INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with U)
UNCIVILIZED BOOKS
I NINA GN
(W) Daniel Chmielewski
I Nina is a graphic novel adaptation of Nobel and Man Booker Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk's book Anna in the Tombs of the World. The story is based on the ancient Sumerian myth of Goddess Innana's journey into the Underworld. Daniel Chmielewski deftly transports the narrative into a near-future dystopia where humanity survives in a hermetically sealed multilevel world. As society slowly decays under a 'social currency' regime, Nina, "no-one," becomes the focus of long-buried revolutionary energies that could change everything. Evoking classic works of Enki Bilal and Moebius, I Nina is a provocative science-fiction graphic novel for the present age. (STL378465) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 9x12, 152pgs, FC SRP: $34.99
UNCIVILIZED COMICS
JUNGLE #2 CVR A TOM NEELY
(W) Keenan Marshall Kellar (A/CA) Tom Neely
Johnny and The Humans, struggle with the rules of their new world; butting heads again and again with anyone and everyone on the block, leading to conflict with Thumper and the God Bullies, who's interest in NADA snowballs into an all-out Bloody Brawl in the Boiler-room! Rhis issue has it all including, Crazed Christian Sermons, Threats of Forced Trepanation, a heaping dose of Ape Cock, Witchy Occult Ceremonies, a Bloody Brawl and mountains of Skin! This is crazy Apesploitation Action at its best! (STL378408) (C: 0-0-1)
8x11, 48pgs, B&W SRP: $10.00
UNIVERSITY PRESS OF MISSISSIPPI
BIOGRAPHIX SC CHRIS CLAREMONT
(W) J Andrew Deman
Chris Claremont (b. 1950) is best known for his landmark sixteen-year author run on Uncanny X-Men. This is the longest author run in Marvel comics history, one that saw X-Men go from a title on the verge of cancellation to one of the most popular comics for over a decade and, eventually, a multibillion-dollar film franchise. The story of Chris Claremont is the story of a creator who achieved popular success whilst making a significant artistic contribution to his chosen medium, including the first African American superheroine, the first Black superhero team leader, the first canonically Jewish Marvel superhero, extensive queer subtext, extensive BDSM imagery, the first superhero team with a strong female roster, and the best-selling single-issue comic of all time. This volume heralds an impressive career and marvels at how Claremont accomplished all of this within mainstream comics. (STL378181) (C: 0-1-1)
Biography, SC, 6x9, 128pgs, PC SRP: $20.00
COMICS AND CATHARSIS SC
Comics and Catharsis: Exploring Graphic Narratives of Trauma and Healing explores the idea that trauma and healing hold an imbalance in many forms of literature but especially in the world of comics. Whether it be war-based, national, physical, or sexual trauma, this volume looks at a wide variety of trauma and the psychological pain and devastation that arise during and crucially for the question of trauma narratives following the events as the psychological (and often physical) wounds are processed. Viewing trauma through the lens of comics such as Maus, Persepolis, and Fun Home, as well as works by comics writers who are little-known or unknown outside their communities, contributors analyze how trauma is used in artistic style, writing, and overall storytelling. (STL378180) (C: 0-1-1)
Comic Journalism, SC, 6x9, 224pgs, B&W SRP: $30.00
VAULT COMICS
BIG RIG #3 CVR A NATHAN GOODEN (MR)
Adrian Wassel, Post Malone(W) Nathan Gooden(A)
Double-length — collects chapters 5 & 6! Post Malone’s BIG RIG. 18 WHEELS VS. HELL'S ARMY. The Rig is stuck. Minos’ army descends. Can Trucker, Edda, and Batu survive the night? What will be left of them if they do?
ATHANASIA OGN
Daniel Kraus(W) Dani(A)
From New York Times bestselling author Daniel Kraus (the horror master behind The Shape of Water, Trollhunters, The Living Dead, The Autumnal and Whalefall) and award-winning artist Dani (Arkham City: The Order of the World, Coffin Bound, The Low, Low Woods) comes the most disturbing superhero story ever told. Forrest Molson is going nowhere. One year out of high school—and one year into sobriety—she's working with her father as assistant groundskeeper at Athanasia Cemetery, the final resting place of fallen members of the Dynamic Guild, Venture City's resident superheroes. At her lowest point, Forrest discovers Athanasia's darkest secret. At night, the cemetery soil bleeds a substance created from the ooze of rotting superheroes. This ooze becomes Forrest's new drug—and she's intent on using the unpredictable powers it bestows to be judge, jury, and executioner of Venture City's evil citizens. But, as she loses her mind to her new addiction, she inches closer to becoming the most evil of all. ATHANASIA is a superhero story seen through the darkest lens.
