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THE BIG FEMINIST BUT The Big Feminist BUT: Comics about Women, Men and the IFs, ANDs & BUTs of Feminism is a comics anthology that asks: What do we really mean when we say, “I’m not a feminist, BUT...” or “I am 100% a feminist, BUT...” What do our great big “BUTs” say about where things stand between the sexes in the 21st Century? We asked some of the most talented ladies (and gentlemen) working in comics and animation today, along with some of the smartest writers we know including Lauren Weinstein, Jeffrey Brown, Sarah Oleksyk, Gabrielle Bell, Justin Hall, Ron Rege Jr., Vanessa Davis, Josh Neufeld, Andi Zeisler, Angie Wang, and a whole lot more, to “but” into the heated discussion about the much more level but still contradictory playing field both sexes are struggling to find their footing on today.

Arcana Studio writer: Shannon O’Leary, Gabrielle Bell, Dylan Williams, Jen Wang, Sari Wilson, Emily Flake, Jeffrey Brown, Ron Regé , Jr artist: Joan Reilly, Gabrielle Bell, Dylan Williams, Jen Wang, Josh Neufeld, Lauren R. Weinstein, Jeffrey Brown, Liz Baillie, Ron Regé , Jr Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 8 x 10 Page Count: 200 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Humor Publisher: Alternative Comics IsBN: 0-615-78938-2 IsBN-13: 978-0-615-78938-5 Price: $20.00 (CAN: $20.00, £12.99)

Release Date: 4/8/2014

POISON ELVES VOLUME 2: DRAGON DREAMS TP Continuing the master work of Indy Legend, Drew Hayes, this volume of Poison Elves kicks into high gear when Morlagan, the mysterious Queen of the Trolls, unleashes the power of her dragons across land and sea, in search of Lusiphur and his friends. Ancient secrets are revealed when Lusiphur must take refuge deep within his own twisted mind!

writer: Robb Horan, Keith Davidsen artist: Shannon Ritchie, Montos Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6.75 x 10 Page Count: 108 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Ape Entertainment IsBN: 1-62782-032-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-62782-032-5 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 1/14/2014

WORTH

writer: Aubrey Sitterson artist: Chris Moreno

Roddenberry Entertainment and Arcana Comics Present Worth! A has-been super-human, whose ability has been rendered obsolete by the evolution of human society, finds redemption and self-worth while attempting to explore the circumstances of what happens when a superhero can no longer be super.

Format: Hardcover, Full Color Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction, Superhero Adventure

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Publisher: Arcana Studio IsBN: 1-77135-160-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-77135-160-7 Price: $24.95 (CAN: $27.50, £18.99)

• Created by Roddenberry Entertainment (Star Trek, Days Missing, Earth: Final Conflict)

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Release Date: 1/7/2014

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Arcana Studio

Archaia Entertainment, LLC 7 HOLES FOR AIR Bill Paxton and Arcana Comics presents 7 Holes for Air. Bob Rourke is the kind of man they don’t make anymore. He’s a tough son of a bitch: A fifty-year-old steelworker who smokes, drinks, and never complains, even when he’s in pain. After a persistent headache sends him to a doctor for the first time in his life, Bob learns he’s facing the end. With disease ravaging his body, Bob soldiers on at home, at work, and in an alternate Spaghetti Western reality in which his real-life antagonists become actual villains. Now Bob will stare down death the only way he knows how — with grit and determination — as he struggles against the ghosts of his past and the desire to leave something behind for his wife and daughter.

writer: John J. McLaughlin artist: Mick Reinman Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 10.75 x 13.75 Page Count: 82 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Western Publisher: Arcana Studio IsBN: 1-77135-189-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-77135-189-8 Price: $19.95 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

THE STEAM ENGINES OF OZ VOLUME 2: THE GEARED LEVIATHAN TP The Steam Engines of Oz is back in an all-new story! Return to Arcana’s World of Oz, set 100 years after The Wizard of Oz in a SteamPunk future. Encounter old friends and new characters along the way as Victoria learns the secret of twins tied to Oz’s infamous past. Along the way, a father searches for his lost sons, a fallen hero is on the path to redemption, former prisoners adjust to life among the rough n’ tumble Munchkins, and, most importantly, what is the Geared Leviathan?

writer: Sean Patrick O’Reilly, Erik Hendrix artist: Yannis Roumboulias Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.5 x 10.5 Page Count: 88 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure, Fantasy Publisher: Arcana Studio IsBN: 1-77135-206-X IsBN-13: 978-1-77135-206-2 Price: $19.95 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 3/11/2014 selected Previous Volumes: The Steam Engines Of Oz Vol 1 TPB (ISBN 1-77135-187-X)

FRAGGLE ROCK CLASSICS VOLUME 2 Archaia Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company are proud to present a new reprinting of the original Fraggle Rock comic book series, which first debuted in 1985. Completing the full original run, Volume 2 brings fans madcap adventure with stories such as “The Mean Genie,” “Exploring the Unknown,” “The Great Radish Caper,” and “The Greatest Race There Ever Was.” Digitally remastered and beautifully bound in softcover for a new generation of Fraggle Rock fans, this series will make you want to dance your cares away — ’80s style!

writer: Stan Kay artist: Marie Severin, Jake Myler Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 96 Recommended age: Children (ages 9 - 12) Genre: Fantasy, Humor

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Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC IsBN: 1-936393-37-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-936393-37-4 Carton Qty: 50 Price: $9.95 (CAN: $10.99, £7.50)

• Fraggle Rock is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in 2013, bringing the property back into the public eye, alongside its airing on the HUB. • Drawn by Will Eisner Hall of Fame artist Marie Severin (Iron Man, Daredevil, Conan the Barbarian).

selected Previous Volumes: Fraggle Rock Classics Volume 1 (ISBN 1-936393-22-0)

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Release Date: 12/3/2013

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Archaia Entertainment, LLC HOPELESS, MAINE VOLUME 2: INHERITANCE Continue with the adventures of young Salamandra, the orphaned, mysterious, witch-intraining on the haunted island of Hopeless, Maine! When Sal discovers she might have a grandfather living on the island, she seeks him out, only to find him full of even more mystery than the rest of her past. Before she can unravel the secrets of her family’s past, however, her best friend, Owen, is thrust into a family trauma of his own. Salamandra must choose between helping Owen and finding the home and family she has always longed for.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Adapted from the popular and critically acclaimed ongoing webcomic started in 2009. • Made YALSA’s 2013 Great Graphic Novel for Teens List. • “The spooky tone, with monster demons and ghosts, would be well-suited to a Halloween read. The message — that those who say they’re your friends may not be, friendship should be judged by actions, and to have faith in yourself — will especially appeal to younger readers.” — Publisher’s Weekly

COW BOY VOLUME 2: UNCONQUERABLE In this follow-up volume to Nate (Pigs, Jim Henson’s The Storyteller) Cosby and Chris (Franklin Richards, Misery Loves Sherman) Eliopoulos’s popular Cow Boy, young Boyd Linney continues along the dusty trail in search of even more of his wicked kinfolk, accompanied by his trusty steed and popgun. Not so much a coming-of-age story as a growing-up tale, his adventures go beyond the rootin’, tootin’ wild ruckus of the West, tiptoeing into territory that some might even call “poignant”.

writer: Tom Brown artist: Nimue Brown Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 96 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Dark Fantasy Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC IsBN: 1-939867-03-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-939867-03-2 Carton Qty: 30 Price: $19.95 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 12/3/2013 selected Previous Volumes: Hopeless, Maine Volume 1: Personal Demons (ISBN 1-936393-57-3)

writer: Nate Cosby artist: Chris Eliopoulos Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 96 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Western Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC IsBN: 1-939867-00-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-939867-00-1 Price: $10.95 (CAN: $12.50, £8.50)

Release Date: 1/7/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Cow Boy: A Boy and His Horse (ISBN 1-936393-67-0)

JIM HENSON’S LABYRINTH

writer: Ted Naifeh, Adrianne Ambrose artist: Cory Godbey

Years before Sarah entered the Labyrinth, a young boy named Jareth faced his own incredible journey in a desperate attempt to rescue his true love from the clutches of the wicked and beautiful Goblin Queen. Archaia and the Jim Henson Company and proud to present an original prequel to Jim Henson’s classic fantasy film.

Format: Hardcover, Full Color Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Young Adult

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Featuring cover and character designs by original LABYRINTH and THE DARK CRYSTAL concept designer Brian Froud! • An all-new original tale of the dark origin of Jareth the goblin king, originally portrayed by David Bowie! • Writer Ted Naifeh is an award winning comic book creator.

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Publisher: Archaia Entertainment, LLC IsBN: 1-936393-61-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-936393-61-9 Price: $24.95 (CAN: $27.50, £18.99)

Release Date: 4/29/2014

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Dynamite Entertainment THE SPIDER VOLUME 2 TP

writer: David Liss artist: Ivan Rodriguez

The Spider, a grim and relentless vigilante stalking the criminals of New York City, faces a terrifying new threat! Who has the drive, the intelligence, and the means to destroy the Spider? The Fly, a wealthy playboy with all the resources and power of Richard Wentworth’s masked alter-ego! Dedicated to criminal perfection, the Fly targets the outlaw hero and the city itself in the midst of a serial killer’s rampage and corporate terrorist attacks! Will the Spider be pushed to the brink of human endurance? Or will he overcome the Fly’s machinations and prevent the wholesale slaughter of every police officer in the Big Apple?

Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Action/Adventure

KEY SELLING POINTS: • “The Spider is a fantastic slice of action and world building. It’s bleak and it’s harsh, but it’s all in service of the story and not just for the sake of it. Liss has previously shown some really good writing prowess and here it is capitalized upon. Read the first four pages and see if I’m wrong. I just found my new favorite pulp comic.” — Comic Book Resources • “All in all, I can’t recommend this book any higher. It sucks you in from the very first page and doesn’t let go until the last. And that’s what a comic book should do.”— Geeks of Doom

JIM BUTCHER’S DRESDEN FILES: GHOUL GOBLIN SIGNED EDITION From the mind of best-selling author Jim Butcher, this all-new, completely original Dresden Files story pits Chicago’s mystical detective against bloodthirsty rural monsters. Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigator and wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernever monsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that has decimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them... that is, if he can survive hostile lawmen, the dark secrets of townsfolk, an ancient guardian spirit, and two deadly carnivores! Can Dresden cleanse the Talbot bloodline of its curse without a blood sacrifice of his own? If you like The Dresden Files, and appreciate Harry Dresden, then you’re a fan of his creator, Jim Butcher, and you’ll likely want a copy of this exclusive edition, signed by Butcher!

Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-437-X IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-437-4 Carton Qty: 48 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 11/19/2013 selected Previous Volumes: The Spider Volume 1: Terror of the Zombie Queen TP (ISBN 1-60690-367-5)

writer: Jim Butcher, Mark Powers artist: Joe Cooper Format: Hardcover, Full Color Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-472-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-472-5 Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.99, £18.99)

Release Date: 12/17/2013

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Jim Butcher is a New York Times bestselling author, whose Dresden Files series have sold millions of copies, and produced related graphic novels, roleplaying games, and a 2007 television series on the Sci-Fi Channel. • Collects the complete six-issue comic book series, Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files: Ghoul Goblin. • “I’m a convert! Dresden is tops!” — SciFi Pulse • “With a great story overseen by the character’s creator and great art, there’s a lot to love here!” — Comic Book Therapy

ADVENTURES OF RED SONJA VOLUME 4 Featuring issues of the original Red Sonja Marvel Comics series, each page has been re-mastered for this volume! Plus, legendary Red Sonja writer and former Editor-in-Chief, Roy Thomas, provides an introduction!

