INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with H)
HARPER ALLEY
ATANA GN VOL 02 ATANA & JADE MERMAID
(W/A) Vivian Zhou
Atana may be one step closer to discovering her past, but it didn't come without a cost. Though the mermaid and her companions—Ren, the last known firebird, and Cosmos, her witch guard-turned-friend—narrowly escaped the Witch Queen, time is running short. They may have foiled the Queen's plans to use Ren to revive their world's broken magic cycle, but Ren is still growing weaker by the minute… Atana and Cosmos are determined to help their friend recover, but Ren's priorities are elsewhere. After discovering that the firebirds of old are responsible for destroying the flow of magic for all beings, she is determined to right her people's wrongs. When Atana resolves to join this quest, her past—lurking deep below the seas—threatens to destroy not only their friendship but also their very chance at restoring the balance of magic itself. After a lifetime of dreaming of finding a home below the water, is Atana willing to leave behind everything she's fought for on land? (STL364185) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $15.99
D&D DUNGEON CLUB SC GN VOL 02 TIME TO PARTY
(W) Molly Knox Ostertag (A) Xanthe Bouma
Olivia loves being the Dungeon Master of her after-school club, creating a world with magic and epic battles where adventure can be found around every corner. She's always felt at home in her game, but now—with new members and new plotlines—her world has gotten more complicated than ever. It doesn't help when Olivia's older sister, Lu, comes home from college and brushes off all Olivia's hard work, telling her to get real. A seed of doubt is planted, and suddenly the colorful world of her game starts to fade around her. Will Olivia be able to keep everything from changing, or will the party fall apart? (STL364176) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 208pgs, FC SRP: $15.99
FITTING INDIAN GN
(W) Jyoti Chand (A) Tara Anand
All Nitasha's parents want is for her to be the perfect Indian daughter—something she is decidedly not. Everything she does seems to disappoint them, especially her mom. They just don't get that she'll never be like her doctor older brother. To make matters worse, she's never quite felt like she belongs at school either, and lately, her best friend, Ava, and her crush, Henry, seem to be more interested in the rich new girl than in her. Alcohol takes the edge off, but when that doesn't work, Nitasha turns to cutting. She can't stop asking herself: Will she ever be enough for her friends or her family? Or even for herself? This authentic and powerful teen graphic novel debut from Jyoti Chand and Tara Anand shines a light on how harmful the stigma of mental illness is and how lifesaving a community that is honest about mental health can be. (STL364187) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 288pgs, FC SRP: $18.99
FITTING INDIAN HC GN
(W) Jyoti Chand (A) Tara Anand
All Nitasha's parents want is for her to be the perfect Indian daughter—something she is decidedly not. Everything she does seems to disappoint them, especially her mom. They just don't get that she'll never be like her doctor older brother. To make matters worse, she's never quite felt like she belongs at school either, and lately, her best friend, Ava, and her crush, Henry, seem to be more interested in the rich new girl than in her. Alcohol takes the edge off, but when that doesn't work, Nitasha turns to cutting. She can't stop asking herself: Will she ever be enough for her friends or her family? Or even for herself? This authentic and powerful teen graphic novel debut from Jyoti Chand and Tara Anand shines a light on how harmful the stigma of mental illness is and how lifesaving a community that is honest about mental health can be. (STL364191) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 288pgs, FC SRP: $26.99
HELVETIQ
NOT ON DISPLAY FEMALE NUDES IN LOUVRE GN
(W) Alice Yang, Zelba (A) Zelba
When one of the greatest museums in the world gave the illustrator Zelba free rein to make a graphic novel about great art, she knew exactly what she would do: address a double standard. She’d seen the Louvre’s halls filled with sexualized female bodies, ogled at by crowds and sometimes even groped, and wanted to turn the tables. What if, she dreamed, those naked bodies refused to be the objects of our gaze? What if the female nudes in the Louvre went on strike? (STL364074) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 9x12, 128pgs, FC SRP: $24.95
HENRY HOLT
EVERYONE SUX BUT YOU GN
(W) K. Wroten (A) K Wroten
High school senior Carson Flynn doesn't give a damn—about you, about school, or about her future. The only thing she cares about is jumping into mosh pits at punk shows with her best friend Ash. But when Ash and Carson's friendship becomes something more, a lot of complicated feelings enter the pit swinging: the unresolved grief they share over the loss of Carson's mother, the realities of growing up queer in small-town America, and the biggest bruiser of all: what does it mean to love and be loved? As Carson discovers new corners of her heart, she sees that her too-cool approach to life may have been keeping her closed off from her potential. Maybe there is something greater out there, a bright future full of promise... if only she could convince Ash to see it too. (STL364452) (C: 1-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 368pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
EVERYONE SUX BUT YOU HC GN
(W) K. Wroten (A) K Wroten
A bold and singular young adult graphic novel about the highs and lows of adolescence, queer love, and learning to accept yourself for who you are—unflattering Tripp pants, choppy mullets, dirty Docs and all—perfect for fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Daria and Ladybird.
