INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with D)
DAIKAIJU
G FAN #147
(W/A) VARIOUS
The world's longest-running fanzine provides the latest Godzilla news and G-product reviews, a picture-laden report on the recent G-TOUR to Japan, a look at the History of Hollow Earth concepts, the art of G-FEST, reviews, retrospectives, interviews, and much more. (STL367771) (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine, SC, 80pgs, PC SRP: $8.95
DISNEY HYPERION
DK PUBLISHING
LEGO MARVEL SPIDER-MAN EXPLORE SPIDER-VERSE SC
(W) DK Publishing
Grab your Spidey-Suit and explore the Spider-Verse in this first-ever LEGO Marvel Spider-Man book. Discover a vast multiverse of spidery super-heroes and their unique worlds. Meet amazing superstars like Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Ghost-Spider and learn more about lesser-known characters including Pork Grind and Scarlet Spider. The book draws upon LEGO sets based on the Marvel Comics and films and showcases a range of fan-favorite Spider-Man characters, vehicles, and locations. Comes with an exclusive LEGO Spider-Man minifigure. (STL368259) (C: 0-1-2)
Reference Book, SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $16.99
LEGO NINJAGO DRAGONS RISING ADV ATLAS SC
(W) DK Publishing
Journey through the action-packed world of LEGO NINJAGO, discovering the legendary Ninja and mystical locations. Take a tour across Ninjago, home of Spinjitzu and towering ninja temples. Visit popular restaurants, great rivers and deserts, dojos and palaces. The land of Ninjago has it all! Discover the mysterious realms of creation. From the sandy realm of Oni and Dragons to the dangerous Underworld realm. Read all about the must-see sights. Check out reviews and what to pack. You never know which characters or dragons you might bump into along the way! Comes with a LEGO NINJAGO minifigure to join you on your adventure! (STL368261) (C: 0-1-2)
Reference Book, SC, 7x10, 96pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
STAR WARS ACOLYTE VISUAL GUIDE HC
(W) Pablo Hidalgo
Delve deeper into Star Wars: The Acolyte with the definitive visual guide. Decades before the birth of Darth Vader, explore the glorious High Republic era in the Star Wars galaxy. During this exciting time, the noble Jedi are protectors of peace and justice. This visual guide reveals all of the key characters, locations, vehicles, and technology from the Disney+ series. (STL368254) (C: 1-1-2) NOTE: Available only in US, Canada, and US territories.
Reference Book, HC, 9x11, 128pgs, FC SRP: $25.00
STAR WARS LIFE SIZE HC
(W) DK Publishing
Have you ever wondered how big a Wookiee is? Or how long a Wampa's claws are? Could you hold Yoda's lightsaber in your hand, or face down Darth Vader? And are baby Porgs really as cute as they look? Discover the actual size of these and other surprising characters, creatures, droids and objects from the Star Wars galaxy. Includes fold-out pages revealing an awesome life-size Yoda! (STL368262) (C: 0-1-2)
Reference Book, SC, 7x10, 48pgs, FC SRP: $16.99
SUPERMAN MAN OF STEEL ULTIMATE VISUAL GUIDE HC
(W) DK Publishing
Discover and explore the world of the original and greatest of all super-heroes: Superman, the Man of Steel! He sprang fully formed and unstoppable from the pages of Action Comics #1 in June 1938. Superman has been a jewel in DC's crown ever since, fueling a plethora of movies and TV shows. Packed with spectacular art from the original comic books, this definitive volume brings Superman's story right up-to-date, with full details of his latest exploits in major storylines such as The Final Days of Superman, Superman Reborn, and Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent. With in-depth profiles of Superman's allies and enemies, a detailed timeline, landmark comics, and much more, Superman: The Ultimate Guide New Edition is both a superb guide to a timeless cultural icon who in 2025 hurtles back on movie screens in Superman: Legacy and a prize addition to any fan's bookshelf. (STL368256) (C: 0-1-2)
Reference Book, HC, 9x11, 216pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
DRAWN & QUARTERLY
LEGEND OF KAMUI GN VOL 02
(W/A/CA) Shirato Sanpei
More swords, more fighting, more deception! Shirato Sanpei's epic feudal sword drama continues! In Shirato's world, life is hard and every step forward is hard-won. But through that hardship comes strength. The Legend of Kamui Volume 2 features more action and more intrigue as minor characters step into the light of this sweeping seventeenth-century social tapestry. Translated by Richard Rubinger with Noriko Rubinger. (STL367721) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 600pgs, B&W SRP: $39.95
LEGEND OF KAMUI GN VOL 01 (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Shirato Sanpei
At long last, manga titan Shirato Sanpei's groundbreaking epic makes its way into English. It's the 17th century in Japan. Child outcast Kamui lives on the fringes of a miserably stratified society. Fueled by pure grit, rage, and a dash of cunning, his only way out is to take up the mantle of ninja. Follow scrappy peasants, cold-blooded ninja, and disgraced and exalted warriors as they navigate the unforgiving hardships of a violent yet hopeful age. With its vivid and critical attention to social injustice and environmental issues against a backdrop of heart-pounding action and romance, this multilayered gekiga drama not only redefined ninja and samurai fantasy, it also offers astonishing parallels with the modern day. (STL342973) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x8, 612pgs, B&W SRP: $39.95
MOOMIN ADVENTURES GN BOOK TWO
(W) Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson (A) Lars Jansson, Tove Jansson (CA) Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
The classic comic strip by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson in a new paperback series! This volume is jam-packed with classic Moomin antics and shenanigans. Whether it's setting up finicky ghosts on a blind date or becoming devout followers of quarreling prophets, the Moomins' quick wit and existential musings never fail to disappoint. Every story in this collection is a bundle of fun, offering a timeless treasure trove of good-hearted whimsy and delight. (STL367722) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 304pgs, B&W SRP: $22.95
MOOMIN ADVENTURES GN BOOK ONE (O/A)
(W) Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson (A) Lars Jansson, Tove Jansson (CA) Tove Jansson, Lars Jansson