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Excellent companion to similar reprint projects like Dark Horse’s Conan series! • Soon to be a Major Motion Picture!

writer: Roy Thomas artist: Frank Thorne Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 7.25 x 10.5 Page Count: 200 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-006-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-006-2 Carton Qty: 1 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $24.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 1/7/2014

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Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA: SHE-DEVIL WITH A SWORD VOLUME 13 TP

writer: Eric Trautmann, Brandon Jerwa artist: Edgar Salazar, Marcio Abreu, Sergio Davilla

The She-Devil with a Sword faces her most fearsome foe yet: the time-lost vampire lord, Dracula! After years of wandering abroad, Red Sonja returns to her homeland of Hyrkania. Though pursued by two deadly adversaries — the armored maniac Omaju and a mirror-image dopplegänger named Khala — the scarlet-haired heroine discovers an even worse threat waiting for her at home, as the legendary lord of the undead aims to conquer the past with his bloodthirsty legions. Can Red Sonja defeat Dracula... or will she succumb to his vampire bite and kill in his name?

Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 232 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Collects two complete storylines from the ongoing Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword comic book series, comprising issues #72-80. • Red Sonja is the most popular female heroine in epic fantasy, one of the most beloved characters to exist in the Conan universe created by Robert E. Howard. • An upcoming feature film of Red Sonja is slated for release, helmed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider). • I 2013, the relaunched Red Sonja comic book series by Gail Simone attracted huge numbers of new readers, leading to a sell-out first printing of over 35,000 copies and almost universal critical acclaim, drawing new attention to the Red Sonja character. • “A really fantastic book that took me back to reading Conan when I was a kid.” — Geeks of Doom • “The gold standard for Red Sonja!” — SciFi Pulse

RED SONJA: UNCHAINED An encounter with a devil leaves Red Sonja, the legendary swordswoman, bereft of her signature chainmail and fleeing murder charges, but a change of clothes and venue aren’t enough to escape the guilt in her heart. Penniless and under pursuit, she has no choice but to accept a dangerous mercenary job: to search for the tomb of an ancient warrior queen. But the spirit of Queen Gheta lives on... a fierce and unnatural combatant who may be the only creature in history capable of defeating Sonja. Meanwhile, the demonic entity Bhamothes wreaks havoc in her homeland of Hyrkania... and only the forgiveness of a murdered boy can end its killing spree!

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Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-456-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-456-5 Price: $29.99 (CAN: $32.99, £22.50)

Release Date: 1/28/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword TP Vol 1 (ISBN 1-933305-11-8), Red Sonja: She-Devil with a Sword TP Vol 12 Swords Against Jade Kingdom (ISBN 1-60690-442-6)

writer: Peter V. Brett artist: Jack Jadson Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-453-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-453-4 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 1/21/2014

• Peter V. Brett is a New York Times bestselling American fantasy novelist. • Red Sonja: Unchained collects the entire four-issue Unchained comic book series, plus the prequel story entitled “Blue.” • Red Sonja is the most popular female heroine in epic fantasy, one of the most beloved characters to exist in the Conan universe created by Robert E. Howard. • In 2013, the relaunched Red Sonja comic book series by Gail Simone attracted huge numbers of new readers, leading to a sell-out first printing of over 35,000 copies and almost universal critical acclaim, drawing new attention to the Red Sonja character. • “Perfect jumping-on point! It’s 100% different from anything else on the stands today, so pick it up — you won’t regret it!” — Geeks of Doom • “This will either be a lot of fun or a revisiting of your past, depending on how much Howard you’ve had.” — SciFi Pulse • “If you haven’t given Red Sonja a shot before as a character, this would be a fine story to start with. All in all, it’s a fine effort that leaves me anxiously awaiting (more).” — My Geeky Geeky Ways

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Dynamite Entertainment DEJAH THORIS AND THE GREEN MEN OF MARS VOLUME 1 Deadly appetites for power — and flesh — threaten the life of Dejah Thoris, the proud princess of distant Mars! Intent on shattering the fragile peace between her red-skinned people and his green-skinned species, the brutal Voro kidnaps Dejah away to his underground hideaway. But it’s not a ransom from her lover John Carter that this rogue Thark is after. Voro is a butcher by trade, and for the Green Men who never lost their taste for red meat, the flesh of Heliumite women is always in demand. Unless she can break free from his slaughterhouse, the incomparable Dejah Thoris will become the rarest of delicacies!

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writer: Mark Rahner artist: Lui Antonio Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 112 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-473-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-473-2 Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99, £12.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

• Dejah Thoris and John Carter remain two of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ most popular creations, science fiction heroes celebrating 100 years in print, and the influences on space operas like Star Wars. • In 2012, Walt Disney Pictures released a major motion picture adaptation of Burroughs’ work as the film John Carter, increasing exposure of the literary character Dejah Thoris. • Collects the first story arc (issues #1-4) from the Dejah Thoris and the Green Men of Mars comic book series, complete with a pin-up gallery featuring the entire gorgeous selection of variant cover artwork from the comic books.

JENNIFER BLOOD VOLUME 4: THE TRIAL OF JENNIFER BLOOD TP

writer: Al Ewing artist: Kewbar Baal, Eman Casallos, Tim Bradstreet

It’s Jessica Blute’s first day of incarceration at Las Chacales Women’s Correctional Facility... and, more than likely, her last day alive! How did this model of suburban domesticity and devoted mother of two end up in such dire straits? Perhaps her murderous alter-ego, Jennifer Blood, went too far in acting out the ultimate revenge fantasy against mobsters. Perhaps it has something to do with the ensuing chaos when the trained assassins known as the Ninjettes, renegade police detectives, and meth dealers converged on the quiet town of Revere, New Mexico, to put an end to the vigilante. What really happened to Jennifer Blood and her children in that southwestern town... and even if she survives her jailhouse rivals, will she escape the death penalty?

Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Crime Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-455-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-455-8 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/4/2014

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Jennifer Blood was originally created by Garth Ennis, bestselling author of Preacher, The Boys, and The Punisher, and the faithful continuation of his character’s story in Jennifer Blood: First Blood will appeal to the fiercely loyal Ennis fan base. • Collects the complete storyline from the Jennifer Blood comic book series issues #1923, plus the bonus story from issue #24 that provides a rare glimpse into the bloody history of the Blute family. • “Jennifer Blood has all the essential details to anchor the absurdity of this expansive jaunt in some semblance of reality.” — Unleash the Fanboy

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selected Previous Volumes: Garth Ennis’ Jennifer Blood Volume 1 TP (ISBN 1-60690261-X), Jennifer Blood Volume 2 TP (ISBN 1-60690-335-7), Jennifer Blood Volume 3 TP (ISBN 1-60690-386-1)

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Dynamite Entertainment RED SONJA VOLUME 1: QUEEN OF THE PLAGUES Gail Simone (Batgirl, Birds of Prey) gives the iconic fantasy heroine a fresh new attitude! Red Sonja, the She-Devil with a Sword, intends to pay back a blood debt owed to the one man who has gained her respect... even if it means leading a doomed army to their certain deaths! Who is Dark Annisia, and how has this fearsome warrior accomplished what no god nor demon has been able to do: force Sonja to her knees in surrender? An epic tale of blood, lust, and vengeance, Queen of the Plagues takes Red Sonja from the depths of her own grave to the heights of battlefield glory.

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writer: Gail Simone artist: Walter Geovanni Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-481-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-481-7 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $22.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

• This Red Sonja relaunch is a celebration of strong women, from the character itself to the creative talent. Gail Simone enlisted over a dozen female comic artists (in a male-dominated industry) to provide cover artwork, all of which appears in a bonus pin-up gallery. • Contributors include Nicola Scott, Jenny Frison, Amanda Conner, Fiona Staples, Colleen doran, Stephanie Buscema, Jill Thompson, and more. • Red Sonja #1 sold out of its 35,000-unit first printing prior to its on-sale date, prompting an immediate second printing. Issue #2 sold more than 22,000 units, and #3 sold more than 19,000 units. • Red Sonja is the most popular female heroine in epic fantasy, one of the most beloved characters to exist in the Conan universe created by Robert E. Howard. • “A highly accessible re-introduction to a storied character that entertains from beginning to end.” — Newsarama

THE BEST OF PANTHA: THE WARREN STORIES HC

writer: Steve Skeates, Budd Lewis, Bill DuBay artist: Jose Gonzalez, Auraleon, Jeff Jones, Ramon Torrents, Gonzalo Mayo

Born in ancient Egypt, the high priestess Sekhmet was cursed by the sun god Ra to walk the Earth forever as the feline heroine Pantha! Dynamite proudly presents her very best tales from Vampirella Magazine, reprinting her every appearance from the classic horror anthology where it all began. From her first appearances in solo adventures through her inclusion into the regular cast of the ongoing Vampirella storyline, The Best of Pantha captures all the magic, mystery, and malevolence of the immortal were-panther’s early publishing history. Featuring tales by legendary horror writers Steve Skeates, Budd Lewis, and Bill Dubay, and brought to life by the incomparable artistic talents of Auraleon, Jose Gonzalez, Esteban Maroto, Ramon Torrents, and Jeff Jones!

Format: Hardcover, Black & White size: 8.25 x 11 Page Count: 208 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Horror, Superhero Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-465-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-465-7 Price: $29.99 (CAN: $32.99, £22.50)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Pantha follows the tradition of horror heroes like Vampirella, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Hellboy.

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Dynamite Entertainment THE MOCKING DEAD VOLUME 1

writer: Fred Van Lente artist: Max Dunbar

A small outbreak can turn into a worldwide apocalypse... but only through a long string of screw-ups! Once actual zombies begin popping up in our world, a lone intelligence analyst realizes real-life events are beginning to mimic the events of a long-lost, Grade-Z, drivein horror flick. As he races to save humanity with this knowledge, he quickly learns the only thing more dangerous than ravenous walking corpses is the ineptitude of the living! The gut-splitting (and then eating) comedy that pokes fun at the zombie horror phenomenon!

Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 120 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Horror

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Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-480-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-480-0 Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)

• Illustrated in graytones with red highlights (for blood and gore, of course), so it feels like the ever-popular The Walking Dead series. • Collects the complete storyline from issues #1-5 of The Mocking Dead comic book series, complete with a cover gallery. • Fred Van Lente is the New York Times bestselling author of Marvel Zombies 3 and Marvel Zombies 4.

