New Release Highlights - 29th July 2020

We're now re-open for pre-booked collections in store!

Don't forget to book your collection slot!

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Here are a few of the biggest titles out this week.

COMIC BOOKS

X-FACTOR #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Leah Williams (A) David Baldeon (CA) Ivan Shavrin 

MUTANTS HAVE CONQUERED DEATH! 

By the grace of The Five, the resurrection protocols can bring back any fallen mutant. But such a huge enterprise isn't without its problems and complications...

When a mutant dies, X-Factor is there to investigate how and why to keep the rules of reincarnation.

Writer Leah Williams (AMAZING MARY JANE, X-TREMISTS) and artist David Balde n (DOMINO, WEB WARRIORS) take Northstar, Polaris, Prodigy, Eye-boy, Daken and Prestige into the world of murder and missing persons...

Rated T+

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EMPYRE #3 (OF 6)
MARVEL COMICS
MAR200838
(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung

The tag-team action comes home!

Wakanda is the battleground - as the Avengers and the FF unite to prevent a Vibranium-powered threat to all life as we know it!

A long-lost Avenger returns to active duty - but will that be enough to turn the tide?

And in space, interstellar intrigue threatens the fragile Kree/Skrull alliance...and the repercussions might just doom planet Earth!

Rated T+

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EMPYRE CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 (OF 3)
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Ariel Olivetti (CA) Mike Henderson

The invasion has made landfall! Captain America stands on the front lines - but when the threat goes global even he won't be enough to stem the tides! Will Captain America be able to find allies willing to fight alongside him - or will he fall in the face of this intergalactic incursion?

Rated T+

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EMPYRE SAVAGE AVENGERS #1
MARVEL COMICS
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Greg Smallwood (CA) Gerardo Sandoval

In South America, Conan finds himself enslaved - which is typically bad news for those attempting to do the enslaving! But these enslavers come from beyond the stars, and they've got a singular and grisly end in store for the Cimmerian - one that only Venom can help him avoid!

Rated T+

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VLAD DRACUL #1 (OF 3)
SCOUT COMICS
MAR202094
(W) Andrea Mutti, Matteo Strukul (A) Andrea Mutti

Vlad Dracul II, the Impaler, the Son of the Dragon, was a Warlord, a Voivod, a Guardian Warrior, an iconic historical figure who was able to successfully strike fear into the hearts of the fearsome Ottoman Empire.

Vlad is an epic story of love and war, a historical ride with rivers of blood, tears, swords and love and a discovery of a man that was, perhaps, the most famous warrior of his era that inspired the Dracula legends.

This is the story of the man behind the myth.

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LOST SOLDIERS #1 (OF 5)
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Ales Kot (A/CA) Luca Casalanguida, Heather Moore

Vietnam, 1969.

Juarez, forty years later.

Three men tied by the war they left behind.

Set on collision course with a new one.

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HEDRA (ONE-SHOT)
IMAGE COMICS
(W) Jesse Lonergan (A/CA) Jesse Lonergan

A lone astronaut leaves a world ravaged by nuclear war in search of life.

What she finds is beyond all explanation.

A glorious exploration of the comics medium with echoes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Flash Gordon, Chris Ware, and Moebius!

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BLACK MAGICK #12
IMAGE COMICS
APR200056
(W) Greg Rucka (A/CA) Nicola Scott

AFTER A HIATUS OF JUST OVER TWO YEARS, BLACK MAGICK RETURNS WITH A BRAND NEW STORY ARC!

Rowan Black is a cop. Rowan Black is also a witch.

Throughout her life, she has struggled to keep these things separate.

Now, the walls are beginning to crumble, and Rowan - alienated from her friends, under investigation on the job, and stalked by mysterious forces who are literally hell-bent on using Rowan's power for their own benefit - is on the verge of crumbling with them.

And if these combined forces don't manage to destroy Rowan - she might just destroy herself first.

The acclaimed series returns, from the New York Times bestselling team GREG RUCKA and NICOLA SCOTT (Wonder Woman).

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WITCHBLADE #1 25TH ANNVERSARY EDITION
IMAGE COMICS
(W) David Wohl, Christina Z. (A/CA) Michael Turner

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of WITCHBLADE with this deluxe commemorative edition of the first issue that launched a universe!

Return to the classic issue with writers DAVID WOHL (DARK SECTOR ZERO, Brothers in Arms) and CHRISTINA Z. (Bloodrayne), and legendary artist MICHAEL TURNER (JLA) as they introduce Sara Pezzini, Kenneth Irons, Ian Nottingham, and of course the mystical gauntlet itself to the world!

This limited edition will only be printed once, with a set, limited quantity will be available based on orders,!

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SENSATIONAL SECOND ISSUES

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Also out this week:

• Amazing Spider-Man #45 Sins Rising
• Ascender #11
• Batman Superman #10
• Boys Dear Becky #3
• Firefly #18

• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #52
• ​Sleeping Beauties #2 (of 10)
• Star Wars Darth Vader #3
• Symbiote Spider-Man Alien Reality #5 (of 5)
• Wonder Woman #759

GRAPHIC NOVELS

CRITICAL ROLE VOL 02 VOX MACHINA ORIGINS TP
DARK HORSE COMICS
JUN200289
(W) Jody Houser (A) Olivia Samson (CA) Fiona Staples

The unlikely heroes of Vox Machina are back in action! 

