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ABLAZE
HE WHO FIGHTS WITH MONSTERS #3 $3.99 Page 205
Francesco Artibani and Werther Dell’Edera
Radek is shaken to his core when he discovers that the golem he has heard so much about is not just a myth. But he is quickly brought back to his senses when the creature is found by the Nazis. Will this mythical construction brought to life be the savior of the city or will it cause their enemies to clamp down even harder? SEP211110
PORCELAIN #4 $3.99 Page 206
Maria Llovet
As the occupants of The Dollhouse overwhelm them, Axel struggles to protect Beryl, but they are quickly separated. Now alone, Beryl is forced by Valentina to confront parts of her own psyche that she is not ready to deal with. Will she come out the other end stronger? Or that much closer to becoming a doll herself? SEP211117
ABSTRACT STUDIOS
SERIAL #8 $3.99 Page 210
Terry Moore
Zoe lays a trap for Jenny, a deadly serial killer who is becoming increasingly desperate as the police close in. But Jenny is determined to finish her list and there’s one person left, and he’s under police protection. Is he safe from a clever killer who has racked up 19 victims? Zoe doesn’t care. All she wants is vengence for the murder of her friend and that can only happen if she gets to Jenny before the cops! SEP211144
AFTERSHOCK / SEISMIC PRESS
ANIMOSITY OMNIBUS HC $125.00 Page 221
Marguerite Bennett, Rafael de Latorre, and Elton Thomasi
The complete series in one massive mammal-friendly 600+ page hardcover! One day, the Animals woke up. They started thinking. They started talking. They started taking revenge. Now, a dog and his girl are trying to get away – out of New York City, and all the way to San Francisco, to the only person who might be able to protect and save her. Follow Jesse and her dog, Sandor on their travels, where they’ll meet the Animal Army, be introduced to a Queen Bee, escape the clutches of a terrible boarding school, and navigate the apocalyptic landscape of America, all while meeting friends and making enemies. This volume contains the entire groundbreaking series, issues #1-28 and the FCBD issue from 2019, Animosity Tales. SEP211173
CROAK #1 $4.99 Page 2112
Paul Tobin and Andy MacDonald
Seven years ago, an attempt to weaponize dreams resulted in holes being punched through the world we know and into the world of dreams. Nightmarish creatures now stalk the land, sprouting from (and killing) anyone unlucky enough to dream. The only way to save the world is for certain people to have their dreams come true. Which is how Risa Harumi finds herself not only fighting monsters, but forced into finding true love. Monsters and modern dating? It feels like a nightmare either way, and the only help Risa has is a friendly-ish monster named Croak and her pre-teen daughter, Machi. From Paul Tobin and Andy MacDonald, comes a unique story of one woman’s quest to save the world, if only she could learn the difference between love and monsters. SEP211158
HEATHENS #1 $4.99 Page 214
Cullen Bunn, Heath Amodio, and Sami Kivela
When evil men and women escape from the depths of the eternal abyss, the Pirate Queen Lady Shih is sent to retrieve them. But when one of history’s most notorious killers breaks free, even she needs help. Enter the Heathens: Shih, Lucky Luciano, Bumpy Johnson, Sofia the Golden Hand, and Billy the Kid. From Hell they came to mete out a justice as dark as their own tormented souls. SEP211161
PROJECT PATRON TP $16.99 Page 223
Steve Orlando and Patrick Piazzalunga
Thirty years ago, the world watched in horror as The Patron, a hero sent as humanitarian aid from a different dimension, went punch for punch with WOE, a primordial beast and a perfect match for our mighty protector. In the end, hero and villain alike fell…but the Patron returned – and continues to defend us to this day! At least, that’s what we’ve all been told.The truth is, the Patron died that day along with Woe. The UN replaced the Patron with a Reploid, designed to mimic the real Patron and continue on his mission of protection. Today, the Patron Reploid is secretly piloted by an elite team – a team prepared for anything… except for the death of one of their own. A deep dive into the underside of the superhero mythos as only writer Steve Orlando can tell it. Illustrated by Patrick Piazzalunga, this volume contains issues #1-5. SEP211176
SEARCH FOR HU #3 $4.99 Page 220
Steve Orlando, Jon Tsuei, and Rubine
Aaron Tse’s path of revenge has already taken him from America to China to avenge an attack on his parents perpetrated by his own family. After a disastrous shootout between the Hu and Margolis sides of said family, Aaron questions everything. Is this a war he can’t win? Just when Aaron thinks the stakes can’t get any higher, tragedy strikes again, and this time, it might finally push him past the point of no return. SEP211171
AHOY COMICS
MY BAD #1 $3.99 Page 226
Mark James Russell and Bryce Ingman
A sharp super-hero spoof from a stellar team that includes co-creators of Irredeemable and Second Coming! In Gravel City, the super-villain Emperor King has devised not only a sadistic death trap for his arch-enemy, The Accelerator, but also the means to penetrate the top secrets of his other arch-enemy, The Chandelier! Important new comic book universe begins here, we say sarcastically! SEP211194