ZORRO RIDES AGAIN VOLUME 2: THE WRATH OF LADY ZORRO TP “Justice, justice for all!” With this rallying cry, the daring adventurer Zorro fights to unseat the brutal Spanish regime that holds authority over Alta California. Striking by night astride his magnificent stallion, Diego de la Vega keeps his identity secret, acting alone to protect those he loves. But he is no longer the only masked figure stalking the corrupt, as the mysterious Lady Zorro takes up a sword of her own. Driven by revenge for her murdered family, she strikes down her enemies indiscriminately, offering them no mercy. Although Zorro serves as her inspiration, he cannot condone her actions. Are they destined to face one another as enemies? Or will the distraction of their moral conflict make them easy prey for the bloody killer, El Galgo?

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Matt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the series Mage and Grendel. • Zorro is one of the most iconic heroes in the Western genre, a masked hero created in 1919 and popularized in dozens of television series, pulp magazines, comics, and feature films. • Collects the complete six-part storyline from issues #7-12 of the Zorro Rides Again comic book series. • “Zorro rides again, and you don’t want to miss the fun!” — Comic Book Roundup

AMANDA HOCKING’S THE HOLLOWS: A HOLLOWLAND GRAPHIC NOVEL Welcome to the world of Amanda Hocking’s bestselling novel Hollowland, as never seen before! It’s Day One as a new pandemic sweeps the globe, and all over the world people are turning into mindless zombies. But for five people — siblings Remy and Max King, med student Blue Adams, rock star Lazlo Durante, and teenager Harlow Smith — it’s the start of a journey that they can never return from! Learn for the first time how the characters of Hollowland started their journeys as we go back to the very beginning of the story!

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Release Date: 2/11/2014

writer: Matt Wagner artist: John K. Snyder III Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Action/Adventure, Western Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-454-X IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-454-1 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Zorro Rides Again Volume 1 TP (ISBN 1-60690-271-7)

writer: Amanda Hocking, Tony Lee artist: Steve Uy Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 256 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Horror, Action/Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-471-X IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-471-8 Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.50, £18.99)

Release Date: 3/18/2014

• Amanda Hocking is the New York Times bestselling author of the Trylle trilogy and six additional self-published novels. • Hollowland is the first book in the young adult dystopian series The Hollows, and Amanda has personally overseen and approved this Hollowland graphic novel project. • Previously available only in digital comic format. • Zombies and manga-style artwork!

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Dynamite Entertainment BLACK BAT VOLUME 1

writer: Brian Buccellato artist: Ronan Cliquet

The classic pulp vigilante, reimagined for a new generation! Tony Quinn is a brash defense attorney to the mob who compromises his ethics for financial gain. When he refuses to cross the line and commit murder, he is tortured and blinded by his gangster employers. When a fortuitous meeting with a covert agency gives him a chance to make amends, Quinn transforms into the Black Bat and embarks on a redemptive quest to right the wrongs of his past.

Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Superhero Adventure

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Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-468-X IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-468-8 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

• Black Bat is a classic pulp hero that pre-dated Batman by six years, and actually influenced the latter’s creation and visual look. • Brian Buccellato is an accomplished writer, penciler, inker, and colorist of comics. His most notable work is DC Comics’ The Flash, which he steered to critical acclaim and high sales after the company’s line-wide reboot. • Collects the complete first storyline from issues #1-6 of the monthly Black Bat comic book series. • Includes a bonus cover gallery, featuring over two dozen pieces of gorgeous artwork by such industry greats as J. Scott Campbell (Danger Girl), Jae Lee (Superman/ Batman), Chris Eliopoulos (Franklin Richards: Son of a Genius), Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika), and more. • “Engaging, mysterious and just plain fun... probably the greatest book you are not reading.” — Cosmic Book News • “Smoky, gritty... a pull-list provocateur.” — Comic Hype • “From start to finish, this... is a lot of fun.” — Geeks of Doom

LORDS OF MARS VOLUME 1 Two legends of science fiction and fantasy literature collide in an epic crossover event! Tarzan, the legendary Lord of the Jungle, has claimed his title as a British nobleman, but his very life is threatened when a hunting excursion among high society goes disastrously wrong. Meanwhile, John Carter, the Warlord of Mars, responds to a veiled threat from his defeated enemies. Though separated by millions of miles, these champions of Mars and Earth are drawn together by a sinister cult and manipulated into a deadly confrontation. With their lives and those of their beloved Jane and Dejah Thoris on the line, can these iconic heroes put aside their differences and survive the Thern plot... and a thousand rampaging White Apes?

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Release Date: 3/18/2014

writer: Arvid Nelson artist: Roberto Castro, Alex Ross Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-467-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-467-1 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 3/18/2014

• The “Barsoom” series of novels and related media were created by Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator of Tarzan) in 1912, with over a century of dedicated sci-fi and fantasy fandom. • Tarzan is one of the most recognizable characters in adventure literature, with over 100 years of publication and appearances in many media formats. • The 2012 Disney film, John Carter, brought the character and setting to popular consciousness, bolstered by incredibly strong box office performance in foreign markets. • Contains the complete storyline from Lords of Mars #1-6. • Includes a cover gallery of over a dozen cover editions from the Lords of Mars comic book series. • “The book is sold as bold and promises the team up of a lifetime.” — Bloody Disgusting

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Dynamite Entertainment THE SHADOW / GREEN HORNET VOLUME 1: DARK NIGHTS An unstoppable power will plunge the world into darkness... unless the crime-fighting icons known as The Shadow, The Green Hornet, and Kato can stop it! When an invention capable of harnessing elemental forces falls into the hands of the maniacal Shiwan Khan, The Shadow races against time to prevent the utter destruction of all America’s vital industries and financial institutions. To that end, he enlists The Green Hornet, a crusader masquerading as a crimelord, to inflitrate Shiwan’s organization of saboteurs. Will the masked heroes prevent Khan’s deadly plot to shatter a nation?

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writer: Michael Uslan artist: Keith Burns Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Superhero Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-470-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-470-1 Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)

Release Date: 3/18/2014

• Author Michael Uslan is the bestselling author of Archie Marries and The Boy Who Loved Batman, and a film producer with numerous award-winning projects to his credit. He is Executive Producer of all of the Batman feature films from Batman to The Dark Knight Rises, and won an Emmy Award for TV’s “Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?” • The Shadow and The Green Hornet are two of the most recognizable and enduring pulp heroes from yesteryear, heroes of radio, television, movies, novels, and comics. • A historical fiction firmly entrenched in actual events prior to World War II, featuring such figures as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Nikola Tesla, Grigori Rasputin, Howard Hughes, J. Edgar Hoover, and more. • Collects the complete five-issue storyline (#1-5) from the comic book series, The Shadow / Green Hornet: Dark Nights. • Bonus materials include Michael Uslan’s endnotes presenting dozens of historical events that served as the inspiration for the story, plus a complete cover gallery by industry icons Alex Ross and John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men). • “Uslan offers up a fast-paced and intense story that pulls you in from the first page.” — Comic Book Therapy

THE SHADOW VOLUME 3 TP The Shadow, the mysterious crime-fighter who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, is on the hunt for a serial murderer in the darkened streets of New York. At each crime scene, eyewitnesses have spotted the spectral figure of a woman in white. But what is the connection between these killings and the shining, blade-wielding woman known only as “The Light”? The Shadow must unravel the mystery before the killer strikes again!

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Collects the complete six-issue comic book storyline from The Shadow #13-18. • Bonus material includes an extensive cover gallery featuring Eisner Award-winning artists Alex Ross and Francesco Francavilla, plus Tim Bradstreet, Paolo Rivera, and Jason Shawn Alexander. • Chris Roberson has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award four times — once each for writing and editing, and twice for publishing — twice a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and four times for the Sidewise Award for Best Alternate History (winning the Short Form in 2004 with his story “O One” and the Long Form in 2008 with his novel The Dragon’s Nine Sons). • “Chris Roberson has harnessed the Shadow’s essence in a fantastic way.” — Comic Hype

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writer: Chris Roberson artist: Giovanni Timpano, Alex Ross Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 168 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Superhero Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-461-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-461-9 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 3/4/2014 selected Previous Volumes: The Shadow Volume 1 TP (ISBN 1-60690-361-6), The Shadow Volume 2: Revolution TP (ISBN 1-60690-415-9)

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Dynamite Entertainment UNCANNY VOLUME 1: SEASON OF HUNGRY GHOSTS Weaver has six billion skill sets... but only one last chance! Born with an uncanny ability, he can steal other people’s memories, abilities, and expertise for a limited time. A man with a power like that could change the world, but as a professional gambler, con-man, and thief-for-hire, Weaver prefers to look out for Number One. That is, until he finds himself drawn into a dangerous game of international intrigue where the rules keep changing, the players are hidden, and the first thing he stands to lose is his life. And maybe, just maybe, he isn’t so unique after all...

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writer: Andy Diggle artist: Aaron Campbell, Sean Phillips Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Crime, Science Fiction Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-462-0 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-462-6 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 3/11/2014

• Collects the complete storyline from issues #1-6 of the regular monthly Uncanny comic book series. • Andy Diggle is a professional writer whose work for publishers such as DC Comics, Vertigo, and Marvel has been collected in over two dozen graphic novels in multiple languages. The movie adaptation of his award-winning action thriller The Losers opened worldwide in April 2010. • “Compelling characters, great dialogue, and an intriguing mystery.” — Newsarama • “Diggle and Campbell create real, enjoyable suspense... (and) keep the action tight and vivid.” — Comic Book Resources • “Solid action and pacing... Can’t wait to see where it goes.” — Graphic Policy • “Grab Uncanny at all costs!” — Comic Vine • “A crime story in the tradition of Brubaker’s Sleeper and Azzarello’s 100 Bullets.” — Comicosity

VAMPIRELLA ARCHIVES VOLUME 9 HC The supernatural sensation Vampirella welcomes you to the latest spine-chilling volume in the Vampirella Archives! Join the iconic horror hostess in over thirty terrifying tales from issues #57 through #64 of the celebrated 1970s Vampirella Magazine. The finest macabre masters of an era (Jose Gonzalez, Carmine Infantino, Dick Gordano, Gonzalo Mayo, and more) deliver vicious vignettes and featured fright-fests like “City of Ghosts”, “Little Monsters”, and “The Sultana’s Revenge”, each a vintage classic guaranteed to curdle the blood!

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Since her first appearance in 1969, Vampirella has seen over forty years in magazine and comic book publication, an icon in the genre of gothic fantasy and horror/suspense and predecessor of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Hellboy. • Includes a wealth of bonus materials from a bygone era, including the “Feary Tales” feature on urban legends, the monthly “Scarlet Letters” column, “Vampi’s Vault” of creator biographies and literary reviews, and intact vintage advertisements.

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writer: Bruce Jones, Roger McKenzie, Gerry Boudreau, Budd Lewis, Bill DuBay artist: Jose Gonzalez, Carmine Infantino, Dick Giordano, Esteban Maroto, Gonzalo Mayo Format: Hardcover, Partial Color size: 8.25 x 11 Page Count: 400 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Horror, Superhero Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-469-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-469-5 Price: $49.99 (CAN: $54.99, £37.99)

Release Date: 3/18/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Vampirella Archives Volume 1 HC (ISBN 1-60690-1753), Vampirella Archives Volume 2 HC (ISBN 1-60690-189-3), Vampirella Archives Volume 8 HC (ISBN 1-60690-440-X)

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Dynamite Entertainment VAMPIRELLA: THE ESSENTIAL WARREN YEARS VOLUME 1 Finally, the legend of Vampirella can be told... from her very beginning! The Essential Warren Years collects the complete story of Vampirella, the raven-haired heroine and beloved horror hostess! Starting with her first appearance in “Vampirella of Drakulon” by Forrest J. Ackerman and Tom Sutton, and spanning each and every fear-fraught issue from the first five years of Vampirella Magazine, this massive tome not only introduces one of the most iconic characters in horror comic history, but her hypnotic supporting cast: the Conjuress, Pendragon, Adam Van Helsing, the Cult of Chaos, and the undead lord Dracula! Featuring the creative talents of Archie Goodwin, Jose Gonzalez, Steve Englehart, Gonzalo Mayo, and more!

