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LAB PRESS
ESSENTIALS HC VOL 01 GLENN FABRY PREMIERE ED
(W) Luke Arnold, Chris 'Doc' Wyatt (A) Glenn Fabry & Various (CA) Glenn Fabry
In Essentials, mathematician Harris Pax predicted the end of the world but failed to prevent it. Now he's living alone in a bunker and his niece's favorite toys have started talking to him. The good news? He's not the world's sole survivor. The bad news? The other survivors are trapped in alternate realities, imprisoned in imagined worlds full of zombies, robots, mythical creatures, and chaos. And now Harris Pax and an unlikely ally must travel the country on a quest to restore reality, save humanity, and defeat his new interdimensional nemesis: Snuggles. This special edition is strictly limited to 100 copies with a cover by Glenn Fabry and colorist Jordie Bellaire. (STL360346) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 8x11, 176pgs, FC SRP: $75.00
SUPER SCIENCE CHAPTER ZERO ONESHOT
(W) N Alessandro K (A/CA) M. K. Perker
Just in time for Free Comic Book Day, this promotionally priced $0.99 comic presents an exclusive 22-page story that leads into The Lab 's upcoming original graphic novel Super Science, available only here! Super Science: Chapter Zero introduces a world turned on its head by the Amethyst Incident-a mysterious catalyst that empowered tinkerers, inventors, and disruptors to create mind-bending scientific marvels overnight. In this chaotic new reality, readers meet a human-cat hybrid named Karen as she infiltrates a high-society sex party in Los Angeles. Her mission? To steal top-secret tech from eccentric billionaire Burt Montague. Blending high-concept sci-fi with razor-sharp comedy, this prelude sets the stage for the upcoming original graphic novel, taking a satirical look at the absurd, often disastrous consequences of unchecked innovation. (STL360456) (C: 0-1-1)
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $0.99
LAGUNA STUDIOS
SURGEON #5 (OF 6) (MR)
(W) John Pence (A) Omar Zaldivar & Various (CA) Omar Zaldivar, Hedwin Zaldivar
On the frontier, favors are currency. Promises are law. Without them, what have we got? What have we got to lash out and rebel against when word is bond and your oath was to 'Do No Harm'? (STL361132)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (5 of 6) SRP: $5.99
LITTLE BROWN INK
K IS IN TROUBLE AGAIN GN
(W/A) Gary Clement
Trouble finds him when a mischievous goat eats his train ticket home. Trouble finds him when he's stowed away in a barrel of apples, hiding from angry farmers. Trouble finds him as he dangles from a ridiculously high diving board in front of the entire town. Trouble even finds him through a very talkative snowman, whose chatter gets K into even more trouble. But it's not all bad news for K: The stories in this graphic novel find him reunited with an old friend, taking a restorative trip to the sea, and making the acquaintance of a young farm girl! (STL357168) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 216pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
LIVING THE LINE
PIT HC (MR)
(W/A/CA) Erik Kriek
In the aftermath of personal tragedy, Hugh and Sara retreat to an old family home in the woods of the Veluwe in the hopes of getting their lives back on track. But can you run fast enough to escape the past? And what do those strange glyphs carved into the old beech trees really mean? Erik Kriek's latest graphic novel is a contemporary work of magical realism, that is not set in the dark forests of North America (In the Pines, Fantagraphics, 2017), nor in the cold hills of medieval Iceland (The Exile, Living the Line, 2023), but in the rural countryside of the Netherlands. (STL347712) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 142pgs, FC SRP: $28.95
MOONRAY HC ECHOES OF ASCENSION (O/A)
(W) Brandon Graham (A) Brandon Graham, Xurxo G. Penalta (CA) Xurxo G. Penalta, Brandon Graham
In a post-human world, the Miium warrior Adam is now separated from his companions and explores his strange world. Pursued by an alien Hive cult, he's chased through an undertown of malformed half-men and a living sentient city. Written and drawn by Eisner and Diamond Gem award-winning author and artist Brandon Graham and featuring artist Xurxo G. Penalta, Moonray presents a mind-altering new dawn for a distant sci-fi future unlike any other. Introduction by filmmaker and illustrator Sylvain Despretz. (STL304121) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 160pgs, FC SRP: $35.00
MOONRAY MOTHERS SKIN HC (O/A)
(W) Brandon Graham (A/CA) Brandon Graham, Xurxo G. Penalta
In a post-human world, the man of miium is born. Created to avenge a slain goddess, our nameless warrior travels an unrecognizable landscape, constantly evolving with new wonders and terrors: Zanikam pirates, deadly reflections, a living bridge, and a red tear in the sky. Written and drawn by Eisner-award-winning author and artist Brandon Graham and featuring artist Xurxo G. Penalta, Moonray presents a mind-altering new dawn for a distant sci-fi future unlike any other. This bold graphic odyssey births the Moonray universe, from comic book to video game and beyond. (STL288849)
HC, 8x11, FC SRP: $35.00
SURVIVING ON MARS GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Brandon Graham
From daily routines and art-making, to dealing with depression, and living among porn performers in Las Vegas, Eisner Award winning cartoonist Brandon Graham (King City, Rain like Hammers, Prophet, Moonray) takes readers through his full-color diary comics and offers a funny and touching look into the life of an artist making his way in the 21st-century. (STL320490) (C: 0-1-1)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 6.7x10.2, 116pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
THE EXILE HC (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Erik Kriek
Returing to print! Winner of MoCCA Arts Fest Award of Excellence 2023! After seven years of exile, battle-hardened Hallstein Thordsson returns home to Iceland, only to find that old wounds haven't healed. A remarkable decades-spanning epic, Erik Kriek's The Exile is equal parts action 'Western' and family drama, with a surprising story of violence and consequences at its core. (STL241248)
MATURE THEMES
HC, 192pgs, FC SRP: $40.00
UFO MUSHROOM INVASION GN (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Shirakawa Marina
A flying saucer crashes deep in the mountains of Japan. Wary of the hyper-intelligent beings they find inside, the government hides from the public all news of the alien craft. But it's not the strange visitors themselves that they should be afraid of—the real danger is the parasitic spores smuggled aboard! Will Earth survive the UFO Mushroom Invasion?! Originally published in 1976, Shirakawa Marina's UFO Mushroom Invasion is a masterpiece of sci-fi horror. Pulling on his deep knowledge of Japanese folklore and the supernatural, Shirakawa serves up one of manga history's cult-classics and an unforgettably creepy entry in the canon of spore-horror. (STL310505) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 204pgs, PC SRP: $19.95
LOCUS MAGAZINE
LOCUS MAGAZINE #771 VOL 94 NO 4
In April, Locus includes interviews with both new and established authors; the latest genre news; extensive magazine and book reviews; our monthly listing of all the new book releases; and much more. (STL360977) (C: 0-1-1)
Magazine, 60pgs, FC SRP: $12.50