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A beyond-the-screen adventure filling in the gap year at the outset of the hit film Avatar: The Way of Water!The RDA is back in force with boots on the ground and Major Tyler Bukowski leading the way in Jake’s neck of the woods. Bukowski’s already drawn first blood and sent a message, one that will send ripples throughout the Omatikaya and crack the foundations of Jake’s resolve. But with their entire world at stake, Jake and his adopted people will need all their skills and plenty of luck to come out of this on top. For the Na’vi, losing is not an option.• Six-issue series.

From manga icon Makoto Yukimura, the creator of Vinland Saga! It's 2078, and eighteen astronauts represent all humanity on its first voyage to Jupiter. And their humanity is more precious than the treasure they seek.Hachimaki is determined to break free of Earth’s gravity well by joining the crew of the fusion-powered Von Braun on its epic first crewed journey to Jupiter. If the giant planet can be successfully reached and harvested for the helium-3 fuel in its atmosphere, the entire solar system will open up to humanity.But it isn’t only worlds whose paths are made by unseen orbits through time and space…it’s people, and Hachimaki must confront the tension of tightening his human bonds to Earth through marriage, even as he seeks the far frontier—just as his old captain, Fee Carmichael, must seek that invisible balance of forces with the past, present, and future generations of her own earthbound family. And if Fee and crewmates Yuri and Tanabe aboard the space junk removal ship Toy Box can’t stop the long-feared Kessler Syndrome as a war in space threatens to spin out of control and fill orbit with an inescapable cloud of debris, humanity may never journey beyond Earth again! Planetes is an epic saga of family, friendship, and passion in a future not far away!Planetes is the ancient Greek word for “wanderers”—describing both the planets themselves, and the restless protagonists who dream of reaching those distant worlds against an epic backdrop of family, romance, politics, ambition, and war in creator Makoto Yukimura’s saga of the human drama of space exploration!Deluxe Edition features: Front and back covers feature debossed patterns with tactile effect. Metallic copper gilding on page edges.7” x 10” hardback on high-quality paper.44 full-color art pages on special gloss stock.Book design pays tribute to real astronauts; inspired by elements of the International Space Station.

Chicago in the 1990s—a city of crime that means good business for two young women: bounty hunter partners Rally and Minnie-May, the Gunsmith Cats!Fans will love this crime manga classic from the ‘90s from the character designer of Bubblegum Crisis, printed in an over-sized format and high-quality paper.Rally Vincent runs Gunsmith Cats—a gun shop in Illinois with her partner, demolitions expert and former call girl Minnie-May Hopkins. But Rally’s “real” job doesn’t pay the bills, her hobby does. And her hobby is bounty hunting, bringing the most wanted men and women in the Chicago area to justice—dressed in her sharp suit and tie, and driving her Shelby Cobra GT 500!In Gunsmith Cats Omnibus vol. 3, custody battles can get nasty—but rarely as nasty as the situation Rally and Minnie-May are caught up in. Michael Stone, the famed hypnotist and stage magician known professionally as “Mister Smart” has jumped bail on a hit-and-run, which made him Rally’s business…and then kidnapping gets added to the rap sheet, as Smart is set up by his estranged wife on a false charge of abducting his own daughter, Jeena. But this is much more than just a family dispute, as behind the personal drama is a scheme to use Smart’s skills to rip off $20 million in Mob money…with Jeena’s life as penalty if he doesn’t pull off the trick!Then, Rally’s trouble-prone pal, master thief Misty Brown, gets into more trouble than ever when she decides to steal Bean “Roadbuster” Bandit’s beloved car Buff on a whim. Not only is Bean a tad upset, but Misty is now in terrible danger, and not necessarily from the Roadbuster—because certain ruthless people want to lay hands on the cargo he was transporting. Sure, it was only blank sheets of paper, but there’s thousands of them…and it seems they’re the exact same special kind used by the US Mint!For mature audiences.“…[Sonoda’s] work on series such as Bubblegum Crisis and Gall Force helped define the look of 1980s anime. His first major manga, Gunsmith Cats, proved that Sonoda is a talented writer as well. (3 stars out of 4)”—Jason Thompson, Manga: The Complete Guide“Muscled thugs stalking mean streets, fast cars, pretty girls, and enough munitions to equip a personal army…Gunsmith Cats is a superb series worthy of just about anyone’s collection.” —A.V. Club“A classic girls with guns manga.” —Library Journal