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writer: Archie Goodwin, Steve Englehart, Forrest J. Ackerman artist: Jose Gonzalez, Tom Sutton, Gonzalo Mayo Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 452 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Horror, Superhero Adventure Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-463-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-463-3 Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.99, £22.50)

Release Date: 3/11/2014

• Since her first appearance in 1969, Vampirella has seen over forty years in magazine and comic book publication, an icon in the genre of gothic fantasy and horror/suspense and predecessor of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Hellboy. • The complete softcover collection of Vampirella’s appearances from her first five years of publication (1969-1974, issues #1-37), available in a massive 450-page omnibus edition. A great value!

CODENAME: ACTION VOLUME 1 During the height of the Cold War, unknown forces scheme to heat up a global conflict. As key officials on both sides of the Iron Curtain are replaced with doppelgangers, the infiltration threatens to disrupt the precarious state of world affairs. The security of the Free World depends on a young secret agent, one assigned to shape the world’s masked heroes into a force with singular purpose and unyielding resolve! Witness Operative 1001’s transformation into the international secret agent and master of disguise, Captain Action... and his alliance with Green Hornet, Kato, Operator 5, Black Venus, American Crusader, Death Defying ‘Devil, Fighting Yank, and The Spider!

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Codename: Action follows immediately upon the success of the Masks comic book series (also written by Chris Roberson) with the same formula: an all-star combination of superheroes, but this time with secret agents thrown into the mix. • Captain Action is a popular toy brand that began in the 1960s as an action figure whose clothes and identity could be altered to become other popular characters (Spider-Man, Superman, etc.). • Captain Action is undergoing a resurgence in popularity. Captain Action Enterprises has launched a successful new wave of collectible figures, and an animated series is currently in development. • “Fresh with an unexpected twist!” — IGN Comics • “Best James Bond movie not about James Bond!” — Comic Book Therapy

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writer: Chris Roberson artist: Jonathan Lau Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Superheroes Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment IsBN: 1-60690-476-0 IsBN-13: 978-1-60690-476-3 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $22.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 4/1/2014

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Gen Manga Entertainment STONE COLLECTOR BOOK 1

writer: Kevin Han artist: Zom-J

Pieces of a curse fall from the sky as if to mock the cruelty and evil of humanity. These stones create wretched beasts and the blood of these beasts turn human flesh into the undead. There is only one thing that can destroy these hellish fiends — Jade Stone. This is the story of a Stone Collector — one who wields Jade-forged blades. A man whose family was murdered by these evil abominations, he now has vowed to rid the world of the foul presence!

Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 7 x 10 Page Count: 188 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure

KEY SELLING POINTS: • GEN Manga Entertainment, Inc., the company that paves the way for true indie manga in the US, now brings the equally exotic and hard to find, Korean Indie Manhwa! • “Stone Collector is a godsend for fans of grim, violent action/horror manga like Hellsing and Claymore.” — AnimeNation

Publisher: Gen Manga Entertainment Imprint: GEN Manhwa IsBN: 1-939012-07-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-939012-07-4 Carton Qty: 40

Carton Weight: 36

Price: $14.95 (CAN: $16.99, £9.99)

Release Date: 3/4/2014

ALIVE

writer: Hajime Taguchi

Seemingly mundane events twist with an unusual presence of the unreal as the psyche of ordinary people is explored. Depression, time, and thought are redefined. Alive is a collection of melancholy love stories saturated with sadness. Characters struggle to connect with one another but never quite succeed. They are essentially alone. Enter a world that is dark and disturbing — suicide is constantly contemplated and feelings of guilt, inadequacy, and suppressed sexuality surface as identity itself becomes a terribly fragile thing.

Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 5 x 7 Page Count: 284 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Manga

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Publisher: Gen Manga Entertainment Imprint: GEN Manga IsBN: 1-939012-09-0 IsBN-13: 978-1-939012-09-8 Carton Qty: 30

• Indie Manga from the Tokyo Underground. • Indie Manga, true doujinshi, in English has been nearly impossible to get — until now!

Price: $12.95 (CAN: $12.95, £7.99)

Carton Weight: 22

Release Date: 4/1/2014

STONE COLLECTOR BOOK 2

writer: Kevin Han artist: Zom-J

Pieces of curse fall from the sky as if to mock the cruelty and evil of humanity. These stones create wretched beasts and the blood of these beasts turn human flesh into the undead. There is only one thing that can destroy these hellish fiends — Jade Stone. This is the story of a Stone Collector. One who wields jade-forged blades. A man whose family was murdered by these evil abominations and he now has vowed to rid the world of the foul presence.

Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 7 x 10 Page Count: 196 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure

KEY SELLING POINTS: • GEN Manga Entertainment, Inc., the company that paves the way for true indie manga in the US, now brings the equally exotic and hard-to-find Korean Indie Manhwa! • “Stone Collector is a godsend for fans of grim, violent action/horror manga like Hellsing and Claymore.” — AnimeNation

Publisher: Gen Manga Entertainment Imprint: GEN Manhwa IsBN: 1-939012-08-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-939012-08-1 Carton Qty: 40

Carton Weight: 36

Price: $14.95 (CAN: $16.99, £9.99)

Release Date: 4/1/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Collector Book 1 (ISBN 1-939012-07-4)

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Hermes Press JOHNNY HAZARD THE COMPLETE NEWSPAPER DAILIES VOLUME 3 1947-1949 Frank Robbins’ masterpiece, one of the all-time greatest action/adventure newspaper comic strips, Johnny Hazard, returns with Volume 3 of the series! See more trend-setting artwork by comics legend Frank Robbins in one of the most important adventure strips ever to grace newspapers, reproduced entirely from original King Features press proofs.

writer: Frank Robbins artist: Frank Robbins Format: Hardcover, Partial Color size: 10.25 x 6.25 Page Count: 288 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure Publisher: Hermes Press Imprint: Hermes Press IsBN: 1-61345-064-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-61345-064-2 Price: $49.99 (CAN: $51.00, £37.99)

Release Date: 1/28/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Johnny Hazard The Newspaper Dailies 1944-1946 Volume 1 (ISBN 1-61345-004-4), Johnny Hazard The Newspaper Dailies 1946-1948 Volume 2 (ISBN 1-61345-017-6)

THE PSYCHEDELIC ROCK ART OF CARL LUNDGREN The Psychedelic Rock Art of Carl Lundgren showcases the Detroit based artist’s posters from the 1960s to his current work, with a Foreword written by Mitch Ryder and an Introduction by Russ Gibbs. Posters feature Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, and many more.

writer: Carl Lundgren artist: Carl Lundgren Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 9.25 x 12.25 Page Count: 192 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Art, Coffee Table, Popular Culture Publisher: Hermes Press Imprint: Hermes Press IsBN: 1-61345-046-X IsBN-13: 978-1-61345-046-8 Price: $50.00 (CAN: $51.00, £37.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

ZORRO: THE COMPLETE DELL PRE-CODE COMICS

writer: Johnston McCulley artist: Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bob Fujitani, Bob Correa, Alberto Giolitti

Now for the first time in over sixty years read the original comic books that introduced Zorro to young readers all over the world. Starting with Four Color #228, Dell Comics introduced Zorro with a book based on the original Johnston McCulley story. Featured in this deluxe, full-color reprint of all of Dell’s Pre-Code Zorro comics are issues #228, #425, #497, #538, #574, #617, and #732. These stories feature artwork by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Bob Fujitani, Bob Correa, and Alberto Giolitti.

Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 7.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 256 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure

Collects seven complete issues.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • For the first time ever, the classic, first comic book apperances of Zorro are collected into one complete volume!

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Publisher: Hermes Press Imprint: Hermes Press IsBN: 1-61345-066-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-61345-066-6 Price: $60.00 (CAN: $61.24, £45.00)

Release Date: 4/29/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Alex Toth’s Zorro: The Complete Dell Comics Adventures (ISBN 1-61345-031-1)

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Image Comics I LOVE TROUBLE TP Felicia Castillo is a small-time grifter on the run from a nasty New Orleans gangster she just ripped off when she discovers she has the amazing ability to teleport. This lands her in the crosshairs of the nefarious Mars Corporation, which exploits supernatural gifts of people like Felicia. They make her an offer she can’t refuse: use her unique talent to become an assassin that can get close to anyone, anywhere. However, Felicia soon learns that no matter how long or how far you run, your troubles always catch up to you.

writer: Kel Symons artist: Mark Robinson, Nathan Stockman Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-848-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-848-8 Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99, £12.99)

Release Date: 1/21/2014

APHRODITE IX RELOADED VOLUME 1 HC A beautiful female assassin’s memory is purged after every hit to protect her and her masters. As she becomes self-aware, Aphrodite begins to surpass her programming to rebel against those who use her. Re-imagining and re-collecting the complete, original Aphrodite IX series drawn by superstar artist David Finch (Batman: The Dark Knight), this collection has been completely rescripted, rebooted, and updated in celebration of the Aphrodite IX ongoing series. Only 500 copies of this glorious, oversized hardcover will be produced!

writer: David Finch, David Wohl, Matt Hawkins artist: David Finch Format: Hardcover, Full Color Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-746-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-746-7 Price: $99.99 (CAN: $109.99, £75.00)

Release Date: 1/7/2014

FATALE VOLUME 4: PRAY FOR RAIN

writer: Ed Brubaker artist: Elizabeth Breitweiser, Sean Phillips

Sex, drugs, rock-n-roll, and ritual killers all collide in the strangest and most exciting volume of Fatale yet. A strange woman with no memory stumbles into the lives of a struggling grunge band in mid-’90s Seattle. Is she their muse? Will she save them from “One-Hit Wonder” status? Or will she be something much worse, especially since there’s a psycho killer on her trail?

