The best-selling graphic novelist in the United States has a brand new graphic novel out this week! Do you have the GUTS to buy it??
     --HIGHLY RECOMMENDED--
STEEPLE #1
Two women with wildly different worldviews become unlikely friends as they navigate the supernatural happenings in a sleepy coastal parish-and soon find themselves forced to choose sides in the war between good and evil, facing demons, curses, and a miniature Rapture! New series from John Allison, author of Giant Days!!
GUTS GN
A thoughtful, charming, and funny true story about growing up and gathering the courage to face and conquer fears from Raina Telgemeier, the #1 New York Times-bestselling, multiple Eisner Award-winning author of Smile, Sisters, Drama, and Ghosts! Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going on?
SPIDER-MAN #1
The most shocking and incredible comic of 2019 is here as J.J. ABRAMS (STAR WARS, STAR TREK) and his son HENRY ABRAMS (NOTHING?) are joined by superstar artist SARA PICHELLI (MILES MORALES, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) team up for SPIDER-MAN! What do they have planned for Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson?! Who is Cadaverous?! Even with the ridiculous amount of hype, we're still excited for this!
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INFERIOR FIVE #1
The citizens of Dangerfield, Arizona, are beset by strange goings-on after the "Invasion" that rocked the DC Universe, but only five misfit kids seem to notice them. Can they uncover what's happening before some sinister force collects them all? And in the backup feature with story and art by Jeff Lemire, the Peacemaker is on a top-secret mission from Checkmate and Amanda Waller to find a mysterious weapon before the Russians can.
YOU ARE OBSOLETE #1
A disgraced journalist is called to cover a mysterious story on an isolated European island. As she investigates, she discovers the children have taken control and are somehow killing off all adults by their 40th birthdays. Now, she must discover the truth behind the killings while staying on the good side of the children's harsh leader...or she's next.
BLACK PANTHER AND AGENTS OF WAKANDA #1
An all-new, ongoing series from the pages of Jason Aaron's AVENGERS! Just, you know, not written by him. Vampires. Aliens. Angry fish kings. Black Panther's hand-picked Agents of Wakanda can handle it all. Wakanda is making waves on the world's map - and not everyone's a fan. With General Okoye's help, T'Challa will take Gorilla-Man, Ka-Zar and Wasp on a global fight for survival - to handle threats S.H.I.E.L.D. could only dream of!
LEX LUTHOR YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1
Apex Lex has made his offer to the villains of the DC Universe...but has the super-powered evil genius gotten what he truly desires? The most deadly predator in the Multiverse has set out to answer that question by seeking out his counterparts on other Earths. But will this meeting of the Luthors be the greatest team-up in all of creation...or end in a bloodbath?
RICK & MORTY VS D&D II PAINSCAPE #1
The world's greatest role-playing game returns to plague the world's most dysfunctional animated family and this time, we can't just rest on brand name recognition and curiosity to fuel your interest, Morty, because no one gives a d-d-damn about sequels unless they're really good, so no pressure, you f***ing hacks!
FLASH FORWARD #1
His name is Wally West-and he was the Fastest Man Alive. That is, until the Multiverse was rewritten without him or his family in it. Wally returned and tried to make it work, but the damage was done. Spinning out of the events of HEROES IN CRISIS, follow the man who called himself Flash on an adventure to find redemption in a cosmos that has fought so hard to destroy him.
GI JOE #1
Tyranny is on the rise as Cobra topples governments and spreads its ruthless power across the globe. In these trying times, desperate measures are taken. The new G.I. Joe program recruits civilian spies and saboteurs: ordinary people, living in occupied territories, who will put their lives on the line to strike back through clandestine but high-impact missions. Join these new recruits as they resist Cobra control, fight to make a better world for all, and find out just what they are capable of.
     --DON’T OVERLOOK--
HOUSE OF X #5, ONCE & FUTURE #2, BATMAN #79, ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #3, SUPERMANS PAL JIMMY OLSEN #3, MARVEL ACTION CAPTAIN MARVEL #2, and VAMPIRELLA #3.
And almost no Image comics this week. So weird.

School is back in session, but New Comics are ALWAYS in session!
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KING THOR #1
Seven years ago, Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic introduced the Thor of the far future, All-Father of a broken realm and a dying universe, as he stood in battle against the Butcher of Gods, wielder of All-Black the Necrosword. Now that nefarious blade has returned, in the hands of Thor's all-time greatest enemy - his brother, Loki - for one final, cataclysmic showdown.
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TREES THREE FATES #1
The acclaimed series from WARREN ELLIS and JASON HOWARD returns with a brand-new story of murder and ghosts! In the remote Russian village of Toska, there's a dead body by the leg of the Tree that landed eleven years ago. Police sergeant Klara Voranova, still haunted by that day, has no idea how this murder will change everything-nor what awaits her in the Tree's shadow.
HILDA & MOUNTAIN KING HC
We rejoin our heroine for her latest adventure just as she awakes to find herself in the body of a troll! Her mother is worried sick, and is perplexed by the strange creature that seems to have taken Hilda's place. Now, both of them are in a race to be reunited before Ahlberg and his safety patrol get the chance to use their new secret weapon to lay waste to the trolls, and Hilda along with them!
