BOOM! STUDIOS
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER LEGACY EDITION VOL 6 TPB
DUNE: WHISPER OF CALADAN SEAS #1
Story: Brian Herbet, Kevin J. Anderson | Art: Jakub Rebelka| Cover: Jeff Dekal | $7.99
During the chaos of the legendary Battle of Arrakeen, a group of Atreides soldiers get caved in. So while Paul Atreides meets his destiny in battle, Sgt. Vitt uses his family's gift of storytelling as a Jongleur to transport his men from their tomb to their homeworld of Caladan. Can Vitt mentally transport them back to the lushness and vast oceans of Caladan and give them the gift of hope in the darkness?
FIREFLY #35
MIGHTY MORPHIN VOL 3 TPB
ONCE & FUTURE #23
POWER RANGERS #14
POWER RANGERS VOL 3 TPB
POWER RANGERS UNIVERSE #1 (OF 6)
Story: Nicole Andelfinger | Art: Simone Ragazzoni | Cover: Dan Mora | $4.99
What is the true origin of the Phantom Ranger? And what is his connection to the Morphin Grid?
From the moment he first appeared 24 years ago, fans have wondered about the origin of the mysterious Phantom Ranger. Questions which have never been answered, until now...
BOOM! Studios proudly presents a limited series event that will delve into the deepest origins of the Power Rangers Universe. Origins that have the Phantom Ranger at their heart.
DARK HORSE COMICS
APACHE DELIVERY SERVICE #1 (OF 4)
Story: Matt Kindt | Art/Cover: Hilary Jenkins | 32 pages | $3.99
Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins, and Hilary Jenkins, the creative team behind the hit series Fear Case, team up once more to bring another horrific masterpiece to life in Apache Delivery Service.
In the jungles of Vietnam, two men are on the hunt for a cache of missing gold from World War II. The men follow a trail of mysteriously mutilated corpses as they navigate through jungle, war and a maze of caves. Can these men trust each other? Is there a serial killer on the loose? And is there truth to the rumors — that a clan of ancient witches is guarding the missing Nazi gold?
Following the recent announcement of Netflix’s live action adaptation of Kindt’s Dept. H, the bizarre and horrifying Apache Delivery Service is the latest Kindt title to be published by Dark Horse, joining the likes of Crimson Flower, Ether, Fear Case and Mind MGMT.
“Easily the most unsettling story I’ve written and for-sure the creepiest art I’ve seen Tyler and Hilary come up with.” — Matt Kindt
“I have been wanting to make a book set during and in the Vietnam War for a really long time; it is such an interesting period. This book has been a joy to work on. Matt’s scripts are intense and subtle and delivers a rather grim ride into hell.” — Tyler Jenkins
Praise for Fear Case:
"Definitely pick up this book if you’re a horror crime fan.” — Comics: The Gathering
“… this feels like yet another win for Kindt and Jenkins.” — Big Comic Page
“This is the kind of comic one desperately wants to continue reading once an issue is done.” — Graphic Policy
“… Matt Kindt has done an excellent job of making me look forward to what's coming in the future.” — Comicbook.com
CRITICAL ROLE: TALES OF EXANDRIA #3 (OF 4)
DAISY #2 (OF 5)
HELLBOY: BONES OF GIANTS #3 (OF 4)
MAZEBOOK #5 (OF 5)
NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT II #4 (OF 5)
SWORD OF HYPERBOREA #1 (OF 4)
Story: Mike Mignola, Rob Williams | Art/Cover: Laurence Campbell | $3.99
From the ancient warrior Gall Dennar, to Sir Edward Grey, to the B.P.R.D.'s Agent Howards, the iconic Hyperborean sword from the world of Hellboy has landed in many influential hands. And this has been no accident. Trace the sword's path through the adventures and encounters that finally brought it to Ragna Rok, at the end of the world, and witness the sword's journey through history. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola gives us a new tale from the world of Hellboy, cowritten by Rob Williams and featuring the art of Mignolaverse veteran Laurence Campbell to deliver never-before-seen Hellboy lore!
CC sez: I sure hope all these non-Hellboy stories set in the Hellboy Universe get collected in a nice package down the road. Is it still called tradewaiting if you don't know exactly what you're waiting for?
