INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with M)
MAGNETIC PRESS INC.
FRONTIER GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Guillaume Singelin
was inevitable. Our ravenous hunger for resources eventually stripped the Earth dry. Fortunately, our ambitious technology reached the point where we could turn our sights to the stars, which were full of materials to exploit. A New Frontier for a new gold rush. Three souls eke out a living in outer space: a scientist, a battle-scarred mercenary, and an asteroid miner who has never been to Earth. When their paths cross, life takes them in a direction they couldn't have imagined. (STL321416)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8.5x12, 200pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
BLACK BOX CHRONICLES GN (MR) (O/A)
(W) Mark Schey, Chris Northrop (A) Various (CA) Shane Molina
A sci-fi anthology chronicling mankind's first steps into interstellar space, as pieced together from the records recovered from the wreckage of various spacecraft found throughout the cosmos. A bold series of tales by a luminous collection of comics' greatest creators spanning centuries of a fantastic yet plausible future. (STL282443) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8.5x11, 172pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
SHANGRI LA GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Mathieu Bablet
A few hundred years in the future, humans live in a space station far from Earth governed by a cultured multinational corporation. On the surface, everyone seems to be satisfied with this 'perfect society' and they are set on pushing their own limitations to become equal to gods. They are near to setting up a program aimed at creating life from scratch on Shangri-La, one of the most hospitable regions of Titan, where they intend to rewrite 'Genesis' in their own way. But as tends to happen, mankind's hubris gets in the way… (STL319071) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 228pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
CARBON & SILICON GN (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Mathieu Bablet
Two androids crisscross the planet for centuries in search of themselves and each other while civilization crumbles around them.
Born in a laboratory in Silicon Valley, two androids named Carbon and Silicon will witness the evolution of humanity. From this dawn of true artificial intelligence, the pinnacle of human achievement, they will directly witness ecological, economic, and cultural crises that alter civilization as we know it. Through their eyes, we rediscover our planet as it reaches the point of no return.
The latest project by celebrated author Mathieu Bablet, this ambitious work addresses themes separating artificial intelligence from humanity. A fable about the ravages of capitalism and the illusion of transhumanism. A cautionary tale spanning 300 years of frighteningly plausible future scenarios. (STL319072) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 8.5x11, 276pgs, FC SRP: $24.99
MANGO
BACK FROM THE FUTURE 40 YEARS OF FANDOM
(W) Brad Gilmore
There's a host of information out there on the Back to the Future trilogy, but never before has there been a book like this. The beauty of this book by Brad Gilmore is that it doesn't present the history of the film as textbook information. He discusses these films from a place of passion and so effectively reveals how the history behind the movies is just as engaging as the films themselves. Unheard details and trivia. Gilmore, a radio and television host and host of Back to the Future: The Podcast, is an expert on all things Back to the Future. Pairing his knowledge with his passion for the films, Gilmore uses this book to discuss details and movie trivia that reveal just why the trilogy has stood the test of time. As a fan speaking to fellow fans, he dives into fan theories and provides answers to many questions readers have—because they are the very questions he himself has asked. (STL364119) (C: 0-1-1)
Reference, SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
MANUSCRIPT PRESS
ALLEY OOP IN YOUTOPIA TP
(W/A/CA) VT Hamlin, Dave Graue
Alley Oop has had it with living in prehistoric Moo! Will he find a new paradise… in Youtopia? But in modern times, Earth threatened by the planetfall of Asteroid Icarus! Also featuring an unexpected encounter with Helen of Troy! Reprinting all daily strips from 1968. (STL364628) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 108pgs, B&W (39 of 74) SRP: $19.99
