INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with S)
SELFMADEHERO
MY DAD FIGHTS DEMONS GN
(W) Bobby Joseph (A) Abbigayle Bircham
A diverse Young Adult graphic novel about the misadventures of a down-on-his-luck teenager and the dimension-hopping, demon-battling sorcerer who just happens to be his absentee father. Welcome to Rye's world: their stepdad hates them, their mother ignores them, and they're stuck in a dead-end relationship. To make matters worse, their world is turned upside down one day with the return of their father, the Magical Mr Mantrikz, self-styled "greatest sorcerer in the world," and Rye now has to spend their weekends with this rude, pushy, and frankly ridiculous wizard. And that was never going to work especially when magic is involved (STL379195) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 112pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
THIS SLAVERY GN
(W) Sophie Rickard, Ethel Carnie Holdsworth (A) Scarlett Rickard
When the Lancashire cotton mill that employs them burns to the ground, sisters Rachel and Hester Martin are each forced to find their own way to survive in the harsh realities of prewar industrial Britain. The contrasting paths they take in their quest for domestic autonomy form a subtly strident allegory of the all-but-insurmountable barriers of class and gender that then enslaved half the population. Part compelling narrative epic, part fiery Marxist-feminist polemic, this faithful, sumptuous, and revelatory adaptation by the award-winning Rickard Sisters reclaims a lost classic by holding it up as a mirror to our own hard times, and as a gloriously flaming beacon to future communities to offer strength, hope, and dignity. (STL379154) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 7x10, 360pgs, FC SRP: $23.99
77 PUBLISHING LTD
BOGIE MAN INCOMPLETE CASE FILES SGN ED
ROK OF THE REDS SGN ED
SHIFT PRESENTS
CANCEL HAUS #1 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Hroge
The Cancel Haus is an exciting new graphic novel series, a dark thriller with a humorous slant. Adam Warmbath has a lot on his plate. He's not short of currency, but yachts and trophy wives don't float his boat. He's not right-wing and he's not left-wing; he is knowing and he knows who is harming the children. He's hatching a plan to stop them whilst juggling pressing matters on his own doorstep: greedy builders, a visitor with a gun and public displays of his daughter's privacy, all need his attention, too. Set over fifteen full color issues this beautifully illustrated comic masterpiece is the life's work of just one man: a talented, deep-thinking artist who dares to buck the trend and take a vital stand for freedom of speech, against the encroaching age of political correctness and cancel culture. (STL379058) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 28pgs, FC SRP: $8.99
SHIFT PRESENTS SEX SPIES & ROCK N ROLL TP (MR)
(W) Jeff Messer (A) Various (CA) Renzo Podesta
Off the back of several hugely successful crowd-funded releases, Mixtape Comics and SHIFT bring you an ongoing anthology featuring fantastic creators and amazing stories. The 1980s are the perfect era of spy stories. The Cold War was at its hottest, the fashion was loud, the music was louder, and the spies of these tales are young, hip, and sexually charged! The main stories revolve around Cassi Storm, a young woman who finds herself becoming one of the world's foremost secret agents, along with her lover, and his best friend. These are wildly fun spy adventures, spanning over half a century's worth of history and plots that all blend together into one massive tale. (STL379055) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8x11, 56pgs, FC SRP: $10.00
SHP COMICS
ZICKY WRATH OF THE RAT KING #1 (OF 5) CVR A ODUNZE OGUGUO
(W) Darin S. Cape (A) Zeno Decrux, Hiorsh Gabbatto (CA) Odunze Oguguo
Meet Zicky, a practical joker with a cheeky sense of humor. Whether he is commenting on the action or insulting his enemies, Zicky will delight readers of all ages. In the debut issue, Zicky infiltrates the Rat King's dark domain, determined to confront the savage army preparing to invade the real world. Outnumbered, captured, and facing a fiery death, Zicky manages a daring escape. But as he returns to the real world, a spy slips through the portal after him. Back home, his brother and sister make fun of his imaginary stories, unaware that the danger is all too real. The line between fantasy and reality is gone, and if Zicky doesn't act fast, all could be lost. (STL364952)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXV #3 (MAR251605)
32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $4.99
ZICKY WRATH OF THE RAT KING #1 (OF 5) CVR B TONY FLEECS
(W) Darin S. Cape (A) Zeno Decrux, Hiorsh Gabbatto (CA) Tony Fleecs
Meet Zicky, a practical joker with a cheeky sense of humor. Whether he is commenting on the action or insulting his enemies, Zicky will delight readers of all ages. In the debut issue, Zicky infiltrates the Rat King's dark domain, determined to confront the savage army preparing to invade the real world. Outnumbered, captured, and facing a fiery death, Zicky manages a daring escape. But as he returns to the real world, a spy slips through the portal after him. Back home, his brother and sister make fun of his imaginary stories, unaware that the danger is all too real. The line between fantasy and reality is gone, and if Zicky doesn't act fast, all could be lost.
