With June, we are in warmer temperatures and longer days. There are a lot of great story lines going on that will bring the heat this summer season. The countdown to our 32nd ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION is underway!!
In store June 4:
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #1 (OF 7) DC Comics (W) Brian Buccellato (A/CA) Christian Duce THE JUSTICE LEAGUE RETURNS TO LEGENDARY EARTH! In the aftermath of last year's Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong, Task Force X launches a plan to develop hybrid Titans that Amanda Waller can control to guard against future titan attacks on our Earth. To stop Task Force X, the Justice League travels to Legendary Earth and must face the dangers of the Hollow Earth, Kong, and Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #8 DC Comics (W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Rafa Sandoval THE SECOND ARC OF ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN BEGINS HERE! The next big arc of this red-hot series begins here, as Superman finds himself caught between the opposing forces of the nefarious Lazarus Corp and the mysterious Omega Men. But Kal-El just wants to be left alone in the only place on this planet where he's ever felt safe. A place called Smallville.
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #3 DC Comics (W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Jahnoy Lindsay HAL JORDAN: CURSED! Hal Jordan has been overcome by his curse and has turned his sights on Jo! Can the new Lantern figure out how to hold her ground, or will her light be extinguished for good?
BATMAN #618 FACSIMILE EDITION DC Comics (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Jim Lee Jason Todd lives!...or does he? As Batman battles a frightening foe claiming to be his fallen protege returned from the grave, new clues are revealed, and new betrayals are brought to light. By the time this fight is over, a trusted friend will meet a tragic end as Hush steps out of the shadows at last.
ACTION COMICS #775 FACSIMILE EDITION DC Comics (W) Joe Kelly (A) Doug Mahnke, Lee Bermejo (CA) Tim Bradstreet THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF MANCHESTER BLACK AND THE ELITE! When a powerful and alarmingly popular new team--the Elite--announces itself by dealing out swift, merciless justice on a global scale under the leadership of the brutal Manchester Black, Superman is forced to defend both his life and his lifelong ideals of truth and justice before the eyes of a skeptical world.
ALL-NEW VENOM #7 Marvel VENOM VS. ANTI-VENOM! If Flash Thompson doesn't take down the new Venom, his superiors will make sure it's Dylan Brock who pays the price. But now that Flash knows who the new Venom is, can he pull the trigger on the human being underneath? And if he can't...which sinister Spider-villain is waiting in the wings to do it for him?
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5 Marvel NO HOPE AGAINST THE HOBGOBLIN! As HOBGOBLIN's assault tears SPIDER-MAN's mind (and limbs) apart, Kingsley unleashes his wrath on those nearest and dearest to Peter Parker. And this is a deadly race against time Spider-Man can't afford to lose - even as he risks losing his sanity to win!
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #4 [DOOM] Marvel Doctor Strange has been covering up a murder in an attempt to solve it. But Thor and Sif don't see it that way! Stephen scrambles to get to the bottom of the mystery and clear his name - with some help from Loki and Clea!
GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS #1 Marvel THE DEVOURER OF WORLDS BATTLES THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE! GALACTUS roams the cosmos in search of sustenance he extracts from thriving planets, leaving them as dying husks. GHOST RIDER, Johnny Blaze, punishes souls who are deemed worthy of vengeance. What happens when these two powers collide? Find out when superstar artist JUAN FERREYRA joins J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI for the penultimate pairing across the mighty Marvel landscape
IMMORTAL THOR #24 Marvel THE LAST STAND! The omens could no longer be denied. The prophecy could no longer be delayed. The hour had come. Now the Odinson stood between the Gods of Utgard and all they would break asunder...and he stood alone. This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and how he faced his end.
IMPERIAL #1 Marvel JONATHAN HICKMAN, FEDERICO VICENTINI AND IBAN COELLO TAKE ON THE UNIVERSE! A sweeping Marvel cosmic event! Imperial is a story of intrigue, mysteries and war, which takes place against the backdrop of the formation of new galactic order in the Marvel Universe. Featuring HULKS, BLACK PANTHERS, NOVAS, GUARDIANS and COSMIC KINGS and QUEENS. It's the must-read book of the summer!
RED HULK #5 [DOOM] Marvel PRISONER OF WAR! RED HULK emerges from nuclear fire in LATVERIA! An angry hive of DOOMBOTS is ready for war with THUNDERBOLT ROSS! But when the U.S. MILITARY arrive with a special weapon, who will they aim it at?
STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS #4 Marvel THE GALACTIC CHASE TO END ALL CHASES! PHAEDRA (from HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA) has stolen thousands of credits from JABBA THE HUTT and now AURRA SING, ZAM WESELL, BANE MALAR and the entire galaxy is after her... ...including JEDI KNIGHTS QUI-GON JINN and SHAAK TI! Guest-starring: JANGO FETT!
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #6 Marvel REUNION WITH THE OPPOSITION? Guest artist Alex Lins (NAMOR) takes Wolverine on a psychedelic journey through his mind as familiar and unfamiliar faces of the Opposition try to untangle Logan's Winter Soldier programming!
X-MEN #17 Marvel Disaster charges toward the town of Merle, Alaska, as the X-Men are preoccupied with their own battle against the 3K X-Men. Only Magneto stands between the town and destruction - can he prevail even in the face of his deteriorating condition?
GODZILLA: HEIST #4 IDW Publishing The package is almost secured! Our crew is at the feet of Mechagodzilla! But will they kill each other before Godzilla gets the chance? Betrayal, infighting, and a double-cross that shifts the balance of the story! No one on this crew was honest about their lives, and that might lead to some very real deaths. One thing we do know: Mechagodzilla is about to come online, and one of these two-timing crooks will be in the pilot seat.
