Comic books July 2015

Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Ice Tomb of the Giant Queen!" Following the trail of the Storm Tyrant's armies, the heroes come to a frost giant village that serves as a training camp, led by a frost giant graveknight who issues orders from within an icy crypt. As the heroes engage in guerrilla tactics to weaken the army of giants and disband the training camp, they can ally with a red dragon who is attempting to infiltrate the giant camp for her own purposes. Once they've broken the ranks of the giants in the camp outside, the heroes venture into an icy crypt to defeat their undead leader, learning that the best graduates of the training camp are sent on to an elite military academy run by fire giants. Ice Tomb of the Giant Queen is a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game adventure for 10th-level characters. The adventure continues the Giantslayer Adventure Path, a classic sword & sorcery campaign that pits the players against hordes of evil giants. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $22.99.

New (2015) Edition - 1st printing. Story and art by Charles M. Schulz. The very first adventures of the world-famous newspaper strips by Charles Schulz! Filled with bitter-sweet humour and child-like innocence, join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the gang in this beautiful new facsimile edition of the timeless classic Peanuts strips by the legendary cartoonist Charles Schultz. Collects strips originally published from 1950 to 1952. Softcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 128 pages, full color. Cover price $6.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Very Fine $7.99

Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Penny Dora and the Wishing Box (2014) #1-5. Written by Michael Stock. art and cover by Sina Grace. Once upon a time (on the day before Christmas) a young girl named Penny Dora found a mysterious box on her front doorstep. A magic box with the power to grant wishes. Which sounded great...until Penny Dora found herself face-to-face with a horde of fire-breathing dragons, oodles of monsters and at least seven dwarves...all thanks to the girl she used to call best friend, now known as Princess Elizabeth. An all-ages fantasy/adventure book for fans of Coraline and Courtney Crumrin! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. By Robbie Lee. Following a series of original techniques that author Robbie Lee has developed over years in the classroom, readers will now easily understand difficult concepts such as perspective and foreshortening. This new understanding will get them on a fast track that will empower them to draw accurate and compelling pictures--everything from rooms to rockets to robots-using simple language, a fun guide and easy-to-follow step-by-step demonstrations. Softcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $22.99.

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Written by Brian Clevinger and Jeff Parker. Art by Ryan Cody and Marc Laming. Cover by Jonathan Lau. The Phantom x 2! The new Walker heir has (begrudgingly) accepted the purple, just in time for final showdown with Singh and his entire organization! There will be lots. And lots. And lots and lots and LOTS of bad guys with skill ring scars on their faces. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover. Written by Brian Clevinger and Jeff Parker. Art by Ryan Cody and Marc Laming. Cover by Jonathan Lau. The Phantom x 2! The new Walker heir has (begrudgingly) accepted the purple, just in time for final showdown with Singh and his entire organization! There will be lots. And lots. And lots and lots and LOTS of bad guys with skill ring scars on their faces. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Brian Clevinger and Jeff Parker. Art by Ryan Cody and Marc Laming. Cover by Stephen Downey. The Phantom x 2! The new Walker heir has (begrudgingly) accepted the purple, just in time for final showdown with Singh and his entire organization! There will be lots. And lots. And lots and lots and LOTS of bad guys with skill ring scars on their faces. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover. Written by Brian Clevinger and Jeff Parker. Art by Ryan Cody and Marc Laming. Cover by Stephen Downey. The Phantom x 2! The new Walker heir has (begrudgingly) accepted the purple, just in time for final showdown with Singh and his entire organization! There will be lots. And lots. And lots and lots and LOTS of bad guys with skill ring scars on their faces. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Phantom (1962-1977 Gold Key/King/Charlton) #57-64. Written by Joe Gill and Giovanni Fiorentini. Art by Pat Boyette, Mario Pedrazzi, Sante D'Amico, and Frank Bolle. Cover by Frank Bolle. The mid-1970s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! The Charlton comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, The Ghost Who Walks, is available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books. This volume presents the last efforts of stalwart Pat Boyette together story artwork by Mario Pedrazzi, Sante D'Amico, and Frank Bolle. Also featured is an exhaustive essay on the artists who created these books and other special features. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $60.00.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Margreet De. A fun introduction in comics to deep thinking and the history of Philosophy! What is Thinking? And how does our thinking set us apart from other animals? Now that we're thinking, what is Reality? Is there an objective reality or are there numerous subjective realities? And do we move in it with a free will or is everything predestined? Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Erasmus, Descartes, Spinoza, Nietzsche: just a few philosophers who have pondered these questions. Comic artist Margreet de Heer and her husband Yiri travel through the history of Western Philosophy and draw a colorful picture of all these questions. Hardcover, 8-in. x 8-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $16.99.