Presented in an all new softcover format that collects the all ages comics of both Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, the five-volume Moomin Adventures series will introduce the timeless comic strip to a new generation of readers of all ages. Moomin Adventures Book One kicks off with perhaps the most famous adventure of them all, Moomin on the Riviera, which was adapted into an animated feature and debuted at the London Film Festival. In Moomin s Desert Island, the entire Moomin family is stranded on a desert island the very island their ancestors came from. The Moominvalley hijinx continued with a charming mix of strips from Finland s most famous writer/artist Tove Jansson, and her brother Lars Jansson who taught himself how to draw in order to take over the strip when it was in syndication. (STL313377)
SC, 6x8, 400pgs, B&W SRP: $22.95
GOOD BYE HC (NEW PTG) (MR) (O/A)
(W/A) Yoshihiro Tatsumi (CA) Yoshihiro Tatsumi, Adrian Tomine
Good-Bye is the third volume of the collected short stories from legendary Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi. Drawn in 1971 and 1972, these stories expand the prolific artist's vocabulary for characters contextualized by themes of depravity and disorientation in twentieth-century Japan. (STK412318) (FEB100873)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 6x9, 208pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95
KITARO GN VOL 01 BIRTH OF KITARO (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Shigeru Mizuki
The Birth of Kitaro collects seven of Shigeru Mizuki's early and beloved Kitaro stories, making them available for the first time in English, in a kid-friendly format and price point. With more than 150 pages of spooky and often funny all-ages comics about the titular yokai boy, The Birth of Kitaro is the perfect introduction to Mizuki's most popular series, which has won the hearts of Japanese children and adults for more than half a century! (STK697927) (APR161577)
SC, 5x8, 184pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95
KITARO GN VOL 03 THE GREAT TANUKI WAR (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Shigeru Mizuki
Kitaro and the Great Tanuki War features adventures of Shigeru Mizuki's beloved yokai boy. In the epic title story, Kitaro battles the tanuki, a Japanese animal that features prominently in the country's yokai legends. The furry beasts draw on the power of the blood moon to awaken the monstrous catfish that lives in the depths of the earth. The twisting of the catfish causes earthquakes that threaten to destroy all of Japan. With his yokai allies captured, Kitaro is the only one left who can take on the great tanuki and his army. Will he be up for the challenge? (STL039477) (FEB171592)
SC, 176pgs, B&W SRP: $12.95
OFFSHORE LIGHTNING GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Saito Nazuna
Nazuna Saito began making comics late. She was in her forties when she submitted a story to a major Japanese publishing house and won an award for newcomers. Offshore Lightning collects Saito's early work as well as two recent graphic novellas "In Captivity" (2012) and "Solitary Death Building" (2015), both focused on aging and death. (STL269962) (C: 0-0-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 384pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95
RED COLORED ELEGY GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Seiichi Hayashi
Ichiro and Sachiko are young artists, temperamental and discouraged about what life has to offer them. They fall in and out of love, jealous of each other's interests and unchallenged by their careers. A cornerstone of the Japanese underground scene of the 1960s, Red Colored Elegy charts their heartache, passions, and bickering with equal tenderness, creating a revelatory portrait of a stormy love affair. This paperback edition features an essay on Hayashi's contributions to contemporary Japanese comics. (STL071952) (DEC171533)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 6x9, 240pgs, B&W SRP: $21.95
SECOND HAND LOVE GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Yamada Murasaki
Drawn soon after the critically-acclaimed Talk to My Back, the two stories in Second Hand Love mark the triumphant return of Yamada Murasaki, one of literary manga's most respected feminist voices. Through a cracked door, heartsick Emi hears a playful growl. Cautiously, she lets her lover in-a wolf of a man wielding a bouquet of roses. His shoulders must have been four inches wider than mine. As I stood behind him, I fantasized about the broadness of his chest and the thickness of his neck... and about becoming his mistress once again. (STL313719) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8x6, 228pgs, B&W SRP: $24.95
SKY IS BLUE WITH A SINGLE CLOUD GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Kuniko Tsurita
The Sky is Blue with a Single Cloud collects the best short stories from Kuniko Tsurita s remarkable career. While the works of her male peers in literary manga are widely reprinted, this formally ambitious and poetic female voice is like none other currently available to an English readership. A master of the comics form, expert pacing and compositions combined with bold characters are signature qualities of Tsurita's work. (STL153630) (MAR201811)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8X6, 256pgs, B&W SRP: $29.95
YOKAI THE ART OF SHIGERU MIZUKI HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Shigeru Mizuki
Shigeru Mizuki is no stranger to the supernatural and its portents. Kitaro and Tono Monogatari reimagined the obscure folktales of his youth, bringing them to life with whimsy. Mizuki the cartoonist certainly left an indelible mark on comics as world literature. Mizuki the fine artist, on the other hand, rounds out the full scope of his fascination with the otherworldly and fantastic, bringing these worlds to life in robust color. Yokai: The Art of Shigeru Mizuki showcases his expertise of not only folklore, but celebrates him as a naturalist. Elements of Mizuki s lush compositions flora, fauna, and everything in between showcase his mastery of form and love for nature. Pieces in this deluxe, full-color edition call to mind the playful pop-sensibility of Maurice Sendak informed by the technical prowess of traditionalists like D rer and Dor . And like any other Mizuki classic, each oeuvre is a unique snapshot of spirit, human or otherwise, in constant transition. (STL282400) (C: 0-1-2)