SPAWN SCORCHED #41 Image Comics (W) John Layman (A) Stephen Segovia (CA) Raymond Gay Now that Vicerator has assembled her team to take out the Scorched, Jessica and crew decide to reach out to a few old friends for help
STAR TREK #32 IDW Publishing Part five of “Lore War.” Armed with the knowledge of how to defeat Lore once and for all, Sisko and what’s left of his crew scatter to the four quadrants of space. Spock, Hugh, Alexander, and Paris each set out alone on a mission to save their remaining friends from Lore’s control, but none is more alone than Sisko. He’s taking the fight directly to Lore in a final all-or-nothing standoff. Will he and the actions of his crew be enough to restore the universe and everyone to their rightful selves? Or will Lore win again and reset the universe as he’s done so many times before?
THUNDERCATS LOST #4 DYNAMITE (W) Ed Brisson (A) Rapha Lobosco (CA) Declan Shalvey After an arduous journey through the desert, the Lost Team finally makes it back to their crashed ship only to find it ransacked and stripped of everything of value. As they search through the wreckage for anything useful to salvage, Scorpius and his company of mercenaries attack but both sides are taken by surprise when a mysterious stranger intervenes in the battle! Agents provocateurs ED BRISSON and RAPHA LOBOSCO send a vital situation report with ThunderCats: Lost #4 cleverly encoded in covers by DECLAN SHALVEY, CLAYTON HENRY, MEGHAN HETRICK, MARK BAGLEY, and JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG!
In store June 11:
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #1 (OF 6) DC Comics (W) Tom King (A/CA) Belen Ortega TOM KING AND BELEN ORTEGA TAKE BREAKOUT STAR TRINITY INTO HER OWN MINISERIES! Back by popular demand and now with her own miniseries...Trinity! It all begins when the daughter of Wonder Woman embarks on her most dangerous adventure yet to enter the timeline to find her father. As the young hero knows, messing with time has its consequences, but that doesn't mean she learned her lesson the first time. Things are about to get ruff and the Super Sons have gone to the dogs. Prepare for a Crisis of Infinite Corgis! Writer Tom King and artist Belen Ortega return to Trinity after their celebrated run of backup stories in the pages of Wonder Woman. Trust us, you won't want to miss Lizzie's first full-size adventure!
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #9 DC Comics (W) Scott Snyder (A/CA) Nick Dragotta AN ALL NEW ARK (M) STARTS HERE! The latest development in saving the derelict and despondent of our society is a facility known as Ark M--a fully operational institution that has played a rather sizeable part, on purpose or not, in the creation of evil. And it's active. So when Bruce tries infiltrate it and distill its secrets, a new villain from Gotham City arrives to deal with the problem...an old adversary of Alfred's...a man known only as Bane.
SUPERGIRL #2 DC Comics (W/A/CA) Sophie Campbell THE SECRET ORIGIN OF LESLA LAR REVEALED! Discover Lesla's transformation from an awkward nerd in Kandor to a bombshell superbabe. Who knew Supergirl's quest for good could inspire such evil?! Back in Midvale, our hero faces a gigantic problem with kryptonite-like powers. Titano the super-ape is here to take over the idyllic town! To defeat him, Supergirl will have to rely on an unexpected new ally from Metropolis...Lena Luthor! The houses of El and Luthor join for good in this action-packed second issue!
ACTION COMICS #1087 DC Comics (W) Mark Waid (A) Skylar Patridge (CA) Ryan Sook SUPERBOY RETURNS WITH CREATORS MARK WAID AND SKYLAR PATRIDGE! Witness Mark Waid's triumphant return to the title alongside rising star artist Skylar Patridge as they take Clark Kent back to his early years on Kent Farm. This can't-miss story, with ties to the present, takes the Boy of Steel to unexpected heights as he figures out what being a hero truly means. First stop: Metropolis's Expo of Tomorrow! Will Clark be able to blend into the crowd, or is Superboy about to make his public debut?!
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #5 DC Comics (W) Jeremy Adams, Morgan Hampton (A/CA) Fernando Pasarin, Oclair Albert ENTER: SPACE CABBIE! The Oa station crew and the field team converge as Simon Baz and Teen Lantern Keli Quintela meet up with Guy Gardner and his new partner, Lantern Narf, as they all race to escape the crooks of Necrocopia in one piece! All this, plus Space Cabbie!
ROBIN & BATMAN JASON TODD #1 (OF 3) DC Comics (W) Jeff Lemire (A/CA) Dustin Nguyen JEFF LEMIRE AND DUSTIN NGUYEN RETURN TO SPOTLIGHT THE EARLY DAYS OF A VERY DIFFERENT DYNAMIC DUO, WITH A VERY DIFFERENT DYNAMIC. Batman has a new Robin: a rash, impulsive, reckless kid with a troubled past, who Batman was certain he could mold into Gotham's next crime-fighter. But can the Dark Knight save Jason Todd from the darkness within himself? And when a mysterious new villain sets his sights on Jason, Batman finds himself doubtful that even he has what it takes to train the anger and torment out of his new young ward.
BATMAN AND ROBIN #22 DC Comics (W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A/CA) Javier Fernandez A DEMONIC ENCOUNTER! Horrors, both natural and supernatural, await Batman on the journey to save his son! Gotham City has many dark secrets, and no one knows them better than Bruce--but with Damian trapped somewhere in its labyrinth of shadows, the demons, forgotten skeletons, and memories of despair that line the city are more of a threat than ever before. The clock is ticking, and Batman must interrogate the demon Etrigan if he has any hope of rescuing Damian. Will Batman be able to save his son before time runs out?
