V & A PUBLISHING
JUL182252
VIDEOGAMES SC (C: 0-1-0)
(W) Marie Foulston, Kristian Volsing
Videogames explores the design and culture of videogames since the mid-2000s, investigating groundbreaking contemporary design work, creative and rebellious player communities, and the political conversations that define this movement. A star-studded cast of contributors consider a variety of games, from blockbusters like The Last of Us and cultural phenomena such as Minecraft to less-mainstream productions like Consume Me, which tackles the difficult issues of body image and extreme dieting. This is truly a landmark publication, bringing videogames into the mainstream of cultural criticism and placing them alongside more conventional mediums of creative expression. (STL090577) (C: 0-1-0)
Book, SC, 8x10, 208pgs, FC SRP: $35.00
VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC
JUL182253
FAITH DREAMSIDE #1 (OF 4) CVR A SAUVAGE (Net)
(W) Jody Houser (A) Mj Kim (CA) Marguerite Sauvage
ALL-NEW SERIES! Faith enters a realm previously unseen!
Even before Faith Herbert, AKA Zephyr, gained the power of flight, joined the Harbinger Renegades, and soared through the skies of the Valiant Universe, deep down she was always a hero at heart. But what's a hero to do in the face of a foe that exists only in nightmares? Face them head-on, of course! To protect the dreams of her teammate, Animalia, Faith must venture into a fantastical new realm the likes of which we've never seen… and she'll need some help from the world's premiere parapsychologist, Dr. Mirage, to make it back with her subconscious mind still intact! This fall, uncover the secrets of the Dreamside as writer extraordinaire Jody Houser (FAITH, Star Wars: Thrawn) and rising star MJ Kim (FAITH'S WINTER WONDERLAND SPECIAL #1) continue the adventures of the high-flying icon Nerdist called "a superhero done right!" (STL091203)
32pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $3.99
JUL182258
BRITANNIA LOST EAGLES OF ROME #3 (OF 4) CVR A MACK
(W) Peter Milligan (A) Robert Gill (CA) David Mack
Where have the eagles landed? Antonius Axia has survived the wilds of Britain and witnessed the horrors of his own homeland… and now, the trail of Emperor Nero's stolen eagles relics has led him and gladiatrix Achillia to the newly annexed province of Egypt! But, those who once held power in the Fertile Crescent might not be so quick to welcome them… or any other nosy Romans, for that matter! Renowned writer Peter Milligan (Detective Comics) and fan-favorite artist Robert Gill (X-O MANOWAR) follow the LOST EAGLES OF ROME into dangerous territory - and unleash a terrible new threat on the ancient world! (STL091170)
32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.99
JUL182261
HARBINGER WARS 2 AFTERMATH #1 CVR A ALLEN
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Adam Pollina (CA) Raul Allen
The power's back online and the fighting is over… but who are the real victors of HARBINGER WARS 2, and what was truly lost in the carnage? For those who survived the terrible onslaught - and who must now witness the devastating aftereffects of their actions - will there ever be peace again? As the seismic summer event of 2018 comes to a close, Eisner Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (X-O MANOWAR, ETERNITY) sorts through the rubble of the most brutal confrontation ever felt in the Valiant Universe - and discover what lies beyond the bloodshed! (STL091210)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182264
X-O MANOWAR (2017) #19 (NEW ARC) CVR A ROCAFORT
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Juan Jose Ryp (CA) Kenneth Rocafort
Celebrating the 75th issue overall of X-O MANOWAR since 2012! Beyond time, space, and reality, there lies the Unknown…and now it's coming here! When soldiers from a mysterious foreign realm arrive on Earth, it's up to the armored Visigoth known as X-O Manowar - newly returned to the planet and now the leader of his own elite G.A.T.E. unit - to deal with the intrusion. But are these otherworldly emissaries truly the threat they appear to be, or does a larger danger loom over the Valiant Universe still? Worlds collide as Eisner Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY, Grass Kings) and incendiary artist Juan José Ryp (BRITANNIA) bring a new plane of existence crashing down upon our own in a brand-new jumping-on point for 2017's best-selling series! (STL091185)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182270
NINJA-K #11 (NEW ARC) CVR A KANO
(W) Christos Gage (A) Roberto De La Torre (CA) Kano
The Coalition may have been defeated… but the mission's not over yet! Now, Ninjak must use all the super-spy skills at his disposal to save Gilad from the clutches of his friend's erstwhile nemesis, the Dying One. But stopping an immortal genius - especially one armed with the full might of the Eternal Warrior - is a fight that not even MI6's best and brightest secret agent can prepare for! It's a face-off between fist and steel as acclaimed writer Christos Gage (Netflix's Daredevil) and spectacular artist Roberto de la Torre (THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE) bring "FALLOUT" to Colin King's doorstep! (STL091173)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182273