Art Book, HC, 8.5x10, 176pgs, FC SRP: $44.95
DREN PRODUCTIONS
TEDDY SCARES #1 CVR A CHRIS UMINGA
(W) Jim Hankins (A) Amir Malio (CA) Chris Uminga
As a child your teddy bear was there to love and protect you from things that go bump in the night. When you outgrew them, they were cast aside and forgotten. Teddy Scares are those bears, now with a new home: the Garbage Dump. With no home they wander endlessly, searching for someone new to hug and cuddle them. All they want is your love. Your parents were right... you should've been nicer to your toys! The Teddy Scares zombie teddy bears are back from the grave starring in four eerie tales that are sure to scare the stuffing out of you! Based on the popular toy line of the same name. (STL367289) (C: 0-0-1)
7x10, 28pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
TEDDY SCARES #1 CVR B AMIR MALIO
(W) Jim Hankins (A/CA) Amir Malio
As a child your teddy bear was there to love and protect you from things that go bump in the night. When you outgrew them, they were cast aside and forgotten. Teddy Scares are those bears, now with a new home: the Garbage Dump. With no home they wander endlessly, searching for someone new to hug and cuddle them. All they want is your love. Your parents were right... you should've been nicer to your toys! The Teddy Scares zombie teddy bears are back from the grave starring in four eerie tales that are sure to scare the stuffing out of you! Based on the popular toy line of the same name. (STL367291) (C: 0-0-1)
7x10, 28pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
TEDDY SCARES #2 CVR A CHRIS UMINGA
(W) Jim Hankins (A) Amir Malio (CA) Chris Uminga
As a child your teddy bear was there to love and protect you from things that go bump in the night. When you outgrew them, they were cast aside and forgotten. Teddy Scares are those bears, now with a new home: the Garbage Dump. With no home they wander endlessly, searching for someone new to hug and cuddle them.
All they want is your love.
Your parents were right... you should've been nicer to your toys! The Teddy Scares zombie teddy bears are back from the grave starring in four eerie tales that are sure to scare the stuffing out of you! Based on the popular toy line of the same name (STL367295) (C: 0-0-1)
7x10, 28pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
TEDDY SCARES #2 CVR B ROB GUILLORY
(W) Jim Hankins (A) Amir Malio (CA) Rob Guillory
As a child your teddy bear was there to love and protect you from things that go bump in the night. When you outgrew them, they were cast aside and forgotten. Teddy Scares are those bears, now with a new home: the Garbage Dump. With no home they wander endlessly, searching for someone new to hug and cuddle them.
All they want is your love.
Your parents were right... you should've been nicer to your toys! The Teddy Scares zombie teddy bears are back from the grave starring in four eerie tales that are sure to scare the stuffing out of you! Based on the popular toy line of the same name (STL367296) (C: 0-0-1)
7x10, 28pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
DREN PRODUCTIONS AFTER DARK
CHRISTINE #1 CVR A CB ZANE
(W) James Mascia (A) Eduardo Garcia (CA) C. B. Zane
Meet Christine. College student. Loner. As a teenager, she was a super-hero. She fought evil villains, crushed monsters, and saved the world. Or did she? Christine is now locked in a mental hospital, where her doctors are trying to convince her that all of these memories are nothing but delusions. Is Christine who she believes she is, or is she the person her doctor's claim her to be? And what else might be happening behind the scenes? Christine is an adult thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the end. (STL367327)
24pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
CHRISTINE #1 CVR C JOEL SOUZA
(W) James Mascia (A) Eduardo Garcia (CA) Joel Souza
Meet Christine. College student. Loner. As a teenager, she was a super-hero. She fought evil villains, crushed monsters, and saved the world. Or did she? Christine is now locked in a mental hospital, where her doctors are trying to convince her that all of these memories are nothing but delusions. Is Christine who she believes she is, or is she the person her doctor's claim her to be? And what else might be happening behind the scenes? Christine is an adult thriller that will keep you guessing right up until the end. (STL367329)
24pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
FLESH EATING CHEERLEADERS OUTER SPACE #1 2ND PTG CVR A ZANE (MR)
(W) James Mascia (A) Felipe Obando (CA) C. B. Zane
When a meteor crashes in the middle of campus, the students at Pullman University didn't realize that they were being invaded. These space creatures are able to inhabit and take over the human body. So, what happens when a group of cheerleaders are caught in the middle? They become these flesh-eating cannibals, of course! Soon, the problem isn't going to be the creatures, it's going to be the monsters that these cheerleaders become. (STL367297)
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
FLESH EATING CHEERLEADERS OUTER SPACE #1 2ND PTG CVR C GREGBO (MR)
(W) James Mascia (A) Felipe Obando (CA) Gregbo
When a meteor crashes in the middle of campus, the students at Pullman University didn't realize that they were being invaded. These space creatures are able to inhabit and take over the human body. So, what happens when a group of cheerleaders are caught in the middle? They become these flesh-eating cannibals, of course! Soon, the problem isn't going to be the creatures, it's going to be the monsters that these cheerleaders become. (STL367304)
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC SRP: $5.99
DYNAMIC FORCES
DF ULT SPIDER-MAN INCURSION #1 SIGLAR SGN
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
MILES MORALES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNIVERSAL COLLISION! Two of today's most exciting writers, DENIZ CAMP (ULTIMATES) and CODY ZIGLAR (MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN), join forces for an adventure that will change Miles Morales - and the Ultimate Universe - forever! Drawn by rising star JONAS SCHARF, the brilliantly moody artist who brought you ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN and DARK X-MEN Before The Maker remade Earth-6160, he left Miles Morales the key to reach his new universe and when Miles' baby sister, Billie, uses it to travel to the Ultimate Universe, it's up to Spider-Man to save her! But the Ultimate Universe is never safe for any Spider-Man! When the Spot attacks, Miles will have to team up with an all-new Peter Parker - and that's just the start of his journey across Earth-6160 (STL370389) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $29.99