DC COMICS
ACTION COMICS #1038
AQUAMAN/GREEN ARROW: DEEP TARGET #3 (OF 7)
AQUAMAN: THE BECOMING #4 (OF 6)
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: THE ARCHIVE OF WORLDS HC
DC VS. VAMPIRES #3 (OF 12)
DEATHSTROKE INC. #4
DETECTIVE COMICS #1046
FLASH #777
GREEN ARROW: THE LONGBOW HUNTERS SAGA OMNIBUS VOL 2
HARLEY QUINN #10
HUMAN TARGET #3 (OF 12)
JUSTICE LEAGUE #70
ROBIN #9
SUPERMAN ’78 #5 (OF 6)
SUPERMAN: RED & BLUE HC
SWAMP THING: GREEN HELL #1 (OF 3)
Story: Jeff Lemire | Art/Cover: Doug Mahnke | $6.99
The Earth is all but done. The last remnants of humanity cling to a mountaintop island lost in endless floodwater. The Parliaments of the Green, the Red, and the Rot all agree: it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start the cycle of life over again. And to do so, they’ve united their powers to summon an avatar — one of the most horrific monsters to ever stalk the surface of this forsaken planet. Against a creature like that, there can be no fighting back … unless you have a soldier who understands the enemy. Someone who has used its tactics before. Someone like Alec Holland. Of course, it would help if Alec Holland hadn’t been dead for decades … Jeff Lemire — the author of the smash hits Joker: Killer Smile and The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage, along with the graphic novel that inspired the television sensation Sweet Tooth — returns to Black Label with one of the greatest artists in modern DC history, Doug Mahnke, in tow! Together they’ll unleash a gory, gruesome monster mash, where the fate of humanity rests in the hands of someone who isn’t human at all!
TASK FORCE Z #3
TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #10
DYNAMITE
VENGEANCE OF VAMPIRELLA #25
IDW PUBLISHING
GI JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO YEARBOOK #4
MARVEL ACTION CLASSICS SPIDER-MAN TWO IN ONE #4
STAR WARS ADVENTURES (2020) VOL 1: LIGHT & DARK TPB
Story: Michael Moreci, Nick Brokenshire, Cavan Scott, and more | Art: Ilias Kyriazis, Nick Brokenshire, Derek Charm, Megan Levens, and more | Cover: Nick Brokenshire | 144 pages | $14.99
Brand-new middle-grade stories featuring all your favorite characters from the far reaches of the Star Wars galaxy, spanning the entire Skywalker Saga and beyond!
Includes three oversized stories starring Rey, Finn and Poe; Qui-Gon Jinn and the mighty Wookies of Kashyyyk; and Padmé and Anakin; plus half a dozen short stories including tales of villainy starring Kylo Ren and Darth Vader himself!
First, Poe and Finn take Rey to a remote planet to continue her Jedi training. But they're surprised to find that the First Order's reach extends far and wide. Then, Qui-Gon joins the Wookiees of Kashyyyk for a special Life Day celebration! And after that, Padmé and Anakin face a major predicament as they struggle to navigate the politics of the Republic! Meanwhile, Kylo Ren faces the difficulties of leadership and the politics of fear. And, following the siege of Hoth, Darth Vader explores the secrets of the abandoned Rebel base.
All this, and new stories of dastardly exploits by Grand Moff Tarkin, Maul, Tobias Beckett and Val and the sinister Nihil.
Collects the first six issues of the new Star Wars Adventures series begun in 2020.
CC sez: According to the press releases I've seen, IDW has lost this franchise, and it will be moving back to Dark Horse.
STAR WARS ADVENTURES (2021) #13
IMAGE COMICS
ECHOLANDS #5
ECHOLANDS RAW CUT ED #4
ICE CREAM MAN #27
MANIFEST DESTINY #45
STRAY DOGS: DOG DAYS #1 (OF 2)
Story/Art: Tony Fleecs | Art/Cover: Trish Forstner | $3.99
Breakout hit series Stray Dogs by Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner is back with a new spinoff, Dog Days. This upcoming two issue miniseries will launch in December from Image Comics.
A series of vicious short stories howling straight out of the pages of Stray Dogs, 2021’s surprise cartoon/horror smash hit! In Dog Days, each stray will get their moment to shine — questions will be answered, mysteries will be solved, and old wounds will be torn open. Starting this December … every dog has its day.