DEAD ACRE BLACK BADGE OGN
Cullen Bunn, Rhett C. Bruno, Jaime Castle(W) Riley Brown(A)
Cullen Bunn and Riley Brown adapt USA Today Bestseller Rhett C. Bruno and Jaime Castle's smash-hit #1 Audible Bestseller, the first book in the Black Badge series. Life isn't simple for a Demon Hunter. James Crowley met his mortal end in a hail of gunfire. Now, he finds himself in purgatory, serving the White Throne to avoid falling to hell. Not quite undead, though not alive either, the best he can hope for is to work off his servitude and fade away. His not-so-sacred duty as a Hand of God? Use his new abilities to hunt down demonic beings that have infiltrated the mortal realm. This time, the White Throne has sent him to the middle of nowhere: a western town called Dead Acre with a saloon, a moldy church, and little else worth talking about. There isn't even a sheriff. But the local cobbler has gone missing at the same time as a number of graves were desecrated.
MARK OF THE FOOL LIGHT NOVEL VOL 02
J.M. Clarke(W) Natsujirushi(A)
Breaking the chains of destiny won’t be easy. Alex Roth managed to avoid the prophecy which doomed him to become The Fool, unluckiest of the kingdom’s five Heroes. But he can’t let his guard down yet–danger still lurks around every corner. From the Ports of Mausarr and the high sea to the University of Generasi, Alex, his sister Selina, and best friend Theresa confront new challenges, monsters, and secrets, and make some unusual new friends. Though his Mark might prevent him from learning magic and fighting, Alex learns that he can use it to improve his skills indirectly. Is it possible that learning magic isn’t as far out of reach as he feared?
MONEY SHOT TP VOL 05 BIG BANG (MR)
Tim Seeley, Patton Oswalt(W) Garth Graham(A)
Patton Oswalt and Garth Graham join Tim Seeley for the funniest and naughtiest arc of Money Shot yet! The XXX-plorers must stop an anti-sex despot from ruining the universe. In a race against time itself, our heroes must convince a lonely outsider named Azi Wynorski that getting naked with friends is good before he can become an incel tyrant.
MY BEST FRIEND IS AN ELDRITCH HORROT LIGHT NOVEL VOL 03
Actus(W) Kisaragipana, Blacklapiz(A)
Magic and madness continue in MY BEST FRIEND IS AN ELDRITCH HORROR (Light Novel) VOL. 3! The world is safe – from Henry. Damien has managed to survive all the challenges thrown at him, and — with Henry and Sylph by his side — he might even make it through his time at Blackmist mage college without getting killed. But the entity known as Herald has other plans. Forces that have lurked at the edge of the Void for countless Cycles have started to move, and their power is growing with every passing day. Damien needs to gain mastery over his magic, but Herald isn’t content to let him sit around for much longer. As more of the truth behind the Void and its purpose on the Mortal Plane is unveiled, Damien is forced to face the truth that the Cycle may really need to be reset. He won’t let it go without a fight, though. With Henry and Sylph’s help, Damien plans to bring the battle straight to the greatest threat the Mortal Plane has seen.
PATH OF ASCENSION LIGHT NOVEL VOL 02
C Mantis(W) Karla Diaz(A)
Matt will need a lot more power if he’s going to stay on the Path of Ascension. Luckily for him, he’s not afraid to take some risks. Alongside his bound pet Arctic Fox, Aster, he’ll leave the only world he’s ever known and travel to a new planet to explore never-before-delved rifts, each more dangerous and bizarre than the last. Inside these rifts lie rare and untouched treasures, traps, and more monsters than you can shake a sword at, but despite the remoteness of the planet, he’s far from alone–even if he makes it through the rifts in one piece, will he be able to survive the other delvers he meets?
PATH OF ASCENSION LIGHT NOVEL VOL 03
C Mantis(W) Karla Diaz(A)
What is the true price of power? Matt, Liz, and Aster continue on their Path of Ascension together, testing their skills to the limit against delvers from both the Empire and the republic. But despite his increasing abilities, Matt can’t forget about the subjugation of his home planet, or the rage he still carries within. Neither Matt nor Liz will be able to ascend to the next Tier on the Path until they confront their inner truths and form a Concept of what their power is meant to be.