SECOND COMING ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TP VOL 2 $19.99 Page 226
Mark James Russell, Richard Pace, and Leonard Kirk
The long-awaited second volume of the book ComicsBeat called “the world’s most dangerous comic book and the most lovely.” As superhero Sunstar anticipates becoming a father, he agonizes over how — and if — he can use his powers to make a better world for his child. And as Jesus Christ loses his bedroom to a nursery, he struggles to find a new place in a society that distorts and exploits his message for profit. SEP211196
SECOND COMING ONLY BEGOTTEN SON TP VOL 1 $19.99 Page 226
Mark Russell, Richard Pace, and Leonard Kirk
The book everyone’s talking about, by award-winning writer Mark Russell and artist Richard Pace…now in one volume! God commands Earth’s mightiest superhero, Sunstar, to accept Jesus as his roommate and teach him how to use power more forcefully. Jesus, shocked at the way humans have twisted his message over two millennia, vows to straighten them out. Collects Second Coming #1-6. (OFFERED AGAIN)
AMULET BOOKS
PIXELS OF YOU GN $16.99 (SC) / $22.99 (HC) Page 232
Ananth Hirsh, Yuko Ota, and J R Doyle
In a near future, augmentation and AI changed everything and nothing. Indira is a human girl who has been cybernetically augmented after a tragic accident, and Fawn is one of the first human-presenting AI. They have the same internship at a gallery, but neither thinks much of the other’s photography. But after a huge public blowout, their mentor gives them an ultimatum: work together on a project or leave her gallery forever. Grudgingly, the two begin to collaborate, and what comes out of it is astounding and revealing for both of them. Pixels of You is about the slow transformation of a rivalry to a friendship to something more. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.
SEP211233 (SC) / SEP211234 (HC)
ARCHIE
CHILLING ADVENTURES IN SORCERY ONE SHOT $3.99 Page 240
Eliot Rahal, Evan Stanley, Amy Chu, Vincenzo Federici, and Derek Charm
The future of Archie Comics starts here in an all new anthology style one shot. Madam Satan is our tour guide into this horrific world exploring the underbelly of Riverdale and its surrounding areas! Madam Satan is trying to escape Hell. She goes through the circles of Hell in reverse. Along the way she meets lost/tortured souls who tell their stories-like that of Archie Andrews, who accepted a seemingly normal job as the nighttime security shift at Riverdale’s local pizzeria and children’s mascot entertainment venue. Only to learn that the venue harbors a deep, dark, robotic, monstrous secret! And then there’s Jughead Jones, a teen who never met a food he didn’t like. Until now. What is that eerie noise coming from the kitchen…? All that plus more bonus frightful content sure to delight all Archie horror fans! SEP211256
ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC
NOT ALL ROBOTS #4 $3.99 page 256
Mark Russell and Mike Deodato
In the year 2056, robots have replaced human beings in the workforce. An uneasy co-existence develops between the newly intelligent robots and the ten billion humans living on Earth. Every human family is assigned a robot upon whom they are completely reliant. What could possibly go wrong? Meet the Walters, a human family whose robot, Razorball, ominously spends his free time in the garage working on machines which they’re pretty sure are designed to kill them in this sci-fi satire from Mark Russell and Mike Deodato Jr. SEP211341
BEHEMOTH COMICS
NINE STONES #4 $3.99 Page 263
Samuel Spano
The story with 4 million readers and 40 thousand monthly subscribers on Tapas continues! Allie’s dreams continue and the conversations with the dark force occupying them deepen. Chris swings by only for Allie to flip the script on him and test their relationship once again. SEP211361
BLACK MASK
ALICE IN LEATHERLAND TP $17.99 Page 266
Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli
“Meet Alice, a writer of children’s books with a huge heart … that is absolutely crushed when she discovers her girlfriend is cheating. The crisis inspires her to seek a new life, and perhaps a new love, in San Francisco. This romantic comedy, written by Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli, who are a couple, is most assuredly for adults: The story depicts – sometimes with little left to the imagination – the ups and downs of casual sex.” -The New York Times Alice, a young writer of children’s story books, is hurtled out of her fairytale-like life when she discovers her girlfriend has been cheating on her! Charmingly defiant, she leaves her small forest town and leaps into a new adventure to seek love (and find herself) in the fast life of San Francisco. There, her concept of pure, magical love will be completely overturned–but her biggest challenge won’t be reckoning with other people’s sexual drive, it’ll be getting a grip on her own! From your new favorite writer and artist team of Iolanda Zanfardino and Elisa Romboli, Alice In Leatherland is a comedy about sex and so, inevitably, about every other aspect of life, too. As Iolanda and Elisa describe the book: “Sex is recounted as a way to investigate our relationship with ourselves and others, with our bodies and our place in the world; sexual pleasure as self-affirmation and growth. There is room for Love, too, and bravery. And for many good laughs, that never hurts.” SEP211375
