UPCOMING RELEASES for 04/16/25

It's the Summer of Superman! It's the Summer of Godzilla! It's the Silent Summer of GI Joe! It's the Absolute Summer of DC Comics! It's the Summer of DOOM! It's all of these and less, as summer is still months away! But that doesn't stop your favorite comics from celebrating summer early, and who are we to throw shade over these sunny skies?? We're certainly not the Earth's tilted axis! We have no control over our planet's orbital path! We have zero power over the seasons! So... Summer it IS!!

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NEW BOOKS OF NOTE
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SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1
The Man of Steel and his universe of friends, family, allies, and rogues is in for some big changes, and it all starts in the Summer of Superman Special! Brought to you by Superman architects Joshua Williamson (Superman), Mark Waid (Action Comics), and Amazing Spider-Man's Dan Slott (Superman Unlimited), this special oversize issue will set the stage for all the major events exploding throughout the Superman titles! 


GODZILLA VS HULK #1
General Ross has no tolerance for monsters in any form. With his anti-kaiju taskforce THE THUNDERBOLTS he's taken down the baddest monsters on the planet: Fin Fang Foom, Mothra, Kumonga, even the Hulk. Now all that's left is his biggest hunt of all... GODZILLA. But the Thunderbolts' efforts to bring their last monster to heel may just result in the most destructive battle royale to ever rock the earth. Who's really the strongest there is??


GI JOE SILENT MISSIONS SPIRIT #1
In a standalone silent issue from Leonardo Romero (Birds of Prey), the iconic G.I. Joe duo of Spirit and Freedom investigate mysterious disappearances in a nearby forest, only to discover a grotesque Cobra experiment...


ABSOLUTE FLASH #2
CAN WALLY WEST OUTRUN THE ROGUES?! Wally West is on the run from his dad and the rest of Fort Fox, and while his new-found abilities are terrifying him, he needs to find a way to use them to make his escape. But how will he handle the elite group his father sent to bring him back?


SUPERIOR AVENGERS #1
And there came a day, unlike any other, when Doctor Doom ruled the world... and he needed an AVENGERS team all of his own! Kristoff Vernard, son of VICTOR VON DOOM, has been tasked with building the newest iteration of Earth's Mightiest Heroes! But who are these would-be heroes? And how did they come to be the SUPERIOR AVENGERS? 


WEB OF VENOMVERSE FRESH BRAINS #1
The existence of Venom and symbiotes across the entire VENOMVERSE will be at stake if they go head-to-head with their Spidery counterparts to defend the Symbiote Hive-Mind from the SPIDER-VERSE! As an eight-legged fight creeps to the surface, meet the three new symbiotes who could put the Spiders at the edge of their webs! Which of them has what it takes? Could it be the devious Venomouse? The disorderly Katie Power? Or a whole new Eddie Brock? Read and find out!

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GRAPHIC NOVELS / COLLECTIONS
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BABS
BLACK WIDOW EPIC COLL ITSY-BITSY SPIDER
FANTASTIC FOUR BY NORTH VOL 5
HORIZON EXPERIMENT 
JOHN MUIR TO THE HEART OF SOLITUDE
PREDATOR VS BLACK PANTHER
PUNK ROCK IN COMICS HC
RANGER ACADEMY VOL 3
STAR TREK VOL 4 PLEROMA
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER BY HILL VOL 2
WOLVERINE BY AARON OMNIBUS VOL 1
WOLVERINE DEEP CUT

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MANGA
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GENE BRIDE VOL 1
I WANT TO LOVE YOU TILL YOUR DYING DAY 2
MALEVOLENT SPIRITS MONONOGATARI VOL 10
MY DRESS-UP DARLING 13
PUNKS TRIANGLE
TOKYO ALIENS 08

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YOUNG ADULT / ALL-AGES
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NIGHT LIGHT
POP MANGA POSTCARDS
POP MANGA STICKEROLOGY
SNAP! CRUNCH! MUNCH?

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NEW #1’s
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GI JOE SILENT MISSIONS SPIRIT #1
GODZILLA VS HULK #1
MOONSHINE BIGFOOT #1
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN SPECIAL #1
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #1
WEB OF VENOMVERSE FRESH BRAINS #1
YOUNGBLOOD DELUXE #1

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MARVEL
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CABLE LOVE AND CHROME #4
CABLE LOVE AND CHROME #4 BENGUS
SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA #4
DAREDEVIL UNLEASH HELL RED BAND #4
FANTASTIC FOUR #4 FACSIMILE
GODZILLA VS HULK #1
GODZILLA VS HULK #1 BRADSHAW
GODZILLA VS HULK #1 GARBETT
GODZILLA VS HULK #1 BRESSAN 1:25
IRON MAN #7 [DOOM]
POWER MAN TIMELESS #3
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #14
STAR WARS LEGACY OF VADER #3
SUPERIOR AVENGERS #1 [DOOM]
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #4
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #4 AJA
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #4 YU
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #4 COELLO 1:25
WEB OF VENOMVERSE FRESH BRAINS #1
WOLVERINE #8
WOLVERINE #8 BENGUS
WOLVERINE #8 DWJ 
X-FACTOR #9 
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #8
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #8 GIARRUSSO
EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #8 SAOWEE

