SCOUT COMICS
RANT CPU LOVE HURTS #1 CVR A MK PERKER
(W) Ken Kristensen (A/CA) M. K. Perker
RANT CPU follows the misadventures of Silicon Valley's next big thing—an A.I. robot created by a hormonal and hyperactive 13-year old and powered by a mysterious energy source of alien origin. Love is in the air, and so is the awkwardness! In this heartfelt and hilarious issue, we dive deep into the teenage rollercoaster of emotions as Jeff and his friends navigate the thorny jungle of junior high romance. Selina, the mysterious new girl, has everyone buzzing, and Jeff has his heart set on winning her over. But it's not so easy when every guy in school is vying for her attention and federal agents are prowling around. Plus, Jeff takes a stand when he believes his mother isn't being faithful to his dad. Bonus Feature: Rant examines the 'great lovers' in human history. (STL352124)
32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
RANT CPU LOVE HURTS #1 CVR B UMRAL ISMAYILOV
(W) Ken Kristensen (A) M. K. Perker (CA) UMRAL ISMAYILOV
RANT CPU follows the misadventures of Silicon Valley's next big thing—an A.I. robot created by a hormonal and hyperactive 13-year old and powered by a mysterious energy source of alien origin. Love is in the air, and so is the awkwardness! In this heartfelt and hilarious issue, we dive deep into the teenage rollercoaster of emotions as Jeff and his friends navigate the thorny jungle of junior high romance. Selina, the mysterious new girl, has everyone buzzing, and Jeff has his heart set on winning her over. But it's not so easy when every guy in school is vying for her attention and federal agents are prowling around. Plus, Jeff takes a stand when he believes his mother isn't being faithful to his dad. Bonus Feature: Rant examines the 'great lovers' in human history. (STL352125)
32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
SCOUT COMICS- CHISPA
THIRTEEN RISE OF THE FIVE #2
(W) Terry Blas (A/CA) Eva Cabrera
The initial training of the Thirteen is going well-for the most part. But the leadership of the team is a hotly contested issue between two young heroes who both believe they are the obvious choice. Meanwhile, blossoming romances are tinged by misunderstandings, and other interpersonal conflicts abound. The mysterious Father Tonal guides and cautions this new group of chispas against wholeheartedly trusting the gods who gifted them their powers, but he too holds his own weighty secrets. Elsewhere, the group of villains inch ever closer to incorporating every member and their specialty weapon, which will make them unstoppable even by the Thirteen. (STL352103)
32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
SCRATCH COMICS
FULLY LOADED #1 (MR)
(W/A/CA) Jimmy Broxton
It's 2065, Carson Blake is 100 years old and tired of asking nicely. A former special forces operative turned gun for hire is lured out of retirement to save the family of the man who saved his life. To do this he must confront the legacy of his own past as he does battle with the criminal underworld, a place he once called home. Fully Loaded is a super stylish, ultra violent and sexually charged cyber-noir thriller. (STL351420) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 32pgs, B&W SRP: $5.99
SHIFT PRESENTS
PILGRIM SECRETS AND LIES #1 (OF 4)
(W) John Freeman (A) Neal Edwards (CA) Alex Ronald
Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies is a bold all-new four-issue mini-series which digs deep into the millennia old strata of our planet and unearths something… completely unknown. In a world transformed by environmental disaster, tensions rising between rival power blocs and space colonisation beyond our solar system now within easy reach, the discovery lying beneath the Antarctic ice promises to be a threat we have never faced before. Dormant since long before the dinosaurs, it's incomprehensible, ancient—and alien. (STL351400) (C: 0-1-2)
28pgs, FC (1 of 4) SRP: $8.99
SHIFT PRESENTS CIRCUS DENIRO TP
(W) Michael Powell (A/CA) Phil Elliott
Featuring the duo of UK indie creators, Michael Powell and Phil Elliott, collected here are their first four collaborations. Circus Deniro: a beautiful prose story with amazing illustrations (newly colored for this collection), the story of twins, Edgar and Elsa, two children who escape the sinister grip of their evil father, only to find themselves in a strange new world. Join the twins as they run from their crumbling gothic pile, headlong into magic, mystery and adventure. Plus, The Dummy, Father's Day, and The Last Man. (STL351402) (C: 0-1-2)
Illustrated Fiction, SC, 8x11, 52pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
SHIFT PRESENTS EMPIRE TP
(W) Mark Waid (A) Barry Kitson, Jim Pascoe (CA) Barry Kitson
The ultimate version of the collected first series of industry titans Mark Waid and Barry Kitson's Empire! Golgoth rules the world. Or does he? The armored despot thinks he controls most of the populated Earth, ruling through military might and fear. But he can't even trust his own super-powered staff as some plot to free themselves from his grip. It's a tumultuous time as the balance of power begins to shift. Long out of print, now in the oversized SHIFT format on high quality paper, this will showcase Kitson's stunning art and Waid's brilliant storytelling and sports an all-new cover by Kitson! (STL351411) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 8x11, 188pgs, FC SRP: $38.99
SILVER SPROCKET
BRING ME THE HEAD OF SUSAN LOMOND GN
(W/A/CA) Connor B.
