DAN'S PICK OF THE WEEK:

The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1

TONIGHT'S VERY SPECIAL GUEST STARS — THE MARVEL UNIVERSE!

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of THE MUPPET SHOW... we bring you a crossover no one saw coming! Join EISNER-winning writer and one of the world"s greatest Muppet fans CHIP ZDARSKY along with a cadre of Marvelously talented creators as they unleash The Muppets' trademark chaos on the MARVEL UNIVERSE. ROWLF THE DOG kidnapped by MOJO? KERMIT THE FROG, MISS PIGGY, FOZZIE BEAR, SPIDER-MAN, BLACK PANTHER and EMMA FROST to the rescue? DR. BUNSEN HONEYDEW and BEAKER experimenting with GAMMA RAYS and PYM PARTICLES? What could go wrong? Find out in this epic tale told in the MIGHTY MARVEL MUPPET MANNER!

MEG'S PICK OF THE WEEK:

Gambit Gone #1

FROM THE PAGES OF X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE! A saga spinning directly out of the shocking conclusion of X-MEN OF APOCALYPSE: OMEGA — one which will demand more of the man called GAMBIT than ever before! In two intertwined tales, REMY LEBEAU will face his demons... and the demons of all mutantkind... in a story which will see the limits of the reformed Gambit pushed to their breaking point. What kind of man–what kind of husband–what kind of hero–will emerge?!

RACHEL'S PICK OF THE WEEK:

Infernal Hulk vs. Wolverine #1

THE MARCH TO HULK WAR RUNS THROUGH WOLVERINE!

When the X-MEN learn the location of mutants abducted and corrupted by INFERNAL HULK, the deadliest X-Man vows to free them... by the most violent means necessary. THE MARCH TO HULK WAR begins, as the FATHER OF HORRORS faces the Marvel Universe's perfect killing machine: INFERNAL HULK VS WOLVERINE!

Marvel Mangaverse: Ghostlocke #1

WHEN YOU SEEK VENGEANCE — EXPECT CARNAGE! Renowned creative team ALYSSA WONG and MICHAEL VG reunite for an explosive tale of retribution in this MARVEL MANGAVERSE 25th Anniversary special! CARNAGE has carved a bloody swathe through humans and yokai alike to as he seeks to fulfill a cataclysmic prophecy. The only thing standing in his way? The hellacious fury of a righteously pissed-off GHOST RIDER and her Shinigami bike! Riding hell for leather, KWANNON hunts down CLETUS KASADY as they race breakneck down the road to ruin!

That Texas Blood: Hell Comes to Allison Ranch #1

THE ACCLAIMED FAN-FAVORITE SERIES RETURNS WITH A JAM-PACKED NEW NUMBER ONE, PERFECT FOR NEW READERS!

On March 19, 2003, Sheriff Joe Bob Coates and Deputy Wilson Hart are called to the Allison Ranch — the largest and richest ranch in the United States — where family grievances are blooming into full-blown war. This first issue will be loaded with bonus materials including behind the scenes peeks, newly conducted interviews, essays, cartoons, and MORE!

Star Trek #1

Their mission is new. Their legacy is not.

From the pen of fan-favorite writer Christopher Cantwell (Star Trek: Defiant, Star Trek: Red Shirts) and the brush of psychedelic standout Dennis Menheere (Etheres, Little Nightmares) comes the launch of an all-new flagship... and this time, we're busting out of the four quadrants.

The Enterprise-G is on a desperate mission beyond the known Galaxy to relocate the dying Avuran people when its crew finds a perfect new home in a region of unknown space called the Epsilon Corridor. Three pristine Class-M worlds — the Trinity — await the refugees. No signs of civilization. No detectable threats. A colonist's dream. But the dream fractures fast.

When Captain Seven of Nine and her divided, fast-tracked crew begin exploring the Trinity, they uncover disturbing contradictions: vanished structures, inexplicable artifacts, time skips, and evidence of a presence Starfleet's century-old probes never detected. Each world houses a different ecosystem, different physics problems, and different secrets — as if they've been curated... or quarantined. But from who? Or what?