High school senior Carson Flynn doesn't give a damn—about you, about school, or about her future. The only thing she cares about is jumping into mosh pits at punk shows with her best friend Ash.
But when Ash and Carson's friendship becomes something more, a lot of complicated feelings enter the pit swinging: the unresolved grief they share over the loss of Carson's mother, the realities of growing up queer in small-town America, and the biggest bruiser of all: what does it mean to love and be loved?
As Carson discovers new corners of her heart, she sees that her too-cool approach to life may have been keeping her closed off from her potential. Maybe there is something greater out there, a bright future full of promise . . . if only she could convince Ash to see it too.
Everyone Sux But You, the first young adult graphic novel from award-winning comics creator K. Wroten, defines what being a teen feels like while redefining what a graphic novel for teens can be. (STL364453) (C: 1-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 368pgs, FC SRP: $27.99
YOU AND ME ON REPEAT GN
(W/A) Mary Shyne
In this swoony and hilarious debut rom-com graphic novel, two former friends are trapped in a time loop together, repeating their high school graduation day over and over and over. Chris O'Brien has a genius plan: If he can share the perfect first kiss with his crush, Andy, then of course he'll break free from the time loop that has him repeating graduation day over and over… and over. Alicia Ochoa thinks Chris's plan is doomed. Valedictorian and a total nerd, she knows it'll take more than a kiss to escape the loop they're trapped in together. Besides, Chris may be a hopeless romantic, but Alicia doesn't think he has a real shot with Andy. Once close friends, Alicia and Chris have history—lots of it. As they got older, the pair fell out after Chris ditched her for the 'cool kids' and left her in the dust. But when you're looping side by side, you never know if friendship might rekindle or what new feelings could spark along the way. (STL364444) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 224pgs, 2C SRP: $17.99
YOU AND ME ON REPEAT HC GN
(W/A) Mary Shyne
In this swoony and hilarious debut rom-com graphic novel, two former friends are trapped in a time loop together, repeating their high school graduation day over and over and over—for fans of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Pumpkinheads, and Groundhog Day.
Chris O’Brien has a genius plan: If he can share the perfect first kiss with his crush, Andy, then of course he’ll break free from the time loop that has him repeating graduation day over and over…and over.
Alicia Ochoa thinks Chris’s plan is doomed. Valedictorian and a total nerd, she knows it’ll take more than a kiss to escape the loop they’re trapped in together. Besides, Chris may be a hopeless romantic, but Alicia doesn’t think he has a real shot with Andy.