Susan Lomond must be defeated. Monroe Poole, teenage evil genius, has suffered her greatest humiliation. Susan Lomond, wretchedly popular football star, surpassed Monroe in their high school's proficiency ranking system, contrary to all laws of reason or rationality. Revenge occupies Monroe's every waking moment, yet she is somehow thwarted at every turn. The explosion detonates too late, the black hole opens up a few feet to the left, the lightning bolt instead strikes the flagpole. The homecoming dance is Monroe's last chance to secure Susan's demise. Will she finally succeed, or will she find that under the light of the disco ball, her obsession has turned from vengeful to something altogether different? (STL351468) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x8, 56pgs, FC SRP: $11.99
LOUD & SMART & IN COLOR GN (MR)
(W/A/CA) Alex Krokus
Meet Alex: an internet-addicted raccoon and his misadventures in the big bad city. Each day reveals a new wonder of modern living, from the highs of creating art to the lows of paying rent, captured forever in a four-panel comic. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll like/share/subscribe. Loud & Smart & In Color collects more than 80 brand-new, weird, wonderful Loud & Smart comics by Alex Krokus in color for the first time. (STL351529) (C: 0-1-2)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x7, 88pgs, FC SRP: $16.99
EVERYTHING SUCKS #1 2ND PTG (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Michael Sweater
Noah and Calla are high, hungry, and should probably go outside. Unfortunately, the outside sucks. You can't even get a burger without the whole place almost burning down! This second printing of Everything Sucks #1 is for readers who missed the first run! Contains only the story with no extras. (STL251369)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $4.99
EVERYTHING SUCKS ALL CATS GO TO HELL ONESHOT (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Michael Sweater
Everyone loves cats, but Noah knows the truth: they're maliciously smart, can't be trusted, and may actually understand how deadbolts work. Honestly, he really shouldn't be left alone with them. This Everything Sucks comic can be read as a standalone, and includes a foil cardstock cover and a sticker sheet! (STL251370)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $7.99
EVERYTHING SUCKS FRIENDS FOREVER ONESHOT (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Michael Sweater
It's last call, and Noah miraculously has an after-hours date lined up with a cutie. But first he's gotta make a pit stop in the bathroom, and weirdly so do his friends. When disaster strikes and the door gets stuck, can our heroes escape with their lives? Blood, beer, and sewage soaked chaos ensues! Includes cardstock foil cover and sticker sheet! (STL290456)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $7.99
EVERYTHING SUCKS NOAHS MILLIONS ONESHOT (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Michael Sweater
Noah is broke and hates his job at the sandwich shop, but his luck changes when a mysterious bloodied stranger hides a bag of money in the customer restroom. What, like Noah's not going to take free money? Suddenly Noah has both the personality and the means to become the rich jerk he's always dreamed of becoming—if he can manage to hold onto the cash. Includes cardstock foil cover and sticker sheet! (STL309858)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 36pgs, FC SRP: $7.99
EVERYTHING SUCKS REAL GAMER HOURS ONESHOT (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Michael Sweater
Do video games cause violence? No, but they do cause Noah to smell absolutely horrible from playing an MMO for three days straight. Can Calla break the spell, or will she get trapped by the sweaty paws of King Crushskull too? Includes a foil cardstock cover and a sticker sheet! (STL258609)
MATURE THEMES
7x10, 32pgs, FC SRP: $7.99
SECRET HISTORY OF BLACK PUNK RECORD ZERO 2ND ED (MR) (O/A)
(W/A/CA) Raeghan Buchanan
The Secret History of Black Punk: Record Zero by Buchanan is an illustrated roll-call for punk, post-punk, hardcore, no-wave, and experimental bands from ground zero 'til now. This book is part of an ongoing series that covers musicians like Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Poly Styrene, Don Letts, Minority Threat, and many others. From LA to London, from the early 1900s till today, Buchanan examines and presents narratives to show how Black musicians shape (and are shaped by) the world we live in. Now published in a second edition with a spine for easy shelving! (STL300546) (C: 0-1-0)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 7x10, 64pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
SILVERLINE
TWILIGHT GRIMM #3
(W) R. A. Jones (A/CA) Rob Davis