DF ULT SPIDER-MAN INCURSION #1 FOIL VAR CGC GRADED
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
MILES MORALES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNIVERSAL COLLISION! Two of today's most exciting writers, DENIZ CAMP (ULTIMATES) and CODY ZIGLAR (MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN), join forces for an adventure that will change Miles Morales - and the Ultimate Universe - forever! Drawn by rising star JONAS SCHARF, the brilliantly moody artist who brought you ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN and DARK X-MEN Before The Maker remade Earth-6160, he left Miles Morales the key to reach his new universe and when Miles' baby sister, Billie, uses it to travel to the Ultimate Universe, it's up to Spider-Man to save her! But the Ultimate Universe is never safe for any Spider-Man! When the Spot attacks, Miles will have to team up with an all-new Peter Parker - and that's just the start of his journey across Earth-6160 FINAL COVER TO BE REVEALED! CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370390) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $29.99
DF ULT SPIDER-MAN INCURSION #1 BLANK VAR SGN & REMARK
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
MILES MORALES CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A UNIVERSAL COLLISION! Two of today's most exciting writers, DENIZ CAMP (ULTIMATES) and CODY ZIGLAR (MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN), join forces for an adventure that will change Miles Morales - and the Ultimate Universe - forever! Drawn by rising star JONAS SCHARF, the brilliantly moody artist who brought you ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN and DARK X-MEN Before The Maker remade Earth-6160, he left Miles Morales the key to reach his new universe and when Miles' baby sister, Billie, uses it to travel to the Ultimate Universe, it's up to Spider-Man to save her! But the Ultimate Universe is never safe for any Spider-Man! When the Spot attacks, Miles will have to team up with an all-new Peter Parker - and that's just the start of his journey across Earth-6160 (STL370392) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $119.62
DF SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #1 GUGGENHEIM SGN
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
THWIKT! Did you hear that? That sound can only mean one thing: two of your favorite Marvel heroes doing what they do best! With great power, there must also come... the best there is! SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE team up for the biggest adventure in Marvel comics! Who or what is targeting this unlikely duo, and what can they do to stop it? Get ready for a nonstop thrill ride of big villains, bigger threats and even bigger surprises as LOGAN and PETER PARKER team up against the machinations of a plot too big for just one hero... (STL370394) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $29.99
DF SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #1 FOIL VAR CGC GRADED
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
THWIKT! Did you hear that? That sound can only mean one thing: two of your favorite Marvel heroes doing what they do best! With great power, there must also come... the best there is! SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE team up for the biggest adventure in Marvel comics! Who or what is targeting this unlikely duo, and what can they do to stop it? Get ready for a nonstop thrill ride of big villains, bigger threats and even bigger surprises as LOGAN and PETER PARKER team up against the machinations of a plot too big for just one hero... FINAL COVER TO BE REVEALED. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370395) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $119.87
DF MARVEL CVR ART SGN & REMARK SPIDER-MAN & NOVA SKETCH
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN ART BY MARIANO NICIEZA AND JOE DELBEATO! BLANK VARIANT MAY VARY. (STL370398) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $119.77
DF HELLVERINE #5 HELL HULK VAR PERCY SGN
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
MEPHISTO VS. HELLVERINE! MEPHISTO created the Demon BAGRA-GHUL for his entertainment - and now the demonic lord is not amused by DAKEN turning HELLVERINE against Hell! It's time for Hellverine to pay... and this devil isn't making any deals! ULTRA-LIMITED. ALLOCATIONS MAY OCCUR. (STL370396) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $69.99
DF PREDATOR VS SPIDER-MAN #2 PERCY SGN
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
SKINNER'S SLAUGHTER CONTINUES! The hottest day of the year has brought a blackout to New York, and a Predator stalks the dark streets. A Predator unlike any other, "Skinner" has no clan or code, so no one is safe - including MJ, who finds herself trapped on a stalled subway train deep beneath the city. Peter researches the bloody history of this new enemy while evading Detective LaPearl, and Kraven begins his hunt for the ultimate hunter! (STL370397) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $39.99
DF GWENPOOL #1 LEE VAR CGC GRADED
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
GWENPOOL IS BACK AND MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER! Everyone's favorite reality-twister's life is changing, becoming darker... grittier... and bringing her own brand of hyper-violent justice to a battle-strewn NYC! Who is this dark Gwenpool? And what has she got to do with the Spectacular Spider-Man? Guest-starring: Fin Fang Foom AND Jeff the Land Shark - this one will shock you to your core! CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370401) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $91.62
DF SPIDER-GIRL #1 CGC GRADED
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
HERE COMES THE SENSATIONAL SPIDER-GIRL! Spinning out of the pages of Spider-Boy comes the sensational SPIDER-GIRL! After Bullseye's betrayal, Spider-Girl is trying her hand at being a hero. But when a clash with VERMIN reveals that a major Spider-Nemesis is tracking her, Spider-Girl will have to figure out what this villain wants - and which of their allies will try to kill her next. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370399) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $98.00