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-835-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-835-8 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 1/14/2014

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Image Comics HEAVEN’S WAR TP BACK IN PRINT! 1938: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis are called upon by eccentric fellow fantasist Charles Williams to join him against occultist Aleister Crowley. Crowley seeks an entrance into the Heavenly realms with the intent of manipulating the angelic battles that shape human history and thus mold the world according to his will. Their conflict with Crowley will take this trio of authors — part of the writer’s group “the Inklings” — to the very edge of Heaven and one of the Inklings outside time itself!

writer: Micah Harris artist: Michael Gaydos Format: Softcover, Black & White Page Count: 120 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-847-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-847-1 Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99, £12.99)

Release Date: 1/14/2014

SATELLITE SAM VOLUME 1 TP SEX - DEATH - LIVE TV!NEW YORK CITY, 1951: The star of beloved daily television serial “Satellite Sam” turns up dead in a flophouse filled with dirty secrets. The police think it was death by natural causes but his son knows there was something more? if only he could sober up long enough to do something about it. This noir mystery shot through with sex and violence exposes the seedy underbelly of the golden age of television. By MATT FRACTION (CASANOVA, Hawkeye, FF) and HOWARD CHAYKIN (BLACK KISS I & II, AMERICAN FLAGG!). - See more at: https://www.imagecomics.com/comics/releases/ satellite-sam-1#sthash.kqMo358Z.dpuf

SAVAGE DRAGON: THE END TP Convicted of crimes he committed when he reverted to his Emperor Kurr persona, Dragon is locked up with the deadly villains he himself brought to justice. What follows isn’t pretty.

writer: Matt Fraction artist: Howard Chaykin Format: Softcover, Black & White Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-852-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-852-5 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 1/28/2014

writer: Erik Larsen artist: Erik Larsen Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-850-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-850-1 Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99, £12.99)

Release Date: 1/28/2014

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Image Comics TEN GRAND VOLUME 1

writer: J. Michael Straczynski artist: Ben Templesmith

Ten Grand charts former mob enforcer Joe Fitzgerald’s journey into the world of demonology and the ancient powers that threaten to tear down the pillars of Heaven itself in a new war between the forces of light and dark. Can the man willing to die a thousand deaths so he can be with his love for just a few minutes in-between save the lives of an entire world? Or will this be the end of...well, everything?

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-831-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-831-0 Price: $9.99 (CAN: $10.99, £7.50)

Release Date: 1/14/2014

THIEF OF THIEVES VOLUME 3 TP Conrad Paulson lives a secret double life as master thief Redmond. There is nothing he can’t steal, nothing he can’t have...except for the life he left behind. Now it’s go time for his Venice heist — and Thief of Thieves’ most EXPLOSIVE story arc yet!

writer: Robert Kirkman, Andy Diggle artist: Felix Serrano, Shawn Martinbrough Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-844-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-844-0 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 1/28/2014

WHERE IS JAKE ELLIS? TP

writer: Nathan Edmondson artist: Mitch Gerads, Marc Laming

Jon Moore and Jake Ellis are back! The sequel to the Eisner-nominated Who is Jake Ellis? finds the American spy now without his invisible guide, but their enemies are still after them. Where is Jake, and will Jon find him in time to stop The Facility from furthering their designs?

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 124 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-744-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-744-3 Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99, £12.99)

Release Date: 1/7/2014

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Image Comics BEDLAM VOLUME 2 TP

writer: Nick Spencer artist: Ryan Browne

Fillmore Press, formerly the maniacal crime lord Madder Red, is trying to protect the city he once terrorized — but what happens when the city turns on itself? No one is safe when a new killer emerges, pulling unseen strings and wreaking chaos on every corner.

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 120 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-846-X IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-846-4 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

PERHAPANAUTS VOLUME 3 TP

writer: Todd Degazo artist: Various

Two different Monsters from the Southern Hemisphere — one from Australia and one from Peru — test The Perhapanauts’ strength, courage, and guile in this far-reaching adventure! It’s action-packed, continent-hopping excitement with a heart-stopping conclusion that will have you on the edge of your seat! (Or someone’s seat.)

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-849-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-849-5 Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99, £13.50)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

THINK TANK VOLUME 3 TP

writer: Matt Hawkins artist: Rahsan Ekedal

Slacker genius Dr. David Loren used to worry about the deadly consequences of his creations from the safety of his laboratory… but not anymore! Deployed to Taiwan to oversee a field test gone awry, will having a SEAL Team as his bodyguards be enough to ensure that David returns home outside of a body bag?

Format: Softcover, Black & White Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-851-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-851-8 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

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Image Comics NOAH HC From acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, The Wrestler) and artist Niko Henrichon (Pride of Bagdad), Noah is a fresh take on the biblical epic for the 21st Century. A fantastical world is about to be destroyed and one man is chosen to start a new one. As wicked forces try to take his Ark, Noah must hold his family together while they watch the annihilation of all they know. Intermixing fantasy and sci-fi with Genesis, Noah both reinvents the elements of the Flood story everyone knows and simultaneously takes the reader beyond them and into the unexpected.

writer: Darren Aronofsky, Ari Handel artist: Niko Henrichon Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 9 x 12 Page Count: 256 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Movie/TV-Related Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-853-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-853-2 Price: $29.99 (CAN: $32.99, £22.50)

Release Date: 3/18/2014

EAST OF WEST VOLUME 2: WE ARE ALL ONE TP The second volume of the most exciting new book in the industry is here! “We Are All One” follows our cast around the fractured future-scape of America as we learn more about a world that’s rapidly coming to a end.

writer: Jonathan Hickman artist: Nick Dragotta Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-855-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-855-6 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

INVINCIBLE VOLUME 19: THE WAR AT HOME TP Angstrom Levy returns to take revenge on Invincible and all those he holds dear!

writer: Robert Kirkman artist: Ryan Ottley, Cliff Rathburn, John Rauch Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-856-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-856-3 Price: $16.99 (CAN: $18.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

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Image Comics MICE TEMPLAR VOLUME 4.1: LEGEND PART 1 TP “Legend Part 1” — The Legend of Karic grows...but its legacy is both greater and darker than the noble young mouse it is said to embody. As every victory is turned against him, Karic confronts his own past and demands answers. And the mad king Icarus launches his great war against creation.

writer: Bryan J. L. Glass, Michael Avon Oeming artist: Michael Avon Oeming, Victor Santos Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 304 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-857-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-857-0 Price: $17.99 (CAN: $19.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

PETER PANZERFAUST VOLUME 3: CRY OF THE WOLF TP Having faced the wrath of The Hook, Peter and the Lost Boys join forces with the Braves in guerilla warfare from their secret hideout in the Sticks. This time, Felix is the man with the memories, and as Mr. Parsons soon learns, he’s not eager to revisit that life.

writer: Kurtis J. Wiebe artist: Tyler Jenkins Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 136 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-864-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-864-8 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

PROPHET VOLUME 3: EMPIRE TP

writer: Brandon Graham, SImon Roy artist: Various

The Earth Empire is now rebuilt and gaining a stronger grasp on Earthspace. Facing an even more menacing new threat, Old Man Prophet and his team look for the help of an old ally.

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-858-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-858-7 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

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Image Comics REALITY CHECK TP Willard Penn, a struggling artist, scores an unlikely hit with his new comic. After an unexpected sell-out, the book’s hero shows up in the real world, appearing outside Willard’s window, and refuses to return to the comic until he finds true love. Exasperated, Willard is forced to help the lovesick hero meet the perfect woman. He needs to hurry, because a homicidal maniac has escaped from his comic and entered the real world as well!

writer: Glen Brunswick artist: Viktor Bogdanovic Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 120 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-859-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-859-4 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

REVIVAL VOLUME 3: A FARAWAY PLACE TP For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now the living and the recently returned struggle to maintain a sense of normalcy amidst political and religious conflicts. Officer Dana Cypress is hot on the trail of a man she believes may have murdered her sister Em, but Em herself is on a quest through the snowy woods to find the strange glowing creature that haunts a child.

writer: Tim Seeley artist: Various Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-860-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-860-0 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

SIDEKICK VOLUME 1 TP What happens when a hero’s sidekick is abandoned by tragedy, mocked by the media, scorned by enemies and heroes alike...when his entire world is turned upside-down? Drawn by Julia Moonglow into investigating the death of the Red Cowl, Flyboy will discover things that will shatter his life completely as he uncovers a conspiracy of murder and terrible, life-changing secrets. Who was the Red Cowl, really, and what scared him so badly that he had to stage his own death in order to escape it? The debut volume of Sidekick contains the first six issues of this saga of grief, madness, and murder.

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writer: J. Michael Straczynski artist: HiFi, Tom Mandrake Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-861-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-861-7 Price: $12.99 (CAN: $14.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

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Image Comics SPAWN: ORIGINS VOLUME 20 TP

writer: Todd McFarlane, Brian Holguin artist: Angel Medina, Danny Miki

Spawn: Origins Volume 20 features the stories and artwork that helped cement the Spawn legacy. Relive the excitement of this groundbreaking series in this accessibly priced format with exclusive bonus content, including cover galleries, black and white art, classic quotes from Todd McFarlane, and an exclusive digitally painted cover by Clayton Crain.

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-862-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-862-4 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

SUPER DINOSAUR VOLUME 4 TP Super Dinosaur and Derek Dynamo come face-to-face with a new threat unlike any they’ve faced before. Who is TYRANNOSAURUS X?! And where in the world is Derek’s mother?

writer: Robert Kirkman artist: Jason Howard, Cliff Rathburn Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 128 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-843-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-843-3 Price: $12.99 (CAN: $14.99, £9.99)

Release Date: 4/1/2014

ZERO VOLUME 1: AN EMERGENCY TP Edward Zero was the best spy the Agency had — and then he realized he was working for the wrong side!

writer: Ales Kot artist: Various Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 172 Recommended age: Young Adult Publisher: Image Comics IsBN: 1-60706-863-X IsBN-13: 978-1-60706-863-1 Price: $9.99 (CAN: $10.99)

Release Date: 4/23/2014

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LES EDITIONS PIX’N LOVE

Moonstone

Oni Press

DEVIL MAY CRY: A DIVINE COMEDY

writer: Mehdi El Kanafi, Nicolas Courcier

After several years’ absence, the Devil May Cry franchise finally returns! With its rock’n roll atmosphere and its charismatic hero, the adventures of Dante the demon hunter ushered a new era for the beat’em all genre. To celebrate this rebirth, Les Editions Pix’n Love gives you the opportunity to get your hands on a collector’s edition entirely dedicated to the Devil May Cry saga. In Devil May Cry: A Divine Comedy you will find information on the first four episodes, including stories about the series’ creation and inspirations, as well as the vision that the creators had in mind.

Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 8.25 x 9 Page Count: 176 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure Publisher: LES EDITIONS PIX’N LOVE IsBN: 2-918272-69-8 IsBN-13: 978-2-918272-69-4 Price: $50.00 (CAN: $55.00, £34.99)

Release Date: 3/25/2014

THE GREEN LAMA: SCIONS A cruise ship crashes suddenly on Liberty Island. All onboard are dead by their own murderous hands. All but one. What secrets does the lone survivor harbor within her very soul? And what horrors does she bring? These are questions only the Green Lama can answer! Reintroducing the most unique Pulp Hero ever! In reality, The Green Lama is Jethro Dumont, a millionaire playboy who spent ten years in Tibet and now uses his Buddhist training to pursue Justice for those denied it! Can even the Green Lama, with his mastery of the supernatural and his radioactive salts, be enough to prevent the coming of…Scions?

writer: Adam Lance Garcia artist: Douglas Klauba Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 4.25 x 6.75 Page Count: 182 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Action/Adventure Publisher: Moonstone IsBN: 1-936814-66-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-936814-66-4 Price: $6.99 (CAN: $7.99)

Release Date: 4/15/2014

LOST AT SEA HC Raleigh doesn’t have a soul. A cat stole it — at least that’s what she tells people — at least that’s what she would tell people if she told people anything. But that would mean talking to people, and the mere thought of social interaction is terrifying. How did such a shy teenage girl end up in a car with three of her hooligan classmates on a cross-country road trip? Being forced to interact with kids her own age is a new and alarming proposition for Raleigh, but maybe it’s just what she needs — or maybe it can help her find what she needs — or maybe it can help her to realize that what she needs has been with her all along. This special hardcover edition of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s classic coming-of-age graphic novel includes previously uncollected shorts and extra bonus material.

writer: Bryan Lee O’Malley artist: Bryan Lee O’Malley Format: Hardcover, Partial Color size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 176 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-113-0 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-113-1 Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.99, £18.99)

Release Date: 1/7/2014

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Bryan O’Malley is one of the artists of the popular Hopeless Savages series and the creator of the Scott Pilgrim series!

