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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: A WHO HQ ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY HC
Ellen Labrecque(W) Sam Kalda(A)
The perfect book for fans of the Boss!Learn all about Bruce Springsteen’s life and career in this illustrated book! Filled with all the iconic hallmarks of a Who HQ biography, music fans will have a chance to learn new things about their favorite rock star or discover him for the first time!
MADONNA: A WHO HQ ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY HC
Francesco Sedita(W) Claudia Marianno(A)
Strike a pose—this book is in vogue!Learn all about Madonna’s life and career in this illustrated book! Filled with all the iconic hallmarks of a Who HQ biography, fans will have a chance to learn new things about their favorite pop icon or discover her for the first time!
THE BEATLES: A WHO HQ ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY HC
Ellen Labrecque(W) Fanny Liem(A)
Take a trip in the Yellow Submarine in this illustrated book about one of the most famous bands of all time!Follow the journey of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, from their start in Liverpool to their extraordinary success worldwide. This book is highly illustrated and full of all the iconic nonfiction details the Who HQ series is known for.
THE GHOST IN CABIN 13: A GRAPHIC NOVEL TP
J.C. Phillipps(W) J.C. Phillipps(A)
Beware of Cabin 13! When a devious ghost possesses Leah’s doll, she must face her biggest fear—befriending the teen girls in her cabin to save the other campers from an evil spirit.Twelve-year-old Leah is nervous to attend sleepaway camp for the first time. She’s worried about meeting new friends, living out in the woods, and being away from her family—the totally normal, non-supernatural scary stuff that all new campers think about.But Leah didn’t expect to also have to fear the ghost in Cabin 13. It’s a good thing she brought Beverly, her beloved doll, for comfort...Between getting picked on by the older mean girls in her cabin, participating in a séance gone terribly wrong, and befriending (then unfriending) a possessed doll, Leah’s summer at Camp Cottontail goes from boring to straight-up spooky!
PRANA PUBLISHERS
COMICS THE MAGAZINE #2 (NET)
Various(W) Various(A)
THE COMIC BOOK MAGAZINE YOU DEMANDED RAMPAGES ON WITH THE MOST BRUTALLY SAVAGE COMIC BOOK OF 2026 - ROBERT KIRKMAN AND RYAN OTTLEY’S BATTLE BEAST! Straight from the INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE comes one of the wildest books of the 2020s, and we talk to the entire creative team about how it came to be, what it takes to make it, and where it’s going next. IS THERE MORE? YOU BET THERE IS! After our previous issue, the entire comic book community simultaneously stood up and profusely applauded.* They couldn’t believe how great a read it was, loved the insight into some of the industry’s biggest titles, previews of upcoming books, and – HOLY MOLY THEY BROUGHT BACK JOHN LAYMAN AND ROB GUILLORY’S CHEW FOR ALL-NEW STORIES! *Some creators did declare war over their positions in the Pullbox Power Rankings, a battle still raging on. ALL THIS AND MORE IN EACH AND EVERY ISSUE OF COMICS! THE MAGAZINE – THE “LET’S ENTHUSIASTICALLY DISCUSS COMICS” REVOLUTION HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN! KEY SELLING POINTS BATTLE BEAST, BABY! YET ANOTHER NEW CHEW STORY BY ROB GUILLORY AND JOHN LAYMAN! An Actual Price Guide (not what you were expecting, hm?) Creator Interviews About What You Do Read! Features On What You Should Read! Staff Picks Of What You Will Read! Actual Comics You Can Read! Power Rankings with Real Sales Data! Possibly Art Instruction and Classifieds! Comic-Sized to Fit on Store Racks!
FROM PARTS UNKNOWN #1 (OF 5)
Adriano Ariganello(W) Daniel Caval, JP Jordan(A)
Brothers Bruno and Pietro are a pro-wrestling tag team drawn to a remote where something is amiss. The locals don't take kindly to wrestlers, yet their stadium is packed with spectators from near and far to see muscle-bound heels and babyfaces toss one another around the squared-circle. There's more than just glory on the line-- --it's a fight for their lives!
BUG BITES TP
Corinne Roberts(W) Corinne Roberts(A)
Children have been going missing in a quiet, idyllic town. No one had an explanation, until Jolene found her grandmother's cookbook and the desire to find her new friend Peter, before it's too late! From the wonderfully weird mind of Corinne Roberts comes BUG BITES, a collected mini-series about the bug-eat-kid world existing beneath our feet!
HOMESTEAD TP (MR)
Dirk Manning(W) Les Lindon Garner, Colin Johnson(A)
North Dakota, 1868: a retired soldier prepares his new family for a fresh start on land issued to him as part of the Homestead Act, unaware it overlaps with territory occupied by the Lakota Nation, including a proud warrior and a zeaous medicine man willling to go to supernatural extremes in order to protect their people's way of life. What happens next is not a story of 'good guys' versus 'bad guys,' but rather a story of two families each trying to defend their loved ones, their way of life, and their homestead. Written by Dirk Manning, illustrated by Les Lindon Garner, colored by Colin Johnson, lettered by Dave Lentz, and edited by Drena Jo with a cover by Les Lindon Garner.
RIOT FORCE TOOLS OF THE RICH TP
Austin McKinley(W) Austin McKinley(A)
From the creator of The New 8-Bit Heroes and Hell Bank Notes comes RIOT FORCE: Tools of the Rich, a standalone sci-fi action graphic novel delivering hyper-violent dystopian storytelling with a bold retro arcade aesthetic. Set in a collapsing future ruled by militarized corporate power, RIOT FORCE blends grindhouse brutality with high-impact visuals designed to sell from the shelf. Funded by hundreds of Kickstarter backers, the book arrives at retail with built-in demand and a proven indie audience. Perfect for fans of Judge Dredd, 2000 AD, and cult sci-fi comics. Fully illustrated and lettered by Austin McKinley.