The alluring vampiress Scarlet Radovic loves the vampire hunter Twilight Grimm—but she loves her undead father even more. It is to save him from destruction that she now betrays Grimm by luring him into a deadly trap. And even if he, with the assistance of the charming but larcenous young thief who calls herself Suzi Q, manages to escape from his vampire assassins—will he possibly be able to stop the cadre of bloodsuckers who have launched an attack against Hallowed Heights Mayor Dupree and his daughter Dinka? (STL351667)
32pgs, FC (3 of 4) SRP: $4.99
SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
BARB THE LAST BERZERKER SC GN VOL 02 GHOST BLADE
(W) Dan Abdo (A) Jason Patterson
Barb is a Berzerker, part of an elite crew of warriors who protect the land of Bailiwick from the scourge of monsters. The evil Witch Head has captured all the adult Berzerkers and Barb's the only one who can save them. But she's not alone—Barb's got her own amateur crew of would-be zerks, made up of farmers, monsters, and her best pal Porkchop the yeti. This ragtag gang must infiltrate Maug Horn, the monster capital where only monsters are allowed, and find Franny Fire Fingers, who they hope will lead them to the Wise Wizards and the power to fight Witch Head. But when even the powerful Shadow Blade is no match for the evil Barb encounters, she must learn that her true power comes from her own heart. (STL351624) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 256pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
GREAT PUPTECTIVE SC GN VOL 01
(W/A) Alina Tysoe
A set-in-his-ways housecat has his routine upended by an enthusiastic new puppy with a nose for solving mysteries in this book in a graphic chapter book series perfect for fans of InvestiGators and Narwhal and Jelly. Truffles the cat is the only pet in the house and reigns in peace and quiet, only exerting himself to find the best place to take a nice, long nap—preferably in a spot of warm sunshine. Then Poppy the puppy bursts onto the scene. Poppy is loud, enthusiastic, excitable, and—worst of all—a puptective! She's got an eye for crime and a nose to solve all mysteries that come her way…even though she's not completely sure what a mystery is. Truffles cannot let this intrusion stand. Poppy won't be able to continue disrupting his precious me-time if she's shipped to the North Pole! But could this irrepressible new companion be just what this grumpy cat needs? (STL351622) (C: 0-1-0)
SC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $7.99
GREAT PUPTECTIVE GN VOL 02 PURRANORMAL ACTIVITY
(W/A) Alina Tysoe
When a new neighbor moves into the house next door, Poppy the puptective couldn't be more uninterested. She's too busy solving the mystery of the unseen culprit chewing up all the furniture in her house. But when Poppy catches a possible ghost playing with Truffles's toys in the middle of the night, whatever's going on next door becomes urgent! Good thing Poppy and Truffles the cat are on the case! (STL351623) (C: 0-1-0)
Chapter Book, HC, 6x9, 128pgs, FC SRP: $12.99
SQP ART BOOKS
ART OF ED MIRONIUK SC (MR) (O/A)
(A/CA) Ed Mironiuk
Ed Mironiuk is an on-the-edge illustrator unmatched in his love of the bizarre! His fascination with fetish, tattoo, piercing, and all things weird and wonderful make him a most excellent candidate for a showcase of his own! (STK396204)
MATURE THEMES
Art Book, SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.95
DISTURBING BEAUTY BIZARRO ART OF ED MIRONIUK SC (MR) (O/A)
(A/CA) Ed Mironiuk
Dark, troubling, and twisted is a badge of honor artist Ed Mironiuk wears with a perverse pride. His images are both sexy and strange, and this newest gallery of his work is in fact a compendium of 'Disturbing Beauty.' If weird and wiggly doesn't frighten you, this will be a book of deeply odd satisfaction. You have been sufficiently warned and/or enticed! Oversized 9x12 format. (STK677265)
MATURE THEMES
SC, 9x12, 48pgs, FC SRP: $14.95
STORM KING PRODUCTIONS
GHOST WHISKERERS GN
(W/A/CA) Thomas F. Zahler
When Daniel and his parents move into their new house, he encounters new classmates, a big backyard, and... ghosts. Luckily, his cats explain everything to him. Oh yeah, his cats are the guardians of the portal to the afterlife. Now, Daniel and his feline friends must guide spirits to their final destination while Daniel tries to make a new life for himself, too. (STL351424) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 6x9, 104pgs, FC SRP: $14.99
JOHN CARPENTERS TALES OF SCIENCE FICTION PAUSE #1 (OF 6) (MR)
(W) Matthew K. Manning (A) Conor Boyle (CA) Tim Bradstreet
