Comic books May 2016

20th Anniversary Edition - 1st printing. By Richard Kern. New York Girls, first released in 1995, and published by TASCHEN Books in 1996, defined a time, a place, and the raw esthetic of the artist Richard Kern. After kicking his heroin habit, Kern turned to still photography, shooting girls in his downtown, punk-inflected New York social circle. They were naked, bold, tattooed, pierced, and casually posed in minimal sets, mostly just Richard's ratty slum apartment. They were young, but not innocent, fully complicit in the bondage, gunplay, and infamous candle insertions. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kern's best-known work, TASCHEN is releasing an updated edition with never-published outtakes from the original photo sets, as well as photos rejected as too explicit for the first book and stills from his 25 films. Hardcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 312 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Story and art by Ben Sears. The boundless adventures of an unruly boy, his rational robot and their great gadgets filled with fantastic science stuff! Plus Man is a roguish knave without equal, an antihero in his own mind. His level-headed robot, however, knows better. This odd couple has just been given a break: a tip on a score of valuable alloy. The catch? The alloy is in a haunted castle. One really haunted castle. Like a young Indiana Jones with super science, Plus Man successfully bumbles his way through hair-raising heists and sticky situations. Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 64 pages, full color. Cover price $12.00.

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Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Diego Bernard. Cover by Mike Choi. 'THE SIEGE OF KING'S CASTLE' - PART 2! Roku and the remnants of Weaponeer have destroyed Colin King's home, his identity and his very life. But they made one mistake - they didn't kill Ninjak when they had the chance! Ninjak's darkest hour is nigh as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR) continue the most pivotal turning point yet in the deadly life of MI-6's most elite intelligence operative, only in 'THE SIEGE OF KING'S CASTLE'! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Matt Kindt. Art and Cover by Diego Bernard. 'THE SIEGE OF KING'S CASTLE' - PART 2! Roku and the remnants of Weaponeer have destroyed Colin King's home, his identity and his very life. But they made one mistake - they didn't kill Ninjak when they had the chance! Ninjak's darkest hour is nigh as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR) continue the most pivotal turning point yet in the deadly life of MI-6's most elite intelligence operative, only in 'THE SIEGE OF KING'S CASTLE'! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 20 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Diego Bernard. Cover by Thony Silas. 'THE SIEGE OF KING'S CASTLE' - PART 2! Roku and the remnants of Weaponeer have destroyed Colin King's home, his identity and his very life. But they made one mistake - they didn't kill Ninjak when they had the chance! Ninjak's darkest hour is nigh as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (X-O MANOWAR) continue the most pivotal turning point yet in the deadly life of MI-6's most elite intelligence operative, only in 'THE SIEGE OF KING'S CASTLE'! 40 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. "Operation: Deadside!" Collects Ninjak (2015) #10-13. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Doug Braithwaite and Juan Jose Ryp. Cover by Doug Braithwaite. In December 2015, a covert military intelligence unit sent a team of 20 agents and one special operative into a parallel dimension. Only one came back. The purpose of their mission was classified. Now, out of options, MI-6 has recruited their most elite operative - codename: Ninjak - to follow the doomed mission's sole witness back into the dimension called Deadside...and bring her missing teammates home. What will they find there? And who will be waiting for them? Jump on board here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY) and superstar artists Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) and Juan José Ryp (Clone) reunite for a terrifying journey into an unknown plane of existence...and bring Ninjak. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Volume 14 - 1st printing. Story and art by Adachitoka. Translated by Alethea Nibley and Athena Nibley. AFTERMATH! Hiyori and her family are still dealing with the repercussions of the hospital disaster, and Yato is convinced Hiyoris troubles are all his fault. He runs away, vowing never to see her again until he is a genuine god of happiness. Meanwhile, Bishamon is having fallout problems of her own…! Softcover, 5-in.x 7-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $10.99.