Join familiar faces from Critical Role's smash-hit first campaign as their escapades in Stilben lead them toward new adventure - and a dire threat to Grog when he goes missing in the night.

Tracking him down will see the party lose one member, gain another, and reveal parts of Grog's secret past.

​But first, his friends have to actually find him.

From award-nominated writer Jody Houser (Orphan Black, Stranger Things) and first series author Olivia Samson, with colorist MSASSYK (Isola, Gotham Academy) and letterer Ariana Maher (James Bond, Xena)!

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CRITICAL ROLE VOL 01 CHRONICLES OF EXANDRIA MIGHTY NEIN HC
DARK HORSE COMICS
DEC190234
(W) Taliesin Jaffe, Sarah Jaffe (A) Various

This hardcover art collection features a wide variety of gorgeous illustrations from the Critical Role fan community paired with text by cast members Liam O'Brien and Taliesin Jaffe.

Journey through Wildemount alongside the motley group known as the Mighty Nein!

Encompassing the first portion of Critical Role's second campaign, this tome illustrates the adventures of our unlikely heroes as they meet in Trostenwald, struggle through a heartbreaking encounter with the Iron Shepherds, and much more.

Featuring stunning works by fan-favorite artists from the Critter community, The Chronicles of Exandria - The Mighty Nein is a beautiful way to relive all your favorite moments from the hit show.

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DC POSTER PORTFOLIO STANLEY ARTGERM LAU VOL 02 TP
DC COMICS
JAN200643
(A/CA) Stanley Lau

DC spotlights top cover artists with the Poster Portfolio series, continuing with a second helping of frame-worthy artwork by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau!

This collection includes 20 of his most memorable DC covers, highlighted by Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Supergirl, and many more!  

Printed on heavy card stock at a big 12 by 16 inches, the pages of the Poster Portfolios are easily pulled out and are suitable for framing.

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STAR WARS RISE OF KYLO REN TP
MARVEL COMICS
FEB201057
(W) Charles Soule (A) Will Sliney (CA) Clayton Crain

With Ben Solo's fall comes Kylo Ren's rise!

As the son of Rebel Alliance heroes Leia Organa and Han Solo, and Jedi Master Luke Skywalker's nephew and protégé, Ben Solo has the potential to be a great force for light in the galaxy. But the Skywalker legacy casts a long shadow, the currents of the dark side run deep and Ben has Darth Vader's blood in his veins. Voices from both his past and future tell him who he must be.

He will shatter, he will be reforged and his destiny will be revealed. Snoke awaits. The Knights of Ren await. Ben Solo's path to his true self begins here.

Collecting STAR WARS: RISE OF KYLO REN #1-4.

Rated T

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PULP HC
IMAGE COMICS
MAR200016
(W) Ed Brubaker (A) Jacob Phillips (A/CA) Sean Phillips

A gorgeous original graphic novel from the bestselling creators of KILL OR BE KILLED, MY HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN JUNKIES, and CRIMINAL. 

Max Winters, a pulp writer in 1930s New York, finds himself drawn into a story not unlike the tales he churns out at five cents a word - tales of a Wild West outlaw dispensing justice with a six-gun. But will Max be able to do the same when pursued by bank robbers, Nazi spies, and enemies from his past? 

One part thriller, one part meditation on a life of violence, PULP is unlike anything award-winning BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS have ever done before.

This celebration of pulp fiction set in a world on the brink is another must-have hardcover from one of comics' most acclaimed teams.

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LOST CARNIVAL A DICK GRAYSON GRAPHIC NOVEL TP
DC COMICS
DEC190526
(W) Michael Moreci (A/CA) Sas Milledge

Author Michael Moreci and illustrator Sas Milledge suspend readers from a tightrope in this graphic novel, redefining Dick Grayson for a new generation.

Haly's traveling circus no longer has the allure of its glamorous past, but it still has one main attraction: the Flying Graysons, a family of trapeze artists featuring a teenage Dick Grayson. The only problem is that Dick loathes spending his summers performing tired routines for dwindling crowds. 

When the Lost Carnival opens nearby and threatens to pull Haly's remaining customers, Dick is among those drawn to its nighttime glow. But there are ancient forces at work at the Lost Carnival, and when Dick meets the mysterious Luciana and her nomadic family, he may be too mesmerized to recognize the danger ahead.  

Beneath the carnival's dazzling fireworks, Dick must decide between who he is and who he wants to be....

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Also out this week:

• Folklords TP
• Stranger Things Vol 03 Into The Fire TP
• Teen Titans Vol 03 Seek And Destroy TP

• Witchblade Vol 03 TP
• Wonder Woman & Justice League Dark Witching Hour TP

MERCHANDISE

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