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #7 (OF 12) DC Comics (W) Dan Watters (A/CA) Hayden Sherman A TERRIFYING NEW CASE BEGINS! Case 03: The Old Gangs of Gotham When a dead body is found burned to a crisp in the heart of one of Gotham's oldest neighborhoods, the Rookery, the Dark Knight Detective finds himself enmeshed in a twisting murder mystery dating back to the early days of the Red Hood Gang.
DC VS VAMPIRES WORLD WAR V #10 (OF 12) DC Comics (W) Matthew Rosenberg, Cecil Castellucci (A) Otto Schmidt, Marley Zarcone (CA) Otto Schmidt DAMIAN WAYNE HAS A PLAN! The heroes and their vampire allies get ready to launch a massive counteroffensive, but someone is noticeably absent from the attack...what could Damian possibly be up to? Meanwhile--John Constantine, Doctor Fate, and the other magic wielders convene to craft a shaky plan that might be the only thing standing between the heroes and Darkseid himself.
BATMAN MADNESS A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FACSIMILE EDITION #1 DC Comics (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Tim Sale Runaway children have been going missing in Gotham Central Park--the latest unwilling guests at the Mad Hatter's psychotic tea party. When a fight between Captain James Gordon and his newly adopted daughter, Barbara, unwittingly leads to her becoming the Hatter's latest Alice, it will be up to Batman to ensure Barbara's first Halloween in Gotham won't be her last!
BATMAN #9 FACSIMILE EDITION DC Comics (W) Bill Finger (A) Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson (CA) Fred Ray A CLASSIC BATMAN ADVENTURE REPRINTED IN FACSIMILE FORMAT! A crew of hardened criminals must face the horrific consequences of their theft of a prized ruby as Batman and Robin investigate the killing curse of the Four Fates! Then it's all aboard for a whale of a tale as the Dynamic Duo find themselves battling a crooked captain on the high seas! All this, plus the riotous return of the Joker, and Batman and Robin fight to get a young boy all he wants for Christmas--his father's freedom!
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ASSEMBLE #1 Marvel SCHOOL'S IN SESSION! Welcome to Avengers Academy! Seeking to guide the next generation of super heroes, CAPTAIN MARVEL assembles a misfit team of super-powered teens: CAPTAIN AMERICA OF THE RAILWAYS, BLOODLINE, ESCAPADE, MOON GIRL, RED GOBLIN, and new hero on the block, KID JUGGERNAUT! But classes are the least of their concerns as they fend off super-villain attacks, make new friends - and new foes - and learn what it really means to be Earth's mightiest heroes. For the FIRST TIME IN PRINT, read issues #1-6 of Marvel's hit infinity series AVENGERS ACADEMY by rising star ANTHONY OLIVEIRA and visionary artists CAROLA BORELLI and BAILIE ROSENLUND! Featuring the first appearance of an all-new SINISTER SIX, this is one book you don't want to miss!
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME #3 Marvel Deadpool goes Gamma! What lengths will Wade Wilson go to to kill his next target, the Red Hulk? And what does he need from the Dark X-Men to do it? RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #6 Marvel FURY! STRYFE and WOLVERINE embark on the next phase of their apocalyptic mission - but not if NICK FURY SR. has something to say about it! Meanwhile, DEADPOOL has a new plan that can't possibly make things worse… Then again, it is Deadpool we're talking about… RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
DEATH OF THE SILVER SURFER #1 Marvel SILVER SURFER'S FINAL VOYAGE?! The SILVER SURFER returns to defend a war-ravaged Earth, but Norrin has a galaxy-sized target on his back. A new enemy will stop at nothing to steal away everything the Surfer is or ever will be. A single human life may be all that decides the Surfer's salvation…or damnation. If the Surfer falls, who then wields the awesome Power Cosmic? And what of the Surfer's old master, Galactus, Devourer of Worlds?! Guest-starring: The Fantastic Four! GREG PAK (PLANET HULK, DARTH VADER) pens the Sentinel of the Spaceway's next tragic epic with superstar illustrator SUMIT KUMAR (WEB OF SPIDER-VERSE, SPIDER-MAN: BLACK SUIT & BLOOD)!
EMMA FROST: THE WHITE QUEEN #1 Marvel IN THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE HELLFIRE CLUB! Before she became a mainstay of the heroic X-MEN, Emma Frost had another role: WHITE QUEEN of the HELLFIRE CLUB! As she grapples for power with the rest of the INNER CIRCLE, witness Emma's ruthless ascent to the top! And when she discovers there is a mole within the Hellfire Club leaking secrets to their sworn enemies, the X-Men, Emma will stop at nothing to uncover the truth! Take a deep dive into Emma's past, learn shocking secrets and be prepared to bow down to the White Queen!
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #10 Marvel Melee, Axo and Bronze still feel like newbies, but no X-Man gets to choose the timing of their own fates. Ready or not, they face the fight of a lifetime, leaving Emma forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her students.
FANTASTIC FOUR #6 FACSIMILE EDITION Marvel The newly formed Fantastic Four barely withstood their first encounters with each of their powerful enemies, Doctor Doom and the Sub-Mariner. So what happens when Doom and Namor join forces? Find out as the armored tyrant tracks down the Sub-Mariner in his underseas kingdom, inciting him to seek vengeance on the surface world - and its accursed protectors, the Fantastic Four! But when it comes down to battle, just whose side will Namor be on? It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #6. Marvel is reprinting the first twelve issues of FANTASTIC FOUR as they originally appeared!
GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 Marvel Summer starts with a bang with GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1! Kevin Smith makes his triumphant return to Marvel with a Spider-Man story that will have your heart beating in overdrive and your sides hurting from how much you're laughing. As if that wasn't enough, Al Ewing and Mark Buckingham spin a decade-spanning adventure with Spider-Man and some of his best friends! And if that weren't enough, Chip Zdarsky and CAFU introduce a brand-new character who will play a big role in the future of Marvel Comics! Don't miss it!
GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1 Marvel in stone. Kamala Khan is locked in a battle through time against an unstable and unleashed Legion - and she's gone from the frying pan into the Phoenix fire. As the history we know is destroyed in front of her eyes, the new mutant must team up with Jean Grey in her darkest hour...and master her dangerous new mutant power! X-Hivemind LANZING and KELLY team with superstar ROD REIS for a cosmic, emotional story that turns history upside down. PLUS: A Revelations backup story that reveals the hidden secret that binds Scott Summer and Jean Grey together, as written by Steve Foxe! THE SECOND OF FIVE GIANT-SIZE ONE-SHOTS!
MARVEL RIVALS: IGNITE #1 Marvel MARVEL RIVALS TAKES OUR HEROES BACK IN TIME - AND TO JAPAN - FOR ALL-NEW ADVENTURES! Hot off the debut of MARVEL RIVALS, Peach Momoko designed a wave of costumes bringing the Marvel Heroes to Japan! FIRST: SAI takes on the symbiotic chaos of VENOM! YUJI KAKU brings Frank Castle - the unbeatable PUNISHER - face-to-face with...PENI PARKER?! Where Peni is, SP//dr isn't far behind... PLUS: K-Pop star LUNA SNOW is brought to the depths of HEL/ASGARD and right into the hands of HELA!
NEW THUNDERBOLTS #1 Marvel Carnage. The Hulk. Namor. Clea. Wolverine. Five of the most dangerous loners and antiheroes in the Marvel Universe. Nothing could make them work together…but Bucky Barnes and the Black Widow are going to give it a shot. Demented duplicates of the Illuminati are threatening the world, and if they figure out how to work together, they'll be as unstoppable as the originals. Bucky and Natasha need allies who will do anything to take the duplicates out - but wrangling a team of killers and monsters presents its own dangers. Welcome to the New Thunderbolts* - hope you survive the experience!
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #5 Marvel Dormammu has come for Doom - and Doom has SURVIVED. Broken, depleted, but having bought the time he needed, Doom ensured that all Earth's heroes would survive. These heroes now face a choice: They can allow Earth to fall to Dormammu - or they can align with Doom and fight for Earth beside him. Doom is at his highest - with Earth's heroes behind him, nothing can stop him now. Nothing, that is, save for an unexpected return of an old foe...
RUNAWAYS #1 [DOOM] Marvel WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BREAK A FAMILY? Superstar writer Rainbow Rowell (SHE-HULK) returns to the Runaways with visionary artist Elena Casagrande (BLACK WIDOW, BLADE) for a new chapter…but Marvel's best and scrappiest found family has seen better days! Nico Minoru has lost her girlfriend, her best friend and her magic. With Karolina, Chase and Alex all out of the picture, Gert's doing her best to shake the remaining Runaways out of running on autopilot. But when Doctor Doom tries to reclaim one of their own - Doombot! - it's time to start running…
SPIDER-GIRL #1 Marvel HERE COMES THE SENSATIONAL SPIDER-GIRL! Spinning out of the pages of SPIDER-BOY comes the sensational SPIDER-GIRL! After Bullseye's betrayal, Spider-Girl is trying her hand at being a hero. But when a clash with VERMIN reveals that a major Spider-Nemesis is tracking her, Spider-Girl will have to figure out what this villain wants - and which of their allies will try to kill her next.
STAR WARS #2 Marvel ACTION AND ADVENTURE CONTINUES IN THE POST-RETURN OF THE JEDI ERA! What secret did the NAGAI PILOT tell LUKE SKYWALKER? What is the CROWN OF VERITY? What tragedy awaits Luke on the winter planet of GADRILIM?
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION #5 Marvel THE LAST HOPE OF THE RESISTANCE! REY races to confront PALPATINE, but can she stop him before the FINAL ORDER devastates the galaxy? Hope comes from unexpected places as the RESISTANCE makes its last stand!
ULTIMATE X-MEN #16 Marvel THE DAWN OF A NEW MUTANT CULT? It's springtime in Hi No Kuni, the period for renewal and new beginnings. But what's new is not always what's better, as Hisako's dark era spreads…
SPAWN #365 Image Comics (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Brett Booth (CA) Carlo Barberi Hell has broken free and is spilling out onto Earth. Angels and Demons are fighting in the streets. Only one man can put a stop to the carnage, SPAWN.
KING SPAWN #46 Image Comics (W) Rory McConville (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Marco Failla Spawn is still reeling after a vicious fight against a new enemy named the Revenant. He underestimated him the first time, something that won't happen again.
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #45 Image Comics (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) Thaddeus Robeck A small town, not unsimilar to one from Gunslinger's past, has been overrun by monsters. He can save the town, but only by making a huge sacrifice.
TRANSFORMERS #21 Image Comics (W) Daniel Warren Johnson (A) Jorge Corona, Mike Spicer (CA) Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer AUTOBOTS VS DECEPTICONS The face-off you demanded between Optimus Prime and is here.
STAR TREK: OMEGA IDW Publishing Two and a half years of comics spanning 60 years of Star Trek history, a fair few awards, and more than a few universe detonations, and it’s all been coming to this… Star Trek: Omega is the denouement of the critically acclaimed Star Trek and Star Trek: Defiant storylines, and the first glimpse at all that comes next. The crews of the Theseus, Defiant, and Enterprise set to work restoring the universe to what it should be after the evil android Lore’s intervention. Each hero finds their peace in preordained or unexpected ways, with individual scenes depicted by one of Star Trek’s or Defiant’s mainline artists! This finale pays tribute to all those involved in the series Screen Rant calls “the gold standard for ambitious comic book storytelling.”
