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BLACK HAMMER #8

BRAND-NEW STORY ARC!

There’s something unusual about the sleepy farming community of Rockwood: it’s now the home of Spiral City’s mysteriously vanished superheroes. But not by choice: they were banished to the town after a battle with the Anti-God, and now they’re stuck within its boundaries. Lately, a new arrival in town has started asking questions, and she’s discovering that its superpowered residents aren’t the only strange thing about Rockwood …

* Voted one of the best comics of 2016 by IGN!

ETHER #5

When a dangerous magical force finds its way to Earth, Boone is the only man equipped to protect his home from the dangers of the Ether. But he hardly recognizes his home anymore—every week he spends in the Ether is a full year on Earth. Maybe one man can’t live in two dimensions, after all.

From New York Times best-selling author Matt Kindt (MIND MGMT, Past Aways, Super Spy, Dept. H), with artwork from David Rubín (Battling Boy).

LADY KILLER 2 #4

Josie’s new partnership begins to sour when an over-the-top gift brings trouble for Gene.

The Once and Future Queen #1

It’s out with the old myths and in with the new as a nineteen-year-old chess prodigy pulls Excalibur from the stone and becomes queen. Now, magic, romance, Fae, Merlin, and more await her! Lend her your axe as the creators of Amelia Cole start a new age of adventure!

5 Graphic Novels You Should Be Reading This Weekend!

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Animosity Vol. 1

The world is plunged into chaos as the newly-intelligent Animals fight humanity, and simply fight each other, for their own life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. In the midst of the turmoil is Jesse, an 11-year-old girl, and her dog, Sandor, who is devoted to her and her protection. One year after the incident, Jesse and Sandor begin a cross-country journey to find Jesse’s half-brother, Adam, who is living in San Francisco.

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Wonder Woman (2016-) Vol. 1: The Lies

Heroic. Iconic. Unstoppable. Armed with her Lasso of Truth and imbued with the power of the gods themselves, Princess Diana of Themyscira-known to the world as Wonder Woman-is one of the greatest superheroes in history.


But who is she…really? Not even Wonder Woman herself knows for sure. Diana’s links to both the Amazons and the Gods of Olympus have been severed. Her memories are a tangle of contradictions that even her lie-detecting lasso cannot untangle.

To solve the riddle of her origin, she must embark on her greatest quest of all: finding a way back to her vanished home. To get there, she must team up with her greatest enemy, the feral beast-woman, Cheetah. Will this unlikely alliance shine the light of truth on Diana’s darkest secrets, or bury them-and her-forever?
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Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy Vol. 1

BOOM! Studios and DC Comics team up to bring together Lumberjanes and Gotham Academy for the ultimate friendship-fueled crossover event. Written by Chynna Clugston Flores (Blue Monday), and illustrated by Rosemary Valero-O’Connell (Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me) Jenna Ayoub, Maddi Gonzalez, and Kelly & Nichole Matthews (Toil and Trouble), this is a run-for-your-life-from-skeletal-monsters mystery that leads to lifelong friendship! When a teacher at Gotham Academy goes missing, it’s up to Olive, Maps, Colton, Pom, and Kyle to figure out what is happening and how to get her back. With only an outdated birthday invitation as the clue, they find themselves in the middle of the woods with no idea of where to start. With the sudden appearance of the Lumberjanes—April, Jo, Mal, Molly, Ripley and Jen—who are on the hunt for their missing Camp Director, all clues point to an abandoned cabin with more secrets than cobwebs.


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Glitterbomb Vol. 1: Red Carpet


Farrah Durante is a middle-aged actress hunting for her next gig in an industry where youth trumps experience. Her frustrations become an emotional lure for something horrifying out beyond the water…something ready to exact revenge on the shallow, celebrity-obsessed culture that’s led her astray. Fan-favorite JIM ZUB (WAYWARD, Thunderbolts) and newcomer DJIBRIL MORISSETTE-PHAN (The Ultimates, All-New Wolverine) tear into the heart of Hollywood in GLITTERBOMB, a dramatic horror story about fame and failure. The entertainment industry feeds on our insecurities, desires, and fears. You can’t toy with those kinds of primal emotions without them biting back…
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Moby Dick

The great American novel, now a graphic novel! A masterful adaptation of the timeless literary classic, faithfully and beautifully rendered by an award-winning artist. In striking black-and-white illustrations, Chaboute retells the story of the great American novel in which Captain Ahab strikes out on a voyage, obsessively seeking revenge on the great white whale that took his leg. Foreword by John Arcudi. A literary classic, adapted by award-winning artist Christophe Chaboute.


Richard Corben’s SHADOWS ON THE GRAVE

“One of the most precise and admirable storytellers in the medium.”—Guillermo del Toro

The master of supernatural horror is back with bizarre tales of terror in his signature black-and-white style. Running through the entire series is the continuing story of Corben’s new warrior character, Denaeus, reminiscent of his best-loved creation, Den from the classic Heavy Metal series.

* New stories from 2012 Eisner Hall of Fame award winner Richard Corben!

Check out the new series from Matt Kindt and David Rubin – ETHER #1

A science-minded adventurer gets mixed up in the mysteries of a fantasy world in this charming new adventure from an award-winning creative team. Boone Dias is an interdimensional explorer, a scientist from Earth who has stumbled into great responsibility. He’s got an explanation for everything, so of course the Ether’s magical residents turn to him to solve their toughest crimes. But maybe keeping the real and the abstract separate is too big a job for just one man.

Five awesome graphic novels new this week…

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MUHAMMAD ALI by Sybille Titeux and Amazing Ameziane

The story of boxing icon Muhammad Ali!

An original graphic novel celebrating the life of the glorious athlete who metamorphosed from Cassius Clay to become a three-time heavyweight boxing legend, activist, and provocateur: Muhammad Ali. Not only a titan in the world of sports but in the world itself, he dared to be different and to challenge and defy through his refusal to be drafted to fight in Vietnam, his rejection of his “slave” name, and ultimately his final fight with his body itself through a thirty-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Witness what made Ali different, what made him cool, what made him the Greatest.

* The critically acclaimed French graphic novel, now available for the first time in English.

* Focuses on key figures in the Civil Rights movement.

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HOWARD THE DUCK VOL. 2: GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD DUCK by Chip Zdarsky, Joe Quinones, and Kevin Macguire

Here’s Howard — he’s the Duckiest! When a case takes Howard and his friend Tara to the Savage Land, they’ll need all the help they can get! But they’ll just have to make do with Spider-Man, She-Hulk, Daredevil and Steve Rogers! Then, Howard finally gets a chance to go home — but after all this time is there any such place for him? Back in New York City, Howard’s strangest case yet awaits. It’s a missing person investigation — and the client is the missing person! She’s also Lea Thompson, star of 1986’s Howard the Duck movie! WAUGH-HUH?! Plus: The person behind all of Howard’s troubles will stand revealed! Can Howard outwit fate? Can any of us? Find out as Zdarsky and Quinones close out their run! Collects Howard The Duck #7-11.

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ALEX + Ada: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION by Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn

The last thing in the world Alex wanted was an X5, the latest in realistic androids, but after Ada is dropped into his life, he discovers she is more than just a robot and takes a huge risk to unlock Ada so she can think for herself and explore life as a sentient android. Can they survive the consequences? This oversized hardcover collects issues #1-15.

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DC COMICS/DARK HORSE JUSTICE LEAGUE CROSSOVERS

Worlds collide in DC Comics and Dark Horse’s greatest crossover events featuring the Justice League! Collects SUPERMAN VS. PREDATOR #1-3, SUPERMAN VS. THE TERMINATOR: FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE #1-4, BATMAN/HELLBOY/STARMAN #1-2 and GHOST/BATGIRL #1-4.

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SHE WOLF VOL. 1 by Rich Tommaso

A surreal exploration in horror, SHE WOLF follows a teenage girl who believes she’s been bitten by a savage werewolf. Soon after she begins to experience feverish nightmares that seamlessly bleed into her everyday reality. Friends and family help to unlock the keys to her strange transformations through their own personal experiences with lycanthropy and by use of witchcraft. Collects issues #1-4.