Geralt and Tila present the killer to the townsfolk, but where monsters roam, so flows deceit. A decades’ long grudge shows its true face. And the Graf’s oath is put to the test as the bounty is but one prize to be claimed.• Series finale!

To mark the 25th anniversary of The Goon, Eisner Award-winner Eric Powell returns with an all-new tale!A brand new black and white horror graphic novel filled with Powell's brand of humor.The return to Lonely Street hasn’t been easy for the Goon and Franky. And just as they’ve finally got the various gangs of blood suckers and night stalkers back in line, a new threat appears. Or is it an old one? Mysteries (and backstabbing) abound on the deadly streets of Nameless Town.Bonus content includes a sketchbook and cover gallery!Collects The Goon: Them That Don't Stay Dead! #1-#4.

Agent Susan Xiang can solve a dangerous, monster-fueled mystery, but only if she can confront her own family’s secrets from the past.A mysterious B.P.R.D. case in the 1960s forces Agent Sue Xiang to dive into the history of the secretive Golden Crane Society, and into the questions in her own family past as well.Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is joined by writer Chris Roberson (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D., Panya: The Mummy’s Curse) and artist Michael Avon Oeming (Abe Sapien, Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956) in this paranormal puzzle that unfolds across time.Collects Shadow of the Golden Crane #1–#4 and a sketchbook section.

Three standalone stories featuring Katara, Toph, and Suki are presented in one omnibus collection for the first time.What do pirates, prisons, and a Lavabender have in common? It’s this collection of Avatar: The Last Airbender stories! Katara has to embrace her tougher side and join a pirate crew to escape the Fire Nation navy, Toph embraces her new role as teacher to some skeptical new students, and Suki’s time in the Boiling Rock prison provides a painful lesson that will ultimately strengthen her faith in her friends. These three standalone stories are presented in an omnibus collection for the first time.Continue the adventure of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series with adventures written by Faith Erin Hicks (The Nameless City, Pumpkinheads) and drawn by Peter Wartman (Stonebreaker), with colors by Adele Matera and letters by ComiCraft’s Jimmy Betancourt, in collaboration with original creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko’s Avatar Studios! Collects Avatar: The Last Airbender--Katara and the Pirate's Silver, Avatar: The Last Airbender--Toph's Metalbending Academy, and Avatar: The Last Airbender--Suki, Alone.

The villains of Minor Threats and iconic teenagers of Archie Comics have switched places! Prepare to experience these characters like you've NEVER seen them before! Frankie Follis aka Playtime has gone from being Twilight City’s Queenpin of Crime to becoming Riverdale's Queenbee teenager. The Five Fingers of Merlin has granted her the childhood she never had, void of crime, where the only score to be had is winning the Riverdale High Talent Show! The prize? Ultimate cosmic power! New villains from Twilight City have their eye on taking home the prize, a group of super crooks led by none other than Archie Andrews aka Gingersnap! Riverdale’s most pure hearted teenager breaks bad! Written by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum & Timmy Heague with art by Scott Koblish! • Four-issue series.

On a dying Earth filled with expanding dead zones, humans form rage gangs to vent their anger at futures lost or escape into the cyber-void to avoid thinking about what's coming. Our only hope of survival rests with a new kind of human. Will their appearance in a desperate world be met with acceptance—or destruction? Are they angels, devils, or the latest iteration of a Frankenstein’s monster?• A new apocalyptic sci-fi epic from Joseph Michael Straczynski!• Featuring art by the talented Tony Parker (Medusa)!• Four-issue series.

