INDEPENDENT PUBLISHERS
(Company names beginning with B)
BAOBAB PRESS
35 YEARS OF PICKLES TP
(W/A) Brian Crane
35 Years of Pickles celebrates the amazing thirty-five-year career of Brian Crane and his work with Earl, Opal, Nelson, and the rest of the Pickles gang. Including full-color strips never published in a collected format, 35 Years of Pickles is sure to delight the lifetime fans continuing their journeys with a little daily added joy from this award-winning strip, as well as new fans the Pickles family is eager to welcome into their home and hearts. (STL378948) (C: 0-1-1)
RES. from Previews Vol. XXXV #7 (JUL250523)
SC, 8x9, 180pgs, PC SRP: $24.95
BERSERKER
UNDER THE FLOORBOARDS #8 (MR)
(W) Andy Brown, Baden James Mellonie (A) Nate Van Dyke, Caio Oliveira (CA) Andrei Bressan
Under the Floorboards, a horror and science fiction anthology comic, features two short stories by Nate Van Dyke and Andy Brown. Incognito: It's not only humans who like practical jokes. Eat Sleep Reap Repeat: Appointing a new reaper is a grave responsibility. (STL382348) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC SRP: $5.25
BLACKBOX COMICS
DEADLY TRAILS VOL 1 BUNDLE (1-5)
A dark gloom overshadows the town of Bannack where the clouds seem to be an omen of death. Recently deceased but no longer among the dead, Clay is back and out for vengeance. This package comes with issues #1-5. (STL382337
Item SRP: $24.95
DJINN HUNTER #1 CVR B FOIL VIRGIN
(W) Jay Sandlin (A) Fabrizio Cosentino (CA) Lucas Meyer
The cosmos is in chaos! The elder council of Djinn must stop their rogue member, Abyss and his minions from granting wishes to mortals, resulting in untold horrors. Their only hope is Zara, the Djinn Hunter. Will she hunt down the mad Djinn or doom the realms to destruction? (STL382336)
32pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
SHI NO KAGE #10 CVR A
(W) Neil Davis (A) Landon Franklin (CA) Gus Mauk
Defenses are in place at the ancient monk sanctuary as Hachiro and his band of warriors prepare to meet Eichi's forces head on. New weapons and old bonds are put to the test as the evil wave threatens to roll across the countryside should they fail. (STL382335)
32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
WILDER #1 (OF 5) DLX DA SILVA
(W) Rebecca Childs, Brian Hawkins (A) Umberto Giampa (CA) Tiago Da Silva
Set in a futuristic San Francisco, Dr. Deja Wilder leads Wilder Investigations, LLC, an anti-poaching and animal rights management firm dedicated to protecting and saving the depleting population of species throughout the world from would-be-human predators. (STL382338)
32pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $10.00
WILDER #2 (OF 5) DLX MEYER
(W) Rebecca Childs, Brian Hawkins (A) Umberto Giampa (CA) Lucas Meyer
Macy and Vergel attempt a daring rescue to free their boss Dr. Deja Wilder from henchmen working for the Big Game Poachers. After Deja's return, the animal crisis manager and 'fixer' sets her sights on taking down the animal predators once and for all! (STL382339)
SC, 32pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $10.00
WILDER #3 (OF 5) DLX WATSON
(W) Rebecca Childs, Brian Hawkins (A) Umberto Giampa (CA) Gregbo Watson
Dr. Deja Wilder and her animal-crisis management team are hot on the trails of the Big Game Operation. Kato continues to work undercover to infiltrate the group that the poachers are selling original animals to, while Macy and Vergel go on the offensive to bring in one of the poachers; tragedy befalls the Wilder Investigations team. (STL382340)
SC, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $10.00
WILDER #4 (OF 5) DLX WHITE
(W) Rebecca Childs, Brian Hawkins (A) Umberto Giampa (CA) Caanan White
Reeling from the death of a dear friend and member of the Wilder Investigation team, Macy goes rogue, determined to avenge her friend. Meanwhile, Deja joins Kato in N'Djamena, Chad to rescue the original animals and stop the cloning of original animals in hopes of shutting down the poachers. (STL382341)
SC, 7x10, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $10.00
WILDER #5 (OF 5) DLX GONZALES
(W) Rebecca Childs, Brian Hawkins (A) Umberto Giampa (CA) Dave Gonzales
Deja and Kato dare a harrowing escape; Macy comes face to face with the machinations of the Big Game Operation. (STL382342)