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Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe. Art and Cover by Johnnie Christmas. With a new start in Houston, Texas, Dillon begins to find a semblance of a normal life. But even with a beautiful new home to stay in and the pleasant company of an old friend, Dillon begins to show signs of decay. There's a sickness corroding his very flesh. And his mind. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

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Secret Wars: Warzones - Written by Sam Humphries and Greg Pak. Art by Marc Laming and Takeshi Miyazawa. Cover by Mike Del Mundo. A forbidden zone of wild HULKS. A battle-worn gladiator named STEVE ROGERS. A journey that could break the spirit of a world's greatest freedom fighter. PLUS: A back up story by a surprise creative team! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

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Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Sam Humphries and Greg Pak. Art by Marc Laming and Takeshi Miyazawa. Cover by Mukesh Singh. A forbidden zone of wild HULKS. A battle-worn gladiator named STEVE ROGERS. A journey that could break the spirit of a world's greatest freedom fighter. PLUS: A back up story by a surprise creative team! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Blank Cover. Written by Sam Humphries and Greg Pak. Art by Marc Laming and Takeshi Miyazawa. A forbidden zone of wild HULKS. A battle-worn gladiator named STEVE ROGERS. A journey that could break the spirit of a world's greatest freedom fighter. PLUS: A back up story by a surprise creative team! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

Written by Sam Humphries and Greg Pak. Art by Marc Laming and Takeshi Miyazawa. Cover by Skottie Young. A forbidden zone of wild HULKS. A battle-worn gladiator named STEVE ROGERS. A journey that could break the spirit of a world's greatest freedom fighter. PLUS: A back up story by a surprise creative team! 36 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $4.99.

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PLEASE NOTE: Copies of this issue have a printing error in the form of a small crease on both centerfold pages. Written by Paul Tobin. Art by Ron Chan and Jennifer L. Meyer. Cover by Ron Chan. Dr. Zomboss's college-era crimes catch up with him-and karma comes in the form of the strange Anti-Bully Squad! Nate, Patrice, Crazy Dave, and a batch of overwhelmed plants are caught in between two zombie hordes! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $4.20

MATURE READERS.

1st printing. Story and art by Anders Nilsen. In Poetry is Useless, Anders Nilsen redefines the sketchbook format, intermingling elegant, densely detailed renderings of mythical animals, short comics drawn in ink, meditations on religion, and abstract shapes and patterns. Stick people debate the dubious merits of economics. Immaculately stippled circles become looser and looser, as craters appear on their surface. A trip to Colombia for a comics festival is recounted in carefully drawn city streets and sketches made in cafes. This expansive sketchbook-as-graphic-novel is exquisitely packaged with appendices and a foreword from Nilsen himself. Hardcover, 7-in. x 8-in., 224 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Written by Hidemori Kusaki. Art by Satoshi Yamamoto. Pokémon Trainer Black meets White, a Pokémon Trainer who runs a growing talent agency for performing Pokémon. Will Black catch show biz fever too? Meanwhile, mysterious Team Plasma is urging everyone to release their beloved Pokémon into the wild! What are they thinking?! Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. All Ages NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Volume 29 - 1st printing. "Emerald: Part 4!" Written by Hidenori Kusaka. Art and cover by Satoshi Yamamoto. Gold and Crystal are back! Professor Oak sends the two friends to help rescue Red, Yellow, Blue and Green - who have all been turned to stone! But first, the pair must fight a fearsome creature that Archie, the former leader of Team Aqua, wished into existence using the powers of the Wish Pokemon Jirachi! If only our heroes had the power of the Ultimate Move... Then, will Emerald ever acknowledge his love of Pokemon...? Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 224 pages, B&W. All Ages NOTE: These are Japanese manga-style GNs and are meant to be read right-to-left. Cover price $9.99.

