New Release Highlights - 5th August 2020

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New Release Highlights - 5th August 2020

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

Don't forget to book your collection slot!

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

COMIC BOOKS

FIRE POWER BY KIRKMAN & SAMNEE #2
IMAGE COMICS
JUN200076
(W) Robert Kirkman (A/CA) Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson

HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE PREQUEL GRAPHIC NOVEL AND THE FREE COMIC BOOK DAY ISSUE #1, FIRE POWER #2 CRANKS UP THE TEMPERATURE!

Owen Johnson thought he could turn his back on his training, his power, and that dangerous world he never wanted to be a part of.

Unfortunately for Owen and his family, the danger has found him, and whether he wants it or not, the FIRE POWER is the only thing that can save them.

DARK NIGHTS DEATH METAL LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHTS #1 ONE-SHOT
DC COMICS
JUN200435
Written by: Various
Art by: Various
Cover Art by: Tony S. Daniel

The DC Universe has become engulfed by the Dark Multiverse, where demons dwell and reality is overrun by monstrous versions of the Dark Knight, all ruled by the Batman Who Laughs.

In this collection of short tales, learn the terrifying secrets of these new Bats out of hell and other creatures of the night like Robin King, whose origin is just the worst!

Plus, read about the secret buried beneath Castle Bat, the sentient Batmobile, and... how did Batman turn into a dinosaur?

HORIZON ZERO DAWN #1
TITAN COMICS
JUN201358
(W) Anne Toole (A) Ann Maulina (CA) Artgerm

A brand-new comic series based on the award-winning game by Guerrilla.

Aloy and Talanah return in a new story set after the events of the game!

Nature has reclaimed the planet. Awe-inspiring machines dominate the land, as humanity fights for survival on this new earth.

Co-created by one of the writers of Horizon Zero Dawn game Anne Toole.

CLICK TO VIEW A PREVIEWS PREVUE

MY LITTLE PONY TRANSFORMERS #1 (OF 4)
IDW PUBLISHING
MAR200688
(W) James Asmus, Ian Flynn (A) Jack Lawrence (A/CA) Tony Fleecs

When Queen Chrysalis casts a spell looking for more changelings, she accidentally interferes with a malfunctioning Spacebridge!

What's this mean for our favourite fillies? There are suddenly a bunch of Autobots and Decepticons in Equestria!

And as the dust settles, Rarity and Arcee find themselves teaming up against a hostile Decepticon force...

VAMPIRE THE MASQUERADE #1
VAULT COMICS
JUN201443
(W) Tim Seeley, Tini Howard, Blake Howard (A) Dev Pramanik, Nathan Gooden (CA) Aaron Campbell

From the internationally best-selling World of Darkness universe, Vault brings readers a brand-new Vampire: The Masquerade comic series, Winter's Teeth.

When Cecily Brine, a courier for the Twin Cities Camarilla, takes a mysterious younger vampire under her wing, she's dragged into an insidious conspiracy.

Will she be able to escape with her unlife and protect her aging, Alzheimer's afflicted sister, or will she be yet another pawn sacrificed to the Masquerade?

Meanwhile, an Anarch coterie investigates a mysterious killing.

EMPYRE #4 (OF 6)
MARVEL COMICS
APR200845
(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung

THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER...

Tensions mount as the action heats up!

As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies - and their allies!

In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep - as the alien invasion claims its first casualty!

In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! You'll want to frame it for your wall, True Believer!

LORDS OF EMPYRE CELESTIAL MESSIAH #1
MARVEL COMICS
MAR200860
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Alex Lins (CA) Rod Reis

The eve of Quoi's ascension is at hand!

But when the trials are interrupted by an unexpected interloper - Mantis - who will win this battle of wills?

Don't miss out as mother and son go head-to-head, revealing secrets that will shape the course of the galaxy!

Rated T+

BAD MOTHER #1
ARTISTS WRITERS & ARTISANS INC
JUN200977
(W) Christa Faust (A/CA) Mike Deodato

A nerve-racking thriller from crime writer Christa Faust and blockbuster artist Mike Deodato Jr. (The Resistance, Infinity Wars).

April Walters is a hit-and-run victim of life - a middle-aged soccer mom whose inner fire has been snuffed out by her dreary suburban existence.