ALLEY OOP UNDER THE SEA TP (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Dave Graue
Alley Oop dives into the land of mermaids and King Neptune… and the hideous Squill the Fat! Join Alley in further adventure during the Civil War, when he becomes part of a commando unit on a stealth mission to sink the Confederate ironside Albemarle! This volume reprints all the daily strips from 1987. (STL304657) (C: 0-0-1)
SC, 8.5x9, 110pgs, FC (55 of 74) SRP: $19.99
MARINER BOOKS
SPENT GN
(W/A/CA) Alison Bechdel
Running a pygmy goat sanctuary in Vermont, cartoonist Alison Bechdel is existentially irked by a climate-challenged world and a citizenry on the brink of civil war. Can she pull humanity out of its death spiral by writing a scathingly self-critical memoir about her own greed and privilege? Meanwhile, Alison's first graphic memoir about growing up with her father, a taxidermist who specialized in replicas of Victorian animal displays, has been adapted into a highly successful TV series. As the TV show Death and Taxidermy racks up Emmy after Emmy—and when Alison's Pauline Bunyanesque partner Holly posts an instructional wood-chopping video that goes viral—Alison's own envy spirals. Why couldn't she be the writer for a critically lauded and wildly popular reality TV show... like Queer Eye... showing people how to free themselves from consumer capitalism and live a more ethical life?! (STL364171) (C: 0-1-1)
HC, 6x9, 272pgs, FC SRP: $29.99
MARVEL PRESS
MIDNIGHT FACTORY
SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #1 CVR A JOSEPH SCHMALKE
(W/A/CA) Joseph Schmalke
As year three begins at the Academy of Black Magic, the students within the House of the Moon take a risky step toward ensuring their survival. Mister Whispers, the enigmatic creature at the center of all the strange mishaps plaguing the Academy's first two years, is revealed. A year filled with villainy that will change the course of the Academy forever kicks off in this continuation of the sweeping fantasy epic from acclaimed comics creator Joseph Schmalke. (STL364088) (C: 0-1-1)
24pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
SEVEN YEARS IN DARKNESS YEAR THREE #1 CVR B SCHMALKE WRAPAROUND
(W/A/CA) Joseph Schmalke
As year three begins at the Academy of Black Magic, the students within the House of the Moon take a risky step toward ensuring their survival. Mister Whispers, the enigmatic creature at the center of all the strange mishaps plaguing the Academy's first two years, is revealed. A year filled with villainy that will change the course of the Academy forever kicks off in this continuation of the sweeping fantasy epic from acclaimed comics creator Joseph Schmalke. (STL364089) (C: 0-1-1)
24pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
MOONSTONE
BYSTANDER PHANTOM #1 CVR A IBANEZ
(W) Steven Grant, Mike Bullock (A/CA) Sergio Ibanez
Master storyteller Steven Grant has a new creator owned series with Moonstone, with art & cover by Sergio (Kolchak) Ibanez! In a remote desert town where no one goes, a decade-long conspiracy nears its ultimate payoff... until a stranger appears, making no moves, but revealing nothing. Soon fears run rampant, alliance crumble and betrayals are exposed—and at the eye of the tempest, is a Bystander. And don't miss the return of Mike Bullock on a new noir Phantom tale as the second feature! (STL364727) (C: 0-1-2)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
MOONSTONE DOUBLE SHOT 2025 PROSE NOVEL SC
(W) Deborah Daughetee, Ron Fortier (CA) Jessica Ing
Debbie Daughtee (Dr. Quinn/Touched by an Angel) has an all-new crime classic for us with The Green Hornet and Kato in 'The Last Dance.' Britt's old flame appears, but nothing is ever that simple, as ugly crime always get in the way. Plus an all new I.V Frost science-detective story by Ron Fortier! (STL364730) (C: 0-1-2)
Prose, SC, 6x9, 64pgs, B&W SRP: $6.99
MYMOVIEMONSTERS.COM
SCARY MONSTERS MAGAZINE #139
(W/A) Various
Scary Monsters' 'Chilling Children, Awful Adolescents, and Terrible Teens' Issue puts the scary spotlight on classic horror films and TV episodes starring monstrous kids with a surly attitude and often murderous intentions, including The Bad Seed, Village of the Damned, The Innocents, Bad Ronald, Rosemary's Baby, Leopold & Loeb, and many more! Plus, popular columns Kaiju Korner, Strange Days, Trilogy of Terror, and comic strip Roomies from the Tomb on 128 square-bound retro 'pulp' pages loaded with photos. (STL364624) (C: 0-1-1)
Magazine, 8x11, 128pgs, B&W SRP: $14.99