DF SPIDER-GIRL #1 FOIL VAR CGC GRADED
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
HERE COMES THE SENSATIONAL SPIDER-GIRL! Spinning out of the pages of Spider-Boy comes the sensational SPIDER-GIRL! After Bullseye's betrayal, Spider-Girl is trying her hand at being a hero. But when a clash with VERMIN reveals that a major Spider-Nemesis is tracking her, Spider-Girl will have to figure out what this villain wants - and which of their allies will try to kill her next. FINAL COVER TO BE REVEALED. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370400) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $105.00
DF FANTASTIC FOUR #1 FACSIMILLE ED 4-PT CONNECT HAESER SKETC
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN ART BY KEN HAESER ACROSS 4 CONNECTING COVERS! (STL370404) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $444.40
DF MARVEL CVR ART SGN & REMARK DEADPOOL SKETCH
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
ORIGINAL HAND-DRAWN ART BY JOHN PLEAK! BLANK VARIANT MAY VARY. (STL370402) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $91.00
DF FANTASTIC FOUR #48 FACSIMILLE ED FOIL VAR CGC GRADED
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
The astonishing first chapter of the all-time-classic saga that fans call the Galactus Trilogy! Everything changes for the Fantastic Four - and the entire Marvel Universe - when they meet the enigmatic Silver Surfer, herald to the world-eating Galactus! The FF are still reeling from being caught between the Inhumans and Black Bolt's treacherous brother, Maximus the Mad, when the sky above New York City is seemingly engulfed in flame - and soon the Watcher arrives with a portent of doom. The Silver Surfer, wielder of the awesome Power Cosmic, is on his way to Earth as the advance scout for one of the most powerful entities in the universe. And when the being known as Galactus arrives, this world will be his next meal! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #48. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370405) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $119.61
DF BRING ON THE BAD GUYS #1 GUGGENHEIM SGN
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
THE BALANCE OF POWER IS FOREVER CHANGED! Mephisto seeks enough souls to power an ancient artifact called the SOUL FORGE - destined to give him dominion over ALL human souls! Doom must stop him at all costs, but who is the mysterious Sister Sorrow, and what is her connection to Mephisto's ultimate scheme? (STL370403) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $29.99
DF ROGUE SAVAGE LAND #1 LEIRIX VIRGIN EXC
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
JOURNEY INTO THE LOST WORLD WITH ROGUE, MAGNETO, KA-ZAR AND MORE! The X-Man called Rogue has always been a survivor, but without her mutant powers, she'll need to prove it like never before! As the Savage Land turns toward war, Rogue will need all her skills to survive dinosaurs, mutates and the Master of Magnetism himself! Writer Tim Seeley (LOCAL MAN) and new artist sensation Zulema Scotto Lavina tell a lost story of a lost world! (STL370406) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $29.99
DF JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #5 SPEARS VAR WAID SGN
DYNAMIC FORCES EXCLUSIVE
THE CLOCK IS TICKING! The keys to the mysterious superterrorist organization Inferno begin to be revealed as the Justice League realizes it's an intergalactic threat led by one of their oldest foes! Time is running out to save the world with the help of... the Legion of Doom? (STL370407) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $29.99
DF JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #6 SPEARS VAR WAID SGN
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WE ARE YESTERDAY PART 2! The horrific hidden identity of the Inferno cult has been revealed, and the Legion of Doom is here to take no prisoners! But something is... off about these ferocious foes of the Justice League. They fight without wisdom, without experience - but with a secret edge?! Buckle up for the biggest clash in Justice League history as Lex Luthor, the Joker, Cheetah, Grodd, and all the vile villains of the original Legion of Doom arrive to terrorize tomorrow! (STL370408) (C: 0-1-2
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Unlimited no more?! The Justice League is fractured throughout time as the Legion of Doom achieves the unthinkable... the siege of the Watchtower! As Gorilla Grodd's attack intensifies, it'll be up to one hero to call in the cavalry, and it is not who you think! Destruction, redemption, and a cavalcade of chaos culminate in this penultimate chapter of "We Are Yesterday," a special crossover with Batman/Superman: World's Finest! (STL370409) (C: 0-1-2
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A brand-new era begins here! With the Justice League launched into a cosmos-shaking mystery that will draw out their most terrible foes in ways our heroes couldn't possibly imagine! In this debut issue, Martian Manhunter struggles to protect the team from an incoming threat that will shatter the world as they know it, while a familiar face strikes out on a dark path ULTRA-LIMITED. ALLOCATIONS MAY OCCUR (STL370411) (C: 0-1-2
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THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED SEQUEL TO THE SMASH-HIT STORYLINE! Jeph Loeb! Jim Lee! An all-new epic saga begins here. Hush returns! LEGACY #923. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370413) (C: 0-1-2
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THE MAIDEN OF MIGHT RETURNS! IN A NEW SERIES WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY SOPHIE CAMPBELL! Kara Zor-El has been a key member of the Super-Family in Metropolis, but what happens when she strikes out on her own? Follow Kara as she returns to her roots in Midvale... home of Supergirl! But how could this be?! Our hero has not been back in years, and the protector of that town has been saving the day for weeks. Can Supergirl stop the impostor before they steal her fresh start and life? Celebrated writer/artist Sophie Campbell (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Wet Moon) makes her mark on the DC Universe with this thrilling debut issue! Plus a new costume designed by bestselling cover artist Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau! CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370417) (C: 0-1-2