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DC
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ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR A ROBLES
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR B CORONA 
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR C WARD
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR D CRAIN
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR E 1:25 MACLEAN
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR F 1:50 CORONA 
ABSOLUTE FLASH #2 CVR G JEFF SPOKES 
DETECTIVE COMICS #1096 CVR A JANIN
DETECTIVE COMICS #1096 CVR B REDONDO
DETECTIVE COMICS #1096 CVR C CHEW 
DETECTIVE COMICS #1096 CVR D 1:25 WOOD 
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #38 CVR A MORA 
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #38 CVR C GUTIERREZ 
BATMAN SUPERMAN WORLDS FINEST #38 CVR E 1:25TORQUE 
BATMAN #615 FACSIMILE CVR A JIM LEE
BATMAN #615 FACSIMILE CVR B FOIL
CATWOMAN #75 CVR A FIUMARA
CATWOMAN #75 CVR B CHO
CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #5 CVR A IZAAKSE
CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #5 CVR B FORNES
DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2 CVR A COLLAR
DC X SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2 CVR B EJIKURE 
NEW GODS #5 CVR A MALAVIA
NEW GODS #5 CVR B DEL MUNDO
NEW GODS #5 CVR C SCOTT
NIGHTWING #125 CVR A SOY
NIGHTWING #125 CVR B FORNES
NIGHTWING #125 CVR C FRANCAVILLA 
NIGHTWING #125 CVR D 1:25 MELNIKOV 
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR A JIMENEZ
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR B LOZANO 
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR C GIANG
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR D ASRAR
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR E ZULLO-UMINGA
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR F JIMENEZ FOIL 
SUMMER OF SUPERMAN #1 CVR G 1:25 JURGENS
TITANS #22 CVR A PETE WOODS
TITANS #22 CVR B TONY S DANIEL 
TITANS #22 CVR C DANIEL BAYLISS
WONDER WOMAN #20 CVR A SAMPERE
WONDER WOMAN #20 CVR B NAKAYAMA
WONDER WOMAN #20 CVR C MARCH 
WONDER WOMAN #20 CVR D 1:25 TIRSO 
ZATANNA #3 CVR A CAMPBELL
ZATANNA #3 CVR B BOO 
ZATANNA #3 CVR C JUNGYUNG LEE 
ZATANNA #3 CVR D 1:25 KAPLAN

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IMAGE
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GI JOE SILENT MISSIONS SPIRIT #1 CVR A ROMERO
GI JOE SILENT MISSIONS SPIRIT #1 CVR B FORNES
GI JOE SILENT MISSIONS SPIRIT #1 CVR C 1:10 ROMERO
HACK SLASH BODY BAGS #4 CVR A SEELEY
HACK SLASH BODY BAGS #4 CVR B ANDRASOFSZKY 
HIVE #1 (3RD PRINT)
HIVE #3 
DEADLY TALES GUNSLINGER SPAWN #5 CVR A FAILLA
DEADLY TALES GUNSLINGER SPAWN #5 CVR B FAILLA
KING SPAWN #44 CVR A PANSICA
KING SPAWN #44 CVR B REVOLVER
REDCOAT #11 CVR A HITCH 
REDCOAT #11 CVR B FRANK
REDCOAT #11 CVR C IN HYUK LEE
ROGUE SUN #26 CVR A SIMEONE
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #111 CVR A FINCH
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #111 CVR B ADLARD
WALKING DEAD DELUXE #111 CVR C PORTACIO

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OTHER PUBLISHERS
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ARKHAM HORROR TERROR AT END OF TIME #4 CVR A ALBUQUERQUE
BURIED LONG LONG AGO #1 CVR A CORMACK
BURIED LONG LONG AGO #1 CVR B DORAN
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR A DE LA TORRE 
CONAN BARBARIAN #20 CVR B ROOTH
DICK TRACY #9 CVR A BORGES
DICK TRACY #9 CVR B FRANCAVILLA
FLASH GORDON #8 CVR A CONRAD
MINE IS A LONG LONESOME GRAVE #3 CVR A ROBERTS
MINE IS A LONG LONESOME GRAVE #3 CVR B RAMSAY
MOTHRA QUEEN OF THE MONSTERS #2 CVR A CAMPBELL
MOTHRA QUEEN OF THE MONSTERS #2 CVR B GOUX
SHADOW OF THE GOLDEN CRANE #3 CVR A OEMING
SISTER IMPERATOR #2 CVR A ERIKSSON
STAR TREK DEFIANT #26 CVR A WARD
TMNT #8 CVR A FORNÉS
TMNT #8 CVR B EASTMAN
TMNT #8 CVR C FERREYRA
TMNT #8 CVR RI 1:25 CIZMESIJA
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR A PARRILLO
THUNDERCATS #14 CVR G PARRILLO FOIL
USAGI YOJIMBO TEN THOUSAND PLUMS #2 CVR A SAKAI
USAGI YOJIMBO TEN THOUSAND PLUMS #2 CVR B BROTHERS

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POP VINYLS
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BRUCE LEE POP VINYL
HARLEY QUINN PRIDE POP VINYL
SPIDER-GWEN SPIDER-VERSE POP VINYL