SHADOWMAN (2018) #7 CVR A ZONJIC
(W) Andy Diggle (A) Renato Guedes (CA) Tonci Zonjic
Who is Shadowman? It's a question Jack Boniface has asked himself ever since he was called to protect our world from the demons that lie beyond… Now, as he rides backseat in the body of a Paleolithic hunter, eons before his own birth, he will finally learn the shocking true identity of the loa spirit bound to his soul! And, as a shadow begins to spread across West Africa, Jack must defend his fellow tribesmen… or else be trapped in 40,000 B.C. forever! "DEAD AND GONE" reaches a monumental climax as renowned writer Andy Diggle (Green Arrow: Year One) and superstar artist Renato Guedes (BLOODSHOT SALVATION) lay the building blocks that will define the Shadowman mythos for years to come! (STL091181)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182277
QUANTUM & WOODY (2017) #10 CVR A SMART
(W) Eliot Rahal (A) Joe Eisma (CA) Kyle Smart
When most people go on a journey, they bring back a souvenir… but most people usually stick to t-shirts and keychains, not unearthly creatures like the ones Quantum and Woody brought back from The "Otherverse!" Now, a giant monster is wreaking havoc on Washington D.C., and another anomaly - known only as "The Screaming Man" - is slowly getting acquainted with our reality. Is the world's worst superhero team going to do anything about it? Hopefully, or this would be a really weird comic! Red-hot writer Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks) and Eisner-nominated artist Joe Eisma (Archie) attach themselves to the underside of the Valiant Universe as "SEPARATION ANXIETY" reaches new heights! (STL091177)
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182280
X-O MANOWAR (2017) TP VOL 05 BARBARIANS (C: 0-1-2)
(W) Matt Kindt (A) Trevor Hairsine (CA) Lewis LaRosa
A battle-scarred mission from Aric of Dacia's youth…
Before space... Before the armor... Return to the apex of the Visigoth conquest as a younger, brasher Aric and a sword-wielding grifter set off on a continent-spanning quest for fortune, glory, and power! From the bloodstained sands of the gladiatorial arena to the dunes of the Arabian Desert, meet the man who would become the warrior-king of an alien civilization - and our own world's most powerful hero - as he sets out to seize his destiny once upon a time in a land of faraway kings and unrepentant conquerors! Jump on board one of the most acclaimed series in comics here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (HARBINGER WARS 2, Mind MGMT) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (DIVINITY) - the best-selling team behind the DIVINITY trilogy - reunite for a thrilling, melee of blood and steely-eyed daring at the height of the barbarian age with a brutal new chapter in the epic saga of X-O Manowar! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #15-18.
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SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.99
JUL182281
VALIANT HIGH TP (C: 0-1-2)
(W) Daniel Kibblesmith (A/CA) Derek Charm
Valiant proudly presents its first ALL-AGES escapade with a pitch-perfect entry point for new fans and longtime readers alike! Before they became legends, the world's most formidable heroes were roaming the halls at Valiant High - a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric "X-O Manowar" Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin "Ninjak" King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way, way too into dodgeball. Now, Amanda "Livewire" McKee and her best friend, Faith "Zephyr" Herbert, are taking it all in for the first time at the one high school where power trumps popularity! From rising star Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Eisner Award-winning artist Derek Charm (Jughead), get ready for your first day of school inside a hilarious reimagining of Valiant's award-winning superhero universe - one where the next world-ending cataclysm will have to wait until after prom night! In the tradition of Archie and DC Super Hero Girls, this side-splitting adventure takes place outside of Valiant's standard continuity and comes packed with all-new incarnations of virtually every Valiant hero and villain! You've never seen the heroes of the Valiant Universe quite like this before! Collecting VALIANT HIGH #1-4. (STL085274) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.99
JUL182282
NINJAK VS THE VALIANT UNIVERSE TP (C: 0-1-2)
A blistering battle royale! Watch the live-action digital series, then jump headlong into the fight-fueled showdown of the century as acclaimed writer Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks) and red-hot artist Joe Bennett (Teen Titans, Deathstroke) reveal the full scope and adrenaline-drenched intensity of NINJAK VS. THE VALIANT UNIVERSE! Colin King is Ninjak, MI6's deadliest intelligence operative and weapons expert. When the ruthless assassin Roku exploits his greatest weakness, Ninjak will be forced to betray his closest allies. Now, on the run, he must face off against the most powerful heroes known to man for a high-octane, take no prisoners trial by fire more perilous and more unpredictable than any he's faced before. In 2018, the world's most dangerous super-spy goes to war with the Valiant Universe...
