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Vertigo

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Alternative

Escalator, Brandon Graham

Further Grickle, Graham Annable

Hickee, various artists & writers

Lunch Hour Comix, Robert K. Ullman

Peanutbutter & Jeremy's Best Book Ever!, James Kochalka

Pizzeria Kamikaze, Etgar Keret, Asaf Hanuka

Stickleback, Graham Annable

When I'm Old & Other Stories, Gabrielle Bell

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Boom!

Cover Girl, Andrew Cosby, Kevin Church, Mateus Santolouco

Death Valley, Andrew Cosby, Johanna Stokes, Rhoald Marcellus

Giant Monster, Steve Niles, Nat Jones

Hero Squared, Vol. 2: Another Fine Mess, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Joe Abraham

Hexed, Michael Alan Nelson, Emma Rios

Hunter's Moon, James L. White, Dalibor Talajic, Sebastian Cardoso

Jenny Finn: Doom Messiah, Mike Mignola, Troy Nixey

Second Wave, Michael Alan Nelson, Chee

Shmobots, Adam Rifkin, Les Toil

Tag
• #1: Tag, Keith Giffen, Kody Chamberlain, Chee
• #2: Cursed, Michael S. Leib, Chee

Warhammer
Forge of War, Dan Abnett, Ian Edginton, Rahsan Ekedal

Zombie Tales
• #1: Zombie Tales, various writers & artists
 #2: Oblivion, various writers & artists

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Dick Tracy
Steve Canyon
Supreme
The Trouble with Girls
X-Files









Checker

Dick Tracy
The Collins Casefiles #1, Max Allan Collins, Rick Fletcher
The Collins Casefiles #2, Max Allan Collins, Rick Fletcher

The Early Works of Winsor McCay #1, Winsor McCay

The Early Works of Dr. Seuss #1, Theodor Seuss Geisel

Growing Old with B.C.: A Fifty Year Celebration, Johnny Hart

Scion #6: Royal Wedding, Ron Marz, Jim Cheung

Sigil #5: Death Match, Chuck Dixon, Scott Eaton

Sojourn #6: The Berserker's Tale, Chuck Dixon, Greg Land

Star Trek: The Key Collection #4, various writers & artists

Steve Canyon
• #1: 1947, Milton Caniff
• #2: 1948, Milton Caniff
• #3: 1949, Milton Caniff

Supreme
The Return, Alan Moore, various artists
The Story of the Year, Alan Moore, various artists

The Trouble with Girls
Vol. 1, Will Jacob, Gerard Jones
Vol. 2, Will Jacob, Gerard Jones

Way of the Rat #3: Haunted Zhumar, Chuck Dixon, Jeff Johnson

The X-Files
Vol. 1, various artists & writers
Vol. 2, various artists & writers

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CrossGen

Crux
• #1: Atlantis Rising, Mark Waid, Steve Epting, Rick Magyar
• #2: Test of Time, Mark Waid, Steve Epting

Meridian #1: Flying Solo, Barbara Kesel, Joshua Middleton

Mystic: Rite of Passage, Ron Marz, Brandon Peterson

The Path: Crisis of Faith, Ron Marz, Bart Sears

Route 666: Highway to Horror, Tony Bedard, Karl Moline

Ruse
• #1: Enter the Detective, Mark Waid, Butch Guice
• #2: The Silent Partner, Mark Waid, Butch Guice

Scion #1: Conflict of Conscience, Ron Marz, Jim Cheung

Sigil #1: Mark of Power, Barbara Kesel, Ben Lai

Sojourn #1: From the Ashes, Ron Marz, Greg Land, Drew Geraci

Way of the Rat #1: The Walls of Zhumar, Chuck Dixon, Jeff Johnson

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Red Sonja
Xena



Dynamite

Essential Painkiller Jane, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Quesada

George Perez: Storyteller, Chris Lawrence

Highlander
• #1: The Coldest War, Brandon Jerwa, Michael Avon Oeming, Lee Moder

The Lone Ranger
#1, Brett Matthews, Sergio Cariello

Red Sonja
Claw: The Devil's Hands, John Layman, Andy Smith
Queen of the Frozen Wastes, Frank Cho, Doug Murray, Homs
Red Sonja vs. Thulsa Doom, Peter David, Luke Lieberman, Will Conrad
She-Devil with a Sword, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey, Mel Rubi
Spider-Man, Michael Avon Oeming, Mel Rubi

Street Magik, Luke Lieberman, Kevin McCarthy, Rodney Buchemi

Xena, Warrior Princess
• #1: Contest of Pantheons, John Layman, Fabiano Neves
• #2: Dark Xena, John Layman, Noah Salonga

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Angel
Spike
30 Days of Night