“We’re so excited to be making more Stray Dogs! When we first pitched the book to Image, we said, 'this is a tightly paced five issue series BUT — if people dig the book and the characters as much as we do — we also have a special we want to do later where we give each of our dogs their own little spotlight story without slowing down the pacing of the main book," said Fleecs. "It’s like an extended edition Blu-ray — The full Stray Dogs story happens in issues 1-5. But if you want to know more about Earl or Imogene or Victor, or get some more context for the story. All of that happens here. Plus, because we’re not locked into this suspense, 'How will they escape?' narrative anymore, we can do funny stories or sad stories or action-packed stories or sweet stories. All of the dogs in the book are different, so it’s been really nice to get to do a bunch of different kinds of stories with them.”
Select praise for Stray Dogs:
"What do you get when you crossbreed Silence of the Lambs with All Dogs Go to Heaven? Well, you get Stray Dogs." — Forbes
“It's not something that comes around every day, and if you enjoy trying new twists on classic comics premises, this should be at the top of your list.” — ComicBook.com
"Stray Dogs manages to somehow be a convincing collision between 101 Dalmations and Criminal. Noir, charming and a really great take on quasi-real dog psychology." — Kieron Gillen
“A charming, compelling comic with the best kind of sinister center.” — Multiversity Comics
“May catch your eye with its Disney-like style, but it will grab you with a riveting and shocking story that will keep you coming back for more.” — Horror DNA
CC sez: Why so many dogs? So many dogs!
MARVEL COMICS
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #83
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: SPIDER-MAN NO MORE NEW PTG TPB
ATLANTIS ATTACKS: ORIGINAL EPIC TPB
CHAMPIONS VOL 2: KILLER APP TPB
DAREDEVIL BY CHARLES SOULE OMNIBUS HC
DAREDEVIL EPIC COLLECTION: DEAD MAN’S HAND TPB
DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE #4 (OF 5)
Story: Jed Mackay | Art: Lee Garbett | Cover: Kaare Andrews | Teen+ | $3.99
DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE will tell the final saga in the life of Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme! Written by Jed MacKay with art by Lee Garbett, this five-issue epic will not only deal with the complex mystery behind Strange’s murder, but also introduce the dangerous mystical and other-dimensional threats that will be unleashed in his absence. Who has the skills and command over the mystic arts to save the Marvel Universe? Find out in December’s DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE #4 where a hero will step up to resume the duties of the Sorcerer Supreme!
DEVIL’S REIGN #2 (OF 6)
Story: Chip Zdarsky | Art/Cover: Marco Checchetto | Teen+ | $4.99
Wilson Fisk has set the Marvel Universe on a dangerous and violent path, hoping to remake it in his own image. Systematically leveraging the power of his office against the heroes of the Marvel Universe, Fisk takes his most dangerous and craven step yet... The THUNDERBOLTS are reporting for duty!
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Hizzoner isn't the only one with ambitions-the forces he's marshaled do as well. You know what they say about honor among thieves ...
Check out Mark Bagley’s epic connecting cover below and collect all six over the next few months!
CC sez: Tradewaiting. (And review-waiting.)
SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY HC
STAR WARS BOUNTY HUNTERS #19
STAR WARS VOL 3: WAR OF BOUNTY HUNTERS TPB
TIMELESS #1 ONE-SHOT
Story: Jed Mackay | Art: Kev Walker, Greg Land & Mark Bagley | Cover: Kael Ngu, Natacha Bustos, Juann Cabal, Carmen Carnero, Joshua Cassara, Iban Coello, Patrick Gleason, Peach Momoko, R.B. Silva | $5.99
How do you win a war against time? Find out this December in TIMELESS #1, a journey through the future of the entire Marvel Universe! This special one-shot from writer Jed MacKay and artists Kev Walker, Greg Land, and Mark Bagley will give readers their first glimpse at what’s to come next year, including new developments for the X-Men, Daredevil, Venom, the Avengers, and all the major players in the Marvel pantheon! Don’t miss your chance to follow Kang the Conqueror into the very beginning of all the epic sagas, surprising revelations and blockbuster new Marvel Comics series that everyone will be talking about in 2022!
Kang the Conqueror is a warrior, a destroyer, a subjugator — but even he is subject to the whims and vicissitudes of time itself. When a parallel timeline threatens to overwrite the future that Kang has fought so long and so hard to control, the master of the ages will have no choice but to go to war with time itself, battling through days of tomorrow as he struggles to prevent the end of what is to come!