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Hell has broken free and is spilling out onto Earth. Angels and Demons are fighting in the streets. Only one man can put a stop to the carnage, SPAWN. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370420) (C: 0-1-2
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Set in a far future where Earth has integrated alien species into a new society, Blood & Thunder plays by a whole new set of rules... and a whole load of new crimes to solve. Bounty hunter Akeldama "Blood" Bledsoe and her cantankerous talking gun, Thunder, are the best there is at bringing in the bad guys. However, when the galaxy's most dangerous criminal breaks out of prison, Blood's hunt delivers her down a path that will unlock secrets about her past, present, and future... and that's when things get REALLY BAD. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370421) (C: 0-1-2
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BRAND NEW 4-PART ARCHIE PREMIUM EVENT LIMITED SERIES! This is it-the heart-wrenching conclusion to the epic four-part series is here. We finally get the perspective of Archie's lifelong friend-turned-enemy Reggie Mantle. What went wrong that sent these two young men on such different paths? And can the power of jealousy, resentment, and fear be the most destructive of all? (STL370423) (C: 0-1-2
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When Jonathan Reason falls asleep, he becomes... something else. Every night, it stalks his quiet town, killing (seemingly) indiscriminately. When he wakes, covered in blood, our story begins. This new horror mystery from ZANDER CANNON (Heck, Top 10, Kaijumax) shows us the horrifying waking hours of an unwilling part-time killer. CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370424) (C: 0-1-2
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SOMETIMES YOU BREAK THE INTERNET-AND SOMETIMES THE INTERNET BREAKS YOU! AT LAST-THE TRUE STORY OF THE VIRAL HOAX SO INSANE IT COULD ONLY BE TOLD AS A COMIC BOOK! From the honestly pretty impressive mind of multi-hyphenate writer-comedian-actor-musician Dave Hill (Tasteful Nudes) and breakout artist Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place) comes the SHOCKINGLY TRUE, TERRIFYINGLY HILARIOUS, AND ONLY MODESTLY EXAGGERATED tale of how one stand-up comedian forged a secret online identity as America's first true black metal icon . . . and accidentally started an international incident that almost wiped Gary, Indiana, off the map! Two decades ago, Dave Hill and his first band set out to rock their high school auditorium in a fury of heavy metal hellfire. They failed miserably. Years later, Dave has made a new life for himself as a rising star in the New York comedy scene-a career where getting laughed at on stage is the entire point and not just a tragic consequence. But when Dave's metal ambitions are reawakened by the ber self-serious "satanic" genre of Norwegian black metal, Dave creates a ridiculously hyperbolic alter ego and a band to match that, together, reignite the spark of his forgotten rock 'n' roll fantasy. But when Dave's internet-fueled rumors of Witch Taint-a metal band "so extreme that you must remove all sharp objects from the immediate area" when their music is played-spreads all the way to Europe, his story will spiral dangerously out of control as Norway's most extreme black metal butchers come to reap their revenge . . . and put everything and everyone Dave holds dear in the crosshairs (of their axes, which, truth be told, don't actually have crosshairs, but, hey, it's a metaphor). CGC GRADED 9.6 OR HIGHER! (STL370425) (C: 0-1-2
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FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS
NANCY WEARS HATS GN
The fist volume in a new series collecting Ernie Bushmiller's timeless and beloved Nancy!
The cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller stated that his beloved Nancy was created for "the gum chewers" and not the "caviar eaters," and this new collection of classic Nancy comic strips is perfect for gum chewers of all ages! Featuring over 300 comic strips, Nancy Wears Hats is a hilarious introduction to the timeless classic, beloved by generation after generation of children and adults.
Nancy, along with on-and-off again boyfriend Sluggo, deliver absurd laughs panel after panel, all rendered in Bushmiller's chiseled cartoon perfection that feels untethered to time or place. An acknowledged masterpiece of humor and cartooning, Nancy's brand of lowbrow absurdism and unexpected visual delights have held sway over generations of early readers, artists and celebrities, to say nothing of its impact on American culture as a whole! Bushmiller created Nancy from 1938 to 1982, and in recent years, interest in his work has surged to a fever pitch. This volume collects strips from the years 1949-1950, when Bushmiller was cresting to the peak of his powers and presents the work in a fresh and contemporary format that will entertain for ages. (STL370352)
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DEVILS GRIN GN BOOK ONE
(W) Alex Graham
Alex Graham's follow-up to her acclaimed Instagram-sensation-turned-graphic novel Dog Biscuits chronicles the intertwined lives of the residents of Henryville, Idaho-which involve demons, Jim Morrison, a cartoonist with supernatural talent, sewer rats, and much more.
Robert wasn't born into an ordinary life. It began in a rush: flushed down a toilet by his mother and carried into the sewer by a demon. This monstrous presence stalks Robert into adulthood, haunting his dreams. Robert just wants to be like his idol, Jim Morrison, writing poetry, playing rock 'n' roll, and chasing beautiful women. But the demon soon begins haunting the entire city of Henryville. Dandelion, a young poet, falls in love with Robert and begins having confusing, terrifying romantic visions of the demon she can't seem to shake. Gary, a cartoonist, becomes convinced that his vengeful cartoons are channeling the word of a righteous God, capable of manipulating reality in powerful and destructive ways. They and other residents of Henryville find themselves tangled in a web of sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, newspaper funnies, and demonic possession. Will the town's residents find a way to escape?