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT NATION #7 IDW Publishing Before the Foot Clan’s leader Karai went mysteriously into seclusion, she ordered her Foot soldiers Natsu, Koya, and Bludgeon to let Manhattan’s new District Attorney Hieronymus Hale do whatever he needed to do to take the Ninja Turtles off the board. But with Hale’s militarized Foot Patrol wreaking havoc all over the city and bringing shame to the Foot name, Karai’s mutant soldiers decide they can no longer stand idly by. Meanwhile, officers Kara Lewis and Monty Moose run afoul of the Foot Patrol, who’ve little interest in helping New York’s finest keep the peace.
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: PLAN B #1 Dark Horse Comics After the mass release of The City's greatest foes and the chaos that followed in Hotel Oblivion, the Umbrella Academy face their most fearsome challenge to date–their other brothers and sisters. Known only as The Sparrows, they share a different connection to Sir Reginald Hargreeves and Mom. No one knows how to hurt each other more than family, and this powerful, ruthless brood will spare no brutality in favor of their sole objective—control, and the obedient glare that comes with it. A harrowing and action-filled study of ambition, futility, and violence—The Umbrella Academy: Plan B is what happens when those far more powerful tell us what we need.
In store June 18:
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #2 DC Comics (W) Dan Slott (A/CA) Rafael Albuquerque ENTER: THE KRYPTO-KNIGHTS! Superman faces a brave new world--radical change sweeps the globe, and the ramifications of the Kryptonite asteroid reach a fever pitch! The epicenter of this new Kryptonite power reverberates from the Emerald City--a nation-state positioned atop a massive stockpile of this incredible natural resource and ruled with an iron fist by the Kryptonite King and his dreaded Krypto-Knights! Can Superman hope to continue his fight for truth and justice with Kryptonite flooding the streets with danger? Plus: the Daily Planet's expansion continues, and Gorilla City's representative joins the team!
ABSOLUTE FLASH #4 DC Comics (W) Jeff Lemire (A) AL Kaplan (CA) Clayton Crain Wally's on the run and looking for any safe space to hide out. He finds himself in Central City and meets a kindly man who offers him a place to crash at the youth mission. But is anyone truly safe when the fastest kid alive comes to their city?
DETECTIVE COMICS #1098 DC Comics (W) Tom Taylor (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Mikel Janin A TEAM-UP MOST FOWL! Batman and the Penguin have found themselves unlikely allies on a mission that has taken them out of Gotham and into an entirely unexpected new location! But even with their powers combined, will they be able to unravel the sinister schemes of a (literally) bloodthirsty immortality cult?
KRYPTO THE LAST DOG OF KRYPTON #1 (OF 5) DC Comics (W) Ryan North (A) Mike Norton (CA) Jae Lee ALL-STAR WRITER RYAN NORTH CRASH-LANDS KRYPTO ON EARTH! There will come a day when Krypto stands beside Superman, helping him fight off monsters, aliens, and supervillains--a day when this dog will save his adoptive world thanks to the incredible powers granted him by Earth's strange yellow sun. But he's not there yet. Today, Krypto is a normal puppy on Krypton, spending each happy, snoozy, endless day alongside his family: Jor-El, Lara, and baby Kal-El. But when a rocket test goes wrong, Krypto finds himself lost in space--and soon crash-landing, all alone, on a strange and alien world called Earth.
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #40 DC Comics (W) Mark Waid (A) Adrian Gutierrez (CA) Dan Mora BRUCE WAYNE AND CLARK KENT IN THE CLUTCHES OF...LATE NIGHT TV?! A menace is loose in Metropolis, but Superman and Batman can't do anything about it until Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne find a way to escape...a talk show? Will it be up to their friends--Perry White, Lois Lane, Commissioner Gordon, and Alfred Pennyworth--to step in and help save the day? Also featuring an all-new cameo variant cover appearance by late night icon Stephen Colbert!
BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #8 (OF 12) DC Comics (W) Mark Waid, Chris Samnee (A/CA) Chris Samnee CLAYFACE MAKES A HOUSE CALL TO WAYNE MANOR! The General's search for Batman and Robin's true identities comes to Wayne Manor's doorsteps! Can the dynamic duo find a way to repel the General's forces and still keep their identities secret?!
BATMAN #619 FACSIMILE EDITION DC Comics (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Jim Lee It's all led to this! Whose is the face behind the bandages? Why has this mystery mastermind made it his mission to destroy everything Bruce Wayne holds dear? Friends stand revealed as enemies, enemies choose to become saviors, and all the answers are finally revealed in the unforgettable conclusion of Hush!
ADVENTURE COMICS #210 FACSIMILE EDION DC Comics (W) Otto Binder (A) Curt Swan, Ramona Fradon, George Papp (CA) Curt Swan THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF KRYPTO THE SUPERDOG! A young Clark Kent rediscovers a Superboy's best friend in this heartwarming reunion spanning years of time and light-years of space. Introducing Krypto--The Superdog from Krypton! Then thrill as Aquaman thwarts a team of smugglers attempting to sink a nautical newspaper, and Green Arrow and Speedy match wits against the insidious intellect of Mr. Genius!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 Marvel HELLGATE'S OPENING…PUNCH! PETER PARKER's life has been worse. He's got a steady job. BLACK CAT is giving him the time of day again. As SPIDER-MAN, Peter's taken some super-powered punches. But he's never caught the kind of HELL that's in store for him next.
AVENGERS #27 [DOOM] Marvel THE RETURN OF THE BLACK PANTHER! While T'CHALLA was away, THE MASTERS OF EVIL were at play! With the rest of the Avengers tied up with Doctor Doom, the Masters of Evil have been plotting the downfall of the Avengers…from the inside! Can Black Panther's return turn the tide?