"Kang the Conqueror always knows what happens next — it's a perk of being from the 31st century. But when chronal chaos throws the future he expects into disarray, the Conqueror finds a new challenge to pit himself against — and he's delighted by it,” MacKay explained. “In his adventure across the timelines, Kang will reveal things that will happen in the coming years, things that could, and things that should never. He will pit his unstoppable thirst for excellence at all costs against a foe both new and old, and destroy anything in his path to greatness — even if it is an entire world. Some futures will be revealed, others hinted at, and yet others will be annihilated- but which are which?"
"Our magnificent Marvel fans are sure to thrilled by the spectacular stories we have planned for 2022, and TIMELESS serves as its seismic setup, taking our characters to some most unexpected places – and time periods – with plenty of secrets and surprises along the way! A look at Marvel's past, present and future ... it's all connected!" Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski promises.
To celebrate this incredible moment in Marvel history, Marvel’s Stormbreakers, the next generation of elite comic artists, have turned out new covers depicting some of your favorite heroes. Incorporating time imagery in stunning fashion, these pieces are perfect companions to Kang’s venture into the timestream!
CC sez: So, I've wondered since the first time I read Avengers #8 back in the '60s, when Kang gets defeated, what's to stop him from going home, recovering, upgrading his equipment, and coming back five seconds after he left the Avengers, and having another go at them? And if he loses again, repeat the process? Or come back five seconds before the did the first time, with foreknowledge of how the Avengers would react? He'd wear them out and win eventually, probably sooner rather than later. If Marvel has addressed this, I'd love to hear the explanation.
TOMB OF DRACULA COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 5 TPB
WASTELANDERS: STAR-LORD #1
Story: Rich Douek | Art: Brent Peeples | Cover: Josemaria Casanovas | Parental Advisory | $3.99
PETER QUILL HAUNTED BY HIS PAST!
The legendary STAR-LORD has fallen on hard times. With the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY disbanded, PETER QUILL returned to Earth to find it a wasteland unlike anything he's seen across the stars-heroes dead, villains in power. While he's taken out one threat, others remain in the Wastelands, and Star-Lord's own desire to assuage his guilt for being off-world during the calamity will land him right in the middle of another! Will Quill overcome the MYSTERIOUS FORCE waiting for him at the site of his lost love's death? Or is she not really dead at all ...?
X-STATIX COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL 2 TPB
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
2000 AD MARCH 2021 PROG PACK
ALIAS BLACK & WHITE #1 (OF 7)
Antarctic Press | $3.99 | Story: Chuck Dixon | Art: Todd Fox, Enrique Villagran | Cover: Brian Denham
"Stranglehold"
Antarctic Press makes a name for itself with the return of this '90s crime drama (unrelated to either the later Marvel comic or the espionage TV series) from longtime Batman writer Chuck Dixon. A woman introduces her new boyfriend to her family, unaware that he is being tracked by the FBI for a string of murders until it's too late.
CC sez: Looked interesting.
ARCHIE’S PALS ‘N’ GALS TPB
ARIFURETA: COMMONPLACE TO STRONGEST ZERO VOL 5 GN
ASCENCIA #10
ASTERIX PAPERCUTZ EDITION VOL 39: ASTERIX & THE GRIFFIN GN
BAD KITTY GETS A PHONE GN
CC sez: More cats!
BATTLECATS VOL 3 #5
CC sez: Why so many cats?
BEWARE THE WITCH’S SHADOW: NIGHT FRIGHTS #1
CC sez: See last week.
BLOOD ON SUNSET #1 (OF 5)
Source Point Press | Story: Mark D'anna | Art/Cover: Arjuna Susini | $3.99
It's June 20th, 1947. Former cop Clint Braddock is drinking at a bar on Sunset Boulevard when he gets a call from his ex-girlfriend, Beverly. Bugsy Siegel's just been murdered, and she found the body. She's terrified and needs his help. Fast. Braddock arrives to find the aftermath of a violent, sadistic murder. Not your typical mob hit. It almost looks like the work of...Eaters. Amidst the carnage, Braddock finds evidence that someone may be trying to pin the murder on him. Braddock is part Eater, and he's spent years keeping his true nature hidden. But it looks like someone knows what he is, and is using it to implicate him in the biggest crime to hit Los Angeles in decades. Now, the seat of power in the criminal underworld is up for grabs, and rumors of a Vampire crime syndicate emerging as major players look disturbingly plausible. As Braddock is pulled deeper into the hunt for Siegel's killer, he'll find he's either the ideal ally for the Vampire cause, or the perfect weapon to stop it. It all depends on where his loyalties lie.