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Oni Press THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS VOLUME 1: STRANGE WAYS TP The Swinging Sixties are back, and they’re Stranger than ever! No one knows the Strange better than the Strangers. Michael, Verity, and Sandoval have seen it all — but there is always something even stranger waiting just around the corner. Mysterious temples, peculiar pop bands, and unidentified flying oddities are just a few of the things mystifying Absalom Quince and his team, sworn to protect the world from the Strange. This collection is perfect for longtime fans or for those not yet touched by the Strange! And a great addition to anyone’s secret-passageway-concealing bookcase!

writer: Chris Roberson artist: Scott Kowalchuk Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.25 x 10.25 Page Count: 152 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-111-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-111-7 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 1/29/2014

DIESEL SWEETIES VOLUME 2: BACON IS A VEGETABLE, COFFEE IS A VITAMIN TP Bacon. Coffee. Vegetables. Join the Diesel Sweeties for an in-depth examination of how vices are good for you and vegetables are fortified with righteous indignation. This fullcolor collection is the perfect addition to any meal-instagramming foodie’s diet. Delicious, nutritious, and full of wood pulp fiber!

writer: R. Stevens artist: R. Stevens Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 8 x 8 Page Count: 136 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Humor Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-091-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-091-2 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/19/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Diesel Sweeties: I’m a Rocker, I Rock Out. (ISBN 1-62010-090-8)

DOWN SET FIGHT One man versus every mascot in professional sports — THEY WILL ALL BE PUNCHED! It’s kick-off time for this year’s most action-packed and hilarious comic! “Fearless” Chuck Fairlane was football’s fastest rising star, but his career came to a screeching halt when he was expelled from the league after goin’ HAM and causing the biggest brawl in the history of sports. Years later, Chuck has found peace as a high school football coach, until costumed mascots begin attacking him for seemingly no reason. Before long, Chuck’s going to discover that you can’t run away from the past — but you CAN punch it square in the face!

writer: Chris Sims, Chad Bowers artist: Scott Kowalchuk Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-116-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-116-2 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/12/2014

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Oni Press MEGAGOGO VOLUME 1 TP

writer: Wook Jin Clark artist: Wook Jin Clark

What do you get when you put a washed up loser, an awkward teen going through puberty, and an immortal being into a giant robot? MEGAGOGO, THAT’S WHAT! After ten years of peace and quiet, monsters have returned to wreak havoc on the South. Adam, along with a rag-tag team of misfits, must defend the city of Atlanta. But first they’ll have to get past... the KKK!

Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6 x 9 Page Count: 176 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-117-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-117-9 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/26/2014

THE SIXTH GUN VOLUME 6: GHOST DANCE TP Our world has not always been this way. And our world may be different yet. Becky Montcrief embarks on a Ghost Dance to witness what the terrifying, reality-shaping power of the Six Guns have wrought… and what they might yet bring about. But she is pursued by a band of fierce Skinwalkers, and in order to survive these supernatural hunters, she must fight side-by-side with the most unexpected of allies — the four horsemen of General Oliander Bedford Hume!

writer: Cullen Bunn artist: Brian Hurtt Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.5 x 10.25 Page Count: 140 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Western Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-016-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-016-5 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $21.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 2/5/2014 selected Previous Volumes: The Sixth Gun Volume 1 TP (ISBN 1-934964-60-3), The Sixth Gun Volume 2 TP (ISBN 1-934964-670), The Sixth Gun Volume 3 TP: Bound (ISBN 1-934964-78-6), The Sixth Gun Volume 4 TP (ISBN 1-934964-95-6), The Sixth Gun Volume 5 TP (ISBN 1-62010-077-0)

BAD MACHINERY VOLUME 2: THE CASE OF THE GOOD BOY Everyone’s favorite pre-teen British detectives are back for another case! With toddlers disappearing and rumors of a large, beast-like creature roaming the woods, Tackleford is in serious danger. And then there’s Mildred’s new dog Archibald... if you can even call it a dog. After all, what kind of dog drinks tea out of a cup? Everything comes to a head once the boys get a picture of the beast and Archibald goes missing. Is there a connection? And what does it all have to do with the magic pencil Mildred won from a carnie con game? Don’t miss the second installment of John Allison’s award-winning webcomic series in print!

writer: John Allison artist: John Allison Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 12.25 x 9 Page Count: 136 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Humor, Action/Adventure Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-114-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-114-8 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $19.39, £14.99)

Release Date: 3/12/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Bad Machinery Volume 1: The Case of the Team Spirit (ISBN 1-62010-084-3)

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Pedigree Books Ltd

HELHEIM VOLUME 1: THE WITCH WAR

writer: Cullen Bunn artist: Joelle Jones, Nick Filardi

“Once the threshold of Helheim is crossed, not even gods can escape.” The age of Vikings. Savage wild men, dark creatures, and hideous undead are pawns in the war between witches. A hero named Rikard pays the ultimate price in this conflict… but his fight is far from over. Raised as a draugr — an undead killing machine — Rikard is meant to be used as a weapon in the supernatural conflict. But Rikard will not be controlled. And where the draugr treads, death follows!

Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 6.25 x 10.25 Page Count: 136 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-014-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-014-1 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $14.54, £14.99)

Release Date: 3/26/2014

WASTELAND VOLUME 9: A THOUSAND LIES The beginning of the end! Marcus has long dreamed that “everything ends in fire,” but even he didn’t expect this! As the city prepares to face his mysterious father, a cabal of his closest advisors plots to assassinate Marcus... but the Lord Founder has a few secrets of his own, and their revelation will bring the city to its knees!

writer: Antony Johnston artist: Justin Greenwood, Christopher Mitten Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6.25 x 10.25 Page Count: 136 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Oni Press IsBN: 1-62010-118-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-62010-118-6 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $14.54, £10.99)

Release Date: 3/19/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Wasteland Volume 8: Lost in the Ozone (ISBN 1-62010013-4), Wasteland Volume 7: Under the God (ISBN 1-934964-94-8), Wasteland Book 6: The Enemy Within (ISBN 1-934964-30-1), Wasteland: The Apocalyptic Edition Volume 2 (ISBN 1-934964-46-8), Wasteland: The Apocalyptic Edition Volume 1 (ISBN 1-93496419-0)

ANGRY BIRDS: STICKER & POSTER ACTIVITY ANNUAL Create your own bird-flinging, pig-destroying action with this high quality Angry Birds Sticker & Poster Activity Annual, chock-full with over 100 stickers, 10 posters, and lots of activities featuring Red and his fearless, feathered companions as well as their arch enemy the Piggies.

writer: Pedigree Books Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 52 Recommended age: Children (ages 4 - 8) Publisher: Pedigree Books Ltd IsBN: 1-908152-19-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-908152-19-0 Price: $11.99 (CAN: $13.50)

Release Date: 2/18/2014

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PENGUIN GROUP (UK)

Top Shelf Productions

DOCTOR WHO 50TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY Eleven Doctors! Eleven months! Eleven authors! Eleven stories! A year long celebration for the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who! This print edition is the culmination of a year-long series of ebooks to celebrate fifty years of Doctor Who. Eleven Doctors, eleven stories, eleven unique interpretations of the Doctor, his terrifying alien enemie,s and his timetravelling adventures.

writer: Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 5 x 7.75 Page Count: 440 Recommended age: Children (ages 9 - 12) Genre: Movie/TV-Related Publisher: PENGUIN GROUP (UK) Imprint: PUFFIN BOOKS IsBN: 0-14-134894-1 IsBN-13: 978-0-14-134894-0 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

RENEE

writer: Ludovic Debeurme artist: Ludovic Debeurme

French graphic novelist Ludovic Debeurme returns with a devastating sequel to his prizewinning graphic novel LUCILLE. While Lucille moves back in with her overbearing mother and Arthur serves time in prison for murder, new character Renée becomes obsessed with a married jazz musician twice her age. Debeurme’s haunting border-less panels follow these three lovers between dreams and reality, twining their stories together into a poignant and universal search for love.

Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6.5 x 8.75 Page Count: 544 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Graphic Novel Literary

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Named one of the year’s 20 Essential Graphic Novels by ACBD (the French Association of Comics Critics)! • “Do you love to be unsettled and shaken up by a book? Then you’ll love Renée… the artist’s sleek line wells up into the middle of the pure white page, unbound by boxes or balloons, and leaves no one - neither character nor reader - unstained.” -- Le Monde • “With detailed hatching reminiscent of Hieronymus Bosch, Ludovic Debeurme crafts fantastical and poignant scenes, exploring the ordinary monstrosity of man and his anxieties… Debeurme has invented a unique poetry here, with intelligence and grace.” -- Les InRocks • “With tremendous graphic freedom, Debeurme depicts people who are trapped… wrapped up in the mystery of their internal drama.” -- Livres Hebdo

Publisher: Top Shelf Productions IsBN: 1-60309-304-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-60309-304-0 Price: $29.95 (CAN: $32.95, £22.50)

Release Date: 1/28/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Lucille (ISBN 1-60309-073-8)

• “Despite a plot that could have been risky, Renée’s triple-voiced narrative is beautifully constructed, and proves Debeurme’s enduring talent for breaking the traditional boundaries of comics. Simply excellent.” -- Citrouille / Association of Booksellers for Youth

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Top Shelf Productions OWLY VOLUME 6: A FISHY SITUATION Owly is back! When he and Wormy take a trip to the local pond, they bring home a lot more than they bargained for! But can their fishy new friend stay with them forever? Andy Runton’s beloved, wordless graphic novel series returns with a heartwarming story about friendship, leaving home, and trying new things.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • The first brand-new, full-length Owly graphic novel in several years! • Winner of the Eisner, Ignatz, and Harvey Awards, the Howard E. Day Memorial Prize, and named one of “25 Books All Young Georgians Should Read” by the Georgia Center for the Book. • Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Andy Runton’s clean, animated, and heartwarming Owly series continually appears on core lists of graphic novels for young readers.

ALONE FOREVER: THE SINGLES COLLECTION Liz Prince, author of the world’s cutest relationship comic, “Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?”, returns with a new comic about being — gasp! — SINGLE. Finally bringing her popular webcomic to printed form, Alone Forever explores the joys of flying solo, free to focus on what really matters: comics, punk rock, and cute boys with beards. Drawn in Liz Prince’s ultra-charming style, filled with self-deprecation and cats, there’s something for everyone to relate to in this celebration of self-reliance in the age of OkCupid.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Perfect Valentine’s Day (or anti-Valentine’s Day) purchase! • Liz Prince’s perennial seller “Will You Still Love Me If I Wet the Bed?” is now in its third printing!