DESTINY NY #8 $3.99 Page 267
Pat Shand and Manuel Preitano
A new hire at Logan’s job makes Lilith suspicious. Could this new coffee shop girl be an assassin in disguise? Lilith has kept her family history from Logan, but now she’s about to show why she was once second-in-line to take over as head of a mystical mob syndicate. In this issue, we will see… Lilith versus the gangster ass barista. SEP211376
HECATES WILL #1 $3.99 Page 266
Iolanda Zanfardino
Written and illustrated by breakout new creator Iolanda Zanfardino, Hecate’s Will is the story of a legendary NYC graffiti artist who has decided to retire and abandon her mission of changing the world through art, but, before she quits, she’s going to create one final street-art experience: a graffiti scavenger hunt through the streets of Manhattan that will lead her fans to a final message and artistic testament. As her street-art experiment catches fire with young NYC artists and activists, and while she simultaneously gets roped into working on a rock musical, all of Hecate’s expectations and assumptions will be challenged. But will it be enough to renew the strength of her conviction to remain true to her artistic self? Hecate’s Will is a story for anyone who knows you can’t escape being who you are and that making Art means proudly showing your scars to the world. SEP211373
GODKILLER SPIDERLAND #3 $4.99 Page 267
Matteo Pizzolo and Anna Muckracker
Being the adventures of a young woman whose magical principal interests are organ stealing, queer sex magick, and taking down false gods.
BOOM
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER #31 $3.99 Page 190
Jeremy Lambert and Marianna Ignazzi
Can Buffy get by with a little help from her friends in this second chapter of We Are The Slayer? If Buffy is to thwart the Multiverse’s Big Bad, she’ll need to recruit across the Multiverse for allies, including from very unexpected sources! Meanwhile, will an unexpected group of friends be able to rescue Faith from Silas before his terrible revelations about her past break the Slayer? SEP210758
FIREFLY RETURN TO EARTH THAT WAS HC VOL 2 $19.99 Page 192
Greg Pak, Simona Di Gianfelice & Various
The Firefly saga featuring the original crew of the Serenity continues! In an attempt to evade the Alliance the crew of Serenity find themselves stranded on The-Earth-That-Was, a strange world filled with ancient artifacts, a new civilization and…maybe some semblance of hope. Will Captain Kaylee be able hold her crew together and not strangle Captain Mal in the process? Does Zoe find out what it truly means to be a Washburne? Can the legacy of Shepherd Book unite Lank and Mal and a new world? Collects Firefly #29-32. SEP210764
GETTING DIZZY #1 $4.99 Page 176
Shea Fontana and Celia Moscote
Dizzy wants to be the best! But in the case of everything she’s tried, including roller skating, this teen has only been able to achieve one thing – disaster. Just when she is ready to pack it in, everything changes when the Negatrixes attack, forcing her to take up the mantle of ‘Burb Defender! But if she wants to save the world, she’s going to have to assemble the coolest skating crew in the ‘Burbs. From New York Times bestselling author Shea Fontana and acclaimed artist Celia Moscote comes an aspirational new series, perfect for fans of Save Yourself! and Rollergirl, that reveals a true hero is nothing without her friends. SEP210716
HOUSE OF SLAUGHTER #2 $3.99 Page 194
James Tynion IV, Tate Brombal, Chris Shehan, and Werther Dell’Edera
Erica Slaughter isn’t the only member of the House of Slaughter to have made sacrifices in order to become the monster hunter she is today. As a teenager, her handler and rival Aaron finds himself with a new roommate, the mysterious “transfer student” Jace Boucher. To initiate his training, Jace must prove his loyalty to the House of Slaughter through a binding ritual, a ritual that few survive. SEP210771
MAGIC MASTER OF METAL #1 $8.99 Page 188
Mairghread Scott, Jorge Coehlo & Various
When the fate of the Multiverse is at stake, what game will the scheming Master of Metal play? Tezzeret of Esper, the cruel artificer now free from his former master Nicol Bolas, the God-Pharaoh of Amonkhet, has traveled across the Multiverse seeking the answer to a question only he knows. Once he finds it, he will manipulate anyone necessary and do whatever it takes to claim his prize… but to what end? Writer of the upcoming Magic: The Gathering animated series, Mairghread Scott, and artist Jorge Coehlo debut the Master of Metal in a 48-page one-shot igniting the spark of events that will ripple throughout the Multiverse in 2022! SEP210746
MAMO #5 $4.99 Page 200
Sas Milledge
Is friendship more powerful than fate? Mamo’s angry spirit and moth familiar prove to be too much for Orla and Jo and it starts to look like there is no way out of this except to do what Mamo always wanted. Will Orla complete the circle and embrace her destiny as the new witch in town, becoming as much a part of Haresden as the tides, or is there another way? SEP210795
MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR TP $14.99 Page 193
Ram V. and Filipe Andrade
Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr.
Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past? A powerful new graphic novel from award-winning writer Ram V (These Savage Shores, Swamp Thing) and artist Filipe Andrade (Captain Marvel) that explores the fine line between living and dying through the lens of magical realism. Collects The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1-5. SEP210769
MAW #3 $3.99 Page 196
Jude Ellison, S. Doyle and A.L. Kaplan
What makes a monster? Marion’s terrifying transformation is nearly complete, but she finds utility in it, turning the tables on the predators harassing women in local bars.
When these men go on the hunt for revenge, a huge mistake pushes Marion into a fully monstrous form… and there will be hell to pay. SEP210779
ONCE & FUTURE #22 $3.99 Page 199
Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora
Will a shocking turn of events be enough to turn the tide of the entire world? The war continues to rage across Britain as both Arthurs prepare to face one another for ultimate 
rule of the land. As Duncan, Bridgette, and Rose arm themselves for what’s to come, a surprising betrayal threatens even the most carefully laid plans! SEP210792
REGARDING MATTER OF OSWALDS BODY #1 $3.99 Page 180
Christopher Cantwell and Luca Casalanguida
Where is Lee Harvey Oswald’s body? The Kennedy assassination is a rat’s nest of conspiracy theories: mafia involvement, the second gunman, government cover-up… but the most important chapter of this sordid tale may just be the theory that the body buried at Oswald’s Rose Hill gravesite is not actually Lee Harvey himself. Meet the ragtag group of “useful idiots” who are unwittingly brought together to clean up the crime of the century – a wannabe cowboy from Wisconsin, a Buddy Holly-idolizing (former) car thief, a world-weary Civil Rights activist ready for revolution, and a failed G-Man who still acts the part – and specifically, regarding the matter of Oswald’s body. SEP210721
SOMETHING IS KILLING THE CHILDREN TP VOL 4 $14.99 Page 195
James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera
What events brought Erica to the House of Slaughter? And what did she have to do to join the Order of St. George? Erica Slaughter went to hell and back in Archer’s Peak, but that may be nothing compared to the events that forged her at the House of Slaughter. Erica Slaughter’s origins are finally revealed in this volume of the Eisner Award-nominated series from GLAAD Award-winning author James Tynion IV and artist Werther Dell’Edera. Collects Something is Killing the Children #16-20. SEP210778
DENPA BOOKS
VAMPEERZ VOL 1 MY PEER VAMPIRES $12.95 Page 407
Akili
Ichika’s life has taken a sudden turn. Her grandmother has passed away, so as family and friends come from far and wide to pay their respects, she finds herself in the spotlight as many of these old faces have taken an interest in her youth. As a fourteen-year-old Ichika could be dating. She could be participating in extra-curricular activities. She could be looking to her future. But she hasn’t done any of that. All of that will change, when a young guest who she does not recognize visits her home. Aria seems to know quite a bit about her family and property, and while she may be there to say goodbye, she may have found her way into Ichika’s heart. Resolicited from Previews Vol. XXXI #5 (MAY211940) SEP212010
YOU ARE MY HAPPINESS VOL 1 $14.95 PGE 408
Bukuro Yamada
A chance encounter at work leads Yokoi down a romantic path with an incubus named Sakuma. Yokoi is your average college student with a slightly unusual job. After class he tends to a food stall in a difficult-to-reach park. His food is hearty and cheap, but he doesn’t have a liquor license. One night while working his booth, an unusual customer walks in. Sakuma has a tail and wings and is extremely thirsty. Yokoi offers a meal, but that isn’t enough to satiate Sakuma. So when Sakuma offers Yokoi a treat, the college student’s life begins to long for something different as well. SEP212011
DEVIL’S DUE
TRAILER PARK BOYS BIG A$$ COMIC COLL TP $19.99 Page 280
Brad Mick & Various and Katie Solomon & Various
Trailer Park Boys is a documentary-stye TV comedy about the inhabitants of Sunnyvale Trailer Park, located in beautiful Nova Scotia, Canada. Like the show, this graphic novel anthology follows the exploits of Sunnyvale’s most notorious residents, Ricky, Julian, and Bubbles as the attempt to make money through various outrageous and greasy (and mostly illegal) get-rich-quick schemes, hotly pursued by the park’s drunken supervisor, Jim Lahey, and his shirtless sidekick Randy. SEP211451