Written by Christopher Hastings. Art by Tom Grummet and Tom Palmer. Promotional comic spotlighting the history of Popsicles, and Summer time adventures of the Flavor Force, as they battle the Anti-Flavor Foundation! 12 pages, full color.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Bryan Edward Hill and Matt Hawkins. Art by Isaac Goodhart. Cover by Linda Sejic. NEW STORY ARC With his mother's blessing, Mark now clandestinely goes through all incoming packages and what he finds opens up a whole pandora's box about what's really going on in the town of Eden. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Bryan Edward Hill and Matt Hawkins. Art and Cover by Isaac Goodhart. NEW STORY ARC With his mother's blessing, Mark now clandestinely goes through all incoming packages and what he finds opens up a whole pandora's box about what's really going on in the town of Eden. 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Add to cart Very Fine $1.00 Discounted from $2.65.

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Written by Kate Leth. Art and Cover by Matt Cummings. It has been foretold that four noble warriors of incredible strength would be gifted with cosmic abilities at a moment of planetary alignment...which, yeah, something definitely went wrong here. Amie is a disaffected twentysomething with a lot of attitude, Kevin is a washed-up athlete way past his prime, Sandy's a mother of two teenagers, and Silas...is a goldfish. Just a normal goldfish. Are we sure we read that prophecy right? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Kate Leth. Art by Matt Cummings. Cover by Lucy Knisley. It has been foretold that four noble warriors of incredible strength would be gifted with cosmic abilities at a moment of planetary alignment...which, yeah, something definitely went wrong here. Amie is a disaffected twentysomething with a lot of attitude, Kevin is a washed-up athlete way past his prime, Sandy's a mother of two teenagers, and Silas...is a goldfish. Just a normal goldfish. Are we sure we read that prophecy right? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $1.00 Discounted from $2.65.

Add to cart Fine $1.00 Discounted from $2.65.

Third Eye Comics Exclusive by Stephanie Gonzaga. Written by Kate Leth. Art by Matt Cummings. It has been foretold that four noble warriors of incredible strength would be gifted with cosmic abilities at a moment of planetary alignment...which, yeah, something definitely went wrong here. Amie is a disaffected twentysomething with a lot of attitude, Kevin is a washed-up athlete way past his prime, Sandy's a mother of two teenagers, and Silas...is a goldfish. Just a normal goldfish. Are we sure we read that prophecy right? 24 pages, full color.

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Virgin Cover Variant by Matt Cummings. Written by Kate Leth. Art by Matt Cummings. It has been foretold that four noble warriors of incredible strength would be gifted with cosmic abilities at a moment of planetary alignment...which, yeah, something definitely went wrong here. Amie is a disaffected twentysomething with a lot of attitude, Kevin is a washed-up athlete way past his prime, Sandy's a mother of two teenagers, and Silas...is a goldfish. Just a normal goldfish. Are we sure we read that prophecy right? 24 pages, full color.

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Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Unlocked Retailer Variant Cover by Ian McGinty. Written by Kate Leth. Art by Matt Cummings. It has been foretold that four noble warriors of incredible strength would be gifted with cosmic abilities at a moment of planetary alignment...which, yeah, something definitely went wrong here. Amie is a disaffected twentysomething with a lot of attitude, Kevin is a washed-up athlete way past his prime, Sandy's a mother of two teenagers, and Silas...is a goldfish. Just a normal goldfish. Are we sure we read that prophecy right? 24 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $4.20

Add to cart Very Good $2.80

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art and Cover by Michael Avon Oeming. The all-new next chapter in the award-winning POWERS continues. As Deena uncovers her father's past sins, Walker finds himself the personal target of the new Powers serial killer. All this and another exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Sony POWERS TV show, which will be on the air at the same time that this book ships! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Michael Avon Oeming. Cover by David Mack. The all-new next chapter in the award-winning POWERS continues. As Deena uncovers her father's past sins, Walker finds himself the personal target of the new Powers serial killer. All this and another exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Sony POWERS TV show, which will be on the air at the same time that this book ships! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Photo Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Michael Avon Oeming. The all-new next chapter in the award-winning POWERS continues. As Deena uncovers her father's past sins, Walker finds himself the personal target of the new Powers serial killer. All this and another exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the Sony POWERS TV show, which will be on the air at the same time that this book ships! 32 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1952 to August 1953!" Collects Strange Fantasy (1952-1954) #1-7.

