Comics & Graphic Novels

This new volume in the ongoing "Marvel Comics in the..." series takes you all the way back to that company's legendary beginnings, when gunfighters traveled the West and monsters roamed the Earth! The company's output in other genres influenced the development of their super-hero characters from Thor to Spider-Man, and featured here are the best of those stories not covered previously, completing issue-by-issue reviews of every Marvel comic of note from 1961-1965! Presented are scores of handy, easy to reference entries on Amazing Fantasy, Tales of Suspense (and Astonish), Strange Tales, Journey Into Mystery, Rawhide Kid, plus issues of Fantastic Four, Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man, and others that weren't in the previous 1960s edition. It's author Pierre Comtois' last word on Marvel's early years, when Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Don Heck, together with writer/editor Stan Lee (and brother Larry!), built an unprecedented new universe of excitement!

The complete Eisner Award-winning space fantasy epic from writer JEFF LEMIRE (GIDEON FALLS, Sweet Tooth) and artist DUSTIN NGUYEN (DESCENDER, LITTLE MONSTERS) is collected in a softcover compendium! Ten years after the conclusion of DESCENDER, magic has taken the place of machinery and the rules of the universe are very different. Andy and Effie's daughter Mila spends her days exploring the lonely wilds of the planet Sampson and trying to stay out of the clutches of the all-powerful vampire witch known only as "Mother." But like her parents, Mila doesn't like to play by the rules, and when a certain robot pal of her dad's shows up, nothing will ever be the same! LEMIRE & NGUYEN reunite to take readers on an unforgettable fantasy quest with all the scope and heart of the sci-fi classic and Eisner Award winning, DESCENDER! Collects the entire ASCENDER series, #1-#18!

For Fans of COBRA COMMANDER - DESTRO has major ambitions now that Energon has been discovered, but he'll have to balance keeping his allies close while crushing his enemies to maintain his power. THE NEXT CHAPTER OF THE COBRA THREAT BEGINS HERE. James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers...for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has changed everything. As Destro's ambitions grow, the "Crimson Twins" Tomax and Xamot Paoli emerge to destroy their competition, and Cobra Commander realizes his current ally could be his future greatest enemy. Acclaimed writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!) and artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright) change the balance of power in the Energon Universe forever.

For Fans of BIRDS OF PREY, DUKE, and MARVEL'S DEMON DAYS, SCARLETT follows G.I. Joe's resident spy as she uncovers if her long lost friend has been truly missing this whole time, or part of a larger plan that goes against everything she thought she knew. THE NEXT CHAPTER OF CODENAME G.I. JOE BEGINS HERE. Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara is about to take on the most dangerous black ops mission of her career: infiltrating the mysterious rising power in Japan known as Clan Arashikage. Her one lead is her former partner--Jinx--turned Arashikage enforcer. Now, Scarlett must use her very particular set of skills to survive undercover... and discover a shocking weapon that could change the balance of power on Earth. Red-hot writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey) and artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman) introduce some of the most anticipated characters to the Energon Universe in ways you'll never expect.