DIGITAL MANGA
TWITTERING BIRDS NEVER FLY VOL 6 $14.95 Page
Kou Yoneda
Yashiro and Doumeki have finally crossed the line that for so long they dared not. Doumeki confronts the fact that Yashiro is irreplaceable to him, while Yashiro realizes his own contradictory feelings for Doumeki. Because he values him, he can’t let him go. Because he values him, he must let him go. With his dispute with Hirata coming to a head, Yashiro leaves Doumeki and attempts to settle matters himself. What will be the outcome of this life-or-death conflict? What of Yashiro and Doumeki’s relationship? Turbulence, at least! SEP211929
DRAWN & QUARTERLY
BERLIN TP COMPLETE $39.95 Page 282
Jason Lutes
For twenty years, Jason Lutes toiled on this intimate, sweeping epic before the collected Berlin was published in 2018 to widespread acclaim. Lutes’s historical fiction about the decline of the Weimar Republic and the rise of fascism is seen through the eyes of the Jews and the Nazis; the socialists and the socialites; the lavishly decorated queer clubs and the crumbling tenement apartments. Lutes weaves these characters’ lives into the larger fabric of a city slowly ripping apart, crafting a polyphonic novel that is rich in its historical detail and as timely as ever in its depiction of a society slowly awakening to the stranglehold of fascism. SEP211468 (OFFERED AGAIN)
MOOMIN WINTER FOLLIES TP $9.95 Page 283
Tove Jansson
Moomin wakes up one morning to find the pond frozen over, and rather than hibernate, the family decides to brave the winter weather. At first, their wintry adventure seems to be going swimmingly, until Mr. Brisk of the Great Outdoors Club takes over and forces everyone to embrace the winter sports, whether they want to or not. SEP211477 (OFFERED AGAIN)
FANTAGRAPHICS
MASSIVE GN GAY MANGA & MEN WHO MAKE IT $35.00 Page 296
Various
This is a groundbreaking manga (Japanese gay comics) anthology by and about gay men, put together by the award winning team of Anne Ishii, Graham Kolbeins, and Chip Kidd. SEP211548 (OFFERED AGAIN)
ONE MORE YEAR HC MEGG & MOGG $24.99 Page 296
Simon Hanselmann
The latest graphic novel in the New York Times best-selling comic series about a stoner witch, a cat, an owl, and a werewolf. The characters are imbued with far more pathos and depth than seems plausible given the stock comic premise — drugged-out, slacker roommates. One More Year continues to give substance to the characters and personalities of its protagonists in ways that never fail to surprise, delight, and horrify. SEP211549 (OFFERED AGAIN)
GRAPHIC MUNDI – PSU PRESS
TAKING TURNS STORIES FROM HIV AIDS CARE UNIT 371 GN $24.95 Page 301
MK Czerwiec
In 1994, at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the United States, MK Czerwiec took her first nursing job, at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, as part of the caregiving staff of HIV/AIDS Care Unit 371. A shining example of excellence in the treatment and care of patients, Unit 371 was a community for thousands of patients and families affected by HIV and AIDS and the people who cared for them. This graphic novel It depicts life and death in the ward, the ways the unit affected and informed those 
who passed through it, and how many look back on their time there today. SEP211567
INSIGHT EDITIONS
CAPTURING ARCHETYPES VOL 4 DEMIGODS AND DEFENDERS $60.00 Page 311
Andrew Farago and Bobby Moynihan
Discover a stunning lineup of iconic characters from film, television, and comic books, brought to life through incredibly realistic sculptures and figurines by Sideshow Collectibles. Renowned for incredibly lifelike art pieces, Sideshow Collectibles presents an all-star gallery of the most powerful demigods, defenders, and more in this deluxe photography book. Resolicited from Previews Vol. XXXI #7 (JUL211735) Art Book, HC, 280pgs, SEP211599
IRON CIRCUS COMICS
YES ROYA COLOR ED GN $18.00 Pasge 312
C. Spike Trotman and Ea Denich
The universally-lauded erotic classic of poly femdom, originally published in black and white, is now available in brilliant color. Wylie Kogan is an aspiring artist, stumping for work in 1963 California. When a fawning fan letter grants him access to his cartoonist hero, the wealthy and celebrated Joseph Ahlstrom, he’s quick to take advantage of a proffered portfolio review… but winds up learning more than he ever wanted to about Joe when he stumbles across some of his idol’s illicit fetish art. His hasty, ill-considered theft of a drawing triggers a series of events he never planned on… most of which involve Joseph’s imposing and resolute partner, Roya. SEP211602