With its mix of comedy, horror, magic realism, anthropomorphism, naturalism, humor, psychedelia, and pathos, The Devil's Grin is a remarkable work of contemporary fiction by one of comics' most distinctive storytellers. Weaving together multiple character arcs at a brisk, deft pace, Graham juggles their secrets, desires, and insecurities in continually surprising ways, slowly introducing layers of malice that lead to an unexpected darkness. Graham's clear yet loose cartooning perfectly unfolds every twist and turn with creative precision. (STL370354)
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DOG BISCUITS HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Alex Graham
Social justice, "woke" culture, social media, gender
dynamics, and insouciance intersect in this pandemicinspired
graphic novel about the repercussions of making
mistakes.
It's July 2020 in Seattle. Gussy struggles to keep his dog biscuit boutique
afloat while a global pandemic rages unchecked. The loneliness of lockdown
and social distancing drives his employee Rosie to betray her principles.
Rosie's roommate Hissy is at a personal crossroads. A love triangle
emerges as they find themselves tangled in a web of police brutality, protests,
drugs, dating apps, and Covid chaos. Taking place over the course
of just a few days, this is a snapshot of humanity - okay, animals - in
crisis. Alex Graham's pandemic-inspired graphic novel was initially serialized
six panels at a time on Instagram during the lockdowns of 2020 and
became one of the most talked about comics of the year; this hardcover
edition will remain a timeless work long after the pandemic ends. (STL220945) (MAR221621) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 6x9, 416pgs, B&W SRP: $34.99
IDRIS FILE HC
An awkward young man discovers that his quiet seaside Welsh town harbors Nazi horrors in its haunted cemeteries, making for a historical graphic novel thriller that reads like The Banshees of Inisherin meets Raiders of the Lost Ark.
In Wales 1974, a fisherman inadvertently reels in a Nazi flag. Meanwhile, young Idris and his mother ride a train in the countryside. Idris's mother has a new housekeeping job awaiting her in the small town of Bothelli, by the sea. Her new employer, a wealthy man named Mr. Miller, is confined to a wheelchair and beginning immediately upon their arrival, Mr. Miller's unceasing demands as an employer leave the socially awkward Idris adrift in his new town, friendless. That is, until he meets the mysterious and profane Gwen in the local cemetery. When Idris shows Gwen a map that he found at Mr. Miller's, it sucks them into a web of mystery and unimagined horrors.
As he did in his acclaimed 2018 graphic novel Dull Margaret, co-created with Jim Broadbent, Dix brings his world to life with his distinctive cartooning, weaving lumpy characters, earthy palettes, grim rumination, deadpan humor, supernatural elements, and a dreary countryside setting into one of the gnarliest graphic novels of the year. (STL370357) (C: 0-1-2)
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CARAVAGGIO THE PALLETTE AND THE SWORD TP VOL 02
(W/A/CA) Milo Manara
The bawdy, swashbuckling story of one of the greatest painters in history concludes, in Milo Manara's sumptuous, hot-tempered graphic biography of his artistic idol, Michelangelo Merisi.
Milo Manara's Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Book 2, the second half of Manara's epic two-volume biography of the hot-tempered Italian master painter, depicts the tragedy of his years on the run for killing a man in a duel in Rome. With a price on his head, Caravaggio flees to Naples, Malta, and Sicily - continuing to paint and desperately hoping his work will earn him a pardon from the pope.
Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Book 1 and Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Book 2 - the latter available in English for the first time - mark the return of Milo Manara to U.S. readers and the debut of a new series of affordable graphic novels from Fantagraphics of maestro Manara's internationally acclaimed work. This second volume also includes an exquisite portfolio of Caravaggio's paintings from the 1600s, created during his exile from Rome. (STL370355) (C: 0-1-2)
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CARAVAGGIO THE PALLETTE AND THE SWORD TP VOL 01 (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Milo Manara
Discover the bawdy, swashbuckling life of one of the greatest painters in history through Milo Manara's passionate and personal tribute to his artistic idol.
Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword Volume 1 is the first half of Milo Manara's two-volume epic biography of the hot-tempered Italian master painter. It depicts Caravaggio's early years in Rome as he struggles to capture truth on canvas, only to have his art condemned to be burned by the Church. He then is forced to flee the city when he kills a man in righteous fury over the death of a prostitute.
The two volumes of Caravaggio mark the return of Manara to U.S. readers and the debut of Fantagraphics' new series, The Milo Manara Signature Edition, featuring affordable paperbacks of maestro Manara's internationally acclaimed work. (Volume 2 will follow in Spring 2025.) Discover the bawdy, swashbuckling life of one of the greatest painters in history through Manara's passionate, personal tribute to his artistic idol, Michelangelo Merisi, whom the world would come to know as Caravaggio. (STL331112) (C: 0-1-2)
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WRESTLER HC
(W/A/CA) John Kenn Mortensen
John Kenn Mortensen's mordant, black-and-white inked images have taken you to The Nightmare Factory, scared you with The Bestiary, and given you Night Terrors - now in the internationally bestselling artist's debut graphic novel, you're going to fight like hell!
Freestyle wrestler The Sledgehammer has never met defeat, not at the hands of Painkiller, Handsome Jens, Fezzik the Giant or the Angel of Death. But over the course of 80 pages, Danish illustrator John Kenn Mortensen's surreal black and white graphic novel will take Sledgehammer to the limits of reality, to show that he's motivated by far more than hubris-it's also love.