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DOOM #1 Marvel THE BALANCE OF POWER IS FOREVER CHANGED! An ancient artifact known as the SOUL FORGE has the power to collect all the souls on Earth! DOCTOR DOOM must stop it at all costs! Who is the mysterious SISTER SORROW, and what is her connection to DR. DOOM? Part One of SEVEN Villainous One-Shots!
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #3 Marvel The DAREDEVIL project of the decade reaches its epic conclusion. As NYC goes dark, who will stand up with Daredevil? Will you?
GODZILLA VS. AVENGERS #1 Marvel ROUND FIVE: VS. THE NEW AVENGERS! The original New Avengers return to face an unstoppable enemy - GODZILLA! In the aftermath of a massive battle between Godzilla, Fin Fang Foom, the Avengers and Jet Jaguar, S.H.I.E.L.D. tries to make sense of what went down - but everyone's telling a different story! What really happened during that fateful clash? Find out when Earth's Mightiest Heroes take on Earth's Mightiest Kaiju! ROUND FIVE IN A SERIES OF SIX ONE-SHOT THROWDOWNS!
SPIDER-VERSE VS. VENOMVERSE #2 Marvel THE WAR OF THE WEBS SPINS ON! The spiders and symbiotes are stuck between a hard place and an immoveable object trying to save their multi-verses from being wiped from existence! Which will come out on top now that the Hive Mind and the Great Web of Life and Destiny have selected their fighters?
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA - CHAOS AGENT #1 Marvel OUT FROM THE SHADOW OF DARTH VADER, DOCTOR APHRA RETURNS! An all-new ongoing series featuring the rogue archaeologist as she makes her way through the galaxy in the era of the NEW REPUBLIC! APHRA must team up with LUKE SKYWALKER to track down a rare artifact! And what will she do when her tattoos no longer function?!
ULTIMATES #13 Marvel THE SECOND YEAR OF THE ULTIMATES STARTS HERE! Time is of the essence! And no one knows that better than Iron Lad… With the Maker set to be released in six months, it's time to kick off new, more daring actions! Enter: Ultimates 3.0!
WOLVERINE #10 Marvel HAUNTED AND HUNTED! When LOGAN follows a clue that leads back to a tragedy from his childhood, a haunting memory will cut deep - but not as deep as his enemy's attack! The surprising return of a CLASSIC VILLAIN will kick off the next surprise phase of WOLVERINE - and trust us, it's not what you think! RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
X-MEN #18 Marvel As 3K are revealed in all their glory, Henry McCoy is faced with a choice as death stalks the halls of the Factory. But no X-Man stands alone, and the Beast may find surprising support in unlikely allies…
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #7 Image Comics (W) Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Patric Reynolds (CA) Gianenrico Bonacorsi The showdown between Gunslinger and the Ghost begins. Memories from his past flood his mind as the horrific deeds that made him the creature he is today come to the surface.
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #8 Image Comics (W) Jimmy Palmiotti (A) Patric Reynolds (CA) Bjorn Barends The Gunslinger continues to make his way across the Western frontier. The tragedy of his past, hot at his heels, spurred on by a man in black.
GI JOE #8 Image Comics (W) Joshua Williamson (A) Andrea Milana, Lee Loughridge (CA) Tom Reilly Major Bludd is back for revenge against the woman who took his eye—THE BARONESS. Now Baroness must decide if protecting herself means staying with G.I. Joe...
KING SPAWN #47 Image Comics (W) Rory McConville (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Federico Sabbatini Spawn has found the people responsible for the abduction of the children. Now they will know his wrath!
THUNDERCATS #17 DYNAMITE (W) Declan Shalvey (A) Drew Moss (CA) Lucio Parrillo As the ThunderCats continue to adjust to the seismic changes wrought by the arrival of the Knights of Thundera, the Knights launch their first official mission the capture of Mu'Tant leader Slythe! But the Mu'Tants aren't the 'Cats' only enemies on Third Earth- and their mis-fortune at the hands of the Knights could prove to be a golden opportunity for an even deadlier foe! Cunning strategists DECLAN SHALVEY and DREW MOSS advance their battle plans in ThunderCats #17 featuring eye-catching standards from MOSS, SHALVEY, LUCIO PARRILLO, JAE LEE & JUNE CHUNG, and MANIX!
TERMINATOR #9 DYNAMITE (W) Declan Shalvey (A) Colin Craker (CA) Declan Shalvey Skynet has been sending Terminators to a host of different times in its efforts to crush the human resistance before it can even start Judgement Day itself! and that includes the critical hours before Discover the fate of one T-800 as it relentlessly tracks down its objective, absorbing ever-increasing amounts of damage as it loses more and more of its critical systems. But who will break down first the hunter, or its prey? The suspiciously efficient creative team of DECLAN SHALVEY and LUKE SPARROW reveal a new perspective on the war against the machines with The Terminator #9 reinforced by hauntingly hallucinatory covers by SHALVEY, EDWIN GALMON, CAT STAGGS, and DAVID COUSENS!
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BATMAN #161 DC Comics (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Jim Lee, Scott Williams H2SH WITH JEPH LOEB AND JIM LEE PART 4! Batman's battle with Hush takes a dark turn when Damian (Robin) and Bane team up!
SUPERMAN #27 DC Comics (W) Joshua Williamson (A) Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira (CA) Dan Mora RED KRYPTONITE STRIKES! Nothing can stop Superman's Red K infection, so Lois Lane goes to the people who infected the Man of Steel in the first place...the Lex Luthor Revenge Squad. Dr. Pharm and Mr. Graft make a shocking return! Don't miss a key issue for the future of Superman and Lex Luthor!