SC, 7x10, 32pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $10.00
IT SECRET WORLD OF MODERN BANKING #1 (OF 5) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Scott McDaniel
From Scott McDaniel, the acclaimed artist of Nightwing and Daredevil! Bank Information Technology expert Evan Adonis works at the nexus of the bank's communications and data networks. The executives' corruption, lies, revenge and abuse he discovers is terrifying. In the internally corrupt world of modern banking, the IT expert is both the most powerful asset and the most hunted liability. (STL035896)
24pgs, FC (1 of 5) SRP: $3.99
IT SECRET WORLD OF MODERN BANKING #2 (OF 5) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Scott McDaniel
Technology expert Evan Adonis discovers evidence of dangerous financial fraud that implicates key bank officers, and unknowingly unlocks the most dangerous code ever written. In the internally corrupt world of modern banking, the IT expert is both the most powerful asset and the most hunted liability. (STL039457)
20pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $3.99
IT SECRET WORLD OF MODERN BANKING #3 (OF 5) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Scott McDaniel
Bank Information Technology expert Evan Adonis brings evidence of financial fraud to key bank officers who suddenly and viciously retaliate, and unknowingly delivers dangerous software to an enemy. In the internally corrupt world of modern banking, the I.T. expert is both the most powerful asset and the most hunted liability. (STL042343)
20pgs, FC (3 of 5) SRP: $3.99
IT SECRET WORLD OF MODERN BANKING #4 (OF 5) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Scott McDaniel
Bank Information Technology expert Evan Adonis suffers vicious retaliation at the hands of bank management, and is hunted by agents relentlessly pursuing the dangerous software he unknowingly unleashed. In the internally corrupt world of modern banking, the I.T. expert is both the most powerful asset and the most hunted liability. (STL045661)
20pgs, FC (4 of 5) SRP: $3.99
IT SECRET WORLD OF MODERN BANKING #5 (OF 5) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Scott McDaniel
Bank Information Technology expert Evan Adonis, crushed by bank management's retaliation and threats, desperately calls federal bank regulators, law enforcement and political officials for help. Will anyone answer? In the internally corrupt world of modern banking, the I.T. expert is both the most powerful asset and the most hunted liability. (STL048863)
20pgs, FC (5 of 5) SRP: $3.99
RYSK #2 (OF 5) CVR A (O/A)
(W) D.G. Chichester (A/CA) Mannix Francisco
With a cyber-boost from Rysk, Ruby thrashes a gang of GrafTek marauders to solve the mystery behind the attack. Together with her crew of oddsmakers, Ruby runs a con that reveals she's been targeted by the devious and desperate Mal Corax, eager to recruit Ruby into a high-stakes heist. (STL365012)
32pgs, FC (2 of 5) SRP: $4.99
BLOOMSBURY
PABLO AND SPLASH ROMAN HOLIDAY HC
(W/A) Sheena Dempsey
Join time-travelling penguins Pablo and Splash on an expedition to Ancient Rome in this hilarious full-color graphic novel! When a friend tells Pablo and Splash that he doesn't believe their stories about time travel, our two penguin besties set out to prove him wrong…by time traveling to Ancient Rome and stealing a gladiator's helmet to bring back! Their friend Professor O'Brain agrees to lend them her time machine, as long as they agree not to do anything that will mess up history. Two penguins in togas running wild in Ancient Rome…. What could possibly go wrong? (STL382054) (C: 0-1-2
Item SRP: $14.99
PABLO AND SPLASH GN VOL 01 TIME TRAVELING PENGUINS (O/A)
(W/A) Sheena Dempsey
Antarctic penguins Pablo and Splash are polar opposites and besties for life. Pablo is a home-bird and a careful planner. Splash is easily bored and hungry for adventure. Sick to her flippers of the harsh, freezing weather, Splash persuades Pablo to go on a beach vacation with her. When they accidentally find themselves in a scientist's time machine, they end up on the beach… back in the age of dinosaurs! Can Pablo and Splash make their way home before they become dino snacks? This full color, paper-over-board graphic novel is perfect for fans of Investigators and Dog Man. (STL328568) (C: 0-1-0)
HC, 6x9, 240pgs, FC SRP: $12.99