IDW

Angel
• #1: The Curse, Jeff Mariotte, David Messina
• #2: Old Friends, Jeff Mariotte, David Messina

Angel: After the Fall
#1, Joss Whedon, Brian Lynch, Franco Urru

Cellar of Nastiness, Steve Niles, various artists

Fallen Angel
Don't miss the first run of Fallen Angel, published by DC
• #1: To Serve in Heaven, Peter David, J.K. Woodward

Galaxy Quest: Global Warning, Scott Lobdell, Ilias Kyriazis

Ghost Whisperer
 #1: The Haunted, Becca & Carrie Smith, Elena Casagrande

Jon Sable: Freelance, Mike Grell

Shaun of the Dead, Chris Ryall, Zack Howard

Spike
Asylum, Brian Lynch, Franco Urru
Old Times, Peter David, Fernando Goni
Old Wounds, Scott Tipton, Fernando Goni
Shadow Puppets, Brian Lynch, Franco Urru
Spike vs. Dracula, Peter David, various artists

Star Trek: Countdown, J.J. Abrams, David Messina

30 Days of Night
• #1: 30 Days of Night, Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
• #2: Dark Days, Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
• #3: Return to Barrow, Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith
• #5: Three Tales, Steve Niles, various artists
• #7: Eben & Stella, Steve Niles, Justin Randall
• #8: Red Snow, Ben Templesmith
• #9: Beyond Barrow, Steve Niles, Bill Sienkiewicz

Wake the Dead, Steve Niles, Chee

Wynonna Earp, Beau Smith

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NBM

Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists, Ted Rall

The Beast of Chicago, Rick Geary

The Birthday Riots, Nabiel Kanan

The Borden Tragedy, Rick Geary

Brusel: Cities of the Fantastic, Benoit Peeters, Francois Schuiten

Cages, Dave McKean

Confessions of a Cereal Eater, Vol. 2, Rob Maisch, Scott Hampton

Dixie Road, Jean Dufaux, Hugues Labiano

Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, Doug Wheeler, David Wenzel

Far West, Richard Moore

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel, Stephen Weiner

Isaac the Pirate: To Exotic Lands, Christophe Blain

Johnny Jihad, Ray Inzana

Li'l Santa, Lewis Trondheim, Thierry Robin

Moby Dick, Herman Melville, Will Eisner

The Mystery of Mary Rogers, Rick Geary

No Pasaran, Vittorio Giardino

Speed Abater, Christophe Blain

Sundiata: A Legend of Africa, Will Eisner

A Treasury of Victorian Murder, Rick Geary

2024, Ted Rall

The Yellow Jar, Patrick Atangan

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Penny-Farthing

Anne Steelyard: The Garden of Emptiness
• Act One: An Honorary Man, Barbara Hambly, various artists

Captain Gravity
Captain Gravity, Stephen Vrattos, Keith Martin, Rober Quijano
Captain Gravity & the Power of the Vril, Joshua Dysart, Sal Velluto

Decoy
Decoy, Courtney Huddleston, Eli Williams
Menagerie, various writers & artists

Para, Stuart Moore, Pablo Villalobos, Claude St. Aubin, Federico Zumel

The Victorian
Act I: Self-Realization, T. Houghton, L. Kindzierski, M. Montiel Luna
Act II: Self-Immolation, L. Wein, J. Baikie, C. St. Aubin

Zendra
1.0: Collocation, Stuart Moore
2.0: Heart of Fire, Stuart Moore

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Top Shelf

American Elf #2: The Collected Sketchbook Diaries of James Kochalka, James Kochalka

Beach Safari, Markus Mawil Witzel

Big Clay Pot, Scott Mills

Bighead, Jeffrey Brown

Blankets, Craig Thompson

Box Office Poison, Alex Robinson

Creature Tech, Doug TenNapel

Essex County
• #1: Tales from the Farm, Jeff Lemire
• #2: Ghost Stories, Jeff Lemire
 #3: The Country Nurse, Jeff Lemire

From Hell, Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell

Hello, Again, Max Estes

The King, Rich Koslowski

The Legend of Wild Man Fischer, Dennis P. Eichhorn, J.R. Williams

Lone Racer, Nicholas Mahler

Pinky & Stinky, James Kochalka

Pistolwhip: The Yellow Menace, Jason Hall, Matt Kindt

Please Release, Nate Powell

Regards from Serbia, Aleksandar Zograf

Spiral-Bound: Top Secret Summer, Aaron Renier

Three Fingers, Rich Koslowski

Too Cool to Be Forgotten, Alex Robinson

Trenches, Scott Mills

Tricked, Alex Robinson

Van Helsing's Night Off & Other Tales, Nicolas Mahler

Voice of the Fire, Alan Moore

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