KODANSHA
BOYS RUN THE RIOT VOL 4 $12.99 PGE 412
Keito Gaku
High schooler Ryo knows he’s transgender. But he doesn’t have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can’t tell his best friend, who he’s secretly got a crush on, and he can’t tell his mom, who’s constantly asking why Ryo is always “dressing like a boy.” One day, while out shopping, Ryo sees an unexpected sight: Jin. The kid who looked so tough in class is shopping for the same clothes that Ryo loves. And Jin offers Ryo a proposal: to start their own brand and create apparel to help everyone feel comfortable in their skin. At last, Ryo has someone he can open up to–and the journey ahead might finally give him a way to express himself to everyone else. SEP212052
HITORIJIME MY HERO VOL 11 $12.99 Page 415
Memeko Arii
A yaoi romance between a good boy who didn’t know he was waiting for a hero, and a bad boy who comes to his rescue! Masahiro Setagawa doesn’t believe in heroes, but wishes he could: He’s found himself in a gang of small-time street bullies who use him to run errands. But when high school teacher (and scourge of the streets) Kousuke Ohshiba comes to his rescue, he finds he may need to start believing after all… and as their relationship deepens, he realizes a hero might be just what he was looking for this whole time. Resolicited from Previews Vol. XXXI #4 (APR212199) SEP212060
SUMMER WITH YOU VOL 2 $14.99 Page 416
Nagisa Furuya
Chiharu Saeki and Wataru Toda are two high school students who share a common hobby: They love to watch movies. After they meet, they become fast friends, until one day, when Chiharu confesses his love for Wataru. Wataru says that Chiharu’s confession doesn’t bother him, and the boys continue throughout their summer, going to pilgrimages to see film spots from their favorite movies. But the more time he spends with Chiharu, Wataru realizes that he may not only be as unaffected by Chiharu’s confession as he claimed to be, but those feelings may also be mutual. Resolicited from Previews Vol. XXXI #4 (APR212215) SEP212070
MAD CAVE STUDIOS
BECSTAR TP $14.99 Page 316
Joe Corallo and Lorenzo Colangeli
Becstar is a star hopping mercenary-gone-full time-gambler light-years away from Earth. Leaving her old life behind with the help of her magical luck dagger and her fan-turned-regret filled-friend Sally Soolin, Becstar ekes out a living under the nefarious Shadowy Syndicate’s radar. But when a mysterious girl appears with grim news and an urgent quest where the fate of the universe hangs in the balance, Becstar has no choice but to join… and regret it immediately. SEP211630
ONI PRESS
AQUICORN COVE GN $9.99 Page 326
K O’Neill
From the Eisner Award-nominated author of The Tea Dragon Society and Princess Princess Ever After comes Aquicorn Cove, a heartfelt story about learning to be a guardian to yourself and those you love. When Lana and her father return to their seaside hometown to help clear the debris of a big storm, Lana remembers how much she’s missed the ocean–and the strong, reassuring presence of her aunt. As Lana explores the familiar beach, she discovers something incredible: a colony of Aquicorns, small, magical seahorse-like creatures that live in the coral reef. Lana rescues an injured Aquicorn and cares for it with the help of her aunt, who may know more about these strange creatures than she’s willing to admit. When a second storm threatens to reach the town, choices made many years ago about how to coexist with the sea start to rise to the surface. Lana realizes she will need to find the strength to stand on her own, even when it means standing up to the people who she has always relied on to protect her. SEP211650
DIRTBAG RAPTURE #2 $3.99 Page 329
Christopher Sebela and Kendall Goode
Things are getting bizarre in Kat’s world (even more bizarre than her normal day-to-day experiences seeing and speaking to ghosts). Wherever Kat turns, angels and demons are popping up, making demands and trying to sway Kat to join one side or the other. It’s all starting to take a toll that even Kat has to acknowledge as her mindscape goes up in ghostly flames. So naturally, Kat’s solution is to avoid responsibility and dodge having to deal with any of it by totally checking out and finding distractions–the fun kind. Turns out the road to the apocalypse is paved with downers! SEP211654
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS
LOVE SEX GENDER & SUPERHEROES SC $29.95 Page 339