All 31 award-winning, headline-grabbing, head-spinning, genre-defying issues of SEX CRIMINALS collected in one soft unthreatening volume celebrating its tenth-ish anniversary. Bonnie & Clyde meets The 40-Year-Old Virgin by way of When Harry Met Sally--only none of these orgasms are fake! When Suzie and Jon have sex, time stops. Literally. So they have lots of sex, fall in love, and eventually start robbing banks. Until they find out they're not alone... Collects Sex Criminals issues # 1- #30 & the one-shot special issue #69. Select praise & accolades for the Sex Criminals series: * Eisner Award winning Best New Series * * Harvey Award winning Best New Series * * #1 New York Times Bestseller * * #1 Amazon Bestseller: Literary Graphic Novels * * Entertainment Weekly's Must List * * Publishers Weekly Bestseller * "Fraction's best work yet. It's a precision-tuned screwball comedy on its surface, and that surface is gorgeous, thanks to Zdarsky's ace sense of design and inventive color technique." --TIME "An honest, heartfelt story about relationships that was more John Hughes than John Holmes." --USA Today "Sex comedies usually focus on the pursuit of orgasm; the writer Matt Fraction and the artist Chip Zdarsky have devised an ingenious one about the stillness that follows it. Zdarsky's fluid, brightly hued artwork is dense with smutty gags, but this is a deeper, more understated comedy than it initially seems." --The New York Times "Wildly imaginative, randy and true with characters whose sexual satisfaction freezes time and facilitates crime. Artist Zdarsky's staging, storytelling and character designs make this even crazier. Great fun!" --The Miami Herald "A sex comedy with a splash of crime thriller, the title is a fascinating examination of the pleasures and pitfalls of intimate relationships, using the central fantastic conceit as a metaphor for the way sex distances people but also, under the right circumstances, brings them together." --The A.V. Club "I wouldn't trust most comic creators to turn a sexual awakening into compelling pulp fiction, but Fraction and Zdarsky pull it off masterfully." --PASTE "Sex Criminals is just amazing. If this isn't on your pull list you have to get it." --io9 "Sex Criminals is not just one of the best comics I've ever read, it's one of the best things I've ever read, period." --Wil Wheaton, actor "The best debut of 2013" --RollingStone

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A tale from the future! A man visiting Mexico City with his wife finds an old-time clock shop. He meets Calzer, a lonely shop owner, and clock repairman who tries to sell him a unique clock. Is this an ordinary clock, or land our character in instant peril?

Rabbit and Mouse find a mitten! But who could it belong to? Join the two friends as they journey through the forest in this graphic novel for emerging readers. Oh no! A lost red mitten. Rabbit and Mouse want to return the mitten, but first they'll have to figure out who it belongs to. Squirrel? No. Badger? Nope. As they continue through the forest and meet new creatures, Rabbit and Mouse are excited to find the real owner. They're doing a good deed! But when the time comes, can Rabbit give up the mitten? Red is his favorite color, after all! With a knowing ear and eye for the moods of young children, Jannie Ho has crafted a tale about doing the right thing (even if it's hard) for young readers with bright colors and cute woodland figures. Simple panels and targeted vocabulary will aid beginning readers as they enjoy the gentle banter between true friends. I Like to Read(R) Comics are perfect for kids who are challenged by or unengaged in reading, kids who love art, and the growing number of young comics fans. Filled with eye-catching art, humor, and terrific stories, these comics provide unique reading experiences for growing minds. I Like to Read(R) Comics, like their award-winning I Like to Read(R) counterpart, are created by celebrated artists and support reading comprehension to transform children into lifelong readers. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Hace muchos, pero muchos, muchos años, allá en las alturas de las montañas de lo que hoy es el departamento de Lempira, vivió un súper héroe que hubiera vencido sin problemas, con la fuerza de sus puños y de su corazón, con su valentía y amor a su tierra, a Ironman, Supermán, Spiderman y a todo aquel personaje que termina en man.Era más veloz que una pantera, tenía mirada de búho, la cabeza más dura que el caparazón de una tortuga, y unos músculos de acero que provocaban que las mujeres, ¡Bam!, se desmayaran.Su nombre era Cacique Lempira y se opuso a la llegada de los conquistadores españoles. Pero ya no les contamos más, niños. En sus manos tienen el cómic número 2 de la Colección Erandique Infantil, y esperamos que lo disfruten. Así que manos a la obra... ¡A leer!

YEAR OF THE DRAGON! Making carp streamers with Saikawa, going camping with the gang, moon-viewing, and more! Kanna even spends a day working as a shrine maiden and winds up ringing in the new year with her new friend...the shrine's deity?! Dragons might be known for their greed, but Kanna finds her happiness in everyday life in this charming spin-off of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid!

An action-packed supernatural horror series about a battle over eternal life! Police officer Nawa Kanetsugu lost almost everything when his wife and daughter were killed. All that remains now is his thirst for vengeance and hunger for the fruit of immortality! But when he takes a bite, he is plunged into the midst of an endless war between the enigmatic and twisted Undying, and Ren, a single shinigami looking to restore death to the world! Can Kanetsugu survive? Of course his body shall--but will his soul?