More whacked-out weirdness from the days when comicbooks still had an edge and featuring (in issue #3) an appearance from everyone's favourite jungle princess, Rulah (albeit masquerading under the nom du loincloth, Pulah. The line-up includes writer Bruce Hamilton and penciller, inker Steve Ditko. Strange Fantasy was formerly Rocketman (with one issue) and picked up where Rocketman ceased publication. Strange Fantasy is then numbered 2-14 rather than 1-13.

Hardcover, 288 pages, full color.

Cover price $59.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "August 1952 to August 1953!" Collects Strange Fantasy (1952-1954) #1-7. More whacked-out weirdness from the days when comicbooks still had an edge and featuring (in issue #3) an appearance from everyone's favourite jungle princess, Rulah (albeit masquerading under the nom du loincloth, Pulah. The line-up includes writer Bruce Hamilton and penciller, inker Steve Ditko. Strange Fantasy was formerly Rocketman (with one issue) and picked up where Rocketman ceased publication. Strange Fantasy is then numbered 2-14 rather than 1-13. Hardcover (with Slipcase), 288 pages, full color. Cover price $69.99.

1st printing. Collects Predator: Fire and Stone (2014 Dark Horse) #1-4.

Written by Joshua Williamson. Art by Chris Mooneyham and John Lucas. Cover by Lucas Graciano.

As the Perses escapes from the terror of the wrecked Prometheus, an invisible stowaway forces the crew into a deadly conflict! While the crew defend themselves against this unseen predator, the hunter itself stalks a much more substantial game!

Softcover, 104 pages, full color.

Cover price $14.99.

ON OUR FRONT COVER: Neil Gaiman's prequel to The Sandman with artist J.H. Williams comes to a close in Sandman Overture #6 from DC Entertainment! ON OUR FLIPSIDE COVER: A new era begins for the Marvel Universe in Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez's Invincible Iron Man #1 from Marvel Comics! Halloween In July: Though summer has just begun, Halloween will be here before you know it, and PREVIEWS offers consumers a variety of comics and products to give them thrills and chills this autumn, including the 2015 line-up of Halloween Comic Fest books! On The Flip Side — As part of our Halloween Comic Fest coverage, PREVIEWS picks the top ten zombie comic books on the market! Splash: PREVIEWS shines a special spotlight at some of the blockbuster books and products coming this September, including Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire, Marvel Comics' official prequel to Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto; Archie's best friend gets a new solo series in Chip Zdarsky and Erica Henderson's Jughead #1 from Archie Comics; a small English town of anthropomorphic animals deals with the aftermath of an alien invasion in BOOM! Studios' Wild's End: The Enemy Within; two sci-fi franchises collide in Dynamite Entertainment's Aliens/Vampirella; Stan Lee tells his life story in an autobiographical graphic novel, Touchstone's Amazing Fantastic Incredible; and many more products you have to look forward to this September! PREVIEWS Exclusive Apparel: Each month PREVIEWS offers comic book fans and pop culture aficionados a selection of t-shirts and other apparel that can only be found in your local comic shop! Marvel Comics' hit heroine Spider-Gwen has inspired Mighty Fine's Spider-Gwen Hoodie With Mask; two DC heroes star on the Swamp Thing: "Flip Mask" and Deathstroke: "Flip Mask" t-shirts; the Justice League has a new leader on the Justice League: "Lex Luthor" t-shirt; and Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks are raided for the Vitruvian Deadpool shirt. These and many other shirts can only be found through PREVIEWS! Indie Edge: PREVIEWS talks to Cullen Bunn, the writer behind Oni's The Sixth Gun and Marvel Comics' Magneto, about his career, his forthcoming projects, and the books he's reading today! This July issue features items scheduled to ship in September 2015 and beyond. 632 pages. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