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #9 DC Comics (W) Kelly Thompson (A/CA) Hayden Sherman CAN DIANA ESCAPE THE MAZE?! The temptation of everything Diana has ever wanted lies just inside, but also, untold horrors and no known escape. Diana has entered the maze, and nothing will ever be the same again.
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #4 (OF 6) DC Comics (W) Deniz Camp (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez HOT MARTIAN IN THE CITY! It's a heatwave in Middleton, as tempers and temperatures run hot all over the city! In the white-hot heat, normally minor conflicts between neighbors turn deadly at the drop of a hat! Can John Jones and the Martian cool things down before Middleton erupts into chaos?
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #8 (WE ARE YESTERDAY) DC Comics (W) Mark Waid (A) Travis Moore (CA) Dan Mora THE EPIC CROSSOVER FINALE! WE ARE YESTERDAY PART six (of six) The Justice League Unlimited stands alone as a wave of chronal mayhem crashes on the shores of their Watchtower base...but all hope is not yet lost! A last-minute mayday may just be enough to stem the tide...but for how long? Plus: the fate of Gorilla Grodd and a significant step toward the next major DCU event in the grand finale of We Are Yesterday, a special crossover with Batman/Superman: World's Finest!
NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 (OF 4) DC Comics (W) Mark Waid (A) Jerry Ordway, Todd Nauck (CA) Chris Samnee LEARN THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE! In celebration of 90 years of DC, super fan and writer Mark Waid turns back time to the very beginning of the DC Universe in a four-issue miniseries drawn by some of DC's greatest artists and told by the newest chronicler of time, Barry Allen, the Flash! In our debut issue, Barry takes us from the very birth of the DC Universe to the rise of the Justice Society. The Golden Age of heroes begins here!
GREEN LANTERN #24 DC Comics (W) Jeremy Adams (A/CA) Xermanico RISE OF THE STARBREAKER CORPS! While Kyle's team finds itself pulled to a desolate part of the universe, a lost ally's attempts to reveal itself will shock you! Meanwhile, the Starbreaker Corps amasses its forces as the last pieces of its plan come into being and threaten the universe--but what does this mean for Hal Jordan and Carol Ferris? Love will be tested like never before in this latest installment of the Fractured Spectrum Saga!
GREEN LANTERN DARK #5 (OF 7) DC Comics (W) Tate Brombal (A/CA) Werther Dell Edera IS GREEN LANTERN'S LIGHT ENOUGH TO STOP THE DARK? With terrors lurking around every corner, the Green Lantern and her band of misfits fend off the dark with campfire stories--their tragic pasts and deeply-held secrets revealed as they cut a blazing path through New England, freeing town after town from the evil sorceress Demona's iron grip.
BATMAN GHOSTS A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FACSIMILE EDITION #1 DC Comics (W) Jeph Loeb (A/CA) Tim Sale Bruce Wayne leads a darkly driven life, with his chosen mission as Batman leaving room for little in the way of personal happiness, but need it always be that way? On one feverish night--the night before Halloween--the sad specter of Dr. Thomas Wayne appears to his son, offering a dire warning: Tonight, beginning when the clock strikes one, you will be visited by the first of three spirits...
DOOM ACADEMY #5 [DOOM] Marvel JUDGMENT OF DOOM! Zoe and her friends have accidentally brought monsters from the Latverian Fairy Tale Land back to the 616! But a monster fight is nothing compared to the consequences they'll face at the hands of DOCTOR DOOM!
FANTASTIC FOUR #33 [DOOM] Marvel FANTASTIC ZERO! It all comes down to this! Thirty-three issues of fantastic adventure culminate in a final stirring adventure, back to the beginning...of EVERYTHING. When the solution to what Doom did to Ben can only be found in the past, the Fantastic Four must voyage back four hundred and thirty-six quadrillion seconds into the Big Bang! Of course, the tremendous energies there make it unsurvivable - unless H.E.R.B.I.E. is in control of the precise timing required. Action, adventure and big ideas collide in this special finale issue - which leads into our even more special new #1 issue, coming next month!
GIANT-SIZE AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1 Marvel The future is up for grabs. Kamala Khan has prevailed in her fight against Legion - but now the two are stuck in the darkest future of all: the Age of Apocalypse! Worse yet: It's only hours from its inevitable end; if Kamala can't find what's left of the X-Men, she'll burn in nuclear hellfire. Former enemies must learn to rely on one another as they journey through a land of charred bones and broken promises...but can Legion truly be trusted? And how far will Rogue go to teach Kamala the true meaning of mutant identity? Welcome back to the Age of Apocalypse - where no one survives the experience! PLUS: Jeph Loeb and Simone Di Meo team up for a Revelations backup tale that reveals a sinister secret about the Age of Apocalypse - one that will have dire consequences in the future! THE THIRD OF FIVE GIANT-SIZE ONE-SHOTS!
INCREDIBLE HULK #26 Marvel THE END for Hulk and Charlie? As Gamma mutates around the world go missing, the WINTER SOLDIER seeks out Bruce Banner for answers…but finds only Hulk. Eager to help her role model Bucky Barnes, Charlie finds a way into the Hulkscape to speak to Banner…and what she finds will change her relationship with Hulk forever. A MAJOR status quo shift begins this issue!
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #3 Marvel HONOR KILLING! Skinner - the Predator with no clan or code - is more than the enemy of Spider-Man and the target of Kraven. He's also detested by his fellow Yautja. A hunting party has arrived in New York. And all hell is about to break loose. RATED PARENTAL ADVISORY.
SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #2 Marvel SPIDER-MAN VERSUS WOLVERINE! You read that right! The inaugural issue's surprise leads to this throwdown for the ages: SPIDER-MAN VERSUS WOLVERINE! But what terrible revelation could possibly pit PETER PARKER against LOGAN for all the marbles? Not mind control, not an illusion - you'll have to read it to experience it!