Jeffery A Brown
Impossibly muscular men and voluptuous women parade around in revealing, skintight outfits, and their romantic and sexual entanglements are a key part of the ongoing drama. Love, Sex, Gender, and Superheroes examines a full range of superhero media, from comics to films to television to merchandising. With a keen eye for the genre’s complex and internally contradictory mythology, comics scholar Jeffrey A. Brown considers its mixed messages. With examples spanning from the Golden Ages of DC and Marvel comics up to recent works like the TV series The Boys, this study provides a comprehensive look at how superhero media shapes our perceptions of love, sex, and gender. Comics Journalism SC 230pgs SEP211721
SEVEN SEAS
CITRUS PLUS VOL 3 $13.99 Page 418
Saburouta
The hit yuri manga and anime series continues with this new spin-off manga! Follow Yuzu and Mei’s relationship past the end of Citrus in this all-new series by creator Saburouta! Resolicited from Previews Vol. XXXI #7 (JUL212320) SEP212085
CLASSMATES VOL 4 SORA AND HARA $14.99 Page 418
Asumiko Nakamura
Learn more about the teacher Hara Manabu, a gay man who feels somewhat adrift in the world. He spends his days teaching at an all-boys school, his nights out on the town. 
While at a gay bar, he meets a young man named Sorano and makes an instant connection. But things become complicated when he sees Sorano again… as a new student at school! Hara immediately shuts down the possibility of a relationship, although the situation is unearthing issues from Hara’s youth, when he himself had complicated sexual feelings in his teens and the current emotional baggage that still lingers with his now-graduated student, Rihito. SEP212086
DANGERS IN MY HEART VOL 3 $12.99 Page 418
Norio Sakurai
Anna and Kyotaro — the beauty at the top of the school’s social hierarchy and the loner with severe stalker tendencies-should never have met. But the love blossoming between them has enveloped the drab mundanity of their lives and painted the world in bright new colors. What does the future hold for this improbable pair? SEP212087
KASESAN & YAMADA VOL 2 $13.99 Page 420
Hiromi Takashima
After the events of the first five Kase-san and… manga volumes, Kase-san and Yamada are now university students. Yamada’s working diligently in her horticulture program, while Kase-san is training hard at her university. There might be a long train ride between their schools and hectic new schedules to plan around, but they’ll always make time for each other! Resolicited from Previews Vol. XXXI #2 (FEB211811) SEP212098
RESTART AFTER COMING BACK HOME VOL 1 $14.99 PAGE 423
Cocomi
Hot-headed Kozuka Mitsuomi left his home in the country to try to lead a sophisticated life in Tokyo. Unfortunately, at age 25, he returns home in disgrace, having been fired from his job. As he tries to rediscover himself in the rural area he once called home, he meets Kumai Yamato, a man about his age who was adopted into his community while 
Mitsuomi was away. The sweet and even-tempered Yamato is hiding his own pain, and as the two men connect, they start a journey together. SEP212116
SILVER SPROCKET
CHAIN MAIL BIKINI ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN GAMERS GN $20.00
Hazel Reed Newlevant, M. K. Reed, Jane Mai & Various
Chainmail Bikini is an anthology of comics by women and nonbinary people about gaming! 40 artists and writers have contributed comics about the games they’re passionate about?from video games to tabletop role-playing to collectible card games. The comics in Chainmail Bikini explore the real-life impact of entering a fantasy world, how games can connect us with each other and teach us about ourselves. Alliances are forged, dice get rolled, and dragons get slain! Chainmail Bikini showcases non-cis-male artists expressing their viewpoints as players, makers, and critics of games. SEP211767 (OFFERED AGAIN)
SUBLIME
BIRDS OF SHANGRI-LA GN VOL 2 $12.99 Page 389
Ranmaru Zariya
A paradise of sensuality, Shangri-La is a male brothel celebrating the glories of gay sex-and not somewhere you’d expect a straight man to seek employment. Apollo trains as a teaser under the tutelage of Phi, one of the brothels famous “birds,” and the glimpses of insecurity Apollo sees in him have him curious. One night, a distraught Phi, not wanting to be alone, begs Apollo to stay, but a “just this time” turns into more and the two break one of the cardinal rules all teasers must follow! SEP211935
SAYONARA GAME GN $12.99 Page 389
Yuu Minaduki