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Written by Sean Ryan. Art by Cory Smith. Cover by Humberto Ramos. Sam Alexander starts to unravel the mystery of his father, Jesse Alexander, and his actual whereabouts... But first he'll have to find and take down the IMPOSTER! The answers start here! 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Steve Niles. Art and Cover by Damien Worm. Gristlewood is under siege, and the lives of the townspeople are at stake. Geoff, Vivian, and the entire Allan clan must do everything they can to stop the bloodsucker threat. While Geoff and Phil are reunited, Dante discovers the secret to Lucas' disappearance. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Steve Niles. Art and Cover by Damien Worm. Gristlewood is under siege, and the lives of the townspeople are at stake. Geoff, Vivian, and the entire Allan clan must do everything they can to stop the bloodsucker threat. While Geoff and Phil are reunited, Dante discovers the secret to Lucas' disappearance. 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.50

Add to cart Fine $5.99

Add to cart Fine $5.99

Volume 4 - 1st printing.

Story and art by Meredith Gran.

the fourth installment of OCTOPUS PIE, dreams and harsh reality are beginning to blur. This volume follows our Brooklynite heroes as they descend into the throes of heartbreak.

Softcover, 6 1/2in. x 10-in., 248 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $7.00

Add to cart Near Mint $8.00

Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Sons of the Wolf!" Collects Ody-C (2014 Image) #6-10.

Written by Matt Fraction. Art and cover by Christian Ward.

Some people would do anything for love... even go to war... forever. What happened to Ene the Conqueror, and He, of Troiia, after the end of the Troiian War and they departed for home, reunited at last? It doesn't go well for either of them, it turns out. You think war is hell? Try being married to these two. This legendary couple finds themselves trapped on a world where madness reigns and blood flows daily. To escape, Ene must hunt and kill the bastard son of a god and He must weave stories night after night hoping to stay alive long enough for his bride to rescue him...

Softcover, 136 pages, full color. Mature Readers

NOTE: "Fraction and Ward are doing wildly imaginative work combining fantastic Greek mythology with futuristic science fiction, and the book has a visual sensibility unlike anything else on the stands." - The A.V. Club

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Written by Jeff Lemire. Art and Cover by Andrea Sorrentino. Fighting to keep his apocalyptic future from coming to pass, Old Man Logan is waging war in the present. And after a disastrous confrontation with the Hulk, Logan looks to enlist the help of an ally. But when he seeks out to recruit his longtime friend HAWKEYE, will he instead find himself in the archer's sightsull color? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino. Cover by Declan Shalvey. Fighting to keep his apocalyptic future from coming to pass, Old Man Logan is waging war in the present. And after a disastrous confrontation with the Hulk, Logan looks to enlist the help of an ally. But when he seeks out to recruit his longtime friend HAWKEYE, will he instead find himself in the archer's sights? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Terry Dodson. Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Andrea Sorrentino. Fighting to keep his apocalyptic future from coming to pass, Old Man Logan is waging war in the present. And after a disastrous confrontation with the Hulk, Logan looks to enlist the help of an ally. But when he seeks out to recruit his longtime friend HAWKEYE, will he instead find himself in the archer's sights? 28 pages, full color. Parental Advisory Cover price $3.99.

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Written by Tom King. Art by Barnaby Bagenda. Cover by Trevor Hutchinson. With her grand plans for Kyle Rayner completely shattered, Princess Kalista finds herself with no choice but to follow the former Green Lantern into the deadly heart of the Citadel to persuade the Viceroy to do the impossible: make peace with the Omega Men. 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

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Written by Tom King. Art by Barnaby Bagenda. Cover by Trevor Hutchinson. The explosive revelations of issue #9 have turned all eyes toward Vega, and the Citadel must act fast to crush rebellion and maintain control over the most valuable resource in the cosmos. The Viceroy's first target? Karna, the insurgent, jungle homeworld of the Omega Man by whom he feels most betrayed: Tigorr, his own wayward son. The epic final act of DC's critically acclaimed space opera begins here! 32 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $2.99.

Written by Jim Campbell and Amalia Levari. Art by Jim Campbell and Cara McGee. Cover by Jim Campbell. With Rosie and the High Council being stolen away, Jen suddenly finds herself in charge of the camp! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Jim Campbell and Amalia Levari. Art by Jim Campbell and Cara McGee. Cover by Anna Craig. Greg tries to help a squirrel prepare for winter, while Anna records her lonely days in the woods in her journal. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Volume 1 - 1st printing. "The Undead King!"