CC sez: Also looked interesting. Source Point Press had a burst of releases this week. They don't send me PR, so I won't burden you with all of them. Just the interesting-looking ones.
BLUE FLAME #6
BOX #3
BREAKER OMNIBUS VOL 2 GN
BURIED BUT NOT DEAD: LOST TALES TPB
CHARLIE’S SPOT #1
CLASSIC PULP #1 SPOOKS AND SLEUTHS TPB
CONSTELLATION GN
Black Panel Press | Story: Vincent Pompetti | Art/Cover: Vincent Pompetti
The sequel to the scifi graphic novel Ancient Astronauts. In the immense universe lies The Constellation of Forests. At the center of which, civilizations organize around the congregation of United Planets. Since the existence of The Ancient Astronauts was revealed, an uneasy feeling has spread among the inhabitants of Plaine. The latter are sages of myth, who come from long lost regions of space. One of the essential technologies of these beings has been stolen. By whom, no one knows.
CC sez: Yep, looked interesting.
CORONAVIRUS BOOK ONE-SHOT
CROSS TO BEAR #3
CROSSED: BADLANDS AUXILIARY 13-18 BAG SET
CROSSED: BADLANDS AUXILIARY 1-6 BAG SET
CROSSED: BADLANDS AUXILIARY 7-12 BAG SET
CROSSED: PSYCHOPATH AUXILIARY CVR BAG SET
CULT OF DRACULA TPB
DAI DARK VOL 3 GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art: Q Hayashida | 224 pages | $13.99
A wildly creative new manga series from the creator of Dorohedoro in which necromancy, space action, and dark humor collide!
Zaha Sanko is the most wanted man in the universe. They say that if you can take his bones, you’ll be rewarded with anything you might desire. That’s made no end of trouble for Sanko, who’s a pretty normal teenage dude (when he’s not killing people with an axe made out of pure darkness). Currently the prisoner of an ancient space cult, he’ll need everything he’s got to reclaim his freedom. Thankfully, he’s got three oddballs backing him up who just so happen to be the other most wanted men in the universe. Bizarre mayhem is just around the corner!
CC sez: Seven Seas/Ghost Ship also had a burst of releases this week. They did send me PR for most of them, so yeah, I'm posting it.
DIGGER #3
DOCTOR WHO: EMPIRE OF THE WOLF #2
Titan | 32 pages | $3.99
Story: Jody Houser | Art: Roberta Ingranata | Cover: Priscilla Petraites, Photo Cover, Roberta Ingranata
CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EIGHTH DOCTOR'S DEBUT!
Trapped in a parallel universe, Rose Tyler believed her adventures with the Doctor were over. Now, pulled by a mysterious energy into this reality, she must work with the Doctors (Matt Smith and Paul McGann) to end the tyrannical rule of the warmongering BAD WOLF EMPRESS!
DUNGEON BUILDER LABYRINTH MODERN CITY VOL 5 GN
ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN TPB
EXCITING COMICS #17
FAILURE FRAME VOL 3 GN
FLEETWAY PICTURE LIBRARY: CLASH OF BLADES SC
FLEETWAY PICTURE LIBRARY: JOHN STEEL II SC
FOUND FOOTAGE VOL 2 LTD ED
GFT TAROT TPB
GIRLS OF DIMENSION 13 TPB
GLEIPNIR VOL 10 GN
GOOD BOY #2 (OF 3)
More dogs!
GRAVEL COMBAT MAGICIAN HORROR CVR BAG SET
GREAT GATSBY #3
GRIMM FAIRY TALES #55
HANGING ON BY A THREAD GN
HEADHUNTED TO ANOTHER WORLD SALARYMAN VOL 2 GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art: Muramitsu Benigashira | 186 pages | $12.99
DIABOLICAL STRETCH GOALS
When Uchimura Denosuke agreed to take a job in the Demon Overlord’s army, he passed his first test with flying colors — despite being a normal human. But when his new boss asks him to resolve a magical dilemma, Uchimura’s office skills may not be enough. Can an ordinary salaryman keep up with the demands of being a Heavenly King?
HERO LAUGHS PATH OF VENGEANCE SECOND TIME VOL 1 GN
HOLLISTON GOES TO HELL TPB
HORROR COMICS #7 VAMPIRE NINJA ONO PART 1 OF 2
HUMAN REMAINS #4
JUDGE DREDD COMPLETE CASE FILES VOL 36 TPB
KAGEKI SHOJO VOL 3 GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art: Kumiko Saiki | 160 pages | $12.99
ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND SPORTS!