Meet Zicky, a practical joker who enjoys commenting on the action and insulting his enemies. His adventures encompass a rich narrative filled with vibrant characters, imagination and thematic depth. Zicky: Wrath of the Rat King combines isekai manga with western storytelling in an original, action-packed epic that will thrill readers of all ages. Good and evil are not presented as black and white, and Zicky will need all his persistence, humor and ninja skills to reach the end of his journey. Can Zicky become the savior of not just one world - but two? (STL378240)
32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $4.99
SILVERLINE COMICS
MANTUS FILES GN
(W) Sidney Williams (A) Thomas Giles (CA) Alex Gallimore
Following the harrowing news that a close friend is missing, Peter Mantus urgently travels to New Orleans to attempt to assist in locating him. While investigating a body that may be his missing friend, Peter, a renowned expert in the supernatural and ritual killings, discovers that his friend's situation isn't an isolated incident, as a rash of disappearances and dead bodies of little more than burnt husks seem to have descended upon the city. Peter fears this trail of brutally burnt bodies points heavily to dark ritual human sacrifices. While continuing his own investigation, Peter is approached by a grieving mother desperately looking for answers and her own missing daughter. Because of his vast experience in cases such as this, Peter Mantus feels strongly that demonic spiritual entities are responsible for this horror and he focuses his search into discovering the identity of the individual responsible for summoning the dark forces and putting an end to this chaos before the city, and perhaps the world, is engulfed in the released darkness. (STL378867) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 7x10, 100pgs, B&W SRP: $17.99
SIMON & SCHUSTER
HORRORS NEW WAVE 15 YEARS OF BLUMHOUSE HC
With Blumhouse celebrating its 15th anniversary throughout 2025, Horror's New Wave delves into the behind-the-scenes processes that shaped Blumhouse's iconic films and is perfect for cinephiles, pop culture enthusiasts, and lovers of horror. Featuring an introduction from CEO and founder Jason Blum, it also includes interviews with key filmmakers and writers like Jordan Peele, M. Night Shyamalan, Leigh Whannell, James Wan, and Mike Flanagan; actors, such as Allison Williams, Ethan Hawke, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Octavia Spencer; and Blumhouse executives like head of film Couper Samuelson and head of casting Terri Taylor. These interviews explore how each project came together, offering stories and insights into the creative process, such as directing, musical score, makeup, acting, cinematography, and more. (STL378341) (C: 0-1-1)
Film History, HC, 8x10, 304pgs, FC SRP: $40.00
SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
DEAR JACKIE GN
(W) Jessixa Bagley (A) Aaron Bagley
Jackie and Milo have been best friends since they were born. Whether they're reading comic books in their tree house hideout, playing video games, or spying on their neighbors using walkie talkies and code names, it's always been the two of them versus the world. But in middle school, things are changing. Milo joins the soccer team and starts hanging out with a new crew. Jackie gets taken under the wing of Adelle, who wants to give her a total makeover and find her a crush. Suddenly, it seems like there are certain acceptable ways to be a girl or a boy, and Jackie starts to feel like everything about her is wrong. In an effort to get Adelle and her new friends off her back, Jackie sends herself an anonymous love letter. But her plan backfires, and soon Jackie's secret admirer is all anybody at school can talk about. Now she's wondering: Dear Jackie, how are you going to get out of this? (STL378269) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 288pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
SQP ART BOOKS
DARK RISING ART OF ALY FELL SC (MR) (O/A)
(W) Sqp (A/CA) Aly Fell
A painter of prodigious talent and sly wit, Aly Fell has gained both notoriety and a growing fan base via his paperback covers and web-comic work. Now assembled for the first time are his favorite pieces reflecting his favorite subject the female form. (STK519513)
MATURE THEMES
Art Book, SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.95
NIGHT SONG SC (MR) (O/A)
(A) Various & Various (CA) Arantza
Is it the tragic splendor of eternal youth spent in endless nights that makes these women so beautifully dangerous? Twilight was never so inviting as these alluring and tempting portraits of vampire vixens as rendered by the likes of Arantza, Steve Fastner and Rich Larson, James Hottinger, David Dunstan, Inaki, Maraschi, Sosa, Ossio, and Pelaez! (STK399380)
MATURE THEMES
Art Book, SC, 9x12, 64pgs, FC SRP: $19.95
STORM KING COMICS
JOHN CARPENTERS NIGHT TERRORS BLOOD OF TAKEN GN VOL 02 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Sian Mandrake
Winter closes down around the town of Glennburne Falls, Massachusetts, pushing it into unrelenting gloom. And like the frost-bit evenings, time seems to have frozen inside the home of the ancient vampire Theo's, who waits with her new acolyte Liam to see if his newly bitten friend Ed will survive the coming nights. For Theo, Liam and Ed form a family and she will stop at nothing to keep her little family safe. She watches the threat of the living draw ever closer to uncovering the secrets of her new brood. As Theo's shadow begins to envelop Ed and Liam completely, they come to realize their night is truly eternal. In the land of the undead, all they have to grasp onto is each other. But how can one soul find another in the endless darkness of the Vampire? (STL378870) (C: 0-1-1)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 160pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
JOHN CARPENTERS TALES FOR A HALLOWEENIGHT TP VOL 11 (MR)
(W) Sandy King & Various
Halloween. It's not just a season ... it's a state of mind. And no one knows that better than producer, writer, and horror icon, Sandy King, and her husband, legendary director John Carpenter, the singular visionary behind the horror classic Halloween. For over a decade now, they have been pairing together some of the most exceptional storytellers from the worlds of comics, movies, and novels, with their favorite equally dark-visioned illustrators from around the globe. Together, their limitless imaginations have brought to life an abundance of spine-tingling frights, specially crafted to scar your psyche. (STL378875) (C: 0-1-1)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 200pgs, FC SRP: $29.99