July 2015. Graphic novels and collections and trade paperbacks available to order from Diamond Distributors. 6.5" x 10", 336 pages, full color. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.00

Add to cart Very Fine $6.30

Add to cart Fine $7.70

1st printing. Written by Jim Ottaviani. Art and cover by Maris Wicks. Jim Ottaviani returns with an action-packed account of the three greatest primatologists of the last century: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas. These three groundbreaking researchers were all students of the great Louis Leakey, and each made profound contributions to primatology-and to our own understanding of ourselves. Tackling Goodall, Fossey, and Galdikas in turn, and covering the highlights of their respective careers, Primates is an entertaining and informative look at primatology and at the lives of three of the most remarkable women scientists of the twentieth century. Softcover,5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 144 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

1st printing. By Anne Rice. THE VAMPIRE WORLD IS IN CRISIS! A mysterious force is driving the vampires of the world to turn on each other in an undead war that may lead to the extinction of the Children of the Night. As vampires, ancient and young, gather to oppose this new threat, there is only one among them that may have a chance of leading them to victory...but what if the Brat Prince, Lestat, refuses? Anne Rice's vampiric hero returns after 15 long years in perhaps his most daring and dangerous adventure yet! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 608 pages, Text Only.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Nathan Cosby and Ben McCool. Art by Ron Salas. Cover by Declan Shalvey. Steel thyself! For the adventure-craving Valiant flees from a foe that wants to be his friend, adopts a travel companion from a different age, and wields a weapon that may save the entire King universe, or rip it asunder! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Black & White Variant Cover. Written by Nathan Cosby and Ben McCool. Art by Ron Salas. cover by Declan Shalvey. Steel thyself! For the adventure-craving Valiant flees from a foe that wants to be his friend, adopts a travel companion from a different age, and wields a weapon that may save the entire King universe, or rip it asunder! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Nathan Cosby. Art by Ron Salas. Cover by Marc Laming. Steel thyself! For the adventure-craving Valiant flees from a foe that wants to be his friend, adopts a travel companion from a different age, and wields a weapon that may save the entire King universe, or rip it asunder! Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and Cover by Emily Martin and Brett Grunig. In their quest to save Adrienne's sister Angoisse from the Grimmorium Swamp, Adrienne and Bedelia have been trapped and captured by the nefarious goblins. What do the goblins want with them…and what happened to Sparky after they crashed in the swamp? Plus, Adrienne's brother Devin sets out on a quest of his own! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art and Cover by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. Spinning right out of the pages of Princeless, it's the ongoing adventures of Raven Xingtao, The Pirate Princess. Raven if ready to set off on a quest for revenge against her brothers who have stolen her inheritance. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. Cover by Katie Cook. Spinning right out of the pages of Princeless, it's the ongoing adventures of Raven Xingtao, The Pirate Princess. Raven if ready to set off on a quest for revenge against her brothers who have stolen her inheritance. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. Cover by Richard Case. Spinning right out of the pages of Princeless, it's the ongoing adventures of Raven Xingtao, The Pirate Princess. Raven if ready to set off on a quest for revenge against her brothers who have stolen her inheritance. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Jeremy Whitley. Art by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. Cover by Mike Hawthorne. Spinning right out of the pages of Princeless, it's the ongoing adventures of Raven Xingtao, The Pirate Princess. Raven if ready to set off on a quest for revenge against her brothers who have stolen her inheritance. 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

2nd and later printings. Story and art by Kate Beaton. Introducing Kate Beaton, a major new picture book talent and author/illustrator of the #1 New York Times-bestseller Hark! A Vagrant! Princess Pinecone knows exactly what she wants for her birthday this year: a horse! A big horse, a strong horse, a horse fit for a warrior princess! But when the day arrives, she doesn't quite get the horse of her dreams. For anyone who's ever been saddled with a truly terrible present, The Princess and the Pony is a laugh-out-loud story of overcoming first impressions and falling in love with one unforgettable roly-poly pony. Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 11-in. x 9-in., 40 pages, full color. All Ages Cover price $17.99.