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #5 Marvel TARGET: NABOO! KYLO REN and the FIRST ORDER begin the assault of NABOO! But what strange game is the young tyrant playing with the fates of the people there? What lesson has Kylo learned from DARTH VADER'S past?
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #3 [DOOM] Marvel EARTH'S MIGHTIEST FRAUDS! It was bound to happen…the first clash between the Avengers and the Superior Avengers! Plus: The origin of KILLMONGER!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #18 Marvel WAR RAGES ON IN NEW YORK CITY! Black Cat enlists Richard Parker's aid in the Sinister Six turf war…and Spider-Man gains a surprising ally!
UNCANNY X-MEN #16 Marvel ...CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY The DARK ARTERY, gateway to an underworld of unspeakable evil, has taken one of the Outliers and it will take the Uncanny X-Men to get them back...IF they can survive the corruption process needed to enter! Plus, the secret of the ENDLING at last! It's MONSTERS vs. MUTANTS for the soul of an Outlier! Don't miss this story finale!
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #44 Image Comics (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) Federico Sabbatini The Gunslinger has brought death to many in his lifetime. Demons, angels, and humans alike. Now, he has a choice to make. Can the Gunslinger show mercy this one time?
SPAWN SCORCHED #43 Image Comics (W) John Layman (A) Stephen Segovia (CA) Tonton Revolver Medieval continues to assert himself into Marc's conscience, taking control more and more, but to what end?
SPAWN #367 Image Comics (W) Todd McFarlane (A) Brett Booth (CA) Federico Sabbatini Spawn has always been the Alpha, but now there is a new big dog in town looking to make a name for themselves. And to be the man, you've got to beat the man!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #10 IDW Publishing The trial of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles begins here! Framed for a murder they didn’t commit, the brothers Hamato are prisoners of the Foot Clan, awaiting the judgment of the city’s greatest criminals. In the battle for New York City, the TMNT have officially…lost.
JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA VS KONG 2 #1 (OF 7) 
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #8
ABSOLUTE GREEN LANTERN #3
BATMAN #618 FACSIMILE EDITION 
ACTION COMICS #775 FACSIMILE EDITION 
ALL-NEW VENOM #7
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5
DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #4 [DOOM]
GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS #1
IMMORTAL THOR #24
IMPERIAL #1
RED HULK #5 [DOOM]
STAR WARS: JEDI KNIGHTS #4
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #6
X-MEN #17
GODZILLA: HEIST #4
SPAWN SCORCHED #41 
STAR TREK #32
THUNDERCATS LOST #4 
TRINITY DAUGHTER OF WONDER WOMAN #1 (OF 6) 
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #9 
SUPERGIRL #2 
ACTION COMICS #1087 
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #5
ROBIN & BATMAN JASON TODD #1 (OF 3) 
BATMAN AND ROBIN #22 
BATMAN DARK PATTERNS #7 (OF 12)
DC VS VAMPIRES WORLD WAR V #10 (OF 12)
BATMAN MADNESS A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FACSIMILE EDITION #1
BATMAN #9 FACSIMILE EDITION 
AVENGERS ACADEMY: ASSEMBLE #1
DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE ONE LAST TIME #3
DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE #6
DEATH OF THE SILVER SURFER #1
EMMA FROST: THE WHITE QUEEN #1
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #10
FANTASTIC FOUR #6 FACSIMILE EDITION
GIANT-SIZE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1
GIANT-SIZE DARK PHOENIX SAGA #1
MARVEL RIVALS: IGNITE #1
NEW THUNDERBOLTS #1
ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #5
RUNAWAYS #1 [DOOM]
SPIDER-GIRL #1
STAR WARS #2
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER ADAPTATION #5
ULTIMATE X-MEN #16
SPAWN #365 
KING SPAWN #46 
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #45 
TRANSFORMERS #21 
STAR TREK: OMEGA 
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT NATION #7
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY: PLAN B #1
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #2 
ABSOLUTE FLASH #4 
DETECTIVE COMICS #1098
KRYPTO THE LAST DOG OF KRYPTON #1 (OF 5) 
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #40 
BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #8 (OF 12) 
BATMAN #619 FACSIMILE EDITION
ADVENTURE COMICS #210 FACSIMILE EDION
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6
AVENGERS #27 [DOOM]
BRING ON THE BAD GUYS: DOOM #1
DAREDEVIL: COLD DAY IN HELL #3
GODZILLA VS. AVENGERS #1
SPIDER-VERSE VS. VENOMVERSE #2
STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA - CHAOS AGENT #1
ULTIMATES #13
WOLVERINE #10
X-MEN #18
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #7
DEADLY TALES OF THE GUNSLINGER SPAWN #8
GI JOE #8 
KING SPAWN #47 
THUNDERCATS #17 
TERMINATOR #9 
BATMAN #161 
SUPERMAN #27 
ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN #9 
ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER #4 (OF 6) 
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #8 (WE ARE YESTERDAY)
NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 (OF 4) 
GREEN LANTERN #24 
GREEN LANTERN DARK #5 (OF 7) 
BATMAN GHOSTS A LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT HALLOWEEN SPECIAL FACSIMILE EDITION #1 
DOOM ACADEMY #5 [DOOM]
FANTASTIC FOUR #33 [DOOM]
GIANT-SIZE AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1
INCREDIBLE HULK #26
PREDATOR VS. SPIDER-MAN #3
SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #2
STAR WARS: LEGACY OF VADER #5
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #3 [DOOM]
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #18
UNCANNY X-MEN #16
GUNSLINGER SPAWN #44 
SPAWN SCORCHED #43 
SPAWN #367 
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #10