Comic Books & Graphic Novels

He Studied Murder And Nearly Killed the Comics Industry! From the team behind the award-winning “Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?” comes an examination of one of the most polarizing figures in pop culture, Dr. Fredric Wertham.Reviled by comic book fans as a witch-hunting zealot who stirred up a panic among American parents for his own self-promoting purposes, he was also a renowned psychiatrists who, among other accomplishments, opened a clinic in Harlem for disadvantaged African-American patients and played an important role in the desegregation of the nation's schools. Believing that murder could be abolished through a proper understanding of the mental and social roots of criminal violence, he took a genuinely humane approach to some of the most notorious homicidal maniacs of his time, while simultaneously exploiting their stories for his own commercial ends. "A compelling biography that challenges readers to reconsider their assumptions and poses provocative questions about censorship and the influence of popular culture...a rich, layered portrait of a man commonly viewed as a villain." - Library Journal“Dr. Werthless is an indispensable look at American history and the battle against censorship.” —David Walker (Bitter Root, The Black Panther Party: a Graphic Novel History)Acclaimed true crime author, Harold Schechter, and multiple Eisner award winning cartoonist, Eric Powell, present a graphic novel that takes an unbiased look at this flawed and complex man whose obsessive dream of freeing the world from violence nearly murdered the comics industry.

The climactic chapter of the classic saga of the Dark Phoenix! The cover says it all: Phoenix must die! But if that is Jean Grey's fate, she won't face it alone! With Jean's life in the balance, the X-Men fight a duel of honor on the Blue Area of the Moon - against the mighty Gladiator and his allies in the Imperial Guard of the Shi'ar Empire! Cyclops will be by the side of the woman he loves until the battle's very end - and the shocking finale will break your heart now, every bit as it did for legions of X-Men fans in 1980! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting X-MEN (1963) #137. Marvel is reprinting the complete Death of Phoenix Saga issues as they originally appeared!

SABRETOOTH. WOLVERINE. DEATH. WOLVERINE versus SABRETOOTH on the grounds of the HOWLETT ESTATE! You've been waiting decades for this…and Wolverine's been dreading it for a century! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.

ULTRON CIVIL WAR! As the Church of Ultron clashes with a new iteration, OMEGA ULTRON, the West Coast Avengers race to contain the fallout! But where does their own Ultron stand?

Usagi and Yukichi have grown closer to Tabo and his fellow Kirishitan pilgrims during their travels. But at the end of their long walk the unexpected awaits—they are not alone seeking salvation from "The Mother!" Soon Usagi and Yukichi are reminded that every prayer cannot be answered when this heart-wrenching two-part story concludes. • Series finale!

For the first time in New Orleans history, the city has declared a MUTANT APPRECIATION DAY festival and street fair, with all the music, food and fun the city is famous for. If the Hellfire Gala is filet mignon, this is corn dogs and lemonade. But are all mutants okay with this attempt at bridging the gap, or are sinister forces lurking behind the Tilt-A-Whirl?

In the final issue, the quilt war comes to a head at a climactic showpiece showdown! And if that wasn’t pulse-pounding enough, Shauna’s summer romance finally gets time in the spotlight at the town poetry slam. There’s still a mystery to be solved, and the big reveal is tantalizingly close! Will Shauna leave town covered in glory, or be forced to ride her mangled canalboat into the sunset?• Series finale!

America is a melting pot for the supernatural. Ghosts and gods, angels and demons, horror stories and tall-tales, they’ve traveled from across the globe to collide in the rural Heartland… and cowboy arcanist Avery Belle has spent a very long lifetime amongst them. Horror noir meets Elmore Leonard in the mystic Mid-West.• A monster-of-the-week adventure with horror elements based on mythology!• Four issue series!

The Pantheon are now entrenched in New York, and their attention is swinging back to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! This time, it’s the surly dragon Drako who sets his sights on a swift and savage ambush from the air—and if there’s a fire-breathing bad guy in the game, the Turtles might need to find something new in their bag of tricks to fight back! Luckily, Donatello has just built a prototype suit of armor… Will that be enough, or will it just make Drako mad? The only way to find out is to grab a copy of Saturday Morning Adventures and dive in!

THUNDER WAR" Begins! It's a full-circle moment. The F.B.I. finally discover the mutant child from the OKLAHOMA INCIDENT (from ISSUE #1) and the safe house STORM sheltered the child in. The F.B.I. will not stop until they take in this mutant child, as the kid's unmatched nuclear-radiation powers make them a threat to humanity. STORM must protect this child, but there is one problem: The last time STORM was in close proximity to the child, STORM died a horrible death. Meanwhile, in the far reaches of space, ETERNITY locates the BLACK WINTER that consumed GALACTUS and SILVER SURFER SOOT - kick-starting the terrifying THUNDER WAR. Guest-starring BISHOP - the gunslinging energy gobbler!

DOCTOR APHRA AND LUKE SKYWALKER TOGETHER AGAIN! On the distant world of AARGAU, LUKE SKYWALKER and DOCTOR APHRA track down a valuable artifact. An unstable underworld collector has a different plan for them! Will the New Republic's newest agent betray her JEDI friend for a chance at the prize?

DEATH AND BETRAYAL! Round two has begun! But who was able to make it? Now that blood has been spilled, the webs are off as Spider-Man and friends face off yet again against Venom and the symbiotes! But not before TWO new champions are added to the roster! Who could these warriors be? And will they add to the slaughter that has now unleashed among the competitors, or will they betray their own team to avoid the conflict?

CHASE STEIN: BACK FROM THE FUTURE! Chase is back, looking more dangerous and broodier than ever! But what happened in the future that's got him so suspicious of Gert? And how long can the Runaways keep running away from the will of Doom?

RETRO VISION VARIANT BY BENJAMIN SU Psylocke has found the home of the man who trained her and rebuilt her into a weapon. Can she face what lives within those walls? And what devious creature is watching them from afar?

TIMESLIDING IN…TO PUT A STOP TO THE PHOENIX! Jean Grey's beloved, long-dead sister Sara is…alive and well among the stars?! On a mysterious planet called Greyhaven, the Grey sisters have had an impossible reunion… But while Jean is overjoyed, other forces at work in the universe are less than thrilled - especially the psychically-attuned ones: like the telepathic, time-traveling soldier known as CABLE. After all, what's an X-Men family reunion without at least one time-displaced stepchild?!