Guest-starring X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Livewire, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and more, don't miss the ULTIMATE JUMPING-ON POINT for the most acclaimed and hotly followed publisher anywhere in comics today as Ninjak leads an all-star introduction to the most brutal fighters the Valiant Universe has to offer! (STL092011) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 112pgs, FC SRP: $9.99
VAULT COMICS
JUL182283
DEEP ROOTS #5 CVR A STRIPS (MR)
(W) Dan Watters (A) Val Rodrigues (CA) Dani Strips
Our rescue team has failed. Roots have risen. A green and leafy shade has fallen over the planet’s capitals, and our only hope seems to lie in the synthesis between the floral and the human. But can humanity face down the unknown without destroying itself and everything around it? (STL091487)
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182285
FEARSCAPE #1 CVR A KRISTANTINA (MR)
(W) Ryan O'Sullivan (A) Andrea Mutti (CA) Ariela Kristantina
The Fearscape is a world beyond our own, populated by manifestations of our worst fears. Once per generation, The Muse travels to Earth, discovers our greatest Storyteller, and takes them with her to the Fearscape to battles these fear-creatures on our behalf. All has been well for eons, until The Muse encounters Henry Henry, a plagiarist with delusions of literary grandeur. Mistaking him for our greatest Storyteller, she ushers him into the Fearscape. Doom follows. (STL091422)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182287
FRIENDO #2 CVR A SIMMONDS (MR)
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Martin Simmonds (CA) Martin Simmonds, Kim McLean
Leo’s having one of those days. He’s been ditchedby his friends, mugged at knifepoint, and electrocuted. He has something to say about all this, but the only cat prepared to listen is his virtual reality marketing pal, Jerry. Ordinarily that wouldn’t be a problem, but Jerry’s mental health hasn’t been too hot since his circuits got fried. But hey, what could go wrong? (STL091418)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182289
SUBMERGED #3 (OF 4) CVR A BARTEL (MR)
(W) Vita Ayala (A) Lisa Sterle (CA) Jen Bartel
Having overcome raging fires and terrifying monsters in search of her lost brother Angel, Ellie Puente has reached the center of the labyrinth. There she will wind through a maze of forsaken subway cars, as her most painful memories emerge from the ever-rising water. If she can wade through the flood, she'll face the most frightening challenge yet — the truth. (STL091420)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $3.99
JUL182291
VAGRANT QUEEN #4 CVR A ALTERICI (MR)
(W) Magdalene Visaggio (A) Jason Smith (CA) Natasha Alterici
Elida and Lazaro aren't strangers — and their secret history is at last revealed! Discover the fifteen-year saga that led to the current storm — and where it's going next. (STL091424)
MATURE THEMES
28pgs, FC SRP: $3.99
JUL182293
WASTED SPACE TP (MR) (C: 0-1-2)
(W) Michael Moreci (A) Hayden Sherman (CA) Tim Daniel & Various
Billy Bane is a prophet who got it all wrong, and the galaxy has been burning ever since. All he wants is to waste away in the darkest corner of space with his best pal Dust, a supercharged Fuq bot. But when a new prophet comes calling, Billy is summoned to save the galaxy he's at least partially responsible for destroying. Too bad he couldn't care less. Michael Moreci (Roche Limit, Wonder Woman, Black Star Renegades) and Hayden Sherman (The Few, Cold War, John Carter: The End) have thrown Philip K. Dick in a blender with Preacher. Take a sip and get wasted. (STL091490) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 160pgs, FC SRP: $19.99