eyes to the true threat bearing down on them, in the form of the Byonin?
RONIN ISLAND VOL. 2 SC
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Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $14.99
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis
Cover Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis
Synopsis:
• The New York Times best-selling author Greg Pak ( Star Wars, Firefly ) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis ( Old City Blues ) present the next chapter of the critically-acclaimed action series about a new generation of heroes struggling to do the right thing in the face of an increasingly complicated and deadly world.
• Hana and Kenichi have been separated, forced to find their own ways back to the Island. Kenichi, cast out in exile, must learn to survive the wilderness on his own without the support his noble upbringing previously provided; Hana must also survive a dangerous foreign environment, as she travels alongside the Shogun’s caravan back towards the Island and contends with the cutthroat political in-fighting of the elite.
• Collects issues #5-8.
FOLKLORDS #5
Publisher : BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Matt Kindt
Artist: Matt Smith
Cover Artist: Matt Smith
Synopsis: Ansel and his motley crew converge on the Library of Banned Books, and finally come face to face with a Folklord—but are any of them ready for this encounter, and what it will mean for their entire world?
THE MAGICIANS #5
Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Lilah Sturges, Lev Grossman
Artist: Pius Bak
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Qistina Khalidah
Variant Cover: Alexa Sharpe
Synopsis: As the true reason behind Brakebills welcoming Hedge Witches comes to light, the students realize that they are in even more danger than they realized. With their terrible secret bound in magic and blood, the students and adults are all heading blind into the coming storm.
JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: GHOSTS #1
Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Márk László
Artist: Márk László
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Michael Walsh
Variant Cover: Márk László
Synopsis: Within Scandanavian folklore, there exists a vengeful ghost known as a Myling. A man traveling at night comes across a haunting cry from within the forest. He enters it to find a spirit who demands to be carried to its proper burial site. The man agrees, but as he travels forth, the spirit’s grip tightens… it grows in size…and the man’s gait slows. Can he unburden himself of this terrifying weight before it brings him down for good?
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: THE QUEST FOR THE DUAL GLAIVE HC
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Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $24.99
Writer: Nicole Andelfinger
Artist: Matias Basla, Esdras Cristobal
Cover Artist: Mona Finden
Synopsis:
• THE OFFICIAL TIE-IN TO THE HIT NETFLIX SERIES!
• Based on a story by Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Netflix series writers, Will Matthews & Jeffery Addiss, Nicole Andelfinger ( Lumberjanes ), Matias Basla ( Sparrowhawk ), and Esdras Cristobal ( Rugrats: R is for Reptar ) present an official tie-in to the next chapter of the pop culture phenomenon, now streaming on Netflix.
• Return to another world, another time…in the age of wonder. The great warrior Ordon is sent on a quest to retrieve the mythical weapon that promises to save his people. His only ally is Fara, the future leader of the Stonewood clan. Together, they must find the Dual Glaive before their entire way of life is destroyed.
• Collects issues #1-4.
JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE #7
Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Adam Cesare
Artist: French Carlomagno
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Mona Finden
Variant Cover: Kelly and Nichole Matthews
Synopsis: After some hard times on the road, Paladin-turned-bard Barfinnious and his noble Podling squire Hup finally get to relax and enjoy their hero’s welcome at a festive Spriton village. But a mysterious Beast is lurking in the shadows, threatening the lives of the Gelfling villagers. What should be a simple fight for a former Paladin soon turn dangerous, and the truth behind Barfinnious’ grift begins to emerge.
JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL CREATION MYTHS: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION SC
Publisher : Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $29.99
Writer: Brian Holguin, Joshua Dysart, and Matthew Dow Smith
Artist: Brian Froud, Alex Sheikman, and Lizzy John
Cover Artist: Brian Froud
Synopsis:
• Collected for the first time in one oversized edition, this series reveals the definitive origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelfling, and the Dark Crystal itself while introducing all new characters in an epic spanning thousands of years.
• Written by Brian Holguin ( Spawn: Origins ), Joshua Dysart ( Unknown Soldier ), and Matthew Dow Smith ( Doctor Who ), and lushly illustrated by Alex Sheikman ( Robotika ) and Lizzy John ( Fraggle Rock ), Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal: Creation Myths is a breathtaking return to the fantasy world that has captivated audiences for over thirty years.
B.B FREE #5
Publisher : BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Gabby Rivera
Artist: Royal Dunlap
Cover Artist: Brittney Williams
Synopsis: As b.b. and Chulita make it to the New Georgia Orchards, they are horrified to find many of the locals affected by PEACH FEVER, a disease that bears a terrifying resemblance to The Plague That Ate Greed, which wiped out over half the population. What has caused the resurgence of the Plague, and what does it have to do with b.b.’s strange powers?
GHOSTED IN L.A. #9
Publisher : BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Sina Grace
Artist: Siobhan Keenan
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Siobhan Keenan
Variant Cover: Sina Grace
Synopsis: The ghosts of Rycroft Manor must come face to face with their own mortality… so to speak. With Shirley ready to move to the Great Beyond, the other ghosts are reeling from the emotional fallout. And Daphne has to decide whether she is ready to move on herself, in a slightly less permanent way.
L
UMBERJANES #72
Publisher : BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $3.99
Writer: Shannon Watters & Kat Leyh
Artist: Kanesha C. Bryant & Julia Madrigal
Cover Artist:
Main Cover: Kat Leyh
Preorder cover artist: Reimena Yee
Synopsis: Jo, Mal, Molly, Ripley, and April’s trek through the forest with camp director Rosie reaches its thrilling conclusion, as the gals narrowly survive a run-in with some creepy crawly vines! Plus, Abigail and Rosie finally reveal what they know about the story of first ever Lumberjane scout, and the unlikely way they both came to know her.
LUMBERJANES VOL. 14 SC
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Publisher : BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $14.99
Writer: Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh
Artist: Dozerdraws
Cover Artist: Kay Leyh
Synopsis:
• Ripley found a treasure map! The Roanoke scouts are eager to hunt down what they hope might be some kind of mystical hoard of gems and jewels, rad dinosaur bones, or maybe even more treasure maps (that you have to piece together to find an EVEN BIGGER prize, obviously)! The adventure has only just begun!
• Writers Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh ( Super Cakes ) and artist Dozerdraws hunt for gold in the newest collection of stories from the New York Times bestseller and multiple Eisner Award and GLAAD Award-winning series where the ultimate treasure is friendship!
• Collects Lumberjanes #53-56.
ADVENTURE TIME: PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM SC
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Publisher : KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios
Retail Price : $14.99
Writer: Shannon Wheeler, Zac Gorman, Sina Grace, ryan North, and more!
Artist: Emily Partridge, Marguerite Sauvage, Emei Burell, Daniele Di Nicuol, and more!
Cover Artist: N/A
Synopsis:
• Return to the Land of Ooo with this all-new collection of the most beloved stories about everyone’s favorite tough gum from Adventure Time — the incomparable Princess Bubblegum!
• From traveling into space to dealing with pesky poltergeists, there’s nothing Bubblegum won’t do to save the day — even if Finn and Jake sometimes have to save her from her own good intentions! But no matter what happens, you can count on Princess Bubblegum to come through for her friends, because that’s a royal promise — and you can’t break royal promises! Never, ever, never, no matter what, forever!
• Collects stories from Adventure Time, Adventure Time Comics, and Adventure Time 2013 Special.
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