The Kouka School of Musical and Theatrical Arts might not be your average school, but it still has a sports festival! Sarasa and the other girls are eager to take part, but what they’re really excited about is performing in the half-time show! Will they succeed on and off the stage?
KAIJUMAX SEASON 6 #5
KAMEN RIDER CLASSIC MANGA COLLECTION HC
KNIGHT JANEK #1 (OF 3)
LADY DEATH GODDESSES BAG SET
LADY DEATH GROOVY BAG SET
LADY DEATH QUESTS LEATHER SET
LADY DEATH SCHOOL DAYS BAG SET
LDK GN VOL 17
LEGEND OF DORORO & HYAKKIMARU VOL 4 GN
LIFE IS STRANGE: SETTLING DUST #3 (OF 4)
LIVES OF THE GREAT OCCULTISTS
LOVE & HEART VOL 4 GN
MAGICAL ANGEL CREAMY MAMI SPOILED PRINCESS VOL 3 GN
MAGUS OF LIBRARY VOL 5 GN
MAJOR EAZY TP B
MEGA #1
MISS KOBAYASHI’S DRAGON MAID VOL 11 GN
MODESTY BLAISE COMPANION EXPANDED EDITION 2ND PTG SC
MONSTROUS VOL 5: HEARTBREAK AND BLOOD LOSS TPB
MY BAD #3
MY BOY VOL 8 GN
MY NEXT LIFE AS A VILLAINESS ON VERGE OF DOOM VOL 1 GN
NIGHT OF CADILLACS #2 (OF 2)
NINE STONES #5
NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #181
NINJAS & ROBOTS #12
OTAKU ELF VOL 3 GN
PEACH BOY RIVERSIDE VOL 4 GN
PERFECT WORLD VOL 9 GN
PHANTOM COMPLETE DAILIES VOL 23 1971-1973 HC
PHANTOM ON THE SCAN TPB
PLANET COMICS #4
POP STAR ASSASSIN #3 (OF 6)
PRETTY BOY DETECTIVE CLUB VOL 2 GN
PROJECT MK ULTRA VOL 1 HC
REBORN AS A SPACE MERCENARY VOL 2 GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art: Ryuto Tetsuhiro Nabeshima Shunichi Matsui | 164 pages | $12.99
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DOL — GALACTIC WAR?!
Reborn into a universe much like his favorite game, Hiro wants nothing more than to retire planetside. To turn that dream into reality, he’s been working as a space mercenary and making some serious bank. With a fat wallet, a beautiful girl by his side, and a poor little space elf as first mate, it seems like smooth sailing ahead. That is, until he’s caught in a conflict between the Grakkan Empire and the Belbellum Federation!
RENT A GIRLFRIEND VOL 10 GN
REVENANTS: ZOMBIES ON A TRAIN
RISE OF DRACULA #1 (OF 6)
Source POint Press | Story: Rich Davis | Art: Puis Calzada | Cover: David Sanchez | $3.99
Rejoice! For the great purge is upon you. Come and see! Nations shall fall. Every human shall be held to account. Witness the rise of Dracula! By her blood will the world be born anew!
Chapter two in Rich Davis' award winning Dracula nightmare continues with "Rise of Dracula." Soon to be a television series!
CC sez: Here's another Source Point Press release that looked interesting.
ROBYN HOOD JUSTICE TPB
ROLL OVER AND DIE VOL 2 GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art by: kiki kinta Sunao Minakata | 160 pages | $12.99
GOTCHA!
Flum Apricot has defeated a werewolf and become an adventurer. Now she can start her new life with Milkit, once she rescues a merchant from some hoodlums, and deals with a violent nun from the Church of Origin, and defeats all the monsters she encounters, and finds the rare and illegal medicinal herb the merchant needs, and…confronts a horrible beast with a swirling vortex where its face should be! Flum is not about to roll over for anyone, except Milkit!
ROY OF THE ROVERS BEST OF ‘70S HC
SACHI’S MONSTROUS APPETITE VOL 3
SAVIORS BOOK CAFE STORY IN ANOTHER WORLD VOL 1 GN
SCHOOL FROZEN IN TIME VOL 4 GN
SEMELPAROUS VOL 1 GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art: Jun Ogino | 164 pages | $12.99
Within a walled city that separates our world from the kaiju trying to destroy it, humanity fights for survival in this intense new yuri series.