GLOBAL NETWORK There's a whole world outside of Mina and Takuma's apartment, filled with different humans and robots all connected to the happy little family. Now, they're all about to intersect as a man with a serious grudge against robots plans a terrorist attack. Junior high students, stray robots, and even a Martian all have a role to play. Meanwhile, Mina's job, as always, is to protect Takuma--even as he rushes headfirst into the fray!

BLIND TO EVERYTHING, EXCEPT FOR THIS! Tounome, the kind and dapper invisible detective, and Yakou, the shy and bashful woman, are as lovey-dovey a couple as it gets. Between clumsily asking for kisses and sleeping over after a long day at work, Yakou has kept the butterflies in her stomach plenty busy, but Tounome seems like he's getting cold feet... Will a heart-to-heart clear the way for them to travel through life together, or will it force them to part?!

The sequel series to Plus-Sized Elf (also from Seven Seas), the hit manga about an elf struggling to lose weight after she discovered human French fries! Massage therapist Naoe Tomoatsu certainly has his hands full. Not only does he have his job at the Smiley Boar clinic, but he's inadvertently become the go-to health expert for all sorts of bodacious fantasy babes, especially fry-loving elf, Elfuda! Now that she's back under his roof and rounder than when she arrived, will Naoe-kun be able to help Elfuda keep the weight off for good this time?

TARGET ON YOUR BACK! Chifuyu Matsuno thought he was surrounded by losers, and his only outlet to stave off boredom was fighting, until Keisuke Baji introduced him to the Tokyo Manji motorcycle gang. After proving himself against the rival gang Killer Bee, Chifuyu is eager to rise through the ranks. However, that often means butting heads with Ryusei Satou, who mysteriously goes missing after an ominous warning about being targeted by Yotsuya Kaiden. Chifuyu must set aside their differences and find his gang's missing member before it's too late! The untold story of two of Toman's toughest officers continues in this Tokyo Revengers tale!

WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS... Yakishio Lemon hasn't given up on love just yet! Even though her crush can't seem to take his eyes off the winning heroine, Asagumo Chihaya, there's still time for Lemon to catch up from behind. But even if she does manage to catch the object of her affection alone, can she really muster up the courage to confess? Are we about to see a Losing Heroine stand atop the podium having finally snatched victory from the jaws of defeat?

From the award-winning author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas and I Had That Same Dream Again comes a brand-new novel: a tender coming-of-age story about the tangled lives of teenage girls. Seventeen-year-old Akane has everything she could ever want: friends, a boyfriend, and an all-round perfect life. No one knows that her every move is a calculated performance, dictated by a compulsive need to be liked. Her flawless act is disrupted when she meets a man named Ai, who looks and sounds exactly like the protagonist of Akane's favorite novel. Can this be a coincidence? And if not, what does it mean? From Yoru Sumino, bestselling author of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, comes this ensemble drama of fragile hearts and intersecting fates.

CONFRONTING CHANGE Akira sees Makoto as her precious, beloved childhood friend; the one place where she can truly be herself is by his side. But ever since she befriended Fumi-chan, a girl with an unrequited crush on Makoto, a dark cloud has been hanging over Akira that just won't go away. Even if things around them change, their relationship will always stay the same...right?

A SPICY ROMANTIC DRAMA ABOUT A WOMAN SCORNED AND A PRINCE TOO STUBBORN TO ADMIT HIS FEELINGS! Agnès has had enough from her ex-fiancé, Lucilleur, and his lover, Lilie. In despair, she throws herself off the balcony--with Lucilleur hot on her heels, saving her life by risking his. However, when Agnès wakes up from her fall, the heroic Lucilleur is gone, replaced by an obstinate prince who demands she marry him. Agnès, every bit as stubborn as he is, refuses to be a political pawn and rejects him. Left with no other options, Lucilleur magically binds himself to her. But will his feelings get through to Agnès, or will their bedroom activities force these two to finally be honest with each other?