What if time stopped for everyone but you? Would you stay in the nicest Manhattan penthouse, ignoring the frozen owner standing in the corner of the room? Would you eat at the finest restaurants, their food paused in time and still hot on the plates? And if you could unfreeze anyone with just a touch, would you? Or would you keep this newfound playground for yourself? You could live anywhere. Take anything. The world would be yours. Unless, of course, you unpaused the wrong people... (STL351418)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, FC (1 of 6) SRP: $4.99
STRANGER COMICS
DEFIANT TP VOL 01
(W) Rob Edwards (A) Sean Damien Hill, Alex Paterson (CA) Nikolas Draper-Ivey
Born a slave but destined for greatness, Robert Smalls became a Captain in the Union Navy by stealing a Confederate ship. Decades later, retired Congressman Robert Smalls sits down with his grandson to tell the story of his life. Based on historical events. (STL351551) (C: 0-1-2)
SC, 128pgs, FC SRP: $19.99
DEFIANT VOL 1 #4 (OF 4) CVR A WHITE
(W) Rob Edwards (A) Sean Damien Hill, Alex Paterson (CA) Caanan White
The night has finally arrived when all of Robert's work and planning will come to fruition. With the Captain and the other white officers gone, Robert and his compatriots bring their families aboard the CSS Planter, stealing the ship… and themselves. (STL351548) (C: 0-1-2)
32pgs, FC (4 of 4) SRP: $3.99
STREET NOISE BOOKS
MURDER NEXT DOOR GRAPHIC MEMOIR
(W/A) Hugh D'Andrade
When Hugh was ten years old, he walked home from school to find his friends next door crying outside—they had just come home and discovered their mother's body. She had been murdered. Now an adult, Hugh has a happy social life and a successful career as an artist in Oakland, California. But even so he is plagued by anxiety, anger, and panic attacks. As he attends therapy and looks back on his childhood, he comes to realize the trauma and stress that the murder next door had on his life, and how it still affects him today. (STL351209) (C: 0-1-1)
SC, 6x9, 152pgs, FC SRP: $20.99
SUMERIAN COMICS
CROW FLESH AND BLOOD #1 (OF 3) CVR A VILCHEZ (MR)
(W) James O'Barr, James Vance (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Suspiria Vilchez
Continuing Sumerian's 'Year of The Crow', The Crow: Flesh & Blood is returning to print in comic book format for the first time since 1996.
CROW FLESH AND BLOOD #1 (OF 3) CVR B GALA (MR)
(W) James O'Barr, James Vance (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Ingrid Gala
Continuing Sumerian's 'Year of The Crow', The Crow: Flesh & Blood is returning to print in comic book format for the first time since 1996.
CROW FLESH AND BLOOD #1 (OF 3) CVR C CONNELLY (MR)
(W) James O'Barr, James Vance (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Damian Connelly
Continuing Sumerian's 'Year of The Crow', The Crow: Flesh & Blood is returning to print in comic book format for the first time since 1996.
Against the rugged beauty of the western mountains, Iris Shaw, a federal conservation officer, is murdered when right-wing extremists blow up her office. But her death is only part of the tragedy-she was carrying an unborn child. Denied peace, Iris is resurrected by the crow to seek brutal vengeance on the men who stole her life and future. Now, driven by supernatural fury, she hunts them down one by one, delivering justice from beyond the grave. (STL353966)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, B&W (1 of 3) SRP: $4.99
CROW FLESH AND BLOOD #1 (OF 3) CVR D BRAO (MR)
(W) James O'Barr, James Vance (A) Alex Maleev (CA) Brao
Continuing Sumerian's 'Year of The Crow', The Crow: Flesh & Blood is returning to print in comic book format for the first time since 1996.
Against the rugged beauty of the western mountains, Iris Shaw, a federal conservation officer, is murdered when right-wing extremists blow up her office. But her death is only part of the tragedy-she was carrying an unborn child. Denied peace, Iris is resurrected by the crow to seek brutal vengeance on the men who stole her life and future. Now, driven by supernatural fury, she hunts them down one by one, delivering justice from beyond the grave. (STL353968)
MATURE THEMES
32pgs, B&W (1 of 3) SRP: $4.99
WE ONLY GO OUT WHEN IT GETS DARK CVR A (MR)
(W/A/CA) Damian Connelly
Damian Connelly, creator of the best-selling comics You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into The Darkness returns to Sumerian comics.
WE ONLY GO OUT WHEN IT GETS DARK CVR B (MR)
(W/A/CA) Damian Connelly
Damian Connelly, creator of the best-selling comics You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into The Darkness returns to Sumerian comics.
WE ONLY GO OUT WHEN IT GETS DARK CVR C (MR)
(W/A/CA) Damian Connelly
Damian Connelly, creator of the best-selling comics You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into The Darkness returns to Sumerian comics.
WE ONLY GO OUT WHEN IT GETS DARK CVR D (MR)
(W/A/CA) Damian Connelly
Damian Connelly, creator of the best-selling comics You Promised Me Darkness and Follow Me Into The Darkness returns to Sumerian comics.