ABSOLUTE CARNAGE SYMBIOTE OF VENGEANCE #1
Carnage is hunting down previous symbiote hosts for codices that will unlock a direct link to the symbiote god Knull! And he's not asking nicely...he's taking them by force! Which means former Ghost Rider Alejandra Jones is next on his hit list! With Johnny Blaze preoccupied as Hell's king, it's up to Danny Ketch to ride again and keep Alejandra out of Carnage's clutches!!!
RIDDLER YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1
Lex Luthor has presented dark gifts to super-villains across the DC Universe, setting off what can only be called the Year of the Villain. Unfortunately, resources are limited, so not everyone got something. The Riddler is one such person, and he is most displeased about it. Was this merely an oversight or a deliberate slight? The Riddler is determined to find out which-and so should you!
GOTHAM CITY MONSTERS #1
Leviathan has dismantled S.H.A.D.E.-and that means Frankenstein is once again a free agent! Of course, Melmoth has his own agenda, and it's going to take more than a lone monster to take him down. So Frankenstein heads to Gotham City in search of allies and recruits Killer Croc, Lady Clayface, Orca and I, Vampire Andrew Bennett.
PANDEMICA #1
War is brewing in America. A shadow government is preparing to launch "purity bombs" for ethnic cleansing. A small group of scientists and former SpecOps shooters stand in their way. Join the resistance-save the world! Pandemica by New York Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry.
     --DON’T OVERLOOK--
POWERS OF X #4, BATMAN #78, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #29, BLACK HAMMER JUSTICE LEAGUE #3, COFFIN BOUND #2, SILVER SURFER BLACK #4 and EVENT LEVIATHAN #4.
With great new comics like these, who even needed summer vacation??

Okay, look, there are some really great comics and graphic novels out this week, but these variant covers are getting seriously out of hand… 14 covers for Spawn #300; 6 covers for FF #14; 7 covers for House of X #5. Etc. Yikes.
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BATTLEPUG #1
It's been a few years since the last Kinmundian saved the world with the help of his faithful Battlepug, but a new threat arises. The epic tale returns as our favorite barbarian and his trusty overgrown dog renew their quest for insane adventure! Same dog. NEW TRICKS!
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES MILLENNIUM #1
Brought to you by some of comics' greatest talents, this epic story spans the course of 1,000 years and, for the very first time, connects all of DC's future timelines!
WAIT WHAT? GUIDE TO RELATIONSHIPS BODIES & GROWING UP
A fun and easy-to-read guide from expert sex educators that gives readers a good basis and an age-appropriate start with sex, bodies and relationships education! Co-written and drawn by Chicago's own Isabella Rotman!
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EVERYTHING #1
A truly bizarre story about the most horrifying pursuit of happiness you've ever read. When random hellish fires and unshakable psychic disturbances start to overtake Holland, Michigan, a few begin to suspect EVERYTHING, a gleaming new mega-department store which arrives to extraordinary thrill-and rapidly escalates to inexplicable mania. From Christopher Cantwell, acclaimed writer of She Could Fly and co-creator of AMC;s Halt and Catch Fire, and artist I.N.J. Culbard (Wild's End).
PRETTY DEADLY RAT #1
KELLY SUE DeCONNICK and EMMA RÍOS begin a new chapter in the dark and deadly golden era of Hollywood.
MIDNIGHT VISTA #1
Oliver Flores and his stepfather, Nomar Perez, were abducted by aliens. To Oliver's mother, they were both just missing. To the police, they were declared legally dead. And to everyone else, Oliver Flores was the cautionary tale of an eight-year-old who was kidnapped and killed by his stepdad. But years later, a fully grown adult Oliver walks back into town. He has been returned...and he remembers everything.
SOMETHING IS KILLING CHILDREN #1
When the children of Archer's Peak begin to go missing, everything seems hopeless. Most children never return, but the ones that do have terrible stories-impossible stories of terrifying creatures that live in the shadows. Their only hope of finding and eliminating the threat is the arrival of a mysterious stranger, one who believes the children and claims to see what they can see.
HARLEY QUINN & POISON IVY #1
Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy have to evade villains and heroes alike while they explore their relationship and unpack their time and experiences at Sanctuary. Set after the events of HEROES IN CRISIS and smack in the middle of "Year of the Villain," it's a journey across the DC Universe that will change their friendship forever...if they live that long!
TRIAGE #1
A dedicated nurse named Evie Pierce awakens to an unfamiliar world alongside two doppelgängers-one, a young and snarky superhero; the other, a hardened rebel military commander of a post-apocalyptic world. When a mysterious figure begins to hunt them down, the three women must work together to survive and discover why they were assembled.
VAMPIRELLA RED SONJA #1
Because there are not enough books with Vampirella in them right now, it's the first ONGOING series, co-starring The Daughter Of Drakulon and The She-Devil With A Sword! From Eisner winner JORDIE BELLAIRE.
WEB OF BLACK WIDOW #1
Black Widow Year One!
BATMAN VS RAS AL GHUL #1
Gotham City is under siege by terrorists, and Ra's al Ghul has volunteered his own private security force to aid the GCPD. But al Ghul's true goal is hidden from everyone's eyes. He will destroy the city and kill Batman-this time for good. Watching in horror is... Bruce Wayne? By Neal Adams.
     --DON’T OVERLOOK--
HOUSE OF X #4, SPAWN #300, DCEASED A GOOD DAY TO DIE #1, IMMORTAL HULK #23, LOIS LANE #3, and WICKED + DIVINE #45 (the FINAL issue)!!
Can’t wait to crack into all these books! Who’s with us??