In this Mature-rated omegaverse manga for the Steamship imprint, the new lady at work shows the bossy guy there that she's on top! Nobody realizes Ohkami Ichirou is an omega. At his high-class restaurant job, he poses as an alpha to advance his career and status. Everything is going smoothly until a new trainee, Oukami Ako, becomes a thorn in his side. When he tries to show her who's boss, she reveals she's secretly an alpha. If he doesn't submit to her will, his life will be ruined. One alpha proves she's on top in this spicy role-reversal omegaverse tale!

DANGER ZONE Touka, Seras, and their new companions, Eve and Lis, have finally reached the Land of the Golden-Eyed Monsters and are one step closer to meeting with the Forbidden Witch. Something stands in their way, however--a horde of monsters bigger than anything Touka's ever fought. He'll need to stretch the limits of his powers beyond what he's done before, and even then, it might not be enough to keep him alive!

GUILTY HEARTS The new term comes, and Ayano starts work at her new school while Akari relishes the joy of living with her. They can't escape their guilty feelings, but their relationship moves forward nevertheless. Meanwhile, Eri is wrestling with her adulterous love for Morita when she gets a call from Morita's wife!

WISH UPON A STAR Haruka has started going out with Hikaru, a cross-dressing fashionista. On the morning after their first Christmas as a couple, Hikaru makes a delightful and daring proposal. Meanwhile, Haruka sees Hikaru pursue his dream as a hair and makeup assistant, and decides to put her all into helping Mio with her videos. And then, her ex, Kurotaki re-enters the picture... Romance deepens into love in Volume 7 of this modern fairy tale!

The story of a young woman's quest to become a knight while hiding her saintly power-and don't miss the original light novels, also from Seven Seas! Born into a family of knights, Fia has always dreamed of following the path to knighthood too, except she's the least talented of them all. On the day of her initiation test, a deadly injury prompts her life to flash before her eyes...and reveal her former life as a powerful Saint who defeated the Demon King in a bygone era! Her painful death as a Saint made her swear she'd never accept sainthood and its dangers again. But now, with her saintly power returned, Fia has the chance to be a more powerful knight than she'd ever dreamed--that is, if she can last long enough!

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED...FATHER Miharu's mother Haruko comes to tour her son's company, where she meets Rudolph. Teppei suddenly appears and confronts Rudolph, using his Cupid's Arrow on Haruko and turning her into his ally! Teppei is acting under the suspicion that Rudolph is actually Miharu's father, but is there more behind his heinous behavior? The situation takes an even more chaotic turn when a giant mouse attacks! Get ready for a clash of emotions, epic battles, and more surprising twists of fate in the fifth volume of this exciting Christmas fantasy!!

A PLOT THWARTED! During her visit to the royal capital, the Holy Woman Hinata narrowly escapes an attempt on her life. Cain, who saved her with his magic, launches a counterattack to find and capture those who were behind the assassination plot. Will he crush this evil that lurks in the dark?

MISTAKEN IDENTITY! When Hanayama gets his hands on some erroneous information, he mistakenly assumes that Yuuma is a close friend of Shuumei's and kidnaps him to exact his revenge! It's not like Yuuma means anything to Shuumei, so what will Shuumei do when he finds out?! When a case of mistaken identity goes this wrong, surely something else is bound to slip!

RIGHT THROUGH THE VERY HEART OF IT The New York shooting incident was caused by Bertha on Falcone's orders. As she continues her bloody escape, lost memories of her past begin to resurface. The New World Order conspiracy is moving forward fast! Miharu and Raizo try to make secret contact with the President of the United States!

BACK IN BUSINESS Haruki and Karen's restorative hot spring trip takes a decidedly unrelaxing turn when they decide to participate in a hunt hosted by Kagemitsu. With the healing effects of the spring on his side, Haruki is back to normal--but the hunt soon proves to be far from routine when he encounters a shrine maiden on her way to Kamuykotan to pray. Is this new heroine here to stay?!