The first arc of Star Trek delivers a prestige, mystery-driven, high-stakes psychological thriller of an opening salvo — new worlds, new species, new existential threats — anchored by Seven, Jack, and Crash La Forge fighting to keep the mission together as the Galaxy's oldest ghosts awaken.

Hellraiser: Resurrections – Hell's Council #1

Butterball was believed to be dead. But that was just the beginning...

A new era of ecstasy and agony begins here for Hellraiser!

The long-awaited return of Hellraiser to comics is finally upon us, starting with Hellraiser: Resurrections, a series of five one-shots setting up the launch of a new Hellraiser ongoing series coming to shelves this winter!

We saw the fall of Butterball at the end of Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Now we’ll witness his rise as the wounded Cenobite is taken in by a mysterious do-gooder who slowly nurses him back to health, all while worming her way into his brain...and maybe even his heart?

The horrors come fast and hard as writer Nero Villagallos O’Reilly and artist Francesca Ciregia weave a terror tale that revisits the classic Cenobite and fills in the gaps between Hellbound and now. But is Butterball the hero of this story, or is it the woman he’s falling for?

Crimes Against Nature #1

TWO BEST FRIENDS. A MAN AND HIS APE AGAINST THE WORLD.

A famous Hollywood Animal Trainer, Doctor Kermit Groeden, and his only client/best friend — Amigo the Ape, the first gorilla ever nominated for an Academy Award — are framed for a crime they didn’t commit.

Now they’re on the run. And to clear their names and save their lives, Kermit and Amigo will be forced to reveal their darkest secrets and confront each other’s hidden past. Will their friendship be able to survive? A story about secrets, sins, and simians.

Conan the Barbarian: Tides of the Tyrant-King #1

Conan of Cimmeria believed that Thulsa Doom's evil had been banished forever, but the Atlantean necromancer's dark power stirs once more. If it cannot be stopped, the dead shall overtake the living!

The Tyrant-King of Atlantis returns and all shall suffer, unless Conan and his brave allies can turn back the tide!

DC W.I.P.: Batman – The Dark Knight Returns #1

Often regarded as one of comics' greatest masterpieces, The Dark Knight Returns presented a grittier Batman emerging from retirement to protect his beloved city once again. This oversize edition consisting of original-page scans from issue #1 showcases the brilliance of Frank Miller's 16-panel page compositions and the nuances of Klaus Janson's masterful brushstrokes.

Smile: Any Given Smile #1

January 1995. All eyes are on the American Arena League football championship game in St. Augustine, Florida. The Sharks gear up for the most significant event in the AAL’s 20-year history, and Maximillian Dupree — their sudden-star backup quarterback — is feeling the pressure from his teammates, his fans, and his debts to the city’s gambling underworld. A string of suicides hits the community hard, drawing a desperate sports journalist to examine their connection to the big game. No one can trust anything they see as a mind-bending entity and its frightful visions threaten their payouts, their sanity, and their lives...

Based on the critically acclaimed Smile film franchise, writer Stephanie Williams (Nubia, Roots of Madness) and GLAAD Media Award–winning artist Pablo Collar (Avengers Academy) are sure to run fear across the goal line. Time to place your bets. Kickoff approaches for a Sunday ritual that will have you ready to win... or die smiling.

Escape from New York: Escape from Chicago #1

Once you go in, you don’t come out—unless your name is Snake Plissken! Plissken now survives as a coyote, smuggling people and contraband across the dangerous dead zones between prison territories like Chicago. It’s a hard and bitter job. But when he’s hired to extract a woman wanted by the city’s warlord, Snake sees one more chance at redemption—or one more chance for the universe to kick his ass.

Introducing new settings and characters with all the dystopian insanity you know and love, superstar writer & film director Kyle Higgins teams with artist Val Rodrigues for an explosive new series revamping the beloved film franchise! 

Mega Man: Gear Masters #1

Mega Man returns in UDON’s first mini-series starring the classic Blue Bomber! With the threat of a new batch of robot masters, Dr. Light has upgraded Mega Man using the prototype Double Gear system. Problem is, Dr. Wily (the Double Gear’s creator) wants it back… by any means!! It’s all-out rumbling robot action in Mega Man: Gear Masters!

Ghost of a Ghost #1

After being exposed to enkeladite in Giant Robot Hellboy, superspy Agent Jian uses her newfound powers as part of a mysterious spy ring entrusted to investigate enkeladite stores and keep the powerful material out of the wrong hands — but just whose hands are the wrong ones is harder to determine than she thought.

Chris Roberson, Michael Avon Oeming and Taki Soma join Mike Mignola in this psychedelic 60s spy-fi action series!

Street Fighter Masters: Juri #1

The bad girl of Street Fighter, Korean kickboxer Juri Han, gets her own one-shot special! The spectre of M.Bison rises from the grave to torment Juri once more! Plus, who or what is NeoJuri?

Gangrene #1

A world full of garbage!

The world as we knew it no longer exists, and garbage has become a regular part of people's lives. Most of humanity survives in the wastelands, and the few pieces of culture from before this era comes from "the ancients". Meanwhile, every resource and technological advancement is used to preserve the life of a select elite in the heights of White City, completely distanced from the garbage below.

Carlos Trillo (Borderline, Vampire Boy) and Juan Giménez (I, DRAGON; BLACK STAR; The Metabarons) join forces to tell the story of the beginning of a rebellion, one that promises to take the filth up to the clouds.

Overkiller #1

Unstoppable, determined, and highly skilled. Overkiller is a one man army with a one track mind. No one can stop him on his quest of vengeance but what happens when death is the last thing his enemies have to worry about. Can the overkiller find the answers he needs or will he meet his end?

Sleep #1

Here begins the saga of The Marijuanaut. An adventure which takes the reader to Planet Iommia, encounters with The Weedian, and introduces the traveller to Iommia’s deeper reverential practices, and more that resonates within the universe that Cisneros's lyrics created from the riff filled lands of Sleep’s discography. Illustrated by artists Dave Kloc and Arik Roper, the comic is 24 pages of original black and white interior art plus a full color cover jacket, all in the spirit of the mighty Conan, Star Wars, and KISS comics of the ‘70s.

The Rising #1

Ray and his daughter, Atty, live in a dying industry town set deep in the Badlands. But this is an industry town like no other. Their industry is intercontinental ballistic missiles, and with the missile base closing down, it is time for everyone to move on. But for six coma patients, asleep for forty years after a mysterious accident on the base, things are just getting started. As Ray begins to notice strange glitches in the missile system and Atty finds grass stains on the coma patients’ feet, they soon realize that something evil is lurking in the base and that the fate of the planet itself is on the line.

Razor Gray #1

The scope of Prometheus meets the wonder of 2001: A Space Odyssey in RAZOR GRAY, a sci-fi spectacle from visionary creator Nir Levie. On an icy planet, an ambitious architect investigates alien relics. What he discovers will alter the course of human history—and unleash the dangers of curiosity.

Junior High Horrors: Run & Hide #1

NOTE: Cover A is bagged with an exclusive first-of-its-kind trading card!

Because you demanded it, the all-ages horror parody JUNIOR HIGH HORRORS is back! Ringo nominated writer Rob "Potsy" Potchak (ZOR) and Eric Kent return for the first adventure with the kids from Gatlin Middle in two years! It's Mikey's 13th birthday, and he wants to play a One-Versus-All game of tag called Run & Hide. Parodying some of your favorite scenes from a certain October holiday movie, will any of the other kids be able to beat Mikey at his own game? (As seen on TV! Presented with the industry-first "Dyslexia Friendly" lettering that got this comic featured on ABC News.)

Mike Hoffmans Tigress Magazine #1

The feral feline femme of a lost planet encounters strage creatures, aliens, and even star-lost Humans! Classic SF Adventure art & story by Comics legend Mike Hoffman.

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