Written by Kugane Maruyama. Art and cover by so-bin.

The once popular game Yggdrasil was supposed to shut down that day. Everyone was supposed to be logged out automatically. But the players who stayed online past the moment the servers went quiet found themselves transported to a game world made real. Leading them is Momonga, a man whose love of games in the real world brought him only loneliness, now a skeletal sorcerer.

The legends of Momonga and his guild begin here!

Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 256 pages, Text (with full color Illustrations). Mature Readers

Cover price $20.00.

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Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Kate Leth. Art and Cover by Brittney Williams. GUEST-STARRING HOWARD THE DUCK! Patsy gets a new job! No, a totally different one from last month! Fellow under-employed private investigator Howard the Duck stops by to complain and compare notes on the mysterious super villain recruiter in town. (Mostly just to complain though) 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $3.90

Written by Kate Leth. Art by Brittney Williams. Cover by Erica Henderson. GUEST-STARRING HOWARD THE DUCK! Patsy gets a new job! No, a totally different one from last month! Fellow under-employed private investigator Howard the Duck stops by to complain and compare notes on the mysterious super villain recruiter in town. (Mostly just to complain though) 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $8.49

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Story, Art and Cover by Ted McKeever. Poodwaddle's previous Editor-in-Chief, who was tyrannical at best, has now been replaced by an all-controlling masochistic monster, hellbent on crushing anyone who opposes his hierarchy. 28 pages, B&W. Rated M Cover price $3.99.

Written by Cavan Scott. Art by Lucas Ferreyra. Cover by Cavan Scott. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private get their flippers in a flap - it's the International Undercover Elite Interspecies Task Force Awards - and they're not invited! Something must be wrong, and something most certainly is, but it's not what the Penguins expect! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Cavan Scott. Art and Cover by Lucas Ferreyra. Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private get their flippers in a flap - it's the International Undercover Elite Interspecies Task Force Awards - and they're not invited! Something must be wrong, and something most certainly is… but it's not what the Penguins expect! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Art by Louis De Martinis. Cover by Guillem March. The hit Showtime television series Penny Dreadful is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to attempt to find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the series! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Art by Louis De Martinis. Cover by Ben Templesmith. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Art and Cover by Louis De Martinis. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Photo Cover. Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Art by Louis De Martinis. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Photo Cover. Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns. Art by Louis De Martinis. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Blank Sketch Cover. Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns & Various. Art by Louis De Martinis. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printin. Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Andrew Hinderaker and Chris King. Art by Louie De Martinis. Cover by Abigail Larson. From Titan Comics. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Horror Block variant cover. Written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Andrew Hinderaker and Chris King. Art by Louie De Martinis. Cover by Abigail Larson. From Titan Comics. The hit TV series is presented in comics for the first time! This prequel reveals the terrifying events that led Vanessa to try and find her missing childhood friend, Mina Harker, and exposes the true nature of the vampiric monsters infesting Victorian London. Beautifully realized by Louie De Martinis, and written by the scriptwriters of the hit show! 28 pages, full color. Mature Readers Cover price $3.99.

1st printing.

Written by Blutch and Edward Gauvin. Art and cover by Blutch.

The man known as Blutch is one of the giants of contemporary comics, and Peplum may be his masterpiece: a grand, strange dream of ancient Rome.

At the edge of the empire, a gang of bandits discovers the body of a beautiful woman in a cave; she is encased in ice but may still be alive. One of the bandits, bearing a stolen name and with the frozen maiden in tow, makes his way toward Rome - seeking power, or maybe just survival, as the world unravels.

Thrilling and hallucinatory, vast in scope yet unnervingly intimate, Peplum weaves together threads from Shakespeare and the Satyricon along with Blutch's own distinctive vision.

Softcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Cover price $24.95.

Written by Peter David. Art and Cover by Sal Velluto. The Queen of the Hidden City has made her choice: She wants the Phantom for a husband. The problem is that he's already married to Diana Palmer, which means that Diana will have to fight for her life against the Phantom's pirate foes while the Phantom and his allies watch helplessly! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $3.20

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by Paul Tobin. Art by Jacob Chabot, Rachel Downing and Chris Sheridan. Cover by Jacob Chabot. Patrice, Nate, and Twister the Hybrid Pig-Dog explore the Caves of Moderately Certain Doom and a Few Unpleasant Odors in their search for the powerful, Neighborville-saving Boom Boom Mushroom! Underground gargantuar zombies abound as Paul Tobin and Jacob Chabot take us to yet another secret Zomboss lab! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $4.20

MATURE READERS.