Ever since they were young girls, best friends Yorino and Haruka have been training to join the ranks of the Bulwarks — soldiers who defend humanity from the kaiju trying to break through. But when Haruka is killed during a routine drill, Yorino’s world is shattered. Will she ever be able to open her heart to another? Strap in for intense, apocalyptic romance!
SHE PROFESSED HERSELF PUPIL OF WISE MAN VOL 3 GN
SPACE CORPS #2 (OF 3)
SUPERWOMEN IN LOVE VOL 3 GN
SUPPOSE A KID FROM LAST DUNGEON MOVED VOL 5 GN
SWORDS OF CEREBUS IN HELL VOL 9 TPB
TALES FROM THE DEAD ASTRONAUT #2 (OF 3)
TAROT WITCH OF THE BLACK ROSE #131
THAT TIME I GOT REINCARNATED AS A SLIME VOL 18 GN
THAT TIME I REINCARNATED SLIME TRINITY VOL 5 GN
TOM THE DANCING BUG AWAKENS TPB
CC sez: Bugs!
TOM THE DANCING BUG WITHOUT THE BAD ONES
CC sez: So many bugs!
TOUCHING EVIL #19
TWO LIONS GN
Seven Seas | Story/Art: Nagisa Furuya | 258 pages | $13.99
Opposites attract in this friends-to-lovers Boys’ Love tale!
Not long after he starts university, friendly, big-hearted Junpei runs into the very unfriendly Leo. As they speak, Junpei learns that they went to the same high school and that Leo was the “Demon Lion” feared back then as a secret gang leader. After those days spent as a lonely, misunderstood high schooler, Leo escaped to a faraway college to make new friends. Junpei becomes his first and vows to help Leo make more, but are his feelings for Leo stronger than friendship.
CC sez: There's an unusually high number of "boys love" releases this week from Seven Seas (see "BOOKS" below). I'm still curious how danmei, yaoi, yuri, gender-bender, etc., got so popular in button-downed Japan. It's just counter-intuitive to me. But then, I've never been to Japan, so maybe I've got the wrong idea about the culture.
UNBORN #4
UNHOLY POV CVRS BAG SET
UQ HOLDER GN VOL 22
UZAKI CHAN WANTS TO HANG OUT VOL 6 GN
VAMPIRE DORMITORY VOL 2 GN
VERGE #2
VINLAND SAGA VOL 12 GN
WAR STORIES NOSE ART 13-19 BAG SET
WAR STORIES NOSE ART 1-6 BAG SET
WAR STORIES NOSE ART 7-12 BAG SET
WARCORNS TPB
WATCH DOGS LEGION #2 (OF 4)
CC sez: Still more dogs!
WE DON’T KILL SPIDERS #3 (OF 3)
CC sez: And now spiders!
WHEN WILL AYUMU MAKE HIS MOVE VOL 2 GN
WHO WANTS TO MARRY A BILLIONAIRE? VOL 1 GN
Seven Seas | Mature | Story/Art by: Mikoto Yamaguchi Mario | 184 oages | $13.99
In this Mature-rated manga, a crafty woman gets more than she bargained for when she connives her way onto a sexy reality show!
Down on her luck and pushing 30, shut-in NEET Yuuna needs a plan to excavate herself from her mountain of debt. Fortunately, she knows just the thing: Who Wants to Marry a Billionaire?, the infamous reality TV show where women compete for the right to marry into riches! She’ll do whatever it takes to thwart the competition and bag both a man and his moneybags.
CC sez: I'll give naughty manga credit for this: They put what they're selling front and center.
WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE #3 (OF 3)
YUKI VS PANDA VOL 1 TPB
YUZU PET VET VOL 6 GN
MAGAZINES
ALTER EGO #172
HOBBY JAPAN OCTOBER 2021
HORRORHOUND #91
ILLUSTRATORS MAGAZINE #32
JACK KIRBY COLLECTOR #81
JUDGE DREDD MEGAZINE #430
MEGAMI SEPTEMBER 2021
NEWTYPE AUGUST 2021
NEWTYPE SEPTEMBER 2021
BOOKS
BLACK CANARY NOVEL: BREAKING SILENCE SC
DRUGSTORE IN ANOTHER WORLD VOL 3 LIGHT NOVEL SC
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE MATERIAL ULTIMANIA HC
FIREFLY: CARNIVAL PROSE HC
GRANDMASTER DEMONIC CULTIVATION MO DAO ZU SHI NOVEL VOL 1
Story/Art: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu | 396 pages | $19.99
Also known as MDZS, the blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired comics, animation and the live-action series The Untamed–which amassed billions of views, including on Netflix! This historical fantasy tale of two powerful men who find each other through life and death is now officially in English, for the very first time.