RoboWolf and his crew have come face to face with a double chainsaw wielding foe from their past! If they have any hope of making it to General Masakov in time to pay the ransom for RoboWolf's daughter, they'll have to combine their radical skills and defeat this bloodthirsty monstrosity! Bullets will be fired, roundhouse kicks will be delivered, and a father's love will be tested! To its limits!• Four issue series.

An intrepid time traveler voyages to a new dimension, but the monsters he finds there may be less of a danger than time itself.Mike Mignola and Bruce Zick cowrite and Zick (Thor, The Atomic Legion) draws this new series that explores an uncharted corner of the Hellboy universe!• A new four-part miniseries in the world of Hellboy!• Writer/artist Bruce Zick joins the Hellboy universe!

A beyond-the-screen adventure filling in the gap year at the outset of the hit film Avatar: The Way of Water!After defending their home of Pandora and sending the RDA packing back to Earth nearly fifteen years ago, the Na’vi returned to their peaceful lives. Former Marine Jake Sully, now accepted as Na’vi himself in an Avatar body, has started a family with Neytiri. Despite more than a decade of peace, Jake knows the RDA isn’t done with Pandora yet. And now he’s proven right as they return in force. With his adopted people and his children at stake, Jake will need to lead the Na’vi into war once again, this time facing more firepower and advanced weapons, with new enemies who have just as much to fight for.• Features new villains and fan-favorite heros!• Ethan Sacks (Marvel’s Old Man Hawkeye, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters) brings his creative touch to the world of the Na’vi!• Six-issue series.

This brand-new, updated art book-sized hardcover edition of the long out-of-print collection by cult film host Joe Bob Briggs features new writing, movie reviews, and fan letters not seen in over 40 years, plus new artwork by comic book artist Mike Norton and an introduction by Stephen King.Cult genre film host Joe Bob Briggs' collection of wisecracking takes on drive-in movies and redneck life is finally back in print!This art book-sized hardcover edition features Briggs’ first columns for The Dallas Times Herald and contains his famous B-movie reviews, fan letters and his replies, plus Briggs’ adventures as the world’s foremost expert on drive-ins—some of which hasn’t been in print for more than forty years.This expanded, newly-designed edition includes a cover by Wallace McBride, interior artwork by comic book artist Mike Norton, and an introduction by Stephen King. Featuring Joe Bob Briggs’ writing on beloved horror classics ranging from Basket Case to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to The Evil Dead, this book is essential reading for all drive-in cinema and Joe Bob Briggs fans.

At the Hawkins National Laboratory, scientists opened a portal to the Upside Down. One day, something stepped into our world from the other side, transforming the sterile research facility into a charnel house. Witness the ill-fated experiment, and the ensuing carnage, that started it all through the Demogorgon’s eyes (or lack thereof)! • The fourth and final eerie story seeing the events of Stranger Things from an all-new perspective.

After getting stranded on a field trip to Twilight City, ARCHIE and The Gang have been recruited into FRANKIE FOLLIS - aka PLAYTIME'S - WAR ON MAGIC and it’s getting bloody! Pull it together, Archie, DO. NOT. FAINT. BETTY and VERONICA are watching! As Frankie and the Riverdale crew close in on the elusive magical supervillain TOP HAT, our favorite teenage witch, SABRINA, enters the fray! AND Top Hat has found help in THE ALTERNATES' CRAB LOUIE and MARY THE MULTI-MONSTER?! Wait, what?! If that wasn't enough to entice you to pick up the second issue of your new favorite crossover, BARFLY'S $@eater recruits JUGHEAD AND JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS for a Battle of The Bands! One thing is for sure, Redport is gonna rock! Written by Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum & Timmy Heague with art by Scott Koblish!• Four issue series.