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Written by Jon Hughes. Art and Cover by Matthew Weldon. Plus Ultra's fight with the Blood of the Earth isn't going as planned, but she's still not excited when another hero joins the fight to help her. Introducing a Latin American hero, Ultima! 20 pages, full color. T+ Cover price $3.99.

2nd Printing. Written by Amy Chu. Art and Cover by Clay Mann. Life. Death. Poison Ivy has power over both. But can she keep her friends and hold down a regular job at the same time? As Dr. Pamela Isley, she joins the prestigious plant sciences department at Gotham Botanical Gardens, but things quickly get complicated when a fellow scientist is murdered and it looks like the work of Ivy. Don't miss the start of this new 6-issue miniseries! 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart VF 8.0 $16.00

Written by Amy Chu. Art and Cover by Clay Mann. As the murder investigation at the lab deepens, a new surprise awaits Poison Ivy in the form of the growing hatched sporelings! As these new lifeforms test the limits of their power, will they soon outgrow the need for their creator? 32 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Add to cart Near Mint $9.95

Image Edition - 1st printing. Collects Pop Gun War (2001) #1-5.

Story and art by Farel Dalrymple.

POP GUN WAR is about childhood, self-discovery, oppression, guilt, dreams, loneliness, whatever, and an inner city boy named Sinclair, who discovers a pair of discarded angel wings. With these wings, Sinclair flies around the city and gets into adventures.

Softcover, 6-in. x 9-in., 144 pages, B&W.

Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Very Good $4.70

1st printing. Collects Power Cubed (2015 Dark Horse) #1-4. Story and art by Aaron Lopresti. On Kenny's eighteenth birthday, his inventor father gives him a piece of alien technology that allows him to create anything he can imagine, attracting the attention of a bumbling Nazi scientist and an elite government agent. Aaron Lopresti delivers a comical coming-of-age tale in a fantastic sci-fi universe! Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $14.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by David Walker. Art and Cover by Sanford Greene. JENNIE AND THE FAMILY SUPERSOUL STONE A villain now has her hands on a mystically powerful stone, and it's all Luke and Danny's fault! Well, maybe it's not ALL their fault. They were tricked by an old friend, but that's little comfort to our two heroes, much less the gangster from whom they took the stone. Someone phone Jessica Jones and let her know Luke's going to be late. Maybe she could binge-watch an awesome streaming super hero show? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by David Walker. Art by Sanford Greene. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz. JENNIE AND THE FAMILY SUPERSOUL STONE A villain now has her hands on a mystically powerful stone, and it's all Luke and Danny's fault! Well, maybe it's not ALL their fault. They were tricked by an old friend, but that's little comfort to our two heroes, much less the gangster from whom they took the stone. Someone phone Jessica Jones and let her know Luke's going to be late. Maybe she could binge-watch an awesome streaming super hero show? 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Fine $4.20

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. Leaping off your PlayStation into the comic that started it all, a brand-new chapter of the award-winning mashup of cops and capes like you've never seen them before! The biggest mystery in POWERS history comes to a shocking conclusion as Walker and Pilgrim discover the secret behind all the new Powers and all the new Powers-related murders. 32 pages, full color. 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. Leaping off your PlayStation into the comic that started it all, a brand-new chapter of the award-winning mashup of cops and capes like you've never seen them before! The biggest mystery in POWERS history comes to a shocking conclusion as Walker and Pilgrim discover the secret behind all the new Powers and all the new Powers-related murders. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Limited 1 for 15 Retailer Incentive Photo Variant Cover. Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Michael Avon Oeming. Leaping off your PlayStation into the comic that started it all, a brand-new chapter of the award-winning mashup of cops and capes like you've never seen them before! The biggest mystery in POWERS history comes to a shocking conclusion as Walker and Pilgrim discover the secret behind all the new Powers and all the new Powers-related murders. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.