THE BOJEFFRIES SAGA Jobremus Bojeffries is like any other father — trying to keep the peace in a house stuffed with two kids (Ginda and Reth), uncles Raoul and Festus, a baby, and old Grandpa Podlasp. Never mind that one’s a werewolf, one’s a vampire, Grandpa is in the last stages of organic matter, and the baby puts off enough thermonuclear energy to power England and Wales... All right, they’re no ordinary family. And this is no ordinary book, with stories spanning decades, a whole chapter written as light opera, a Christmas episode, and an all-new, 24-page comic bringing the Bojeffries up to the present day. On every page, the wry and anarchic creativity of the creators shines through: Alan Moore’s affectionate and penetrating grasp of human nature (and British culture) creates a kind of desperate poignancy in the characters, brought to memorable life by Steve Parkhouse’s deft and articulate line work. It’s all there, untutored, unpolished, ramshackle, and always on the edge of collapse. Very much like Britain itself.

writer: Andy Runton artist: Andy Runton Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 5.25 x 7.25 Page Count: 120 Recommended age: Children (ages 4 - 8) Publisher: Top Shelf Productions IsBN: 1-60309-087-8 IsBN-13: 978-1-60309-087-2 Price: $10.00 (CAN: $10.99, £7.50)

Release Date: 2/11/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Owly Volume 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer (ISBN 1-891830-62-7), Owly Volume 2: Just A Little Blue (ISBN 1-891830-64-3), Owly Volume 3: Flying Lessons (ISBN 1-891830-767), Owly Volume 4: A Time To Be Brave (ISBN 1-891830-89-9), Owly Volume 5: Tiny Tales (ISBN 1-60309-019-3)

writer: Liz Prince artist: Liz Prince Format: Softcover, Black & White size: 6.5 x 9 Page Count: 104 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Humor Publisher: Top Shelf Productions IsBN: 1-60309-322-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-60309-322-4 Price: $9.95 (CAN: $12.50, £7.50)

Release Date: 3/1/2014

writer: Alan Moore artist: Steve Parkhouse Format: Softcover, Partial Color size: 7.25 x 10 Page Count: 96 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Humor Publisher: Top Shelf Productions IsBN: 1-60309-063-0 IsBN-13: 978-1-60309-063-6 Price: $14.95 (CAN: $18.99)

Release Date: 3/1/2014

KEY SELLING POINTS: • “Think The Munsters written by Alan Bennett high on episodes of Coronation Street, all beautifully rendered in a style equal parts Robert Crumb and the Bash Street Kids’ Leo Baxendale.” — Mike Moran, The Independent

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Top Shelf Productions

TwoMorrows Publishing

NEMO: THE ROSES OF BERLIN From The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! Sixteen years ago, notorious sciencebrigand Janni Nemo journeyed into the frozen reaches of Antarctica to resolve her father’s weighty legacy in a storm of madness and loss, barely escaping with her Nautilus and her life. Now it is 1941, and with her daughter strategically married into the family of aerial warlord Jean Robur, Janni’s raiders have only limited contact with the military might of the clownish German-Tomanian dictator Adenoid Hynkel. But when the pirate queen learns that her loved ones are held hostage in the nightmarish Berlin, she has no choice save to intervene directly, travelling with her ageing lover Broad Arrow Jack into the belly of the beastly metropolis. Within that alienated city await monsters, criminals, and legends, including the remaining vestiges of Germany’s notorious ‘Twilight Heroes’, a dark Teutonic counterpart to Mina Murray’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. And waiting at the far end of this gauntlet of alarming adversaries there is something much, much worse. Continuing in the thrilling tradition of Heart of Ice, Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill rampage through twentieth-century culture in a blazing new adventure, set in a city of totalitarian shadows and mechanical nightmares. Cultures clash and lives are lost in the explosive collision of four unforgettable women, lost in the black and bloody alleyways where thrive The Roses of Berlin.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • A new standalone, hardcover graphic novel in the bestselling League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series. • Featuring iconic characters inspired by the worlds of Jules Verne, Fritz Lang, Charlie Chaplin, and more.

AMERICAN COMIC BOOK CHRONICLES: 1965-69 The American Comic Book Chronicles continues its ambitious series of full-color hardcovers where TwoMorrows’ top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! John Wells headlines this second volume on the 1960s, covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics during the stormy cultural upheaval of 1965-1969. You’ll get a year-by-year account of the most significant publications, notable creators, and impactful trends, including the transformation of Marvel Comics into a pop phenomenon. Wally Wood’s Tower Comics storms on the scene with the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents while Charlton’s Action Heroes strike a blow of their own! Batmania sweeps the nation as the smash Adam West TV show pushes superhero comic sales into orbit! Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, and Denny O’Neil lead a wave of fresh young voices in the comic book industry! Gold Key unlocks a new format with its digest line! The Archies and Josie & the Pussycats sing their way to the top! These are just a few of the events chronicled in this exhaustive, full-color hardcover.

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writer: Alan Moore artist: Kevin O’Neill Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 6.75 x 10.25 Page Count: 56 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Action/Adventure Publisher: Top Shelf Productions IsBN: 1-60309-320-6 IsBN-13: 978-1-60309-320-0 Price: $14.95 (CAN: $18.99)

Release Date: 4/8/2014 selected Previous Volumes: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume 1 TP (ISBN 1-56389-858-6), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #1 1910 (ISBN 1-60309-000-2), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #2 1969 (ISBN 1-60309-006-1), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III: Century #3 2009 (ISBN 1-60309-007-X), Nemo: Heart of Ice (ISBN 1-60309-274-9)

writer: John Wells artist: Wally Wood, Jack Kirby, Neal Adams Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 8.5 x 11 Page Count: 224 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Comics History Publisher: TwoMorrows Publishing IsBN: 1-60549-055-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-60549-055-7 Price: $39.95 (CAN: $43.99, £29.99)

Release Date: 4/1/2014 selected Previous Volumes: American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64 (ISBN 1-60549-045-8), American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s (ISBN 1-60549-046-6), American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s (ISBN 1-60549-054-7)

• TwoMorrows’ top authors document every decade of comic book history from the 1940s to today! • John Wells headlines this second volume on the 1960s, covering all the pivotal moments and behind-the-scenes details of comics during the stormy cultural upheaval of 1965-1969!

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Udon Entertainment MONSTER HUNTER ILLUSTRATIONS 2

writer: Capcom

Monster Hunter Illustrations is back with a new, mammoth-sized, 400-page artwork collection! Monster Hunter Illustrations 2 covers all the third generation Monster Hunter games including Monster Hunter Tri and Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Featured are creature designs, character designs,armor, weapons, tons of rough sketches, and more!

Format: Softcover, Partial Color size: 11.75 x 8.25 Page Count: 400 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Art, Coffee Table, Popular Culture

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Publisher: Udon Entertainment IsBN: 1-926778-88-X IsBN-13: 978-1-926778-88-4 Price: $49.99 (CAN: $54.99, £37.99)

• The Monster Hunter series has sold over 20 million units globally and has given rise to dedicated “Monster Hunter Summer Training Camps”, ”Monster Hunter Festivals,” and an abundance of licensed merchandise. • The newest release in the franchise is Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for the Nintendo WiiU and 3DS, released in North America in March 2013. • Monster Hunter 4 is currently in development at Capcom.

DARKSTALKERS: OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS It’s the ultimate collection of Darkstalkers artwork and history! Darkstalkers: Official Complete Works collects the artwork of every Darkstalkers game, including key visuals, character illustrations, promotional artwork, rough concepts, and creator commentary. Also featured are multiple new interviews with the creators behind the series, plus all-new tribute pinups from your favorite Capcom artists!

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Release Date: 1/7/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Monster Hunter Illustrations (ISBN 1-926778-17-0)

writer: Capcom artist: Bengus, Ikeno, Stanley Lau Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 8.25 x 11.75 Page Count: 224 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Art, Coffee Table, Popular Culture Publisher: Udon Entertainment IsBN: 1-927925-04-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-927925-04-1 Price: $39.99 (CAN: $44.99, £29.99)

• Darkstalkers Resurrection, an updated re-release of the classic Darkstalkers games, was released in 2013 as a downloadable game on PS3 and Xbox 360.

Release Date: 4/8/2014

DMC DEVIL MAY CRY: VISUAL ART

writer: Capcom artist: Capcom

DmC Devil May Cry depicts a duplicitous world where nothing is ever as it seems and the line between good and evil is constantly blurred. Spurred into action by the promises of a trusted relation, Dante bursts into this new world intent on revenge at any cost. DmC Devil May Cry Visual Art collects all the concept art behind this modern reimagining of the Devil May Cry universe and its characters. Included are key visuals, character and location designs, unused concepts, and creator commentary.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • The Devil May Cry “hack & slash” action-adventure game series has been going strong since 2001, having sold millions of copies worldwide. • DmC Devil May Cry is the fifth game in the series, and completely re-imagines the franchise for a new audience.

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Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 8.25 x 11.75 Page Count: 192 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Art, Coffee Table, Popular Culture Publisher: Udon Entertainment IsBN: 1-926778-97-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-926778-97-6 Price: $39.99 (CAN: $44.99, £29.99)

Release Date: 4/8/2014

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Udon Entertainment NI0 ART WORKS: NISHI’S ALLURING FIGURES

writer: Nishi artist: Nishi

Ni0 is famous for his exotic imagery and alluring character designs. Included in this special hardcover volume are magazine covers, promotional artwork, and rare pin-ups from his best-known works such as Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls, Queen’s Gate, and more.

Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 9 x 11.75 Page Count: 176 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Art, Coffee Table, Popular Culture

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Publisher: Udon Entertainment IsBN: 1-927925-03-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-927925-03-4 Price: $44.99 (CAN: $49.99, £33.99)

• Focuses largely on the artwork of the Hyakka Ryoran Samurai Girls series of light novels. • Includes art from Queen’s Gate, a spinoff of the popular and sexually suggestive Queen’s Blade visual combat book series.

STREET FIGHTER CLASSIC VOLUME 3: PSYCHO CRUSHER Presenting UDON’s classic Street Fighter comics in a gorgeous, oversized hardcover! It’s all the pulse-pounding martial arts action of the ultimate fighting game experience, presented through spectacular anime-influenced artwork!

Release Date: 4/8/2014

writer: Ken Siu-Chong artist: Jeffrey Chamba Cruz, Corey Lewis Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 8.25 x 11.25 Page Count: 304 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure

In Volume 3, Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, Guile, Cammy, and more have finally reached the Street Fighter tournament! Some seek revenge, others aim to uncover M.Bison’s secrets, while others still are simply looking for a good fight! It’s all-out no-holds-barred martial arts action with the fate of the world at stake!

Publisher: Udon Entertainment IsBN: 1-927925-02-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-927925-02-7 Price: $54.99 (CAN: $59.99, £40.99)

Collects Street Fighter II Turbo #1-12.