Wei Wuxian was once one of the most outstanding men of his generation, a talented and clever young cultivator who harnessed martial arts, knowledge, and spirituality into powerful abilities. But when the horrors of war led him to seek a new power through demonic cultivation, the world’s respect for his skills turned to fear, and his eventual death was celebrated throughout the land.
Years later, he awakens in the body of an aggrieved young man who sacrifices his soul so that Wei Wuxian can exact revenge on his behalf. Though granted a second life, Wei Wuxian is not free from his first, nor the mysteries that appear before him now. Yet this time, he’ll face it all with the righteous and esteemed Lan Wangji at his side, another powerful cultivator whose unwavering dedication and shared memories of their past will help shine a light on the dark truths that surround them.
GROWERS JOURNAL
HEAVEN OFFICIALS BLESSING TIAN GUAN CI FU NOVEL VOL 1
Story/Art: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu | 356 pages | $19.99
The blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired the animated series! This epic historical fantasy about a prince and the mysterious man by his side is now officially in English, for the very first time.
Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does–cast from the heavens and banished to the world below.
Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears. … What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile?
HERO LAUGHS WHILE WALKING THE PATH OF VENGENCE NOVEL VOL 1 SC
HOW REALIST HERO REBUILT KINGDOM LIGHT NOVEL VOL 13
HR GIGER TASCHEN 40TH ANNIV EDITION
JAMES BOND FILM GUIDE OFF GT ALL 25 007 FILMS HC
MARVEL BY DESIGN HC
NES ENCYCLOPEDIA
OUR ARTISTS AT WAR: BEST AMERICAN WAR COMICS SC
REINCARNATED AS A DRAGON HATCHLING LIGHT NOVEL VOL 2 SC
SCUM VILLAINS SELF SAVING SYSTEM REN ZHA FANPAI ZIJI NOVEL
Story/Art: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu | 356 pages | $19.99
The blockbuster danmei/Boys’ Love novels from China that inspired the animated Scumbag System series streaming in English! This hilarious story of a man reborn as a villain in a fantasy novel series who ends up romancing the male protagonist is now officially in English, for the very first time.
Half-demon Luo Binghe rose from humble beginnings and a tortured past to become unrivaled in strength and beauty. With his dominion over both the Human and Demon Realms and his hundreds-strong harem, he is truly the most powerful protagonist … in a trashy webnovel series!
At least, that’s what Shen Yuan believes as he finishes reading the final chapter in Proud Immortal Demon Way. But when a bout of rage leads to his sudden death, Shen Yuan is reborn into the world of the novel in the body of Shen Qingqiu -– the beautiful but cruel teacher of a young Luo Binghe. While Shen Qingqiu may have the incredible power of a cultivator, he is destined to be horrifically punished for crimes against the protagonist.
The new Shen Qingqiu now has only one course of action: get into Luo Binghe’s good graces before the young man’s rise to power or suffer the awful fate of a true scum villain!
SNES ENCYCLOPEDIA SC
STNG NERD SEARCH HC BLOOPERS OF BORG
UNSEEN ART OF HOLLYWOOD FILM STORYBOARDS HC
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DEVIL’S REIGN #2 (OF 6) - I read the first issue, and it was alright.
CC sez: So, I've wondered since the first time I read Avengers #8 back in the '60s, when Kang gets defeated, what's to stop him from going home, recovering, upgrading his equipment, and coming back five seconds after he left the Avengers, and having another go at them? And if he loses again, repeat the process? Or come back five seconds before the did the first time, with foreknowledge of how the Avengers would react? He'd wear them out and win eventually, probably sooner rather than later. If Marvel has addressed this, I'd love to hear the explanation. - This what I always thought about after the first Terminator movie.
BLOOD ON SUNSET #1 (OF 5) - I ordered this, so if I remember I'll let you know what I thought.
I'm still curious how danmei, yaoi, yuri, gender-bender, etc., got so popular in button-downed Japan. It's just counter-intuitive to me. But then, I've never been to Japan, so maybe I've got the wrong idea about the culture. - I my experience, on the business side they are pretty formal and button-downed, outside of that they seem pretty free and easy.
Thanks, Travis!