Arimura enlists the help of Yosuke-a younger baseball club teammate from his high school days-to tutor his little sister. Yosuke has always been rather brusque around Arimura, but to the older man’s surprise, he discovers Yosuke actually looks up to him. But could Yosuke’s admiration be masking something more? SEP211934
TITAN
DOCTOR WHO EMPIRE OF WOLF #1 $3.99 Page 354
Jody Houser and Roberta Ingranata
Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the eighth Doctor’s debut! Trapped in a parallel universe, Rose Tyler believed her adventures with the Doctor were over. Now, pulled by a mysterious energy into this reality, she must work with two Doctors — the eighth Doctor and the eleventh Doctor — to end the tyrannical rule of the warmongering Bad Wolf Empress SEP211789
LIFE IS STRANGE: SETTLING DUST #3 $3.99 Page 359
Emma Vieceli, Andrea Izzo, and Claudia Leonardi
Max finally believes that she has found a way to cross the timelines and return to the woman she loves, Chloe Price. Features the comic debut of fan favorite characters Steph Gingrich and Victoria Chase from the original game. SEP211837
TOKYO POP
DOUBLE GN #1 $12.99 Page 427
Ayako Noda and Tokyopop
Yuujin Kamoshima and Takara Takarada are fellow actors in the same theater troupe who live next door to one another, with similar day to day lives. Though they aren’t exactly close friends, when Yuujin is cast as Takara’s double, he sees first hand his extraordinary acting skills and is blown away. From that moment on, he’s determined to help him succeed and support him in his dream of becoming a world renowned actor, even if Yuujin has to be in his shadow. But as the acting world begins to take notice, that’s easier said than done. SEP212145
VAULT / WONDERBOUND
BLUE FLAME #5 $3.99 Page 373
Christopher Cantwell and Adam Gorham
The Blue Flame presents his opening argument to the Tribunal Consensus, finally beginning to make his case for the salvation of humanity by leading a hyper-visual tour of its beautiful accomplishments. But at home in Milwaukee, Sam Brausam is still dealing with extensive PTSD and becomes volatile in the house. With a baby well on the way, his sister Dee demands he go to a tragedy support group and seek help or move out. As the defense makes its counter opening argument, Sam faces prying and morbid curiosity from his new group therapy peers, leading him to seek solace with Reed Gordon again–but she may be unwilling to offer any, given her own dark and tragic past. SEP211874
FOX AND HARE #1 $3.99 Page 371
Jonathan Tsuei and Stacey Lee
When black market coder Aurora Yi uncovers top secret data that has tapped into the past lives of the citizens of Mazu Bay, her world is turned upside down. The mega corporation Synastry Designs wants its data back and is hot on her trail. Aurora has no choice but to turn to the Fox and the Hare, the most feared mercenaries in the city, for protection. SEP211866
LUNAR ROOM #1 $3.99 Page 372
Danny Lore and Giorgia Sposito
Cynthia “Sin” Breaker used to be a lot of things. A werewolf. A mob enforcer for a powerful mage. A name feared on every street of Solar City. But now she’s forcibly retired from all those things, trying to get over her past job and past loves. Zac Zero is a mage with their own agenda, and right now, item #1 is to hire some protection. Normally, Sin wouldn’t look twice, but Zero may have the key to getting back the most important thing she ever lost: herself. SEP211870
WASTED SPACE #25 $3.99 Page 375
Michael Moreci and Hayden Sherman
Last ride, last dose, last adventure. This is the end. And from the entire creative team, we say thank you to the retailers, readers, and everyone else who has supported Wasted Space over 25 issues. We are so truly grateful that you joined us on this ride. Long live Billy, Molly, and Dust! SEP211885
VERTICAL COMICS
WHAT DID YOU EAT YESTERDAY GN VOL 17 $12.95 Page 430
Fumi Yoshinaga
A hard-working middle-aged gay couple in Tokyo come to enjoy the finer moments of life through food. After long days at work, either in the law firm or the hair salon, Shiro and Kenji will always have down time together by the dinner table, where they can discuss their troubles, hash out their feelings and enjoy delicately prepared home cooked meals! SEP212153
YEN PRESS
LUST GEASS VOL 4 $13.00 Page 404
Osamu Takahashi
Souta is summoned by Shino for “supplementary lessons” over summer break, and their relationship of domination continues. However, when Makoto discovers their relationship, she starts to seek greater thrills and makes plans for the three to go on a trip. SEP211985