Release Date: 4/1/2014

KEY SELLING POINTS: • The unquestioned king of fighting games, the Street Fighter video game series has sold over 33 million units! • Ultra Street Fighter IV, the newest entry in the Street Fighter game franchise, is planned by Capcom for a 2014 release. • UDON’s Street Fighter Classic series is meant as a replacement for the sold-old Street Fighter and Street Fighter II Ultimate Editions.

WONDER MOMO: BATTLE IDOL VOLUME 1 Momoko was a typical Japanese teenager with dreams of becoming a famous pop idol, until an alien powersuit transformed her into the spectacular Wonder Momo! This buxom new superhero punches, kicks, and hula hoops her way through monsters, henchmen, robots, and her most dangerous foe... the dreaded paparazzi!

selected Previous Volumes: Street Fighter Classic Volume 1: Hadoken (ISBN 1-92677875-8), Street Fighter Classic Volume 2: Cannon Strike (ISBN 1-926778-84-7)

writer: Jim Zub, Erik Ko artist: Omar Dogan Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 7.5 x 8.25 Page Count: 120 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure, Humor

Wonder Momo: Battle Idol Volume 1 collects over 100 strips from the hit webcomic, plus rough concepts, bonus art, and more!

Publisher: Udon Entertainment IsBN: 1-927925-05-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-927925-05-8 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $24.99, £14.99)

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Release Date: 4/1/2014

• Wonder Momo is an online webcomic produced by Shiftylook, a division of video game giant Namco Bandai Games. • Based on the retro Japanese arcade game.

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Yumcha Studios, LLC

Z2 Comics

DIM SUM WARRIORS VOLUME 2: FEAST OF FURY TP The slippery Colonel Quickynoodle has convinced Emperor Redbean Bao to enroll his pampered son Prince Roastpork ‘Porky’ Bao in the Fried Kung Academy, the most prestigious Dim Sum Warrior school, for “toughening up”. But Porky suspects the Colonel of having ulterior motives, and runs away from the Palace instead. He chooses to hide with his newfound friends, Xiajiao and Shaomai, at the School of Steam Kung, much to the alarm of its principal, Master Phoenix Claw. But when the Fried Kung Academy tracks Porky down, a chain of disastrous events is triggered, resulting in the destruction of the centuries-old School of Steam Kung, as well as a coup against the Emperor and Empress by Quickynoodle. The mysteries, however, keep piling up: Who is really behind the plot to usurp the Empire? Why is the School’s cook, Auntie Stickyrice, pretending to be a dotty old lady when she’s really a combat expert? And just what is lurking in a giant pressure cooker located far beneath Dim Sum City?

writer: Colin Goh, YenYen Woo artist: Soo Lee, Mike Luckas Format: Softcover, Full Color size: 5 x 7.5 Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Children (ages 9 - 12) Genre: Manga, Fantasy Publisher: Yumcha Studios, LLC IsBN: 0-9881899-2-5 IsBN-13: 978-0-9881899-2-8 Price: $14.99 (CAN: $16.99, £10.99)

Release Date: 2/18/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Dim Sum Warriors Volume 1 TP (ISBN 0-9881899-0-9)

Volume 2 of the critically-acclaimed Dim Sum Warrior graphic novel and iPad app series.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Companion to the Dim Sum language app that combines Chinese with English using the graphic novel format.

ESCAPO

writer: Paul Pope artist: Paul Pope

From the mind of three-time Eisner Award-Winner Paul Pope comes Escapo! Like a feverish mash-up of Fellini films, Heavy Metal magazine, and classic Jack Kirby comics, Escapo tells the tale of a circus escape artist extraordinaire, who can escape from any situation — even from Death himself! However, there is one force even more powerful than the Reaper which Escapo must face. A meditation on life, love, and mortality, Escapo is not to be missed!

Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 9 x 11.25 Page Count: 160 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Action/Adventure

Originally published in 1999 and long out of print, the new Z2 edition of Escapo is fully colored and redesigned in the French BD format, featuring 50+ pages of bonus content. Included here is the rare two-page alternate ending, only seen in the French edition, as well as a new ten-page story and added pin-ups and sketchbook content by Paul.

Publisher: Z2 Comics IsBN: 1-940878-00-4 IsBN-13: 978-1-940878-00-3 Price: $24.99 (CAN: $24.99, £18.99)

Release Date: 4/9/2014

REVIEW QUOTES: • “Pope has created an unusual kind of comic book hero here, a very reluctant fellow forced to confront both the futility of love and the possibility of his own melodramatic death.” - Publishers Weekly

FEAR, MY DEAR: A BILLY DOGMA EXPERIENCE Hardboiled romance has gone galactic in Emmy Award-winning artist Dean Haspiel’s Fear, My Dear: A Billy Dogma Experience. Super powered paramours, Billy Dogma and Jane Legit’s pathological War of Woo unearths the chaos of a cosmic deity and Billy uncovers the psychedelic horror of an eighth “deadly sin” when he travels to the heart of his mind to face the truth of his past...and his future. Remastered from the original webcomics series, Billy Dogma is “the last romantic antihero,” a passionate bruiser head-over-heels for his knock-em-dead dame. Created in 1995, Billy Dogma is Dean Haspiel’s ongoing love letter to the insanity of love. Dean Haspiel is the Emmy Award-winning artist of The Alcoholic, Harvey Pekar’s The Quitter, and Cuba: Revolution. Collected for the first time Fear, My Dear is an great introduction to Dean’s work.

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writer: Dean Haspiel artist: Dean Haspiel Format: Hardcover, Full Color size: 8 x 8 Page Count: 144 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Action/Adventure Publisher: Z2 Comics IsBN: 1-940878-01-2 IsBN-13: 978-1-940878-01-0 Price: $19.99 (CAN: $19.99, £14.99)

Release Date: 4/9/2014

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Zenescope GRIMM FAIRY TALES: NEVERLAND

writer: Joe Brusha

Pan never wanted to grow up and now he’s found the key to immortality and a way to rule the realm of Neverland forever! All he needs is a steady supply of children to complete his sinister plans. Once a magical paradise, Pan has reshaped Neverland into the ultimate nightmare for any child unlucky enough to visit. Only one child has ever been able to escape. Now as an adult, Hook may be the only person who can put a stop to Pan’s madness!

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 156 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-31-9 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-31-1 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 1/14/2014

MONSTER HUNTERS SURVIVAL GUIDE CASE FILES Humans seem to have taken their place as these monsters’ prey, and it’s up to one Monster Hunter to find out why and stop it — if he can! Collects Case Files Sasquatch, Chupacabra, and Wendigo.

writer: Joe Brusha Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 140 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-16-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-16-8 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 1/7/2014 selected Previous Volumes: The Monster Hunters Survival Guide (ISBN 0-9827507-8-1)

WONDERLAND VOLUME 3

writer: Raven Gregory

Back to the beginning! Tired of fleeing from Wonderland, Calie and Violet begin to search for answers by delving into Charles Dodsgon’s past. But a mysterious force from Wonderland might have other, darker plans in mind for them.

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-30-0 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-30-4 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 1/14/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Wonderland Volume 1 (ISBN 1-937068-65-X), Wonderland Volume 2 (ISBN 0-9853378-9-3)

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Zenescope GRIMM FAIRY TALES VOLUME 15 The Dark Queen has risen from the dead, Rapunzel is out for her blood, and Sela struggles to cope with the revelation that she loves a villain! Collects Grimm Fairy Tales issues #89-94.

KEY SELLING POINTS: • The countdown to Grimm Fairy Tales #100 begins here!

writer: Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, Troy Brownfield Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-51-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-51-9 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 2/18/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 14 (ISBN 1-939683-05-X), Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 13 TP (ISBN 1-937068-80-3), Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 12 (ISBN 1-93706846-3)

GRIMM FAIRY TALES: NO TOMORROW A new horror is born into the Grimm Universe more terrifying than any before. A horror whose name is spoken in hushed and fearful whispers. A horror more beautiful than the breath we breathe, but as deadly as our last, final gasp: Keres, the Goddess of the Death! In a world where Death has gone mad, there may be...No Tomorrow! From fan-favorite writer Raven Gregory (Wonderland Trilogy, Fly, Dream Eater Saga).

writer: Raven Gregory Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-32-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-32-8 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

GRIMM FAIRY TALES: OZ

writer: Joe Brusha

This modern take on the story reimagines the classic fairy tale in the classic Zenescope style. The Witches of OZ are searching for a lost weapon of power known as the Veridian Scepter. Their quest leads them to the most unlikeliest of places…the farmlands of Kansas and the home of the unlikeliest of heroes — Dorothy Gale. The epic Oz adventure starts here!

Format: Hardcover, Full Color Page Count: 156 Recommended age: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-29-7 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-29-8 Price: $24.99 (CAN: $27.99, £18.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

SCREWED Is this the work of a serial killer, or something far worse? FBI Agent Erin Scott intends to find out — with or without the approval of her superiors — in this visionary modern, mature re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend from acclaimed artist/creator Tyler Kirkham (New Guardians, Teen Titans, and Amazing Spider-Man).

KEY SELLING POINTS: • A modern twist on the Frankenstein tale!

writer: Keith Thomas, Tyler Kirkham artist: David Miller Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-47-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-47-2 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 2/11/2014

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Zenescope HIT LIST

writer: Ralph Tedesco

Threats exist all around us and the lives of so many have been ruined by others evil deeds. Now one man will seek vengeance for all those who share in his pain. When a group of professional killers is brought together in order to take out a crew of gangsters, what starts as a seemingly good plan spirals into something more threatening and deadly than anyone saw coming!

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Crime, Drama Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-48-3 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-48-9 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 3/11/2014

WONDERLAND: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS The boy turned man who nearly ended the world as we know it is back. The most diabolical villain in the history of wonderland returns! The story of Johnny Liddle’s transformation into the sinister Mad Hatter will finally be told and his origin may very well drive you absolutely mad! From writers Raven Gregory (Wonderland trilogy) and Pat Shand (Unleashed) comes the follow up to the Wonderland series Down the Rabbit Hole, where a world of horror awaits and it’s no farther away than a step... Through the Looking Glass!

KEY SELLING POINTS: • Filling in the gaps from the immensely popular Wonderland trilogy. • A horrific twist on the world of Wonderland

writer: Raven Gregory, Patrick Shand Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-49-1 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-49-6 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 3/4/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Wonderland: Down the Rabbit Hole (ISBN 1-939683-23-8)

WONDERLAND VOLUME 4

writer: Raven Gregory

Tired of fleeing from Wonderland, Calie and Violet begin to search for answers by delving into Charles Dodsgon’s past. But a mysterious force from Wonderland might have other, darker plans in mind for them.

Format: Softcover, Full Color Page Count: 148 Recommended age: Mature Readers (ages 16 and up) Genre: Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Zenescope IsBN: 1-939683-50-5 IsBN-13: 978-1-939683-50-2 Price: $15.99 (CAN: $17.99, £11.99)

Release Date: 4/1/2014 selected Previous Volumes: Wonderland Volume 1 (ISBN 1-937068-65-X), Wonderland Volume 2 (ISBN 0-9853378-9-3), Wonderland Volume 3 (ISBN 1-939683-30-0)

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