Once close friends, Alicia and Chris have history—lots of it. As they got older, the pair fell out after Chris ditched her for the “cool kids” and left her in the dust. But when you’re looping side by side, you never know if friendship might rekindle or what new feelings could spark along the way. (STL364445) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 6x9, 224pgs, 2C SRP: $25.99
HERMES PRESS
DARK SHADOWS PAPER DOLL BOOK
(A) Samantha Lomuscio
Hot on the heels of Hermes Press' retro best selling Dark Shadows coloring book comes a full color book featuring all of Collinwood's cast of the classic television show in paper doll form with plenty of different costumes to cut out to adorn these characters; all of them appear in the modern timeline at Collinwood alive or undead… Indeed, there are over 120 costumes and props to cut out and dress up the paper dolls. Also included are costumes from each flashback for the time traveling characters such as 1795, 1840 and 1897. (STL364200) (C: 0-1-2)
Activity Book, SC, 8x11, 96pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
DETHANY AND PHANTOM OF THE SWIM TEAM OGN
(W) Bill Holbrook, H.H. Glynn (A) Bill Holbrook
A prequel to the popular Dethany character from the hit newspaper strip On the Fastrack. When Dethany Dendrobia, the cheerful 12-year-old Goth, joins the neighborhood swim team, she assumes she is just helping out friends who need an extra person to qualify for meets. Outdoor sports are definitely beyond her comfort zone, but Dethany relishes the opportunity to spend the summer with her best buds before they move up to 8th grade--and before her family is transferred to a new town. However, not long after her first meet, mysterious incidents begin happening at the pool, and Dethany is the prime suspect. As she and her friends fight to clear her name, they uncover evidence that leads to stakes more important than a simple relay race. (STL322476) (C: 0-1-2)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXIV #5 (MAY241663)
SC, 7x11, 128pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
PHANTOM COLORING BOOK
(A) Seymour Sy Barry & Various
Imagine a classic Phantom coloring book... now there's a nostalgic walk down memory lane featuring Phantom images from the comic strip, ready to be colored in The Phantom: The Official Coloring Book! This book is a tribute to Phantom artists from Ray Moore to Sy Barry. Hermes Press has been reprinting the ghost who walks for over 15 hears and this book features 80+ pages of content based on classic images. See The Phantom, Devil, Diana, Hero, and more in a way they've never been done before! And then color them in yourself! Artwork by Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy and Sy Barry. (STL342060) (C: 0-1-2)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXIV #10 (OCT241663)
Coloring Book, SC, 7x11, 80pgs, B&W SRP: $19.99
PHANTOM COMP DAILIES HC 34 1989-1991
(W) Lee Falk (A) Seymour Sy Barry
Referred to by comic strip historian Maurice Horn as the 'granddaddy of all costumed superheroes,' The Phantom was created in 1936 by Lee Falk. The Phantom set the standard for action, adventure, intrigue, and romance in adventure comic strips and comic books; it has frequently been copied but never equaled. This volume continues the Sy Barry YEARS! Reprinted in all its black and white glory, journey with Hermes Press as we bring you five complete continuities drawn by Sy himself which continue the adventures of The Phantom, Diana, and his two children: 'The Death Threat,'The Master of Eden,' 'Attack of the Witchmen,' 'The Valley of the Elephants,' and 'Zima the Rogue Elephant' Also included is a comprehensive essay and documentary materials. (STL364199) (C: 0-1-2)
HC, 12x9, 264pgs, PC SRP: $65.00
HOGANS ALLEY
HOGANS ALLEY #24
Hogan's Alley features an in-depth (but safe for work) examination of Tijuana bibles, one of comics' most notorious chapters. The issue also features an in-depth look at Hugo Hercules, the largely forgotten comics character who was the first superhero, setting the template for heroes who came later. We also surveyed a group of cartoonists about their favorite Peanuts moments, and the issue presents the results, complete with new artwork paying tribute to the classic strip. Speaking of Peanuts, the issue also has a look at how the strip received its name, which Charles Schulz pointedly disliked. And we'll fly the friendly skies with Flyin' Jenny, the comics character who broke the glass ceiling as a female airplane pilot. (STL364638) (C: 0-1-2)
Magazine, 8x11, 144pgs, FC SRP: $7.50