Mortensen's first English-language graphic novel delivers on the promise that his delightfully macabre books of illustration had previously made to readers around the world. With his spidery black-ink style, reminiscent of Edward Gorey's gothic line, we're taken to a world in which heavy metal mixes with the WWE by way of The Seventh Seal and Faust. (STL370356) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x10, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $22.99
NIGHT TERROR HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) John Kenn Mortensen
Reminiscent of Edward Gorey and Bernie Wrightson, a collection of spine-chilling line drawings of the creatures that haunt our dreams when night falls. When the sun goes down, our minds invent all manner of horrors that may lurk in the darkness. Danish cult illustrator John Kenn
Mortensen (Sticky Monsters) draws inspiration from this shadowy realm, and his pen skillfully conjures these eerie visions on paper. Open this book (if you dare) to encounter a frightful horde of sepia-toned spooks - witches, wraiths, goblins, giant spiders, wild boars, evil clowns - and countless other unspeakable creatures. Hairy, hooded, or horned, they peer at you ominously through dead eyes, their fangs bared. By turns playful, wicked, stunningly imaginative, and masterfully rendered, the compositions in Night Terror are like a combination of Edward Gorey and Bernie Wrightson - and the monsters themselves are as formidable and menacing as those that The Witcher might hunt down. A deliciously creepy collection of pen-and-ink drawings for those who find themselves beguiled by the things that go bump in the night. (STL251709) (FEB231399)
HC, 104pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
NIGHTMARE FACTORY HC (O/A)
(W/A/CA) John Kenn Mortensen
For horror fans of all ages, a spinetinglingly creepy and darkly comedic picture book. Fantagraphics' third release in English from Danish cult illustrator John Kenn Mortensen.
Gruesome, spindly figures gather outside a house, then spirit away a dreaming youth, bed and all. The stage is set for 32 skin-crawling poems imagining various children's nightmares, all with sequential illustrations by Danish horror master Mortensen. His eerie visions fade to black at the edges, like a dreamer unable to shift their focus, and inspire delicious terror all by themselves. Similarly, the short poems each evoke a distinct sense of dread for the sleeping imagination to expand upon; together, the words and pictures conjure a nightmarish world tinged with pitch black humor. The sequences splay across double-page spreads, evoking Edward Gorey gone grand scale, and grand guignol.
For those of a nervous disposition, read in bright sunlight. For those in search of a nervous disposition, take two before bed. (STL323454) (AUG241729) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 10x7, 104pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99
BOYS CLUB GN (CURR PTG) (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Matt Furie
Matt Furie s deadpan comics showcase a series of comical vignettes combining laconic psychedelia, childlike enchantment, drug-fueled hedonism, and impish mischief. Furie s wildly popular teenage weirdoes became an internet sensation when Pepe the Frog was adopted by users of 4chan, giving Boy s Club built-in recognition. Boy s Club s sense of humor will especially resonate with fans of stoner comedies and black humor. (STL000380) (MAR161471) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
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COMPLETE WEB OF HORROR HC (O/A)
(W) Bernie Wrightson & Various
The legendary, creator-controlled horror magazine
from 1969 collected at last!
In 1969, a feisty new comics magazine emerged to rival the popular
horror magazines Creepy and Eerie: Web of Horror. Conceived by a
plucky, independent publisher, Web of Horror showcased instant
classics of horror and science fiction by such rising stars of comic
art as Bernie Wrightson, Michael Kaluta, Bruce Jones, Ralph Reese,
Frank Brunner, Roger Brand, and Wayne Howard, as well as seasoned
veterans such as Syd Shores and Norman Nodel, illustrating
stories written by Otto Binder, Nicola Cuti, and others.
Now, over 50 years later, Fantagraphics presents the complete
Web of Horror in one expertly edited and designed volume. In addition
to all three published issues, this collection includes over a
dozen stories intended for subsequent issues that have been rarely or never-before
published, several long thought to be lost and recently unearthed. Among these
"lost" stories is Wrightson's "The Monster Jar," lovingly restored by Frederic Manzano.
The Complete Web of Horror also features a wealth of historical and contextual
essays, including the Foreword by original Web of Horror editor and science fiction
novelist Terry Bisson; an account of the magazine's origin by the late Clark Dimond;
the history of the magazine's rise and baffling demise by collection editor Dana
Marie Andra; reminiscences by fanzine publishers Robert Lewis and Robert Gerson;
and an Afterword by Richard J. Arndt. (STL298328) (FEB241417) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x11, 296pgs, PC SRP: $49.99
WOMAN WITH FIFTY FACES MARIA LANI & GREATEST ART HEIST HC
(W/A/CA) Jonathan Lackman, Zachary J. Pinson
A revelatory biographical graphic novel chronicling the elusive life and tumultuous times of Maria Lani.
On April 7, 1928, Maria Lani blew into Paris claiming to be a famous German actress and proceeded to seduce the cultural elite with her undeniable charisma and strangely enticing enigmatic aura. She persuaded fifty artists -Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, Andr Derain, Henri Matisse, Georges-Henri Rouault, Fernand L ger and Suzanne Valadon among them- to immortalize her in paintings and sculptures, which would appear as an important plot device in a forthcoming film. Unveiled as an exhibition in New York, the art works traveled to Chicago, London, Berlin, Rotterdam, and Paris. But, in 1931, as legend eventually had it, she and her husband Max Abramowicz vanished without a trace, and so did the art. The film was never made.
The Woman With Fifty Faces is about uncovering as much of the truth about Maria Lani as possible. The images that cascade through the book are stunningly beautiful, deeply compassionate, and farcically grotesque, capturing the essence of Lani's life. From Poland's antisemitic pogroms to the vulgar glamour and decadence of 1920s Paris to the Nazi occupation of France in the '40s, the tumultuous Europe Lani traverses becomes nearly as much of a character as Lani herself. Jonathan Lackman spent two decades researching Lani's life and Zachary J. Pinson spent 5,000 hours putting pen to paper. The result is a masterful collaboration about identity and the power and limits of reinvention. (STL370358) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 8x11, 232pgs, B&W SRP: $29.99