When her teenaged daughter goes missing under mysterious circumstances, April embarks on a harrowing mission to find her; a journey that takes her through the underbelly of her suburban community and sets her on a collision course with a massive crime syndicate and its lethal matriarch.

Tested to her limits and beyond, April discovers that hell hath no fury like a mother scorned.

CLICK TO VIEW A PREVIEWS PREVUE

SENSATIONAL SECOND ISSUES

Also out this week:

Batman #96 Joker War
Batman The Adventures Continue #3 (of 6)
Deadpool #6
Dr Strange #6
Dreaming Waking Hours #1
Giant Size X-Men Fantomex #1
Guardians Of The Galaxy #5

Justice League #50
Maestro Future Imperfect Marvel Tales #1
Negan Lives #1 2nd Ptg.
Rick & Morty Presents Birdperson #1
Star Wars #5
Strange Adventures #4 (of 12)
Undiscovered Country #7

GRAPHIC NOVELS

ADVENTURE ZONE VOL 03 PETALS TO METAL GN
:01 FIRST SECOND
JUN201110
(W) Clint McElroy, Justin McElroy, Griffin McElroy (A/CA) Carey Pietsch

Clint McElroy and sons Griffin, Justin, and Travis hit the road again with Taako, Magnus and Merle, the beloved agents of chaos from the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novels.

Our boys have gone full-time at the Bureau of Balance, and their next assignment is a real thorny one: apprehending The Raven, a master thief who's tapped into the power of a Grand Relic to ransack the city of Goldcliff.

Local life-saver Lieutenant Hurley pulls them out of the woods, only to throw them headlong into the world of battle wagon racing, Goldcliff's favourite high-stakes low-legality sport and The Raven's chosen battlefield.

Will the boys and Hurley be able to reclaim the Relic and pull The Raven back from the brink, or will they get lost in the weeds?

CAPTAIN MARVEL VOL 03 THE LAST AVENGER TP
MARVEL COMICS
MAR201097
(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Lee Garbett, Francesco Manna (CA) Mark Brooks

Captain Marvel takes on the Avengers - to the death!

Carol Danvers has fought alien hordes. Rescued the X-Men. Punched Thanos in the face. Literally saved the world! But now she faces her greatest challenge: kill her fellow Avengers! And she has 24 hours to do it! But why?!

As the nightmare becomes reality and Earth's Mightiest Heroes begin to fall one by one, what does this mean for Carol - and for the world? When the mastermind behind Carol's deadly transformation is revealed, she must finally reconcile her human and alien sides - or lose them both. But as a plan begins to form, will the power of the Avengers be enough to save the world? It's a shocking new direction for Captain Marvel - and life on Earth will never be the same!

Collecting CAPTAIN MARVEL (2019) #12-17.

Rated T+

SUPERGIRL BEING SUPER TP NEW ED
DC COMICS
MAR200671
(W) Mariko Tamaki (A) Sandu Florea (A/CA) Joelle Jones

The hit miniseries returns, in the DC graphic novels for young adults format!

Kara Danvers isn't any different from any other teenager in her hometown. Problems with school. Problems with boys. Problems with friends. But while growing pains shake up Kara's world, a series of earthshaking events hits her hometown, leaving her with the choice of blending in with the crowd or being different.

Being an outcast.

Being super.

This reimagining of Supergirl will appeal to fans of all ages and readers new and old, as the Girl of Steel flies face-first into the struggles that every teenager deals with.

Collects Supergirl: Being Super #1-4 with all-new color!

BATMAN BOOK 13 CITY OF BANE PART TWO HC

YOUNG JUSTICE VOL 01 GEMWORLD TP

Also out this week:

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Vol 03 TP
Dreaming Vol 03 One Magical Movement TP

East Of West Vol 10 TP
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Beyond The Grid TP

MANGA

HELLSING DELUXE EDITION VOL 01 HC
(W) Kohta Hirano
(A) Kohta Hirano

With supernatural horrors haunting the streets and preying upon humanity, the shadowy Hellsing Organization fights back against hell's minions.

Hellsing's secret weapon: the vampire lord Alucard, whose terrifying powers are needed more than ever as an army of the undead marches on London beneath the banner of the swastika!

Collects volumes 1-4.

Deluxe hardcover edition with embossed casing, sewn binding, and ribbon marker.

Available for the first time in Hellsing's original 7" x 10" serialized format.